If there is no linter defined, only then should :Neomake produce no output. Otherwise, it should give a little message that it is running so I know that something is happening.
I would find this too spammy, but maybe increasing/adjusting g:neomake_verbose helps you / could be tamed to fit this use case better.
There is certainly a difference though between running it manually or automatically, which makes it belong to https://github.com/neomake/neomake/projects/1 somehow.
I am using an indicator myself in the statusline: https://github.com/blueyed/dotfiles/blob/ce42f6c9b67642582d490014765e47d94c1cf7a7/vim/plugin/statusline.vim#L402-L413
Related: #337 (also from you).
Would love this, either as part of the plugin, a separate plugin, or in my own statusline. Haven't taken the time to figure out VimScript yet though, so I can't grok enough of your solution to insert it into my own flow, @blueyed. g:neomake_verbose is not doing the trick for me, unfortunately.
i use this:
in my status as:
the output is like this:
https://cl.ly/3g301i0M3B3N/Image%202017-05-18%20at%209.23.27%20AM.public.png
Included in #1416.
Not merged yet though - you might want to provide feedback there.
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Included in #1416.
Not merged yet though - you might want to provide feedback there.