GNU bug report logs - #6674
PATCH: fix assignment of grep-find-use-xargs on Windows/MS-DOS

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Óscar Fuentes <ofv <at> wanadoo.es>

Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:51:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Óscar Fuentes <ofv <at> wanadoo.es>

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From: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
To: Óscar Fuentes <ofv <at> wanadoo.es>
Cc: 6674 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#6674: PATCH: fix assignment of grep-find-use-xargs on  Windows/MS-DOS
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:18:45 +0200

On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 16:24, Óscar Fuentes <ofv <at> wanadoo.es> wrote:

> This looks like a can of worms. Can we apply the patch on the original
> post, so `rgrep' is usable on Windows with the minimal fuss?

Let's wait for other people's comments, but if you commit that fix, at
the very least I'd suggest adding a big comment stating clearly that
this is a workaround and the underlying bug is neither well understood
nor fixed.

    Juanma
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