bug#41408: Add a project-compile command

[Dmitry Gutov]

On 19.05.2020 23:07, Philip K. wrote:

> > > The TODOs mention a `project-build' command, and from my interpretation,
> > > this is a slimmed down version (hence the other name, but also because
> > > it just called compile in a different environment).

Regarding the "build" command, I had a bigger idea with a set of 
abstractions and per-project customizations. But so far nobody's needed 
that, it seems.

> > Is this a command you'd be using yourself? If so, we'll add it happily.
>
> I wrote it because I needed it, otherwise I wouldn't have suggested it,
> hoping others to do.

That's what's important.

> And I assume others do, since projectile has a
> similar command (projectile-compile-project).

Projectile has a great many commands, we'll probably refrain from adding 
them all.

> > I'm just asking because it's indeed bare-bones, and I basically never
> > use 'M-x compile' directly.
>
> Hmm, I regularly use compile/recompile, but maybe that's my mistake. If
> you don't mind me asking, how do you invoke compile or related
> functions?

Someone could give some pointers, but don't mind me: I usually work with 
Ruby, where the main "compilation" is running the tests. And we do that 
(to take advantage of compilation-mode) via a certain abstraction that 
builds up the list of arguments, and uses a mode derived from 
compilation-mode.

> If I'm doing it the "wrong way", maybe it might not be worth
> applying this patch.

If you find it helpful, then most likely there will be others that do. 
So please don't worry about that.