Subject: Re: bug#18891: Doesn't handle pwd = /C: very well

From: Michael Albinus <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 09 Nov 2014 10:13:11 +0100

Stefan Monnier <[email-masked]> writes:

>>> So maybe we should simply change tramp-default-method-alist to default
>>> to nil, and to say that if none of the entries match, then the file is
>>> passed through rather than handled by Tramp.
>> How does that fix the annoyance?
>
> It removes the /<host>: from the defaults (so there's no more risk of it
> colliding with a local file name), but it lets you keep using that
> /<host>: syntax for those specific entries you want (and if they collide
> with a local file, it's your own fault).

But there is also tramp-default-method, which is applied when there is
no match in tramp-default-method-alist. You would annoy all people who
haven't configured tramp-default-method-alist, and who are happy to
apply /<host>: today.

>         Stefan

Best regards, Michael.