#+TITLE: Compilation mode configuration #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp (require 'compile) (require 'shackle) (require 'subr-x) #+END_SRC Scroll output in compilation mode. #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp (setq compilation-scroll-output t) #+END_SRC Don't show the compilation window when compilation starts. #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp (defun oni:maybe-dont-show-window (buffer-or-name alist plist) "Don't show BUFFER-OR-NAME unless it absolutely must." (if (alist-get 'allow-no-window alist) buffer-or-name (funcall (plist-get plist :fallback) buffer-or-name alist (plist-put (copy-sequence plist) :custom nil)))) (add-to-list 'shackle-rules '(compilation-mode :custom oni:maybe-dont-show-window :fallback shackle-display-buffer :other t :select t)) #+END_SRC Show the compilation window when compilation has finished with a non-zero exit status. #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp (defun oni:maybe-display-compilation-window (buffer status) "Display BUFFER if STATUS is not finished." (unless (string= (string-trim status) "finished") (display-buffer buffer))) (add-hook 'compilation-finish-functions #'oni:maybe-display-compilation-window) #+END_SRC