bug#10173: 24.0.50; TRAMP sudo method not working on OS X

[Michael Albinus]

MICHAEL W DUGGAN <md5i@md5i.com> writes:

> bzr trunk revno 106562, recently bootstrapped
>
> emacs -Q
> C-x C-f /sudo::/
>
> Fails.  Result in *Messages* buffer.  See output below for details.
>
> Recent messages:
> For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type C-h C-a.
> Loading tramp-sh...done
> Tramp: Opening connection for root@mac.laptop.md5i.com using sudo...
>
> Opening connection for root@mac.laptop.md5i.com using sudo... \
> Tramp: Opening connection for root@mac.laptop.md5i.com using sudo...done
> ls does not support --dired; see `dired-use-ls-dired' for more details.
> byte-code: `\stat -c '("%N" %s)' /' returns with error

This command is a test about the features of your installed stat
command. It shouldn't return an error.

Could you, please, rerun the test? After starting emacs, apply

  (setq tramp-verbose 6)

The test results in a Tramp debug buffer, which shall show us details.

Best regards, Michael.