Subject: bug#5664: 23.1.92; view-lossage

From: Andreas Röhler <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:18:46 +0100

Stefan Monnier wrote:
>>> Emacs has no idea that the string it receives from the underlying
>>> process is a prompt for a password. 
>> Hhm, the shell itself seems to know.
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> No, the shell has no idea either.
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>         Stefan
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So let me put it that way:

If the shell grabs the pw-prompt from some place, set by `LC_ALL' or whatever,
emacs may pick up it right there.

Andreas