Re: compile in specific folder

From: "Denis Bueno" <denbuen@sandia.gov>
To: "Martin" <m.gercke@gmail.com>, help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: compile in specific folder
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 08:32:36 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <C29E96A4.D44%denbuen@sandia.gov> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1182333067.235235.97510@q69g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>

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On 06/20/2007 03:51, "Martin" <m.gercke@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I am using emacs to work on a project that needs to be compiled (call
> make) in a specific folder, independent of the current buffer.
> At the moment I am using this:
> 
> (global-set-key [(f9)] 'my-compile)
> 
> (defun my-compile ()
>     "compile in our standard directory"
>     (interactive)
>     (cd mypath)
>     (call-interactively 'compile)
>     )
> 
> However, this has the drawback that after a compile my minibuffer
> always starts in mypath instead of the current buffer's path.
> Any ideas there?

Perhaps an alternate definition will suffice?

    (defun my-compile ()
      (interactive)
      (let ((default-directory mypath))
        (call-interactively 'compile)))

-Denis 

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