GNU bug report logs - #30757
Better manipulation (suppressing, examining type) of warnings from *Warnings* buffer

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From: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 30757 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#30757: Better manipulation (suppressing,
 examining type) of warnings from *Warnings* buffer
Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2018 16:49:46 +0100

Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

>> It would be nice if warnings in the *Warnings* buffer came with some
>> kind of button to let the user add the relevant value to
>> warning-suppress-types or warning-suppress-log-types.
>
> +1
>
> It would be good for the button/link to open *Help* with a more
> complete description of the warning.  And there (in *Help*) there
> could be buttons/links to suppress things.
>
> In addition, we might have a command or commands that would
> show such *Help* regardless of whether the warnings are being
> shown.  In *Help*, if the warning is currently not being
> shown then the button/link would enable showing it (i.e.,
> the button toggles the behavior show/suppress).

That sounds like a whole new feature request :-)

I don't think there's anything preventing that from being added later.

Robert

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