From 8c71db0234142c3b45352773ab98e68b0bc7ad11 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jose Antonio Ortega Ruiz Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 21:17:12 +0200 Subject: REPL: (optionally) forget old errors on new expressions --- doc/repl.texi | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/repl.texi') diff --git a/doc/repl.texi b/doc/repl.texi index d8583df..b314172 100644 --- a/doc/repl.texi +++ b/doc/repl.texi @@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ ready, just come back here and proceed to the following sections. * Starting the REPL:: * First aids:: * Switching context:: -* Let Geiser spy:: +* Completion and error handling:: +* Autodoc and friends:: * Customization and tips:: @end menu @@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ as explained @ref{switching-repl-buff,,here}). The remaining commands are meatier, and deserve sections of their own. -@node Switching context, Let Geiser spy, First aids, The REPL +@node Switching context, Completion and error handling, First aids, The REPL @section Switching context @cindex current module, in REPL @@ -118,8 +119,8 @@ a prefix-aware list of available module names. Which brings me to the next group of @repl{} commands. -@node Let Geiser spy, Customization and tips, Switching context, The REPL -@section Let Geiser spy, write and jump for you +@node Completion and error handling, Autodoc and friends, Switching context, The REPL +@section Completion and error handling @cindex completion, module name We've already seen Geiser completion of module names in action at the @@ -132,7 +133,19 @@ starting with the prefix at point. Needless to say, this is not a static list, and it will grow as you define or import new bindings in the namespace at hand. -But, oftentimes, there's more you'll want to know about an identifier +REPL buffers use Emacs' compilation mode to highlight errors reported by +the Scheme interpreter, and you can use the @command{next-error} command +(@kbd{M-g n}) to jump to their location. By default, every time you +enter a new expression for evaluation old error messages are forgotten, +so that @kbd{M-g n} will always jump to errors related to the last +evaluation request, if any. If you prefer a not so forgetful REPL, set +the customization variable @code{geiser-repl-forget-old-errors-p} to +@code{nil}. + +@node Autodoc and friends, Customization and tips, Completion and error handling, The REPL +@section Autodoc and friends + +Oftentimes, there's more you'll want to know about an identifier besides its name: what module does it belong to? is it a procedure and, if so, what arguments does it take? Geiser tries to help you answering those questions too. @@ -187,7 +200,7 @@ sections (but just perusing it's associated key bindings, by any of the methods we've already used for the @repl{}, will give you enough information to use it effectively enough). -@node Customization and tips, , Let Geiser spy, The REPL +@node Customization and tips, , Autodoc and friends, The REPL @section Customization and tips @cindex REPL customization @@ -227,6 +240,8 @@ full path to the requisite binary. @cindex scheme load path @cindex scheme init file +@cindex GUILE_LOAD_PATH +@cindex PLTCOLLECTS You can also specify a couple more initialisation parameters. For Guile, @code{geiser-guile-load-path} is a list of paths to add to its load path when it's started, while @code{geiser-guile-init-file} is the path to an -- cgit v1.2.3