# gitosis configuration question

5 messages from 2011-03-08 to 2011-03-08. Participants: Hillel (Sabba) Markowitz, Drew Northup, Jens Lehmann, John Feuerstein.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/26695

## Hillel (Sabba) Markowitz, 2011-03-08 18:46

Subject: gitosis configuration question
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When setting up gitosis, I want to have multiple repos available for a
particular group. However, the list of repos is too big for a single
line. The example.conf does not indicate if this is allowed.  That is,
the example that it gives is

[group mygroup]
members = Bob Carol Ted Alice
writable = base cover pot lid

Is the following allowable?

[group new group]
members = Bob Carol Ted
members = Alice
writable = base
cover
pot
lid

Of course the actual list is much larger.

Also, from the example, would the following be allowed

[repo cover]
members = Bob Carol Ted Alice

Does the last example make the repo cover writable to that group?


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## Drew Northup, 2011-03-08 20:27

Subject: Re: gitosis configuration question
Message-ID: <1299616032.20004.2.camel@drew-northup.unet.maine.edu>
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On Tue, 2011-03-08 at 13:46 -0500, Hillel (Sabba) Markowitz wrote:
> When setting up gitosis, I want to have multiple repos available for a
> particular group. However, the list of repos is too big for a single
> line. The example.conf does not indicate if this is allowed.  That is,
> the example that it gives is

Hillel,
Gitosis is basically no longer supported...

For Reference:
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/160230

I hope this helps!

-- 
-Drew Northup
________________________________________________
"As opposed to vegetable or mineral error?"
-John Pescatore, SANS NewsBites Vol. 12 Num. 59

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## Jens Lehmann, 2011-03-08 20:53

Subject: Re: gitosis configuration question
Message-ID: <4D76973D.2030408@web.de>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/4D76973D.2030408%40web.de
In-Reply-To: <1299616032.20004.2.camel@drew-northup.unet.maine.edu>

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Am 08.03.2011 21:27, schrieb Drew Northup:
> 
> On Tue, 2011-03-08 at 13:46 -0500, Hillel (Sabba) Markowitz wrote:
>> When setting up gitosis, I want to have multiple repos available for a
>> particular group. However, the list of repos is too big for a single
>> line. The example.conf does not indicate if this is allowed.  That is,
>> the example that it gives is
> 
> Hillel,
> Gitosis is basically no longer supported...

Having said that: If you want to use it nonetheless, try using
backslashes:

[group new group]
members = Bob Carol Ted \
	Alice
writable = base \
	cover \
	pot \
	lid

Works fine at my dayjob.

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## John Feuerstein, 2011-03-08 21:07

Subject: Re: gitosis configuration question
Message-ID: <4D769A8B.7000606@feurix.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/4D769A8B.7000606%40feurix.com
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTik1WFacXcxrWP3RQ26rXCaQphT1H-CAwKEz6Gx8@mail.gmail.com>

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> [group mygroup]
> members = Bob Carol Ted Alice
> writable = base cover pot lid
>
> Is the following allowable?
>
> [group new group]
> members = Bob Carol Ted
> members = Alice
> writable = base
> cover
> pot
> lid

Gitosis is written in Python and uses the ConfigParser[1] module.
It allows line continuations in the style of RFC 822, see [2]:

foo = bar
       baz
       qux


Hope this helps,
John

[1] http://docs.python.org/library/configparser.html
[2] http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc822.html#section-3.1.1

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## Hillel (Sabba) Markowitz, 2011-03-08 21:51

Subject: Re: gitosis configuration question
Message-ID: <AANLkTin1weByGkd_2X474hjGP9nxX8SnNM3ComK-e_Ms@mail.gmail.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/AANLkTin1weByGkd_2X474hjGP9nxX8SnNM3ComK-e_Ms%40mail.gmail.com
In-Reply-To: <1299616032.20004.2.camel@drew-northup.unet.maine.edu>

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On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 3:27 PM, Drew Northup <drew.northup@maine.edu> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 2011-03-08 at 13:46 -0500, Hillel (Sabba) Markowitz wrote:
> > When setting up gitosis, I want to have multiple repos available for a
> > particular group. However, the list of repos is too big for a single
> > line. The example.conf does not indicate if this is allowed.  That is,
> > the example that it gives is
>
> Hillel,
> Gitosis is basically no longer supported...
>
> For Reference:
> http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/160230
>
> I hope this helps!
>
> --
> -Drew Northup
> ________________________________________________
> "As opposed to vegetable or mineral error?"
> -John Pescatore, SANS NewsBites Vol. 12 Num. 59
>

Thanks. I had not been aware that it had been replaced with gitolite.
I will have to look it up and see what is available.

--
       Sabba     -          סבא הלל        -     Hillel
Hillel (Sabba) Markowitz | Said the fox to the fish, "Join me ashore"
 SabbaHillel@gmail.com | The fish are the Jews, Torah is our water
http://sabbahillel.blogspot.com

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