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

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Packages: auctex, emacs;

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

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Achim Gratz <Stromeko <at> nexgo.de>
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: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 16:36:20 -0500

> (eval-and-compile
>   (unless (fboundp 'declare-function)
>     (defmacro declare-function (fn file &optional arglist fileonly)
>       `(autoload ',fn ,file))))

Yuck!  This is an ugly trick trying to silence warnings.
Better macroexpand it to nil: you'll get warnings in older Emacsen, but
at least you won't end up changing the code's behavior.


        Stefan
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