{"thread":{"id":"58955","subject":"feature-request: silently stops ssh-agent.exe when upgrading (windows)","startedAt":"2022-12-15T08:38:19Z","lastAt":"2022-12-22T05:19:48Z","messageCount":6,"participants":["Jean-Michel MERCIER","brian m. carlson","Bagas Sanjaya","Eric Sunshine"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"469066","messageId":"CAOLx1BgQinzZBkHvvmDrGUedEyQa_7ZVsyVGmWjF4gYhxc3P+w@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"58955","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"feature-request: silently stops ssh-agent.exe when upgrading (windows)","fromName":"Jean-Michel MERCIER","fromEmail":"jeanmichel.mercier@newsbridge.io","sentAt":"2022-12-15T08:38:01Z","receivedAt":"2022-12-15T08:38:19Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"jeanmichel.mercier@newsbridge.io","avatar":null},"body":"Hello\n\nI've looked in the public-inbox archive without finding any similar request.\n\nI believe it is a bit annoying that upgrading git-scm always generates\nan error when ssh-agent.exe is still running. User than have to open\nthe Task Manager, find the task and kill it.\n\nCould you consider silently stopping ssh-agent during an upgrade, and\nmay be restarting it afterward ?\nMost installer do that or at least offer the user to do it to allow\nseamless upgrading.\n\nThanks for considering.\n\nAll the best and good end of the year.\n\nBest regards\n\nJean-Michel\n"},{"id":"469149","messageId":"Y5u/E04V0QWQTDhu@tapette.crustytoothpaste.net","threadId":"58955","inReplyTo":"CAOLx1BgQinzZBkHvvmDrGUedEyQa_7ZVsyVGmWjF4gYhxc3P+w@mail.gmail.com","subject":"Re: feature-request: silently stops ssh-agent.exe when upgrading (windows)","fromName":"brian m. carlson","fromEmail":"sandals@crustytoothpaste.net","sentAt":"2022-12-16T00:42:59Z","receivedAt":"2022-12-16T00:43:06Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"sandals@crustytoothpaste.net","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/497054?v=4"},"body":"On 2022-12-15 at 08:38:01, Jean-Michel MERCIER wrote:\n> Hello\n\nHey,\n\n> I've looked in the public-inbox archive without finding any similar request.\n> \n> I believe it is a bit annoying that upgrading git-scm always generates\n> an error when ssh-agent.exe is still running. User than have to open\n> the Task Manager, find the task and kill it.\n> \n> Could you consider silently stopping ssh-agent during an upgrade, and\n> may be restarting it afterward ?\n> Most installer do that or at least offer the user to do it to allow\n> seamless upgrading.\n\nThe Git project doesn't distribute any binaries at all, and it doesn't\ndistribute OpenSSH. It distributes source code for Git, and that's\nall.\n\nIt sounds like you're using Git for Windows, which does distribute\nbinaries, both of Git and OpenSSH. If you have feedback for them,\nyou'll probably want to use their issue tracker\n(https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues) and, if it hasn't\nalready been reported, you can request a change there.\n-- \nbrian m. carlson (he/him or they/them)\nToronto, Ontario, CA\n"},{"id":"469158","messageId":"CAOLx1Biwd9KzqipoEPaw0M2AecW7XfuyvNeVW4F59e696gMt-Q@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"58955","inReplyTo":"Y5u/E04V0QWQTDhu@tapette.crustytoothpaste.net","subject":"Re: feature-request: silently stops ssh-agent.exe when upgrading (windows)","fromName":"Jean-Michel MERCIER","fromEmail":"jeanmichel.mercier@newsbridge.io","sentAt":"2022-12-16T07:53:19Z","receivedAt":"2022-12-16T07:53:33Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"jeanmichel.mercier@newsbridge.io","avatar":null},"body":"Hi Brian\n\nMany thanks for pointing me in the right direction.\nSorry for bothering\n\nKeep the great work and have a great end of year time\n\nCheers\n\nJean-Michel\n\nOn Fri, Dec 16, 2022 at 1:43 AM brian m. carlson\n wrote:\n>\n> On 2022-12-15 at 08:38:01, Jean-Michel MERCIER wrote:\n> > Hello\n>\n> Hey,\n>\n> > I've looked in the public-inbox archive without finding any similar request.\n> >\n> > I believe it is a bit annoying that upgrading git-scm always generates\n> > an error when ssh-agent.exe is still running. User than have to open\n> > the Task Manager, find the task and kill it.\n> >\n> > Could you consider silently stopping ssh-agent during an upgrade, and\n> > may be restarting it afterward ?\n> > Most installer do that or at least offer the user to do it to allow\n> > seamless upgrading.\n>\n> The Git project doesn't distribute any binaries at all, and it doesn't\n> distribute OpenSSH. It distributes source code for Git, and that's\n> all.\n>\n> It sounds like you're using Git for Windows, which does distribute\n> binaries, both of Git and OpenSSH. If you have feedback for them,\n> you'll probably want to use their issue tracker\n> (https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues) and, if it hasn't\n> already been reported, you can request a change there.\n> --\n> brian m. carlson (he/him or they/them)\n> Toronto, Ontario, CA\n"},{"id":"469441","messageId":"CAOLx1BibKcxrPp3fyUbGXM-d_JZKot_MLznB9EXF3CkVKkHtZA@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"58955","inReplyTo":"CAOLx1Bi189tdo1Yn7njv9BjMzjuVOT8MSZH-bx8o-nS6gQpQTg@mail.gmail.com","subject":"Re: feature-request: silently stops ssh-agent.exe when upgrading (windows)","fromName":"Jean-Michel MERCIER","fromEmail":"jeanmichel.mercier@newsbridge.io","sentAt":"2022-12-21T15:58:13Z","receivedAt":"2022-12-21T15:58:26Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"jeanmichel.mercier@newsbridge.io","avatar":null},"body":"Hi everyone\n\nJust for the record in the archive if anyone is finding this thread:\nIt has been handled :\nhttps://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/4172\nhttps://github.com/git-for-windows/build-extra/pull/453\n\nThanks\n\nJean-Michel\n\n> On Fri, Dec 16, 2022 at 8:53 AM Jean-Michel MERCIER wrote:\n>>\n>> Hi Brian\n>>\n>> Many thanks for pointing me in the right direction.\n>> Sorry for bothering\n>>\n>> Keep the great work and have a great end of year time\n>>\n>> Cheers\n>>\n>> Jean-Michel\n>>\n>> On Fri, Dec 16, 2022 at 1:43 AM brian m. carlson\n>> wrote:\n>> >\n>> > On 2022-12-15 at 08:38:01, Jean-Michel MERCIER wrote:\n>> > > Hello\n>> >\n>> > Hey,\n>> >\n>> > > I've looked in the public-inbox archive without finding any similar request.\n>> > >\n>> > > I believe it is a bit annoying that upgrading git-scm always generates\n>> > > an error when ssh-agent.exe is still running. User than have to open\n>> > > the Task Manager, find the task and kill it.\n>> > >\n>> > > Could you consider silently stopping ssh-agent during an upgrade, and\n>> > > may be restarting it afterward ?\n>> > > Most installer do that or at least offer the user to do it to allow\n>> > > seamless upgrading.\n>> >\n>> > The Git project doesn't distribute any binaries at all, and it doesn't\n>> > distribute OpenSSH. It distributes source code for Git, and that's\n>> > all.\n>> >\n>> > It sounds like you're using Git for Windows, which does distribute\n>> > binaries, both of Git and OpenSSH. If you have feedback for them,\n>> > you'll probably want to use their issue tracker\n>> > (https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues) and, if it hasn't\n>> > already been reported, you can request a change there.\n>> > --\n>> > brian m. carlson (he/him or they/them)\n>> > Toronto, Ontario, CA\n"},{"id":"469448","messageId":"cb56a570-d555-699d-b699-6bf23e63193a@gmail.com","threadId":"58955","inReplyTo":"CAOLx1BibKcxrPp3fyUbGXM-d_JZKot_MLznB9EXF3CkVKkHtZA@mail.gmail.com","subject":"Re: feature-request: silently stops ssh-agent.exe when upgrading (windows)","fromName":"Bagas Sanjaya","fromEmail":"bagasdotme@gmail.com","sentAt":"2022-12-22T02:45:03Z","receivedAt":"2022-12-22T02:45:15Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"bagasdotme@gmail.com","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/40219486?v=4"},"body":"On 12/21/22 22:58, Jean-Michel MERCIER wrote:\n> Hi everyone\n> \n> Just for the record in the archive if anyone is finding this thread:\n> It has been handled :\n> https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/4172\n> https://github.com/git-for-windows/build-extra/pull/453\n> \n\nOK, but please don't top-post here; reply inline with appropriate\ncontext instead. The context has been deleted, though.\n\nThanks.\n\n-- \nAn old man doll... just what I always wanted! - Clara\n\n"},{"id":"469449","messageId":"CAPig+cT=emSXkHhH8XkfiKF3yKQy4px2jkfq1pPsNFkw5N_N-g@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"58955","inReplyTo":"CAOLx1BibKcxrPp3fyUbGXM-d_JZKot_MLznB9EXF3CkVKkHtZA@mail.gmail.com","subject":"Re: feature-request: silently stops ssh-agent.exe when upgrading (windows)","fromName":"Eric Sunshine","fromEmail":"sunshine@sunshineco.com","sentAt":"2022-12-22T05:19:31Z","receivedAt":"2022-12-22T05:19:48Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"sunshine@sunshineco.com","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/163641?v=4"},"body":"On Wed, Dec 21, 2022 at 11:01 AM Jean-Michel MERCIER\n wrote:\n> Just for the record in the archive if anyone is finding this thread:\n> It has been handled :\n> https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/4172\n> https://github.com/git-for-windows/build-extra/pull/453\n\nThanks for taking the \"health\" on the mailing list into account. Such\nfollow-ups are appreciated.\n"}]}