Re: Sentinel interfering with compile's mode line update

[Bill Wohler]

Kevin Rodgers <address@hidden> wrote:

> Bill Wohler wrote:
> > I wrote a function to compile the MH-E manual and to start info when the
> > compilation finishes. As you all know, when (compile) runs, it adds
> > "Compiling" to all of the mode lines. When the compilation finishes,
> > this text is removed.
> 
> Isn't that what compilation-finish-function and
> compilation-finish-functions are for?

I suppose so, but they aren't described in the compile docstring, nor do
they appear in the compilation customization group. That's either an
oversight or they are implementation details and not meant to be used.

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