(compilation-start-hook): New hook.

(compilation-start): Run it on the compilation process.

2 files changed, 18 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 4010ba0e9f7..0fca95bea2d 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-11-18  Sam Steingold  <sds@gnu.org>
+
+        * progmodes/compile.el (compilation-start-hook): New hook.
+        (compilation-start): Run it on the compilation process.
+
 2008-11-18  Juanma Barranquero  <lekktu@gmail.com>
 
         * international/mule-cmds.el (update-leim-list-file): Simplify.
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/compile.el b/lisp/progmodes/compile.el
index f29c93f5ffa..9993f1197c3 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/compile.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/compile.el
@@ -92,6 +92,17 @@
   :group 'compilation)
 
 ;;;###autoload
+(defcustom compilation-start-hook nil
+  "List of hook functions run by `compilation-start' on the compilation process.
+\(See `run-hook-with-args').
+If you use \"omake -P\" and do not want \\[save-buffers-kill-terminal] to ask whether you want
+the compilation to be killed, you can use this hook:
+  (add-hook 'compilation-start-hook
+    (lambda (process) (set-process-query-on-exit-flag process nil)) nil t)"
+  :type 'hook
+  :group 'compilation)
+
+;;;###autoload
 (defcustom compilation-window-height nil
   "Number of lines in a compilation window.  If nil, use Emacs default."
   :type '(choice (const :tag "Default" nil)
@@ -1277,7 +1288,8 @@ Returns the compilation buffer created."
                     (process-send-eof proc)
                   ;; The process may have exited already.
                   (error nil)))
-              (setq compilation-in-progress
+              (run-hook-with-args 'compilation-start-hook proc)
+              (setq compilation-in-progress
                     (cons proc compilation-in-progress)))
           ;; No asynchronous processes available.
           (message "Executing `%s'..." command)