Re: Default compile directory

[Ivan Kanis]

> Is there any way to set default compile directory?
>
> The problem: I have a many sub-folders in my project and when I edit a
> file deep inside subfolders and do M-x compile, I end up running make
> in that subfolder, instead of the root folder. Is there any way for
> Emacs to always run compile in the default folder?
>
> One thing I figured was to change default compile command to be: cd
> <project's root folder>; make. Is that the only/best way?

Hi Sumit,

You can use .dir-locals.el in your root folder and put something like:

(setq compile-command "cd <root folder>; make")

It will be evaluated every time you open a file in the folder. I think
it's a new feature of emacs 23.

Kind regards,
-- 
Ivan
Kanis http://kanis.fr

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Sumit Narayan <sumnaray@gmail.com> wrote: