git-credential-oauth
Dev tools
git credential helper
SHOW HN2023
73points
18comments
#839of 3,109 in 2023
Top 27%of 2023 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
2 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score -0.13.
Idea: 1 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Easy setup; worked with Bitbucket HTTPS on first try
From 1 comment
This is amazing!!! Downloaded the Darwin arm64 release, extracted it, installed to /usr/local/bin, followed the setup instructions, cloned a Bitbucket HTTPS repo, it opened my…
0xbadcafebee on HN
Lighter than Git Credential Manager (5 MB vs 80 MB)
From 1 comment
.NET applications are technically challenging for Linux distributions to package because of the runtime dependency. https://github.com/dotnet/source-build/discussions/2960 . Git…
mattme on HN
Objections
Hardcoded client secret in source is a privacy concern
From 1 comment
Not quite sure how I feel about all the ClientSecret being hardcoded https://github.com/hickford/git-credential-oauth/blob/62635f306e7e0bd880e93a77bdfae56aee895c3a/main.go#L44 Is…
sluongng on HN
Requests
Package in Homebrew
From 2 comments
This is amazing!!! Downloaded the Darwin arm64 release, extracted it, installed to /usr/local/bin, followed the setup instructions, cloned a Bitbucket HTTPS repo, it opened my…
0xbadcafebee on HNThanks! Homebrew formula in review https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/pull/132580
mattme on HN
Questions
Whether git runs arbitrary binaries in PATH and whether this is documented
From 2 comments
> Download binary (...) Then test that Git can find the application: > git credential-oauth > If you have problems, make sure that the binary is located in the path and is…
e12e on HNThank you. This behavior isn't documented in the man pages as far as I can tell?
e12e on HN
Alternatives named
Git Credential Manager
From 2 comments
GCM (which I guess inspired this) is already available via Homebrew https://github.com/git-ecosystem/git-credential-manager/blob/release/docs/install.md#homebrew-star
cglong on HNWhy is GCM hard to install on Linux? .NET can cross compile a self contained, single file binary for Linux, much like Go can.
pharmakom on HN