Re: ad-hoc multi-hop editing of remote files

[Chris Withers]

On 20/10/2011 11:57, Michael Albinus wrote:
> > How do I do that? What do I need in the proxies list?
>
> `tramp-default-proxies-alist' allows Lisp forms for all three items of
> an entry. For the proxy item, you could do something like
>
> (defun my-tramp-ad-hoc-proxy ()
>    "Ask interactively for a proxy host."
>    (read-file-name "Proxy host: "))
>
> (add-to-list 'tramp-default-proxies-alist
>              '("remote-host-exp" "remote-user-exp" (my-tramp-ad-hoc-proxy)))
>
> Now you could open "C-x C-f /sudo:address@hidden". It will ask for the
> proxy host, where you enter "/ssh:address@hidden:". After providing
> the passwords, you are in.

I've seen this suggestion before and it's horrible.

I *really* want to be able to do this in one path, with no interactive 
bits, so ido-mode can do it's usual greatness.

> (There seems to be an error in Tramp, 'cause it asks twice for the
> proxy. Just apply RET for the second prompt. Will check and fix).

This isn't going to make it any better ;-)

> This sounds a little bit complex, but it isn't, because you can use
> minibuffer's history for all the file names.

It's *way* more complicated than the old /multi method, can that not be 
brought back? Why was it removed in the first place?

> Maybe I shall add support in Tramp for this ad-hoc configuration. At
> least it shall be documented.

Yes please, but proper ad-hoc, allowing specification of the transit 
user, remote host and remote user all in one path. If there's anything I 
can do to make that happen more quickly, please let me know...

> > - is
> > http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/tramp/ChangeLog?root=tramp&view=markup
> > the correct change log to be looking at? I hope not, since it doesn't
> > mention either proxies arriving or multi: going away...
>
> For the Lisp code, you shall use
> http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/tramp/lisp/ChangeLog?root=tramp&view=markup

Okay, what's the other ChangeLog?

cheers,

Chris

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