if ( g.url.user && g.url.passwd && use_fossil_creds_for_httpauth_prompt() ){
    zHttpAuth = mprintf("%s:%s", g.url.user, g.url.passwd);
  }else{
    prompt_user("Basic Authorization user: ", &x);
    zUser = mprintf("%b", &x);
    zPrompt = mprintf("HTTP password for %b: ", &x);
    blob_reset(&x);
    prompt_for_password(zPrompt, &x, 1);
    prompt_for_password(zPrompt, &x, 0);
    zPw = mprintf("%b", &x);
    zHttpAuth = mprintf("%s:%s", zUser, zPw);
    free(zUser);
    free(zPw);
    free(zPrompt);
    blob_reset(&x);
  }