[gmx-developers] private branch problem

[Szilárd Páll]

On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 5:12 PM, Berk Hess <hess at kth.se> wrote:
> But if private branches only act as a git repository, there's no point.
> Then I would suggest to create a private repository on the gromacs server.

That would be feasible if we had either a proper web-based management
interface (which has been discussed a few times, but AFAIK nothing got
implemented) through which registered developers can create their own
forks. Alternatively we'd need a maintainer/responsible person who
deals with this in person.

> Cheers,
>
> Berk
>
>
> On 07/10/2012 05:01 PM, Roland Schulz wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 4:55 AM, Jochen Hub <jhub at gwdg.de> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> one update:  In order to push to gerrit, I tried:
>>>
>>> $ git push private
>>>
>>> But his gives:
>>>
>>> [remote rejected] private_jochenhub/waxs -> refs/private/jochenhub/waxs
>>> (can not create new references)
>>> error: failed to push some refs to
>>> 'ssh://jochenhub@gerrit.gromacs.org:29418/gromacs'
>>>
>>> Does anyone know what this means?
>>
>> The reason is that you are not in the gmx-core group and the private
>> branches are only available to gmx-core members.
>> Should I allow the creating of private branches for any registered
>> user? Or only per request and in this case for Jochen?
>> Or should I add Jochen to the gmx-core? Besides private branches,
>> gmx-core gives the permission to vote +2/-2 (opposed to only +1/-1)
>> and thus approve a change.
>> So far I added those to the gmx-core group which were already in the
>> gmx-core group on git.gromacs.org.
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 5:37 AM, Berk Hess <hess at kth.se> wrote:
>>>
>>> But where do they end up then on the gerrit web pages?
>>> We don't want the main page to show private branches, I would think.
>>
>> Private pages don't show up on the web page. Private branches don't
>> support code review. They only act as a git repository and the user
>> can set the permission for his own private branches himself.
>>
>> Roland
>>
>>
>>> Many thanks,
>>> Jochen
>>>
>>> Am 7/10/12 10:33 AM, schrieb Jochen Hub:
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I try to setup a private branch on gerrit that can be shared within the
>>>> group. I followed the instruction in the Gerrit tutorial, added these
>>>> lines to .git/config,
>>>>
>>>> [remote "private"]
>>>>           fetch =
>>>> +refs/private/jochenhub/*:refs/remotes/private_jochenhub/*
>>>>           url = ssh://jochenhub@gerrit.gromacs.org:29418/gromacs
>>>>           push = refs/heads/private_jochenhub/*:refs/private/jochenhub/*
>>>>
>>>> and did a
>>>>
>>>> $ git pull private release-4-5-patches
>>>> (just "git pull private" as stated in the tutorial did not work)
>>>> $ git checkout -b private_jochenhub/mybranch --track mybranch
>>>>
>>>> where mybranch was a local branch already present. Now, "git branch"
>>>> lists (amount the other branches):
>>>> mybranch
>>>> private_jochenhub/mybranch
>>>>
>>>> But now I am a bit stuck. How do push changes to gerrit, so people from
>>>> my group can access it? And where can I set the permissions, since on
>>>> the Gerrit site under Admin/Project/Access I don't see my private
>>>> branch. There is only a section "Reference: refs/private/${username}/*",
>>>> which lists gmxcore under permissions.
>>>>
>>>> Any help is highly appreciated!
>>>>
>>>> Many tnanks,
>>>> Jochen
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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