GNU bug report logs - #49229
27.2; `M-x shell' fails over TRAMP from local MS Windows

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Reported by: Jim Porter <jporterbugs <at> gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2021 23:07:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 27.2

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #17 received at 49229 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Jim Porter <jporterbugs <at> gmail.com>
To: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
Cc: 49229 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#49229: 27.2;
 `M-x shell' fails over TRAMP from local MS Windows
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2021 17:47:49 -0700

On Sun, Jun 27, 2021 at 1:41 AM Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de> wrote:
>
> But we could teach `read-file-name' to accept only remote file
> names. What about this patch:
>
>
> It is not perfect, one can still enter "/sudo::/bin/sh" when
> `default-directory' is "/ssh::". But I wouldn't count this as mistake,
> it would be rather a "user error by intention" :-)

This seems like a reasonable compromise to me. Like you say, it's not
perfect, but it should at least prevent users from mistakenly entering
local paths here.
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