Re: Tramp hangs when used with ESS

[Michael Albinus]

"Guha, Rishab" <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi,

Hi Rishab,

> Tramp has been hanging on 'Sending password' for me whenever I try to
> use it. This includes the simplest test case of C-x C-f
> /sudo::/etc/hosts.
>
> After some trial-and-error with my .emacs, it looks like the problem
> occurs if and only if ESS is active. Unfortunately, I haven't been
> able to figure out anything more than that. Debug log output from the
> simplest possible test case, with init.el looking like
> http://pastebin.com/WVq9TTdA, is here: http://pastebin.com/XJp7abc3
>
> I haven't found any way of replicating this without activating ESS.
> Note that though the message log says that Tramp is sending a
> password, I was never prompted to enter a password--the minibuffer
> proceeded directly to 'Sending password'

Thanks, I will check tomorrow. At a first look, the traces are strange
indeed, because after sending the password Tramp shall show the returned
remote prompt.

Will see whether I could reproduce it with your init.el. If not, I might
request some further tests from you.

> Best,
>
> Rishab

Best regards, Michael.