Re: Is git over http (git-http-push) ready for production ?

From: Fabien <fabien.ubuntu@gmail.com>
Date: Feb 19, 2010, 15:08 UTC
Message-ID: <hlm9i0$ghd$1@ger.gmane.org>
In-Reply-To: <20100219140419.GB31796@Knoppix>

Ilari Liusvaara wrote:

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> 1.6.6 introduced Smart HTTP. It is much more efficient, can run hooks and
> has same kind of atomicity guarantees as ssh://, but it has few shorcomings:
> 
> - Requires server support (CGI script & Git 1.6.6+)
> - Hook messages don't work (at least with 1.6.6.X/1.7.0.X)
> - Requires 1.6.6+ on client side
> - Authentication still sucks (no surprise, auth with HTTP just plain sucks).

Ok, thanks ! I wasn't aware of this new feature. I'll give it a try. What do you mean by "Hook messages don't work" ?

Thanks.

-- Fabien