bug#3071: 23.0.92; accept-process-output broken on MacOS

[David Abrahams]

On Apr 22, 2009, at 9:59 AM, Michael Albinus wrote:

> David Abrahams <dave@boostpro.com> writes:
>
> > > Reading
> > > <http://emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=895>
> > > indicates, one shall set `process-connection-type' to `nil'. This is
> > > also documented in Bugs 2056, 2503, 2639, 2717.
> > >
> > > OTOH, the comment for `tramp-process-connection-type' says that it's
> > > not
> > > applicable for Tramp.
> > >
> > > Hmm. What happens, when you set `tramp-process-connection-type' to
> > > nil'?
> > > Does Tramp still work on your mac?
> >
> > Nope.
>
> That's what I've feared. The comment says, that Tramp needs a pty for
> connection; `process-connection-type' must be set to t therefore. So
> that's not applicable.


FWIW, on my machine, t is the default for process-connection-type as  
well as tramp-process-connection-type.

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David Abrahams
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