Jason Baker writes: > Paul Kinnucan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I think the directory-files function requires an argument that > > specifies a directory. This highlights the advantage of using the > > "awkward" customization interface; no programming errors. Also, I've > > never understood the big attraction of having to manually find and > > open a project file, edit it, and then save it, an error-prone and > > tedious process. Not my idea of a good time but, heck, to each > > his own. > > I'm using JDE in a system that is built using autoconf and make. The > canonical way to invoke javac is by running make, so the makefile in > the main java directory contains a rule to generate the prj.el file. > For me, this is a lot easier than going through the "awkward" > customization interface each time I set up a new working tree.
On the other hand, I use David Ponce's JMaker to generate the makefiles for my projects from the JDEE's customization variables (i.e., the prj.el file). No handwritten code involved at all. Paul
