GNU bug report logs - #71379
29.3; Elisp compiler: warnings for formats given insufficiently many arguments

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Philippe Schnoebelen <phs <at> lmf.cnrs.fr>

Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2024 13:17:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 29.3

Done: Mattias Engdegård <mattias.engdegard <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #31 received at 71379 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Mattias Engdegård <mattias.engdegard <at> gmail.com>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 71379 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, philippe schnoebelen <schnoebelen.ph <at> gmail.com>,
 Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#71379: 29.3; Elisp compiler: warnings for formats given
 insufficiently many arguments
Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2024 11:32:52 +0200

7 juni 2024 kl. 01.22 skrev Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>:

> No strong opinion, but I think this cuts both ways: keeping it local to
> the definition of the functions themselves makes it clear to anyone
> looking there for inspiration how to add such warnings to their own
> `format` functions.

Yes, it's a matter of judgement which has to be reconsidered from time to time. I see no reason for doing anything about this right now, but this may change in the future. The reasons for not distributing function properties can be quite strong as well.
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