Shuguang Sun <shuguang@gmail.com> writes:
> Hi,
Hi Shuguang,
> The shell-command-to-string calls shell-file-name directly and it
> doesn't work in the case of local Windows and remoter Unix. I borrow
> the some code from shell.el and make a patch to simple.el.
I believe it is wrong to make `shell-command-to-string' Tramp-aware. We
have `shell-command', which runs a (Tramp) file name handler if
needed. The proper change should be:
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diff --git a/lisp/simple.el b/lisp/simple.el
index e51bc132a6..44f738f07e 100644
--- a/lisp/simple.el
+++ b/lisp/simple.el
@@ -3844,7 +3844,7 @@ shell-command-to-string
(with-output-to-string
(with-current-buffer
standard-output
- (process-file shell-file-name nil t nil shell-command-switch command))))
+ (shell-command command t))))
(defun process-file (program &optional infile buffer display &rest args)
"Process files synchronously in a separate process.
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Could you, pls, test it in your environment?
> Best Regards,
> Shuguang
Best regards, Michael.