GNU bug report logs - #77313
30.1.50; Regression: flymake indicators are erroneously using margins

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From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Spencer Baugh <sbaugh <at> janestreet.com>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 77313 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#77313: 30.1.50; Regression: flymake indicators are erroneously using margins
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 20:20:14 +0200

>>> Keep in mind I was the one who, while reviewing the flymake patch adding
>>> margins, suggested that TTY frames automatically default to using
>>> margins.  This code exists because I requested it.  I sadly did not
>>> realize that the behavior was implemented with a buggy default value for
>>> flymake-indicator-type, nor was it caught before release; I only just
>>> now have received direct user complaints about the regression.
>>
>> That's fine.  We all make mistakes.  But the way to correct those
>> mistakes is not to go back, it's to go forward.
>>
>> So I urge you to work on a fix which doesn't disable the indicators in
>> "emacs -nw", but instead attempts to detect the situations you
>> describe above and adapt the indicator style to them.
>
> If you insist, I will develop such a fix.  It will be more complex.  But
> can we please nevertheless backport it to Emacs 30?  I really want this
> regression to be fixed in Emacs 30.2; I've gotten multiple user
> complaints about it.

There are many improvements developed in Emacs 31 for flymake margins
in bug#75841 and bug#76254.  But maybe better indeed to change
the default in Emacs 30.2 (with no merge to master).

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