Re: plink on windows without "-ssh"

[Michael Albinus]

Jason Ramsey <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi,

Hi Jason,

>   I use GNU/emacs and the latest stable tramp version.

I guess you mean Tramp 2.2.9.

> These connections are to the "profile" within putty to handle various
> customizations that are stored there.  In order for this type of
> connection to work properly the command needs to be generated with the
> "-ssh" switch.  I have been accomplishing this by customizing the
> version of tramp that I use slightly.
>
> Does that capability exist already?

Well, there is the method "plinkx" which uses PuTTY profiles instead of
host names. Does this work for you?

I've prepared a change for Tramp 2.2.10 to remove this method. But if
the existing "plink" method doesn't work for you, we could reenable "plinkx".

Best regards, Michael.