Re: vc-file-clearprops error on Win32

[Michael Albinus]

Kyle VanderBeek <address@hidden> writes:

Hi,

> I'm trying to get tramp working on Win32.  I'm starting from the
> official emacs 22.1.1 build.  I found that filename completion didn't 
> work on the version of tramp that came along with that build, so I'm 
> trying to upgrade to something newer.  Both tramp 2.1.11 and CVS HEAD 
> solve the completion problem.
>
> However, both give me a new error after having transferred the files 
> over:
>
> Tramp: Waiting for prompts from remote shell
> Tramp: Found remote shell prompt on `kylev-dt.example.com'
> Wrote c:/DOCUME~1/kylev/LOCALS~1/Temp/tramp.4972ogk
> vc-file-clearprops: Wrong type argument: stringp, nil

I don't use Win32, and I cannot reproduce the problem locally. However,
it could help if you provide a backtrace. Please (setq debug-on-error t)

Furthermore you might provide us a precise recipe how you force the error.

> Any help is appreciated!

Best regards, Michael.