Re: format-spec problem with tramp?

[Michael Albinus]

Lei Tang <address@hidden> writes:

Hi,

> This is a Xemacs21.4.19 user under windows XP (without Cgywin). I just
> installed tramp 1.32 through Xemacs menu.
> However, when I use C-x C-f to access some file from the sever in our
> school, I encountered some error like:
> "Can not open load file: format-spec".

format-spec.el is a Lisp package needed for Tramp. It was developped
for Gnus, the (X)Emacs mail & news reader. I'm not so fluid with the
XEmacs packaging system, so I don't know whether this package is
offered outside Gnus itself. The Tramp package of XEmacs doesn't
include it.

Anyway, the standalone Tramp tar-ball at /ftp.gnu.org:/gnu/tramp does
contain format-spec.el. If you cannot manage to get format-spec.el
inside XEmacs, you find a working copy of that file there.

Maybe somebody with better XEmacs background could give a more helpful
answer ...

> I really appreciate it if anyone can give me some hint about the
> configuration command:
> (setq shell-prompt-pattern "^.*%")
>
> Do I have to change the pattern according to the sever I am gonna to
> connect?

It depends. Usually not.

> Thanks a lot!
> -Lei

Best regards, Michael.