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Re: executable-find in files.el
From: |
Richard Stallman |
Subject: |
Re: executable-find in files.el |
Date: |
Wed, 18 May 2005 01:19:52 -0400 |
One could argue that just calling `process-file' should be
sufficient. But it isn't for packages which still want to support
Emacs 21.
Backwards-compatibility is nice, but it is not the most important
thing.
> If `call-process' would be able to handle remote
> commands,
>
> I cannot envision any way in which that could make sense. I have no
> idea what it would mean for `call-process' to "handle" remote
> commands.
"handle commands to be executed on a remote host".
What call-process does is run a program with given arguments.
How would it run this program on a remote host?
Perhaps using ssh. But if you want to use ssh, you can do that now.
You can invoke ssh to run a command on a remote host.
So what really is the new feature that you want?
I don't follow the idea.
WHat would that mean? How in the world can call-process
run the pro
- Re: executable-find in files.el, (continued)
- Re: executable-find in files.el, Michael Albinus, 2005/05/14
- Re: executable-find in files.el, Richard Stallman, 2005/05/14
- Re: executable-find in files.el, Michael Albinus, 2005/05/17
- Re: executable-find in files.el, Stefan Monnier, 2005/05/17
- Re: executable-find in files.el, Kim F. Storm, 2005/05/17
- Re: executable-find in files.el, Stefan Monnier, 2005/05/17
- Re: executable-find in files.el, Richard Stallman, 2005/05/18
- Re: executable-find in files.el, Richard Stallman, 2005/05/17
- Re: executable-find in files.el, Michael Albinus, 2005/05/17
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