Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de> writes:

> MICHAEL W DUGGAN <md5i@md5i.com> writes:
>
>> bzr trunk revno 106562, recently bootstrapped
>>
>> emacs -Q
>> C-x C-f /sudo::/
>>
>> Fails.  Result in *Messages* buffer.  See output below for details.
>>
>> Recent messages:
>> For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type C-h C-a.
>> Loading tramp-sh...done
>> Tramp: Opening connection for root@mac.laptop.md5i.com using sudo...
>>
>> Opening connection for root@mac.laptop.md5i.com using sudo... \
>> Tramp: Opening connection for root@mac.laptop.md5i.com using sudo...done
>> ls does not support --dired; see `dired-use-ls-dired' for more details.
>> byte-code: `\stat -c '("%N" %s)' /' returns with error
>
> This command is a test about the features of your installed stat
> command. It shouldn't return an error.
>
> Could you, please, rerun the test? After starting emacs, apply
>
>   (setq tramp-verbose 6)
>
> The test results in a Tramp debug buffer, which shall show us details.

Here are the results: