Re: [9fans] Git and heritage (Was: Software preservation in the post-hg era)

[Lucio De Re <lucio.dere@gmail.com>]

On 4/4/20, cinap_lenrek@felloff.net <cinap_lenrek@felloff.net> wrote:
>
> this breaks for ipv6 addresses. i'd suggest you at least check for ] first
> and then look for the colon. example: "[::1]:22".
>
Well spotted, thank you. I have so far had practically no experience
with IPv6, it hasn't quite sunk in. Seems easy enough to match a
leading '[' to a trailing ']', then scan the address from there.

> then the big question is what should be put in the thumb file to identify
> the host, if you start messing with the network addresses. there can be
> different ssh servers per port. for example: gerrit.
>
I dislike SSH's clutter in the known_hosts file, but I have nothing to
offer in its place. Unless I misunderstand your point, my reply would
be that duplicate hashes shouldn't be a problem, if applicable.
Whatever else goes there, is just a comment.

Lucio.