From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2018 07:51:27 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: Editorial changes in tramp.texi
X-Git-Tag: emacs-27.0.90~4610
X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=a0d00f17dd714dbb712f6df90ca43cf39355d8a1;p=emacs.git

Editorial changes in tramp.texi

* doc/misc/tramp.texi (Bug Reports): Tramp buffers shall be
appended as attachments to bug reports.
(Frequently Asked Questions): New item, determining remote buffers.
---

diff --git a/doc/misc/tramp.texi b/doc/misc/tramp.texi
index 55c21b7efc4..ca402013c71 100644
--- a/doc/misc/tramp.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/tramp.texi
@@ -3290,7 +3290,9 @@ When including @value{tramp}'s messages in the bug report, increase
 the verbosity level to 6 (@pxref{Traces and Profiles, Traces}) in the
 @file{~/.emacs} file before repeating steps to the bug.  Include the
 contents of the @file{*tramp/foo*} and @file{*debug tramp/foo*}
-buffers with the bug report.
+buffers with the bug report.  Both buffers could contain
+non-@acronym{ASCII} characters which are relevant for analysis, append
+the buffers as attachments to the bug report.
 
 @strong{Note} that a verbosity level greater than 6 is not necessary
 at this stage.  Also note that a verbosity level of 6 or greater, the
@@ -4021,6 +4023,15 @@ export EDITOR=/path/to/emacsclient.sh
 @end example
 
 
+@item
+How to determine wheter a buffer is remote?
+
+The buffer-local variable @code{default-directory} tells this.  If the
+form @code{(file-remote-p default-directory)} returns non-@code{nil},
+the buffer is remote.  See the optional arguments of
+@code{file-remote-p} for determining details of the remote connection.
+
+
 @item
 How to disable other packages from calling @value{tramp}?