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+;;; -*-Emacs-Lisp-*- General command interpreter in a window stuff
+;;; Copyright Olin Shivers (1988).
+;;; Please imagine a long, tedious, legalistic 5-page gnu-style copyright
+;;; notice appearing here to the effect that you may use this code any
+;;; way you like, as long as you don't charge money for it, remove this
+;;; notice, or hold me liable for its results.
+
+;;; This hopefully generalises shell mode, lisp mode, tea mode, soar mode,...
+;;; Hacked from tea.el and shell.el by Olin Shivers (shivers@cs.cmu.edu). 8/88
+
+;;; This file defines a general command-interpreter-in-a-buffer package
+;;; (comint mode). The idea is that you can build specific process-in-a-buffer
+;;; modes on top of comint mode -- e.g., lisp, shell, scheme, T, soar, ....
+;;; This way, all these specific packages share a common base functionality, 
+;;; and a common set of bindings, which makes them easier to use (and
+;;; saves code, implementation time, etc., etc.).
+;;; 
+;;; Several packages are already defined using comint mode:
+;;; - The file cmushell.el defines cmushell and cmulisp mode.
+;;; Cmushell and cmulisp mode are similar to, and intended to replace,
+;;; their counterparts in the standard gnu emacs release (in shell.el). 
+;;; These replacements are more featureful, robust, and uniform than the 
+;;; released versions. The key bindings in lisp mode are also more compatible
+;;; with the bindings of Hemlock and Zwei (the Lisp Machine emacs).
+;;;
+;;; - The file cmuscheme.el defines inferior-scheme mode.
+;;; - The file tea.el tunes scheme and inferior-scheme modes for T.
+;;; - The file soar.el tunes lisp and inferior-lisp modes for Soar.
+
+;;; For documentation on the functionality provided by comint mode, and
+;;; the hooks available for customising it, see the comments below.
+;;; For further information on the standard derived modes (shell, 
+;;; inferior-lisp, inferior-scheme, ...), see the relevant source files.
+
+;;; Please send me bug reports, bug fixes, and extensions, so that I can
+;;; merge them into the master source.
+
+;;; For hints on converting existing process modes (e.g., tex-mode,
+;;; background, dbx, gdb, kermit, prolog, telnet) to use comint-mode
+;;; instead of shell-mode, see the notes at the end of this file.
+
+(provide 'comint)
+
+
+;;; Brief Command Documentation:
+;;;============================================================================
+;;; Comint Mode Commands: (common to all derived modes, like cmushell & cmulisp
+;;; mode)
+;;;
+;;; m-p	    comint-previous-input    	    Cycle backwards in input history
+;;; m-n	    comint-next-input  	    	    Cycle forwards
+;;; c-c r   comint-previous-input-matching  Search backwards in input history
+;;; return  comint-send-input
+;;; c-a     comint-bol                      Beginning of line; skip prompt.
+;;; c-d	    comint-delchar-or-maybe-eof     Delete char unless at end of buff.
+;;; c-c c-u comint-kill-input	    	    ^u
+;;; c-c c-w backward-kill-word    	    ^w
+;;; c-c c-c comint-interrupt-subjob 	    ^c
+;;; c-c c-z comint-stop-subjob	    	    ^z
+;;; c-c c-\ comint-quit-subjob	    	    ^\
+;;; c-c c-o comint-kill-output		    Delete last batch of process output
+;;; c-c c-r comint-show-output		    Show last batch of process output
+;;;
+;;; Not bound by default in comint-mode
+;;; send-invisible			Read a line w/o echo, and send to proc
+;;; (These are bound in shell-mode)
+;;; comint-dynamic-complete		Complete filename at point.
+;;; comint-dynamic-list-completions	List completions in help buffer.
+;;; comint-replace-by-expanded-filename	Expand and complete filename at point;
+;;;					replace with expanded/completed name.
+;;; comint-kill-subjob			No mercy.
+;;; comint-continue-subjob		Send CONT signal to buffer's process
+;;;					group. Useful if you accidentally
+;;;					suspend your process (with C-c C-z).
+;;;
+;;; Bound for RMS -- I prefer the input history stuff, but you might like 'em.
+;;; m-P	   comint-msearch-input		Search backwards for prompt
+;;; m-N    comint-psearch-input		Search forwards for prompt
+;;; C-cR   comint-msearch-input-matching Search backwards for prompt & string
+
+;;; comint-mode-hook is the comint mode hook. Basically for your keybindings.
+;;; comint-load-hook is run after loading in this package.
+
+
+;;; Buffer Local Variables:
+;;;============================================================================
+;;; Comint mode buffer local variables:
+;;;     comint-prompt-regexp    - string       comint-bol uses to match prompt.
+;;;     comint-last-input-end   - marker       For comint-kill-output command
+;;;     input-ring-size         - integer      For the input history
+;;;     input-ring              - ring             mechanism
+;;;     input-ring-index        - marker           ...
+;;;     comint-last-input-match - string           ...
+;;;     comint-get-old-input    - function     Hooks for specific 
+;;;     comint-input-sentinel   - function         process-in-a-buffer
+;;;     comint-input-filter     - function         modes.
+(defvar comint-prompt-regexp "^"
+  "Regexp to recognise prompts in the inferior process.
+Defaults to \"^\", the null string at BOL.
+
+Good choices:
+  Canonical Lisp: \"^[^> ]*>+:? *\" (Lucid, franz, kcl, T, cscheme, oaklisp)
+  Lucid Common Lisp: \"^\\(>\\|\\(->\\)+\\) *\"
+  franz: \"^\\(->\\|<[0-9]*>:\\) *\"
+  kcl: \"^>+ *\"
+  shell: \"^[^#$%>]*[#$%>] *\"
+  T: \"^>+ *\"
+
+This is a good thing to set in mode hooks.")
+
+(defvar input-ring-size 30
+  "Size of input history ring.")
+
+;;; Here are the per-interpreter hooks.
+(defvar comint-get-old-input (function comint-get-old-input-default)
+  "Function that submits old text in comint mode.
+This function is called when return is typed while the point is in old text.
+It returns the text to be submitted as process input.  The default is
+comint-get-old-input-default, which grabs the current line, and strips off
+leading text matching comint-prompt-regexp")
+
+(defvar comint-input-sentinel (function ignore)
+  "Called on each input submitted to comint mode process by comint-send-input.
+Thus it can, for instance, track cd/pushd/popd commands issued to the csh.")
+
+(defvar comint-input-filter
+  (function (lambda (str) (not (string-match "\\`\\s *\\'" str))))
+  "Predicate for filtering additions to input history.
+Only inputs answering true to this function are saved on the input
+history list. Default is to save anything that isn't all whitespace")
+
+(defvar comint-mode-hook '()
+  "Called upon entry into comint-mode")
+
+(defvar comint-mode-map nil)
+
+;; Added for ILISP
+(defvar comint-input-chunk-size 512)
+
+
+
+(defun comint-mode ()
+  "Major mode for interacting with an inferior interpreter.
+Interpreter name is same as buffer name, sans the asterisks.
+Return at end of buffer sends line as input.
+Return not at end copies rest of line to end and sends it.
+
+This mode is typically customised to create inferior-lisp-mode,
+shell-mode, etc.. This can be done by setting the hooks
+comint-input-sentinel, comint-input-filter, and comint-get-old-input to
+appropriate functions, and the variable comint-prompt-regexp to
+the appropriate regular expression.
+
+An input history is maintained of size input-ring-size, and
+can be accessed with the commands comint-next-input [\\[comint-next-input]] and 
+comint-previous-input [\\[comint-previous-input]]. Commands not keybound by
+default are send-invisible, comint-dynamic-complete, and 
+comint-list-dynamic-completions.
+\\{comint-mode-map}
+If you accidentally suspend your process, use \\[comint-continue-subjob]
+to continue it.
+
+Entry to this mode runs the hooks on comint-mode-hook"
+  (interactive)
+  (let ((old-ring (and (assq 'input-ring (buffer-local-variables))
+		       (boundp 'input-ring)
+		       input-ring)))
+    (kill-all-local-variables)
+    (setq major-mode 'comint-mode)
+    (setq mode-name "Comint")
+    (setq mode-line-process '(": %s"))
+    (use-local-map comint-mode-map)
+    (make-local-variable 'comint-last-input-end)
+    (setq comint-last-input-end (make-marker))
+    (make-local-variable 'comint-last-input-match)
+    (setq comint-last-input-match "")
+    (make-variable-buffer-local 'comint-prompt-regexp) ; Don't set; default
+    (make-variable-buffer-local 'input-ring-size)      ; ...to global val.
+    (make-local-variable 'input-ring)
+    (make-local-variable 'input-ring-index)
+    (setq input-ring-index 0)
+    (make-variable-buffer-local 'comint-get-old-input)
+    (make-variable-buffer-local 'comint-input-sentinel)
+    (make-variable-buffer-local 'comint-input-filter)  
+    (run-hooks 'comint-mode-hook)
+    ;Do this after the hook so the user can mung INPUT-RING-SIZE w/his hook.
+    ;The test is so we don't lose history if we run comint-mode twice in
+    ;a buffer.
+    (setq input-ring (if (ring-p old-ring) old-ring
+			 (make-ring input-ring-size)))))
+
+(if comint-mode-map
+    nil
+  (setq comint-mode-map (make-sparse-keymap))
+  (define-key comint-mode-map "\ep" 'comint-previous-input)
+  (define-key comint-mode-map "\en" 'comint-next-input)
+  (define-key comint-mode-map "\C-m" 'comint-send-input)
+  (define-key comint-mode-map "\C-d" 'comint-delchar-or-maybe-eof)
+  (define-key comint-mode-map "\C-a" 'comint-bol)
+  (define-key comint-mode-map "\C-c\C-u" 'comint-kill-input)
+  (define-key comint-mode-map "\C-c\C-w" 'backward-kill-word)
+  (define-key comint-mode-map "\C-c\C-c" 'comint-interrupt-subjob)
+  (define-key comint-mode-map "\C-c\C-z" 'comint-stop-subjob)
+  (define-key comint-mode-map "\C-c\C-\\" 'comint-quit-subjob)
+  (define-key comint-mode-map "\C-c\C-o" 'comint-kill-output)
+  (define-key comint-mode-map "\C-cr"    'comint-previous-input-matching)
+  (define-key comint-mode-map "\C-c\C-r" 'comint-show-output)
+  ;;; Here's the prompt-search stuff I installed for RMS to try...
+  (define-key comint-mode-map "\eP" 'comint-msearch-input)
+  (define-key comint-mode-map "\eN" 'comint-psearch-input)
+  (define-key comint-mode-map "\C-cR" 'comint-msearch-input-matching))
+
+
+;;; This function is used to make a full copy of the comint mode map,
+;;; so that client modes won't interfere with each other. This function
+;;; isn't necessary in emacs 18.5x, but we keep it around for 18.4x versions.
+(defun full-copy-sparse-keymap (km)
+  "Recursively copy the sparse keymap KM"
+  (cond ((consp km)
+	 (cons (full-copy-sparse-keymap (car km))
+	       (full-copy-sparse-keymap (cdr km))))
+	(t km)))
+
+(defun comint-check-proc (buffer-name)
+  "True if there is a process associated w/buffer BUFFER-NAME, and
+it is alive (status RUN or STOP)."
+  (let ((proc (get-buffer-process buffer-name)))
+    (and proc (memq (process-status proc) '(run stop)))))
+
+;;; Note that this guy, unlike shell.el's make-shell, barfs if you pass it ()
+;;; for the second argument (program).
+(defun make-comint (name program &optional startfile &rest switches)
+  (let* ((buffer (get-buffer-create (concat "*" name "*")))
+	 (proc (get-buffer-process buffer)))
+    ;; If no process, or nuked process, crank up a new one and put buffer in
+    ;; comint mode. Otherwise, leave buffer and existing process alone.
+    (cond ((or (not proc) (not (memq (process-status proc) '(run stop))))
+	   (comint-exec buffer name program startfile switches)
+	   (save-excursion
+	     (set-buffer buffer)
+	     (comint-mode)))) ; Install local vars, mode, keymap, ...
+    buffer))
+
+(defun comint-exec (buffer name command startfile switches)
+  "Fires up a process in buffer for comint modes.
+Blasts any old process running in the buffer. Doesn't set the buffer mode.
+You can use this to cheaply run a series of processes in the same comint
+buffer."
+  (save-excursion
+    (set-buffer buffer)
+    (let ((proc (get-buffer-process buffer)))	; Blast any old process.
+      (if proc (delete-process proc)))
+    ;; Crank up a new process
+    (let ((proc (apply 'start-process name buffer (concat exec-directory "env")
+		       (format "TERMCAP=emacs:co#%d:tc=unknown:"
+			       (screen-width))
+		       "TERM=emacs" "EMACS=t" "-" command switches)))
+      ;; Feed it the startfile.
+      (cond (startfile
+	     ;;This is guaranteed to wait long enough
+	     ;;but has bad results if the comint does not prompt at all
+	     ;;	     (while (= size (buffer-size))
+	     ;;	       (sleep-for 1))
+	     ;;I hope 1 second is enough!
+	     (sleep-for 1)
+	     (goto-char (point-max))
+	     (insert-file-contents startfile)
+	     (setq startfile (buffer-substring (point) (point-max)))
+	     (delete-region (point) (point-max))
+	     (process-send-string proc startfile)))
+      ;; Jump to the end, and set the process mark.
+      (goto-char (point-max))
+      (set-marker (process-mark proc) (point)))
+    buffer))
+      
+
+
+;;; Ring Code
+;;;============================================================================
+;;; This code defines a ring data structure. A ring is a 
+;;;     (hd-index tl-index . vector) 
+;;; list. You can insert to, remove from, and rotate a ring. When the ring
+;;; fills up, insertions cause the oldest elts to be quietly dropped.
+;;;
+;;; HEAD = index of the newest item on the ring.
+;;; TAIL = index of the oldest item on the ring.
+;;;
+;;; These functions are used by the input history mechanism, but they can
+;;; be used for other purposes as well.
+
+(defun ring-p (x) 
+  "T if X is a ring; NIL otherwise."
+  (and (consp x) (integerp (car x))
+       (consp (cdr x)) (integerp (car (cdr x)))
+       (vectorp (cdr (cdr x)))))
+
+(defun make-ring (size)
+  "Make a ring that can contain SIZE elts"
+  (cons 1 (cons 0 (make-vector (+ size 1) nil))))
+
+(defun ring-plus1 (index veclen)
+  "INDEX+1, with wraparound"
+  (let ((new-index (+ index 1)))
+    (if (= new-index veclen) 0 new-index)))
+
+(defun ring-minus1 (index veclen)
+  "INDEX-1, with wraparound"
+  (- (if (= 0 index) veclen index) 1))
+
+(defun ring-length (ring)
+  (let ((hd (car ring)) (tl (car (cdr ring)))  (siz (length (cdr (cdr ring)))))
+    (let ((len (if (<= hd tl) (+ 1 (- tl hd)) (+ 1 tl (- siz hd)))))
+      (if (= len siz) 0 len))))
+
+(defun ring-empty-p (ring)
+  (= 0 (ring-length ring)))
+
+(defun ring-insert (ring item)
+  "Insert a new item onto the ring. If the ring is full, dump the oldest
+item to make room."       
+  (let* ((vec (cdr (cdr ring)))  (len (length vec))
+	 (new-hd (ring-minus1 (car ring) len)))
+      (setcar ring new-hd)
+      (aset vec new-hd item)
+      (if (ring-empty-p ring) ;overflow -- dump one off the tail.
+	  (setcar (cdr ring) (ring-minus1 (car (cdr ring)) len)))))
+
+(defun ring-remove (ring)
+  "Remove the oldest item retained on the ring."
+  (if (ring-empty-p ring) (error "Ring empty")
+      (let ((tl (car (cdr ring)))  (vec (cdr (cdr ring))))
+	(set-car (cdr ring) (ring-minus1 tl (length vec)))
+	(aref vec tl))))
+
+;;; This isn't actually used in this package. I just threw it in in case
+;;; someone else wanted it. If you want rotating-ring behavior on your history
+;;; retrieval (analagous to kill ring behavior), this function is what you
+;;; need. I should write the yank-input and yank-pop-input-or-kill to go with
+;;; this, and not bind it to a key by default, so it would be available to
+;;; people who want to bind it to a key. But who would want it? Blech.
+(defun ring-rotate (ring n)
+  (if (not (= n 0))
+      (if (ring-empty-p ring) ;Is this the right error check?
+	  (error "ring empty")
+	  (let ((hd (car ring))  (tl (car (cdr ring)))  (vec (cdr (cdr ring))))
+	    (let ((len (length vec)))
+	      (while (> n 0)
+		(setq tl (ring-plus1 tl len))
+		(aset ring tl (aref ring hd))
+		(setq hd (ring-plus1 hd len))
+		(setq n (- n 1)))
+	      (while (< n 0)
+		(setq hd (ring-minus1 hd len))
+		(aset vec hd (aref vec tl))
+		(setq tl (ring-minus1 tl len))
+		(setq n (- n 1))))
+	    (set-car ring hd)
+	    (set-car (cdr ring) tl)))))
+
+(defun comint-mod (n m)
+  "Returns N mod M. M is positive. Answer is guaranteed to be non-negative, 
+and less than m."
+  (let ((n (% n m)))
+    (if (>= n 0) n
+	(+ n
+	   (if (>= m 0) m (- m)))))) ; (abs m)
+
+(defun ring-ref (ring index)
+  (let ((numelts (ring-length ring)))
+    (if (= numelts 0) (error "indexed empty ring")
+	(let* ((hd (car ring))  (tl (car (cdr ring)))  (vec (cdr (cdr ring)))
+	       (index (comint-mod index numelts))
+	       (vec-index (comint-mod (+ index hd) 
+				      (length vec))))
+	  (aref vec vec-index)))))
+
+
+;;; Input history retrieval commands
+;;; M-p -- previous input    M-n -- next input
+;;; C-c r -- previous input matching
+;;; ===========================================================================
+
+(defun comint-previous-input (arg)
+  "Cycle backwards through input history."
+  (interactive "*p")
+  (let ((len (ring-length input-ring)))
+    (cond ((<= len 0)
+	   (message "Empty input ring")
+	   (ding))
+	  ((not (comint-after-pmark-p))
+	   (message "Not after process mark")
+	   (ding))
+	  (t
+	   (cond ((eq last-command 'comint-previous-input)
+		  (delete-region (mark) (point))
+		  (set-mark (point)))
+		 (t                          
+		  (setq input-ring-index
+			(if (> arg 0) -1
+			    (if (< arg 0) 1 0)))
+		  (push-mark (point))))
+	   (setq input-ring-index (comint-mod (+ input-ring-index arg) len))
+	   (message "%d" (1+ input-ring-index))
+	   (insert (ring-ref input-ring input-ring-index))
+	   (setq this-command 'comint-previous-input))
+	  (t (ding)))))
+	 
+(defun comint-next-input (arg)
+  "Cycle forwards through input history."
+  (interactive "*p")
+  (comint-previous-input (- arg)))
+
+(defvar comint-last-input-match ""
+  "Last string searched for by comint input history search, for defaulting.
+Buffer local variable.") 
+
+(defun comint-previous-input-matching (str)
+  "Searches backwards through input history for substring match"
+  (interactive (let ((s (read-from-minibuffer 
+			 (format "Command substring (default %s): "
+				 comint-last-input-match))))
+		 (list (if (string= s "") comint-last-input-match s))))
+; (interactive "sCommand substring: ")
+  (setq comint-last-input-match str) ; update default
+  (let ((str (regexp-quote str))
+        (len (ring-length input-ring))
+	(n 0))
+    (while (and (<= n len) (not (string-match str (ring-ref input-ring n))))
+      (setq n (+ n 1)))
+    (cond ((<= n len) (comint-previous-input (+ n 1)))
+	  (t (error "Not found.")))))
+
+;;; These next three commands are alternatives to the input history commands --
+;;; comint-next-input, comint-previous-input and 
+;;; comint-previous-input-matching. They search through the process buffer
+;;; text looking for occurrences of the prompt. RMS likes them better;
+;;; I don't. Bound to M-P, M-N, and C-c R (uppercase P, N, and R) for
+;;; now. Try'em out. Go with what you like...
+
+;;; comint-msearch-input-matching prompts for a string, not a regexp.
+;;; This could be considered to be the wrong thing. I decided to keep it
+;;; simple, and not make the user worry about regexps. This, of course,
+;;; limits functionality.
+
+(defun comint-psearch-input ()
+  "Search forwards for next occurrence of prompt and skip to end of line.
+\(prompt is anything matching regexp comint-prompt-regexp)"
+  (interactive)
+  (if (re-search-forward comint-prompt-regexp (point-max) t)
+      (end-of-line)
+      (error "No occurrence of prompt found")))
+
+(defun comint-msearch-input ()
+  "Search backwards for previous occurrence of prompt and skip to end of line.
+Search starts from beginning of current line."
+  (interactive)
+  (let ((p (save-excursion
+	     (beginning-of-line)
+	     (cond ((re-search-backward comint-prompt-regexp (point-min) t)
+		    (end-of-line)
+		    (point))
+		   (t nil)))))
+    (if p (goto-char p)
+	(error "No occurrence of prompt found"))))
+
+(defun comint-msearch-input-matching (str)
+  "Search backwards for occurrence of prompt followed by STRING.
+STRING is prompted for, and is NOT a regular expression."
+  (interactive (let ((s (read-from-minibuffer 
+			 (format "Command (default %s): "
+				 comint-last-input-match))))
+		 (list (if (string= s "") comint-last-input-match s))))
+; (interactive "sCommand: ")
+  (setq comint-last-input-match str) ; update default
+  (let* ((r (concat comint-prompt-regexp (regexp-quote str)))
+	 (p (save-excursion
+	      (beginning-of-line)
+	      (cond ((re-search-backward r (point-min) t)
+		     (end-of-line)
+		     (point))
+		    (t nil)))))
+    (if p (goto-char p)
+	(error "No match"))))
+
+(defun comint-send-input () 
+  "Send input to process.  After the process output mark, sends all text
+from the process mark to point as input to the process.  Before the
+process output mark, calls value of variable comint-get-old-input to retrieve
+old input, copies it to the end of the buffer, and sends it.  A terminal
+newline is also inserted into the buffer and sent to the process.  In either
+case, value of variable comint-input-sentinel is called on the input before
+sending it.  The input is entered into the input history ring, if value of
+variable comint-input-filter returns T when called on the input.
+
+comint-get-old-input, comint-input-sentinel, and comint-input-filter are chosen
+according to the command interpreter running in the buffer. E.g.,
+If the interpreter is the csh,
+    comint-get-old-input is the default: take the current line, discard any
+        initial string matching regexp comint-prompt-regexp.
+    comint-input-sentinel monitors input for \"cd\", \"pushd\", and \"popd\" 
+        commands. When it sees one, it cd's the buffer.
+    comint-input-filter is the default: returns T if the input isn't all white
+	space.
+
+If the comint is Lucid Common Lisp, 
+    comint-get-old-input snarfs the sexp ending at point.
+    comint-input-sentinel does nothing.
+    comint-input-filter returns NIL if the input matches input-filter-regexp,
+        which matches (1) all whitespace (2) :a, :c, etc.
+
+Similarly for Soar, Scheme, etc.."
+  (interactive)
+  ;; Note that the input string does not include its terminal newline.
+  (let ((proc (get-buffer-process (current-buffer))))
+    (if (not proc) (error "Current buffer has no process")
+	(let* ((pmark (process-mark proc))
+	       (pmark-val (marker-position pmark))
+	       (input (if (>= (point) pmark-val)
+			  (buffer-substring pmark (point))
+			  (let ((copy (funcall comint-get-old-input)))
+			    (goto-char pmark)
+			    (insert copy)
+			    copy))))
+	  (insert ?\n)
+	  (if (funcall comint-input-filter input) (ring-insert input-ring input))
+	  (funcall comint-input-sentinel input)
+	  (process-send-string proc input)
+	  (process-send-string proc "\n")
+	  (set-marker (process-mark proc) (point))
+	  (set-marker comint-last-input-end (point))))))
+
+(defun comint-get-old-input-default ()
+  "Default for comint-get-old-input: take the current line, and discard
+any initial text matching comint-prompt-regexp."
+  (save-excursion
+    (beginning-of-line)
+    (comint-skip-prompt)
+    (let ((beg (point)))
+      (end-of-line)
+      (buffer-substring beg (point)))))
+
+(defun comint-skip-prompt ()
+  "Skip past the text matching regexp comint-prompt-regexp. 
+If this takes us past the end of the current line, don't skip at all."
+  (let ((eol (save-excursion (end-of-line) (point))))
+    (if (and (looking-at comint-prompt-regexp)
+	     (<= (match-end 0) eol))
+	(goto-char (match-end 0)))))
+
+
+(defun comint-after-pmark-p ()
+  "Is point after the process output marker?"
+  ;; Since output could come into the buffer after we looked at the point
+  ;; but before we looked at the process marker's value, we explicitly 
+  ;; serialise. This is just because I don't know whether or not emacs
+  ;; services input during execution of lisp commands.
+  (let ((proc-pos (marker-position
+		   (process-mark (get-buffer-process (current-buffer))))))
+    (<= proc-pos (point))))
+
+(defun comint-bol (arg)
+  "Goes to the beginning of line, then skips past the prompt, if any.
+If a prefix argument is given (\\[universal-argument]), then no prompt skip 
+-- go straight to column 0.
+
+The prompt skip is done by skipping text matching the regular expression
+comint-prompt-regexp, a buffer local variable.
+
+If you don't like this command, reset c-a to beginning-of-line 
+in your hook, comint-mode-hook."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (beginning-of-line)
+  (if (null arg) (comint-skip-prompt)))
+
+;;; These two functions are for entering text you don't want echoed or
+;;; saved -- typically passwords to ftp, telnet, or somesuch.
+;;; Just enter m-x send-invisible and type in your line.
+
+(defun comint-read-noecho (prompt)
+  "Prompt the user with argument PROMPT. Read a single line of text
+without echoing, and return it. Note that the keystrokes comprising
+the text can still be recovered (temporarily) with \\[view-lossage]. This
+may be a security bug for some applications."
+  (let ((echo-keystrokes 0)
+	(answ "")
+	tem)
+    (if (and (stringp prompt) (not (string= (message prompt) "")))
+	(message prompt))
+    (while (not(or  (= (setq tem (read-char)) ?\^m)
+		    (= tem ?\n)))
+      (setq answ (concat answ (char-to-string tem))))
+    (message "")
+    answ))
+
+(defun send-invisible (str)
+  "Read a string without echoing, and send it to the process running
+in the current buffer. A new-line is additionally sent. String is not 
+saved on comint input history list.
+Security bug: your string can still be temporarily recovered with
+\\[view-lossage]."
+; (interactive (list (comint-read-noecho "Enter non-echoed text")))
+  (interactive "P") ; Defeat snooping via C-x esc
+  (let ((proc (get-buffer-process (current-buffer))))
+    (if (not proc) (error "Current buffer has no process")
+	(process-send-string proc
+			     (if (stringp str) str
+				 (comint-read-noecho "Enter non-echoed text")))
+	(process-send-string proc "\n"))))
+
+;;; Random input hackage
+
+(defun comint-kill-output ()
+  "Kill all output from interpreter since last input."
+  (interactive)
+  (let ((pmark (process-mark (get-buffer-process (current-buffer)))))
+    (kill-region comint-last-input-end pmark)
+    (goto-char pmark)    
+    (insert "*** output flushed ***\n")
+    (set-marker pmark (point))))
+
+(defun comint-show-output ()
+  "Display start of this batch of interpreter output at top of window.
+Also put cursor there."
+  (interactive)
+  (goto-char comint-last-input-end)
+  (backward-char)
+  (beginning-of-line)
+  (set-window-start (selected-window) (point))
+  (end-of-line))
+
+(defun comint-interrupt-subjob ()
+  "Interrupt the current subjob."
+  (interactive)
+  (interrupt-process nil t))
+
+(defun comint-kill-subjob ()
+  "Send kill signal to the current subjob."
+  (interactive)
+  (kill-process nil t))
+
+(defun comint-quit-subjob ()
+  "Send quit signal to the current subjob."
+  (interactive)
+  (quit-process nil t))
+
+(defun comint-stop-subjob ()
+  "Stop the current subjob.
+WARNING: if there is no current subjob, you can end up suspending
+the top-level process running in the buffer. If you accidentally do
+this, use \\[comint-continue-subjob] to resume the process. (This
+is not a problem with most shells, since they ignore this signal.)"
+  (interactive)
+  (stop-process nil t))
+
+(defun comint-continue-subjob ()
+  "Send CONT signal to process buffer's process group.
+Useful if you accidentally suspend the top-level process."
+  (interactive)
+  (continue-process nil t))
+
+(defun comint-kill-input ()
+  "Kill all text from last stuff output by interpreter to point."
+  (interactive)
+  (let* ((pmark (process-mark (get-buffer-process (current-buffer))))
+	 (p-pos (marker-position pmark)))
+    (if (> (point) p-pos)
+	(kill-region pmark (point)))))
+
+(defun comint-delchar-or-maybe-eof (arg)
+  "Delete ARG characters forward, or send an EOF to lisp if at end of buffer."
+  (interactive "p")
+  (if (eobp)
+      (process-send-eof)
+      (delete-char arg)))
+
+
+
+
+;;; Support for source-file processing commands.
+;;;============================================================================
+;;; Many command-interpreters (e.g., Lisp, Scheme, Soar) have
+;;; commands that process files of source text (e.g. loading or compiling
+;;; files). So the corresponding process-in-a-buffer modes have commands
+;;; for doing this (e.g., lisp-load-file). The functions below are useful
+;;; for defining these commands.
+;;;
+;;; Alas, these guys don't do exactly the right thing for Lisp, Scheme
+;;; and Soar, in that they don't know anything about file extensions.
+;;; So the compile/load interface gets the wrong default occasionally.
+;;; The load-file/compile-file default mechanism could be smarter -- it
+;;; doesn't know about the relationship between filename extensions and
+;;; whether the file is source or executable. If you compile foo.lisp
+;;; with compile-file, then the next load-file should use foo.bin for
+;;; the default, not foo.lisp. This is tricky to do right, particularly
+;;; because the extension for executable files varies so much (.o, .bin,
+;;; .lbin, .mo, .vo, .ao, ...).
+
+
+;;; COMINT-SOURCE-DEFAULT -- determines defaults for source-file processing
+;;; commands.
+;;;
+;;; COMINT-CHECK-SOURCE -- if FNAME is in a modified buffer, asks you if you
+;;; want to save the buffer before issuing any process requests to the command
+;;; interpreter.
+;;;
+;;; COMINT-GET-SOURCE -- used by the source-file processing commands to prompt
+;;; for the file to process.
+
+;;; (COMINT-SOURCE-DEFAULT previous-dir/file source-modes)
+;;;============================================================================
+;;; This function computes the defaults for the load-file and compile-file
+;;; commands for tea, soar, cmulisp, and cmuscheme modes. 
+;;; 
+;;; - PREVIOUS-DIR/FILE is a pair (directory . filename) from the last 
+;;; source-file processing command. NIL if there hasn't been one yet.
+;;; - SOURCE-MODES is a list used to determine what buffers contain source
+;;; files: if the major mode of the buffer is in SOURCE-MODES, it's source.
+;;; Typically, (lisp-mode) or (scheme-mode).
+;;; 
+;;; If the command is given in a file buffer whose major modes is in
+;;; SOURCE-MODES, then the the filename is the default file, and the
+;;; file's directory is the default directory.
+;;; 
+;;; If the buffer isn't a source file buffer (e.g., it's the process buffer),
+;;; then the default directory & file are what was used in the last source-file
+;;; processing command (i.e., PREVIOUS-DIR/FILE).  If this is the first time
+;;; the command has been run (PREVIOUS-DIR/FILE is nil), the default directory
+;;; is the cwd, with no default file. (\"no default file\" = nil)
+;;; 
+;;; SOURCE-REGEXP is typically going to be something like (tea-mode)
+;;; for T programs, (lisp-mode) for Lisp programs, (soar-mode lisp-mode)
+;;; for Soar programs, etc.
+;;; 
+;;; The function returns a pair: (default-directory . default-file).
+
+(defun comint-source-default (previous-dir/file source-modes)
+  (cond ((and buffer-file-name (memq major-mode source-modes))
+	 (cons (file-name-directory    buffer-file-name)
+	       (file-name-nondirectory buffer-file-name)))
+	(previous-dir/file)
+	(t
+	 (cons default-directory nil))))
+
+
+;;; (COMINT-CHECK-SOURCE fname)
+;;;============================================================================
+;;; Prior to loading or compiling (or otherwise processing) a file (in the CMU
+;;; process-in-a-buffer modes), this function can be called on the filename.
+;;; If the file is loaded into a buffer, and the buffer is modified, the user
+;;; is queried to see if he wants to save the buffer before proceeding with
+;;; the load or compile.
+
+(defun comint-check-source (fname)
+  (let ((buff (get-file-buffer fname)))
+    (if (and buff
+	     (buffer-modified-p buff)
+	     (y-or-n-p (format "Save buffer %s first? "
+			       (buffer-name buff))))
+	;; save BUFF.
+	(let ((old-buffer (current-buffer)))
+	  (set-buffer buff)
+	  (save-buffer)
+	  (set-buffer old-buffer)))))
+
+
+;;; (COMINT-GET-SOURCE prompt prev-dir/file source-modes mustmatch-p)
+;;;============================================================================
+;;; COMINT-GET-SOURCE is used to prompt for filenames in command-interpreter
+;;; commands that process source files (like loading or compiling a file).
+;;; It prompts for the filename, provides a default, if there is one,
+;;; and returns the result filename.
+;;; 
+;;; See COMINT-SOURCE-DEFAULT for more on determining defaults.
+;;; 
+;;; PROMPT is the prompt string. PREV-DIR/FILE is the (directory . file) pair
+;;; from the last source processing command.  SOURCE-MODES is a list of major
+;;; modes used to determine what file buffers contain source files.  (These
+;;; two arguments are used for determining defaults). If MUSTMATCH-P is true,
+;;; then the filename reader will only accept a file that exists.
+;;; 
+;;; A typical use:
+;;; (interactive (comint-get-source "Compile file: " prev-lisp-dir/file
+;;;                                 "\\.lisp\\'" t))
+
+(defun comint-get-source (prompt prev-dir/file source-regexp mustmatch-p)
+  (let* ((def (comint-source-default prev-dir/file source-regexp))
+	 (defdir  (car def))
+	 (deffile (cdr def))
+	 (ans (read-file-name (if deffile (format "%s(default %s) "
+						  prompt    deffile)
+				  prompt)
+			      defdir
+			      (concat defdir deffile)
+			      mustmatch-p)))
+    (list (expand-file-name (substitute-in-file-name ans)))))
+
+
+;;; Filename completion in a buffer
+;;; ===========================================================================
+;;; Useful completion functions, courtesy of the Ergo group.
+;;; M-<Tab> will complete the filename at the cursor as much as possible
+;;; M-? will display a list of completions in the help buffer.
+
+;;; Three commands:
+;;; comint-dynamic-complete		Complete filename at point.
+;;; comint-dynamic-list-completions	List completions in help buffer.
+;;; comint-replace-by-expanded-filename	Expand and complete filename at point;
+;;;					replace with expanded/completed name.
+
+;;; These are not installed in the comint-mode keymap. But they are
+;;; available for people who want them. Shell-mode installs them:
+;;; (define-key cmushell-mode-map "\M-\t" 'comint-dynamic-complete)
+;;; (define-key cmushell-mode-map "\M-?"  'comint-dynamic-list-completions)))
+;;;
+;;; Commands like this are fine things to put in load hooks if you
+;;; want them present in specific modes. Example:
+;;; (setq cmushell-load-hook
+;;;       '((lambda () (define-key lisp-mode-map "\M-\t"
+;;;				   'comint-replace-by-expanded-filename))))
+;;;          
+
+
+(defun comint-match-partial-pathname ()
+  "Returns the string of an existing filename or causes and error."
+  (if (save-excursion (backward-char 1) (looking-at "\\s ")) ""
+      (save-excursion
+	(re-search-backward "[^~/A-Za-z0-9---_.$#,]+")
+	(re-search-forward "[~/A-Za-z0-9---_.$#,]+")
+	(substitute-in-file-name 
+	  (buffer-substring (match-beginning 0) (match-end 0))))))
+
+(defun comint-replace-by-expanded-filename ()
+  "Replace filename at point with expanded, completed name"
+  (interactive)
+  (let* ((pathname (comint-match-partial-pathname))
+	 (pathdir (file-name-directory pathname))
+	 (pathnondir (file-name-nondirectory pathname))
+	 (completion (file-name-completion  pathnondir
+					   (or pathdir default-directory))))
+    (cond ((null completion)
+	   (message "No completions of %s." pathname)
+	   (ding))
+	  ((eql completion t)
+	   (message "Unique completion."))
+	  (t				; this means a string was returned.
+	   (delete-region (match-beginning 0) (match-end 0))
+	   (insert pathdir completion)))))
+
+(defun comint-dynamic-complete ()
+  "Dynamically complete the filename at point."
+  (interactive)
+  (let* ((pathname (comint-match-partial-pathname))
+	 (pathdir (file-name-directory pathname))
+	 (pathnondir (file-name-nondirectory pathname))
+	 (completion (file-name-completion  pathnondir
+					   (or pathdir default-directory))))
+    (cond ((null completion)
+	   (message "No completions of %s." pathname)
+	   (ding))
+	  ((eql completion t)
+	   (message "Unique completion."))
+	  (t				; this means a string was returned.
+	   (insert (substring completion (length pathnondir)))))))
+
+(defun comint-dynamic-list-completions ()
+  "List in help buffer all possible completions of the filename at point."
+  (interactive)
+  (let* ((pathname (comint-match-partial-pathname))
+	 (pathdir (file-name-directory pathname))
+	 (pathnondir (file-name-nondirectory pathname))
+	 (completions
+	  (file-name-all-completions pathnondir
+				     (or pathdir default-directory))))
+    (cond ((null completions)
+	   (message "No completions of %s." pathname)
+	   (ding))
+	  (t (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Help*"
+	       (display-completion-list completions))))))
+
+; Ergo bindings
+; (global-set-key "\M-\t" 'comint-replace-by-expanded-filename)
+; (global-set-key "\M-?" 'comint-dynamic-list-completions)
+; (define-key shell-mode-map "\M-\t" 'comint-dynamic-complete)
+
+;;; Log the user, so I know who's using the package during the beta test 
+;;; period. This just inserts the user's name and current time into a 
+;;; central file.
+(defun comint-log-user ()
+  (interactive)
+  (if (file-writable-p "/afs/cs/user/shivers/lib/emacs/logdir/comint.log")
+      (let ((u (getenv "USER"))
+	    (old-buff (current-buffer)))
+	(message "logging user in beta test database...")
+	(find-file "/afs/cs/user/shivers/lib/emacs/logdir/comint.log")
+	(cond ((search-forward u nil 'to-end)
+	       (search-forward "| ")
+	       (kill-line 1))
+	      (t (insert (format "%s\t%s\t| " u (current-time-string)))))
+	(insert (format "%s\n" (current-time-string)))
+	(let ((make-backup-files nil)) (save-buffer))
+	(kill-buffer (current-buffer))
+	(set-buffer old-buff))))
+(comint-log-user)
+
+
+;;; Converting process modes to use comint mode
+;;; ===========================================================================
+;;; Several gnu packages (tex-mode, background, dbx, gdb, kermit, prolog, 
+;;; telnet are some) use the shell package as clients. Most of them would
+;;; be better off using the comint package, but they predate it. 
+;;;
+;;; Altering these packages to use comint mode should greatly
+;;; improve their functionality, and is fairly easy.
+;;; 
+;;; Renaming variables
+;;; Most of the work is renaming variables and functions. These are the common
+;;; ones:
+;;; Local variables:
+;;; 	last-input-end		comint-last-input-end
+;;;	last-input-start	<unnecessary>
+;;;	shell-prompt-pattern	comint-prompt-regexp
+;;;     shell-set-directory-error-hook <no equivalent>
+;;; Miscellaneous:
+;;;	shell-set-directory	<unnecessary>
+;;; 	shell-mode-map		comint-mode-map
+;;; Commands:
+;;;	shell-send-input	comint-send-input
+;;;	shell-send-eof		comint-delchar-or-maybe-eof
+;;; 	kill-shell-input	comint-kill-input
+;;;	interrupt-shell-subjob	comint-interrupt-subjob
+;;;	stop-shell-subjob	comint-stop-subjob
+;;;	quit-shell-subjob	comint-quit-subjob
+;;;	kill-shell-subjob	comint-kill-subjob
+;;;	kill-output-from-shell	comint-kill-output
+;;;	show-output-from-shell	comint-show-output
+;;;	copy-last-shell-input	Use comint-previous-input/comint-next-input
+;;;
+;;; LAST-INPUT-START is no longer necessary because inputs are stored on the
+;;; input history ring. SHELL-SET-DIRECTORY is gone, its functionality taken
+;;; over by SHELL-DIRECTORY-TRACKER, the shell mode's comint-input-sentinel.
+;;; Comint mode does not provide functionality equivalent to 
+;;; shell-set-directory-error-hook; it is gone.
+;;; 
+;;; If you are implementing some process-in-a-buffer mode, called foo-mode, do
+;;; *not* create the comint-mode local variables in your foo-mode function.
+;;; This is not modular.  Instead, call comint-mode, and let *it* create the
+;;; necessary comint-specific local variables. Then create the
+;;; foo-mode-specific local variables in foo-mode.  Set the buffer's keymap to
+;;; be foo-mode-map, and it's mode to be foo-mode.  Set the comint-mode hooks
+;;; (comint-prompt-regexp, comint-input-filter, comint-input-sentinel,
+;;; comint-get-old-input) that need to be different from the defaults.  Call
+;;; foo-mode-hook, and you're done. Don't run the comint-mode hook yourself;
+;;; comint-mode will take care of it. The following example, from cmushell.el,
+;;; is typical:
+;;; 
+;;; (defun shell-mode ()
+;;;   (interactive)
+;;;   (comint-mode)
+;;;   (setq comint-prompt-regexp shell-prompt-pattern)
+;;;   (setq major-mode 'shell-mode)
+;;;   (setq mode-name "Shell")
+;;;   (cond ((not shell-mode-map)
+;;; 	     (setq shell-mode-map (full-copy-sparse-keymap comint-mode-map))
+;;; 	     (define-key shell-mode-map "\M-\t" 'comint-dynamic-complete)
+;;; 	     (define-key shell-mode-map "\M-?"
+;;;                      'comint-dynamic-list-completions)))
+;;;   (use-local-map shell-mode-map)
+;;;   (make-local-variable 'shell-directory-stack)
+;;;   (setq shell-directory-stack nil)
+;;;   (setq comint-input-sentinel 'shell-directory-tracker)
+;;;   (run-hooks 'shell-mode-hook))
+;;;
+;;;
+;;; Note that make-comint is different from make-shell in that it
+;;; doesn't have a default program argument. If you give make-shell
+;;; a program name of NIL, it cleverly chooses one of explicit-shell-name,
+;;; $ESHELL, $SHELL, or /bin/sh. If you give make-comint a program argument
+;;; of NIL, it barfs. Adjust your code accordingly...
+;;;
+
+;;; Do the user's customisation...
+
+(defvar comint-load-hook nil
+  "This hook is run when comint is loaded in.
+This is a good place to put keybindings.")
+	
+(run-hooks 'comint-load-hook)