From: Helmut Eller <eller.helmut@gmail.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Go to Emacs-Lisp Definition
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:21:31 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m2tyyvcp2c.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 324be851-a60d-4762-8a61-e070e4ee59ac@d34g2000vbm.googlegroups.com
* Nordlöw [2009-09-22 11:13+0200] writes:
> Has anyone implemented a go to (lookup) definition of an Emacs-Lisp
> symbol: function, variable, face, etc kind of like find-tag but using
> Emacs own symbol database (hash-table)?
>
> I know that I can achieve this in Vanilla Emacs with C-h f,v, but
> direct jump (M-.) would be more user efficient!
I have this in my .emacs. It's some random elisp hacking stuff.
Pick what you need.
Helmut
(defun elisp-disassemble (function)
(interactive (list (function-called-at-point)))
(disassemble function))
(defun elisp-pp (sexp)
(with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Pp Eval Output*"
(pp sexp)
(with-current-buffer standard-output
(emacs-lisp-mode))))
(defun elisp-macroexpand (form)
(interactive (list (form-at-point 'sexp)))
(elisp-pp (macroexpand form)))
(defun elisp-macroexpand-all (form)
(interactive (list (form-at-point 'sexp)))
(elisp-pp (cl-macroexpand-all form)))
(defun elisp-push-point-marker ()
(require 'etags)
(cond ((featurep 'xemacs)
(push-tag-mark))
(t (ring-insert find-tag-marker-ring (point-marker)))))
(defun elisp-pop-found-function ()
(interactive)
(cond ((featurep 'xemacs) (pop-tag-mark nil))
(t (pop-tag-mark))))
(defun elisp-find-definition (name)
"Jump to the definition of the function (or variable) at point."
(interactive (list (thing-at-point 'symbol)))
(cond (name
(let ((symbol (intern-soft name))
(search (lambda (fun sym)
(let* ((r (save-excursion (funcall fun sym)))
(buffer (car r))
(point (cdr r)))
(cond ((not point)
(error "Found no definition for %s in %s"
name buffer))
(t
(switch-to-buffer buffer)
(goto-char point)
(recenter 1)))))))
(cond ((fboundp symbol)
(elisp-push-point-marker)
(funcall search 'find-function-noselect symbol))
((boundp symbol)
(elisp-push-point-marker)
(funcall search 'find-variable-noselect symbol))
(t
(message "Symbol not bound: %S" symbol)))))
(t (message "No symbol at point"))))
(defun elisp-bytecompile-and-load ()
(interactive)
(or buffer-file-name
(error "The buffer must be saved in a file first"))
(require 'bytecomp)
;; Recompile if file or buffer has changed since last compilation.
(when (and (buffer-modified-p)
(y-or-n-p (format "save buffer %s first? " (buffer-name))))
(save-buffer))
(let ((filename (expand-file-name buffer-file-name)))
(with-temp-buffer
(byte-compile-file filename t))))
(defvar elisp-extra-keys
'(((kbd "C-c d") 'elisp-disassemble)
((kbd "C-c m") 'elisp-macroexpand)
((kbd "C-c M") 'elisp-macroexpand-all)
((kbd "C-c C-c") 'compile-defun)
((kbd "C-c C-k") 'elisp-bytecompile-and-load)
((kbd "C-c C-l") 'load-file)
((kbd "C-c p") 'pp-eval-last-sexp)
((kbd "M-.") 'elisp-find-definition)
((kbd "M-,") 'elisp-pop-found-function)
((kbd "C-c <") 'list-callers)))
(dolist (binding elisp-extra-keys)
(let ((key (eval (car binding))) (val (eval (cadr binding))))
(define-key emacs-lisp-mode-map key val)
(define-key lisp-interaction-mode-map key val)))
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-09-22 9:21 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-09-22 9:13 Go to Emacs-Lisp Definition Nordlöw
2009-09-22 9:21 ` Helmut Eller [this message]
2009-09-22 14:25 ` Andreas Röhler
2009-09-22 9:39 ` Stefan Kamphausen
2009-09-22 11:59 ` Andreas Röhler
2009-09-22 12:45 ` Andreas Politz
2009-09-22 22:40 ` Bernardo
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