Re: [msysGit] git-svn.perl should check GIT_ASKPASS environment

From: Erik Faye-Lund <kusmabite@gmail.com>
Date: Feb 11, 2011, 10:28 UTC
Message-ID: <AANLkTinWLTfU_WmxTCvz+P=rcXY=2u25Eo2QZWmDMdSh@mail.gmail.com>
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On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 10:37 AM, Frank Li <lznuaa@gmail.com> wrote:

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>> But I don't think it should check GIT_ASKPASS, GIT_ASKPASS isn't a
>> general-purpose dialog-box hook, it's a hook for getting *passwords*.
>> To allow git-svn to query the user of a non-terminal user, another
>> mechanism would probably be created. But in any case, I we should do
>> something other than just waiting if we're not connected to a TTY. I
>> don't really know Perl that well, but perhaps something like this does
>> the trick?
>>
>
> SSH_ASKPASS is used to accept "Enter your OpenSSH passphrase".
> refer to git-gui/git-gui--askpass
>

git-gui--askpass can ask for a password, or yes/no questions. But this is neither, it's a reject/accept temporary/accept permanently question.

Perhaps the prompt could be rewritten as two yes/no questions, though? Something like "Accept certificate? (yes/no)" and if the answer is "yes", query with something like "Store certificate? (yes/no)". Dunno...