Document Tramp changes

* doc/misc/tramp.texi (Change file name syntax): New node.

* etc/NEWS: Mention `tramp-change-syntax'.

* lisp/net/tramp.el (tramp-file-name-regexp): Reinsert it.
External packages uses it.
(tramp-syntax): Set also `tramp-file-name-regexp'.

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/net/tramp.el b/lisp/net/tramp.el
index 818054676e4..eb32bd6e0ed 100644
--- a/lisp/net/tramp.el
+++ b/lisp/net/tramp.el
@@ -687,6 +687,8 @@ It can have the following values:
            (tramp-cleanup-all-buffers))
          ;; Set the value:
          (set-default symbol value)
+         ;; Reset `tramp-file-name-regexp'.
+         (setq tramp-file-name-regexp (tramp-file-name-regexp))
          ;; Rearrange file name handlers.
          (tramp-register-file-name-handlers)))
 
@@ -892,6 +894,13 @@ This regexp should match Tramp file names but no other file names."
   "Value for `tramp-file-name-regexp' for autoload.
 It must match the initial `tramp-syntax' settings.")
 
+;; External packages use constant `tramp-file-name-regexp'.  In order
+;; not to break them, we still provide it.  It is a variable now.
+;;;###autoload
+(defvar tramp-file-name-regexp tramp-initial-file-name-regexp
+    "Value for `tramp-file-name-regexp' for autoload.
+It must match the initial `tramp-syntax' settings.")
+
 ;;;###autoload
 (defconst tramp-completion-file-name-regexp-default
   (concat