GNU bug report logs - #49596
28.0.50; shadowfile.el: `shadow-define-literal-group' is broken

Previous Next

Full log

Message #23 received at 49596 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Max Brieiev <max.brieiev <at> gmail.com>
To: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
Cc: 49596 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#49596: 28.0.50; shadowfile.el:
 `shadow-define-literal-group' is broken
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2021 16:45:02 +0300

Hi Michael,

Sorry for being quiet for a long time.
Yes, the issue is fixed.

However, the interface of `shadow-define-literal-group` is somewhat
obscure:

- `M-x shadow-define-literal-group RET RET` will insert `nil` into
  `shadow-literal-groups`, which is probably not correct?

- The first prompt `Host identification or cluster name: ` isn't very
  descriptive. There is not much docs and I had to learn by trial and
  error that it accepts either tramp format like `/ssh:user <at> host:` for
  remote endpoints or a plain string like `my-linux-box` for local host
  names. And it seems if it can't resolve provided host name it will
  silently insert `nil` into `shadow-literal-groups`, which also doesn't
  seem correct.

That said, it is easier to set `shadow-literal-groups` manually, because
you can manually test accessibility of remote files and then simply
append the resulting tramp file name into the variable.

Previous Next

GNU bug tracking system
Copyright (C) 1999 Darren O. Benham, 1997,2003 nCipher Corporation Ltd, 1994-97 Ian Jackson.