Make integration (:make without console window, closes issue #8)

Issue #8 on GitHub: #8

README.md

@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ This will launch your preferred (or the best available) web browser. Likewise th
 
 Note that on UNIX if the environment variable `$DISPLAY` is empty the plug-in will fall back to a command-line web browser. Because such web browsers are executed in front of Vim you have to quit the web browser to return to Vim.
 
+### The `:MakeWithShell` command
+
+This command is a very simple replacement for the [:make][make] command that does not pop up a console window on Windows. It doesn't come with all of the bells and whistles that Vim's built-in make command does but it should work.
+
 ### The `xolox#shell#execute()` function
 
 This function enables other Vim plug-ins to execute external commands in the background (i.e. asynchronously) *without opening a command prompt window on Windows*. For example try to execute the following command on Windows ([vimrun.exe][vimrun] is only included with Vim for Windows because it isn't needed on other platforms):
@@ -117,6 +121,7 @@ This software is licensed under the [MIT license](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M
 [easytags]: http://peterodding.com/code/vim/easytags/
 [gui]: http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/gui.html#GUI
 [libcall]: http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/eval.html#libcall()
+[make]: http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/quickfix.html#:make
 [sh_opt]: http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/options.html#%27shell%27
 [shcf_opt]: http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/options.html#%27shellcmdflag%27
 [system]: http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/eval.html#system()

autoload/xolox/shell.vim

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 " Vim auto-load script
 " Author: Peter Odding <peter@peterodding.com>
-" Last Change: April 30, 2013
+" Last Change: May 2, 2013
 " URL: http://peterodding.com/code/vim/shell/
 
-let g:xolox#shell#version = '0.9.26'
+let g:xolox#shell#version = '0.10'
 
 call xolox#misc#compat#check('shell', 2)
 
@@ -164,6 +164,20 @@ function! xolox#shell#execute(command, synchronous, ...) " -- execute external c
   endtry
 endfunction
 
+function! xolox#shell#make(bang, args) " -- run :make silent (without a console window) {{{1
+  let command = &makeprg
+  if a:args =~ '\S'
+    let command .= ' ' . a:args
+  endif
+  call xolox#misc#msg#info("shell.vim %s: Running make command %s ..", g:xolox#shell#version, command)
+  if a:bang == '!'
+    cgetexpr xolox#shell#execute(command, 1)
+  else
+    cexpr xolox#shell#execute(command, 1)
+  endif
+  cwindow
+endfunction
+
 function! xolox#shell#maximize(...) " -- show/hide Vim's menu, tool bar and/or tab line {{{1
   let new_state = a:0 == 0 ? !s:maximized : a:1
   if new_state && !s:maximized

doc/shell.txt

@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ Contents ~
   1. The |:Maximize| command
   2. The |:Fullscreen| command
   3. The |:Open| command
-  4. The |xolox#shell#execute()| function
-  5. The |xolox#shell#fullscreen()| function
-  6. The |xolox#shell#is_fullscreen()| function
-  7. The |g:shell_fullscreen_items| option
-  8. The |g:shell_mappings_enabled| option
-  9. The |g:shell_verify_urls| option
+  4. The |:MakeWithShell| command
+  5. The |xolox#shell#execute()| function
+  6. The |xolox#shell#fullscreen()| function
+  7. The |xolox#shell#is_fullscreen()| function
+  8. The |g:shell_fullscreen_items| option
+  9. The |g:shell_mappings_enabled| option
+  10. The |g:shell_make_override| option
+  11. The |g:shell_verify_urls| option
  3. Background                                                |shell-background|
  4. Other full-screen implementations  |shell-other-full-screen-implementations|
  5. Contact                                                      |shell-contact|
@@ -98,6 +100,13 @@ Note that on UNIX if the environment variable '$DISPLAY' is empty the plug-in
 will fall back to a command-line web browser. Because such web browsers are
 executed in front of Vim you have to quit the web browser to return to Vim.
 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+The *:MakeWithShell* command
+
+This command is a very simple replacement for the |:make| command that does not
+pop up a console window on Windows. It doesn't come with all of the bells and
+whistles that Vim's built-in make command does but it should work.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 The *xolox#shell#execute()* function
 
@@ -179,6 +188,9 @@ to your |vimrc| script:
     :inoremap <Leader>op <C-o>:Open<CR>
     :nnoremap <Leader>op :Open<CR>
 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+The *g:shell_make_override* option
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 The *g:shell_verify_urls* option
 

plugin/shell.vim

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 " Vim plug-in
 " Author: Peter Odding <peter@peterodding.com>
-" Last Change: October 28, 2011
+" Last Change: May 2, 2013
 " URL: http://peterodding.com/code/vim/shell/
 
 " Support for automatic update using the GLVS plug-in.
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ augroup END
 command! -bar -nargs=? -complete=file Open call xolox#shell#open_cmd(<q-args>)
 command! -bar Maximize call xolox#shell#maximize()
 command! -bar Fullscreen call xolox#shell#fullscreen()
+command! -bar -bang -nargs=? MakeWithShell :call xolox#shell#make(<q-bang>, <q-args>)
 
 " Default key mappings. {{{1