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

> Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> What about this?
>>
>> (defun file-name-equal-p (name1 name2 &optional dir)
>>   (let* ((n1     (file-truename (expand-file-name name1 dir)))
>>          (n2     (file-truename (expand-file-name name2 dir)))
>>          (rhost1 (file-remote-p n1 'host))
>>          (rhost2 (file-remote-p n2 'host))
>>          (lname1 (file-remote-p n1 'localname))
>>          (lname2 (file-remote-p n2 'localname))
>>          (rem-n1 (if rhost1
>>                      (list (cons rhost1 lname1))
>>                      (list (cons (system-name) n1))))
>>          (rem-n2 (if rhost2
>>                      (list (cons rhost2 lname2))
>>                      (list (cons (system-name) n2)))))
>>     (loop for (x1 . y1) in rem-n1
>>           for (x2 . y2) in rem-n2
>>           thereis (and (equal x1 x2)
>>                        (equal y1 y2)))))
>
> Nope. User name and method also matter.
>
> "/ftp:host:/file" <> "/ssh:@host:/file"
>
> "/ftp:user1@host:/file" <> "/ftp:user1@host:/file"
I see.

> You shouldn't mess with remote files, really :-)
Indeed yes!

> That's what file name handlers are good for.
>
> Best regards, Michael.

I post here the last version of the patch I wrote today,
waiting something better to compare files.
it works and fix this bug in most use cases.
 
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