Re: [21.1.90]: point put at point-min in *compilation*

[Stefan Monnier]

>> Has someone tried to use my new compilation-auto-jump-to-first-error?
>> It stops the scrolling as soon as the first error is spotted.

> I have tried compilation-auto-jump-to-first-error, and I like how it
> automatically moves point to the first error in the compilation buffer.

> But I can't use it because it also visits the source buffer without my
> request by switching the current buffer where I am doing other things
> during compilation.

> For now, I commented out the call to `(compile-goto-error)' in
> `compilation-auto-jump' locally.  Could you make this optional in CVS?

Feel free to extend this feature.  It probably makes sense to make it
either not jump to the source (only jump to the error message itself) as
you suggest, or to use pop-to-buffer (so that people who set
pop-up-frames do not get bothered either).


        Stefan