Some minor Tramp changes

* doc/misc/tramp.texi (Obtaining Tramp): Add http git cloning.

* lisp/net/tramp.el (tramp-handle-make-auto-save-file-name):
Expand `tramp-auto-save-directory'.

2 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/doc/misc/tramp.texi b/doc/misc/tramp.texi
index 8658f6f81a7..8673b00b23d 100644
--- a/doc/misc/tramp.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/tramp.texi
@@ -429,6 +429,14 @@ Or follow the example session below:
 @end example
 
 @noindent
+If you reside behind a firewall, you could use
+
+@example
+] @strong{git config --global http.proxy http://user:pwd@@proxy.server.com:8080}
+] @strong{git clone http://git.savannah.gnu.org/r/tramp.git}
+@end example
+
+@noindent
 Tramp developers use instead
 
 @example
diff --git a/lisp/net/tramp.el b/lisp/net/tramp.el
index 15af0b548ae..75fa9b6d4d0 100644
--- a/lisp/net/tramp.el
+++ b/lisp/net/tramp.el
@@ -4048,6 +4048,9 @@ Return the local name of the temporary file."
   "Like `make-auto-save-file-name' for Tramp files.
 Returns a file name in `tramp-auto-save-directory' for autosaving
 this file, if that variable is non-nil."
+  (when (stringp tramp-auto-save-directory)
+    (setq tramp-auto-save-directory
+          (expand-file-name tramp-auto-save-directory)))
   ;; Create directory.
   (unless (or (null tramp-auto-save-directory)
               (file-exists-p tramp-auto-save-directory))