From: Dan Espen <daneNO@MORE.mk.SPAMtelcordia.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Let compilation start in one directory below current one
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:58:01 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <icvdvj7186.fsf@verizon.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 8e2e1f23-1bd1-4e4b-b063-4078aa0f079f@v72g2000hsv.googlegroups.com
"stephan.zimmer" <stephan.zimmer@googlemail.com> writes:
> I would like to start my compilation in one directory deeper than the
> current. Unfortunately, a local variable specification as
>
> % -*- ... compile-directory: (concat default-directory ".."); ... -*-
>
> is not working. Does anyone has an idea (except adding "cd.." to the
> compile command)?
1. compile-command: cd subdir && make
2. Put cd in the Makefile in the current directory.
3. In make file in current directory, invoke make in the subdirectory
You're requirements may differ, but the 3rd approach is more
"standard".
prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-10-23 15:58 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-10-22 11:51 Let compilation start in one directory below current one stephan.zimmer
2008-10-22 20:16 ` Rupert Swarbrick
2008-10-23 8:11 ` Kevin Rodgers
[not found] ` <mailman.1883.1224749504.25473.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2008-10-23 8:44 ` Andreas Politz
2008-10-23 14:23 ` stephan.zimmer
2008-10-24 2:42 ` Kevin Rodgers
2008-10-23 15:58 ` Dan Espen [this message]
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