bug#31810: 26.1; dig doesn't process parameters correctly when called interactivly

[Eli Zaretskii]

severity 31810 wishlist
thanks

> From: Jens Lange <jens.lange.de@gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2018 03:50:32 +0200
> 
> Using GNU Emacs 26.1 (build 1, x86_64-w64-mingw32) of 2018-05-30
> 
> How to reproduce:
> 1. Call dig interactively.
> 2. Enter: heise.de MX
> 
> Observed results:
> ...
> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> ;heise.de\032MX.            IN  A
> ...
> Expected results:
> ...
> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> ;heise.de.                      IN      MX
> ...

"M-x dig" doesn't support the feature you expect when invoked
interactively: it only asks about the host, but doesn't support
getting the TYPE argument from the user.  You cannot provide both the
host and the type by typing a string with a blank, because the command
interprets that as the name of a host to query about.

IOW, this is a missing feature, not a bug.  Patches to add the missing
capabilities in interactive usage are welcome.

Thanks.