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24.4.50; read-passwd echoes password input in non-interactive sessions

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From: Sebastian Wiesner <swiesner <at> lunaryorn.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> suse.de>, 17839 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>, Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Subject: bug#17839: 24.4.50; read-passwd echoes password input in non-interactive sessions
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2014 18:08:28 +0200

Am 07.08.2014 um 17:30 schrieb Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>:

>> From: Sebastian Wiesner <swiesner <at> lunaryorn.com>
>> Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2014 15:12:27 +0200
>> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>,
>> Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>,
>> schwab <at> suse.de,
>> 17839 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
>> 
>> If I understand correctly, Windows support is the main issue
> 
> ??? No, it isn't.  Once Michael added the code to do this on Posix
> platforms, the Windows code was added to follow suit.

I’m sorry.  I did not follow the entire discussion, since I couldn’t comment on the implementation anyway.  All that I read was that there was some Windows-specific discussion, and from Stefan’s comment I presumed that Windows was still an issue.

But if it isn’t, I don’t see why this patch shouldn’t be “safe” for Emacs 24?  I’m sorry if I’m asking a stupid question, but I’m not familiar with Emacs’ policies.

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