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

[J. David Boyd]

Stefan Reichör <stefan@xsteve.at> writes:

> 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.
> 

Is the process still running in your circumstance?  When I go to exit emacs
later, I always get a warning that the process is still running.

I'll have to look and see if ps shows me the process.  I've assumed it is
running...

Dave