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diff --git a/doc/todo/gitolite_and_gitosis_support.mdwn b/doc/todo/gitolite_and_gitosis_support.mdwn deleted file mode 100644 index 2fca83986..000000000 --- a/doc/todo/gitolite_and_gitosis_support.mdwn +++ /dev/null @@ -1,39 +0,0 @@ -gitosis and gitolite should support git-annex being used to send/receive -files from the repositories they manage. Users with read-only access -could only get files, while users with write access could also put and drop -files. - -Doing this right requires modifying both programs, to add [[git-annex-shell]] -to the list of things they can run, and only allow through appropriate -git-annex-shell subcommands to read-only users. - -I have posted an RFC for modifying gitolite to the -[gitolite mailing list](http://groups.google.com/group/gitolite?lnk=srg). - -> I have not developed a patch yet, but all that git-annex needs is a way -> to ssh to the server and run the git-annex-shell command there. -> git-annex-shell is very similar to git-shell. So, one way to enable -> it is simply to set GL_ADC_PATH to a directory containing git-annex-shell. -> -> But, that's not optimal, since git-annex-shell will send off receive-pack -> commands to git, which would bypass gitolite's permissions checking. -> Also, it makes sense to limit readonly users to only download, not -> upload/delete files from git-annex. Instead, I suggest adding something -> like this to gitolite's config: - - # If set, users with W access can write file contents into the git-annex, - # and users with R access can read file contents from the git-annex. - $GL_GIT_ANNEX = 0; - -> If this makes sense, I'm sure I can put a patch together for your -> review. It would involve modifying gl-auth-command so it knows how -> to run git-annex-shell, and how to parse out the "verb" from a -> git-annex-shell command line, and modifying R_COMMANDS and W_COMMANDS. - -As I don't write python, someone else is needed to work on gitosis. ---[[Joey]] - -> [[done]]; support for gitolite is in its `pu` branch, and some changes -> made to git-annefor gitolite is in its `pu` branch, and some changes -> made to git-annex. Word is gitosis is not being maintained so I won't -> worry about try to support it. --[[Joey]] |