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author | Scott Collins <scc@ScottCollins.net> | 2008-04-15 17:44:43 -0400 |
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committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2008-04-15 22:41:54 -0700 |
commit | 2c2d02a6a72ce690df9dafea5e76bd4395d16927 (patch) | |
tree | ce11c9116521168e75e48dee4126b75155da9c65 | |
parent | e80950786c16e642be76976a8926b2846ba0aa4f (diff) | |
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Clarify documentation of git-cvsserver, particularly in relation to git-shell
For SSH clients restricted to git-shell, CVS_SERVER does not have to be
specified, because git-shell understands the default value of 'cvs' to
mean git-cvsserver'. This makes it totally transparent to CVS users, but
the instruction to set up CVS access for people with real shell access
does not apply.
Previous wording mentioning GIT_AUTHOR, GIT_COMMITTER variables was
unclear that we really meant GIT_AUTHOR_(NAME|EMAIL), etc.
Note that the .ssh/environment file is a good place to set these, and that
the .bashrc is shell-specific. Add a bit of text to differentiate cvs -d
(setting CVSROOT) from cvs co -d (setting the name of the newly checked
out directory). Removed an extra 'Example:' string.
Signed-off-by: Scott Collins <scc@ScottCollins.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt | 28 |
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt b/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt index d3e99931d..0b6db864f 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt @@ -110,7 +110,9 @@ cvs -d ":ext;CVS_SERVER=git-cvsserver:user@server/path/repo.git" co <HEAD_name> ------ This has the advantage that it will be saved in your 'CVS/Root' files and you don't need to worry about always setting the correct environment -variable. +variable. SSH users restricted to git-shell don't need to override the default +with CVS_SERVER (and shouldn't) as git-shell understands `cvs` to mean +git-cvsserver and pretends that the other end runs the real cvs better. -- 2. For each repo that you want accessible from CVS you need to edit config in the repo and add the following section. @@ -141,25 +143,29 @@ allowing access over SSH. enabled=1 ------ -- -3. On the client machine you need to set the following variables. - CVSROOT should be set as per normal, but the directory should point at the - appropriate git repo. For example: +3. If you didn't specify the CVSROOT/CVS_SERVER directly in the checkout command, + automatically saving it in your 'CVS/Root' files, then you need to set them + explicitly in your environment. CVSROOT should be set as per normal, but the + directory should point at the appropriate git repo. As above, for SSH clients + _not_ restricted to git-shell, CVS_SERVER should be set to git-cvsserver. + -- -For SSH access, CVS_SERVER should be set to git-cvsserver - -Example: - ------ export CVSROOT=:ext:user@server:/var/git/project.git export CVS_SERVER=git-cvsserver ------ -- -4. For SSH clients that will make commits, make sure their .bashrc file - sets the GIT_AUTHOR and GIT_COMMITTER variables. +4. For SSH clients that will make commits, make sure their server-side + .ssh/environment files (or .bashrc, etc., according to their specific shell) + export appropriate values for GIT_AUTHOR_NAME, GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL, + GIT_COMMITTER_NAME, and GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL. For SSH clients whose login + shell is bash, .bashrc may be a reasonable alternative. 5. Clients should now be able to check out the project. Use the CVS 'module' - name to indicate what GIT 'head' you want to check out. Example: + name to indicate what GIT 'head' you want to check out. This also sets the + name of your newly checked-out directory, unless you tell it otherwise with + `-d <dir_name>`. For example, this checks out 'master' branch to the + `project-master` directory: + ------ cvs co -d project-master master |