Re: How do you run your scripts efficiently?

[harven <harven@free.fr>]

On Sep 16, 3:50 pm, Dan Espen <dan...@MORE.mk.SPAMtelcordia.com>
wrote:
> "Ben Aurel" <ben.au...@gmail.com> writes:
> > hi
> > I work mostly in vim, although I'm not a very advanced vim user. The
> > problem is I can't find a simple way to easily run a perl script and
> > capture its output.
>
> > I've tried different things but I'm still *very* unsatisfied with the
> > implementation of the following basic workflow:
>
> >      1. Edit a perl script in the editor
> >      2. Press one key (eg. F5) to save and run the script
> >      3. Print the output to a window below the editor window
> >      4. Possibility to easily switch to the output window and scroll
> > through the messages
> >      5. Possibility to easily switch back to the editor window
>
> Run the Perl script under M-x compile
> compile will offer to save the file if it's not already saved.
>
> I bind compile to F1:
>
> (define-key global-map [(f1)] 'compile)
>
> Compile wants to use "make".
> If you don't want to use a makefile
> put this at the bottom of the perl-file:
>
> # Local Variables:
> # compile-command: "./perl-script"
> # End:
>
> To switch to the other window, use M-x other-window,
> I do this enough that I bind it to F10:
>
> (define-key global-map [(f10)] 'other-window)
>
> I think that covers all 5 issues above.

I think M-x compile print the result of the compilation process in
another window. As far as I understand, the OP wants the actual output
of the script to be displayed in another window. This can be done by
putting the following in the initfile.

(global-set-key (kbd "<f5>") (lambda ()
   (interactive)
   (save-buffer)
   (shell-command (buffer-file-name))))