Re: directory-files-and-attributes

[Michael Albinus]

Tim Connors <address@hidden> writes:

> This now causes problems for me, with directory-files-and-attributes not
> having a function definition. I just searched the web, and found that may
> be a depreciated function call under emacs, and probably never existed
> under xemacs.

I've seen it as well, but I didn't want to change it because I'm not
sure what was intended by Kai. I guess he will fix it soon.

> Not knowing much (well, emacs) lisp, what would be a quick workaround?

Apply (temporarily!) the following patch:

cd ~/src/tramp/lisp/
diff -c /home/albinus/src/tramp/lisp/tramp.el.\~1\~ 
/home/albinus/src/tramp/lisp/tramp.el
*** /home/albinus/src/tramp/lisp/tramp.el.~1~   Tue Oct 15 08:44:50 2002
--- /home/albinus/src/tramp/lisp/tramp.el       Tue Oct 15 08:45:53 2002
***************
*** 1243,1255 ****
  the visited file modtime.")
  (make-variable-buffer-local 'tramp-buffer-file-attributes)
  
! (defvar tramp-end-of-output
!   (concat "///" (md5 (concat (prin1-to-string process-environment)
!                            (current-time-string)
!                            (prin1-to-string
!                             (directory-files-and-attributes
!                              (or (getenv "HOME")
!                                  (tramp-temporary-file-directory)))))))
    "String used to recognize end of output.")
  
  (defvar tramp-connection-function nil
--- 1243,1249 ----
  the visited file modtime.")
  (make-variable-buffer-local 'tramp-buffer-file-attributes)
  
! (defvar tramp-end-of-output "/////"
    "String used to recognize end of output.")
  
  (defvar tramp-connection-function nil

Diff finished at Tue Oct 15 08:46:24

Best regards, Michael.