GNU bug report logs - #30186
27.0.50; Password is not hidden in read-passwd

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>

Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2018 21:40:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 27.0.50

Done: Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #17 received at 30186 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 30186 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#30186: 27.0.50; Password is not hidden in read-passwd
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2018 13:27:01 -0500

Juri Linkov wrote:

> I'm trying to find a relevant commit in the git log manually
> because bisect is not feasible for me - 'make' takes more than
> one hour to recompile.

Ouch. Some tips:
0) Keep old versions around to identify start/end ranges
1) Use a configure cache (one that does not get cleaned)
2) Do a minimal build. I use: make -C lib all; make -C src emacs
3) M0r3 cor3z
(About 90 seconds per revision for me with this approach.)

Anyway, I bisected it for you, to 
c5e89be20a3feba9c67be6855b1dbdc6d8ae5ce2
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