Re: patch for locate.el when called with prefix arg

[Richard Stallman]

Please install your patch.

    Now we have to make a decision for `locate-with-filter' and
    `locate-in-alternate-database'.  These two commands currently pass
    their interactive arg on to locate, which is undocumented and probably
    unintentional, but could nevertheless be considered a "feature".

    Now there are three things we could do.  We could do something now and
    something else after the release, if appropriate.

    The three choices are: no longer pass the arg on, pass the arg on and
    leave it undocumented, sticking with the current state of affairs (no
    visible difference to the user), pass on and properly document.
    Problem with the last two: I do not know how well tested the
    unintentional "feature" is.

I think BOTH of these functions should pass the arg along.
Then behavior will be unchanged.  After the release we could
document this feature and then get any bugs fixed.