bug#81295: 32.0.50; dired-auto-toggle-b-switch problem with subdirectory

On Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:24:32 +0300 Filipp Gunbin <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 30/07/2026 12:16 +0100, Sean Whitton wrote:
>
>> Stephen Berman [30/Jul  1:13pm +02] wrote:
>>> On Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:06:08 +0100 Sean Whitton <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Stephen Berman [30/Jul 12:07pm +02] wrote:
>>>>> While we're waiting, I'd like to propose the attached patch an
>>>>> alternative to (ii) which is acceptable to me: it omits the fix the
>>>>> Filipp objects to but issues a warning when the user enters `C-u i' and
>>>>> triggers the bug.  This way I don't feel like we're disengenuously
>>>>> exposing users to a known bug that has a fix, though one currently too
>>>>> controversial to be installed.
>>>>
>>>> If this change is an /alternative/ to (ii), how does it differ from
>>>> (ii) (on which we already seem to have agreement)?
>>>
>>> By displaying a warning (really just an informative message) about the
>>> bug when the user types `C-u i' in a triggering situation.  Without at
>>> least that I feel it is a disservice to install code with a known bug
>>> and not install a known, but controversial, fix for the bug; that is, I
>>> disagree with installing (ii) without the warning.
>>
>> Okay.  Filipp, what do you think about the idea of having a warning
>> here?
>
> No objections from me, thanks.

Thanks for agreeing to that.

> I've created another bug#81522 so this one could be closed after
> installing the patch.  Stephen, could you please mention the new one in
> the comment in the patch?

Sure, I added a reference to bug#81522 and have now pushed the patch to
master as commit 5a58e371698 and am closing this bug, so we can use the
new bug to work on the `C-u i' case.

Steve Berman