Subject: bug#5237: 23.1; file-expand-wildcards infinite recursion on tramp ipv6 addr

From: Michael Albinus <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:24:26 +0100

Kevin Ryde <[email-masked]> writes:

> Calling file-expand-wildcards on a tramp filename with an ipv6 address
> goes into an infinite recursion.  Eg.
>
>     M-: (file-expand-wildcards "/scp:[::1]:/etc/passwd")
>
>     => Variable binding depth exceeds max-specpdl-size

The defadvice in Tramp, which shall avoid this problem, is now activated
unless the subfeature 'remote-wildcards signals that it is not needed
(see Bug#5198).

Best regards, Michael.