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[PATCH 2/7] imap-send: don't check return value of git_getpass

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Dec 8, 2011, 08:24 UTC
Message-ID
<20111208082427.GB26409@sigill.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To
<20111208082118.GA1507@sigill.intra.peff.net>

git_getpass will always die() if we weren't able to get input, so there's no point looking for NULL.

Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
---
Not a bug, but just useless code I noticed.
 imap-send.c |    4 ----
 1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/imap-send.c b/imap-send.c
index 4c1e897..227253e 100644
--- a/imap-send.c
+++ b/imap-send.c
@@ -1213,10 +1213,6 @@ static int auth_cram_md5(struct imap_store *ctx, struct imap_cmd *cmd, const cha
 			strbuf_addf(&prompt, "Password (%s@%s): ", srvc->user, srvc->host);
 			arg = git_getpass(prompt.buf);
 			strbuf_release(&prompt);
-			if (!arg) {
-				perror("getpass");
-				exit(1);
-			}
 			if (!*arg) {
 				fprintf(stderr, "Skipping account %s@%s, no password\n", srvc->user, srvc->host);
 				goto bail;
-- 
1.7.8.rc2.8.gf0f4f
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Message 3 of 11 in “[PATCHv2 0/7] getpass refactoring”
  1. Jeff KingDec 8, 2011
  2. 1/7 imap-send: avoid buffer overflowJeff King, Dec 8, 2011
  3. 2/7 imap-send: don't check return value of git_getpassJeff King, Dec 8, 2011
  4. 3/7 move git_getpass to its own source fileJeff King, Dec 8, 2011
  5. 4/7 refactor git_getpass into generic prompt functionJeff King, Dec 8, 2011
  6. Junio C HamanoDec 9, 2011
  7. 5/7 add generic terminal prompt functionJeff King, Dec 8, 2011
  8. Jakub NarebskiDec 8, 2011
  9. Jeff KingDec 8, 2011
  10. 6/7 prompt: use git_terminal_promptJeff King, Dec 8, 2011
  11. 7/7 credential: use git_prompt instead of git_getpassJeff King, Dec 8, 2011

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