M-x compile vs. background jobs

M-x compile vs. background jobs

[Dan Jacobson]

Like crappola man,
$ cat Makefile
a:
        gv file.pdf   #or use xpdf
b:
        gv file.pdf & #or use xpdf
In M-x compile, only a works. In *shell*, both work.
Wait. This sometimes works:
c:
	nohup gv file.pdf &
This always works:
d:
	nohup gv file.pdf & sleep 1
Anyways, hope the child killer is fixed or at least documented.
I don't see nohup mentioned in M-x compile's Info page.
emacs-version="21.3.1". I recall we mentioned this before.

Re: M-x compile vs. background jobs

[Dan Jacobson]

rms> I added this text:
rms>   If the background process does not output to the compilation buffer,
rms> so you only need to prevent it from being killed when the main
rms> compilation process terminates, this is sufficient:

rms> @example
rms> nohup @var{command}; sleep 1
rms> @end example

OK, mention if this is a "workaround" or not, as users will wonder when
they see the sleep 1.