(find-emacs-lisp-shadows): Don't mention `subdirs.el'.

(list-load-path-shadows): When noninteractive, if there are shadows,
start with a message explaining what this is a problem.

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/shadow.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/shadow.el
index 73650de88c8..7e49c8b6f17 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/shadow.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/shadow.el
@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@ See the documentation for `list-load-path-shadows' for further information."
           (setq file (substring
                       file 0 (if (string= (substring file -1) "c") -4 -3)))
 
-          ;; 'file' now contains the current file name, with no suffix.
-          (if (member file files-seen-this-dir)
-              nil
-                    
+          ;; FILE now contains the current file name, with no suffix.
+          (unless (or (member file files-seen-this-dir)
+                      ;; Ignore these files.
+                      (member file '("subdirs")))
             ;; File has not been seen yet in this directory.
             ;; This test prevents us declaring that XXX.el shadows
             ;; XXX.elc (or vice-versa) when they are in the same directory.
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ See the documentation for `list-load-path-shadows' for further information."
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun list-load-path-shadows ()
-  
   "Display a list of Emacs Lisp files that shadow other files.
 
 This function lists potential load-path problems.  Directories in the
@@ -193,6 +192,11 @@ buffer called `*Shadows*'.  Shadowings are located by calling the
               (setq shadows (cdr (cdr shadows))))
             (insert msg "\n")))
       ;; We are non-interactive, print shadows via message.
+      (when shadows
+        (message "This site has duplicate Lisp libraries with the same name.
+If a locally-installed Lisp library overrides a library in the Emacs release,
+that can cause trouble, and you should probably remove the locally-installed
+version unless you know what you are doing.\n"))
       (while shadows
         (message "%s hides %s" (car shadows) (car (cdr shadows)))
         (setq shadows (cdr (cdr shadows))))