I just want to point out that there already exists a pass-compatible version written in go: https://github.com/gopasspw/gopass
I use it, and it would just fine for my purposes. On Fri, Jun 15, 2018 at 10:28 Mark Gardner <m...@vt.edu> wrote: > On Fri, Jun 15, 2018 at 8:13 AM, Tobias Girstmair <junkgir-pas...@yahoo.de > > wrote: > >> I should've probably phrased that very differently. What I meant to say >> was I'd support a pass 2.0 written in a language that is an integral >> part of the GNU/Linux/BSD/etc ecosystem[1]. A scripting language like >> Python or Perl[2] would be very good options IMO. >> > > I'm cool with Python. When I am not programming in Go, I am programming > in Python. It seems to be installed by default on all the Linux systems > lately. I am no longer so fond of perl, which is strange to say as I have > done some fairly big programs in perl. I found that it gets very obtuse > when you need to start creating nested data structures or use objects. Once > upon a time, perl with the the big thing. The momentum seems to have swung > towards Python these days. > > >> What I failed to communicate was that I don't want to have to install a >> whole load of dependencies, be it a Rust[3] or Go compiler or let alone >> npm/nodejs. >> > > I think you are conflating the dependencies that need to be installed to > build a compiled tool from the dependencies to install and use the tool. > Since most people install packages via their package manager, the former is > not much of an issue in my opinion. I agree that I don't want to have to > tons of separate libraries installed with the tool. > > Don't know about Rust but installing a Go-based pass would be no > different than the current version. It would be just a single executable > plus stuff like examples and docs. The code would be written to check for > optional dependencies, such as git, and only use them if found. Just like > the current pass. > > In the end I don't really care what language pass is written in. Just so > long as it exists and works much like it does now. > > Mark > -- > Mark Gardner > -- > _______________________________________________ > Password-Store mailing list > Password-Store@lists.zx2c4.com > https://lists.zx2c4.com/mailman/listinfo/password-store > -- -Nick
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