GNU bug report logs - #16573
24.3; Auctex (11.87.2) in Elpa issues hundreds of warnings on compile

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Packages: emacs, auctex;

Reported by: Neil Jackson <neil.jackson <at> live.ca>

Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 18:17:03 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 24.3

Done: Tassilo Horn <tsdh <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #11 received at 16573 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Neil Jackson <neil.jackson <at> live.ca>
Cc: 16573 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#16573: 24.3;
 Auctex (11.87.2) in Elpa issues hundreds of warnings on compile
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 19:22:31 -0500

> On updating to latest Auctex from the Package Manager, there were
> hundreds of warnings during compilation.

Indeed.

> Expected behaviour:
> Packages in Elpa compile without warnings.

ELPA packages are not magical that way, no.  It completely depends on
the package's maintainers to try and make their code "warning-free", and
even if they do that, it's difficult to make sure it's warning-free
under all Emacs versions (some maintainers insist on warning-freeness
to the point of disabling warnings or obfuscating code, which I find to
be both very bad ideas).

For GNU ELPA packages, I occasionally try to address some of
those warnings.  In the case of AUCTeX, I haven't tackled that job yet.


        Stefan
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