Re: trunk r114834: Tweak Tramp method definition syntax to allow overriding check for localhost-only methods

[Michael Albinus]

Daniel Colascione <address@hidden> writes:

Hi Daniel,

> +  * `tramp-hostname-checker'
> +    This is a function that tramp calls while setting
> +    up a connection.  It is called with three arguments:
> +    the target, the host, and the method description.  If
> +    the hostname is unacceptable, this function should signal
> +    using `tramp-error'.  If a method does not provide
> +    a value here, then Tramp looks at whether the method's
> +    login program uses a \"%h\" parameter.  If not, then Tramp
> +    requires that the given hostname match `tramp-local-host-regexp'. 

I don't follow. What is this change good for? Do you have a use case?

Best regards, Michael.