Avoid interpretation of `%' in message text as format specifier

jwiegley · Aug 24, 2016 · d34f9ad · d34f9ad
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diff --git a/alert.el b/alert.el
@@ -569,7 +569,9 @@ fringe gets colored whenever people chat on BitlBee:
                     )
 
 (defun alert-message-notify (info)
-  (message (plist-get info :message))
+  ;; the message text might contain `%' and we don't want them to be
+  ;; interpreted as format specifiers:
+  (message "%s" (plist-get info :message))
   ;;(if (memq (plist-get info :severity) '(high urgency))
   ;;    (ding))
   )