Re: [GSoC] Move ~/.git-credential-cache to ~/.cache/git

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Mar 11, 2017, 03:17 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqinngwlhr.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <3B988055-D8A3-43B7-BF5F-C43479EF7BEB@cornell.edu>

Devin Lehmacher <djl329@cornell.edu> writes:

> If I’m not mistaken magit won’t stop working with the changed
> location since it will just spawn an new instance of the
> daemon. The only downside would be it wouldn’t get credentials
> that were cached in the default socket.

I am not quite sure how you can say "only" in that sentence. Isn't the whole point of socket based daemon interface to allow starting the daemon so that it can keep using it?

Somebody upthread mentioned checking the current location (and use it if there is) and then use the new location, which I found a more reasonable approach.

Assuming that it is sensible to move it from ~/.git-credential-cache to ~/.cache/git/ in the first place, that is. If both are equally acceptable places, then perhaps a configuration that allows those who want to have things in ~/.config/git/ to specify where to have the thing (and those without such a custom configuration will keep using the current location) may be more appropriate.