[PATCH 5/5] docs/protocol-v2: point readers transport config discussion
- From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
- Date
- Sep 10, 2021, 14:10 UTC
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- <YTtnS/pdwH2yVJJ3@coredump.intra.peff.net>
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- <YTtleYs48A1NpUpp@coredump.intra.peff.net>
We recently added tips for server admins to configure various transports to support v2's GIT_PROTOCOL variable. While the protocol-v2 document is pretty technical and not of interest to most admins, it may be a starting point for them to figure out how to turn on v2. Let's put some pointers from there to the other documentation.
Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> --- Documentation/technical/protocol-v2.txt | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/technical/protocol-v2.txt b/Documentation/technical/protocol-v2.txt index 1040d85319..a703d37e08 100644 --- a/Documentation/technical/protocol-v2.txt +++ b/Documentation/technical/protocol-v2.txt @@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ Initial Client Request In general a client can request to speak protocol v2 by sending `version=2` through the respective side-channel for the transport being used which inevitably sets `GIT_PROTOCOL`. More information can be -found in `pack-protocol.txt` and `http-protocol.txt`. In all cases the +found in `pack-protocol.txt` and `http-protocol.txt`, as well as the +`GIT_PROTOCOL` definition in `git.txt`. In all cases the response from the server is the capability advertisement. Git Transport @@ -58,6 +59,8 @@ SSH and File Transport When using either the ssh:// or file:// transport, the GIT_PROTOCOL environment variable must be set explicitly to include "version=2". +The server may need to be configured to allow this environment variable +to pass. HTTP Transport ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -81,6 +84,9 @@ A v2 server would reply: Subsequent requests are then made directly to the service `$GIT_URL/git-upload-pack`. (This works the same for git-receive-pack). +The server may need to be configured to pass this header's contents via +the `GIT_PROTOCOL` variable. See the discussion in `git-http-backend.txt`. + Capability Advertisement ------------------------
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