Re: compiling or grepping always shows ":Run Compiling"

[Stefan Reichör]

dave@adboyd.com (J. David Boyd) writes:

> I'd like some ideas of how to troubleshoot this.
> 
> I used to use emacs 21.1, and it worked fine, and the source was compiled on
> the SCO machine at work.
> 
> I just compiled emacs 21.3.50, and it doesn't work, and I don't have a clue
> how to start finding out why it doesn't work.
> 
> I think it is some kind of comint buffer problem, but don't know how to
> verify/validate this.
> 
> On my Mandrake Linux 10.0 machine at home, and my Windows XP/Cygwin machine at
> work, emacs 21.3.50 works totally correct, in that grepping or compiling show
> their results, and then the Compiling tag goes away from in the mode line.
> 
> On my SCO box, the Compiling tag never leaves, and all buffer mode lines show
> "Compiling".
> 
> The grep and compile work okay, and I can click in the buffer to open files at
> the appropriate locations as reported in the grep and compilation buffer, but
> the Compile tag never goes away.
> 
> Kind of annoying, as I use that to tell when the compile is done.
> 
> Any ideas, anyone?  Where do I begin to look for this?

I see that behaviour also sometimes.

When I issue the following command:
M-: (setq compilation-in-progress nil)

The "Compiling" goes away.

Stefan.