GNU bug report logs - #67946
30.0.50; [RFC PATCH] Add an option to not report "Wrote ..." when saving recentf.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Cc: for_emacs-recentf-patch_2023-12-21 <at> lockywolf.net, 67946 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, shipmints <at> gmail.com
Subject: bug#67946: [PATCH v3] lisp/recentf.el: Add verbosity option
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2025 18:30:50 +0200

> From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2025 04:55:21 -0800
> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 
> 	Lockywolf <for_emacs-recentf-patch_2023-12-21 <at> lockywolf.net>, 67946 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> Ship Mints <shipmints <at> gmail.com> writes:
> 
> > If we can agree on a name for a "be quiet" variable, I will patch saveplace
> > to do the same. That one has been annoying me for a while, too. It uses
> > write-region without an option to suppress its "Wrote" message.
> >
> > Or, in contrast, savehist uses write-region and produces a message only
> > when called interactively, otherwise it's quiet. Perhaps that's even better?
> 
> That's an excellent point, actually.  I think it would make a whole lot
> of sense to make recentf behave like savehist here.  It would also save
> us from having to add yet another (arguably low-value) user option.
> 
> Note that, by default, recentf-mode only saves once on exit, so the
> "write" message will be lost in the noise of exiting anyways.
> 
> Eli, WDYT?  Are you okay with making that change instead?

I don't think I understand what change is being suggested, sorry.

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