tramp-compat-split-string
tramp-compat-split-string is a compiled Lisp function in `tramp-compat.el
'.
(tramp-compat-split-string STRING PATTERN)
Like `split-string' but omit empty strings.
In Emacs, (split-string "/foo/bar" "/") returns ("foo" "bar").
This is, the first, empty, element is omitted. In XEmacs, the first
element is not omitted.