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compilation-next-error says: Moved past last error, even when none

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From: Rudolf Adamkovič <salutis <at> me.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Cc: 65713 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#65713: compilation-next-error says: Moved past last error,
 even when none
Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2023 00:57:07 +0200

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

> FWIW, I don't see any need for such a
> feature.

For what is worth, as a long-term heavy user
of the Compilation mode, I find the message
confusing as well, on a daily basis.

> "Moved past the last error" is correct even
> if there are no errors, [...]

Is it really correct to say that the point
"moved" when it did not move?

Rudy
-- 
"The introduction of suitable abstractions is our only mental aid to
organize and master complexity."
-- Edsger Wybe Dijkstra, 1930-2002

Rudolf Adamkovič <salutis <at> me.com> [he/him]
Studenohorská 25
84103 Bratislava
Slovakia

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