bug#13015: 24.2; (let (message-log-max) (message ...)) does not disable logging

bug#13015: 24.2; (let (message-log-max) (message ...)) does not disable logging

[Philipp Moeller]

The manual uses the example

  (let (message-log-max) (message ...))

to show how to disable logging messages in the *Messages* buffer. This
does not work in Emacs 24.1, e.g. evaluating:

  (let (message-log-max) (message "foobar"))

will still print "foobar" in *Messages* buffer.

When I use 

  (setq message-log-max nil)
  (message "foobar")

it works as expected: no output is send to the *Messages* buffer.

In GNU Emacs 24.2.1 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.6.2)
 of 2012-11-18 on eric
Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.11300000
Configured using:
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bug#13015: 24.2; (let (message-log-max) (message ...)) does not disable logging

[Glenn Morris]

Philipp Moeller wrote:

> does not work in Emacs 24.1, e.g. evaluating:
>
>   (let (message-log-max) (message "foobar"))
>
> will still print "foobar" in *Messages* buffer.

I suspect you are being confused by the fact that message returns what
it printed. Try:

 (let (message-log-max) (message "foobar") nil)

bug#13015: 24.2; (let (message-log-max) (message ...)) does not disable logging

[Philipp Moeller]

Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> writes:

> Philipp Moeller wrote:
>
>> does not work in Emacs 24.1, e.g. evaluating:
>>
>>   (let (message-log-max) (message "foobar"))
>>
>> will still print "foobar" in *Messages* buffer.
>
> I suspect you are being confused by the fact that message returns what
> it printed. Try:
>
>  (let (message-log-max) (message "foobar") nil)

Absolutely correct. Sorry for the noise.