Re: Error with GZIP

[Live System User]

Michael Albinus <address@hidden> writes:

> Live System User <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> Hi,
>
> Hi,
>
>>         I am experiencing the following error:
>>
>> Tramp: Decoding local file ‘/tmp/tramp.313908NW’ with ‘(lambda (beg
>> end) (base64-decode-region beg end) (let ((coding-system-for-write
>> (quote binary)) (coding-system-for-read (quote binary))
>> (default-directory (tramp-compat-temporary-file-directory))) (apply
>> (quote tramp-call-process-region) [ssh nil localhost /home/liveuser/
>> nil] (point-min) (point-max) (car (split-string gzip -d)) t t nil (cdr
>> (split-string gzip -d)))))’...done
>> Loading /ssh:localhost:/home/liveuser/...failed
>> tramp-file-name-handler: Symbol’s value as variable is void: gzip:
>
> I need a full trace, starting with
>
> # emacs -Q --eval '(setq tramp-verbose 6)'

  Unfortunately, I am unable to get it to fail again;

  FWIW, I have Emacs 25.2 and master installed in separate directory
  hierachies.

  My .emacs configuration contains (among other things):

(setq tramp-default-method "ssh")

(setq tramp-ssh-controlmaster-options
      (concat
        "-o ControlMaster=auto "
        "-o ControlPath='~/.emacs.d/address@hidden:%%p' "
        "-o ControlPersist=no"))

(setq tramp-persistency-file-name
      (concat temporary-file-directory "tramp-" (user-login-name)))



      I had an instance of Emacs 25.2 and master both running
      with only Emacs 25.2 with a TRAMP connection.

      I did a "git pull; make" and ran a new instance of Enacs
      (master) which contained the recent TRAMP GZIP modification
      patches.  Emacs started fine.
      
      While away from the laptop it shut down because the battery
      ran out.  After it recharged, I rebooted
>
        I started up Emacs 25.2 (emacs --daemon), edited a file
        (emacsclient test.txt) and started up TRAMP via:

                     C-x C-f /ssh:localhost:~/


        I then got the error I reported.


        A wild guess: did Emacs 25.2 use info that was cached/saved
        from mater. perhaps from the `tramp-persistency-file-name'
        file (though I haven't started up TRAMO on master for a couple
        days)?

        This is the first time I got a GZIP error -- never had one
        before -- right after TRAMP got GZIP modifications -- strange
        coincidence???

        However I can't reproduce it..

        Weird.

        Thanks.


>
> Best regards, Michael.