Re: [Caml-list] Ocaml autocomplete support in Emacs

[Matej Kosik <5764c029b688c1c0d24a2e97cd764f@gmail.com>]

Hi Matthieu

On 12/02/2015 02:04 PM, Matthieu Dubuget wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> in order for autocompletion to work in emacs, I had to switch to company.
> 
> See this merlin's wiki page for details:
> https://github.com/the-lambda-church/merlin/wiki/emacs-from-scratch#company-mode
> 
> I had to install the company from emacs using `M-x list-packages`.
> 
> The `.emacs` file additions were:
> 
> ```lisp
> ;; Trying company instead
> (require 'company)
> 
> ; Make company aware of merlin
> (add-to-list 'company-backends 'merlin-company-backend)
> ; Enable company on merlin managed buffers
> (add-hook 'merlin-mode-hook 'company-mode)
> ```

Thank you!
This helped.

<for_the_record>
   The only piece missing was that I needed to first do:

	(push "~/.emacs.d/elpa/company-0.8.12" load-path)     ; directory containing company.el

   before those other commands, otherwise

	(require 'company)

   would fail.
</for_the_record>

> 
> That said, I just read the paragraph above in merlin's wiki page
> (https://github.com/the-lambda-church/merlin/wiki/emacs-from-scratch#auto-complete),
> but I can't remember if I tried this or not before switching to company:
> did you add the following to your emacs configuration file?
> 
> ```lisp
> (setq merlin-ac-setup 'easy)
> ```

In my case, the above command had no effect I was able to perceive
altough I see that it is mentioned here:

  https://github.com/the-lambda-church/merlin/wiki/emacs-from-scratch#auto-complete

Is that page up to date?
There are at least two things that do not make sense:

(1) It mentions "merlin-try-completion" which does not exist, does it?

(2) It mentions the C-c <tab> shortcut but when I try it, I always get a message:

      Can't find completion for ...

    as if this was not supposed to work but it is still suggested by the page.

Those details I found confusing.