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

On Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:23:26 -0400 Jeff King [off-list ref] wrote: 

JK> On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 07:01:21AM -0500, Ted Zlatanov wrote:

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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