> > (apply #'message format args)
> > (unless byte-compile--interactive
> > (message nil)))
>
> This is the problem: in order to "not emit a message" this code emits
> the message and then immediately hides it by emitting "the empty
> message" on top of it.
>
> Why not just do:
>
> (when byte-compile--interactive
> (apply #'message format args))
Don't we have a new inhibit-messages variable? Why not use it?
(let ((inhibit-messages (not byte-compile--interactive)))
(apply #'message format args))