From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Cc: Devin Lehmacher <lehmacdj@gmail.com>, git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [GSoC][PATCH 2/3] credential-cache.c: Make git use XDG_CACHE_HOME for credentials
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2017 12:05:42 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqd1dlro8p.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20170313190349.wbg7nfmrxvvzc5zv@sigill.intra.peff.net> (Jeff King's message of "Mon, 13 Mar 2017 15:03:49 -0400")
Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:
> On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 11:09:11AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
>> > + if (home_socket)
>> > + if (file_exists(home_socket))
>> > + return home_socket;
>> > + else
>> > + free(home_socket);
>> > +
>> > + return xdg_cache_home("credential/socket");
>> > +}
>>
>> I somehow feel that the order of precedence should be the other way
>> around, though.
>>
>> If somebody really wants to use the xdg location and has a socket
>> already there, using that existing socket would be the right thing
>> to do. However, when neither ~/.git-credential-cache/socket nor
>> ~/.cache/git/socket exists, why should we prefer the latter over the
>> former?
>
> How would they get a socket in the xdg location if we never create one?
They wouldn't. It was my oblique way to say "it is unclear from the
patch description and the code why this is a good idea---it needs to
be explained better" ;-).
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2017-03-13 19:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 54+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-03-13 17:22 [GSoC][PATCH 0/3] Move ~/.git-credential-cache to ~/.cache/git Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-13 17:22 ` [GSoC][PATCH 1/3] path.c: Add xdg_cache_home to get paths under XDG_CACHE_HOME Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-13 18:48 ` Jeff King
2017-03-13 19:44 ` Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-13 17:22 ` [GSoC][PATCH 2/3] credential-cache.c: Make git use XDG_CACHE_HOME for credentials Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-13 18:09 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-03-13 19:03 ` Jeff King
2017-03-13 19:05 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2017-03-13 19:24 ` Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-13 19:22 ` Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-13 18:11 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-03-13 19:01 ` Jeff King
2017-03-13 17:22 ` [GSoC][PATCH 3/3] Update documentation to reflect new socket location Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-13 18:04 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-03-13 20:42 ` [GSoC][PATCH v2 2/2] credential-cache: use XDG_CACHE_HOME for socket Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-13 20:43 ` [GSoC][PATCH v2 1/2] path.c: add xdg_cache_home Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-13 20:43 ` [GSoC][PATCH v2 2/2] credential-cache: use XDG_CACHE_HOME for socket Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-13 21:52 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-03-14 0:32 ` [GSoC][PATCH/RFC v3 0/3] Fix commit messages, check if socket is socket Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-14 0:32 ` [GSoC][PATCH/RFC v3 1/3] path.c: add xdg_cache_home Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-14 0:32 ` [GSoC][PATCH/RFC v3 2/3] credential-cache: use XDG_CACHE_HOME for socket Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-14 1:50 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-03-14 0:32 ` [GSoC][PATCH/RFC v3 3/3] credential-cache: only use user_socket if a socket Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-14 0:40 ` Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-14 0:44 ` Brandon Williams
2017-03-14 1:30 ` Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-14 17:03 ` Brandon Williams
2017-03-14 1:52 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-03-14 6:10 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-03-14 6:17 ` Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-16 5:18 ` [GSoC][PATCH v4 0/4] Moving credential-cache socket to xdg path Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-16 5:18 ` [GSoC][PATCH v4 1/4] path.c: add xdg_cache_home Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-16 5:18 ` [GSoC][PATCH v4 2/4] dir: add directory_exists Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-16 16:09 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-03-16 18:26 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-03-16 5:18 ` [GSoC][PATCH v4 3/4] credential-cache: use XDG_CACHE_HOME for socket Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-16 16:20 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-03-16 18:02 ` Jeff King
2017-03-16 5:18 ` [GSoC][PATCH v4 4/4] credential-cache: add tests for XDG functionality Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-16 16:29 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-03-16 17:58 ` Jeff King
2017-03-17 2:53 ` [GSoC][PATCH v5 1/3] path.c: add xdg_cache_home Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-17 2:53 ` [GSoC][PATCH v5 2/3] credential-cache: use XDG_CACHE_HOME for socket Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-17 16:12 ` Ramsay Jones
2017-03-17 19:31 ` Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-17 2:53 ` [GSoC][PATCH v5 3/3] credential-cache: add tests for XDG functionality Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-17 5:38 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-03-17 12:36 ` [GSoC][PATCH v6 1/3] path.c: add xdg_cache_home Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-17 12:36 ` [GSoC][PATCH v6 2/3] credential-cache: use XDG_CACHE_HOME for socket Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-17 13:42 ` Jeff King
2017-03-17 12:36 ` [GSoC][PATCH v6 3/3] credential-cache: add tests for XDG functionality Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-17 13:38 ` Jeff King
2017-03-17 13:42 ` [GSoC][PATCH v6 1/3] path.c: add xdg_cache_home Jeff King
2017-03-13 21:39 ` [GSoC][PATCH v2 1/2] " Junio C Hamano
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