Tip #476: multime errorformat & makeprgs

I was fiddling around with the errorformat and makeprg opts, and as I code in different languages, i was wondering if there was a way of specifiing a special makeprg and errorformat parameter for each language.... and THERE IS!!

just edit the $VIM/ftplugin/[syntaxfile].vim

i.e.: perl.vim
added at the end :
set makeprg=$HOME/bin/vimparse.pl\ -c\ %\ $*
set errorformat=%f:%l:%m

c.vim
set makeprg=g++\ %

well, and you get the pattern.

It works delightfully with the :Make tip vimtip #203

Ah! I mapped F-5 to :Make, and made it go back to the main window:
map <F5> :Make<cr><C-w><Up>

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