ssh_askpass on 'vc-update'

ssh_askpass on 'vc-update'

[Gabriel]

I have some git repositories setup with SSH-key access. When I run
'vc-update', it asks my password with "ssh_askpass", but since
'vc-update' runs in Compilation mode, it gets stuck. The 'compile'
commands accepts an argument to run in comint-mode, which can grab the
user password, but currently the 'vc-update' cannot run in
comint-mode. Probably other vc related commands may have this same
issue, but since 'vc-update' is the first thing I run, it's the only
issue I've found so far.

Is there any way to make 'vc-update' grab the user password for cases
like this one ? Is 'vc-update' lacking this feature ?

Looking forward for feedbacks on this matter.
Rergards,
Gabriel

Re: ssh_askpass on 'vc-update'

[T.V Raman]

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Gabriel <gabriel376@hotmail.com> writes:
perhaps use pinentry and loopback so that gpg handles this?

> I have some git repositories setup with SSH-key access. When I run
> 'vc-update', it asks my password with "ssh_askpass", but since
> 'vc-update' runs in Compilation mode, it gets stuck. The 'compile'
> commands accepts an argument to run in comint-mode, which can grab the
> user password, but currently the 'vc-update' cannot run in
> comint-mode. Probably other vc related commands may have this same
> issue, but since 'vc-update' is the first thing I run, it's the only
> issue I've found so far.
>
> Is there any way to make 'vc-update' grab the user password for cases
> like this one ? Is 'vc-update' lacking this feature ?
>
> Looking forward for feedbacks on this matter.
> Rergards,
> Gabriel
>

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Re: ssh_askpass on 'vc-update'

[Gabriel]

> perhaps use pinentry and loopback so that gpg handles this?

Yep, I know there are some options to avoid getting a password prompt,
but I would like to know, from the Emacs development perspective, what's
the expected behavior of 'vc-update' and related command when it asks
for a password (or an interactive prompt, which is the same).

I guess it's a missing feature that we could add it, to behave in a
similar fashion to 'compile' command when running in 'comint-mode'. I
don't see a reason for 'vc-update' to not handle interactive prompts
when it's a wrapper on the top of 'compile'. I know that I could achieve
the same result by running 'git pull' on 'eshell', 'shell' or 'compile',
but if so, what's the point to have the vc commands ?!