bug#3250: 23.0.93; tab completion flakey with tramp when insert-default-directory is nil

[Chris Withers]

Chong Yidong wrote:
> Chris Withers <chris@simplistix.co.uk> writes:
>
> > -(setq insert-default-directory nil) in .emacs
> > -restart
> > C-x C-f
> > ..
> > - then try using tab completion
>
> Pressing TAB shows the contents of my home directory.  This is expected
> behavior.  What behavior do you observe?

Did you do the all important '..' to go to a parent directory?
Did you then try and tab-complete into a sub-directory?
Did you have (setq insert-default-directory nil) set in your .emacs file?

Chris

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