Is it possible to get rid of this warning?

Question
1 
    /**
     * Created by hamsterofdeath on 3/19/17.
     */
    class WarningDemo {
      class A {
        // library code, cannot change it
        def something = {}
      }

      class B extends A {
        // warning type 1 here ;(
        override def something() = {}
      }
      class C extends A {
        // warning type 2 here ;(
        override def something = {}
      }
    }
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I assume you mean these warnings (please include such in your post, for clarity):

  1. Warning.scala:12: non-nullary method overrides nullary method
  2. Warning.scala:16: side-effecting nullary methods are discouraged: suggest defining as def something() instead

Adding -Xlint:-nullary-unit turns off #2. -Xlint:-nullary-override turns off #1. These aren’t great alternatives—both guard against common bugs—but I suppose -Xlint:-nullary-unit is the lesser evil.

Meh, try to get the upstream to fix it too.

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