Cleanup previous PR

docs/changelog.rst

@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ Detailed list of changes
 
 - Wayland: Add support for the background blur extension (:iss:`9534`)
 
+- macOS: A new option :opt:`macos_dock_badge_on_bell` to show a badge on the
+  kitty dock icon when a bell occurs (:pull:`9529`)
+
 
 0.45.0 [2025-12-24]
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

kitty/cocoa_window.h

@@ -67,4 +67,3 @@ void get_cocoa_key_equivalent(uint32_t, int, char *key, size_t key_sz, int*);
 void set_cocoa_pending_action(CocoaPendingAction action, const char*);
 void cocoa_report_live_notifications(const char* ident);
 void cocoa_set_dock_badge(const char *label);
-void cocoa_clear_dock_badge(void);

kitty/cocoa_window.m

@@ -1345,16 +1345,7 @@ void
 cocoa_set_dock_badge(const char *label) {
     @autoreleasepool {
         NSDockTile *dockTile = [NSApp dockTile];
-        [dockTile setBadgeLabel:@(label)];
-        [dockTile display];
-    }
-}
-
-void
-cocoa_clear_dock_badge(void) {
-    @autoreleasepool {
-        NSDockTile *dockTile = [NSApp dockTile];
-        [dockTile setBadgeLabel:nil];
+        [dockTile setBadgeLabel:label ? @(label) : nil];
         [dockTile display];
     }
 }
@@ -1386,8 +1377,8 @@ init_cocoa(PyObject *module) {
         addObserverForName:NSApplicationDidBecomeActiveNotification
         object:nil
         queue:[NSOperationQueue mainQueue]
-        usingBlock:^(NSNotification *note __attribute__((unused))) {
-            cocoa_clear_dock_badge();
+        usingBlock:^(NSNotification *note UNUSED) {
+            cocoa_set_dock_badge(NULL);
         }];
     return true;
 }