Questions tagged [makeprg]
The program that will be run when the `:make` command is executed.
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Working with large Visual Studio oriented codebase
I have been using Vim for about 2 years on my personal C++ project on Ubuntu with great success. I build using g++ and make, as my build system. In vim, I can build the project without problem using :...
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Provide console (stdin) input to program when compiled and run with :make?
Is it possible to run a blocking input statement in your code when it is run from within the vim buffer? For example:
#include <iostream>
int main(void) {
int x;
std::cin >> x;
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Makeprg runs in different directory than `pwd`
When I run a command using make, it runs from a different directory than running it as a regular command with !. My app is a CBRA, and I open vim from within a component. The top-level app, though, is ...
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Translate file paths in quickfix list
I'm using msys + vim + ninja + MSVC on windows.
When building, the quickfix list has errors that use the windows path, ie
c:\work\folder\file.cpp
Vim handles it ok-ish, it can open the files, but ...
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Edit compile and run cycle
I've just got the hang of the wonders of :make and the ability to cycle through the errors. Obviously, I have to do a set makeprg with the settings I need and everything is nice, but the problem is ...
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Is this :compiler script configured properly for pylint, a python linter?
I am pretty new to Vim and coding in general. I'm trying to improve my compile-edit-compile cycle for Python. I just learned about Vim's :make and quickfix system; it's really cool. I would like to do ...
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Make and run from vim
I just got into :make and I love the ability to browse the errors.
However, in my usual workflow, I am interested in running make and then running some executable. So my to-go option so far was to run ...
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Issue with makeprg Shell Script $? Variable
I have the following .vimrc:
let &makeprg="./run-tests"
The contents of run-tests:
#!/bin/sh
error_file=$(mktemp)
coverage run --source "$PWD" --branch -m pytest tests/ >&...
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How can I return to the file that I'm editing when I execute it from inside Vim?
Let's say that I have the following node.js script:
console.log("test")
If I use the command :set makeprg=node\ % | set autowrite | make I'll execute this node.js code and see the following ...
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Change Directory with Errorformat
I'm trying to write an errorformat for JUnit. Directory structure from cwd is:
unsw/piazza/PiazzaForum.java
unsw/piazza/Thread.java
unsw/test/PiazzaTest.java
Amongst all the cruft outputted by JUnit, ...
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How to Create Sublime-Like Build Systems in Vim?
I am currently new to neovim.
Something that has me a bit stuck is being able to easily run my code. The text editor I used before trying out vim was Sublime Text 3, and, in that text editor, all I ...
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Java path required in .vimrc
Normally you would compile java using this:
javac Hello.java
java Hello
Under certain conditions you can compile from Vim by just typing :make by placing this in .vimrc
autocmd Filetype java set ...
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Execute compile command from compile_commands.json for current file
Motivation:
Reduce the feedback loop when writing new code as much as possible.
Currently, I need to do a full bazel build of my project whenever I have made changes. However, often the mistakes I ...
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`:make` not echoing output to the command line
I have a simple makefile as follow:
all: A.cpp
g++ -o A.exe A.cpp
.\A
In A.cpp,
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main() {
cout << "Hello World!\n" <&...
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make appending strange folder to my makeprg on Windows
I recently came to use NeoVim and I was trying to configure my vim to run a single file using :make command (My g++ is from MinGW), I tried to use
:let &makeprg = 'g++ -Wall -Wextra -std=c++17 -o %...
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Difference between make and make!
According to the help page the only difference between :make and :make! is that the latter doesn't jump to the first error. So why isn't :make! <Bar> silent cnext<CR> equivalent to :make?
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Compile man pages written in groff_man?
What would you reccommend as makeprg for compiling nroff documents (for man pages)? I currently have it set to mandoc because it works when I do it from the terminal: mandoc foo.1
When I run :make, it ...
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How to compile a program and open the output in a vertical terminal window?
How can I write a command that does the following?
With one mapping, compile and/or run a program based on the filetype (*.c,
*.cpp, *.js, *.py, etc.), and open a vertical terminal window with
the ...
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How can I make vim ignore a filetype plugin's makeprg setting?
I am using a plugin that sets makeprg to some value specific to the filetype's programming language. I want to use my global setting instead, because I also use Makefiles. How can I do this? Thank you!...
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Debug how vim calls makeprg
I'm trying to set up pylint to work with :make command in Vim 8.2.
I've set :compiler pylint but running :make gives me pylint's help message, so some arguments seem to be passed incorrectly.
:set ...
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Check if :make fails
I just setup this mapping for my latex development:
nnoremap <buffer> <LocalLeader>o :make %:r.pdf <Bar> !open %:r.pdf<CR><CR><CR>
But I wondered about checking if ...
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error not formatted as per efm
I have created a mwe plugin to show my problem for fortran ft.
tree ftrial
ftrial
├── autoload
│ └── makes.vim
└── ftplugin
└── fortran_mk.vim
with
cat ftrial/autoload/makes.vim
" ...
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Quickfix stack doesn't work when using make -j
As mentioned in other questions, using make -C buildpath as makeprg in Vim and the appropriate errorformat triggers the nice handling of the quickfix directory stack.
That is, the quickfix uses the "...
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How to change make command
In my ~/.config/nvim/ftplugin/tex.vim I have the following:
set makeprg=pdflatex\ -halt-on-error\ -file-line-error\ -synctex=1\ %
set errorformat=%f:%l:\ %m
however when I run make the command that ...
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Quickfix won't parse :make output
My makeprg is set to:
cd build/ && cmake --build . --config Debug && ctest && gdb -q -ex run ./a
This allows me to build application, run tests and start debugging session ...
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How to use bash aliases in ftplugin files? [duplicate]
I want to be able to compile and run C++ files directly from inside vim. I have a custom compilation alias gmm defined in ~/.bash_aliases. I do not want to copy it over to my ~/.vim/ftplugin/cpp.vim ...
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Running make from vim
I would like to use vim as a c++ IDE. Is there a possibility to run "make" and see the "make" progression in a separate (newly opened) pane. Also, the consecutive execution of the binary would be nice....
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Bind makeprg to a shell command
I want to make something like this:
let &makerpg = '[ -f Makefile] && make || cd build && [ -f Makefile ] && make || cd ../build && [ -f Makefile ] && make ...
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How do I remap the :make command to run a docker container?
I use a custom docker container to build my project so my "make" command is actually docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/src container make $arg.
I'd like to be able to type :make $arg in command mode and ...
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How to show make command's output in vertically split buffer?
I want the behavior of :vnew term://make ts run-server but using the make command instead of invoking term. I have tried :make ts run-server | vert copen but that still takes over the entire terminal ...
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How to have two different makefile mapped to two different keys?
I am using F5 to compile my programs
From my .vimrc
set makeprg=make\ -f\ ~/makefile\ %<
noremap <F5> :make<CR>
But I want to add one other way to compile my programs which compiles a ...
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Configuring Multiple Compiler Plugins in a Single Project
Vim has compiler plugin feature which enables the user to write a compiler configuration, and then running :make will trigger the command, and errorformat will parse the output and will print any ...
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Default parameter for :make if $* is empty?
Is it possible to provide a default if $* is empty in a :make?
I'd like to specify :makeprg so that:
:make runs swift build
:make foo bar runs swift foo bar.
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Open quickfix window without focusing it
I run my make commands asynchronously in vim with the asyncrun plugin.
I use this code in my .vimrc to open the quickfix window automatically everytime I run an asynchronous make command in order to ...
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Running vim's ':make' using ':term'
Is there a way that I can have the :make command output itself to a terminal window in vim? In the 8.1 release, they added the :term command, which allows you to run an external program in a vim ...
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How to capture errors from make in terminal window
Vim 8.1's release note seems to indicate that you can feed output from make running in a terminal window to a quickfix list, but I couldn't find any detailed explanation. Is there a way to do this ...
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Quickfix navigation not working properly
I'm trying to lint my C files inside vim. I know that quickfix should help in this case. I found the following pc-lint file maintained by Craig Emery. I have this file in vim/vim80/compiler.
if ...
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Using an interactive interpreter as makeprg
Is there any way to use an interactive interpreter as the makeprg? I want the interpreter to stay interactive after invoking :make.
For example, if I wanted to invoke python on the current file and ...
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How to set up compiler globally?
In my vimrc, I have a compiler myCompiler. When the editor starts up, everything is fine. When I switch to a new file, the compiler settings (makeprg and errorformat) revert to their defaults.
How ...
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Silencing :make command
I am setting makeprg to perl % to run my Perl script (if there's a better way, I'm up for that, too), and it works just fine, except that it reproduces the first line of output prefixed with the text "...
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vim :make :cwindow, I need error length character limit larger than 1000
I am compiling a program with :make command, then I examine g++ errors using :cwindow. The problem is that the error produced by g++ is longer than 1000 characters and it is cut.
Currently I have to ...
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Can't hide quickfix before executing makeprg
I'm trying to hide the quickfix window while building, so that it doesn't show outdated info.
I can, of course, execute :ccl at any time to close quickfix. Additionally, I've used autocmd to call a ...
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How to redirect a make program's stdout when using it in Vim?
I use Google closure-compiler to check syntax errors in a JS file, the problem is that if there is no error it gives the source of the file to its STDOUT and with the default settings this counts as ...
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How to escape pipe character in `:make`, `:grep` and friends
I'm trying to use :grep to search for one of several words. Since grep accepts regular expressions, I figured I could just use the pipe character | to build a single expression for both words:
:grep -...
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How to run make in Vim, open results in split window and show the compilation time?
I would like to run :make in Vim, while also allowing the user to edit a file while we're waiting for the compilation to finish, then when the compilation is finished open the result in a split window ...
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How to customize % symbol in makeprg command
When I set makeprg using:
set makeprg=gcc\ -Wall\ -g\ %\ -o\ %
and then invoke :make Vim does not pass proper filenames, because this command is translated as:
gcc -Wall -g file.c -o file.c
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How to set up a Build > Make > Run cycle for a C++ project?
I am trying to come up with a way to handle C++ projects with Vim. I have sorted out syntax and code completion etc. to some extend. Now, I am curios to hear about how people handle their Build > Make ...
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maven colored logging breaks filepath
If I use the color logging for maven, the file path is corrupted by the coloring syntax:
^[[1;31m[ERROR]^[[m /home/foo/bar/src/main/java/com/domain/bar/App.java
instead of
[ERROR] /home/foo/bar/src/...
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Returning from :make to source code has sometimes a step too much
To work with pascal files, my .vimrc contains this code:
"" Work with pascal files
augroup make_pascal
autocmd!
autocmd FileType pascal :compiler fpc
autocmd FileType pascal :set makeprg=clear;\...
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Terminal setup when running make from Vim
What exactly is Vim doing when executing the :make command?
I was expecting that it just executes the content of the makeprg variable just like running :!make and additionally collects the output, ...
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