tramp (2.0.29); why is scp not used and why is the perl-ish mime-encode preferred over mimencode

[Jochen_Hayek]

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> Another useful thing to do is to put (setq tramp-debug-buffer t)

I did a "C-x C-e" ("... runs the command eval-last-sexp") right here,
is that alright?
Pls don't be angry with me ;-)

> in the ~/.emacs file and to repeat the bug.
> Then, include the contents of the *tramp/foo* buffer 
> and the *debug tramp/foo* buffer 
> in your bug report.

Pls find them attached!

--bug report follows this line--
1.) why is scp not used,
although it's available:

    /usr/bin/scp

2.) Why is the perl-ish mime-encode being transmitted and used,
although there is the "true" mimencode:

    /app/idsp22/cronus1/usr/local/bin/mimencode

And it's located in the same directory,
where tramp finds "GNU ls" through tramp-remote-path.

info> These methods depend on the existence of a suitable encoding and
info> decoding command on remote machine.  Locally, @tramp{} may be able to use
info> features of Emacs to decode and encode the files or it may require
info> access to external commands to perform that task.

info> @cindex uuencode
info> @cindex mimencode
info> @cindex base-64 encoding
info> @tramp{} checks the availability and usability of commands like
info> @command{mimencode} (part of the @command{metamail} package) or
info> @command{uuencode} on the remote host.  The first reliable command
info> will be used.  The search path can be customized, see @ref{Remote
info> Programs}.




Emacs  : GNU Emacs 21.2.1 (i586-suse-linux, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars)
 of 2002-09-11 on amdsimb
Package: tramp (2.0.29)

current state:
==============
(setq
 tramp-ls-command nil
 tramp-test-groks-nt nil
 tramp-file-exists-command nil
 tramp-current-multi-method nil
 tramp-current-method nil
 tramp-current-user nil
 tramp-current-host nil
 tramp-auto-save-directory nil
 tramp-default-method "scp"
 tramp-rsh-end-of-line "\n"
 tramp-password-end-of-line "\n"
 tramp-remote-path '("/app/idsp22/cronus1/usr/local/bin" "/bin" "/usr/bin" 
"/usr/sbin" "/usr/local/bin" "/usr/ccs/bin" "/local/bin" "/local/freeware/bin" 
"/local/gnu/bin"
                     "/usr/freeware/bin" "/usr/pkg/bin" "/usr/contrib/bin")
 tramp-login-prompt-regexp ".*ogin: *"
 tramp-password-prompt-regexp "^.*\\([pP]assword\\|passphrase.*\\):? *"
 tramp-wrong-passwd-regexp "^.*\\(Connection 
\\(?:\\(?:clo\\|refu\\)sed\\)\\|Host key verification failed\\.\\|Login 
\\(?:[Ii]ncorrect\\)\\|Name or service not known\\|\\(?:Permission 
denied\\|Sorry, try again\\)\\.\\).*\\|^.*\\(Received signal [0-9]+\\).*"
 tramp-yesno-prompt-regexp "\\(Are you sure you want to continue connecting 
(yes/no)\\?\\)\\s-*"
 tramp-yn-prompt-regexp "\\(Store key in cache\\? (y/n)\\)\\s-*"
 tramp-temp-name-prefix "tramp."
 tramp-file-name-structure '("^/\\(\\([a-zA-Z_0-9-]+\\):\\)?\\(\\([^:@/         
]*\\)@\\)?\\([a-zA-Z0-9_.#-]*\\):\\(.*$\\)" 2 4 5 6)
 tramp-file-name-regexp "\\`/[^/:]+:"
 tramp-multi-file-name-structure 
'("^/\\(\\([a-zA-Z_0-9-]+\\)\\)?\\(\\(:%s\\)+\\)?:\\(.*$\\)" 2 3 -1)
 tramp-multi-file-name-hop-structure '("\\([a-zA-Z_0-9-]+\\):\\([^:@/   
]*\\)@\\([a-zA-Z0-9_.#-]*\\)" 1 2 3)
 tramp-multi-methods '("multi" "multiu")
 tramp-multi-connection-function-alist '(("telnet" tramp-multi-connect-telnet 
"telnet %h%n") ("rsh" tramp-multi-connect-rlogin "rsh %h -l %u%n")
                                         ("ssh" tramp-multi-connect-rlogin "ssh 
%h -l %u%n") ("su" tramp-multi-connect-su "su - %u%n")
                                         ("sudo" tramp-multi-connect-su "sudo 
-u %u -s%n"))
 tramp-methods '(("smb") ("ftp")
                 ("rcp" (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh) 
(tramp-rsh-program "rsh") (tramp-rcp-program "rcp") (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") 
(tramp-rsh-args nil)
                  (tramp-rcp-args nil) (tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg "-p") 
(tramp-su-program nil) (tramp-su-args nil) (tramp-telnet-program nil) 
(tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("scp" (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh) 
(tramp-rsh-program "ssh") (tramp-rcp-program "scp") (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
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(tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg "-p") (tramp-su-program nil) (tramp-su-args nil) 
(tramp-telnet-program nil)
                  (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("scp1" (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh) 
(tramp-rsh-program "ssh") (tramp-rcp-program "scp") (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
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(tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg "-p") (tramp-su-program nil) (tramp-su-args nil) 
(tramp-telnet-program nil)
                  (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("scp2" (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh) 
(tramp-rsh-program "ssh") (tramp-rcp-program "scp") (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
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(tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg "-p") (tramp-su-program nil) (tramp-su-args nil) 
(tramp-telnet-program nil)
                  (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("scp1_old" (tramp-connection-function 
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"scp1") (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
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(tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg "-p") (tramp-su-program nil) (tramp-su-args nil) 
(tramp-telnet-program nil)
                  (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("scp2_old" (tramp-connection-function 
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"scp2") (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-rsh-args ("-e" "none")) (tramp-rcp-args nil) 
(tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg "-p") (tramp-su-program nil) (tramp-su-args nil) 
(tramp-telnet-program nil)
                  (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("rsync" (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh) 
(tramp-rsh-program "ssh") (tramp-rcp-program "rsync") (tramp-remote-sh 
"/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-rsh-args ("-e" "none")) (tramp-rcp-args ("-e" "ssh")) 
(tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg "-t") (tramp-su-program nil) (tramp-su-args nil) 
(tramp-telnet-program nil)
                  (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("rsh" (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh) 
(tramp-rsh-program "rsh") (tramp-rcp-program nil) (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") 
(tramp-rsh-args nil)
                  (tramp-rcp-args nil) (tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg nil) 
(tramp-su-program nil) (tramp-su-args nil) (tramp-telnet-program nil) 
(tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("ssh" (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh) 
(tramp-rsh-program "ssh") (tramp-rcp-program nil) (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-rsh-args ("-e" "none")) (tramp-rcp-args nil) 
(tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg nil) (tramp-su-program nil) (tramp-su-args nil) 
(tramp-telnet-program nil)
                  (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("ssh1" (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh) 
(tramp-rsh-program "ssh") (tramp-rcp-program nil) (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-rsh-args ("-1" "-e" "none")) (tramp-rcp-args ("-1")) 
(tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg nil) (tramp-su-program nil) (tramp-su-args nil) 
(tramp-telnet-program nil)
                  (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("ssh2" (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh) 
(tramp-rsh-program "ssh") (tramp-rcp-program nil) (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-rsh-args ("-2" "-e" "none")) (tramp-rcp-args ("-2")) 
(tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg nil) (tramp-su-program nil) (tramp-su-args nil) 
(tramp-telnet-program nil)
                  (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("ssh1_old" (tramp-connection-function 
tramp-open-connection-rsh) (tramp-rsh-program "ssh1") (tramp-rcp-program nil) 
(tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-rsh-args ("-e" "none")) (tramp-rcp-args nil) 
(tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg nil) (tramp-su-program nil) (tramp-su-args nil) 
(tramp-telnet-program nil)
                  (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("ssh2_old" (tramp-connection-function 
tramp-open-connection-rsh) (tramp-rsh-program "ssh2") (tramp-rcp-program nil) 
(tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-rsh-args ("-e" "none")) (tramp-rcp-args nil) 
(tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg nil) (tramp-su-program nil) (tramp-su-args nil) 
(tramp-telnet-program nil)
                  (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("telnet" (tramp-connection-function 
tramp-open-connection-telnet) (tramp-rsh-program nil) (tramp-rcp-program nil) 
(tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-rsh-args nil)
                  (tramp-rcp-args nil) (tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg nil) 
(tramp-su-program nil) (tramp-su-args nil) (tramp-telnet-program "telnet") 
(tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("su" (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-su) 
(tramp-rsh-program nil) (tramp-rcp-program nil) (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") 
(tramp-rsh-args nil)
                  (tramp-rcp-args nil) (tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg nil) 
(tramp-su-program "su") (tramp-su-args ("-" "%u")) (tramp-telnet-program nil) 
(tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("sudo" (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-su) 
(tramp-rsh-program nil) (tramp-rcp-program nil) (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") 
(tramp-rsh-args nil)
                  (tramp-rcp-args nil) (tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg nil) 
(tramp-su-program "sudo") (tramp-su-args ("-u" "%u" "-s")) 
(tramp-telnet-program nil) (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("multi" (tramp-connection-function 
tramp-open-connection-multi) (tramp-rsh-program nil) (tramp-rcp-program nil) 
(tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-rsh-args nil)
                  (tramp-rcp-args nil) (tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg nil) 
(tramp-su-program nil) (tramp-su-args nil) (tramp-telnet-program nil) 
(tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("scpx" (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh) 
(tramp-rsh-program "ssh") (tramp-rcp-program "scp") (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-rsh-args ("-e" "none" "-t" "-t" "/bin/sh")) 
(tramp-rcp-args nil) (tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg "-p") (tramp-telnet-program nil) 
(tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("sshx" (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh) 
(tramp-rsh-program "ssh") (tramp-rcp-program nil) (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-rsh-args ("-e" "none" "-t" "-t" "/bin/sh")) 
(tramp-rcp-args nil) (tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg nil) (tramp-su-program nil) 
(tramp-su-args nil)
                  (tramp-telnet-program nil) (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("krlogin" (tramp-connection-function 
tramp-open-connection-rsh) (tramp-rsh-program "krlogin") (tramp-rcp-program 
nil) (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-rsh-args ("-x")) (tramp-rcp-args nil) 
(tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg nil) (tramp-su-program nil) (tramp-su-args nil) 
(tramp-telnet-program nil)
                  (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("plink" (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh) 
(tramp-rsh-program "plink") (tramp-rcp-program nil) (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-rsh-args ("-ssh")) (tramp-rcp-args nil) 
(tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg nil) (tramp-su-program nil) (tramp-su-args nil) 
(tramp-telnet-program nil)
                  (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("pscp" (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh) 
(tramp-rsh-program "plink") (tramp-rcp-program "pscp") (tramp-remote-sh 
"/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-rsh-args ("-ssh")) (tramp-rcp-args nil) 
(tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg "-p") (tramp-su-program nil) (tramp-su-args nil) 
(tramp-telnet-program nil)
                  (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 ("fcp" (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh) 
(tramp-rsh-program "fsh") (tramp-rcp-program "fcp") (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh 
-i")
                  (tramp-rsh-args ("sh" "-i")) (tramp-rcp-args nil) 
(tramp-rcp-keep-date-arg "-p") (tramp-su-program nil) (tramp-su-args nil) 
(tramp-telnet-program nil)
                  (tramp-telnet-args nil))
                 )
 tramp-end-of-output "///2f893233073d914e69e021d99eda3d08"
 tramp-coding-commands '(("mimencode -b" "mimencode -u -b" base64-encode-region 
base64-decode-region) ("mmencode -b" "mmencode -u -b" base64-encode-region 
base64-decode-region)
                         ("recode data..base64" "recode base64..data" 
base64-encode-region base64-decode-region)
                         ("uuencode xxx" "uudecode -o -" tramp-uuencode-region 
uudecode-decode-region) ("uuencode xxx" "uudecode -p" tramp-uuencode-region 
uudecode-decode-region)
                         ("uuencode xxx" "tramp_uudecode" tramp-uuencode-region 
uudecode-decode-region)
                         ("tramp_encode_with_module" "tramp_decode_with_module" 
base64-encode-region base64-decode-region)
                         ("tramp_encode" "tramp_decode" base64-encode-region 
base64-decode-region))
 tramp-actions-before-shell '((tramp-password-prompt-regexp 
tramp-action-password) (tramp-login-prompt-regexp tramp-action-login) 
(shell-prompt-pattern tramp-action-succeed)
                              (tramp-shell-prompt-pattern tramp-action-succeed) 
(tramp-wrong-passwd-regexp tramp-action-permission-denied)
                              (tramp-yesno-prompt-regexp tramp-action-yesno) 
(tramp-yn-prompt-regexp tramp-action-yn) (tramp-terminal-prompt-regexp 
tramp-action-terminal))
 tramp-multi-actions '((tramp-password-prompt-regexp 
tramp-multi-action-password) (tramp-login-prompt-regexp 
tramp-multi-action-login)
                       (shell-prompt-pattern tramp-multi-action-succeed) 
(tramp-shell-prompt-pattern tramp-multi-action-succeed)
                       (tramp-wrong-passwd-regexp 
tramp-multi-action-permission-denied))
 tramp-terminal-type "dumb"
 tramp-shell-prompt-pattern "^[^#$%>\n]*[#$%>] *"
 shell-prompt-pattern "^[^#$%>\n]*[#$%>] *"
 backup-by-copying nil
 backup-by-copying-when-linked nil
 backup-by-copying-when-mismatch nil
 backup-by-copying-when-privileged-mismatch 200
 file-name-handler-alist '(("^/[^/]*$" . tramp-completion-file-name-handler) 
("\\`/[^/:]+:" . tramp-file-name-handler) ("\\`/:" . file-name-non-special))
 )

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Description: *tramp/foo*

txtVqhuceN4rg.txt
Description: *debug tramp/foo*