git-credential-oauth

Dev tools

git credential helper

SHOW HN2023

73points
18comments
#839of 3,109 in 2023
Top 27%of 2023 by points

How HN took it

DebatedReal support and real criticism

2 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score -0.13.

Idea: 1 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Easy setup; worked with Bitbucket HTTPS on first try

    From 1 comment
    • This is amazing!!! Downloaded the Darwin arm64 release, extracted it, installed to /usr/local/bin, followed the setup instructions, cloned a Bitbucket HTTPS repo, it opened my…
      0xbadcafebee on HN
  • Lighter than Git Credential Manager (5 MB vs 80 MB)

    From 1 comment
    • .NET applications are technically challenging for Linux distributions to package because of the runtime dependency. https://github.com/dotnet/source-build/discussions/2960 . Git…
      mattme on HN

Objections

  • Hardcoded client secret in source is a privacy concern

    From 1 comment
    • Not quite sure how I feel about all the ClientSecret being hardcoded https://github.com/hickford/git-credential-oauth/blob/62635f306e7e0bd880e93a77bdfae56aee895c3a/main.go#L44 Is…
      sluongng on HN

Requests

  • Package in Homebrew

    From 2 comments
    • This is amazing!!! Downloaded the Darwin arm64 release, extracted it, installed to /usr/local/bin, followed the setup instructions, cloned a Bitbucket HTTPS repo, it opened my…
      0xbadcafebee on HN
    • Thanks! Homebrew formula in review https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/pull/132580
      mattme on HN

Questions

  • Whether git runs arbitrary binaries in PATH and whether this is documented

    From 2 comments
    • > Download binary (...) Then test that Git can find the application: > git credential-oauth > If you have problems, make sure that the binary is located in the path and is…
      e12e on HN
    • Thank you. This behavior isn't documented in the man pages as far as I can tell?
      e12e on HN

Alternatives named

  • Git Credential Manager

    From 2 comments
    • GCM (which I guess inspired this) is already available via Homebrew https://github.com/git-ecosystem/git-credential-manager/blob/release/docs/install.md#homebrew-star
      cglong on HN
    • Why is GCM hard to install on Linux? .NET can cross compile a self contained, single file binary for Linux, much like Go can.
      pharmakom on HN

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