From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2015 19:04:48 GMT
Subject: Re: git-credential-cache--daemon quits on SIGHUP, can we change it to ignore instead?
Message-ID: <xmqqk2q8p1yn.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <20151027184151.GA12717@sigill.intra.peff.net>

Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:

> So I dunno. I think it would be reasonable to provide a config option to
> tell the cache-daemon to just ignore SIGHUP (or alternatively, a general
> option to try harder to dissociate itself from the caller). But I'm not
> sure I'd agree with making it the default. I'd want to know if anybody
> is actually _using_ the SIGHUP-exits-daemon feature. Clearly neither of
> us is, but I wouldn't be surprised if other setups are.

That also is a very good summary of what I think.  I agree it is a
good thing to have an option between "keep the die-on-HUP for those
who have a working set-up that rely on it" and "daemonize fully and
require the user to explicitly kill it with 'credential-cache
exit'".

Thanks.