multiple views of the compile buffer

multiple views of the compile buffer

[Peter Ashford]

Hi All

I normally code using two frames and often with a couple of buffers showing
in each frame.  When I compile code in one frame, it opens the compilation
output buffer in that frame.  If I compile in the other frame, it will open
a new view to the compilation output buffer in that frame also (and both
compilation buffer views will happily show all my errors scrolling by).

Is there anyway I can stop emacs opening a second view of the compilation
output buffer if the buffer is currently displayed in the other open frame?
(failing that, perhaps maybe there is a way to open the compilation buffer
in a new frame?)

Thanks in advance,

Peter.

Re: multiple views of the compile buffer

[Kevin Rodgers]

Peter Ashford wrote:

> (failing that, perhaps maybe there is a way to open the compilation buffer
> in a new frame?)


(setq special-display-buffer-names
       (cons "*compilation*" special-display-buffer-names))

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<a href="mailto:&lt;kevinr&#64;ihs.com&gt;">Kevin Rodgers</a>

Re: multiple views of the compile buffer

[Peter Ashford]

"Kevin Rodgers" <kevinr@ihs.com> wrote in message
news:3DB57CB3.3000603@ihs.com...
> Peter Ashford wrote:
>
> > (failing that, perhaps maybe there is a way to open the compilation
buffer
> > in a new frame?)
>
>
> (setq special-display-buffer-names
>        (cons "*compilation*" special-display-buffer-names))
>

Great!  That did the trick - thanks very much - that was a little thing that
had been annoying me for *sooooo* long ;-)