GNU bug report logs - #39284
27.0.60; wdired: change file permissions fails on tramp buffers

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Tino Calancha <tino.calancha <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2020 21:46:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed, patch

Found in version 27.0.60

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 39284 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Tino Calancha <tino.calancha <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 39284 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#39284: 27.0.60; wdired: change file permissions fails on
 tramp buffers
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:03:11 +0100

Tino Calancha <tino.calancha <at> gmail.com> writes:

Hi Tino,

> 1) Assuming Bug#39280 is fixed, we just need to change 1 line ...:
>
> 2) ... Or replace the call to the external chmod with built-in `set-file-modes'
> (this is what `dired-do-chmod' does):

I recommend alternative 2. Tramp has different implementations of
`set-file-modes', and not all of them are based on the "chmod" command.

Best regards, Michael.
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