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29.0.50; Have auth-source-pass behave more like other back ends

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From: "J.P." <jp <at> neverwas.me>
To: Akib Azmain Turja <akib <at> disroot.org>
Cc: emacs-erc <at> gnu.org, 58985 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#58985: 29.0.50; Have auth-source-pass behave more like other back ends
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2022 21:26:42 -0800

Akib Azmain Turja <akib <at> disroot.org> writes:

> "J.P." <jp <at> neverwas.me> writes:
>
>> --- a/doc/misc/erc.texi
>> +++ b/doc/misc/erc.texi
>> @@ -861,7 +861,8 @@ Connecting
>>  @code{erc-auth-source-search}.  It tries to merge relevant contextual
>>  parameters with those provided or discovered from the logical connection
>>  or the underlying transport.  Some auth-source back ends may not be
>> -compatible; netrc, plstore, json, and secrets are currently supported.
>> +compatible; netrc, plstore, json, secrets, and pass are currently
>> +supported.
>>  @end defopt
>
> Is pass really unsupported?  I have been using pass with ERC without any
> problem.  Am I lucky?

It appears you are lucky. Please see toward the bottom of

  https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/test/lisp/erc/erc-services-tests.el?id=ef362750#n452

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