On Fri, Jun 15, 2018 at 01:13:21AM -0400, Jeff King wrote: > > The trouble is that GIT_SSH_VARIANT=simple is too... simple. You > > would like a variant that passes in [-p port] [-4] [-6] as well. We > > didn't implement that because we didn't have the attention of any > > wrapper writer who wanted it; in absence of a potential user, we > > decided to wait for a user to propose the interface they want. Now we > > can celebrate, since that day has come. > > I'm not sure I'm celebrating. It seems like work for not much benefit. > I'd just as soon use VARIANT=ssh and deal with any fallouts if my script > does not behave exactly like openssh in all regards. By the way, if this sounds like I'm crapping all over your ideas, I really don't mean to. What I'm trying to say is that I think your original patch may have hit a sweet spot between robustness and making a simple-enough interface for users to configure. -Peff
