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24.5; Emacsclient, Tramp and quote character in file name

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Message #5 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Sascha Ziemann <ceving <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.5; Emacsclient, Tramp and quote character in file name
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2018 10:26:35 +0100

The following command

    echo quote > /tmp/\"
    emacsclient /sudo::/tmp/\"

produces the following error message:

    *ERROR*: Args out of range: [], 1



In GNU Emacs 24.5.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.22.11)
 of 2017-09-12 on hullmann, modified by Debian
Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.11902000
System Description:    Debian GNU/Linux 9.3 (stretch)

Configured using:
 `configure --build x86_64-linux-gnu --prefix=/usr
 --sharedstatedir=/var/lib --libexecdir=/usr/lib
 --localstatedir=/var/lib --infodir=/usr/share/info
 --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-pop=yes
 --enable-locallisppath=/etc/emacs24:/etc/emacs:/usr/local/share/emacs/24.5/site-lisp:/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp:/usr/share/emacs/24.5/site-lisp:/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp
 --without-gnutls --build x86_64-linux-gnu --prefix=/usr
 --sharedstatedir=/var/lib --libexecdir=/usr/lib
 --localstatedir=/var/lib --infodir=/usr/share/info
 --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-pop=yes
 --enable-locallisppath=/etc/emacs24:/etc/emacs:/usr/local/share/emacs/24.5/site-lisp:/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp:/usr/share/emacs/24.5/site-lisp:/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp
 --without-gnutls --with-x=yes --with-x-toolkit=gtk3
 --with-toolkit-scroll-bars 'CFLAGS=-g -O2
 -fdebug-prefix-map=/build/emacs24-24.5+1=. -fstack-protector-strong
 -Wformat -Werror=format-security -Wall -fno-PIE' 'CPPFLAGS=-Wdate-time
 -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2' 'LDFLAGS=-Wl,-z,relro -no-pie''

Important settings:
  value of $LANG: de_DE.UTF-8
  value of $XMODIFIERS: @im=ibus
  locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix

Major mode: Shell-script

Minor modes in effect:
  shell-dirtrack-mode: t
  sh-electric-here-document-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
  electric-indent-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  blink-cursor-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  column-number-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t

Recent messages:
(New file)

Tramp: Checking `vc-registered' for /sudo:root <at> debian:/tmp/\"...done
(New file)
When done with a buffer, type C-x #
exchange-point-and-mark: No mark set in this buffer
kill-region: The mark is not set now, so there is no region
Quit [2 times]
Making completion list...
call-interactively: End of buffer [3 times]

Load-path shadows:
/usr/share/emacs/24.5/site-lisp/debian-startup hides
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/debian-startup

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Memory information:
((conses 16 137363 26075)
 (symbols 48 22826 0)
 (miscs 40 151 525)
 (strings 32 28912 10117)
 (string-bytes 1 792526)
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Message #8 received at 30630 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Sascha Ziemann <ceving <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 30630 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#30630: 24.5;
 Emacsclient, Tramp and quote character in file name
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2018 13:13:23 -0500

Sascha Ziemann wrote:

> In GNU Emacs 24.5.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.22.11)
>  of 2017-09-12 on hullmann, modified by Debian

> System Description:    Debian GNU/Linux 9.3 (stretch)

Please try with Emacs 25 (apt-get install emacs25),
where this seems to work for me.

Message #13 received at 30630-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Sascha Ziemann <ceving <at> gmail.com>, 30630-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#30630: 24.5;
 Emacsclient, Tramp and quote character in file name
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2018 13:24:59 +0100

Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> writes:

Hi,

> Sascha Ziemann wrote:
>
>> In GNU Emacs 24.5.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.22.11)
>>  of 2017-09-12 on hullmann, modified by Debian
>
>> System Description:    Debian GNU/Linux 9.3 (stretch)
>
> Please try with Emacs 25 (apt-get install emacs25),
> where this seems to work for me.

Indeed. I could reproduce the problem with Emacs 24; Emacs 25 does not
show this problem.

Closing the bug.

Best regards, Michael.

Message #16 received at 30630 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Sascha Ziemann <ceving <at> gmail.com>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>, 30630 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#30630: 24.5;
 Emacsclient, Tramp and quote character in file name
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2018 09:18:26 +0100

2018-02-27 19:13 GMT+01:00 Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>:
> Sascha Ziemann wrote:
>
>> In GNU Emacs 24.5.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.22.11)
>>  of 2017-09-12 on hullmann, modified by Debian
>
>> System Description:    Debian GNU/Linux 9.3 (stretch)
>
> Please try with Emacs 25 (apt-get install emacs25),
> where this seems to work for me.
>

Indeed. Thanks! Sorry.

Message #21 received at 30630 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Sascha Ziemann <ceving <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>, 30630 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#30630: 24.5;
 Emacsclient, Tramp and quote character in file name
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2018 20:17:03 +0100

Sascha Ziemann <ceving <at> gmail.com> writes:

Hi Sascha,

>> Please try with Emacs 25 (apt-get install emacs25),
>> where this seems to work for me.
>>
>
> Indeed. Thanks! Sorry.

No need to sorry. Your example has shown another, unrelated bug, which I
have fixed in the master branch. Thanks for this!

Best regards, Michael.

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