2010/2/26 Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx>: > Frank Li <lznuaa@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> +if (! exists $ENV{GIT_ASKPASS}) { >> + if (exists $ENV{SSH_ASKPASS}) { >> + $ENV{GIT_ASKPASS} = $ENV{SSH_ASKPASS}; >> + if ($^O eq 'msys') { >> + $ENV{GIT_ASKPASS} =~ s/\\/\\\\/g; >> + $ENV{GIT_ASKPASS} =~ s/(.*)/"$1"/; >> + } >> + } >> +} > > I've seen this code before, and you may not be the best person to answer > this question, but this worries me and puzzles me a bit. Yes, I copy it from fall back SVN_SSH from GIT_SSH at git-svn.perl. I guess it seems related with windows path using space, such as c:\program files\bin\xxx. perl Open ('$ENV{GIT_ASKPASS} |") will be changed to open("c:\program files\bin\xxx |"). Perl will think c:\program as application, files\bin\xxx as first parameter. So add ". it equal to open ( "\"c:\program files\bin\xxx\" |"). perl can run correct application. > > On msys (and nowhere else), SSH_ASKPASS can be used as given by the user > to launch the prompter, but GIT_ASKPASS must be quoted in some funny way. > > Why is that? Does this mean they must be given differently by the end > user? In other words, if the end user wants to set GIT_ASKPASS himself, > s/he needs to do this funny quoting, that is different from SSH_ASKPASS. I should add code to check if there are a space at GIT_ASKPASS, if there are space in prompter path, add quote. So end user set GIT_ASKPASS and SSH_ASKPASS at the same ways, NO quoting. > > I also notice that git-gui has support for SSH_ASKPASS (and its own > implementation). Does it have the same quoting issues on msys? I think no because msys add prompter to PATH environment and needn't set full path. > > The reason I am asking is because: > > (1) if SSH_ASKPASS and GIT_ASKPASS cannot be specified exactly the same > way, then [PATCH 3/3] would probably need a similar quoting magic? SSH_ASKPASS and GIT_ASKPASS is the same. C code needn't quoting because start_command think $GIT_ASKPASS is full path and don't split $GIT_ASKPASS to application and parameter by space. > > (2) With [PATCH 3/3], with quoting magic if necessary, we wouldn't need > the above hunk, as it has already be done by the "git" potty. > quoting magic is not necessary at PATCH 3/3. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html