gitui-org/gitui

support ssh configs (aliases, sshCommand and such)

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#2,096 opened on Feb 23, 2024

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Description

A lot of SSH issues boil down to .ssh/config not being used. libgit2 added support for using OpenSSH instead of using libssh: https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/pull/6617. currently git2-rs does not support building libgit2 with it instead: https://github.com/rust-lang/git2-rs/issues/1028

once that is available we can test whether this fixes such issues.

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Tech stack
rust
Domain
clibackend
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
over 1 week
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
blocked
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Rustgit internalsSSH configlibgit2
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
15
Research direction
Investigate current state of git2 rs issue #1028 for OpenSSH support. If resolved, test building libgit2 with OpenSSH backend. Explore gitui's SSH related code and Cargo.toml dependencies to integrate .ssh/config support.