slime over tramp just keeps polling

[bon]

I'm trying to run slime over tramp. Here are the steps.

1. (require 'slime-tramp)
2. Set slime-filename-translations

    (push (list "^lisphost$"
                (lambda (emacs-filename)
                  (subseq emacs-filename (length "/ssh:lisphost.example.com:")))
                (lambda (lisp-filename)
                  (concat "/ssh:lisphost.example.com:" lisp-filename)))
          slime-filename-translations)

1. Open a file /ssh:lisphost.example.com:test.lisp
2. Give the command slime

The result is that it starts lisp on the remote in the buffer *inferior-lisp* but gives repeated messages

Polling "/tmp/slime.29227" .. 157 (Abort with ‘M-x slime-abort-connection’.)

I tried setting temporary-file-directory to /ssh:lisphost.example.com:/tmp/ but to no avail.

My slime version is 20181205.944

[johnhilts]

Were you able to find a solution for this?

I also have this same problem, even when using a tunnel over ssh as per the slime manual: https://slime.common-lisp.dev/doc/html/Setting-up-Emacs.html

[stassats]

Are you using the right ports?

[johnhilts]

I'm using the default 4005.

Actually, I can avoid the "polling" issue if I use slime-connect (as per the manual) instead of just slime (as per other sources)

I can open a remote file over tramp, and I can compile a function with C-c C-c, and the repl itself seems to work fine, but I'm not able to jump to a definition with M-. and I can't compile a file with C-c C-k - both times a new file matching the remote path but without the ssh suffix is created.

Should I open a separate issue?

[stassats]

Well, duh. Slime starts a local instance. You need slime-connect.

[johnhilts]

Right, but even when using slime-connect I'm not able to jump to a definition with M-. and I can't compile a file with C-c C-k.

Any ideas?

[stassats]

Can't help with slime-tramp.

[johnhilts]

alright ... thank you for replying anyway, and keep up the good work 👍