GNU bug report logs - #17272
24.4.50; obsolete messages hides warning on startup

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Robert Marshall <robert <at> capuchin.co.uk>

Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 20:43:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: confirmed, fixed

Merged with 446, 19064

Found in versions 24.4.50, 25.0.50

Fixed in version 27.0.50

Done: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>, 17272 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>, 19064 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#17272: bug#19064: bug#17272: bug#19064: 25.0.50; `message' overwrites `y-or-n-p' prompt, so user misses it
Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2019 01:01:57 +0200

>> -			    (message "%s" msg))
>> +                            (if (minibufferp)
>> +                                (minibuffer-message "%s" msg)
>> +                              (message "%s" msg)))
>
> Wouldn't it make more sense to just have `message' behave like
> `minibuffer-message' if '(minibufferp)'?  Otherwise all async code will
> have to have this code snippet.

I agree, this would make code more manageable.

But a question: after reversing the dependency should it be
customizable to get back an old behavior for Drew?
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