GNU bug report logs - #8089
Eshell remote files fix (patch)

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Message #10 received at 8089-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Seppo Sade <sepposade1 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 8089-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#8089: Eshell remote files fix (patch)
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 06:54:45 +0100

Seppo Sade <sepposade1 <at> gmail.com> writes:

> The following currently fails in Eshell:
>
> $ sudo bzgrep # Or any shell script in PATH
> /bin/sh: /sudo:root <at> localhost:/usr/bin/bzgrep: No such file or
> directory
>
> This is apparently so because eshell/sudo translates that to a Tramp
> remote location, but eshell-external-command fails to handle it as a
> remote command. It instead passes the default-directory containing
> Tramp syntax directly to the command (shell script), which obviously
> fails as it doesn't understand Tramp syntax. The patch below fixes
> this issue.

Thanks for the report. I've applied your patch to the trunk (aka Emacs 24).

> (Was there any specific reason for earlier only considering "ftp"
> being remote, instead of all Tramp methods?)

Historical reasons. Originally, eshell used ange-ftp for remote
connections.

Best regards, Michael.

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