Re: Push over WebDAV and hooks

> Nikolai Prokoschenko <nikolai@prokoschenko.de> wrote:
> > I have a (bare) repository on my server. Since I need to access it from  
> > firewalled networks, I can't go with git protocol or SSH; I thought  
> > WebDAV is the way to go. However I've noticed that my hooks are not  
> > executed and could not really think of a way the could ever work, since  
> > WebDAV is essentially a virtual hard drive without any execution  
> > capability. So am I right, hooks aren't supposed to work with WebDAV and  
> > so I'd have to find a way to use SSH or git:// to push changes?
> 
> Correct.  Hooks can only be executed if you use SSH or git:// to push
> the changes, as there is no remote execution available via WebDAV.
> 
> That said if someone was really interested in this they could try
> to make hook CGIs and teach git-http-push how to execute them by
> sending a GET to the proper URL.  But then you are relying on the
> client to honor the hooks, and only newer clients (post that change)
> would support it.