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Re: [PATCH v2] git-gui--askpass: generalize the wording

From
Sebastian Schuberth <sschuberth@gmail.com>
Date
Apr 27, 2017, 09:19 UTC
Message-ID
<f318a3ab-930f-fa58-db3d-d28998371a86@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
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+ Pat
On 2017-04-27 08:38, Sebastian Schuberth wrote:
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> git-gui--askpass is not only used for SSH authentication, but also for
> HTTPS. In that context it is confusing to only rfer to "OpenSSH", also
> because another SSH client like PuTTY might be in use. So generalize
> wording and also say which parent process, i.e. Git, requires
> authentication.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sebastian Schuberth <sschuberth@gmail.com>
> ---
>   git-gui/git-gui--askpass | 6 +++---
>   1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/git-gui/git-gui--askpass b/git-gui/git-gui--askpass
> index 4277f30..4e3f00d 100755
> --- a/git-gui/git-gui--askpass
> +++ b/git-gui/git-gui--askpass
> @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
>   # Tcl ignores the next line -*- tcl -*- \
>   exec wish "$0" -- "$@"
>   
> -# This is a trivial implementation of an SSH_ASKPASS handler.
> +# This is a trivial implementation of an GIT_ASKPASS / SSH_ASKPASS handler.
>   # Git-gui uses this script if none are already configured.
>   
>   package require Tk
> @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ set yesno  0
>   set rc     255
>   
>   if {$argc < 1} {
> -	set prompt "Enter your OpenSSH passphrase:"
> +	set prompt "Enter your password / passphrase:"
>   } else {
>   	set prompt [join $argv " "]
>   	if {[regexp -nocase {\(yes\/no\)\?\s*$} $prompt]} {
> @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ proc finish {} {
>   	set ::rc 0
>   }
>   
> -wm title . "OpenSSH"
> +wm title . "Git Authentication"
>   tk::PlaceWindow .
>   vwait rc
>   exit $rc
> 
-- 
Sebastian Schuberth
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  1. git-gui--askpass: generalize the window titleSebastian Schuberth, Feb 1, 2016
  2. Sebastian SchuberthFeb 12, 2016
  3. git-gui--askpass: generalize the window titleSebastian Schuberth, Mar 7, 2017
  4. Stefan BellerMar 7, 2017
  5. Sebastian SchuberthMar 7, 2017
  6. git-gui--askpass: generalize the wordingSebastian Schuberth, Apr 27, 2017
  7. Sebastian SchuberthApr 27, 2017
  8. Johannes SchindelinApr 27, 2017

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