Compilation: save file xxx

Compilation: save file xxx

[Joakim Hove]

Hello,

I find compiling programs from within emacs very useful, however I
have one small grievance:

When I invoke the compile command emacs offers to save all buffers,
including buffers which are *totally* unrelated to the current
compilation. Is it possible to limit this questioning to a set of
files/directories/regexp/...?


Regards - Joakim Hove

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Re: Compilation: save file xxx

[Ittay Dror]

On Wed, 2003-03-19 at 14:31, Joakim Hove wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I find compiling programs from within emacs very useful, however I
> have one small grievance:
> 
> When I invoke the compile command emacs offers to save all buffers,
> including buffers which are *totally* unrelated to the current
> compilation. Is it possible to limit this questioning to a set of
> files/directories/regexp/...?
> 
> 
> Regards - Joakim Hove
you can define a function which looks at the current buffer and returns
t if it should be saved. say its name is 'save-my-buffers'

then do 
(defun compile (command)
  (interactive
   (if (or compilation-read-command current-prefix-arg)
       (list (read-from-minibuffer "Compile command: "
                                 (eval compile-command) nil nil
                                 '(compile-history . 1)))
     (list (eval compile-command))))
  (unless (equal command (eval compile-command))
    (setq compile-command command))
  (save-some-buffers (not compilation-ask-about-save) 'save-my-buffers)
;; <--- this is the change from the original compile
  (compile-internal command "No more errors"))

hope it helps, 
ittay
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Re: Compilation: save file xxx

[Joakim Hove]

Hello, 

I found the variable compilation-ask-about-save, setting this to nil I
at least avoid the question. But of course saving *all* buffers
unconditionally is not what I consider an optimal solution.

Joakim

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Re: Compilation: save file xxx

[Joakim Hove]

Ittay Dror <ittay@qlusters.com> writes:


> you can define a function which looks at the current buffer and returns
> t if it should be saved. say its name is 'save-my-buffers'

Thanks - I have a implemented a solution according to your suggestion.

Joakim

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