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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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Tassilo Horn <tsdh <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Mosè Giordano <giordano.mose <at> libero.it>, Neil Jackson <neil.jackson <at> live.ca>, 16573 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#16573: 24.3; Auctex (11.87.2) in Elpa issues hundreds of warnings on compile
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 03:07:59 -0500

Tassilo Horn wrote:

>> Personally I think this is bad practice.
>
> Why? 

Well, what if you make a typo and use a function that is really undefined?

> As said, all those style files use LaTeX-* and TeX-* vars and
> functions defined by AUCTeX's core.  However, the style files can't be
> required individually, but AUCTeX itself loads them dynamically
> depending on the \usepackages and \documentclass you use in your LaTeX
> document. 

Why can't the style files require whatever AUCTeX files they need?

> Well, AUCTeX releases have a (setq byte-compile-warnings nil) in a
> custom lpath.el that's used when byte-compiling anyway.

Which makes this whole exercise rather laughable, doesn't it?

"All releases must ship with no warnings."
<Disables warnings>
"Job done!"
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