Python compile mode

[cpaulik]

Sometimes using the REPL is very inconvinient. Especially if one changes something in another module we currently have to close the REPL manually and start it again. I much prefer using comint mode for these slightly more complex cases. But doing:

• SPC u SPC c C
• change the compile command RET
  can get annoying.

This is why I wrote the code in the PR referencing this Issue. There might be a better way to do this but I'm a elisp newby so excuse any errors.

[sebhahn]

there is a problem using the python compile mode feature - open windows are automatically closed and compile result is not shown (tested with spacemacs v0.100.0)

[syl20bnr]

Oh this is a "feature" of spacemacs which closes the compilation window if there is no error.
If it is annoying then it can be removed.

[syl20bnr]

I close the issue since it is fixed in master now but we can continue to discuss here about the other issue.

[cpaulik]

Hmm, I don't know if this is easily possible, but I would say that this behaviour is fine for SPC m c c but I would expect the window to stay open if the user wants to switch to the compilation window.

Another idea would to be to maybe add a dotspacemacs-compilation-window-close-delay variable which specifies how long the window should stay open. Do you think this could be useful or annoying?

[sebhahn]

I'm fine if it's a feature that the compile window is not shown, but by automatically closing I meant if I have two (or even more) windows open and I'm running SPC m c c one of the windows is closing unexpectedly

[cpaulik]

Yes closing is maybe not the best solution. If you start with a let's say 3 pane layout and compile twice only one window is left. Maybe it would be better in general to just split the window that is being compiled.

[syl20bnr]

I see, the compilation buffer used to be a sticky popup window but it has been removed so the auto-closing can be removed as well.

[remyzorg]

Hi,

Is there a way, as a spacemacs user, to keep the compilation window opened after compiling is successfull ? Even if I split my screen, the window is closed and it's verry annoying.

For example, compilation command usually includes my tests and outputs and I would like to see them.

[cpaulik]

@remyzorg (setq compilation-finish-function nil) should work.
@syl20bnr should this be the default or do you have something else in mind?

[remyzorg]

@cpaulik It works, thank you.