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Re: [PATCH] Allow '+', '-' and '.' in remote helper names

From
Paolo Bonzini <bonzini@gnu.org>
Date
Feb 23, 2010, 13:48 UTC
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On 02/23/2010 01:33 PM, Ilari Liusvaara wrote:
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> According to relevant RFCs, in addition to alphanumerics, the following
> characters are valid in URL scheme parts: '+', '-' and '.', but
> currently only alphanumerics are allowed in remote helper names.
>
> Allow those three characters in remote helper names (both 'foo://' and
> 'foo::' syntax).

I think '+' could be special-cased in that, for example, "svn+ssh://" should still invoke an hypothetic git-remote-svn helper. There is no use yet for this feature, but I'm sure that foreign VCS helpers would use it.

Paolo
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  1. Allow '+', '-' and '.' in remote helper namesIlari Liusvaara, Feb 23, 2010
  2. Johannes SchindelinFeb 23, 2010
  3. Sverre RabbelierFeb 23, 2010
  4. Johannes SchindelinFeb 23, 2010
  5. Johannes SixtFeb 23, 2010
  6. Erik Faye-LundFeb 23, 2010
  7. Johannes SchindelinFeb 23, 2010
  8. Paolo BonziniFeb 23, 2010
  9. Gabriel FilionFeb 23, 2010

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