The last comment is based on Feb 2 commit. Now I tired Feb4 commit. It works well. No error message would be raised no matter for local folder or local files. Tramp will be triggered to be loaded when I try to open local files. On Sun, Feb 4, 2018 at 10:52 PM, Shuguang Sun wrote: > Thanks Michael. > > What to my supprise is not only the directory (.zip or .tar). The tramp > should not be loaded for local folders or files. Is my understanding > correct? > > Now I can open the folde with ext of .zip or .tar. It still trigers the > load of tramp. > And I try to open a local zip file. The file can be opened however it has > the message "Error: (user-error "Package `tramp-archive' not supported")". > Sorry not test it last time. > > > > > On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 10:13 PM, Michael Albinus > wrote: > >> Shuguang Sun writes: >> >> Hi Shuguang, >> >> > How to reproduce the bug: >> > 1. create a Folder named "a.tar" or "a.zip" in local PC >> > 2. load tramp >> > 3. in dired, press Enter or dired-find-file on "a.tar" or "a.zip" >> > 4. it reports: tramp-error: Package `tramp-archive' not supported >> >> Same here, under GNU/Linux. However, why do you create a directory ("a >> folder") with the extension .tar or .zip? These are intended as "file" >> name extensions, not for directories. >> >> Anyway, I've committed a patch to the master branch, which should fix >> this. I hope this does not delay file archive operations too much, >> because for every single magic file operation I have to check now, >> whether the file archive is a directory. >> >> Could you pls check whether this works for you? >> >> > Best Regards, >> > Shuguang Sun >> >> Best regards, Michael. >> > >