From bdfdc9c65c5eb2786b7dd8e33ba8a12a3bafe86d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Moger <james.moger@gitblit.com> Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2013 11:05:51 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Extract NotificationManager from GitBlit singleton --- src/site/faq.mkd | 24 +++++++++++++++--------- 1 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/site/faq.mkd b/src/site/faq.mkd index fb1b599..6537f1b 100644 --- a/src/site/faq.mkd +++ b/src/site/faq.mkd @@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ 5. The repository is clone-restricted and your password changed. 6. A regression in Gitblit. :( +### I can not push using git:// protocol on Windows using native Git + +This is a long-standing, known bug in the native Git for Windows implementation. + +Please see [this thread](https://groups.google.com/d/topic/msysgit/at8D7J-h7mw/discussion) for details. + ### Why can't I access Gitblit GO from another machine? 1. Please check *server.httpBindInterface* and *server.httpsBindInterface* in `gitblit.properties`, you may be only be serving on *localhost*. 2. Please see the above answer about "**can't open upload pack**". @@ -35,7 +41,7 @@ 2. Confirm that the servlet container process has full read-write-execute permissions to your *git.repositoriesFolder*. ### Gitblit WAR will not authenticate any users?! -Confirm that the <context-param> *realm.userService* value in your `web.xml` file actually points to a `users.conf` or `users.properties` file. +Confirm that the <context-param> *realm.userService* value in your `web.xml` file actually points to a `users.conf` file. ### Gitblit won't open my grouped repository (/group/myrepo.git) or browse my log/branch/tag/ref?! This is likely an url encoding/decoding problem with forward slashes: @@ -93,12 +99,12 @@ Gitblit is not meant to be a social coding resource like [Github](http://github.com) or [Bitbucket](http://bitbucket.com) with 100s or 1000s of users. Gitblit is designed to fulfill the same function as your centralized Subversion or CVS server. ### Why does Gitblit exist when there is Git and Gitweb? -As a Java developer I prefer that as much of my tooling as possible is Java.<br/> +As a Java developer I prefer that as much of my tooling as possible is Java. Originally, I was going to use [Mercurial](http://mercurial.selenic.com) but... -- MercurialEclipse [shells to Python, writes to System.out, and captures System.in](http://mercurial.808500.n3.nabble.com/Hg4J-Mercurial-pure-Java-library-tp2693090p2694555.html)<br/> +- MercurialEclipse [shells to Python, writes to System.out, and captures System.in](http://mercurial.808500.n3.nabble.com/Hg4J-Mercurial-pure-Java-library-tp2693090p2694555.html) Parsing command-line output is fragile and suboptimal.<br/>Unfortunately this is necessary because Mercurial is an application, not a library. -- Mercurial HTTP/HTTPS needs to run as CGI through Apache/IIS/etc, as mod_python through Apache, or served with a built-in http server.<br/> +- Mercurial HTTP/HTTPS needs to run as CGI through Apache/IIS/etc, as mod_python through Apache, or served with a built-in http server. This requires setup and maintenance of multiple, mixed 3rd party components. Gitblit eliminates all that complication with its 100% Java stack and simple single configuration file. @@ -106,7 +112,7 @@ Additionally, Git and Gitweb do not offer repository creation or user management. ### Do I need real Git? -No (mostly). Gitblit is based on [JGit][jgit] which is a pure Java implementation of the [Git version control system][git].<br/> +No (mostly). Gitblit is based on [JGit][jgit] which is a pure Java implementation of the [Git version control system][git]. Everything you need for Gitblit (except Java) is either bundled in the distribution file or automatically downloaded on execution. #### mostly @@ -119,9 +125,9 @@ Gitblit will run just fine with a JRE. Gitblit can optionally use `keytool` from the JDK to generate self-signed certificates, but normally Gitblit uses [BouncyCastle][bouncycastle] for that need. ### Does Gitblit use a database to store its data? -No. Gitblit stores its repository configuration information within the `.git/config` file and its user information in `users.conf`, `users.properties`, or whatever filename is configured in `gitblit.properties`. +No. Gitblit stores its repository configuration information within the `.git/config` file and its user information in `users.conf` or whatever filename is configured in `gitblit.properties`. -### Can I manually edit users.conf, users.properties, gitblit.properties, or .git/config? +### Can I manually edit users.conf, gitblit.properties, or .git/config? Yes. You can manually manipulate all of them and (most) changes will be immediately available to Gitblit.<br/>Exceptions to this are noted in `gitblit.properties`. **NOTE:** @@ -149,7 +155,7 @@ As of 0.9.0, Gitblit supports Lucene-based searching. -If Lucene indexing is disabled, Gitblit falls back to brute-force commit-traversal search. Commit-traversal search supports case-insensitive searching of *commit message* (default), *author*, and *committer*.<br/> +If Lucene indexing is disabled, Gitblit falls back to brute-force commit-traversal search. Commit-traversal search supports case-insensitive searching of *commit message* (default), *author*, and *committer*. To search by *author* or *committer* use the following syntax in the search box: @@ -170,4 +176,4 @@ [jgit]: http://eclipse.org/jgit "Eclipse JGit Site" [git]: http://git-scm.com "Official Git Site" [mina]: http://mina.apache.org "Apache Mina" -[bouncycastle]: http://bouncycastle.org "The Legion of the Bouncy Castle" \ No newline at end of file +[bouncycastle]: http://bouncycastle.org "The Legion of the Bouncy Castle" -- Gitblit v1.9.1