[Tramp-checkins] CVS: tramp/lisp ChangeLog,2.102,2.103 tramp.el,2.102,2.103

[Kai Gro?j. <ka...@us...>]

Update of /cvsroot/tramp/tramp/lisp
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv29251/tramp/lisp

Modified Files:
	ChangeLog tramp.el 
Log Message:
(tramp-handle-file-truename): Decrease limit on chasing symlinks
to provide earlier error message in case of failure.  People might
think that Emacs is hanging.


Index: ChangeLog
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RCS file: /cvsroot/tramp/tramp/lisp/ChangeLog,v
retrieving revision 2.102
retrieving revision 2.103
diff -C2 -d -r2.102 -r2.103
*** ChangeLog	4 Jun 2002 12:52:19 -0000	2.102
--- ChangeLog	4 Jun 2002 16:11:41 -0000	2.103
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*** 2,5 ****
--- 2,8 ----
  
  	* tramp.el (tramp-methods): Allow nil where strings are allowed.
+ 	(tramp-handle-file-truename): Decrease limit on chasing symlinks
+ 	to provide earlier error message in case of failure.  People might
+ 	think that Emacs is hanging.
  
  2002-05-22  Kai Großjohann  <Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE>

Index: tramp.el
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RCS file: /cvsroot/tramp/tramp/lisp/tramp.el,v
retrieving revision 2.102
retrieving revision 2.103
diff -C2 -d -r2.102 -r2.103
*** tramp.el	4 Jun 2002 12:52:19 -0000	2.102
--- tramp.el	4 Jun 2002 16:11:41 -0000	2.103
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*** 1437,1442 ****
  	 (thisstep nil)
  	 (numchase 0)
! 	 (numchase-limit 100)
! 	 (result       nil)		;result steps in reverse order
  	 (curstri "")
  	 symlink-target)
--- 1437,1446 ----
  	 (thisstep nil)
  	 (numchase 0)
! 	 ;; Don't make the following value larger than necessary.
! 	 ;; People expect an error message in a timely fashion when
! 	 ;; something is wrong; otherwise they might think that Emacs
! 	 ;; is hung.  Of course, correctness has to come first.
! 	 (numchase-limit 30)
! 	 (result nil)			;result steps in reverse order
  	 (curstri "")
  	 symlink-target)