Re: tcl/expect in inferior-tcl buffer

[Kevin Rodgers]

gamename wrote:
> I use the "inferior-tcl" buffer quite a bit for interactively running
> code snippets.   I set my tcl application variable in my .emacs to
> this:
>
> (tcl-application "/usr/bin/expect")
>
> and it will cause "expect" to run when I do:
>
> M-x inferior-tcl
>
> This starts the "inferior-tcl" buffer.  From there, I simply copy/paste
> code fragments into the buffer for testing purposes.  It comes in
> really handy for quick testing/prototyping.
>
> Unfortunately, some tcl errors will cause the process to exit, and I
> get the message:
>
> "Process inferior-tcl finished"
>
> Is there any way to automatically restart tcl/expect in the buffer so
> that I don't have to close and reopen it?

inferior-tcl runs tcl-application via comint, so perhaps you could
install a process sentinel in inferior-tcl-mode-hook that restarts it.

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Kevin Rodgers