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Re: git-daemon breakage in 1.5.4

From
Johannes Sixt <j.sixt@viscovery.net>
Date
Feb 6, 2008, 11:33 UTC
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Johannes Sixt schrieb:
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> Wincent Colaiuta schrieb:
>> Drop the --inetd option and it works with no errors:
>>
>>   # /usr/local/bin/git-daemon --base-path=/blah -- /blah
> 
> When I run git-daemon with a reduced path similar to this:
> 
>    PATH=/bin:/usr/bin /usr/local/bin/git-daemon ...
> 
> i.e. git is installed in /usr/local/bin, but it is not in PATH, then I
> also get "hung up unexpectedly" from a client that connects to this server.
> 
> Which makes me think that you xinetd doesn't pass a PATH to git-daemon
> that includes /usr/local/bin. Add this to your /etc/xinetd.d/git:
> 
>     env = PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin
> 
> (not tested).
And if I run it this way:
    PATH=/bin:/usr/bin /usr/local/bin/git daemon ...

(notice the dash-less form) it works, too. Although I don't know if this somehow would interfere with --inetd mode.

-- Hannes
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  1. Wincent ColaiutaFeb 5, 2008
  2. Scott ParishFeb 5, 2008
  3. Wincent ColaiutaFeb 5, 2008
  4. Junio C HamanoFeb 5, 2008
  5. Wincent ColaiutaFeb 6, 2008
  6. Junio C HamanoFeb 6, 2008
  7. Wincent ColaiutaFeb 6, 2008
  8. Johannes SixtFeb 6, 2008
  9. Wincent ColaiutaFeb 6, 2008
  10. Johannes SixtFeb 6, 2008
  11. Wincent ColaiutaFeb 6, 2008
  12. Johannes SixtFeb 6, 2008
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