M-x grep prompt: fill in the * for us

M-x grep prompt: fill in the * for us

[Dan Jacobson]

How about when prompting for M-x grep,
    Run grep (like this): grep -n -e
You instead prompt with
    Run grep (like this): grep -n -e X *
with the cursor placed where I've put the X
because otherwise we often forget to fill in the *,
which is often what we want.

Re: M-x grep prompt: fill in the * for us

[Kevin Rodgers]

Dan Jacobson wrote:

> How about when prompting for M-x grep,
>     Run grep (like this): grep -n -e
> You instead prompt with
>     Run grep (like this): grep -n -e X *


Even better would be *.foo, where foo is the extension of the visited file.

> with the cursor placed where I've put the X
> because otherwise we often forget to fill in the *,
> which is often what we want.


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Re: M-x grep prompt: fill in the * for us

[Johan Bockgård]

Kevin Rodgers <ihs_4664@yahoo.com> writes:

> Dan Jacobson wrote:
>
>> How about when prompting for M-x grep,
>>     Run grep (like this): grep -n -e
>> You instead prompt with
>>     Run grep (like this): grep -n -e X *
>
> Even better would be *.foo, where foo is the extension of the visited file.

And that's what C-u M-x grep already does.

-- 
The day Microsoft makes something that doesn't suck is probably the
day they start making vacuum cleaners. -- Ernst Jan Plugge

Re: M-x grep prompt: fill in the * for us

[Dan Jacobson]

J> And that's what C-u M-x grep already does.

Hmmm, like nifteaux (nifto (nifty)).  OK, I wish C-u M-x compile would
notice current target the cursor is in in a makefile and use that as
the default argument for make.

Re: M-x grep prompt: fill in the * for us

[Hanak David]

On Thu, 19 Jun 2003, Johan Bockgård wrote:

> Kevin Rodgers <ihs_4664@yahoo.com> writes:
>
>> Dan Jacobson wrote:
>>
>>> How about when prompting for M-x grep,
>>>     Run grep (like this): grep -n -e
>>> You instead prompt with
>>>     Run grep (like this): grep -n -e X *
>>
>> Even better would be *.foo, where foo is the extension of the visited file.
>
> And that's what C-u M-x grep already does.

Not really.

,----[ C-h f grep RET ]
| [...]
| A prefix argument says to default the argument based upon the current
| tag the cursor is over, substituting it into the last grep command
| in the grep command history (or into `grep-command'
| if that history list is empty).
`----

Dan's request deals with the filename, not with the pattern.

David

Re: M-x grep prompt: fill in the * for us

[Kevin Rodgers]

Hanak David wrote:

> On Thu, 19 Jun 2003, Johan Bockgård wrote:
>>Kevin Rodgers <ihs_4664@yahoo.com> writes:
>>>Even better would be *.foo, where foo is the extension of the visited file.
>>>
>>And that's what C-u M-x grep already does.
> 
> Not really.
> 
> ,----[ C-h f grep RET ]
> | [...]
> | A prefix argument says to default the argument based upon the current
> | tag the cursor is over, substituting it into the last grep command
> | in the grep command history (or into `grep-command'
> | if that history list is empty).
> `----
> 
> Dan's request deals with the filename, not with the pattern.

Even though the doc string doesn't mention it, the file name pattern defaults
as desired as well (when a prefix arg is specified).

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Re: M-x grep prompt: fill in the * for us

[Kevin Rodgers]

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Dan Jacobson wrote:

> J> And that's what C-u M-x grep already does.
> 
> Hmmm, like nifteaux (nifto (nifty)).  OK, I wish C-u M-x compile would
> notice current target the cursor is in in a makefile and use that as
> the default argument for make.

Ask and ye shall receive...


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--- /usr/tmp/kevinr/compile.el	Thu Jun 19 11:35:33 2003
***************
*** 571,577 ****
  and move to the source code that caused it.
  
  Interactively, prompts for the command if `compilation-read-command' is
! non-nil; otherwise uses `compile-command'.  With prefix arg, always prompts.
  
  To run more than one compilation at once, start one and rename the
  \`*compilation*' buffer to some other name with \\[rename-buffer].
--- 571,578 ----
  and move to the source code that caused it.
  
  Interactively, prompts for the command if `compilation-read-command' is
! non-nil; otherwise uses `compile-command'.  With prefix arg, append the
! default target to `compile-command'.
  
  To run more than one compilation at once, start one and rename the
  \`*compilation*' buffer to some other name with \\[rename-buffer].
***************
*** 581,596 ****
  the function in `compilation-buffer-name-function', so you can set that
  to a function that generates a unique name."
    (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) nil)
    (compile-internal command "No more errors"))
  
  ;; run compile with the default command line
  (defun recompile ()
    "Re-compile the program including the current buffer."
--- 582,614 ----
  the function in `compilation-buffer-name-function', so you can set that
  to a function that generates a unique name."
    (interactive
!    (if compilation-read-command
         (list (read-from-minibuffer "Compile command: "
! 				   (eval compile-command) nil nil
! 				   '(compile-history . 1)))
!      (if current-prefix-arg
! 	   (list (concat (eval compile-command)
! 			 " "
! 			 (or compile-default-target "")))
!        (list (eval compile-command)))))
    (unless (equal command (eval compile-command))
      (setq compile-command command))
    (save-some-buffers (not compilation-ask-about-save) nil)
    (compile-internal command "No more errors"))
  
+ (defun compile-default-target ()
+   "Return the default target for `compile'."
+   (cond ((eq major-mode 'makefile-mode)
+ 	 (save-excursion
+ 	   (if (re-search-backward makefile-dependency-regex nil t)
+ 	       (match-string 1))))
+ 	(buffer-file-name		; generate an executable name:
+ 	 (file-name-sans-extension (file-name-nondirectory buffer-file-name)))
+ 	(t				; see grep:
+ 	 (funcall (or find-tag-default-function
+ 		      (get major-mode 'find-tag-default-function)
+ 		      'grep-tag-default)))))
+ 
  ;; run compile with the default command line
  (defun recompile ()
    "Re-compile the program including the current buffer."

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Re: M-x grep prompt: fill in the * for us

[Dan Jacobson]

>> Hmmm, like nifteaux (nifto (nifty)).  OK, I wish C-u M-x compile
>> would notice current target the cursor is in in a makefile and use that as
>> the default argument for make.

K> Ask and ye shall receive...

K> *** /usr/local/emacs-21.3/lisp/progmodes/compile.el	Fri Jan 17 06:45:11 2003
K> --- /usr/tmp/kevinr/compile.el	Thu Jun 19 11:35:33 2003

OK, that's nice, but it just flits by on the screen here.  Unless
RMS&co. captures it as it flits by, otherwise it is just for sport.

Re: M-x grep prompt: fill in the * for us

[Kevin Rodgers]

Dan Jacobson wrote:

>>>Hmmm, like nifteaux (nifto (nifty)).  OK, I wish C-u M-x compile
>>>would notice current target the cursor is in in a makefile and use that as
>>>the default argument for make.
>>>
> 
> K> Ask and ye shall receive...
> 
> K> *** /usr/local/emacs-21.3/lisp/progmodes/compile.el	Fri Jan 17 06:45:11 2003
> K> --- /usr/tmp/kevinr/compile.el	Thu Jun 19 11:35:33 2003
> 
> OK, that's nice, but it just flits by on the screen here.  Unless
> RMS&co. captures it as it flits by, otherwise it is just for sport.

Hmmm, there was 1 embarrassing bug:


592c592
< 	 
	 (or compile-default-target "")))
---
 > 			 (or (compile-default-target) "")))

And of course compilation-read-command has to be nil for it to be exercised.

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