&kdesrc-build; can ensure that &kde; developers that use &ssh; to access the &kde; source repository do not accidentally forget to leave the &ssh; Agent tool enabled. This can cause &kdesrc-build; to hang indefinitely waiting for the developer to type in their &ssh; password, so by default &kdesrc-build; will check if the Agent is running before performing source updates. This is only done for &kde; developers using &ssh;. You may wish to disable the &ssh; Agent check, in case of situations where &kdesrc-build; is mis-detecting the presence of an agent. To disable the agent check, set the disable-agent-check option to true. Disabling the &ssh; agent check: global disable-agent-check true end global