Re: Replace filename from compilation buffer errors

[Filippo Argiolas]

Robert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com> writes:

>>>>>> On Fri, 29 Nov 2024 12:01:51 +0100, Filippo Argiolas 
>>>>>> <filippo.argiolas@gmail.com> said:
>
>     Filippo> Hi I am working on a project that builds in a temporary 
> workspace.
>     Filippo> I'd like to take advantage of Emacs compilation mode, especially 
> jumping
>     Filippo> from an error to the locus inside the file.
>
>     Filippo> Problem is it jumps in the file inside the temp workspace 
> instead of the
>     Filippo> one in the source tree.
>
>     Filippo> Is there a way to achieve a simple string substitution in the 
> file name
>     Filippo> before jumping while keeping existing compilation regexps?
>
> The following perhaps:
>
>     compilation-transform-file-match-alist is a variable defined in 
> `compile.el'.
>
>     Its value is (("/bin/[a-z]*sh\\'" nil))
>
>     Alist of regexp/replacements to alter file names in compilation errors.
>     If the replacement is nil, the file will not be considered an
>     error after all.  If not nil, it should be a regexp replacement
>     string.
>

Thank you! seems perfect, no idea how I missed that!

Filippo