* compile.el (recompile): Handle C-u M-x recompile from non-compilation buffer

Fixes: debbugs:17444

2 files changed, 12 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 8f3a245e2ad..c1b13e7cebb 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2014-05-09  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
+
+        * progmodes/compile.el (recompile):
+        Handle C-u M-x recompile from a non-compilation buffer.  (Bug#17444)
+
 2014-05-08  Juri Linkov  <juri@jurta.org>
 
         * dired.el (dired-check-switches, dired-switches-recursive-p):
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/compile.el b/lisp/progmodes/compile.el
index f6a94e8bf8c..30f30dfe83f 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/compile.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/compile.el
@@ -1430,7 +1430,7 @@ If optional second arg COMINT is t the buffer will be in Comint mode with
 `compilation-shell-minor-mode'.
 
 Interactively, prompts for the command if the variable
-`compilation-read-command' is non-nil; otherwise uses`compile-command'.
+`compilation-read-command' is non-nil; otherwise uses `compile-command'.
 With prefix arg, always prompts.
 Additionally, with universal prefix arg, compilation buffer will be in
 comint mode, i.e. interactive.
@@ -1469,12 +1469,13 @@ If the optional argument `edit-command' is non-nil, the command can be edited."
   (interactive "P")
   (save-some-buffers (not compilation-ask-about-save)
                      compilation-save-buffers-predicate)
-  (let ((default-directory (or compilation-directory default-directory)))
+  (let ((default-directory (or compilation-directory default-directory))
+        (command (eval compile-command)))
     (when edit-command
-      (setcar compilation-arguments
-              (compilation-read-command (car compilation-arguments))))
-    (apply 'compilation-start (or compilation-arguments
-                                  `(,(eval compile-command))))))
+      (setq command (compilation-read-command (or (car compilation-arguments)
+                                                  command)))
+      (if compilation-arguments (setcar compilation-arguments command)))
+    (apply 'compilation-start (or compilation-arguments (list command)))))
 
 (defcustom compilation-scroll-output nil
   "Non-nil to scroll the *compilation* buffer window as output appears.