Re: Changing Languages in a file

[Anselm Helbig]

Hi!

> I need to change languages within a file used for
> generating code in another language.  For example,
> I might have a Python script generating C or C++
> code.
> 
> The documentation tells me I can specify at the top
> of the file for the entire file, but I can't find a
> way to change this for sections of a file.
> 
> Is there a way to do this?

This is currently a weak point of Emacs. It is built around the
assumption that each buffer has exactly one major mode at a time. Read
more about major modes here:

  (info "(emacs) Major Modes")

There are some hacks to overcome this restriction, they are listed
here: 

  http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/MultipleModes

However, setting one of these up can be a bit daunting, especially for
someone new to Emacs. IMO the cleanest and most practical solution
would be to keep your code generation templates in separate files.

HTH, 

Anselm



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