Re: FW: shell: cd after &

[Rajesh Vaidheeswarran]

Actually, I meant to say

    When I use this within emacs, I typically do something like

    % workon emacs
    % pwd
    % cd <the dir reported by pwd>

    for emacs to understand the current directory.


In a previous message, Rajesh Vaidheeswarran writes:

> One of the issues that I have always found to be clunky with the existing
> cwd tracking in shell is its inability to track the pwd after every command,
> not just explicit directory commands.
> 
> For instance, I use a program called `workon' extensively to work with
> different cvs modules. The program sets the pertinent environment variables
> and exec a shell and puts the user in the root of the cvs module.
> 
> When I use this within emacs, I typically do something like
> 
> % workon emacs
> % cd `pwd`
> 
> for emacs to understand the current directory.
> 
> Of course, I don't have any suggestions on how this can be solved.
> Anyway, I guess the current change in question is a step in the right
> direction. 
> 
> In a previous message, "Stephen J. Turnbull" writes:
> 
> > >>>>> "Simon" == Simon Marshall <Marshall> writes:
> > 
> >     Simon> I don't know if anyone cares enough about this.  It's so
> >     Simon> long since I maintained shell.el I don't know if it's worth
> >     Simon> it.
> > 
> > FWIW Norbert Koch <address@hidden> approved it for XEmacs.  So, if
> > you want rationale, you could ask him.
> 
> 
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