1 ;;; vmsx.el --- run asynchronous VMS subprocesses under Emacs
3 ;; Copyright (C) 1986 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
5 ;; Author: Mukesh Prasad
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27 (defvar display-subprocess-window nil
28 "If non-nil, the suprocess window is displayed whenever input is received.")
30 (defvar command-prefix-string
"$ "
31 "String to insert to distinguish commands entered by user.")
33 (defvar subprocess-running nil
)
34 (defvar command-mode-map nil
)
38 (setq command-mode-map
(make-sparse-keymap))
39 (define-key command-mode-map
"\C-m" 'command-send-input
)
40 (define-key command-mode-map
"\C-u" 'command-kill-line
))
42 (defun subprocess-input (name str
)
43 "Handles input from a subprocess. Called by Emacs."
44 (if display-subprocess-window
45 (display-buffer subprocess-buf
))
46 (let ((old-buffer (current-buffer)))
47 (set-buffer subprocess-buf
)
48 (goto-char (point-max))
51 (set-buffer old-buffer
)))
53 (defun subprocess-exit (name)
54 "Called by Emacs upon subprocess exit."
55 (setq subprocess-running nil
))
57 (defun start-subprocess ()
58 "Spawns an asynchronous subprocess with output redirected to
59 the buffer *COMMAND*. Within this buffer, use C-m to send
60 the last line to the subprocess or to bring another line to
62 (if subprocess-running
64 (setq subprocess-buf
(get-buffer-create "*COMMAND*"))
66 (set-buffer subprocess-buf
)
67 (use-local-map command-mode-map
))
68 (setq subprocess-running
(spawn-subprocess 1 'subprocess-input
70 ;; Initialize subprocess so it doesn't panic and die upon
71 ;; encountering the first error.
72 (and subprocess-running
73 (send-command-to-subprocess 1 "ON SEVERE_ERROR THEN CONTINUE")))
75 (defvar subprocess-command-to-buffer-tmpdir
"SYS$SCRATCH:"
76 "*Put temporary files from subprocess-command-to-buffer here.")
78 (defun subprocess-command-to-buffer (command buffer
)
79 "Execute command and redirect output into buffer.
81 BUGS: only the output up to the end of the first image activation is trapped."
82 (if (not subprocess-running
)
86 (let ((output-filename
87 (concat subprocess-command-to-buffer-tmpdir
88 "OUTPUT-FOR-" (getenv "USER") ".LISTING")))
89 (while (file-attributes output-filename
)
90 (delete-file output-filename
))
91 (send-command-to-subprocess 1 (concat "DEFINE/USER SYS$OUTPUT "
92 output-filename
"-NEW"))
93 (send-command-to-subprocess 1 command
)
94 (send-command-to-subprocess 1 (concat "RENAME " output-filename
95 "-NEW " output-filename
))
96 (while (not (file-attributes output-filename
))
98 (insert-file output-filename
))))
100 (defun subprocess-command ()
101 "Starts asynchronous subprocess if not running and switches to its window."
103 (if (not subprocess-running
)
105 (and subprocess-running
106 (progn (pop-to-buffer subprocess-buf
) (goto-char (point-max)))))
108 (defun command-send-input ()
109 "If at last line of buffer, sends the current line to
110 the spawned subprocess. Otherwise brings back current
111 line to the last line for resubmission."
114 (let ((current-line (buffer-substring (point)
115 (progn (end-of-line) (point)))))
118 (if (not subprocess-running
)
120 (if subprocess-running
123 (send-command-to-subprocess 1 current-line
)
124 (if command-prefix-string
125 (progn (beginning-of-line) (insert command-prefix-string
)))
127 ;; else -- if not at last line in buffer
131 (if (string-equal command-prefix-string
132 (substring current-line
0 (length command-prefix-string
)))
133 (insert (substring current-line
(length command-prefix-string
)))
134 (insert current-line
)))))
136 (defun command-kill-line()
137 "Kills the current line. Used in command mode."
142 (define-key esc-map
"$" 'subprocess-command
)
144 ;;; vmsx.el ends here