Re: tramp (2.4.5-pre emacs-27/b6704d58e828e96d72185d9f3a63545771d2698f); Timeout reached, see buffer '*tramp/ssh server1*' for details -- but no such buffer exist

[Hong Xu]

On 10/7/20 1:13 AM, Michael Albinus wrote:
> Hong Xu <hong@topbug.net> writes:
> 
> Hi,
> 
>> In a clean Emacs (emacs -Q), do the following:
>>
>> 1. Set tramp-verbose to 9 in the scratch buffer
>> 2. C-x d, then /ssh:server1:/home/my-user-name
>> 3. Wait until timeout
>> 4. *Message* recorded that
>>
>>        An error tramp-signal-hook-function: Timeout reached, see buffer 
>> ‘*tramp/ssh server1*’ for details
>>        tramp-signal-hook-function: Timeout reached, see buffer ‘*tramp/ssh 
>> server1*’ for details
>>    But the buffer '*tramp/ssh server1*' does not exist
>>
>>
>> Note that the server has a zsh default shell, if this is relevant.
> 
> I suppose the zsh line editor (zle) is in the way. Read the Tramp
> manual, what to do.
> 

Thanks. I think the main point in the bug report is that the error buffer 
doesn't exist, while the error message purports that it exists.

Hong