GNU bug report logs - #6226
Please add a customizable option to NOT call tramp for every sudo command

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Ken Hori <fplemma <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 04:44:02 UTC

Severity: normal

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 6226 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Ken Hori <fplemma <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 6226 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#6226: Please add a customizable option to NOT call tramp for
	every sudo command
Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 08:43:07 +0200

Ken Hori <fplemma <at> gmail.com> writes:

> I've recently noticed Eshell is now calling tramp for every sudo
> command. Tramp is very slow, and I believe for most cases tramp
> intermediation is unnecessary.
>
> Could we please add a customizable switch to enable/disable
> eshell/sudo? Disabling eshell/sudo by default would be even better.

All built-in commands of eshell can be disabled by prepending "*". See

  (info "(eshell)Built-ins")

That means, you shall call

~ $ *sudo command

Best regards, Michael.
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