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+;;; -*-Emacs-Lisp-*- General command interpreter in a window stuff
+;;; Copyright (C) 1989 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;;; Original author: Olin Shivers <olin.shivers@cs.cmu.edu>  Aug 1988
+
+;;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
+
+;;; GNU Emacs is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+;;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 1, or (at your option)
+;;; any later version.
+
+;;; GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+;;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;;; along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+;;; the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+
+;;; This file defines a general command-interpreter-in-a-buffer package
+;;; (comint mode). The idea is that you can build specific process-in-a-buffer
+;;; modes on top of comint mode -- e.g., lisp, shell, scheme, T, soar, ....
+;;; This way, all these specific packages share a common base functionality, 
+;;; and a common set of bindings, which makes them easier to use (and
+;;; saves code, implementation time, etc., etc.).
+
+;;; For documentation on the functionality provided by comint mode, and
+;;; the hooks available for customising it, see the comments below.
+;;; For further information on the standard derived modes (shell, 
+;;; inferior-lisp, inferior-scheme, ...), see the relevant source files.
+
+;;; For hints on converting existing process modes to use comint-mode
+;;; instead of shell-mode, see the notes at the end of this file.
+
+(require 'history)
+(provide 'comint)
+(defconst comint-version "2.01")
+
+
+;;; Not bound by default in comint-mode
+;;; send-invisible			Read a line w/o echo, and send to proc
+;;; (These are bound in shell-mode)
+;;; comint-dynamic-complete		Complete filename at point.
+;;; comint-dynamic-list-completions	List completions in help buffer.
+;;; comint-replace-by-expanded-filename	Expand and complete filename at point;
+;;;					replace with expanded/completed name.
+(defvar comint-mode-map nil)
+
+(if comint-mode-map
+    nil
+  (setq comint-mode-map (make-sparse-keymap))
+  (define-key comint-mode-map "\C-a" 'comint-bol)
+  (define-key comint-mode-map "\C-d" 'comint-delchar-or-maybe-eof)
+  (define-key comint-mode-map "\C-m" 'comint-send-input)
+  (define-key comint-mode-map "\M-p" 'comint-previous-input)
+  (define-key comint-mode-map "\M-n" 'comint-next-input)
+  (define-key comint-mode-map "\M-s" 'comint-previous-similar-input)
+  (define-key comint-mode-map "\C-c\C-c" 'comint-interrupt-subjob) ; tty ^C
+  (define-key comint-mode-map "\C-c\C-f" 'comint-continue-subjob)  ; shell "fg"
+  (define-key comint-mode-map "\C-c\C-l" 'comint-show-output)
+  (define-key comint-mode-map "\C-c\C-o" 'comint-flush-output)     ; tty ^O
+  (define-key comint-mode-map "\C-c\C-r" 'comint-history-search-backward)
+  (define-key comint-mode-map "\C-c\C-s" 'comint-history-search-forward)
+  (define-key comint-mode-map "\C-c\C-u" 'comint-kill-input)       ; tty ^U
+  (define-key comint-mode-map "\C-c\C-w" 'backward-kill-word)      ; tty ^W
+  (define-key comint-mode-map "\C-c\C-z" 'comint-stop-subjob)      ; tty ^Z
+  (define-key comint-mode-map "\C-c\C-\\" 'comint-quit-subjob))    ; tty ^\
+
+;;; Buffer Local Variables:
+;;;============================================================================
+;;; Comint mode buffer local variables:
+;;;     comint-prompt-regexp    - string       comint-bol uses to match prompt.
+;;;     comint-last-input-end   - marker       For comint-flush-output command
+;;;     input-ring-size         - integer      For the input history
+;;;     input-ring              - ring             mechanism
+;;;     input-ring-index        - marker           ...
+;;;     comint-last-input-match - string           ...
+;;;     comint-get-old-input    - function     Hooks for specific 
+;;;     comint-input-sentinel   - function         process-in-a-buffer
+;;;     comint-input-filter     - function         modes.
+;;;     comint-input-send	- function
+;;;     comint-eol-on-send	- boolean
+
+(make-variable-buffer-local
+ (defvar comint-prompt-regexp "^"
+  "*Regexp to recognise prompts in the inferior process.  Defaults to \"^\".
+
+Good choices:
+  Canonical Lisp: \"^[^> \n]*>+:? *\" (Lucid, Franz, KCL, T, cscheme, oaklisp)
+  Lucid Common Lisp: \"^\\(>\\|\\(->\\)+\\) *\"
+  Franz: \"^\\(->\\|<[0-9]*>:\\) *\"
+  KCL and T: \"^>+ *\"
+  shell: \"^[^#$%>\n]*[#$%>] *\"
+
+This is a good thing to set in mode hooks."))
+
+(make-variable-buffer-local
+ (defvar input-ring-size 30 "Size of input history ring."))
+
+;;; Here are the per-interpreter hooks.
+(make-variable-buffer-local
+ (defvar comint-get-old-input (function comint-get-old-input-default)
+   "Function that submits old text in comint mode.
+This function is called when return is typed while the point is in old text.
+It returns the text to be submitted as process input.  The default is
+comint-get-old-input-default, which grabs the current line, and strips off
+leading text matching comint-prompt-regexp."))
+
+(make-variable-buffer-local
+ (defvar comint-input-sentinel (function ignore)
+   "Called on each input submitted to comint mode process by comint-send-input.
+Thus it can, for instance, track cd/pushd/popd commands issued to the csh."))
+
+(make-variable-buffer-local
+ (defvar comint-input-filter
+   (function (lambda (str) (not (string-match "\\`\\s *\\'" str))))
+   "Predicate for filtering additions to input history.
+Only inputs answering true to this function are saved on the input
+history list. Default is to save anything that isn't all whitespace"))
+
+(defvar comint-mode-hook '()
+  "Called upon entry into comint-mode")
+
+(defun comint-mode ()
+  "Major mode for interacting with an inferior interpreter.
+Interpreter name is same as buffer name, sans the asterisks.
+Return at end of buffer sends line as input.
+Return not at end copies rest of line to end and sends it.
+
+This mode is typically customised to create inferior-lisp-mode,
+shell-mode, et cetera.  This can be done by setting the hooks
+comint-input-sentinel, comint-input-filter, and comint-get-old-input
+to appropriate functions, and the variable comint-prompt-regexp
+to the appropriate regular expression.
+
+An input history is maintained of size input-ring-size, and
+can be accessed with the commands comint-next-input [\\[comint-next-input]] and 
+comint-previous-input [\\[comint-previous-input]]. Commands not keybound by
+default are send-invisible, comint-dynamic-complete, and 
+comint-list-dynamic-completions.
+
+If you accidentally suspend your process, use \\[comint-continue-subjob]
+to continue it.
+
+\\{comint-mode-map}
+
+Entry to this mode runs the hooks on comint-mode-hook."
+  (interactive)
+  (make-local-variable 'input-ring)
+  (put 'input-ring 'preserved t)
+  (kill-all-local-variables)
+  (setq major-mode 'comint-mode
+        mode-name "Comint"
+        mode-line-process '(": %s"))
+  (use-local-map comint-mode-map)
+  (set (make-local-variable 'comint-last-input-match) "")
+  (set (make-local-variable 'comint-last-similar--string) "")
+  (set (make-local-variable 'input-ring-index) 0)
+  (set (make-local-variable 'comint-last-input-end) (make-marker))
+  (set-marker comint-last-input-end (point-max))
+  (run-hooks 'comint-mode-hook))
+
+(defun comint-check-proc (buffer-name)
+  "True if there is a running or stopped process associated with BUFFER."
+  (let ((proc (get-buffer-process buffer-name)))
+    (and proc (memq (process-status proc) '(run stop)))))
+
+(defun comint-mark ()
+  ;; Returns the process-mark of the current-buffer
+  (process-mark (get-buffer-process (current-buffer))))
+
+;;; Note that this guy, unlike shell.el's make-shell, barfs if you pass it ()
+;;; for the second argument (program).
+(defun make-comint (name program &optional startfile &rest switches)
+  (let* ((buffer (get-buffer-create (concat "*" name "*")))
+	 (proc (get-buffer-process buffer)))
+    ;; If no process, or nuked process, crank up a new one and put buffer in
+    ;; comint mode. Otherwise, leave buffer and existing process alone.
+    (cond ((not (comint-check-proc))
+           (save-excursion
+	     (set-buffer buffer)
+	     (comint-mode)) ; Install local vars, mode, keymap, ...
+	   (comint-exec buffer name program startfile switches)))
+    buffer))
+
+(defun comint-exec (buffer name command startfile switches)
+  "Fires up a process in buffer for comint modes.
+Blasts any old process running in the buffer.  Doesn't set the buffer mode.
+You can use this to cheaply run a series of processes in the same buffer."
+  (or command (error "No program for comint process"))
+  (save-excursion
+    (set-buffer buffer)
+    (let ((proc (get-buffer-process buffer)))	; Blast any old process.
+      (if proc (delete-process proc)))
+    ;; Crank up a new process
+    (let ((proc (comint-exec-1 name buffer command switches)))
+      ;; Jump to the end, and set the process mark.
+      (set-marker (comint-mark) (goto-char (point-max)))
+      ;; Feed it the startfile.
+      (cond (startfile
+	     ;;This is guaranteed to wait long enough
+	     ;;but has bad results if the comint does not prompt at all
+	     ;;	     (while (= size (buffer-size))
+	     ;;	       (sleep-for 1))
+	     ;;I hope 1 second is enough!
+	     (sleep-for 1)
+	     (goto-char (point-max))
+	     (insert-file-contents startfile)
+	     (setq startfile (buffer-substring (point) (point-max)))
+	     (delete-region (point) (point-max))
+	     (comint-send-string proc startfile)))
+    buffer))
+
+;;; This auxiliary function cranks up the process for comint-exec in
+;;; the appropriate environment. It is twice as long as it should be
+;;; because emacs has two distinct mechanisms for manipulating the
+;;; process environment, selected at compile time with the
+;;; MAINTAIN-ENVIRONMENT #define. In one case, process-environment
+;;; is bound; in the other it isn't.
+
+(defun comint-exec-1 (name buffer command switches)
+  (if (boundp 'process-environment) ; Not a completely reliable test.
+      (let ((process-environment
+	     (comint-update-env process-environment
+				(list (format "TERMCAP=emacs:co#%d:tc=unknown"
+					      (screen-width))
+				      "TERM=emacs"
+				      "EMACS=t"))))
+	(apply 'start-process name buffer command switches))
+      (let ((tcapv (getenv "TERMCAP"))
+	    (termv (getenv "TERM"))
+	    (emv   (getenv "EMACS")))
+	(unwind-protect
+	     (progn (setenv "TERMCAP" (format "emacs:co#%d:tc=unknown"
+					      (screen-width)))
+		    (setenv "TERM" "emacs")
+		    (setenv "EMACS" "t")
+		    (apply 'start-process name buffer command switches))
+	  (setenv "TERMCAP" tcapv)
+	  (setenv "TERM"    termv)
+	  (setenv "EMACS"   emv)))))
+
+;; This is just (append new old-env) that compresses out shadowed entries.
+;; It's also pretty ugly, mostly due to elisp's horrible iteration structures.
+(defun comint-update-env (old-env new)
+  (let ((ans (reverse new))
+	(vars (mapcar (function (lambda (vv)
+			(and (string-match "^[^=]*=" vv)
+			     (substring vv 0 (match-end 0)))))
+		      new)))
+    (while old-env
+      (let* ((vv (car old-env)) ; vv is var=value
+	     (var (and (string-match "^[^=]*=" vv)
+		       (substring vv 0 (match-end 0)))))
+	(setq old-env (cdr old-env))
+	(cond ((not (and var (member var vars)))
+	       (if var (setq var (cons var vars)))
+	       (setq ans (cons vv ans))))))
+    (nreverse ans)))
+
+;;; Input history retrieval commands
+;;; M-p -- previous input    M-n -- next input
+;;; C-c r -- previous input matching
+;;; ===========================================================================
+
+(defun comint-previous-input (arg)
+  "Cycle backwards through input history."
+  (interactive "*p")
+  (let ((len (ring-length input-ring)))
+    (if (<= len 0) (error "Empty input ring"))
+    (if (< (point) (comint-mark))
+        (delete-region (comint-mark) (goto-char (point-max))))
+    (cond ((eq last-command 'comint-previous-input)
+           (delete-region (mark) (point)))
+          ((eq last-command 'comint-previous-similar-input)
+           (delete-region (comint-mark) (point)))
+          (t                          
+           (setq input-ring-index
+                 (if (> arg 0) -1
+                   (if (< arg 0) 1 0)))
+           (push-mark (point))))
+    (setq input-ring-index (comint-mod (+ input-ring-index arg) len))
+    (message "%d" (1+ input-ring-index))
+    (insert (ring-ref input-ring input-ring-index))
+    (setq this-command 'comint-previous-input)))
+
+(defun comint-next-input (arg)
+  "Cycle forwards through input history."
+  (interactive "*p")
+  (comint-previous-input (- arg)))
+
+(defun comint-previous-input-matching (str)
+  "Searches backwards through input history for substring match."
+  (interactive (let* ((last-command last-command) ; preserve around r-f-m
+		      (s (read-from-minibuffer 
+			 (format "Command substring (default %s): "
+				 comint-last-input-match))))
+		 (list (if (string= s "") comint-last-input-match s))))
+; (interactive "sCommand substring: ")
+  (setq comint-last-input-match str) ; update default
+  (if (not (eq last-command 'comint-previous-input))
+      (setq input-ring-index -1))
+  (let ((str (regexp-quote str))
+        (len (ring-length input-ring))
+	(n (+ input-ring-index 1)))
+    (while (and (< n len) (not (string-match str (ring-ref input-ring n))))
+      (setq n (+ n 1)))
+    (cond ((< n len)
+	   (comint-previous-input (- n input-ring-index)))
+	  (t (if (eq last-command 'comint-previous-input) 
+		 (setq this-command 'comint-previous-input))
+             (error "Not found")))))
+
+;;;
+;;; Similar input -- contributed by ccm and highly winning.
+;;;
+;;; Reenter input, removing back to the last insert point if it exists. 
+;;;
+(defun comint-previous-similar-input (arg)
+  "Reenters the last input that matches the string typed so far.  If repeated 
+successively older inputs are reentered.  If arg is 1, it will go back
+in the history, if -1 it will go forward."
+  (interactive "p")
+  (if (< (point) (comint-mark))
+      (error "Not after process mark"))
+  (if (not (eq last-command 'comint-previous-similar-input))
+      (setq input-ring-index -1
+	    comint-last-similar-string
+            (buffer-substring (comint-mark) (point))))
+  (let* ((size (length comint-last-similar-string))
+	 (len (ring-length input-ring))
+	 (n (+ input-ring-index arg))
+	 entry)
+    (while (and (< n len) 
+		(or (< (length (setq entry (ring-ref input-ring n))) size)
+		    (not (equal comint-last-similar-string 
+				(substring entry 0 size)))))
+      (setq n (+ n arg)))
+    (cond ((< n len)
+	   (setq input-ring-index n)
+	   (if (eq last-command 'comint-previous-similar-input)
+	       (delete-region (comint-mark) (point)))
+	   (insert (substring entry size)))
+	  (t (error "Not found")))))
+
+(defun comint-send-input (&optional terminator delete)
+  "Send input to process, followed by a linefeed or optional TERMINATOR.
+After the process output mark, sends all text from the process mark to
+end of buffer as input to the process.  Before the process output mark, calls
+value of variable comint-get-old-input to retrieve old input, replaces it in
+the input region (from the end of process output to the end of the buffer) and
+then sends it.  In either case, the value of variable comint-input-sentinel is
+called on the input before sending it.  The input is entered into the input
+history ring, if value of variable comint-input-filter returns non-nil when
+called on the input.
+
+If optional second argument DELETE is non-nil, then the input is deleted from
+the end of the buffer.  This is useful if the process unconditionally echoes
+input.  Processes which use TERMINATOR or DELETE should have a command wrapper
+which provides them bound to RET; see telnet.el for an example.
+
+comint-get-old-input, comint-input-sentinel, and comint-input-filter are chosen
+according to the command interpreter running in the buffer.  For example,
+
+If the interpreter is the csh,
+ comint-get-old-input defaults:  takes the current line, discard any
+   initial string matching regexp comint-prompt-regexp.
+ comint-input-sentinel:  monitors input for \"cd\", \"pushd\", and \"popd\" 
+   commands.  When it sees one, it changes the default directory of the buffer.
+ comint-input-filter defaults:  returns t if the input isn't all whitespace.
+
+If the comint is Lucid Common Lisp, 
+ comint-get-old-input:  snarfs the sexp ending at point.
+ comint-input-sentinel:  does nothing.
+ comint-input-filter:  returns nil if the input matches input-filter-regexp,
+        which matches (1) all whitespace (2) :a, :c, etc.
+
+Similar functions are used for other process modes."
+  (interactive)
+  ;; Note that the input string does not include its terminal newline.
+  (if (not (get-buffer-process (current-buffer)))
+      (error "Current buffer has no process")
+    (let* ((pmark (comint-mark))
+           (input (if (>= (point) pmark)
+                      (buffer-substring pmark (goto-char (point-max)))
+                    (let ((copy (funcall comint-get-old-input)))
+                      (delete-region pmark (goto-char (point-max)))
+                      (insert copy)
+                      copy))))
+      (set-marker comint-last-input-end (point))
+      (setq input-ring-index 0)
+      (if (funcall comint-input-filter input) (ring-insert input-ring input))
+      (funcall comint-input-sentinel input)
+      (comint-send-string nil (concat input (or terminator "\n")))
+      (if delete (delete-region mark (point))
+        (insert "\n"))
+      (set-marker (comint-mark) (point)))))
+
+(defun comint-get-old-input-default ()
+  "Default for comint-get-old-input:  use the current line sans prompt."
+  (save-excursion
+    (comint-bol)
+    (buffer-substring (point) (progn (end-of-line) (point)))))
+
+(defun comint-bol (arg)
+  "Goes to the beginning of line, then skips past the prompt, if any.
+With a prefix argument, (\\[universal-argument]), then doesn't skip prompt.
+
+The prompt skip is done by passing over text matching the regular expression
+comint-prompt-regexp, a buffer local variable."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (beginning-of-line)
+  (or arg (if (looking-at comint-prompt-regexp) (goto-char (match-end 0)))))
+
+;;; These two functions are for entering text you don't want echoed or
+;;; saved -- typically passwords to ftp, telnet, or somesuch.
+;;; Just enter M-x send-invisible and type in your line.
+(defun comint-read-noecho (prompt)
+  "Prompting with PROMPT, read a single line of text without echoing.
+The text can still be recovered (temporarily) with \\[view-lossage].  This
+may be a security bug for some applications."
+  (let ((echo-keystrokes 0)
+	(answ "")
+	tem)
+    (if (and (stringp prompt) (not (string= (message prompt) "")))
+	(message prompt))
+    (while (not (or (= (setq tem (read-char)) ?\^m)
+		    (= tem ?\n)))
+      (setq answ (concat answ (char-to-string tem))))
+    (message "")
+    answ))
+
+(defun send-invisible (str)
+  "Read a string without echoing, and send it to the current buffer's process.
+A newline is also sent.  String is not saved on comint input history list.
+Security bug: your string can still be temporarily recovered with \\[view-lossage]."
+; (interactive (list (comint-read-noecho "Enter non-echoed text")))
+  (interactive "P") ; Defeat snooping via C-x esc
+  (let ((proc (get-buffer-process (current-buffer))))
+    (if (not proc) (error "Current buffer has no process")
+	(comint-send-string proc
+			    (if (stringp str) str
+				(comint-read-noecho "Enter non-echoed text")))
+	(comint-send-string proc "\n"))))
+
+
+;;; Low-level process communication
+
+(defvar comint-input-chunk-size 512
+  "*Long inputs send to comint processes are broken up into chunks of this size.
+If your process is choking on big inputs, try lowering the value.")
+
+(defun comint-send-string (proc str)
+  "Send PROCESS the contents of STRING as input.
+This is equivalent to process-send-string, except that long input strings
+are broken up into chunks of size comint-input-chunk-size. Processes
+are given a chance to output between chunks. This can help prevent processes
+from hanging when you send them long inputs on some OS's."
+  (let* ((len (length str))
+	 (i (min len comint-input-chunk-size)))
+    (process-send-string proc (substring str 0 i))
+    (while (< i len)
+      (let ((next-i (+ i comint-input-chunk-size)))
+	(accept-process-output)
+	(process-send-string proc (substring str i (min len next-i)))
+	(setq i next-i)))))
+
+(defun comint-send-region (proc start end)
+  "Sends to PROC the region delimited by START and END.
+This is a replacement for process-send-region that tries to keep
+your process from hanging on long inputs. See comint-send-string."
+  (comint-send-string proc (buffer-substring start end)))
+
+
+;;; Random input hackage
+
+(defun comint-flush-output ()
+  "Kill all output from interpreter since last input."
+  (interactive)
+  (save-excursion
+    (goto-char (comint-mark))
+    (beginning-of-line)
+    (delete-region (1+ comint-last-input-end) (point))
+    (insert "*** output flushed ***\n")))
+
+(defun comint-show-output ()
+  "Start display of the current window at line preceding start of last output.
+\"Last output\" is considered to start at the line following the last command
+entered to the process."
+  (interactive)
+  (goto-char comint-last-input-end)
+  (beginning-of-line)
+  (set-window-start (selected-window) (point))
+  (comint-bol))
+
+(defun comint-interrupt-subjob ()
+  "Sent an interrupt signal to the current subprocess.
+If the process-connection-type is via ptys, the signal is sent to the current
+process group of the pseudoterminal which Emacs is using to communicate with
+the subprocess.  If the process is a job-control shell, this means the
+shell's current subjob.  If the process connection is via pipes, the signal is
+sent to the immediate subprocess."
+  (interactive)
+  (interrupt-process nil t))
+
+(defun comint-kill-subjob ()
+  "Send a kill signal to the current subprocess.
+See comint-interrupt-subjob for a description of \"current subprocess\"."
+  (interactive)
+  (kill-process nil t))
+
+(defun comint-quit-subjob ()
+  "Send a quit signal to the current subprocess.
+See comint-interrupt-subjob for a description of \"current subprocess\"."
+  (interactive)
+  (quit-process nil t))
+
+(defun comint-stop-subjob ()
+  "Stop the current subprocess.
+See comint-interrupt-subjob for a description of \"current subprocess\".
+
+WARNING: if there is no current subjob, you can end up suspending
+the top-level process running in the buffer.  If you accidentally do
+this, use \\[comint-continue-subjob] to resume the process.   (This is not a
+problem with most shells, since they ignore this signal.)"
+  (interactive)
+  (stop-process nil t))
+
+(defun comint-continue-subjob ()
+  "Send a continue signal to current subprocess.
+See comint-interrupt-subjob for a description of \"current subprocess\".
+Useful if you accidentally suspend the top-level process."
+  (interactive)
+  (continue-process nil t))
+
+(defun comint-kill-input ()
+  "Kill from current command through point."
+  (interactive)
+  (let ((pmark (comint-mark)))
+    (if (> (point) pmark)
+        (kill-region pmark (point))
+      (error "Nothing to kill"))))
+
+(defun comint-delchar-or-maybe-eof (arg)
+  "Delete ARG characters forward, or send an EOF to process if at end of buffer."
+  (interactive "p")
+  (if (eobp)
+      (process-send-eof)
+    (delete-char arg)))
+
+;;; Support for source-file processing commands.
+;;;============================================================================
+;;; Many command-interpreters (e.g., Lisp, Scheme, Soar) have
+;;; commands that process files of source text (e.g. loading or compiling
+;;; files). So the corresponding process-in-a-buffer modes have commands
+;;; for doing this (e.g., lisp-load-file). The functions below are useful
+;;; for defining these commands.
+;;;
+;;; Alas, these guys don't do exactly the right thing for Lisp, Scheme
+;;; and Soar, in that they don't know anything about file extensions.
+;;; So the compile/load interface gets the wrong default occasionally.
+;;; The load-file/compile-file default mechanism could be smarter -- it
+;;; doesn't know about the relationship between filename extensions and
+;;; whether the file is source or executable. If you compile foo.lisp
+;;; with compile-file, then the next load-file should use foo.bin for
+;;; the default, not foo.lisp. This is tricky to do right, particularly
+;;; because the extension for executable files varies so much (.o, .bin,
+;;; .lbin, .mo, .vo, .ao, ...).
+
+
+;;; COMINT-SOURCE-DEFAULT -- determines defaults for source-file processing
+;;; commands.
+;;;
+;;; COMINT-CHECK-SOURCE -- if FNAME is in a modified buffer, asks you if you
+;;; want to save the buffer before issuing any process requests to the command
+;;; interpreter.
+;;;
+;;; COMINT-GET-SOURCE -- used by the source-file processing commands to prompt
+;;; for the file to process.
+
+;;; (COMINT-SOURCE-DEFAULT previous-dir/file source-modes)
+;;;============================================================================
+;;; This function computes the defaults for the load-file and compile-file
+;;; commands for tea, soar, lisp, and scheme modes. 
+;;; 
+;;; - PREVIOUS-DIR/FILE is a pair (directory . filename) from the last 
+;;; source-file processing command. NIL if there hasn't been one yet.
+;;; - SOURCE-MODES is a list used to determine what buffers contain source
+;;; files: if the major mode of the buffer is in SOURCE-MODES, it's source.
+;;; Typically, (lisp-mode) or (scheme-mode).
+;;; 
+;;; If the command is given while the cursor is inside a string, *and*
+;;; the string is an existing filename, *and* the filename is not a directory,
+;;; then the string is taken as default. This allows you to just position
+;;; your cursor over a string that's a filename and have it taken as default.
+;;;
+;;; If the command is given in a file buffer whose major mode is in
+;;; SOURCE-MODES, then the the filename is the default file, and the
+;;; file's directory is the default directory.
+;;; 
+;;; If the buffer isn't a source file buffer (e.g., it's the process buffer),
+;;; then the default directory & file are what was used in the last source-file
+;;; processing command (i.e., PREVIOUS-DIR/FILE).  If this is the first time
+;;; the command has been run (PREVIOUS-DIR/FILE is nil), the default directory
+;;; is the cwd, with no default file. (\"no default file\" = nil)
+;;; 
+;;; SOURCE-REGEXP is typically going to be something like (tea-mode)
+;;; for T programs, (lisp-mode) for Lisp programs, (soar-mode lisp-mode)
+;;; for Soar programs, etc.
+;;; 
+;;; The function returns a pair: (default-directory . default-file).
+
+(defun comint-source-default (previous-dir/file source-modes)
+  (cond ((and buffer-file-name (memq major-mode source-modes))
+	 (cons (file-name-directory    buffer-file-name)
+	       (file-name-nondirectory buffer-file-name)))
+	(previous-dir/file)
+	(t
+	 (cons default-directory nil))))
+
+;;; (COMINT-CHECK-SOURCE fname)
+;;;============================================================================
+;;; Prior to loading or compiling (or otherwise processing) a file (in the
+;;; process-in-a-buffer modes), this function can be called on the filename.
+;;; If the file is loaded into a buffer, and the buffer is modified, the user
+;;; is queried to see if he wants to save the buffer before proceeding with
+;;; the load or compile.
+
+(defun comint-check-source (fname)
+  (let ((buff (get-file-buffer fname)))
+    (if (and buff
+	     (buffer-modified-p buff)
+	     (y-or-n-p (format "Save buffer %s first? "
+			       (buffer-name buff))))
+	;; save BUFF.
+	(let ((old-buffer (current-buffer)))
+	  (set-buffer buff)
+	  (save-buffer)
+	  (set-buffer old-buffer)))))
+
+;;; (COMINT-GET-SOURCE prompt prev-dir/file source-modes mustmatch-p)
+;;;============================================================================
+;;; COMINT-GET-SOURCE is used to prompt for filenames in command-interpreter
+;;; commands that process source files (like loading or compiling a file).
+;;; It prompts for the filename, provides a default, if there is one,
+;;; and returns the result filename.
+;;; 
+;;; See COMINT-SOURCE-DEFAULT for more on determining defaults.
+;;; 
+;;; PROMPT is the prompt string. PREV-DIR/FILE is the (directory . file) pair
+;;; from the last source processing command.  SOURCE-MODES is a list of major
+;;; modes used to determine what file buffers contain source files.  (These
+;;; two arguments are used for determining defaults). If MUSTMATCH-P is true,
+;;; then the filename reader will only accept a file that exists.
+;;; 
+;;; A typical use:
+;;; (interactive (comint-get-source "Compile file: " prev-lisp-dir/file
+;;;                                 '(lisp-mode) t))
+
+;;; This is pretty stupid about strings. It decides we're in a string
+;;; if there's a quote on both sides of point on the current line.
+(defun comint-extract-string ()
+  "Returns string around point that starts the current line or nil." 
+  (save-excursion
+    (let* ((point (point))
+	   (bol (progn (beginning-of-line) (point)))
+	   (eol (progn (end-of-line) (point)))
+	   (start (progn (goto-char point) 
+			 (and (search-backward "\"" bol t) 
+			      (1+ (point)))))
+	   (end (progn (goto-char point)
+		       (and (search-forward "\"" eol t)
+			    (1- (point))))))
+      (and start end
+	   (buffer-substring start end)))))
+
+(defun comint-get-source (prompt prev-dir/file source-modes mustmatch-p)
+  (let* ((def (comint-source-default prev-dir/file source-modes))
+         (stringfile (comint-extract-string))
+	 (sfile-p (and stringfile
+		       (file-exists-p stringfile)
+		       (not (file-directory-p stringfile))))
+	 (defdir  (if sfile-p (file-name-directory stringfile)
+                      (car def)))
+	 (deffile (if sfile-p (file-name-nondirectory stringfile)
+                      (cdr def)))
+	 (ans (read-file-name (if deffile (format "%s(default %s) "
+						  prompt    deffile)
+				  prompt)
+			      defdir
+			      (concat defdir deffile)
+			      mustmatch-p)))
+    (list (expand-file-name (substitute-in-file-name ans)))))
+
+
+;;; Simple process query facility.
+;;; ===========================================================================
+;;; This function is for commands that want to send a query to the process
+;;; and show the response to the user. For example, a command to get the
+;;; arglist for a Common Lisp function might send a "(arglist 'foo)" query
+;;; to an inferior Common Lisp process.
+;;; 
+;;; This simple facility just sends strings to the inferior process and pops
+;;; up a window for the process buffer so you can see what the process
+;;; responds with.  We don't do anything fancy like try to intercept what the
+;;; process responds with and put it in a pop-up window or on the message
+;;; line. We just display the buffer. Low tech. Simple. Works good.
+
+;;; Send to the inferior process PROC the string STR. Pop-up but do not select
+;;; a window for the inferior process so that its response can be seen.
+(defun comint-proc-query (proc str)
+  (let* ((proc-buf (process-buffer proc))
+	 (proc-mark (process-mark proc)))
+    (display-buffer proc-buf)
+    (set-buffer proc-buf) ; but it's not the selected *window*
+    (let ((proc-win (get-buffer-window proc-buf))
+	  (proc-pt (marker-position proc-mark)))
+      (comint-send-string proc str) ; send the query
+      (accept-process-output proc)  ; wait for some output
+      ;; Try to position the proc window so you can see the answer.
+      ;; This is bogus code. If you delete the (sit-for 0), it breaks.
+      ;; I don't know why. Wizards invited to improve it.
+      (if (not (pos-visible-in-window-p proc-pt proc-win))
+	  (let ((opoint (window-point proc-win)))
+	    (set-window-point proc-win proc-mark) (sit-for 0)
+	    (if (not (pos-visible-in-window-p opoint proc-win))
+		(push-mark opoint)
+		(set-window-point proc-win opoint)))))))
+
+
+;;; Filename completion in a buffer
+;;; ===========================================================================
+;;; Useful completion functions, courtesy of the Ergo group.
+;;; M-<Tab> will complete the filename at the cursor as much as possible
+;;; M-? will display a list of completions in the help buffer.
+
+;;; Three commands:
+;;; comint-dynamic-complete		Complete filename at point.
+;;; comint-dynamic-list-completions	List completions in help buffer.
+;;; comint-replace-by-expanded-filename	Expand and complete filename at point;
+;;;					replace with expanded/completed name.
+
+;;; These are not installed in the comint-mode keymap. But they are
+;;; available for people who want them.  Shell-mode-map uses them, though.
+
+(defun comint-match-partial-pathname ()
+  "Returns the string of an existing filename or causes an error."
+  (if (save-excursion (backward-char 1) (looking-at "\\s ")) ""
+      (save-excursion
+	(re-search-backward "[^~/A-Za-z0-9---_.$#,]+")
+	(re-search-forward "[~/A-Za-z0-9---_.$#,]+")
+	(substitute-in-file-name 
+         (buffer-substring (match-beginning 0) (match-end 0))))))
+
+(defun comint-replace-by-expanded-filename ()
+  "Replace the filename at point with its expanded, canonicalised completion.
+\"Expanded\" means environment variables (e.g., $HOME) and ~'s are
+replaced with the corresponding directories.  \"Canonicalised\" means ..
+and . are removed, and the filename is made absolute instead of relative.
+See functions expand-file-name and substitute-in-file-name.  See also
+comint-dynamic-complete."
+  (interactive)
+  (let* ((pathname (comint-match-partial-pathname))
+	 (pathdir (file-name-directory pathname))
+	 (pathnondir (file-name-nondirectory pathname))
+	 (completion (file-name-completion pathnondir
+					   (or pathdir default-directory))))
+    (cond ((null completion)
+           (error "No completions"))
+	  ((eql completion t)
+	   (message "Sole completion"))
+	  (t				; this means a string was returned.
+	   (delete-region (match-beginning 0) (match-end 0))
+	   (insert (expand-file-name (concat pathdir completion)))))))
+
+(defun comint-dynamic-complete ()
+  "Complete the filename at point.
+This function is similar to comint-replace-by-expanded-filename, except
+that it won't change parts of the filename already entered in the buffer; 
+it just adds completion characters to the end of the filename."
+  (interactive)
+  (let* ((pathname (comint-match-partial-pathname))
+	 (pathdir (file-name-directory pathname))
+	 (pathnondir (file-name-nondirectory pathname))
+	 (completion (file-name-completion pathnondir
+					   (or pathdir default-directory))))
+    (cond ((null completion)
+           (error "No completions"))
+	  ((eql completion t)
+           (error "Sole completion"))
+	  (t				; this means a string was returned.
+	   (goto-char (match-end 0))
+	   (insert (substring completion (length pathnondir)))))))
+
+(defun comint-dynamic-list-completions ()
+  "List all possible completions of the filename at point."
+  (interactive)
+  (let* ((pathname (comint-match-partial-pathname))
+	 (pathdir (file-name-directory pathname))
+	 (pathnondir (file-name-nondirectory pathname))
+	 (completions
+	  (file-name-all-completions pathnondir
+				     (or pathdir default-directory))))
+    (cond ((null completions)
+           (error "No completions"))
+	  (t
+	   (let ((conf (current-window-configuration)))
+	     (with-output-to-temp-buffer " *Completions*"
+	       (display-completion-list completions))
+	     (sit-for 0)
+	     (message "Hit space to flush.")
+	     (let ((ch (read-char)))
+	       (if (= ch ?\ )
+		   (set-window-configuration conf)
+		   (setq unread-command-char ch))))))))
+
+
+;;; Converting process modes to use comint mode
+;;; ===========================================================================
+;;; Renaming variables
+;;;   Most of the work is renaming variables and functions.
+;;;   These are the common ones.
+
+;;; Local variables --
+;;; 	last-input-end			comint-last-input-end
+;;;	last-input-start		<unnecessary>
+;;;	shell-prompt-pattern		comint-prompt-regexp
+;;;     shell-set-directory-error-hook  <no equivalent>
+;;; Miscellaneous --
+;;;	shell-set-directory	<unnecessary>
+;;; 	shell-mode-map		comint-mode-map
+;;; Commands --
+;;;	shell-send-input	comint-send-input
+;;;	shell-send-eof		comint-delchar-or-maybe-eof
+;;; 	kill-shell-input	comint-kill-input
+;;;	interrupt-shell-subjob	comint-interrupt-subjob
+;;;	stop-shell-subjob	comint-stop-subjob
+;;;	quit-shell-subjob	comint-quit-subjob
+;;;	kill-shell-subjob	comint-kill-subjob
+;;;	kill-output-from-shell	comint-kill-output
+;;;	show-output-from-shell	comint-show-output
+;;;	copy-last-shell-input	Use comint-previous-input/comint-next-input
+;;;
+;;; LAST-INPUT-START is no longer necessary because inputs are stored on the
+;;; input history ring. SHELL-SET-DIRECTORY is gone, its functionality taken
+;;; over by SHELL-DIRECTORY-TRACKER, the shell mode's comint-input-sentinel.
+;;; Comint mode does not provide functionality equivalent to 
+;;; shell-set-directory-error-hook; it is gone.
+;;; 
+;;; If you are implementing some process-in-a-buffer mode, called foo-mode, do
+;;; *not* create the comint-mode local variables in your foo-mode function.
+;;; This is not modular.  Instead, call comint-mode, and let *it* create the
+;;; necessary comint-specific local variables. Then create the
+;;; foo-mode-specific local variables in foo-mode.  Set the buffer's keymap to
+;;; be foo-mode-map, and its mode to be foo-mode.  Set the comint-mode hooks
+;;; (comint-prompt-regexp, comint-input-filter, comint-input-sentinel,
+;;; comint-get-old-input) that need to be different from the defaults.  Call
+;;; foo-mode-hook, and you're done. Don't run the comint-mode hook yourself;
+;;; comint-mode will take care of it. 
+;;;
+;;; Note that make-comint is different from make-shell in that it
+;;; doesn't have a default program argument. If you give make-shell
+;;; a program name of NIL, it cleverly chooses one of explicit-shell-name,
+;;; $ESHELL, $SHELL, or /bin/sh. If you give make-comint a program argument
+;;; of NIL, it barfs. Adjust your code accordingly...