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Re: Feature request: new function start-remote-process
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David Kastrup |
Subject: |
Re: Feature request: new function start-remote-process |
Date: |
Mon, 25 Jun 2007 22:00:35 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.1.50 (gnu/linux) |
Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:
> > start-remote-process shall behave similar: if
> > default-directory points to a remote host, the corresponding
> > program shall be executed there.
>
> Looks like nobody objects. I'll install it next days in the trunk,
> unless there is a veto.
>
> But...how is it possible to do run a program on a remote host?
> In general, there is no way, right?
Uh, the whole point of tramp is that it communicates using a shell
connection.
And actually, even when the current directory is set using ange-ftp,
execution of shell commands tries to go through rsh IIRC, of course
mostly failing nowadays.
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David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum
Re: Feature request: new function start-remote-process, Stefan Monnier, 2007/06/26
Re: Feature request: new function start-remote-process, Stefan Monnier, 2007/06/26