Re: compiling remote rst files

[Kai Grossjohann]

Michael Albinus <address@hidden> writes:

> [...] That is correct, but for "/ssh:address@hidden:/" the upper directory
> is "/ssh:address@hidden:/" again. The stop condition (string= "/" dir)
> does not match in case of remote files. [...]
>
> I fear, Tramp cannot solve the problem; rst.el must take remote files
> into account.

rst.el could stop when X and (directory-file-name (file-name-directory
(directory-file-name X))) are equal.  That would work whether the
"root" directory is "/" or "C:/" (say) or "/ssh:foo:/".

What do people think?

Kai

PS: I hope I got the nesting of directory-file-name and
    file-name-directory right.

PPS: What does Emacs on Windows really do for directories such as C:\
     and D:\?