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Re: Tramp question


From: Stefan Monnier
Subject: Re: Tramp question
Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:32:35 -0000
User-agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux)

>> Well maybe since "shell-command-to-string" is used non interactively it
>> doesn't make sense for it to be so smart, since I should know what I'm
>> doing.
>> Might it be this the reason of this difference?
> No, I don't believe that's the reason.
> Anyway, I've checked the Emacs tree, and there are several dozen places
> where `shell-command-to-string' is called. I fear we cannot simply
> redefine its behaviour.

FWIW, shell-command obeys file-name-handlers-alist (but uses
call-process rather than process-file).  So it looks like this area
needs a clean up.


        Stefan


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