From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Micha Feigin Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Editing a file as root Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 14:41:50 +0200 Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <20031216124150.GD2208@luna.mooo.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1071579079 6747 80.91.224.253 (16 Dec 2003 12:51:19 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 12:51:19 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Dec 16 13:51:16 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AWEfU-0003G8-00 for ; Tue, 16 Dec 2003 13:51:16 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AWFcs-00070J-QE for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 16 Dec 2003 08:52:38 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1AWFb8-0006WJ-TB for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 16 Dec 2003 08:50:50 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1AWFa9-0005pN-8F for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 16 Dec 2003 08:50:21 -0500 Original-Received: from [132.66.16.11] (helo=post.tau.ac.il) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AWFa4-0005Zt-SY for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 16 Dec 2003 08:49:45 -0500 Original-Received: from localhost.localdomain (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by post.tau.ac.il (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1EF3615F8E1 for ; Tue, 16 Dec 2003 14:48:06 +0200 (IST) Original-Received: from post.tau.ac.il (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.localdomain (VaMailArmor-2.0.1.16) id 14968-2518D268; Tue, 16 Dec 2003 14:48:04 +0200 Original-Received: from litshi.luna.local (bzq-218-67-57.red.bezeqint.net [81.218.67.57]) by post.tau.ac.il (Postfix) with ESMTP id B095C15F891 for ; Tue, 16 Dec 2003 14:41:56 +0200 (IST) Original-Received: from micha by litshi.luna.local with local (Exim 4.30) id 1AWEWM-0000lJ-AR for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 16 Dec 2003 14:41:50 +0200 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i X-AntiVirus: checked by Vexira MailArmor (version: 2.0.1.16; VAE: 6.23.0.1; VDF: 6.23.0.11; host: localhost) X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:15318 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:15318 On Mon, Dec 15, 2003 at 04:57:25PM -0500, Benjamin Rutt wrote: > Micha Feigin writes: > > >> Then you are either using an outdated tramp or XEmacs or both. > >> > > > > its bidi emacs. Its based on the cvs version (2.3.50 iirc). > > Are you sure you're reading the right Info file? Maybe visiting the > tramp info file manually will help. (This can be done e.g. in dired > with the 'I' command, if the cursor is on the right file). I visited it manually from the command line and I also tried both syntax types, the one in the thread didn't work as menssioned (I can send the error message again if you want). There is no other emacs version currently installed on my machine. I compiled it myself from the sources though. Maybe you are using a packaged version that provides a newer version as part of the package and not part of emacs? > -- > Benjamin > _______________________________________________ > Help-gnu-emacs mailing list > Help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org > http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-emacs >