[Bug 1813679] Re: vim-gtk can no longer save to non-group-writable files in GVFS SFTP mounts in 18.04

[Adam Novak]

I did a bisect as asked in the upstream issue I reported at
https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/5237 and I think that
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/cd142e3369db8888163a511dbe9907bcd138829c
is the offending commit.

** Summary changed:

- vim-gtk can no longer save to GVFS SFTP mounts in 18.04
+ vim-gtk can no longer save to non-group-writable files in GVFS SFTP mounts in 18.04

** Bug watch added: github.com/vim/vim/issues #5237
   https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/5237

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Title:
  vim-gtk can no longer save to non-group-writable files in GVFS SFTP
  mounts in 18.04

Status in gvfs package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete
Status in vim package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  In Ubuntu 16.04, with gvim 7.4.1689, I can open files over GVFS SSH
  mounts (by going to `ssh://wherever` in the address bar in the file
  browser and double-clicking on the file), edit them, and save them.

  In Ubuntu 18.04, when I install `vim-gtk` and try to do the same
  thing, I can open the files just fine, but when I try to save them I
  get a message that Vim "Can't open file for writing".

  If I check out the Vim source tree and build and install vim
  v7.4.1689, which is what Xenial is shipping now, and use *that* gvim
  on Ubuntu 18.04, I can save over SSH mounts. I can also save fine from
  gedit.

  Something is wrong with the gvim shipping with 18.04.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: vim-gtk (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-44.47-generic 4.15.18
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-44-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.5
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Mon Jan 28 15:55:56 2019
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm-256color
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: vim
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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