How to keep *compilation* buffer in background

How to keep *compilation* buffer in background

[stephan.zimmer]

After invoking the "compile" command the *compilation* buffer pops up
and occupies half of the emacs window. Is there any way to configure
this command such that the buffer pops up in the background?
Alternatively, is it possible to automatically let the buffer be
closed after a successful compilation?

Re: How to keep *compilation* buffer in background

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: "stephan.zimmer" <stephan.zimmer@googlemail.com>
> Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 06:19:34 -0700 (PDT)
> 
> After invoking the "compile" command the *compilation* buffer pops up
> and occupies half of the emacs window. Is there any way to configure
> this command such that the buffer pops up in the background?

Not exactly what you asked, but maybe customize
compilation-window-height to a small value, such that the window does
not annoy you too much.

RE: How to keep *compilation* buffer in background

[Drew Adams]

> > After invoking the "compile" command the *compilation* 
> > buffer pops up
> > and occupies half of the emacs window. Is there any way to configure
> > this command such that the buffer pops up in the background?
> 
> Not exactly what you asked, but maybe customize
> compilation-window-height to a small value, such that the window does
> not annoy you too much.

There's probably a simple solution, but if you don't find one: 

You could make it display as a special-display buffer with its own display
function that either doesn't display it or displays it in an invisible frame or
something.

(add-to-list
  'special-display-buffer-names
  (list "*compilation*" 'my-display-fn))

(defun my-display-fn (buf &optional args)...)
 

Re: How to keep *compilation* buffer in background

[stephan.zimmer]

Thanks for your answers. I found a hint in the emacs wiki (http://
www.emacswiki.org/emacs/CompileCommand) using the compilation-finish-
functions hook.

Stephan

Re: How to keep *compilation* buffer in background

[William Xu]

"stephan.zimmer" <stephan.zimmer@googlemail.com> writes:

> After invoking the "compile" command the *compilation* buffer pops up
> and occupies half of the emacs window. Is there any way to configure
> this command such that the buffer pops up in the background?
> Alternatively, is it possible to automatically let the buffer be
> closed after a successful compilation?

I got this from somewhere on emacswiki, slightly modified: 

  (defun xwl-compilation-exit-autoclose (status code msg)
    (if (and (eq status 'exit) (zerop code))
        (progn
          (run-at-time 0.5
                       nil
                       (lambda ()
                         (delete-window
                          (get-buffer-window
                           (get-buffer "*compilation*")))))
          (message "Compilation succeed"))
      (message "Compilation failed"))
    (cons msg code))
  
  (setq compilation-exit-message-function 'xwl-compilation-exit-autoclose)
  
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William

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