Re: tramp (2.1.8-pre); can't connect to remote Solaris or Linux system running zsh

[Michael Albinus]

Ted Zlatanov <address@hidden> writes:

> It actually looks to me like the Tramp shell pattern by default does
> match two % signs.  After experimenting, the shell pattern doesn't
> match the actual prompt in the Tramp interaction, but matches the
> string I see in the log:
>
> (string-match tramp-shell-prompt-pattern 
> "^[[1m^[[7m%^[[m^[[1m^[[mprod-perf-db01%")
> -> 0

Yes, it matches, but just until the first % sign. Apply (match-end 0)
afterwards, it returns 9.

> My fix, which you could put in the FAQ, is to just do:
>
> [ $TERM = "dumb" ] && setopt NO_zle && PS1=""
>
> which works.

OK, I'll update the FAQ tonight.

> Ted

Thanks, and best regards, Michael.