On 28/06/2017 01:50, Dmitry Gutov wrote:
> On 6/27/17 10:51 PM, Charles A. Roelli wrote:
>
>> I think it follows the tradition of other *-message functions, which
>> normally use the calling convention of `message'/`format-message'.
>
> Do we really need a function in "the tradition of other *-message 
> functions" if we don't ever use it like that?

I don't know.  It might be helpful in the future, and it makes sense
to follow the existing convention even if we don't make use of it yet
(patch v3 attached).