* lisp/progmodes/compile.el (compilation-start): Try globbing the arg to `cd'.

Fixes: debbugs:15417

2 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 14d6f8503f6..e1aab1a78bf 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2013-10-02  Kevin Rodgers  <kevin.d.rodgers@gmail.com>
+
+        * progmodes/compile.el (compilation-start): Try globbing the arg to
+        `cd' (bug#15417).
+
 2013-10-02  Michael Albinus  <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
 
         Sync with Tramp 2.2.8.
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/compile.el b/lisp/progmodes/compile.el
index 8c981b36e56..e25be05fb09 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/compile.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/compile.el
@@ -1583,7 +1583,16 @@ Returns the compilation buffer created."
                "\\\\\\(.\\)" "\\1"
                (substring command (1+ (match-beginning 1))
                           (1- (match-end 1)))))
-             (t (substitute-env-vars (match-string 1 command)))))
+             ;; Try globbing as well (bug#15417).
+             (t (let* ((substituted-dir
+                        (substitute-env-vars (match-string 1 command)))
+                       ;; FIXME: This also tries to expand `*' that were
+                       ;; introduced by the envvar expansion!
+                       (expanded-dir
+                        (file-expand-wildcards substituted-dir)))
+                  (if (= (length expanded-dir) 1)
+                      (car expanded-dir)
+                    substituted-dir)))))
         (erase-buffer)
         ;; Select the desired mode.
         (if (not (eq mode t))