Bug 66468

Summary: Make option to build from current document directory
Product: [Applications] kdevelop Reporter: Justin Randall <logic>
Component: All build toolsAssignee: KDevelop Developers <kdevelop-devel>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: wishlist    
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 4.0.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Gentoo Packages   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Attachments: annotated screenshot of the bug

Description Justin Randall 2003-10-23 17:45:55 UTC 
Version:           CVS (using KDE KDE 3.1.4)
Installed from:    Gentoo Packages
Compiler:          gcc-3.2 
OS:          Linux

I find myself iterating on a single file or set of files tucked away in a few separate directories in a rather large project. When I am ready to test changes, I:
1. go to the automake manager
2. highlight the directory
3. click the "build" button. 

It would be nice to have an option, easily bound to an accelerator/shortcut that would build in the current document's directory. This would remove several steps from the build process. Setting the "active target" is quite usable when I am working in a single area, but cumbersome as I move around the project directories.

Ideally, building is a one-step process that does not involve my hand leaving the keyboard to navigate the UI with the mouse looking for buttons to click.
Comment 1 John Harris 2007-05-08 20:35:18 UTC 
Created attachment 20514 [details]
annotated screenshot of the bug

I want to run make on the makefile.
The makefile is in view, and it's name is hightlighted in the file selector.
but the menu option "Build/Build Subproject (F7)" picks some other directory.
... perhaps I have to set the 'active target' first.... this is Non-Intuitive

The green boxes are the good things, the red boxes are the bad things
Comment 2 Andreas Pakulat 2009-01-24 02:10:35 UTC 
we can actually build any file now