Subject: Re: [gitolite] repo config for delegated projects

From: Teemu Matilainen <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 00:47:34 +0200

On Thu, 04 Feb 2010, martin f krafft wrote:

> src/gl-compile-conf:261 prohibits delegated repositories to make use
> of the functionality to configure config variables of the
> repositories:
> 
>   die "$WARN $fragment attempting to set repo configuration\n"
>     if $fragment ne 'master';
> 
> This is a bit unfortunate and makes me reconsider the use of
> delegations.
> 
> What is the reason for this restriction?

Well, the main reason probably is that I don't personally use delegation
and got tired of even thinking about the security concerns. =)

> Are there settings that are potentially compromising?

I think it depends on the setup and especially hooks.
Can't come up with any real problem, though.

> Would it be worth to consider making it configurable (e.g.
> ~/.gitolite.rc) whether to allow delegated repos to set config
> variables?

That's Sitaram's call. :)

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	- Teemu