RE: svn commit: r1658123 - in /subversion/trunk/subversion: bindings/javahl/native/OperationContext.cpp bindings/javahl/native/Prompter.cpp bindings/javahl/native/Prompter.h libsvn_auth_gnome_keyring/gnome_keyring.c

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Phippard [mailto:markphip_at_gmail.com]
> Sent: zondag 8 februari 2015 02:48
> To: dev_at_subversion.apache.org
> Cc: commits_at_subversion.apache.org
> Subject: Re: svn commit: r1658123 - in /subversion/trunk/subversion:
> bindings/javahl/native/OperationContext.cpp
> bindings/javahl/native/Prompter.cpp bindings/javahl/native/Prompter.h
> libsvn_auth_gnome_keyring/gnome_keyring.c
>
> What might this be useful for? Non-GUI apps? I assume this will not break
the
> current functionality, which finally works as of 1.8.11.

It will only change behavior if the prompt function is both hooked *and*
does provide a password. Some optional callback that allows to provide a
password should be added to JavaHL, as using JavaHL doesn't imply that you
are using a GUI that has access to the Gnome display handling.

        Bert
Received on 2015-02-08 11:00:06 CET