tramp (2.1.1); tramp hangs on 'Setting shell prompt'

[Phil Suh]

X-Reporter-Void-Vars-Found: tramp-out-of-band-prompt-regexp 

--bug report follows this line--

Using NTEmacs 21.3.1(Meadow2.1) and tramp 2.1.1,
Tramp is apparently hanging on 'Setting shell prompt'.
I've tried both sshx and plink, and it doesn't work either way.
I can access the remote box with ssh.exe(cygwin) and plink.exe(puTTY)
from cygwin and windows cmd line. But not via emacs/tramp.

Steps I use to replicate this bug on my system:

1. start emacs
2. C-x C-f /address@hidden:~/test.txt
3. (tramp seems to be working, then halts at 'Setting shell prompt'
4. C-g to unfreeze emacs, check *debug tramp/buffer*

I'm newish to tramp/emacs, but I've spent a good 5-6 hours hunting for 
similar problems on the lists/websites/wiki, but haven't seen anything.

Thanks for your help.  

Phil Suh


--- begin *tramp/foo*:


PS1='
'PS1' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

c:\DOCUME~1\Phil\LOCALS~1\Temp>///7de77358a682dd3cb7ee9772487542ee
The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.

c:\DOCUME~1\Phil\LOCALS~1\Temp>'; PS2=''; PS3=''
''' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

c:\DOCUME~1\Phil\LOCALS~1\Temp>


--- end *tramp/foo*

--- begin *debug tramp/foo*
# Opening connection for address@hidden using plink2...
# Waiting 60s for local shell to come up...
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

c:\DOCUME~1\Phil\LOCALS~1\Temp># Sending command ` ; echo "Tramp connection 
closed"; sleep 1'
# Waiting for prompts from remote shell
# Waiting 60s for prompt from remote shell on host osaka.filsa.net
# Looking for regexp "^.*\([pP]assword\|passphrase.*\):
# Looking for regexp ".*ogin: *" from remote shell
# Looking for regexp "^[^#$%>
]*[#$%>] *" from remote shell
# Found remote shell prompt on `xxx.yyyy.com'
# Sending command to remote shell: unset HISTORY
$ unset HISTORY
unset HISTORY
'unset' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

c:\DOCUME~1\Phil\LOCALS~1\Temp># Sending command to remote shell: unset correct
$ unset correct
unset correct
'unset' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

c:\DOCUME~1\Phil\LOCALS~1\Temp># Sending command to remote shell: unset 
autocorrect
$ unset autocorrect
unset autocorrect
'unset' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

c:\DOCUME~1\Phil\LOCALS~1\Temp>$ exec env 'ENV=' 'PS1=$ ' nil
# Waiting 30s for remote `nil' to come up...
exec env 'ENV=' 'PS1=$ ' nil
'exec' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

c:\DOCUME~1\Phil\LOCALS~1\Temp>exec env 'ENV=' 'PS1=$ ' nil
'exec' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

c:\DOCUME~1\Phil\LOCALS~1\Temp># Setting up remote shell environment
$ stty -inlcr -echo kill '^U'
stty -inlcr -echo kill '^U'
'stty' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

c:\DOCUME~1\Phil\LOCALS~1\Temp>$ echo foo
echo foo
foo

c:\DOCUME~1\Phil\LOCALS~1\Temp>$ TERM=dumb; export TERM
TERM=dumb; export TERM
'TERM' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

c:\DOCUME~1\Phil\LOCALS~1\Temp># Determining coding system
$ echo foo ; echo bar
echo foo ; echo bar
foo ; echo bar

c:\DOCUME~1\Phil\LOCALS~1\Temp># Waiting 30s for 
`HISTFILE=$HOME/.tramp_history; HISTSIZE=1; export HISTFILE; export HISTSIZE'
$ HISTFILE=$HOME/.tramp_history; HISTSIZE=1; export HISTFILE; export HISTSIZE
HISTFILE=$HOME/.tramp_history; HISTSIZE=1; export HISTFILE; export HISTSIZE
'HISTFILE' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

c:\DOCUME~1\Phil\LOCALS~1\Temp># Waiting 30s for `set +o vi +o emacs'
$ set +o vi +o emacs
set +o vi +o emacs
Environment variable +o vi +o not defined

c:\DOCUME~1\Phil\LOCALS~1\Temp># Waiting 30s for `unset MAIL MAILCHECK MAILPATH'
$ unset MAIL MAILCHECK MAILPATH 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null
unset MAIL MAILCHECK MAILPATH 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null
The system cannot find the path specified.

c:\DOCUME~1\Phil\LOCALS~1\Temp># Waiting 30s for `unset CDPATH'
$ unset CDPATH
unset CDPATH
'unset' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

c:\DOCUME~1\Phil\LOCALS~1\Temp># Setting shell prompt
$ PS1='
///7de77358a682dd3cb7ee9772487542ee
'; PS2=''; PS3=''


--- end *debug tramp/foo*






Emacs  : GNU Emacs 21.3.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2004-06-26 on STAYHIGH
Package: tramp (2.1.1)

current state:
==============
(setq
 tramp-ls-command nil
 tramp-test-groks-nt nil
 tramp-file-exists-command nil
 tramp-current-method nil
 tramp-current-user nil
 tramp-current-host nil
 tramp-auto-save-directory "c:/temp"
 tramp-default-method "plink2"
 tramp-default-method-alist '(("" "\\`\\(anonymous\\|ftp\\)\\'" "ftp")
                              ("\\`ftp\\." "" "ftp")
                              ("\\`localhost\\'" "\\`root\\'" "su"))
 tramp-default-proxies-alist nil
 tramp-rsh-end-of-line "\n"
 tramp-default-password-end-of-line "\n"
 tramp-remote-path '("/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\\.\\|Tramp connection closed\\).*\\|^.*\\(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-terminal-prompt-regexp "\\(TERM = (.*)\\|Terminal type\\? 
\\[.*\\]\\)\\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-methods '(("ftp")
                 ("rcp" (tramp-login-program "rsh") (tramp-copy-program "rcp")
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u")))
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg "-p")
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("scp" (tramp-login-program "ssh") (tramp-copy-program "scp")
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args
                   (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-e" "none")))
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg "-p")
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("scp1" (tramp-login-program "ssh")
                  (tramp-copy-program "scp") (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args
                   (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-1" "-e" "none")))
                  (tramp-copy-args ("-1")) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg "-p")
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("scp2" (tramp-login-program "ssh")
                  (tramp-copy-program "scp") (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args
                   (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-2" "-e" "none")))
                  (tramp-copy-args ("-2")) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg "-p")
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("scp1_old" (tramp-login-program "ssh1")
                  (tramp-copy-program "scp1") (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args
                   (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-e" "none")))
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg "-p")
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("scp2_old" (tramp-login-program "ssh2")
                  (tramp-copy-program "scp2") (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args
                   (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-e" "none")))
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg "-p")
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("sftp" (tramp-login-program "ssh")
                  (tramp-copy-program "sftp") (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args
                   (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-e" "none")))
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg "-p")
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("rsync" (tramp-login-program "ssh")
                  (tramp-copy-program "rsync") (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args
                   (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-e" "none")))
                  (tramp-copy-args ("-e" "ssh"))
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg "-t")
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("remcp" (tramp-login-program "remsh")
                  (tramp-copy-program "rcp") (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u")))
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg "-p")
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("rsh" (tramp-login-program "rsh") (tramp-copy-program nil)
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u")))
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("ssh" (tramp-login-program "ssh") (tramp-copy-program nil)
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args
                   (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-e" "none")))
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("ssh1" (tramp-login-program "ssh") (tramp-copy-program nil)
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args
                   (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-1" "-e" "none")))
                  (tramp-copy-args ("-1")) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("ssh2" (tramp-login-program "ssh") (tramp-copy-program nil)
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args
                   (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-2" "-e" "none")))
                  (tramp-copy-args ("-2")) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("ssh1_old" (tramp-login-program "ssh1")
                  (tramp-copy-program nil) (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args
                   (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-e" "none")))
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("ssh2_old" (tramp-login-program "ssh2")
                  (tramp-copy-program nil) (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args
                   (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-e" "none")))
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("remsh" (tramp-login-program "remsh")
                  (tramp-copy-program nil) (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u")))
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("telnet" (tramp-login-program "telnet")
                  (tramp-copy-program nil) (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h"))) (tramp-copy-args nil)
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("su" (tramp-login-program "su") (tramp-copy-program nil)
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("-") ("%u"))) (tramp-copy-args nil)
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("sudo" (tramp-login-program "sudo") (tramp-copy-program nil)
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("-u" "%u") ("-s" "-p" "Password:")))
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("scpx" (tramp-login-program "ssh")
                  (tramp-copy-program "scp") (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args
                   (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p")
                    ("-e" "none" "-t" "-t" "/bin/sh"))
                   )
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg "-p")
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("sshx" (tramp-login-program "ssh") (tramp-copy-program nil)
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args
                   (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p")
                    ("-e" "none" "-t" "-t" "/bin/sh"))
                   )
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("krlogin" (tramp-login-program "krlogin")
                  (tramp-copy-program nil) (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-x")))
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("plink" (tramp-login-program "plink")
                  (tramp-copy-program nil) (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-P" "%p") ("-ssh")))
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line "xy"))
                 ("plink1" (tramp-login-program "plink")
                  (tramp-copy-program nil) (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args
                   (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-P" "%p") ("-1" "-ssh")))
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line "xy"))
                 ("pscp" (tramp-login-program "plink")
                  (tramp-copy-program "pscp") (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-P" "%p") ("-ssh")))
                  (tramp-copy-args ("-scp")) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg "-p")
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line "xy"))
                 ("psftp" (tramp-login-program "plink")
                  (tramp-copy-program "pscp") (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args ("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-P" "%p") ("-ssh"))
                  (tramp-copy-args ("-psftp")) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg "-p")
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line "xy"))
                 ("fcp" (tramp-login-program "fsh") (tramp-copy-program "fcp")
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh -i")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("sh" "-i")))
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg "-p")
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 )
 tramp-end-of-output "///7de77358a682dd3cb7ee9772487542ee"
 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-process-alive-regexp
                               tramp-action-process-alive)
                              )
 tramp-actions-copy-out-of-band '((tramp-password-prompt-regexp
                                   tramp-action-password)
                                  (tramp-wrong-passwd-regexp
                                   tramp-action-permission-denied)
                                  (tramp-process-alive-regexp
                                   tramp-action-out-of-band)
                                  )
 tramp-terminal-type "dumb"
 tramp-shell-prompt-pattern "^[^#$%>\n]*[#$%>] *\\(\\[[0-9;]*[a-zA-Z] *\\)*"
 tramp-chunksize nil
 tramp-backup-directory-alist nil
 nil nil
 shell-prompt-pattern "^[^#$%>\n]*[#$%>] *"
 backup-by-copying nil
 backup-by-copying-when-linked nil
 backup-by-copying-when-mismatch nil
 backup-by-copying-when-privileged-mismatch 200
 password-cache t
 password-cache-expiry 16
 backup-directory-alist nil
 nil nil
 file-name-handler-alist '(("^/$\\|^/[^/:][^/]*$" .
                            tramp-completion-file-name-handler)
                           ("\\`/[^/:]+:" . tramp-file-name-handler)
                           ("\\`/:" . file-name-non-special))
 )