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Add a cindex entry for compilation-scroll-output. Duplicate the variable's description in the Compilation Mode section.
author Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
date Sun, 31 Dec 2000 11:00:30 +0000
parents 561ef681eab5
children 22f75550e788
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88 buffer. When point is at the end, new compilation output is inserted 88 buffer. When point is at the end, new compilation output is inserted
89 above point, which remains at the end. If point is not at the end of 89 above point, which remains at the end. If point is not at the end of
90 the buffer, it remains fixed while more compilation output is added at 90 the buffer, it remains fixed while more compilation output is added at
91 the end of the buffer. 91 the end of the buffer.
92 92
93 @cindex compilation buffer, keeping current position at the end
93 @vindex compilation-scroll-output 94 @vindex compilation-scroll-output
94 If you set the variable @code{compilation-scroll-output} to a 95 If you set the variable @code{compilation-scroll-output} to a
95 non-@code{nil} value, then the compilation buffer always scrolls to 96 non-@code{nil} value, then the compilation buffer always scrolls to
96 follow output as it comes in. 97 follow output as it comes in.
97 98
140 @cindex Compilation mode 141 @cindex Compilation mode
141 @cindex mode, Compilation 142 @cindex mode, Compilation
142 The @samp{*compilation*} buffer uses a special major mode, Compilation 143 The @samp{*compilation*} buffer uses a special major mode, Compilation
143 mode, whose main feature is to provide a convenient way to look at the 144 mode, whose main feature is to provide a convenient way to look at the
144 source line where the error happened. 145 source line where the error happened.
146
147 If you set the variable @code{compilation-scroll-output} to a
148 non-@code{nil} value, then the compilation buffer always scrolls to
149 follow output as it comes in.
145 150
146 @table @kbd 151 @table @kbd
147 @item C-x ` 152 @item C-x `
148 Visit the locus of the next compiler error message or @code{grep} match. 153 Visit the locus of the next compiler error message or @code{grep} match.
149 @item @key{RET} 154 @item @key{RET}