Subject: bug#48494: 28.0.50; [PATCH] AngeFTP fails on macOS 10.14 with GNU inetutils FTP

From: Michael Albinus <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 27 May 2021 09:52:14 +0200

Alex Bochannek <[email-masked]> writes:

Hi Alex,

> Sounds good. See below.
>
> diff --git a/lisp/net/ange-ftp.el b/lisp/net/ange-ftp.el
> index 04ea809127..3f3a3df8e5 100644
> --- a/lisp/net/ange-ftp.el
> +++ b/lisp/net/ange-ftp.el
> @@ -949,7 +949,11 @@ ange-ftp-gateway-ftp-program-name
>    :type 'string)
>
>  (defcustom ange-ftp-ftp-program-args '("-i" "-n" "-g" "-v")
> -  "A list of arguments passed to the FTP program when started."
> +  ;; Clients that use the BSD editline instead of the GNU readline
> +  ;; library may need to disable command line editing. (Bug#48494)
> +  "A list of arguments passed to the FTP program when started.
> +Some FTP clients may also require the \"-e\" argument, which disables
> +command line editing."
>    :group 'ange-ftp
>    :type '(repeat string))

LGTM. Best regards, Michael.