bug#1741: 23.0.60; vc fail to register file while logged as /su:: with tramp

[Michael Albinus]

Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

> BTW, to improve the behavior in case of things like "git status", it
> might be worthwhile to add some way to indicate that a particular use of
> process-file is (supposed to be) free of side-effects.

Hmm, this must be an option. The parameter list of process-file is
fixed. Something like

(let ((no-side-effect t))
  (process-file ...))

As usual, I have no idea for a good name of `no-side-effect'. It shall
be not Tramp-specific.

>         Stefan

Best regards, Michael.