Re: [Bug-gnu-pw-mgr] Another use case for web login

[Bruce Korb]

> Hello,
>
> Thanks for useful program.

Hi,
Thank you.

> gnu-pw-mgr can be used [as a GUI program] with a helper program.  We will be
> able to have a GUI program which asks user password identifier by its
> dialog box and it invokes gnu-pw-mgr, and then, it puts generated
> password to the window that had focus.

That would be great!  I've done essentially no GUI development during my
career, so any help there would be appreciated.

> Currently, the function stdin_pwid in gnu-pw-mgr.c assumes that
> stdin/stdout is connected to TTY when it reads password identifier.
> Could we remove this restriction, so that gnu-pw-mgr can be used by a
> program (with no need to allocate pty)?
>
> I'm talking about the line 357-358:
>
>     if (! isatty(STDIN_FILENO) || ! isatty(STDOUT_FILENO))
>         usage_message( no_pwid_fmt);
>
> What do you think?

Sure.  Makes sensse.  Either isatty(), or S_ISFIFO(statbuf.st_mode)?
Probably easier to just remove the restriction.  Can't see it being a
big problem.

Thanks! - Bruce

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