see compilation results in a single window

see compilation results in a single window

[Dan Jacobson]

In emacs' compilation mode, there is no way to stop it from splitting
the window. One must type M-x 0 after each and every compilation if
one wants to see the results window only. compilation-mode-hook won't
help as there are other forces at work.

Re: see compilation results in a single window

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Dan Jacobson <jidanni@jidanni.org>
> Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 04:30:29 +0800
> 
> In emacs' compilation mode, there is no way to stop it from splitting
> the window.

Did you try to set compilation-window-height to zero?

Re: see compilation results in a single window

[Dan Jacobson]

>> In emacs' compilation mode, there is no way to stop it from splitting
>> the window.

E> Did you try to set compilation-window-height to zero?

OK I set it to oh, 111 and now I'm left looking only at the
compilation buffer -- just what I want. Thanks.

But wait. What if I want to be left looking at the top of the
compilation buffer, instead of following its tail?
putting (goto-char (point-min)) in compilation-mode-hook didn't help.

Re: see compilation results in a single window

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Dan Jacobson <jidanni@jidanni.org>
> Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 06:12:57 +0800
> 
> But wait. What if I want to be left looking at the top of the
> compilation buffer, instead of following its tail?

That should be the default behavior; did you try in "emacs -Q"?

The variable compilation-scroll-output controls whether Emacs tracks
the tail of the messages or not.

(I'd really suggest to use "M-x apropos" more often, you know.)

Re: see compilation results in a single window

[Dan Jacobson]

> But wait. What if I want to be left looking at the top of the
> compilation buffer, instead of following its tail?

< That should be the default behavior; did you try in "emacs -Q"?

< The variable compilation-scroll-output controls whether Emacs tracks
< the tail of the messages or not.

$ emacs -Q #using snapshot of late Sep 2006, sorry
(set-variable (quote compilation-window-height) 111 nil)
(compile "seq 222" nil)
And it still tracks the bottom, even though
compilation-scroll-output is nil, as default.