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Random numbers in grep mode-line

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From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Cc: 30397 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net
Subject: bug#30397: Random numbers in grep mode-line
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2018 15:45:04 -0500

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  > >       While compilation proceeds, the mode line is updated to show the
  > >     number of errors, warnings, and informational messages that have been
  > >     seen so far.

That has a gratuitous passive verb.
This text avoids that and is clearer in other ways.

======================================================================
  The mode line displays and updates the number of errors, number of
warnings, and number of informational messages emitted by compilation.
======================================================================

Would someone please install this and ack?

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