GNU bug report logs - #25769
24.5; netrc-parse assumes machine/login/password all appear on one line

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Message #14 received at 25769 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: "Trent W. Buck" <trentbuck <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Ted Zlatanov <tzz <at> lifelogs.com>, 25769 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#25769: 24.5;
 netrc-parse assumes machine/login/password all appear on one line
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2017 21:49:41 -0500

"Trent W. Buck" wrote:

> Ah, I didn't realize netrc.el had been replaced by auth-source.el.

That's because it hasn't. No-one has obsoleted any netrc function, and
it's totally reasonable to assume that netrc.el is the Emacs netrc library.

As was pointed out in 12511, Emacs has multiple netrc parsers
(netrc-parse, tramp-parse-netrc, auth-source-netrc-parse,
ange-ftp-parse-netrc). It's a mess.

>> I would rather not patch or support netrc.el--better to remove it
>> altogether.

Then please start by making it obsolete and advertising a replacement.

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