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[PATCH/RFC 3/5] compat/terminal: separate input and output handles

From
Erik Faye-Lund <kusmabite@gmail.com>
Date
Nov 13, 2012, 14:04 UTC
Message-ID
<1352815447-8824-4-git-send-email-kusmabite@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<1352815447-8824-1-git-send-email-kusmabite@gmail.com>

On Windows, the terminal cannot be opened in read-write mode, so we need distinct pairs for reading and writing. Since this works fine on other platforms as well, always open them in pairs.

Signed-off-by: Erik Faye-Lund <kusmabite@gmail.com>
---
 compat/terminal.c | 29 ++++++++++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/compat/terminal.c b/compat/terminal.c
index 3217838..4a1fd3d 100644
--- a/compat/terminal.c
+++ b/compat/terminal.c
@@ -50,29 +50,36 @@ char *git_terminal_prompt(const char *prompt, int echo)
 {
 	static struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 	int r;
-	FILE *fh;
+	FILE *input_fh, *output_fh;
 
-	fh = fopen("/dev/tty", "w+");
-	if (!fh)
+	input_fh = fopen("/dev/tty", "r");
+	if (!input_fh)
 		return NULL;
 
+	output_fh = fopen("/dev/tty", "w");
+	if (!output_fh) {
+		fclose(input_fh);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
 	if (!echo && disable_echo()) {
-		fclose(fh);
+		fclose(input_fh);
+		fclose(output_fh);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	fputs(prompt, fh);
-	fflush(fh);
+	fputs(prompt, output_fh);
+	fflush(output_fh);
 
-	r = strbuf_getline(&buf, fh, '\n');
+	r = strbuf_getline(&buf, input_fh, '\n');
 	if (!echo) {
-		fseek(fh, SEEK_CUR, 0);
-		putc('\n', fh);
-		fflush(fh);
+		putc('\n', output_fh);
+		fflush(output_fh);
 	}
 
 	restore_term();
-	fclose(fh);
+	fclose(input_fh);
+	fclose(output_fh);
 
 	if (r == EOF)
 		return NULL;
-- 
1.8.0.7.gbeffeda

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  1. 0/5 win32: support echo for terminal-promptErik Faye-Lund, Nov 13, 2012
  2. 1/5 mingw: make fgetc raise SIGINT if apropriateErik Faye-Lund, Nov 13, 2012
  3. Johannes SchindelinNov 30, 2012
  4. Jeff KingNov 30, 2012
  5. Erik Faye-LundDec 1, 2012
  6. Jeff KingDec 1, 2012
  7. Erik Faye-LundDec 1, 2012
  8. Johannes SchindelinDec 4, 2012
  9. Erik Faye-LundDec 4, 2012
  10. Junio C HamanoDec 2, 2012
  11. Erik Faye-LundDec 3, 2012
  12. Junio C HamanoDec 4, 2012
  13. 2/5 compat/terminal: factor out echo-disablingErik Faye-Lund, Nov 13, 2012
  14. Johannes SchindelinNov 30, 2012
  15. Jeff KingNov 30, 2012
  16. Erik Faye-LundDec 1, 2012
  17. Johannes SchindelinDec 4, 2012
  18. 3/5 compat/terminal: separate input and output handlesErik Faye-Lund, Nov 13, 2012
  19. Jeff KingNov 30, 2012
  20. 4/5 mingw: reuse tty-version of git_terminal_promptErik Faye-Lund, Nov 13, 2012
  21. Johannes SchindelinNov 30, 2012
  22. Jeff KingNov 30, 2012
  23. 5/5 mingw: get rid of getpass implementationErik Faye-Lund, Nov 13, 2012
  24. Johannes SchindelinNov 30, 2012
  25. Jeff KingNov 30, 2012
  26. Erik Faye-LundNov 30, 2012
  27. Jeff KingNov 30, 2012

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