[gitolite] repo config for delegated projects

From: martin f krafft <madduck@debian.org>
Date: Feb 3, 2010, 20:22 UTC
Message-ID: <20100203202249.GA27125@lapse.rw.madduck.net>
In-Reply-To: <2e24e5b91002022222h5ca3ebe6k75854a9a056f0ed1@mail.gmail.com>

Dear Sitaram, dear Teemo, dear gitolite-fans,

src/gl-compile-conf:261 prohibits delegated repositories to make use of the functionality to configure config variables of the repositories:

  die "$WARN $fragment attempting to set repo configuration\n"
    if $fragment ne 'master';

This is a bit unfortunate and makes me reconsider the use of delegations.

What is the reason for this restriction?

Are there settings that are potentially compromising?

Would it be worth to consider making it configurable (e.g. ~/.gitolite.rc) whether to allow delegated repos to set config variables?

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