[Changed] W009 and W044 only displayed if --warn-all is used

These two warnings are important, but you'll face them all the time.
So now they are displayed only when the user wants all of them.

Author: set-soft

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   - PCB stats (pcb_stats): The KiCad 10 PCB statistics
 - CLI:
   - --fail-on-warnings: to return error when we detected warning (See #828)
+  - --warn-all: to display some warnings that you'll find during common use
 - Schematic: Support for private text on symbols (#914)
 - generic filter: `exclude_kicad_dnp` to exclude components marked as DNP in
   KiCad (See #887)
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - `--fail-on-warnings` now ignores filtered warning (as the help suggested)
   and you can get the old behavior adding `--fail-on-ignored` (#893)
 - 3D models: GitLab URL. Because the old URL is now blocked.
+- W009 and W044 warnings promoted to "common use" warnings
 
 
 ## [1.8.5] - 2025-11-26

docs/source/Changelog.rst

@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ Added
 
    -  –fail-on-warnings: to return error when we detected warning (See
       #828)
+   -  –warn-all: to display some warnings that you’ll find during common
+      use
 
 -  Schematic: Support for private text on symbols (#914)
 -  generic filter: ``exclude_kicad_dnp`` to exclude components marked as
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ Changed
    suggested) and you can get the old behavior adding
    ``--fail-on-ignored`` (#893)
 -  3D models: GitLab URL. Because the old URL is now blocked.
+-  W009 and W044 warnings promoted to “common use” warnings
 
 `1.8.5 <https://github.com/INTI-CMNB/KiBot/compare/v1.8.4...v1.8.5>`__ - 2025-11-26
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

docs/source/usage.txt

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Usage:
   kibot [-b BOARD] [-e SCHEMA] [-c CONFIG] [-d OUT_DIR] [-s PRE]
          [-q | -v...] [-L LOGFILE] [-C | -i | -n] [-m MKFILE] [-A] [-g DEF] ...
          [-E DEF] ... [--defs-from-env] [--defs-from-project] [-w LIST] [-D | -W]
-         [--fail-on-warnings] [-F] [--warn-ci-cd] [--banner N]
+         [--fail-on-warnings] [-F] [--warn-ci-cd] [--warn-all] [--banner N]
          [--gui | --internal-check] [-I INJECT] [--variant VAR] ... [TARGET...]
   kibot [-v...] [-b BOARD] [-e SCHEMA] [-c PLOT_CONFIG] [--banner N]
          [-E DEF] ... [--defs-from-env] [--config-outs]
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ Options:
                                    list of variants
   -w, --no-warn LIST               Exclude the mentioned warnings (comma sep)
   -W, --stop-on-warnings           Stop on warnings
+  --warn-all                       Enables some common use warnings
   --warn-ci-cd                     Don't disable warnings expected on CI/CD
                                    environments
   -x, --example                    Create a template configuration file

kibot/__main__.py

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   kibot [-b BOARD] [-e SCHEMA] [-c CONFIG] [-d OUT_DIR] [-s PRE]
          [-q | -v...] [-L LOGFILE] [-C | -i | -n] [-m MKFILE] [-A] [-g DEF] ...
          [-E DEF] ... [--defs-from-env] [--defs-from-project] [-w LIST] [-D | -W]
-         [--fail-on-warnings] [-F] [--warn-ci-cd] [--banner N]
+         [--fail-on-warnings] [-F] [--warn-ci-cd] [--warn-all] [--banner N]
          [--gui | --internal-check] [-I INJECT] [--variant VAR] ... [TARGET...]
   kibot [-v...] [-b BOARD] [-e SCHEMA] [-c PLOT_CONFIG] [--banner N]
          [-E DEF] ... [--defs-from-env] [--config-outs]
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
                                    list of variants
   -w, --no-warn LIST               Exclude the mentioned warnings (comma sep)
   -W, --stop-on-warnings           Stop on warnings
+  --warn-all                       Enables some common use warnings
   --warn-ci-cd                     Don't disable warnings expected on CI/CD
                                    environments
   -x, --example                    Create a template configuration file
@@ -535,6 +536,7 @@ def main():
     apply_warning_filter(args)
     log.stop_on_warnings = args.stop_on_warnings
     log.dont_stop = args.dont_stop
+    log.warn_all = args.warn_all
     logger.debugl(2, f'Command line options: {args}')
 
     # Now we have the debug level set we can check (and optionally inform) KiCad info

kibot/kicad/config.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# Copyright (c) 2020-2025 Salvador E. Tropea
-# Copyright (c) 2020-2025 Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial
+# Copyright (c) 2020-2026 Salvador E. Tropea
+# Copyright (c) 2020-2026 Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial
 # License: AGPL-3.0
 # Project: KiBot (formerly KiPlot)
 """
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 from ..gs import GS
 from .. import log
 from ..misc import (W_NOCONFIG, W_NOKIENV, W_NOLIBS, W_NODEFSYMLIB, MISSING_WKS, W_MAXDEPTH, W_3DRESVER, W_LIBTVERSION,
-                    W_LIBTUNK, W_MISLIBTAB, EMBED_PREFIX)
+                    W_LIBTUNK, W_MISLIBTAB, EMBED_PREFIX, W_SILLY)
 from .sexpdata import load, SExpData, Symbol, dumps, Sep
 from .sexp_helpers import _check_is_symbol_list, _check_integer, _check_relaxed
 
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ def load_ki6_env(cfg):
                     logger.debug('- KiCad var: {}="{}"'.format(k, v))
                 KiConf.kicad_env[k] = v
         else:
-            logger.warning(W_NOKIENV + 'KiCad config without environment.vars section')
+            logger.warning(W_SILLY + W_NOKIENV + 'KiCad config without environment.vars section')
 
     def _look_env_var(base_name, old, only_old, ki6_diff, no_dir):
         """ Looks for a KiCad variable definition.

kibot/kiplot.py

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
                    MOD_VIRTUAL, W_PCBNOSCH, W_NONEEDSKIP, W_WRONGCHAR, name2make, W_TIMEOUT, W_KIAUTO, W_VARSCH,
                    NO_SCH_FILE, NO_PCB_FILE, W_VARPCB, NO_YAML_MODULE, WRONG_ARGUMENTS, FAILED_EXECUTE, W_VALMISMATCH,
                    MOD_EXCLUDE_FROM_POS_FILES, MOD_EXCLUDE_FROM_BOM, MOD_BOARD_ONLY, hide_stderr, W_MAXDEPTH, DONT_STOP,
-                   W_BADREF, try_decode_utf8, MISSING_FILES, KICAD_VERSION_9_0_1, W_NOUUIDMAP)
+                   W_BADREF, try_decode_utf8, MISSING_FILES, KICAD_VERSION_9_0_1, W_NOUUIDMAP, W_SILLY)
 from .error import PlotError, KiPlotConfigurationError, config_error, KiPlotError
 from .config_reader import CfgYamlReader
 from .pre_base import BasePreFlight
@@ -1002,6 +1002,7 @@ def solve_schematic(base_dir, a_schematic=None, a_board_file=None, config=None,
             schematic = schematics[0]
             logger.info('Using SCH file: '+os.path.relpath(schematic))
         elif len(schematics) > 1:
+            is_silly = W_SILLY
             # Look for a schematic with the same name as the config
             if config:
                 if config[0] == '.':
@@ -1035,12 +1036,13 @@ def solve_schematic(base_dir, a_schematic=None, a_board_file=None, config=None,
                         break
                 else:
                     # No way to select one, just take the first
+                    is_silly = ''
                     if GS.ki6:
                         schematic = guess_ki6_sch(schematics)
                     if not schematic:
                         schematic = schematics[0]
             msg = ' if you want to use another use -e option' if sug_e else ''
-            logger.warning(W_VARSCH + 'More than one SCH file found in `'+base_dir+'`.\n'
+            logger.warning(is_silly+W_VARSCH+'More than one SCH file found in `'+base_dir+'`.\n'
                            '  Using '+schematic+msg+'.')
     if schematic and not os.path.isfile(schematic):
         GS.exit_with_error("Schematic file not found: "+schematic, NO_SCH_FILE)

kibot/log.py

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 import sys
 import traceback
 import logging
-from .misc import WARN_AS_ERROR
+from .misc import WARN_AS_ERROR, W_SILLY
 no_colorama = False
 try:
     from colorama import init as colorama_init, Fore, Back, Style
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 recorded_error_msgs = []
 re_dk_client_id = re.compile("DIGIKEY_CLIENT_ID=([^']+)")
 re_dk_client_secret = re.compile("DIGIKEY_CLIENT_SECRET=([^']+)")
+warn_all = False
 
 
 def get_logger(name=None, indent=None):
@@ -105,6 +106,10 @@ def warning(self, msg, *args, **kwargs):
         #     buf = buf.getvalue()
         # else:
         buf = str(msg)
+        is_silly = False
+        if buf.startswith(W_SILLY):
+            buf = buf[len(W_SILLY):]
+            is_silly = True
         # Avoid repeated warnings
         if buf in MyLogger.warn_hash:
             MyLogger.warn_hash[buf] += 1
@@ -124,6 +129,11 @@ def warning(self, msg, *args, **kwargs):
                         MyLogger.n_filtered += 1
                         self.debug('Filtered warning: '+buf, **kwargs)
                         return
+        # Are we showing very silly warnings?
+        # global warn_all
+        if not warn_all and is_silly:
+            self.debug('Silly warning: ', **kwargs)
+            return
         MyLogger.warn_cnt += 1
         MyLogger.warn_hash[buf] = 1
         if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):

kibot/misc.py

@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@
                   'RUB', 'TRY', 'AUD', 'BRL', 'CAD', 'CNY', 'HKD', 'IDR', 'ILS', 'INR', 'KRW', 'MXN', 'MYR', 'NZD', 'PHP',
                   'SGD', 'THB', 'ZAR'}
 
+W_SILLY = '*'
 W_VARCFG = '(W001) '
 W_VARPCB = '(W002) '
 W_PYCACHE = '(W003) '