Re: next-error use cases

[Stephen Leake]

Dmitry Gutov <address@hidden> writes:

> On 4/11/18 6:26 AM, Stephen Leake wrote:
>
>>> But how can you reset it when the location list is in the same buffer
>>> like in case of flyspell where locations of misspelled words are
>>> in the same buffer where next-error navigates, or flymake where
>>> locations of errors/warnings are in the same buffer?
>>
>> Position point on an error message, hit enter.
>
> The error message is usually visible only in the minibuffer, and only
> when point is over the error.

Ok. So add a keybinding that says "there is an error under point; use
the list it is part of as the current error list".

Presumably you already have "goto error under point"; that should also
set the current list.

(How do you notice there is an error there, so you know to position point?
a marker in the margin?)

I gather there might be more than one such list in a single buffer, so
compilation-last-buffer is insufficient.

You might be able to extend that; if it is a cons, the car is the
buffer, the car the root list element, or the list type tag, or
something.

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-- Stephe