Re: [GSOC] Microproject "Move ~/.git-credential-cache to ~/.config/git"

From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date: Mar 15, 2016, 19:21 UTC
Message-ID: <20160315192154.GA30693@sigill.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To: <CAKqreuwv+RRziS-NcaLYZYUN0_KrfgZSe6wp0wGBza4q3_x8RA@mail.gmail.com>

On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 05:48:18AM +0000, 惠轶群 wrote:

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> On Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 11:13 AM Jeff King <peff@peff.net> wrote:
> > The socket is inherently ephemeral, and designed to go
> > away after a few minutes (and the program designed to run sanely when it
> > does not exist).
> 
> I agree.
> 
> > So yes, when you switch from older git to newer git, you might
> > technically have a cache-daemon running that you _could_ contact, but
> > don't find it. But I don't think it's a big deal in practice, and not
> > worth designing around
> 
> Yes, it's OK with git itself. What I worry about is that this change break
> some third-party tools. Does it matter?

I don't think so. I suppose one could have a script that tests for the existence of the socket or something. But then, I don't think "use the old directory if it exists" really solves that. Such a script would work on people who had already run the old version of credential-cache, and break on new ones.

-Peff