lib/bb/fetch2/git.py: added handling of password #16
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Trying to checkout sourcecode which is username/password protected fails. This is a fix that also hands down the password to the downloader.
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This patch seems interesting but you should read README to see how contributing, Pull Request are never read and cannot be disable on github. |
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I just stumbled over this PR and wanted to let other users know, that bitbake can make use of the git-credentials. Simplify put your credentials into a file (i.e. and configure git (and bitbake) to use it: git config --global credential.helper "store --file $PWD/.git-credentials" |
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I had problems in yocto trying to download a password protected git repository hosted via http.
Tracking down the problem, I noticed that the git fetcher of bitbake only handles the password, but drops the password. This is the change that fixed the problem for me. I hope it will be of use for others as well.