Make Arduino.mk compatible with Flymake

If Flymake is configured to parse .ino files the same way as for c/c++
files, it creates a temporary file (_flymake.ino) in the same directory
as the original file. It fails with the current Arduino.mk because of
the check for multiple .ino files. This fix removes the check
only when flymake is calling the Makefile (Flymake will call make with
the variable CHK_SOURCES set to the temporary file name)

To make Flymake working with .ino file :

Add :
check-syntax:
	$(CXX_NAME) -c -include Arduino.h   -x c++ $(CXXFLAGS)   $(CPPFLAGS)  -fsyntax-only $(CHK_SOURCES)

in the project Makefile after the inclusion of the Arduino.mk file

Edit the flymake configuration :
M-x customize-option RET
flymake-allowed-file-name-masks RET (using auto completion !)

Add the line :

("\\.ino\\'" flymake-simple-make-init)

Then click on "Apply and Save" button

Fix #211

Arduino.mk

@@ -651,18 +651,23 @@ ifeq ($(words $(LOCAL_SRCS)), 0)
     $(error At least one source file (*.ino, *.pde, *.cpp, *c, *cc, *.S) is needed)
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(strip $(NO_CORE)),)
+# CHK_SOURCES is used by flymake
+# flymake creates a tmp file in the same directory as the file under edition
+# we must skip the verification in this particular case
+ifeq ($(strip $(CHK_SOURCES)),)
+    ifeq ($(strip $(NO_CORE)),)
 
-    # Ideally, this should just check if there are more than one file
-    ifneq ($(words $(LOCAL_PDE_SRCS) $(LOCAL_INO_SRCS)), 1)
-        ifeq ($(words $(LOCAL_PDE_SRCS) $(LOCAL_INO_SRCS)), 0)
-            $(call show_config_info,No .pde or .ino files found. If you are compiling .c or .cpp files then you need to explicitly include Arduino header files)
-        else
-            #TODO: Support more than one file. https://github.com/sudar/Arduino-Makefile/issues/49
-            $(error Need exactly one .pde or .ino file. This makefile doesn't support multiple .ino/.pde files yet)
+        # Ideally, this should just check if there are more than one file
+        ifneq ($(words $(LOCAL_PDE_SRCS) $(LOCAL_INO_SRCS)), 1)
+            ifeq ($(words $(LOCAL_PDE_SRCS) $(LOCAL_INO_SRCS)), 0)
+                $(call show_config_info,No .pde or .ino files found. If you are compiling .c or .cpp files then you need to explicitly include Arduino header files)
+            else
+                #TODO: Support more than one file. https://github.com/sudar/Arduino-Makefile/issues/49
+                $(error Need exactly one .pde or .ino file. This makefile doesn't support multiple .ino/.pde files yet)
+            endif
         endif
-    endif
 
+    endif
 endif
 
 # core sources

HISTORY.md

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ I tried to give credit whenever possible. If I have missed anyone, kindly add it
 - Add: List board name as well as tag in `make show_boards`. (Issue #204) (https://github.com/sej7278)
 - Fix: Add missing newlines at end of some echo's (Issue #207) (https://github.com/sej7278)
 - Fix: Add missing/reorder/reword targets in `make help` (https://github.com/sej7278)
+- New: Arduino.mk is now compatible with Flymake mode (https://github.com/rbarzic)
 
 ### 1.3.3 (2014-04-12)
 - Fix: Make a new manpage for ard-reset-arduino. Fixes issue #188 (https://github.com/sej7278)

README.md

@@ -150,6 +150,34 @@ To upload compiled files, `avrdude` is used. This Makefile tries to find `avrdud
 
 It is possible to use [`colorgcc`](https://github.com/colorgcc/colorgcc) with this makefile. Check out [this comment](http://hardwarefun.com/tutorials/compiling-arduino-sketches-using-makefile#comment-1408) to find usage instructions.
 
+## Emacs/Flymake support
+
+On-the-fly syntax checking in Emacs using the [Flymake](http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/FlyMake) minor mode is now possible.
+
+First, the flymake mode must be configured to recognize ino files :
+
+Edit the flymake configuration :
+
+```
+    M-x customize-option RET
+    flymake-allowed-file-name-masks RET
+```
+
+Add the line :
+
+```
+      ("\\.ino\\'" flymake-simple-make-init)
+```
+
+Then click on "Apply and Save" button
+
+Then, the following line must be added to the project Makefile :
+
+```
+    check-syntax:
+        $(CXX_NAME) -c -include Arduino.h   -x c++ $(CXXFLAGS)   $(CPPFLAGS)  -fsyntax-only $(CHK_SOURCES)
+```
+
 ## Versioning
 
 The current version of the makefile is `1.3.3`. You can find the full history in the [HISTORY.md](HISTORY.md) file