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Re: [PATCH] Remove special requirement to disable startup message.
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
Re: [PATCH] Remove special requirement to disable startup message. |
Date: |
Thu, 24 Dec 2015 05:44:03 +0200 |
> Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 20:41:31 -0500
> From: Mark Oteiza <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden
>
> > > It also makes the init file of a user following the docstring of
> > > inhibit-startup-echo-area-message less portable.
> >
> > In what sense "less portable"? What does it need to be portable to?
> > If you answer that, we can judge whether this issue matters.
>
> An individual using their username to disable the message will not
> necessarily be able to use the same config across different sites.
I suggested to allow the value be a list of strings instead of just
one string. Then whenever the user name matches one of those strings,
the message will be suppressed.
Re: [PATCH] Remove special requirement to disable startup message., Eli Zaretskii, 2015/12/20