GNU bug report logs - #61024
29.0.60; [PATCH] Eshell errors out when trying to redirect output of a remote process

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Jim Porter <jporterbugs <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 61024 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#61024: 29.0.60;
 [PATCH] Eshell errors out when trying to redirect output of a remote
 process
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2023 15:21:49 +0200

> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2023 23:07:58 -0800
> From: Jim Porter <jporterbugs <at> gmail.com>
> 
>    ~ $ cd /sudo::
>    /sudo:root <at> host:~ # *echo hi there > #<foo>
>    Wrong type argument: "bufferp echo-stderr"
> 
> (Any other Tramp method should reproduce this issue.) That's because the 
> echo command is being redirected to two places: stdout is going to the 
> buffer "foo", and stderr is going to the Eshell buffer (via a pipe 
> process). However, that doesn't work for Tramp processes.
> 
> Attached is a fix with a test. I think this should definitely go in 
> Emacs 29, since it's a pretty bad regression.

Fine by me, unless Michael objects or has better ideas.

> I'm actually surprised no one has filed a bug on this already.

Maybe it tells us how many people use this combination?

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