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Re: tramp path-munging breaks remote compilation
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Michael Albinus |
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Re: tramp path-munging breaks remote compilation |
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Thu, 27 May 2021 14:11:43 +0200 |
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Kevin Broadey <kevin.broadey@me.com> writes:
Hi Kevin,
> Yep, I googled ‘tramp-own-remote-path’ and found the bit in the massive
> manual about how to change this behaviour. Thanks for the tip.
Why searching the web? 'C-h i g (tramp) RET' gives you the Tramp manual.
> But why should I have to go searching to get tramp to do something
> that ought to be the default behaviour? It fails miserably against
> the design principle of “don’t do anything unexpected”, and totally
> rewriting my remote path for tramp’s own convenience is highly
> unexpected.
Tramp's primary audience are remote file operations. This requires
proper tools on the remote side. We have seen too many error reports,
caused by improper tools at non-standard locations. That's why Tramp is
restrict in default PATH settings.
Best regards, Michael.