Re: Passing current buffer to compile command

[despen]

despen@verizon.net writes:

> duke <sidney.reilley.ii@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> How do I do that? I'm not using make, but another compiler. So I need
>> to pass a filename. Instead of inputing the filename, how do I pass
>> the current buffer file name? %f ?
>
> What does make have to do with the compiler?
>
> Your best bet is to learn make, it will pay back dividends later.
>
> But if you insist, one solution is to put a comment block at the end
> of your file like this:
>
> # Local Variables:
> # compile-command: "mycompiler myfile"
> # End:

To activate above, save buffer to file, delete buffer, reload buffer.