From 4b1fd356b8f8ca464203174a47ab5fa6a5cbc26b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthieu Moy Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2015 20:43:20 +0200 Subject: git-multimail: update to release 1.2.0 The changes are described in CHANGES. Contributions-by: Matthieu Moy Contributions-by: Elijah Newren Contributions-by: Edward d'Auvergne Contributions-by: Vadim Zeitlin Contributions-by: Paul Sokolovsky Contributions-by: Michael Haggerty Contributions-by: Elijah Newren Contributions-by: Richard Hansen Contributions-by: Job Snijders Signed-off-by: Matthieu Moy Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- contrib/hooks/multimail/doc/gitolite.rst | 109 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 109 insertions(+) create mode 100644 contrib/hooks/multimail/doc/gitolite.rst (limited to 'contrib/hooks/multimail/doc/gitolite.rst') diff --git a/contrib/hooks/multimail/doc/gitolite.rst b/contrib/hooks/multimail/doc/gitolite.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..00aedd9c57 --- /dev/null +++ b/contrib/hooks/multimail/doc/gitolite.rst @@ -0,0 +1,109 @@ +Setting up git-multimail on gitolite +==================================== + +``git-multimail`` supports gitolite 3 natively. +The explanations below show an easy way to set up ``git-multimail``, +but leave ``git-multimail`` installed and unconfigured for a while. If +you run gitolite on a production server, it is advised that you +execute the step "Set up the hook" last to avoid confusing your users +in the meantime. + +Set up the hook +--------------- + +Log in as your gitolite user. + +Create a file ``.gitolite/hooks/common/post-receive`` on your gitolite +account containing (adapt the path, obviously):: + + #!/bin/sh + exec /path/to/git-multimail/git-multimail/git_multimail.py "$@" + +Make sure it's executable (``chmod +x``). Record the hook in +gitolite:: + + gitolite setup + +Configuration +------------- + +First, you have to allow the admin to set Git configuration variables. + +As gitolite user, edit the line containing ``GIT_CONFIG_KEYS`` in file +``.gitolite.rc``, to make it look like:: + + GIT_CONFIG_KEYS => 'multimailhook\..*', + +You can now log out and return to your normal user. + +In the ``gitolite-admin`` clone, edit the file ``conf/gitolite.conf`` +and add:: + + repo @all + # Not strictly needed as git_multimail.py will chose gitolite if + # $GL_USER is set. + config multimailhook.environment = gitolite + config multimailhook.mailingList = # Where emails should be sent + config multimailhook.from = # From address to use + +Obviously, you can customize all parameters on a per-repository basis by +adding these ``config multimailhook.*`` lines in the section +corresponding to a repository or set of repositories. + +To activate ``git-multimail`` on a per-repository basis, do not set +``multimailhook.mailingList`` in the ``@all`` section and set it only +for repositories for which you want ``git-multimail``. + +Alternatively, you can set up the ``From:`` field on a per-user basis +by adding a ``BEGIN USER EMAILS``/``END USER EMAILS`` section (see +``../README``). + +Specificities of Gitolite for Configuration +------------------------------------------- + +Empty configuration variables +............................. + +With gitolite, the syntax ``config multimailhook.commitList = ""`` +unsets the variable instead of setting it to an empty string (see +`here +`__). +As a result, there is no way to set a variable to the empty string. +In all most places where an empty value is required, git-multimail +now allows to specify special ``"none"`` value (case-sensitive) to +mean the same. + +Alternatively, one can use ``" "`` (a single space) instead of ``""``. +In most cases (in particular ``multimailhook.*List`` variables), this +will be equivalent to an empty string. + +If you have a use-case where ``"none"`` is not an acceptable value and +you need ``" "`` or ``""`` instead, please report it as a bug to +git-multimail. + +Allowing Regular Expressions in Configuration +............................................. + +gitolite has a mechanism to prevent unsafe configuration variable +values, which prevent characters like ``|`` commonly used in regular +expressions. If you do not need the safety feature of gitolite and +need to use regular expressions in your configuration (e.g. for +``multimailhook.refFilter*`` variables), set +`UNSAFE_PATT +`__ to a +less restrictive value. + +Troubleshooting +--------------- + +Warning: this will disable ``git-multimail`` during the debug, and +could confuse your users. Don't run on a production server. + +To debug configuration issues with ``git-multimail``, you can add the +``--stdout`` option when calling ``git_multimail.py`` like this:: + + #!/bin/sh + exec /path/to/git-multimail/git-multimail/git_multimail.py --stdout "$@" + +and try pushing from a test repository. You should see the source of +the email that would have been sent in the output of ``git push``. -- cgit v1.2.3