From: Richard M. Stallman Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 09:18:15 +0000 (+0000) Subject: (Compilation): Update mode line status info. X-Git-Tag: ttn-vms-21-2-B4~2098 X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=91f1fd029f448b723a4c58c85c10f2c89324a057;p=emacs.git (Compilation): Update mode line status info. --- diff --git a/man/building.texi b/man/building.texi index 3cb0e929ec0..10ac5142d61 100644 --- a/man/building.texi +++ b/man/building.texi @@ -82,12 +82,13 @@ file to specify a local value for @code{compile-command} (@pxref{File Variables}). Starting a compilation displays the buffer @samp{*compilation*} in -another window but does not select it. The buffer's mode line tells you -whether compilation is finished, with the word @samp{run} or @samp{exit} -inside the parentheses. You do not have to keep this buffer visible; -compilation continues in any case. While a compilation is going on, the -string @samp{Compiling} appears in the mode lines of all windows. When -this string disappears, the compilation is finished. +another window but does not select it. The buffer's mode line tells +you whether compilation is finished, with the word @samp{run}, +@samp{signal} or @samp{exit} inside the parentheses. You do not have +to keep this buffer visible; compilation continues in any case. While +a compilation is going on, the string @samp{Compiling} appears in the +mode lines of all windows. When this string disappears, the +compilation is finished. If you want to watch the compilation transcript as it appears, switch to the @samp{*compilation*} buffer and move point to the end of the @@ -104,12 +105,14 @@ follow output as it comes in. @findex kill-compilation When the compiler process terminates, for whatever reason, the mode -line of the @samp{*compilation*} buffer changes to say @samp{signal} -instead of @samp{run}. Starting a new compilation also kills any -running compilation, as only one can exist at any time. However, -@kbd{M-x compile} asks for confirmation before actually killing a -compilation that is running. You can also kill the compilation -process with @kbd{M-x kill-compilation}. +line of the @samp{*compilation*} buffer changes to say @samp{exit} +(followed by the exit code, @samp{[0]} for a normal exit), or +@samp{signal} (if a signal terminated the process), instead of +@samp{run}. Starting a new compilation also kills any running +compilation, as only one can exist at any time. However, @kbd{M-x +compile} asks for confirmation before actually killing a compilation +that is running. You can also kill the compilation process with +@kbd{M-x kill-compilation}. @findex recompile To rerun the last compilation with the same command, type @kbd{M-x