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diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3bde762 --- /dev/null +++ b/CHANGELOG @@ -0,0 +1,300 @@ +2020-08-04 v3.6.12 mirroring terminoligy changes + + install script can now modify #! lines when using a custom + perl executable + + 'config' user command allows for config values with spaces + in them + + finally added notes in "t/README" on testing http mode and + mirroring, with pre-build helpers for Fedora and Manjaro + + ...plus various bug fixes + +2019-01-08 v3.6.11 fix security issue in 'rsync' (bundle helper); see commit + 5df2b81 for more + +2018-09-30 v3.6.10 fix up boo-boo caused by previous release; see mails on + list for details + +2018-08-07 v3.6.9 prevent racy access to repos in process of migration to + gitolite + + 'info' learns new '-p' option to show only physical repos + (as opposed to wild repos) + +2018-07-12 v3.6.8 fix bug when deleting *all* hooks for a repo + + allow trailing slashes in repo names + + make pre-receive hook driver bail on non-zero exit of a + pre-receive hook + + allow templates in gitolite.conf (new feature) + + various optimiations + +2017-07-02 v3.6.7 allow repo-specific hooks to be organised into + subdirectories, and allow the multi-hook driver to be + placed in some other location of your choice + + allow simple test code to be embedded within the + gitolite.conf file; see contrib/utils/testconf for how. + (This goes on the client side, not on the server) + + allow syslog "facility" to be changed, from the default of + 'local0' + + allow @group names in config values to be expanded; it is + replaced with a space separated list of members + +2016-09-08 v3.6.6 simple but important fix for a future perl deprecation + (perl will be removing "." from @INC in 5.24) + + 'perms' now requires a '-c' to activate batch mode + (should not affect interactive use but check your scripts + perhaps?) + + gitolite setup now accepts a '-m' option to supply a + custom message (useful when it is used by a script) + +2016-02-20 v3.6.5 allow creator check to be bypassed during mirroring + + handle new style ssh fingerprinting correctly (thanks to + Robin Johnson) + + allow pre-auto-gc as a repo-specific hook + + optimise mirror pushes for heavily used repos + + create-with-reference trigger: on repo creation, setup + objects/info/alternates for a server side alternate object + store. + + 'mirror status all all' prints a list of repos that have + *some* error, which is arguably more useful for further + action/processing + + allow incrementally adding more repo-specific hooks + +2015-11-01 v3.6.4 a ref-create bug in wild repos was fixed + + some contrib code related to AD integration, and to + redmine user aliases + + teach Alias.pm a few new tricks + + remove a race condition in 'create' command that affected + the 'default roles' setting + + make 'who-pushed' more efficient (local push logs, and + 'tip search') + + 'gitolite query-rc' learns '-d' ('--dump') option + +2015-04-26 v3.6.3 allow limited use of 'git config' using the new 'config' + command + + accept openssh 6.8's new fingerprint output format + + (finally!) allow limited symlinks within ~/repositories; + see commit 8e36230 for details + + perms command now lists available roles + + minor backward compat breakage: 'perms -l repo' no longer + works; see 'perms -h' for new usage + + allow gitolite-shell to be used as $SHELL (experts only; + no support, no docs; see commit 9cd1e37 for details) + + help with 'git push --signed' using a post-receive hook to + adopt push certs into 'refs/push-certs'; for details see + contrib/hooks/repo-specific/save-push-signatures + + new 'transparent proxy' feature for git repos; see + src/lib/Gitolite/Triggers/TProxy.pm for details + +2014-11-10 v3.6.2 disable ../ everywhere (see mailing list thread for + details) + + VREF/NAME_NC -- like VREF/NAME but for new commits only. + Details within src/VREF/NAME_NC. + + allow gitolite.conf to be tested locally; details within + contrib/utils/gitolite-local + +2014-06-22 v3.6.1 experimental rc format convertor for "<= 3.3" users who + have already upgraded the *code* to ">= v3.4". Program is + in contrib/utils. + + giving shell access to a few users got a lot easier (see + comments in the rc file). + + allow logging to syslog as well (see comments in the rc + file) + + new 'motd' command + + redis caching redone and now in core; see + http://gitolite.com/gitolite/cache.html + +2014-05-09 v3.6 (cool stuff) the access command can now help you debug + your rules / understand how a specific access decision was + arrived at. + + mirroring: since mirroring is asynchronous (by default + anyway), when a 'git push --mirror' fails, you may not + know it unless you look in the log file on the server. + Now gitolite captures the info and -- if the word 'fatal' + appears anywhere within it, it saves the entire output and + prints it to STDERR for anyone who reads or writes the + repo on the *master* server, until the error condition + clears up. + + mirroring: allow 'nosync' slaves -- no attempt to + automatically push to these slaves will be made. Instead, + you have to manually (or via cron, etc) trigger pushes. + + (backward compat breakage) the old v2 syntax for + specifying gitweb owner and description is no longer + supported. + + macros now allow strings as arguments (thanks to Jason + Donenfeld for the idea/problem). + + the 'info' command can print in JSON format if asked to. + + repo-specific hooks: now you can specify more than one, + and gitolite runs all of them in sequence. + + new trigger 'expand-deny-messages' to show more details + when access is denied. + + git-annex support is finally in master, yaaay! + + new 'readme' command, modelled after 'desc'. Apparently + gitweb can use a README.html file in the *bare* repo + directory -- who knew! + +2013-10-14 v3.5.3 catch undefined groupnames (when possible) + + mirroring: async push to slaves + + (some portability fixes) + + (a couple of contrib scripts - querying IPA based LDAP + servers for group membership, and user key management) + + allow groups in subconf files (this *may* slow down + compilation in extreme cases) + + make adding repo-specific hooks easier (see cust.mkd or + cust.html online for docs) + + smart http now supports git 1.8.2 and above (which changed + the protocol requirements a wee bit) + +2013-07-10 v3.5.2 allow ENV vars to be set from repo options, for use in + triggers and hooks + + bug-fix: the new set-default-roles feature was being + invoked on every run of "perms" and overriding it! + +2013-03-24 v3.5 (2 minor backward compat breakages) + 1. 'DEFAULT_ROLE_PERMS' replaced by per repo + 'default.roles' option + 2. 'gitolite list-memberships' now requires a '-r' or a + '-u' flag + + new 'gitolite owns' command (thanks to Kevin Pulo) + +2013-03-05 v3.4 new rc file format makes it much easier to enable specific + features + +2012-12-29 v3.3 bug fix: gl-perms propagation to slaves broke sometime + after v3.2 (so if you're only picking up tagged releases + you're OK) + + the "D" command now allows rm/unlock to be totally + disabled + + new trigger: update-gitweb-daemon-from-options; another + way to update gitweb and daemon access lists + + new 'create' command for explicit wild repo creation, and + new AutoCreate trigger to control auto-creation + + allow simple macros in conf file + +2012-11-14 v3.2 major efficiency boost for large setups + + optional support for multi-line pubkeys; see + src/triggers/post-compile/ssh-authkeys-split + + bug fix for not creating gl-conf when repo para has only + config lines and no access rules + + new 'bg' trigger command to put long jobs started from a + trigger into background + + %GL_REPO and %GL_CREATOR now work for 'option's also + + test suite now much more BSD friendly + +2012-10-05 v3.1 (security) fix path traversal on wild repos + + new %GL_CREATOR variable for git-config lines + + rsync command to create and send bundles automagically + + migrated 'who-pushed' + + logical expressions on refexes!!! + +2012-06-27 v3.04 documentation graduated and moved out of parents house :) + + new trigger for 'repo specific umask' + + new 'list-dangling-repos' command + + new LOCAL_CODE rc var; allow admin specified programs to + override system-installed ones + + new 'upstream' trigger-cum-command to maintain local + copies of external repos + + new 'sudo' command + + minor backward compat breakage in 'gitolite query-rc' + + 'perms' command can now create repo if needed + + migrated 'symbolic-ref' command + + 'gitolite setup --hooks-only' + +2012-05-23 v3.03 fix major bug that allowed an admin to get a shell + +2012-05-20 v3.02 packaging instructions fixed up and smoke tested + + make it easier to give some users a full shell + + allow aliasing a repo to another name + + simulate POST_CREATE for new normal (non-wild) repos + + (just for kicks) a VREF that allows for voting on changes + to a branch + + bug fix: smart http was not running PRE_ and POST_GIT + triggers + + htpasswd migrated + +2012-04-29 v3.01 mostly BSD and Solaris compat + also fork command added + +2012-04-18 v3.0 first release to "master" + This is a compete rewrite of gitolite; please see + documentation before upgrading. |