# Problems with git over http 7 messages from 2008-09-20 to 2008-09-21. Participants: Sean Davis, Uwe Kleine-König, Jakub Narebski, Matthieu Moy. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/15605 ## Sean Davis, 2008-09-20 17:13 Subject: Problems with git over http Message-ID: <264855a00809201013h6003abbfr9bbdd20c92e9201d@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/264855a00809201013h6003abbfr9bbdd20c92e9201d%40mail.gmail.com ``` I am new to git and trying to set up a remote repository over http. I have configured apache2 and the bare, empty repository. Using curl, I can get the file HEAD without a password (seems .netrc is correct?). However, when I try to push to the repository, I get the following: sdavis@lestrade:/tmp/testing> git push http://sdavis@watson.nci.nih.gov/git/sean_git.git/ master fatal: exec http-push failed. error: failed to push some refs to 'http://sdavis@watson.nci.nih.gov/git/sean_git.git/' What can I do to try to debug this, as the error message isn't helping me to sort out what is wrong. The client and server are both running git-1.5.x (although the minor versions are a bit different). Any suggestions? Thanks, Sean ``` ## Uwe Kleine-König, 2008-09-20 18:42 Subject: Re: Problems with git over http Message-ID: <20080920184257.GD18932@strlen.de> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20080920184257.GD18932%40strlen.de In-Reply-To: <264855a00809201013h6003abbfr9bbdd20c92e9201d@mail.gmail.com> ``` Hello Sean, On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 01:13:53PM -0400, Sean Davis wrote: > I am new to git and trying to set up a remote repository over http. I > have configured apache2 and the bare, empty repository. Using curl, I > can get the file HEAD without a password (seems .netrc is correct?). > However, when I try to push to the repository, I get the following: > > sdavis@lestrade:/tmp/testing> git push > http://sdavis@watson.nci.nih.gov/git/sean_git.git/ master > fatal: exec http-push failed. > error: failed to push some refs to > 'http://sdavis@watson.nci.nih.gov/git/sean_git.git/' > > What can I do to try to debug this, as the error message isn't helping > me to sort out what is wrong. The client and server are both running > git-1.5.x (although the minor versions are a bit different). Any > suggestions? Try cloning first. And check the error log of apache. I don't know how pushing over http works, but maybe you installed git into /usr/local and /usr/local/bin is not in the PATH for the apache user? Best regards Uwe ``` ## Sean Davis, 2008-09-20 20:40 Subject: Re: Problems with git over http Message-ID: <264855a00809201340r397d2901h14a7e33a3eed5f06@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/264855a00809201340r397d2901h14a7e33a3eed5f06%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <20080920184257.GD18932@strlen.de> ``` On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 2:42 PM, Uwe Kleine-König wrote: > Hello Sean, > > On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 01:13:53PM -0400, Sean Davis wrote: >> I am new to git and trying to set up a remote repository over http. I >> have configured apache2 and the bare, empty repository. Using curl, I >> can get the file HEAD without a password (seems .netrc is correct?). >> However, when I try to push to the repository, I get the following: >> >> sdavis@lestrade:/tmp/testing> git push >> http://sdavis@watson.nci.nih.gov/git/sean_git.git/ master >> fatal: exec http-push failed. >> error: failed to push some refs to >> 'http://sdavis@watson.nci.nih.gov/git/sean_git.git/' >> >> What can I do to try to debug this, as the error message isn't helping >> me to sort out what is wrong. The client and server are both running >> git-1.5.x (although the minor versions are a bit different). Any >> suggestions? > Try cloning first. And check the error log of apache. I don't know how > pushing over http works, but maybe you installed git into /usr/local and > /usr/local/bin is not in the PATH for the apache user? Thanks, Uwe. Good idea. On the client: orf-01569049:/tmp sdavis$ git clone http://sdavis@watson.nci.nih.gov/git/sean_git.git/ Initialized empty Git repository in /tmp/sean_git/.git/ cat: /tmp/sean_git/.git/refs/remotes/origin/master: No such file or directory /usr/local/bin/git-clone: line 4: cd: /tmp/sean_git/.git/refs/remotes/origin: No such file or directory fatal: Not a valid object name HEAD Nothing in the error_log on apache. Why would git be looking for a remotes origin since I am cloning from a remote source? Sean ``` ## Jakub Narebski, 2008-09-20 21:42 Subject: Re: Problems with git over http Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/m3wsh6lck1.fsf%40localhost.localdomain In-Reply-To: <264855a00809201013h6003abbfr9bbdd20c92e9201d@mail.gmail.com> ``` "Sean Davis" writes: > I am new to git and trying to set up a remote repository over http. I > have configured apache2 and the bare, empty repository. Using curl, I > can get the file HEAD without a password (seems .netrc is correct?). > However, when I try to push to the repository, I get the following: > > sdavis@lestrade:/tmp/testing> git push > http://sdavis@watson.nci.nih.gov/git/sean_git.git/ master > fatal: exec http-push failed. > error: failed to push some refs to > 'http://sdavis@watson.nci.nih.gov/git/sean_git.git/' Errr... to _push_ via https you have to enable WebDAV. See Documentation/howto/setup-git-server-over-http.txt -- Jakub Narebski Poland ShadeHawk on #git ``` ## Sean Davis, 2008-09-20 22:27 Subject: Re: Problems with git over http Message-ID: <264855a00809201527l1b5d99bdr85d96771d8a9efd4@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/264855a00809201527l1b5d99bdr85d96771d8a9efd4%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 5:42 PM, Jakub Narebski wrote: > "Sean Davis" writes: > >> I am new to git and trying to set up a remote repository over http. I >> have configured apache2 and the bare, empty repository. Using curl, I >> can get the file HEAD without a password (seems .netrc is correct?). >> However, when I try to push to the repository, I get the following: >> >> sdavis@lestrade:/tmp/testing> git push >> http://sdavis@watson.nci.nih.gov/git/sean_git.git/ master >> fatal: exec http-push failed. >> error: failed to push some refs to >> 'http://sdavis@watson.nci.nih.gov/git/sean_git.git/' > > Errr... to _push_ via https you have to enable WebDAV. > See Documentation/howto/setup-git-server-over-http.txt WebDAV is enabled and authentication is working. Sean ``` ## Matthieu Moy, 2008-09-21 16:25 Subject: Re: Problems with git over http Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/vpqskrto48n.fsf%40bauges.imag.fr In-Reply-To: <264855a00809201013h6003abbfr9bbdd20c92e9201d@mail.gmail.com> ``` "Sean Davis" writes: > I am new to git and trying to set up a remote repository over http. I > have configured apache2 and the bare, empty repository. Using curl, I > can get the file HEAD without a password (seems .netrc is correct?). > However, when I try to push to the repository, I get the following: > > sdavis@lestrade:/tmp/testing> git push > http://sdavis@watson.nci.nih.gov/git/sean_git.git/ master > fatal: exec http-push failed. Do you have git-http-push somewhere? What does "git http-push" say? Probably you have a version of Git compiled with a too old libcurl (IIRC, it could have "worked", but a bug in the old libcurl could cause repository corruption, and therefore, git refuses to build http-push with such version of libcurl). -- Matthieu ``` ## Sean Davis, 2008-09-21 20:51 Subject: Re: Problems with git over http Message-ID: <264855a00809211351j1392ad97xf2cd98944014edc@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/264855a00809211351j1392ad97xf2cd98944014edc%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 12:25 PM, Matthieu Moy wrote: > "Sean Davis" writes: > >> I am new to git and trying to set up a remote repository over http. I >> have configured apache2 and the bare, empty repository. Using curl, I >> can get the file HEAD without a password (seems .netrc is correct?). >> However, when I try to push to the repository, I get the following: >> >> sdavis@lestrade:/tmp/testing> git push >> http://sdavis@watson.nci.nih.gov/git/sean_git.git/ master >> fatal: exec http-push failed. > > Do you have git-http-push somewhere? What does "git http-push" say? > > Probably you have a version of Git compiled with a too old libcurl > (IIRC, it could have "worked", but a bug in the old libcurl could > cause repository corruption, and therefore, git refuses to build > http-push with such version of libcurl). That was dumb on my part. That is, indeed, an issue. Both the mac binary that I found and the rpm for opensuse do not include git-http-push. Sean ```