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29.0.50; tramp-error: ‘tramp_readlink_file_truename /’ does not return a valid Lisp expression: ‘""/

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

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Po Lu via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text
 editors" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com>, 56774-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#56774: 29.0.50; tramp-error: ‘tramp_readlink_file_truename /’ does not return a valid
 Lisp expression: ‘""/
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2022 14:17:26 +0200

Version: 29.1

Po Lu via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text
editors" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org> writes:

Hi,

> Open the root of any remote host in tramp, like so:
>
>   C-x C-f /scp:root <at> emerald:/
>
> Tramp will complain:
>
>   tramp-error: ‘tramp_readlink_file_truename /’ does not return a valid Lisp expression: ‘""/

Indeed, this is a regression, introduced with commit
9ed5c39aad09571314097be91cb28e7504614421. Fixed in master.

Best regards, Michael.

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