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[PATCH] Make core.sharedRepository more generic (version 4)

From
HOHeikki Orsila <heikki.orsila@iki.fi>
Date
Apr 15, 2008, 01:21 UTC
Message-ID
<20080415012156.GA13594@zakalwe.fi>

git init --shared=0xxx, where '0xxx' is an octal number, will create a repository with file modes set to '0xxx'. Users with a safe umask value (0077) can use this option to force file modes. For example, '0640' is a group-readable but not group-writable regardless of user's umask value.

"git config core.sharedRepository 0xxx" is also handled.
Version 2 handles the directory x flags better than version 1.

Version 3 removes a warning for the o+w case, fixes a compatibility problem with older Git's, and corrects some style issues.

Version 4 really fixes the o+w case.
Signed-off-by: Heikki Orsila <heikki.orsila@iki.fi>
---
 Documentation/config.txt   |    7 ++++-
 Documentation/git-init.txt |    8 +++++-
 builtin-init-db.c          |    7 +++-
 cache.h                    |   16 +++++++++--
 path.c                     |   32 +++++++++++------------
 setup.c                    |   60 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 6 files changed, 92 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index fe43b12..7a24f6e 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -261,7 +261,12 @@ core.sharedRepository::
 	group-writable). When 'all' (or 'world' or 'everybody'), the
 	repository will be readable by all users, additionally to being
 	group-shareable. When 'umask' (or 'false'), git will use permissions
-	reported by umask(2). See linkgit:git-init[1]. False by default.
+	reported by umask(2). When '0xxx', where '0xxx' is an octal number,
+	files in the repository will have this mode value. '0xxx' will override
+	user's umask value, and thus, users with a safe umask (0077) can use
+	this option. Examples: '0660' is equivalent to 'group'. '0640' is a
+	repository that is group-readable but not group-writable.
+	See linkgit:git-init[1]. False by default.
 
 core.warnAmbiguousRefs::
 	If true, git will warn you if the ref name you passed it is ambiguous
diff --git a/Documentation/git-init.txt b/Documentation/git-init.txt
index 62914da..b17ae84 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-init.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-init.txt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ structure, some suggested "exclude patterns", and copies of non-executing
 "hook" files.  The suggested patterns and hook files are all modifiable and
 extensible.
 
---shared[={false|true|umask|group|all|world|everybody}]::
+--shared[={false|true|umask|group|all|world|everybody|0xxx}]::
 
 Specify that the git repository is to be shared amongst several users.  This
 allows users belonging to the same group to push into that
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ is given:
  - 'all' (or 'world' or 'everybody'): Same as 'group', but make the repository
    readable by all users.
 
+ - '0xxx': '0xxx' is an octal number and each file will have mode '0xxx'
+   Any option except 'umask' can be set using this option. '0xxx' will
+   override users umask(2) value, and thus, users with a safe umask (0077)
+   can use this option. '0640' will create a repository which is group-readable
+   but not writable. '0660' is equivalent to 'group'.
+
 By default, the configuration flag receive.denyNonFastForwards is enabled
 in shared repositories, so that you cannot force a non fast-forwarding push
 into it.
diff --git a/builtin-init-db.c b/builtin-init-db.c
index 2854868..f49fea0 100644
--- a/builtin-init-db.c
+++ b/builtin-init-db.c
@@ -400,9 +400,12 @@ int cmd_init_db(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		char buf[10];
 		/* We do not spell "group" and such, so that
 		 * the configuration can be read by older version
-		 * of git.
+		 * of git. Note, we use octal numbers for new share modes.
 		 */
-		sprintf(buf, "%d", shared_repository);
+		if (shared_repository <= 2)
+			sprintf(buf, "%d", shared_repository);
+		else
+			sprintf(buf, "0%o", shared_repository);
 		git_config_set("core.sharedrepository", buf);
 		git_config_set("receive.denyNonFastforwards", "true");
 	}
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index 2a1e7ec..f9c8d2b 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -474,10 +474,20 @@ static inline void hashclr(unsigned char *hash)
 
 int git_mkstemp(char *path, size_t n, const char *template);
 
+/*
+ * NOTE NOTE NOTE!!
+ *
+ * PERM_UMASK, OLD_PERM_GROUP and OLD_PERM_EVERYBODY enumerations must
+ * not be changed. Old repositories have core.sharedrepository written in
+ * numeric format, and therefore these values are preserved for compatibility
+ * reasons.
+ */
 enum sharedrepo {
-	PERM_UMASK = 0,
-	PERM_GROUP,
-	PERM_EVERYBODY
+	PERM_UMASK          = 0,
+	OLD_PERM_GROUP      = 1,
+	OLD_PERM_EVERYBODY  = 2,
+	PERM_GROUP          = 0660,
+	PERM_EVERYBODY      = 0664,
 };
 int git_config_perm(const char *var, const char *value);
 int adjust_shared_perm(const char *path);
diff --git a/path.c b/path.c
index f4ed979..cfa0529 100644
--- a/path.c
+++ b/path.c
@@ -266,24 +266,22 @@ int adjust_shared_perm(const char *path)
 	if (lstat(path, &st) < 0)
 		return -1;
 	mode = st.st_mode;
-	if (mode & S_IRUSR)
-		mode |= (shared_repository == PERM_GROUP
-			 ? S_IRGRP
-			 : (shared_repository == PERM_EVERYBODY
-			    ? (S_IRGRP|S_IROTH)
-			    : 0));
-
-	if (mode & S_IWUSR)
-		mode |= S_IWGRP;
-
-	if (mode & S_IXUSR)
-		mode |= (shared_repository == PERM_GROUP
-			 ? S_IXGRP
-			 : (shared_repository == PERM_EVERYBODY
-			    ? (S_IXGRP|S_IXOTH)
-			    : 0));
-	if (S_ISDIR(mode))
+
+	if (shared_repository) {
+		mode = (mode & ~0777) | shared_repository;
+	} else {
+		/* Preserve old PERM_UMASK behaviour */
+		if (mode & S_IWUSR)
+			mode |= S_IWGRP;
+	}
+
+	if (S_ISDIR(mode)) {
 		mode |= FORCE_DIR_SET_GID;
+
+		/* Copy read bits to execute bits */
+		mode |= (shared_repository & 0444) >> 2;
+	}
+
 	if ((mode & st.st_mode) != mode && chmod(path, mode) < 0)
 		return -2;
 	return 0;
diff --git a/setup.c b/setup.c
index 3d2d958..1b4fa6a 100644
--- a/setup.c
+++ b/setup.c
@@ -428,21 +428,53 @@ const char *setup_git_directory_gently(int *nongit_ok)
 
 int git_config_perm(const char *var, const char *value)
 {
-	if (value) {
-		int i;
-		if (!strcmp(value, "umask"))
-			return PERM_UMASK;
-		if (!strcmp(value, "group"))
-			return PERM_GROUP;
-		if (!strcmp(value, "all") ||
-		    !strcmp(value, "world") ||
-		    !strcmp(value, "everybody"))
-			return PERM_EVERYBODY;
-		i = atoi(value);
-		if (i > 1)
-			return i;
+	int i;
+	char *endptr;
+
+	if (value == NULL)
+		return PERM_GROUP;
+
+	if (!strcmp(value, "umask"))
+		return PERM_UMASK;
+	if (!strcmp(value, "group"))
+		return PERM_GROUP;
+	if (!strcmp(value, "all") ||
+	    !strcmp(value, "world") ||
+	    !strcmp(value, "everybody"))
+		return PERM_EVERYBODY;
+
+	/* Parse octal numbers */
+	i = strtol(value, &endptr, 8);
+
+	/* If not an octal number, maybe true/false? */
+	if (*endptr != 0)
+		return git_config_bool(var, value) ? PERM_GROUP : PERM_UMASK;
+
+	/*
+	 * Treat values 0, 1 and 2 as compatibility cases, otherwise it is
+	 * a chmod value.
+	 */
+	switch (i) {
+	case PERM_UMASK:               /* 0 */
+		return PERM_UMASK;
+	case OLD_PERM_GROUP:           /* 1 */
+		return PERM_GROUP;
+	case OLD_PERM_EVERYBODY:       /* 2 */
+		return PERM_EVERYBODY;
 	}
-	return git_config_bool(var, value);
+
+	/* A filemode value was given: 0xxx */
+
+	if ((i & 0600) != 0600)
+		die("Problem with core.sharedRepository filemode value "
+		    "(0%.3o).\nThe owner of files must always have "
+		    "read and write permissions.", i);
+
+	/*
+	 * Mask filemode value. Others can not get write permission.
+	 * x flags for directories are handled separately.
+	 */
+	return i & 0666;
 }
 
 int check_repository_format_version(const char *var, const char *value)

-- 
1.5.4.4
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