1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tools/aapt/XMLNode.cpp b/tools/aapt/XMLNode.cpp
index 6daa0d206da6..d4d2a45c2d0f 100644
--- a/tools/aapt/XMLNode.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt/XMLNode.cpp
@@ -219,7 +219,12 @@ moveon:
             }
             spanStack.pop();
 
-            if (empty) {
+            /*
+             * This warning seems to be just an irritation to most people,
+             * since it is typically introduced by translators who then never
+             * see the warning.
+             */
+            if (0 && empty) {
                 fprintf(stderr, "%s:%d: warning: empty '%s' span found in text '%s'\n",
                         fileName, inXml->getLineNumber(),
                         String8(spanTag).string(), String8(*outString).string());