12.9.1. Edit-Compile Speedup

Table 12.6. vile Program Development vi Mode Commands

vile understands the Entering directory XXX and Leaving directory XXX messages that GNU make generates, allowing it to find the correct file, even if it's in a different directory.

The error messages are parsed using regular expressions in the buffer [Error Expressions]. vile automatically creates this buffer, and then it uses the buffer when you use ^X ^X. You can add expressions to it as needed, and it has an extended syntax that allows you to specify where filenames, line numbers, columns and so on appear in the error messages. Full details are provided in the online help, but you probably won't need to make any changes, as it works pretty well "out of the box."

The error finder applies to the most recent buffer created by reading from a shell command. For example, ^X!command produces a buffer named [Output], and :e !command produces a buffer named [!command]. The error finder will be set appropriately.

You can point the error finder at an arbitrary buffer (not just the output of shell commands) using the :error-buffer command. This lets you use the error finder on the output of previous compiler or egrep runs.

12.9.2. Syntax Highlighting

30 store-macro
	write-message "[Attaching C/C++ attributes...]"
	set-variable %savcol $curcol
	set-variable %savline $curline
	set-variable %modified $modified
	goto-beginning-of-file
	filter-til end-of-file "vile-c-filt"
	goto-beginning-of-file
	attribute-cntl_a-sequences-til end-of-file
	~if &not %modified
		unmark-buffer
	~endif
	%savline goto-line
	%savcol goto-column
	write-message "[Attaching C/C++ attributes...done ]"
~endm
bind-key execute-macro-30 ^X-q

Comments:C2
Literal:U
Cpp:CB
if:B
else:B
for:B
return:B
while:B
switch:B
case:B
do:B
goto:B
break:B

On the one hand, because syntax highlighting is accomplished with an external program, it should be possible to write any number of highlighters for different languages. On the other hand, because the facilities are rather low-level, doing so is not for non-programmers. The online help describes how the highlight filters should work.