Re: Proposition of reviving multi method

[Michael Albinus]

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>> Sorry, but the old syntax is not supported anymore for years. Migrating
>> your ~/.recentf should be possible by `query-replace-regexp'.
>> Additionally, you must customize `tramp-default-proxies-alist'. That's
>> it, one shot.
>
> But the bundled version (2.0.58-pre) does suport old syntax and does
> not support tramp-default-proxies-alist'.

Sure. Tramp 2.0 supports multi hops via a special syntax; Tramp 2.1 has
introduced `tramp-default-proxies-alist'. And Tramp 2.1 is bundled with
Emacs 23.

> I think tramp should provide transition period; for example,
> notify a warning that old syntax is deprecated and set 
> `tramp-default-proxies-alist'.

The NEWS file of GNU Emacs 23 says:

  *** Multihop syntax has been removed.
  The pseudo-method "multi" has been removed.  Instead, multi hops
  can be specified by the new variable `tramp-default-proxies-alist'.

> The absence of transition period is high-handed approach FOR USERS, I think,
>
> As for me, I will install the latest version in the site-lisp directory.

If people need support for the migration, I'll offer it. Up to my
experience, multi hops are not used by the majority of Tramp users.

> Thank you for reply.

Best regards, Michael.