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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "https://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
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<pkgmetadata>
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<maintainer type="project">
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<email>haskell@gentoo.org</email>
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<name>Gentoo Haskell</name>
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</maintainer>
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<longdescription>
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The @base@ library exposes the @hGetEcho@ and @hSetEcho@ functions
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for querying and setting echo status, but unfortunately, neither
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function works with MinTTY consoles on Windows. This is a serious
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issue, since @hGetEcho@ and @hSetEcho@ are often used to disable
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input echoing when a program prompts for a password, so many
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programs will reveal your password as you type it on MinTTY!
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This library provides an alternative interface which works
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with both MinTTY and other consoles. An example is included
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which demonstrates how one might prompt for a password using
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this library. To build it, make sure to configure with the
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@-fexample@ flag.
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</longdescription>
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</pkgmetadata>
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