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: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Cc: "for_emacs-recentf-patch_2023-12-21 <at> lockywolf.net" <for_emacs-recentf-patch_2023-12-21 <at> lockywolf.net>, "67946 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <67946 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: bug#67946: [PATCH v3] lisp/recentf.el: Add verbosity option
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:54:02 +0000

> > > +(defcustom recentf-verbosity 1
> > > +  "Whether to show verbose messages about low-level recentf actions.
> > > +0 means to not show debugging messages related to the recentf
> machinery.
> > > +1 means show messages that were printed by default on Emacs <= 31.1."
> > > +  :group 'recentf
> > > +  :type 'integer
> > > +  :version "31.1")
> >
> > I think this should be a boolean called `recentf-verbose` or even
> > `recentf-messages`.
>
> Agreed.

+1.

nil & non-nil are what we usually use for a binary choice.
And if other choices are added later, we distinguish those
using particular non-nil values.
 
> > I would also set it to nil by default, because as we discussed earlier
> > these messages are unlikely to be useful.  We should of course then also
> > explain in NEWS how to get the old behavior back.
> 
> Why make a change in normal Emacs behavior that no one except Vladimir
> asked for?

+1.

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