branch: externals/matlab-mode
commit f593ae5884a9953c6993b600190b03bf614e7efb
Author: John Ciolfi <john.ciolfi...@gmail.com>
Commit: John Ciolfi <john.ciolfi...@gmail.com>
doc/matlab-language-server-lsp-mode.org: add flycheck setup
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doc/matlab-language-server-lsp-mode.org | 56 ++++++++++++++++++---------------
1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/matlab-language-server-lsp-mode.org
b/doc/matlab-language-server-lsp-mode.org
index a06bcbc968..06e1f82820 100644
--- a/doc/matlab-language-server-lsp-mode.org
+++ b/doc/matlab-language-server-lsp-mode.org
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ type =M-,= to jump back.
[[file:matlab-language-server-lsp-mode-files/matlab-and-lsp-mode-find-references.png]]
-* Rename identifiers, M-x lsp-rename
+* Rename symbols and identifiers, M-x lsp-rename
[[file:matlab-language-server-lsp-mode-files/matlab-and-lsp-mode-rename.png]]
@@ -83,37 +83,36 @@ type =M-,= to jump back.
: M-x list-packages
- and click on =lsp-mode= and install it. You may also want to install
+ and click on =lsp-mode= and install it. Also install:
- =company= for completions.
+ - =flycheck= for diagnostics (mlint warnings).
- =lsp-ui= for improved visualization of information provided by lsp-mode.
See
https://github.com/emacs-lsp/lsp-ui.
2. Download and install the MATLAB language server
- Download the language server (clone or unzip):
- - git clone https://github.com/mathworks/MATLAB-language-server.git
- or
- - Download the release zip file from
https://github.com/mathworks/MATLAB-language-server and
- unzip.
+ + Download the language server (clone or unzip):
+ : git clone https://github.com/mathworks/MATLAB-language-server.git
+ or download and unzip a release from
https://github.com/mathworks/MATLAB-language-server
- In the cloned or unziped directory,
- #+begin_src bash
- npm install
- npm run compile
- npm run package # optional JavaScript minimization
+ + In the cloned or unzipped directory,
+ #+begin_src bash
+ npm install
+ npm run compile
+ npm run package # optional JavaScript minimization
- # Install by copying built items into an install directory, e.g.
/usr/local/apps/matlabls
- cp -r ./out/ /usr/local/apps/matlabls/out/
- cp -r ./matlab/ /usr/local/apps/matlabls/matlab/
- #+end_src
+ # Install by copying built items into an install directory, e.g.
/usr/local/apps/matlabls
+ cp -r ./out/ /usr/local/apps/matlabls/out/
+ cp -r ./matlab/ /usr/local/apps/matlabls/matlab/
+ #+end_src
- In Emacs:
+ + In Emacs:
- : M-: (require 'lsp-matlab)
- : M-x customize-variable RET lsp-clients-matlab-server RET
+ : M-: (require 'lsp-matlab)
+ : M-x customize-variable RET lsp-clients-matlab-server RET
- and set to your installation, e.g. =/usr/local/apps/matlabls/out/index.js=
+ and set to your installation, e.g.
=/usr/local/apps/matlabls/out/index.js=
3. Tell lsp-mode where MATLAB is if MATLAB not on the PATH (~which matlab~
does not find MATLAB).
@@ -124,25 +123,28 @@ type =M-,= to jump back.
and set to your MATLAB installation e.g. =/usr/local/MATLAB/R2025a=
-4. Activate lsp-mode when you open *.m files.
+4. Activate lsp-mode when you open =*.m= files.
Add to your =~/.emacs=
- If using matlab-ts-mode
#+begin_example
- (add-hook 'matlab-ts-mode-hook 'lsp)
+ (add-hook 'matlab-ts-mode-hook #'lsp)
#+end_example
- If using matlab-mode
#+begin_example
- (add-hook 'matlab-mode-hook 'lsp)
+ (add-hook 'matlab-mode-hook #'lsp)
#+end_example
+ Replace =#'lsp= with =#'lsp-deferred= which defers the language server
start to after the buffer
+ is visible.
+
5. After loading a ~*.m~ file, the MATLAB language server will run MATLAB in
the "background" and
use that MATLAB for language server features such as
~xref-find-definitions~. It can take a
- while for this background MATLAB to start. After it starts, the supported
language server
- features will work. See
https://github.com/mathworks/MATLAB-language-server for features
- supported.
+ *long time* for this background MATLAB to start. On some systems, this can
be seconds and others
+ minutes. After the server starts, the supported language server features
will work. See
+ https://github.com/mathworks/MATLAB-language-server for features supported.
Some lsp features:
@@ -161,3 +163,5 @@ The examples above were created on Windows 11 using Emacs
30.1. The setup I use
PATH before the gpg from MSYS2.
4. Install the Emacs packages listed above.
5. Install the MATLAB Language Server as shown above.
+
+# LocalWords: showall inlineimages matlabls func flycheck imenu MELPA melpa
npm usr cp MSYS gpg
