[h-e-w] Re: SSH inside Emacs?

[Phil Gounbin]

Hi, I have the following working on cygwin 1.7.1, Vista and cygwin Emacs 
23.2.1 (the latest version from cygwin install):
1. M-x shell, then ssh: works (but no remote completion in shell, maybe 
I just don't know how to use it right)
2. M-x term, then ssh: works, remote shell is fully functional (but in 
local shell all control sequences don't work and backspace advances the 
point instead of deletion, for now I don't know what's the cause of that)
3. M-x eshell, then ssh: works, the same as M-x shell
Hope this may help.
Philip.

> Hello,
>
> it seems I can't get an interactive SSH client session inside Emacs to
> save my life... Does anyone has managed to get it and cares to share?
>
> Here are my attempts...
>
> Cygwin's SSH, started with `M-x shell RET' fails with:
>
> "Pseudo-terminal will not be allocated because stdin is not a terminal."
>
> I'm able to start Cygwin's `bash', so it shouldn't depend on Cygwin's
> configuration. However, starting `ssh' inside a bash session fails
> with the same error.
>
> `M-x term RET' hangs. I've checked the code and it seems this function
> does not target windows (there are hardcoded *nix paths).
>
> `plink' (Putty's SSH client) starts, however I get escape sequences
> into output (although I call `ansi-color-for-comint-mode-on').
>
> I'm able to start Cygwin's SSH inside a Windows console, however
> Emacs' `cmdproxy.exe' fails with:
>
> "Pseudo-terminal will not be allocated because stdin is not a terminal."
>
> Thank you.
> Elena