GNU bug report logs - #72526
31.0.50; [PATCH] Fix url-basic-auth secret search when passing username and/or port

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From: Björn Bidar <bjorn.bidar <at> thaodan.de>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Tim Ruffing <dev <at> real-or-random.org>, 72526 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#72526: Needs NEWS item and doc change
Date: Thu, 01 May 2025 01:12:15 +0300

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Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Tim Ruffing <dev <at> real-or-random.org> writes:
>
>> I think the first patch (commit a7a22e7) is a good change, but it
>> should get a NEWS item because it breaks existing configurations.
>>
>> If you had this in your netrc file:
>>     machine www.example.com:443 port https login foo password bar
>> Then it needs to be changed to:
>>     machine www.example.com port https login foo password bar
>>
>> See https://github.com/dengste/org-caldav/issues/320 for reports of
>> people running into this. This is true not only for netrc files but
>> also for other authinfo backends. (For example, I've run into this
>> issue with the GNOME keyring / Secret Service API.)
>>
>> Moreover, the docs need to be updated. doc/misc/auth.texi has an
>> example that uses `yourmachine.com:80`. This should be changed to
>> `yourmachine.com`. (Or better, `example.com` or some domain reserved
>> for documentation, see https://www.iana.org/help/example-domains ).
>
> Björn, could you please take a look at this?

Hey sorry I kinda lost track of this.

Here's the patch. What about the yourmachine.com lines? The document
consistently uses YOURMACHINE as in the machine field of netrc.
Does make it sense to use example.com here?

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