From: Juri Linkov <juri@linkov.net>
To: Robert Marshall <robert@capuchin.co.uk>
Cc: 17272@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#17272: 24.4.50; obsolete messages hides warning on startup
Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 00:22:04 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87k18c7iib.fsf@mail.linkov.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <21325.39352.164247.185693@capuchin.co.uk> (Robert Marshall's message of "Tue, 15 Apr 2014 21:42:32 +0100")
> If you start emacs with the following loaded file (emacs -Q -l .emacs.test)
>
> ;;; .emacs.test
> (require 'longlines)
> (desktop-save-mode 1)
> (desktop-read "/home/robert") ;; $HOME....
>
> When it starts you see the message
>
> Package longlines is obsolete!
>
> But - if the .emacs.desktop is locked the message:
>
> Warning: desktop file appears to be in use by PID 6464.
> Using it may cause conflicts. Use it anyway? (y or n)
>
> is hiding 'behind' the obsolete message and you don't see it until you
> press a key - the emacs startup appears to have stopped but there's no
> visual clue as to what it is waiting for.
Here is the patch that fixes this (required changes from bug#38076):
diff --git a/lisp/subr.el b/lisp/subr.el
index 03cf3da278..33464d6032 100644
--- a/lisp/subr.el
+++ b/lisp/subr.el
@@ -4517,7 +4556,9 @@ do-after-load-evaluation
(byte-compile-warn "%s" msg))
(run-with-timer 0 nil
(lambda (msg)
- (message "%s" msg))
+ (if (minibufferp)
+ (minibuffer-message "%s" msg)
+ (message "%s" msg)))
msg)))))
;; Finally, run any other hook.
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2014-04-15 20:42 bug#17272: 24.4.50; obsolete messages hides warning on startup Robert Marshall
2019-11-06 22:22 ` Juri Linkov [this message]
2019-11-09 22:46 ` Juri Linkov
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