From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2012 20:32:59 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH_v1] add 'git credential' plumbing command
Message-ID: <20120610203259.GA2380@burratino>
In-Reply-To: <vpq1ulnnw81.fsf@bauges.imag.fr>

Matthieu Moy wrote:
> Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:

>> Does "git credential" need to have a git repository (i.e. run in a
>> git repository or in a working tree that is controlled by one)?
>
> It shouldn't (hence, should use RUN_SETUP_GENTLY).

Rather, that means it should use 0:

			{ "credential", cmd_credential },

[...]
> Actually, "git credential" has very little to do with Git, and could
> even be used in a git-unrelated script.

I suspect it would be simplest to make it a non-builtin.  There are
some examples to take inspiration from in the PROGRAM_OBJS variable of
the Makefile.

Hope that helps,
Jonathan