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diff --git a/doc/tips/using_gitolite_with_git-annex.mdwn b/doc/tips/using_gitolite_with_git-annex.mdwn index fcc3f96c3..746b6b17f 100644 --- a/doc/tips/using_gitolite_with_git-annex.mdwn +++ b/doc/tips/using_gitolite_with_git-annex.mdwn @@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ manager. Here's how to add git-annex support to gitolite, so you can `git annex copy` files to a gitolite repository, and `git annex get` files from it. -Warning : The method described here works with gitolite version g2, avaible in the g2 branch on github. There is an experimental support for g3 in the git-annex branch, if you tested it please add some feedback. - A nice feature of using gitolite with git-annex is that users can be given read-only access to a repository, and this allows them to `git annex get` file contents, but not change anything. @@ -12,7 +10,8 @@ file contents, but not change anything. First, you need new enough versions: * gitolite 2.2 is needed -- this version contains a git-annex-shell ADC - and supports "ua" ADCs. + and supports "ua" ADCs. Alternatively, gitoline g3 also recently added + support for git-annex. * git-annex 3.20111016 or newer needs to be installed on the gitolite server. Don't install an older version, it wouldn't be secure! @@ -39,6 +38,13 @@ cd /usr/local/lib/gitolite/adc/ua/ cp gitolite/contrib/adc/git-annex-shell . </pre> +If using gitolite g3, an additional setup step is needed: +In the ENABLE list in the rc file, add an entry like this: + +<pre> + 'git-annex-shell ua', +</pre> + Now all gitolite repositories can be used with git-annex just as any ssh remote normally would be used. For example: |