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@c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions.
-@node Building, Maintaining, Programs, Top
+@node Building
@chapter Compiling and Testing Programs
@cindex building programs
@cindex program building
Flymake mode is a minor mode that performs on-the-fly syntax
checking for many programming and markup languages, including C, C++,
-Perl, HTML, and @TeX{}/La@TeX{}. It is somewhat analogous to Flyspell
+Perl, HTML, and @TeX{}/@LaTeX{}. It is somewhat analogous to Flyspell
mode, which performs spell checking for ordinary human languages in a
similar fashion (@pxref{Spelling}). As you edit a file, Flymake mode
runs an appropriate syntax checking tool in the background, using a
GUD Tooltip mode is a global minor mode that adds tooltip support to
GUD. To toggle this mode, type @kbd{M-x gud-tooltip-mode}. It is
disabled by default. If enabled, you can move the mouse cursor over a
-variable to show its value in a tooltip (@pxref{Tooltips}); this takes
-effect in the GUD interaction buffer, and in all source buffers with
-major modes listed in the variable @code{gud-tooltip-modes}. If the
-variable @code{gud-tooltip-echo-area} is non-@code{nil}, values are
-shown in the echo area instead of a tooltip.
-
- When using GUD Tooltip mode with @kbd{M-x gud-gdb}, you should note
-that displaying an expression's value in GDB can sometimes expand a
-macro, potentially causing side effects in the debugged program. If
-you use the @kbd{M-x gdb} interface, this problem does not occur, as
-there is special code to avoid side-effects; furthermore, you can
-display macro definitions associated with an identifier when the
-program is not executing.
+variable, a function, or a macro (collectively called
+@dfn{identifiers}) to show their values in tooltips
+(@pxref{Tooltips}). Alternatively, mark an identifier or an
+expression by dragging the mouse over it, then leave the mouse in the
+marked area to have the value of the expression displayed in a
+tooltip. The GUD Tooltip mode takes effect in the GUD interaction
+buffer, and in all source buffers with major modes listed in the
+variable @code{gud-tooltip-modes}. If the variable
+@code{gud-tooltip-echo-area} is non-@code{nil}, or if you turned off
+the tooltip mode, values are shown in the echo area instead of a
+tooltip.
+
+ When using GUD Tooltip mode with @kbd{M-x gud-gdb}, displaying an
+expression's value in GDB can sometimes expand a macro, potentially
+causing side effects in the debugged program. For that reason, using
+tooltips in @code{gud-gdb} is disabled. If you use the @kbd{M-x gdb}
+interface, this problem does not occur, as there is special code to
+avoid side-effects; furthermore, you can display macro definitions
+associated with an identifier when the program is not executing.
@node Commands of GUD
@subsection Commands of GUD
@end group
@end smallexample
- However, if @code{gdb-use-separate-io-buffer} is @code{nil}, the I/O
-buffer does not appear and the primary source buffer occupies the full
-width of the frame.
-
@findex gdb-restore-windows
@findex gdb-many-windows
If you ever change the window layout, you can restore the ``many
@end example
@cindex autoload
- Some commands are @dfn{autoloaded}: when you run them, Emacs
+ Some commands are @dfn{autoloaded}; when you run them, Emacs
automatically loads the associated library first. For instance, the
@kbd{M-x compile} command (@pxref{Compilation}) is autoloaded; if you
call it, Emacs automatically loads the @code{compile} library first.
In contrast, the command @kbd{M-x recompile} is not autoloaded, so it
is unavailable until you load the @code{compile} library.
+@vindex help-enable-auto-load
+ Automatic loading can also occur when you look up the documentation
+of an autoloaded command (@pxref{Name Help}), if the documentation
+refers to other functions and variables in its library (loading the
+library lets Emacs properly set up the hyperlinks in the @file{*Help*}
+buffer). To disable this feature, change the variable
+@code{help-enable-auto-load} to @code{nil}.
+
@vindex load-dangerous-libraries
@cindex Lisp files byte-compiled by XEmacs
By default, Emacs refuses to load compiled Lisp files which were
@vindex eval-expression-print-level
@vindex eval-expression-print-length
@vindex eval-expression-debug-on-error
- The customizable variables @code{eval-expression-print-level} and
+ The options @code{eval-expression-print-level} and
@code{eval-expression-print-length} control the maximum depth and
length of lists to print in the result of the evaluation commands
before abbreviating them. @code{eval-expression-debug-on-error}
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