Re: lisp/url/url-https.el

[Stefan Monnier]

>>> So GPG'd files could be called /gpg:/some/file.
>> That's the masochistic part.
>> Using any other name than the real filename is being masochistic.
>> It means you have to implement file-attributes, file-exists-p, ....

> Write a single function that parses the filename.  Then it looks up
> the operation in an alist.  If there is a special handler, then call
> it, else invoke the "normal" handler on the real filename.

Sure, so you need to list all the possible file operations, joy!

> Sounds reasonable to me.  The only problem is to know which of the
> args is the filename we're talking about, but Tramp has a function for
> this.

Right: using normal filenames (like jka-compr does) saves you from all
this trouble.  Is that masochism or not?


        Stefan