gclient can now handle git URLs containing "-" in usernames and "~" in paths....

gclient_utils.py

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 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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     raise CheckCallError(command, kwargs.get('cwd', None), e.errno, None)
   if process.returncode:
     raise CheckCallError(command, kwargs.get('cwd', None), process.returncode,
         std_out, std_err)
   return std_out, std_err
 
 
 def SplitUrlRevision(url):
   """Splits url and returns a two-tuple: url, rev"""
   if url.startswith('ssh:'):
-    # Make sure ssh://test@example.com/test.git@stable works
-    regex = r'(ssh://(?:[\w]+@)?[-\w:\.]+/[-\w\./]+)(?:@(.+))?'
+    # Make sure ssh://user-name@example.com/~/test.git@stable works
+    regex = r'(ssh://(?:[-\w]+@)?[-\w:\.]+/[-~\w\./]+)(?:@(.+))?'
     components = re.search(regex, url).groups()
   else:
     components = url.split('@', 1)
     if len(components) == 1:
       components += [None]
   return tuple(components)
 
 
 def ParseXML(output):
   try:
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         logging.info('Caught exception in thread %s' % self.item.name)
         logging.info(str(sys.exc_info()))
         work_queue.exceptions.put(sys.exc_info())
       logging.info('Task %s done' % self.item.name)
 
       work_queue.ready_cond.acquire()
       try:
         work_queue.ready_cond.notifyAll()
       finally:
         work_queue.ready_cond.release()