GNU bug report logs - #931
23.0.60; Bug in bytecomp.el: displaying warnings

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: michael_heerdegen <at> web.de

Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 19:45:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #35 received at 931 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
To: rms <at> gnu.org
Cc: 931 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, michael_heerdegen <at> web.de
Subject: Re: bug#931: 23.0.60; Bug in bytecomp.el: displaying warnings
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:23:12 +0200

>     I suppose the byte-compiler should either refrain from using
>     `display-warning'
>
> That would be very drastic and cause a lot of inconvenience
> in the normal situation where there is no bug!

I obviously meant use something different instead of `display-warning'.

> 		      or, if `pop-up-windows' and `pop-up-frames' are nil,
>     not display a warning until compilation is complete.
>
> The solution that occurs to me is that `display-warning' should
> bind `pop-up-windows' to t in that case.

This would (1) ignore a user preference and (2) not work when the window
can't be split for some reason.

martin
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