Re: What's cooking in git.git (Aug 2012, #06; Sun, 19)

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Aug 20, 2012, 16:35 UTC
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In-Reply-To: <CABPQNSZpS6YX-WSp7nYnav+Szk0V-N9nx-F+RXtZLw7s6KMBQg@mail.gmail.com>

Erik Faye-Lund <kusmabite@gmail.com> writes:

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> On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 6:21 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
>> Erik Faye-Lund <kusmabite@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 9:00 AM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
>>>> * ef/win32-cred-helper (2012-08-16) 1 commit
>>>>  - contrib: add win32 credential-helper
>>>>
>>>> Credential helper for Win32 (is this GUI???).
>>>
>>> No, and credential helpers shouldn't be either.
>>
>> Hrm, doesn't it even do "the application wants to access your
>> keychain.  Allow it [Y/N]?" kind of thing?
>>
>
> No. On Windows, you can freely access the keychain as long as a user
> is logged in and the machine is not locked.

OK, so is this a good description to go in the merge commit when it goes to 'master'?

    * ef/win32-cred-helper (2012-08-16) 1 commit
     - contrib: add win32 credential-helper

     Credential helper for Win32, to allow access to the keychain of
     logged-in user.