Re: Apologia for bzr

[Eric Brown]

David Kastrup <address@hidden> writes:

> Why would you do that?
>
> It's so much easier and faster to just do
>
> C-x C-f /ssh:address@hidden:myfile.c RET
>
> and you don't even need an Emacs on the other end of the connection.
> Similarly for editing things like
>
> C-x C-f /sudo::/etc/fstab RET

As an example of where this does not work, I must use Citrix software to
connect the my server.  Unfortunately, I do not have direct ssh access.

Also, does this transfer the file to a local temporary directory?  If
the edited files are large/manifold, this could be a problem.

(Citrix is mandated by my employer, and its unlikely they will be
moved to change. I'm grateful that I can access free software albeit via
this proprietary mechanism.)