Re: [PATCH] Add ERR support to smart HTTP
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- Ilari Liusvaara <ilari.liusvaara@elisanet.fi>
- Date
- Sep 5, 2010, 18:49 UTC
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- <20100905184929.GA32735@LK-Perkele-V2.elisa-laajakaista.fi>
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- <20100905174105.GB14020@burratino>
On Sun, Sep 05, 2010 at 12:41:06PM -0500, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
> > For this specific error, why can't gitolite use an HTTP response code? > Should http-backend be using ERR is some places, too, a la [1]?
I wanted this error to be sent in manner that causes old clients to print the error, even if sightly mangled (the ERR of "true smart transports" does also have this property).
AFAIK, HTTP errors don't have descriptions printed. -Ilari