From d87e6457a6f8ebcd7af2bcd95df71ef8a01d04b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ian Kelling Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 15:23:34 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] fix tramp --- init.el | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/init.el b/init.el index 8ce366b..f8c0fee 100644 --- a/init.el +++ b/init.el @@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ (setq package-archives (quote (("gnu" . "https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/") + ("nongnu" . "https://elpa.nongnu.org/nongnu/") ("MELPA" . "https://melpa.org/packages/")))) ;;(add-to-list 'package-archives @@ -853,7 +854,6 @@ A non-nil CURRENT-ONLY argument means save only current buffer." '(css-indent-offset 2) '(sh-here-document-word "'EOF'") '(outline-minor-mode-prefix "") - '(tramp-default-method "ssh") ;; change last thing from gnu. ;; notably this avoids brace indent after if, and 4 space indent ;; for emacs itself, use @@ -1042,12 +1042,28 @@ A non-nil CURRENT-ONLY argument means save only current buffer." ;;'(header-line ((t (:background "default" :foreground "default" :overline nil :underline nil)))) ;; '(region ((t nil)))) - -;; from tramp manual, use the same ssh controlmaster. I was having problems with -;; tramp prompting me for a username and pass. -(customize-set-variable 'tramp-use-ssh-controlmaster-options nil) +;;; tramp debugging +;; emacs -Q +;; (setq tramp-verbose 10) +;; do the thing that fails, then open the very big buffer. I figured out somewhat randomly that it was failing to find readlink by doing type -P readlink, which fails in dash with: -P: not found +;; readlink is /bin/readlink +;; offending function: tramp-find-executable +;; Solved by installing the git version of tramp +;; git clone iank@git.savannah.gnu.org:/srv/git/tramp.git +;; cd tramp +;; autoconf +;; ./configure +;; make +;; sudo make install # ignore error about loaddefs. + +;; alternatively, I could have used the sshx method and ditched the dash shell with: +;; (add-to-list 'tramp-connection-properties +;; (list nil +;; "remote-shell" "/bin/bash")) +;;(customize-set-variable 'tramp-encoding-shell "/bin/bash") (setq + ;; avoid this stupid prompt when doing sudo-edit ;; Save auth info to file ~/.authinfo? [y/n/N/e/?] ;; which doesn't actually use the default N by pressing enter, -- 2.30.2