bug#35360: 26.2; Default bindings of `A' and `Q' in Dired, for MS Windows users

[Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>]

> Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2019 02:58:41 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
> Cc: michael.albinus@gmx.de, 35360@debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> > If you think that discussing ways to fix the problem for Windows users
> > who don't have 'find' and 'grep' does not belong to this bug report,
> > then why did you file this bug report?  Isn't fixing the problem the
> > goal of this report?  If not, what is its goal?
> 
> Certainly if you do fix the problem in the way suggested
> by Michael then this bug report will also be taken care of.
> 
> But this need not wait to be fixed that way - it need not
> wait (how long?) for such a complete solution.

If you, or someone else, submit a fix soon, then the problem will be
solved soon.  I don't know how to fix the problem sooner than a patch
for it is available.

> We have, essentially, a regression.  There are simple ways
> to work around it - while waiting for the more complete
> solution that Michael suggests.  My suggestion is to do one
> of those things _until or unless_ the more complete solution
> is available.  Let's not just leave things broken until then.

We don't want to use the workaround you suggested, because it's a step
backward.

> In any case, I'm happy and grateful to hear that you intend
> to fix this correctly.

That should have been clear since the first response to your bug
report.