Re: Help with multiple multi-line error formats for different compilers

On Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 2:15:06 PM UTC-5, Ben Fritz wrote:
> On Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 1:06:34 PM UTC-6, Borges, Matt wrote:
> > I'm trying to use efm in vim with multiple compilers each of which use multi-line error messages.  The problem I am having is that only the first error shows up in the quick fix window.  However, if change efm to only have the error format for the compiler
> > currently being used, I see all the errors.  Here's an example:
>
> Do you have a reason that you need all the compiler settings combined into one error format? For example, does your make process run multiple different compilers in one build, or do you concatenate all your compiles into one log to use with :cfile?
>
> If not, then you probably are better off only ever setting the errorformat for the compiler you're using. I think that's the intended operation.
>
> In fact, Vim provides the capability to write a "compiler plugin" (:help write-compiler-plugin) to set up errorformat, makeprg, etc. for a single compiler using one :compiler command. That's probably what you ought to be using.
>
> In fact, there is already a javac compiler plugin distributed with Vim. Try it out with ":compiler javac" or take a look at it's settings in $VIMRUNTIME/compiler/javac.vim. I don't see a clang compiler plugin, however.

It is possible that one call to the make process will result in several compilers being used.

From reading the vim help I was under the impression that it is possible to setup errorformat so that it can match output from multiple compilers. If that is not possible, I can change my setup.

Thanks,
Matt

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