Subject: bug#10624: Dired-marking all files in the region

From: "Drew Adams" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2012 09:02:36 -0800

> > Why only interactive?  Why always when interactive?
> 
> Because it fixed the problem that I described earlier.
> I cannot think of a better fix.

Why is interactiveness as the exact condition important for your fix?  How is it
related to the problem you wanted to solve?

You are not helping understanding of the fix/design.
You are just saying that's what you did and it fixes the problem.