tramp (2.1.8-pre); Local decoding problem

[Ned Ludd]

In the last few versions I seem to be having the same problem.  I get
the following error when I attempt to save a file.  Note that this
happens with any access method. 

Error: File error: Couldn't write region to 
`/sudo:address@hidden:/etc/tmp13713LjN', decode using 
`tramp_perl_decode_with_module' failed

To attempt to debug I hid or removed progressive command in
"tramp-remote-coding-methods".  It happens with all of them.
"mimencode", "recode", etc.

(defconst tramp-remote-coding-commands
  '((b64 "mimencode -b" "mimencode -u -b")
    (b64 "mmencode -b" "mmencode -u -b")
    (b64 "recode data..base64" "recode base64..data")
    (b64 tramp-perl-encode-with-module tramp-perl-decode-with-module)
    (b64 tramp-perl-encode tramp-perl-decode)
    (uu  "uuencode xxx" "uudecode -o /dev/stdout")
    (uu  "uuencode xxx" "uudecode -o -")
    (uu  "uuencode xxx" "uudecode -p")
    (uu  "uuencode xxx" tramp-uudecode) ....

Any ideas?

Of course I checked that "/tmp" is writable :-)

Ned

--bug report follows this line--



Emacs  : GNU Emacs 23.0.0.2 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.10.6)
 of 2006-11-29 on nkosi
Package: tramp (2.1.8-pre)

current state:
==============
(setq
 tramp-current-method "sudo"
 tramp-current-user "root"
 tramp-current-host "nkosi"
 tramp-auto-save-directory "/home/thermans/emacs/cache/auto-saves"
 tramp-default-method "scp"
 tramp-default-method-alist '((nil "%" "smb") ("" "\\`\\(anonymous\\|ftp\\)\\'" 
"ftp")
                              ("\\`ftp\\." "" "ftp") ("\\`localhost\\'" 
"\\`root\\'" "su"))
 tramp-default-host "nkosi"
 tramp-default-proxies-alist nil
 tramp-default-user nil
 tramp-default-user-alist '(("smb" nil "") ("\\`su\\(do\\)?\\'" nil "root")
                            ("\\`r\\(em\\)?\\(cp\\|sh\\)\\|telnet\\'" nil 
"thermans"))
 tramp-rsh-end-of-line "\n"
 tramp-default-password-end-of-line "\n"
 tramp-remote-path '("/bin" "/usr/bin" "/usr/sbin" "/usr/local/bin" 
"/usr/ccs/bin" "/usr/xpg4/bin")
 tramp-login-prompt-regexp ".*ogin\\( .*\\)?: *"
 tramp-password-prompt-regexp "(base64-decode-string 
\"Xi4qXChbcFBdYXNzd29yZFx8cGFzc3BocmFzZVwpLio6AD8gKg==\""
 tramp-wrong-passwd-regexp "^.*\\(Connection \\(?:closed by foreign 
host\\.\\|refused\\)\\|Host key verification failed\\.\\|Login 
\\(?:[Ii]ncorrect\\)\\|N\\(?:ame or service not known\\|o supported 
authentication methods left to try!\\)\\|Permission denied\\.\\|Sorry, try 
again\\.\\|Tramp connection closed\\).*\\|^.*\\(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/\\|Update cached 
key\\? (y/n, Return cancels connectio\\)n)\\)\\s-*"
 tramp-terminal-prompt-regexp "\\(TERM = (.*)\\|Terminal type\\? 
\\[.*\\]\\)\\s-*"
 tramp-temp-name-prefix "tramp."
 tramp-file-name-structure '("^/\\(\\([a-zA-Z_0-9-]+\\):\\)?\\(\\([^:/  
]+\\)@\\)?\\([a-zA-Z0-9_.-]+\\(#[0-9]+\\)?\\)?:\\(.*$\\)" 2 4 5 7)
 tramp-file-name-regexp "\\`/[^/:]+:"
 tramp-methods '(("smb") ("ftp")
                 ("rcp" (tramp-login-program "rsh") (tramp-login-args (("%h") 
("-l" "%u")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program "rcp")
                  (tramp-copy-args (("-p" "%k"))) (tramp-copy-keep-date t)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("scp" (tramp-login-program "ssh")
                  (tramp-login-args
                   (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-o" "address@hidden:%%p")
                    ("-o" "ControlMaster=yes") ("-e" "none"))
                   )
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program "scp")
                  (tramp-copy-args
                   (("-P" "%p") ("-p" "%k") ("-q") ("-o" "address@hidden:%%p")
                    ("-o" "ControlMaster=auto"))
                   )
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date t) (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("scp1" (tramp-login-program "ssh")
                  (tramp-login-args
                   (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-o" "address@hidden:%%p")
                    ("-o" "ControlMaster=yes") ("-1" "-e" "none"))
                   )
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program "scp")
                  (tramp-copy-args
                   (("-1") ("-P" "%p") ("-p" "%k") ("-q") ("-o" 
"address@hidden:%%p")
                    ("-o" "ControlMaster=auto"))
                   )
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date t) (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("scp2" (tramp-login-program "ssh")
                  (tramp-login-args
                   (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-o" "address@hidden:%%p")
                    ("-o" "ControlMaster=yes") ("-2" "-e" "none"))
                   )
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program "scp")
                  (tramp-copy-args
                   (("-2") ("-P" "%p") ("-p" "%k") ("-q") ("-o" 
"address@hidden:%%p")
                    ("-o" "ControlMaster=auto"))
                   )
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date t) (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("scp1_old" (tramp-login-program "ssh1")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-e" 
"none")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program "scp1")
                  (tramp-copy-args (("-p" "%k"))) (tramp-copy-keep-date t)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("scp2_old" (tramp-login-program "ssh2")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-e" 
"none")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program "scp2")
                  (tramp-copy-args (("-p" "%k"))) (tramp-copy-keep-date t)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("sftp" (tramp-login-program "ssh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-e" 
"none")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program "sftp") 
(tramp-copy-args nil)
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date nil) (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("rsync" (tramp-login-program "ssh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-e" 
"none")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program "rsync")
                  (tramp-copy-args (("-e" "ssh") ("-t" "%k"))) 
(tramp-copy-keep-date t)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("remcp" (tramp-login-program "remsh") (tramp-login-args 
(("%h") ("-l" "%u")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program "rcp")
                  (tramp-copy-args (("-p" "%k"))) (tramp-copy-keep-date t)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("rsh" (tramp-login-program "rsh") (tramp-login-args (("%h") 
("-l" "%u")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program nil) 
(tramp-copy-args nil)
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date nil) (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("ssh" (tramp-login-program "ssh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-e" 
"none")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program nil) 
(tramp-copy-args nil)
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date nil) (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("ssh1" (tramp-login-program "ssh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-1" "-e" 
"none")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program nil) 
(tramp-copy-args nil)
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date nil) (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("ssh2" (tramp-login-program "ssh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-2" "-e" 
"none")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program nil) 
(tramp-copy-args nil)
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date nil) (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("ssh1_old" (tramp-login-program "ssh1")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-e" 
"none")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program nil) 
(tramp-copy-args nil)
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date nil) (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("ssh2_old" (tramp-login-program "ssh2")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-e" 
"none")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program nil) 
(tramp-copy-args nil)
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date nil) (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("remsh" (tramp-login-program "remsh") (tramp-login-args 
(("%h") ("-l" "%u")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program nil) 
(tramp-copy-args nil)
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date nil) (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("telnet" (tramp-login-program "telnet") (tramp-login-args 
(("%h")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program nil) 
(tramp-copy-args nil)
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date nil) (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("su" (tramp-login-program "su") (tramp-login-args (("-") 
("%u")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program nil) 
(tramp-copy-args nil)
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date nil) (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("sudo" (tramp-login-program "sudo")
                  (tramp-login-args (("-u" "%u") ("-s" "-p" "Password:")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program nil) 
(tramp-copy-args nil)
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date nil) (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("scpx" (tramp-login-program "ssh")
                  (tramp-login-args
                   (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-e" "none" "-t" "-t" 
"/bin/sh")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program "scp")
                  (tramp-copy-args (("-p" "%k"))) (tramp-copy-keep-date t)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("sshx" (tramp-login-program "ssh")
                  (tramp-login-args
                   (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-e" "none" "-t" "-t" 
"/bin/sh")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program nil) 
(tramp-copy-args nil)
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date nil) (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("krlogin" (tramp-login-program "krlogin")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-x"))) 
(tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-copy-program nil) (tramp-copy-args nil) 
(tramp-copy-keep-date nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("plink" (tramp-login-program "plink")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-P" "%p") ("-ssh")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program nil) 
(tramp-copy-args nil)
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date nil) (tramp-password-end-of-line "xy"))
                 ("plink1" (tramp-login-program "plink")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-P" "%p") ("-1" 
"-ssh")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program nil) 
(tramp-copy-args nil)
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date nil) (tramp-password-end-of-line "xy"))
                 ("pscp" (tramp-login-program "plink")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-P" "%p") ("-ssh")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program "pscp")
                  (tramp-copy-args (("-scp") ("-p" "%k"))) 
(tramp-copy-keep-date t)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line "xy"))
                 ("psftp" (tramp-login-program "plink")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-P" "%p") ("-ssh")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program "pscp")
                  (tramp-copy-args (("-psftp") ("-p" "%k"))) 
(tramp-copy-keep-date t)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line "xy"))
                 ("fcp" (tramp-login-program "fsh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("sh" "-i")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh -i") (tramp-copy-program "fcp")
                  (tramp-copy-args (("-p" "%k"))) (tramp-copy-keep-date t)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 )
 tramp-end-of-output "///7184922fb0edd3e314f8506ab0b349d6"
 tramp-local-coding-commands '((b64 base64-encode-region base64-decode-region)
                               (uu tramp-uuencode-region uudecode-decode-region)
                               (pack
                                "perl -e 'binmode STDIN; binmode STDOUT; print 
pack(q{u*}, join q{}, <>)'" "perl -e 'binmode STDIN; binmode STDOUT; print 
unpack(q{u*}, join q{}, <>)'")
                               )
 tramp-remote-coding-commands '((b64 "mimencode -b" "mimencode -u -b")
                                (b64 "mmencode -b" "mmencode -u -b")
                                (b64 "recode data..base64" "recode 
base64..data")
                                (b64 tramp-perl-encode-with-module 
tramp-perl-decode-with-module)
                                (b64 tramp-perl-encode tramp-perl-decode)
                                (uu "uuencode xxx" "uudecode -o /dev/stdout")
                                (uu "uuencode xxx" "uudecode -o -")
                                (uu "uuencode xxx" "uudecode -p")
                                (uu "uuencode xxx" tramp-uudecode)
                                (pack
                                 "perl -e 'binmode STDIN; binmode STDOUT; print 
pack(q{u*}, join q{}, <>)'" "perl -e 'binmode STDIN; binmode STDOUT; print 
unpack(q{u*}, join q{}, <>)'")
                                )
 tramp-actions-before-shell '((tramp-login-prompt-regexp tramp-action-login)
                              (tramp-password-prompt-regexp 
tramp-action-password)
                              (tramp-wrong-passwd-regexp 
tramp-action-permission-denied)
                              (shell-prompt-pattern tramp-action-succeed)
                              (tramp-shell-prompt-pattern tramp-action-succeed)
                              (tramp-yesno-prompt-regexp tramp-action-yesno)
                              (tramp-yn-prompt-regexp tramp-action-yn)
                              (tramp-terminal-prompt-regexp 
tramp-action-terminal)
                              (tramp-process-alive-regexp 
tramp-action-process-alive))
 tramp-actions-copy-out-of-band '((tramp-password-prompt-regexp 
tramp-action-password)
                                  (tramp-wrong-passwd-regexp 
tramp-action-permission-denied)
                                  (tramp-copy-failed-regexp 
tramp-action-copy-failed)
                                  (tramp-process-alive-regexp 
tramp-action-out-of-band))
 tramp-terminal-type "dumb"
 tramp-shell-prompt-pattern "(base64-decode-string 
\"XlteIyQlPgpdKlsjJCU+XSAqXCgbXFtbMC05O10qW2EtekEtWl0gKlwpKg==\""
 tramp-backup-directory-alist nil
 tramp-cache-data '(([cl-struct-tramp-file-name "sudo" "root" "nkosi" 
"/etc/passwd"]
                     ("file-directory-p" nil) ("file-exists-p" t)
                     ("file-attributes-integer"
                      (nil 1 0 0 (17775 11973) (17775 11973) (17775 11973) 1604 
"-rw-r--r--" nil
                       2535404 (-1 0))
                      )
                     ("file-truename" "/sudo:address@hidden:/etc/passwd") 
("file-writable-p" t)
                     ("file-readable-p" t))
                    ("#<process *tramp/sudo address@hidden>" ("last-cmd-time" 
(17775 14526 439730))
                     ("chunksize" 0)
                     ("scripts"
                      ("tramp_perl_decode_with_module" 
"tramp_perl_decode_with_module"
                       "tramp_perl_encode_with_module" 
"tramp_perl_decode_with_module"
                       "tramp_perl_encode_with_module")
                      )
                     )
                    ([cl-struct-tramp-file-name "sudo" "root" "nkosi" nil]
                     ("uname" "Linux 2.6.17-10-386") ("default-remote-path" 
nil) ("test" "test")
                     ("/bin" t) ("/usr/bin" t) ("/usr/sbin" t) 
("/usr/local/bin" t)
                     ("/usr/ccs/bin" nil) ("/usr/xpg4/bin" nil) ("remote-shell" 
"/bin/sh")
                     ("file-exists" "test -e") ("stat" "\\stat") ("id" 
"/usr/bin/id")
                     ("gid-integer" 0) ("perl" "\\perl") ("local-encoding" 
base64-encode-region)
                     ("local-decoding" base64-decode-region)
                     ("remote-encoding" tramp-perl-encode-with-module)
                     ("remote-decoding" tramp-perl-decode-with-module))
                    ([cl-struct-tramp-file-name "sudo" "root" "nkosi" "/bin"]
                     ("file-directory-p" t))
                    ([cl-struct-tramp-file-name "sudo" "root" "nkosi" 
"/usr/bin"]
                     ("file-directory-p" t))
                    ([cl-struct-tramp-file-name "sudo" "root" "nkosi" 
"/usr/sbin"]
                     ("file-directory-p" t))
                    ([cl-struct-tramp-file-name "sudo" "root" "nkosi" 
"/usr/local/bin"]
                     ("file-directory-p" t))
                    ([cl-struct-tramp-file-name "sudo" "root" "nkosi" 
"/usr/ccs/bin"]
                     ("file-directory-p" nil))
                    ([cl-struct-tramp-file-name "sudo" "root" "nkosi" 
"/usr/xpg4/bin"]
                     ("file-directory-p" nil))
                    ([cl-struct-tramp-file-name "sudo" "root" "nkosi" "/etc"] 
("file-exists-p" t)
                     ("file-attributes-integer"
                      (t 142 0 0 (17702 20970) (17775 13741) (17775 13741) 8192 
"drwxr-xr-x" nil
                       2534561 (-1 0))
                      )
                     ("file-writable-p" t))
                    ([cl-struct-tramp-file-name "sudo" "root" "nkosi" 
"/etc/RCS/passwd,v"]
                     ("file-exists-p" nil))
                    ([cl-struct-tramp-file-name "sudo" "root" "nkosi" 
"/etc/passwd,v"]
                     ("file-exists-p" nil))
                    ([cl-struct-tramp-file-name "sudo" "root" "nkosi" 
"/etc/RCS/passwd"]
                     ("file-exists-p" nil))
                    ([cl-struct-tramp-file-name "sudo" "root" "nkosi" 
"/etc/CVS/Entries"]
                     ("file-readable-p" nil))
                    ([cl-struct-tramp-file-name "sudo" "root" "nkosi" 
"/etc/.svn/entries"]
                     ("file-readable-p" nil))
                    ([cl-struct-tramp-file-name "sudo" "root" "nkosi" 
"/etc/SCCS/s.passwd"]
                     ("file-exists-p" nil))
                    ([cl-struct-tramp-file-name "sudo" "root" "nkosi" 
"/etc/s.passwd"]
                     ("file-exists-p" nil))
                    ([cl-struct-tramp-file-name "sudo" "root" "nkosi"
                      "/etc/{arch}/=tagging-method"]
                     ("file-exists-p" nil))
                    ([cl-struct-tramp-file-name "sudo" "root" "nkosi" 
"/{arch}/=tagging-method"]
                     ("file-exists-p" nil))
                    ([cl-struct-tramp-file-name "sudo" "root" "nkosi" 
"/etc/MCVS/CVS"]
                     ("file-exists-p" nil))
                    ([cl-struct-tramp-file-name "sudo" "root" "nkosi" 
"/MCVS/CVS"]
                     ("file-exists-p" nil))
                    ([cl-struct-tramp-file-name "sudo" "root" "nkosi" 
"/etc/tmp13713lwl"]
                     ("file-exists-p" nil))
                    ([cl-struct-tramp-file-name "sudo" "root" "nkosi" 
"/etc/tmp13713LjN"]
                     ("file-exists-p" nil))
                    )
 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
 password-cache t
 password-cache-expiry nil
 backup-directory-alist '(("*" . "~/emacs/backups/emacs"))
 file-name-handler-alist 
'(("\\.Z\\(~\\|\\.~[0-9]+~\\)?\\'\\|\\.bz2\\'\\|\\.tbz\\'\\|\\.tgz\\'\\|\\.g?z\\(~\\|\\.~[0-9]+~\\)?\\'\\|\\.dz\\'"
 . jka-compr-handler)
                           ("\\`/[^/:]+:" . tramp-file-name-handler)
                           
("\\.\\(GIF\\|JP\\(?:E?G\\)\\|P\\(?:BM\\|GM\\|N[GM]\\|PM\\)\\|TIFF?\\|X\\(?:[BP]M\\)\\|gif\\|jp\\(?:e?g\\)\\|p\\(?:bm\\|gm\\|n[gm]\\|pm\\)\\|tiff?\\|x\\(?:[bp]m\\)\\)\\'"
 . image-file-handler)
                           ("\\`/:" . file-name-non-special))
 )
-- 
Tim Hermans
(setq
 buffer-name "*tramp/sudo address@hidden"
 tramp-remote-path '("/bin" "/usr/bin" "/usr/sbin" "/usr/local/bin")
 )

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