tramp (2.0.28); find-file-noselect error

[Jesper Harder]

Emacs  : GNU Emacs 21.3.50.5 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars)
 of 2003-01-02 on defun.localdomain
Package: tramp (2.0.28)

This is with CVS Emacs from today on Redhat 7.3 and Emacs started as
'emacs -q --no-site-file':

Evaluating this form:

  (find-file-noselect "/address@hidden:/usenet/control/gnu.emacs.help.Z")

gives me this backtrace:

Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "Method `tramp-ftp-method' didn't specify 
a connection function")
  signal(error ("Method `tramp-ftp-method' didn't specify a connection 
function"))
  error("Method `%s' didn't specify a connection function" tramp-ftp-method)
  tramp-get-connection-function(nil tramp-ftp-method "ftp" "ftp.isc.org")
  tramp-maybe-open-connection(nil nil "ftp" "ftp.isc.org")
  tramp-send-command(nil nil "ftp" "ftp.isc.org" "( test -d 
/usenet/control/gnu.emacs.help.Z 2>/dev/null; echo tramp_exit_status $? )")
  tramp-send-command-and-check(nil nil "ftp" "ftp.isc.org" "test -d 
/usenet/control/gnu.emacs.help.Z" t)
  
tramp-handle-file-directory-p("/address@hidden:/usenet/control/gnu.emacs.help.Z")
  apply(tramp-handle-file-directory-p 
"/address@hidden:/usenet/control/gnu.emacs.help.Z")
  tramp-file-name-handler(file-directory-p 
"/address@hidden:/usenet/control/gnu.emacs.help.Z")
  file-directory-p("/address@hidden:/usenet/control/gnu.emacs.help.Z")
  find-file-noselect("/address@hidden:/usenet/control/gnu.emacs.help.Z")
  eval((find-file-noselect "/address@hidden:/usenet/control/gnu.emacs.help.Z"))
  eval-last-sexp-1(t)
  eval-last-sexp(t)
  eval-print-last-sexp()
  call-interactively(eval-print-last-sexp)

The *tramp/foo* buffer is empty and *debug tramp/foo* does not exist.

current state:
==============
(setq
 tramp-ls-command nil
 tramp-test-groks-nt nil
 tramp-file-exists-command nil
 tramp-current-multi-method nil
 tramp-current-method nil
 tramp-current-user nil
 tramp-current-host nil
 tramp-auto-save-directory nil
 tramp-default-method "ssh"
 tramp-rsh-end-of-line "\n"
 tramp-password-end-of-line "\n"
 tramp-remote-path '("/bin" "/usr/bin" "/usr/sbin" "/usr/local/bin"
                     "/usr/ccs/bin" "/local/bin" "/local/freeware/bin"
                     "/local/gnu/bin" "/usr/freeware/bin" "/usr/pkg/bin"
                     "/usr/contrib/bin")
 tramp-login-prompt-regexp ".*ogin: *"
 tramp-password-prompt-regexp "^.*\\([pP]assword\\|passphrase.*\\):.? *"
 tramp-wrong-passwd-regexp "^.*\\(Connection 
\\(?:\\(?:clo\\|refu\\)sed\\)\\|Host key verification failed\\.\\|Login 
\\(?:[Ii]ncorrect\\)\\|Name or service not known\\|\\(?:Permission 
denied\\|Sorry, try again\\)\\.\\).*\\|^.*\\(Received signal [0-9]+\\).*"
 tramp-yesno-prompt-regexp "\\(Are you sure you want to continue connecting 
(yes/no)\\?\\)\\s-*"
 tramp-yn-prompt-regexp "\\(Store key in cache\\? (y/n)\\)\\s-*"
 tramp-temp-name-prefix "tramp."
 tramp-file-name-structure '("^/\\(\\([a-zA-Z_0-9-]+\\):\\)?\\(\\([^:@/         
]*\\)@\\)?\\([a-zA-Z0-9_.#-]*\\):\\(.*$\\)" 2 4 5 6)
 tramp-file-name-regexp "\\`/[^/:]+:"
 tramp-multi-file-name-structure 
'("^/\\(\\([a-zA-Z_0-9-]+\\)\\)?\\(\\(:%s\\)+\\)?:\\(.*$\\)" 2 3 -1)
 tramp-multi-file-name-hop-structure '("\\([a-zA-Z_0-9-]+\\):\\([^:@/   
]*\\)@\\([a-zA-Z0-9_.#-]*\\)" 1 2 3)
 tramp-multi-methods '("multi" "multiu")
 tramp-multi-connection-function-alist '(("telnet"
                                          tramp-multi-connect-telnet
                                          "telnet %h%n")
                                         ("rsh" tramp-multi-connect-rlogin
                                          "rsh %h -l %u%n")
                                         ("ssh" tramp-multi-connect-rlogin
                                          "ssh %h -l %u%n")
                                         ("su" tramp-multi-connect-su
                                          "su - %u%n")
                                         ("sudo" tramp-multi-connect-su
                                          "sudo -u %u -s%n")
                                         )
 tramp-methods '(("smb") ("ftp")
                 ("rcp"
                  (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-rsh-program "rsh") (tramp-rcp-program "rcp")
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-rsh-args nil)
                  (tramp-rcp-args nil) (tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg "-p")
                  (tramp-su-program nil) (tramp-su-args nil)
                  (tramp-telnet-program nil) (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("scp"
                  (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-rsh-program "ssh") (tramp-rcp-program "scp")
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-rsh-args ("-e" "none"))
                  (tramp-rcp-args nil) (tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg "-p")
                  (tramp-su-program nil) (tramp-su-args nil)
                  (tramp-telnet-program nil) (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("scp1"
                  (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-rsh-program "ssh") (tramp-rcp-program "scp")
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-rsh-args ("-1" "-e" "none"))
                  (tramp-rcp-args ("-1")) (tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg "-p")
                  (tramp-su-program nil) (tramp-su-args nil)
                  (tramp-telnet-program nil) (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("scp2"
                  (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-rsh-program "ssh") (tramp-rcp-program "scp")
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-rsh-args ("-2" "-e" "none"))
                  (tramp-rcp-args ("-2")) (tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg "-p")
                  (tramp-su-program nil) (tramp-su-args nil)
                  (tramp-telnet-program nil) (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("scp1_old"
                  (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-rsh-program "ssh1") (tramp-rcp-program "scp1")
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-rsh-args ("-e" "none"))
                  (tramp-rcp-args nil) (tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg "-p")
                  (tramp-su-program nil) (tramp-su-args nil)
                  (tramp-telnet-program nil) (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("scp2_old"
                  (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-rsh-program "ssh2") (tramp-rcp-program "scp2")
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-rsh-args ("-e" "none"))
                  (tramp-rcp-args nil) (tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg "-p")
                  (tramp-su-program nil) (tramp-su-args nil)
                  (tramp-telnet-program nil) (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("rsync"
                  (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-rsh-program "ssh") (tramp-rcp-program "rsync")
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-rsh-args ("-e" "none"))
                  (tramp-rcp-args ("-e" "ssh"))
                  (tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg "-t") (tramp-su-program nil)
                  (tramp-su-args nil) (tramp-telnet-program nil)
                  (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("rsh"
                  (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-rsh-program "rsh") (tramp-rcp-program nil)
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-rsh-args nil)
                  (tramp-rcp-args nil) (tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-su-program nil) (tramp-su-args nil)
                  (tramp-telnet-program nil) (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("ssh"
                  (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-rsh-program "ssh") (tramp-rcp-program nil)
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-rsh-args ("-e" "none"))
                  (tramp-rcp-args nil) (tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-su-program nil) (tramp-su-args nil)
                  (tramp-telnet-program nil) (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("ssh1"
                  (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-rsh-program "ssh") (tramp-rcp-program nil)
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-rsh-args ("-1" "-e" "none"))
                  (tramp-rcp-args ("-1")) (tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-su-program nil) (tramp-su-args nil)
                  (tramp-telnet-program nil) (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("ssh2"
                  (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-rsh-program "ssh") (tramp-rcp-program nil)
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-rsh-args ("-2" "-e" "none"))
                  (tramp-rcp-args ("-2")) (tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-su-program nil) (tramp-su-args nil)
                  (tramp-telnet-program nil) (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("ssh1_old"
                  (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-rsh-program "ssh1") (tramp-rcp-program nil)
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-rsh-args ("-e" "none"))
                  (tramp-rcp-args nil) (tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-su-program nil) (tramp-su-args nil)
                  (tramp-telnet-program nil) (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("ssh2_old"
                  (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-rsh-program "ssh2") (tramp-rcp-program nil)
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-rsh-args ("-e" "none"))
                  (tramp-rcp-args nil) (tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-su-program nil) (tramp-su-args nil)
                  (tramp-telnet-program nil) (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("telnet"
                  (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-telnet)
                  (tramp-rsh-program nil) (tramp-rcp-program nil)
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-rsh-args nil)
                  (tramp-rcp-args nil) (tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-su-program nil) (tramp-su-args nil)
                  (tramp-telnet-program "telnet") (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("su" (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-su)
                  (tramp-rsh-program nil) (tramp-rcp-program nil)
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-rsh-args nil)
                  (tramp-rcp-args nil) (tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-su-program "su") (tramp-su-args ("-" "%u"))
                  (tramp-telnet-program nil) (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("sudo"
                  (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-su)
                  (tramp-rsh-program nil) (tramp-rcp-program nil)
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-rsh-args nil)
                  (tramp-rcp-args nil) (tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-su-program "sudo") (tramp-su-args ("-u" "%u" "-s"))
                  (tramp-telnet-program nil) (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("multi"
                  (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-multi)
                  (tramp-rsh-program nil) (tramp-rcp-program nil)
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-rsh-args nil)
                  (tramp-rcp-args nil) (tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-su-program nil) (tramp-su-args nil)
                  (tramp-telnet-program nil) (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("scpx"
                  (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-rsh-program "ssh") (tramp-rcp-program "scp")
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-rsh-args ("-e" "none" "-t" "-t" "/bin/sh"))
                  (tramp-rcp-args nil) (tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg "-p")
                  (tramp-telnet-program nil) (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("sshx"
                  (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-rsh-program "ssh") (tramp-rcp-program nil)
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-rsh-args ("-e" "none" "-t" "-t" "/bin/sh"))
                  (tramp-rcp-args nil) (tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-su-program nil) (tramp-su-args nil)
                  (tramp-telnet-program nil) (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("krlogin"
                  (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-rsh-program "krlogin") (tramp-rcp-program nil)
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-rsh-args ("-x"))
                  (tramp-rcp-args nil) (tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-su-program nil) (tramp-su-args nil)
                  (tramp-telnet-program nil) (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("plink"
                  (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-rsh-program "plink") (tramp-rcp-program nil)
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-rsh-args ("-ssh"))
                  (tramp-rcp-args nil) (tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-su-program nil) (tramp-su-args nil)
                  (tramp-telnet-program nil) (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("pscp"
                  (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-rsh-program "plink") (tramp-rcp-program "pscp")
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-rsh-args ("-ssh"))
                  (tramp-rcp-args nil) (tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg "-p")
                  (tramp-su-program nil) (tramp-su-args nil)
                  (tramp-telnet-program nil) (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("fcp"
                  (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-rsh-program "fsh") (tramp-rcp-program "fcp")
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh -i")
                  (tramp-rsh-args ("sh" "-i")) (tramp-rcp-args nil)
                  (tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg "-p") (tramp-su-program nil)
                  (tramp-su-args nil) (tramp-telnet-program nil)
                  (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 )
 tramp-end-of-output "///d4d36bdc854a3e8329bac60939611a4c"
 tramp-coding-commands '(("mimencode -b" "mimencode -u -b"
                          base64-encode-region base64-decode-region)
                         ("mmencode -b" "mmencode -u -b"
                          base64-encode-region base64-decode-region)
                         ("recode data..base64" "recode base64..data"
                          base64-encode-region base64-decode-region)
                         ("uuencode xxx" "uudecode -o -"
                          tramp-uuencode-region uudecode-decode-region)
                         ("uuencode xxx" "uudecode -p" tramp-uuencode-region
                          uudecode-decode-region)
                         ("uuencode xxx" "tramp_uudecode"
                          tramp-uuencode-region uudecode-decode-region)
                         ("tramp_encode_with_module"
                          "tramp_decode_with_module" base64-encode-region
                          base64-decode-region)
                         ("tramp_encode" "tramp_decode" base64-encode-region
                          base64-decode-region)
                         )
 tramp-actions-before-shell '((tramp-password-prompt-regexp
                               tramp-action-password)
                              (tramp-login-prompt-regexp tramp-action-login)
                              (shell-prompt-pattern tramp-action-succeed)
                              (tramp-shell-prompt-pattern
                               tramp-action-succeed)
                              (tramp-wrong-passwd-regexp
                               tramp-action-permission-denied)
                              (tramp-yesno-prompt-regexp tramp-action-yesno)
                              (tramp-yn-prompt-regexp tramp-action-yn)
                              (tramp-terminal-prompt-regexp
                               tramp-action-terminal)
                              )
 tramp-multi-actions '((tramp-password-prompt-regexp
                        tramp-multi-action-password)
                       (tramp-login-prompt-regexp tramp-multi-action-login)
                       (shell-prompt-pattern tramp-multi-action-succeed)
                       (tramp-shell-prompt-pattern
                        tramp-multi-action-succeed)
                       (tramp-wrong-passwd-regexp
                        tramp-multi-action-permission-denied)
                       )
 tramp-terminal-type "dumb"
 tramp-shell-prompt-pattern "^[^#$%>\n]*[#$%>] *"
 shell-prompt-pattern "^[^#$%>\n]*[#$%>] *"
 backup-by-copying nil
 backup-by-copying-when-linked nil
 backup-by-copying-when-mismatch nil
 backup-by-copying-when-privileged-mismatch 200
 file-name-handler-alist '(("^/[^/]*$" . tramp-completion-file-name-handler)
                           ("\\`/[^/:]+:" . tramp-file-name-handler)
                           ("\\`/:" . file-name-non-special))
 )