Re: [PATCH 10/14] http: use hostname in credential description

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On Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:23:26 -0400 Jeff King <peff@xxxxxxxx> wrote: 

JK> On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 07:01:21AM -0500, Ted Zlatanov wrote:
>> I see some info in "What's Cooking" about this patch but it's unclear to
>> me whether the hostname issue (where it's hard to have multiple
>> identities on a single server, which I think is all right) is blocking
>> the inclusion of the patch into the next release, or if it will be
>> included eventually if no one complains about that issue, or something
>> else...

JK> Junio and I discussed it a bit in another thread. I think the ability to
JK> use "user@hostname" to disambiguate means the problem is dealt with at a
JK> high level. And the "cache" helper handles that just fine. But the
JK> "store" helper will conflate two entries for the same host. I'll see if
JK> I can work on a patch for that.

Cool, I hope this is the last wrinkle on the bundled helpers.

JK> It looks like Junio is planning to hold the series off until 1.7.8. Have
JK> you been working on a Secrets API helper? If so, I'd love to get
JK> feedback on how well the interface is serving your needs.

Work and Real Life have interfered with coding for fun, but I will have
time next week to try writing a few helpers.  This is high priority for
me because of various projects that require it; sorry for taking so long
to start using it.

Ted

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