From: Chong Yidong Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 03:10:38 +0000 (-0500) Subject: * building.texi (Compilation): Improve instructions for running two compilations... X-Git-Tag: emacs-pretest-23.2.92~1 X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=bb033b5f612524de2410c8491170b008a04e8994;p=emacs.git * building.texi (Compilation): Improve instructions for running two compilations (Bug#7573). --- diff --git a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog index d1e5beb7384..70cc9399a3f 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog @@ -1,5 +1,8 @@ 2011-01-15 Chong Yidong + * building.texi (Compilation): Improve instructions for running two + compilations (Bug#7573). + * files.texi (Backup Names): Document the new location of the last-resort backup file. diff --git a/doc/emacs/building.texi b/doc/emacs/building.texi index dcfa60ecc81..296dbb2bce7 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/building.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/building.texi @@ -122,10 +122,10 @@ confirmation before actually killing a compilation that is running. You can also kill the compilation process with @kbd{M-x kill-compilation}. - If you want to run two compilations at once, you should start the -first one, then rename the @samp{*compilation*} buffer (perhaps using -@code{rename-uniquely}; @pxref{Misc Buffer}), and start the other -compilation. That will create a new @samp{*compilation*} buffer. + To run two compilations at once, start the first one, then rename +the @samp{*compilation*} buffer (perhaps using @code{rename-uniquely}; +@pxref{Misc Buffer}), then switch buffers and start the other +compilation. This will create a new @samp{*compilation*} buffer. Emacs does not expect a compiler process to launch asynchronous subprocesses; if it does, and they keep running after the main