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| author | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2021-09-23 13:44:47 -0700 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2021-09-23 13:44:47 -0700 |
| commit | cabb41d0f6c93077229502e7c2d57397808393c8 (patch) | |
| tree | 3f9c68ee1088111dd8c77eb538f43c9714748aea /Documentation/technical | |
| parent | b5866edf97c19bea2b0557beeaec4223ad54e202 (diff) | |
| parent | 1b421e7a5aa6984777029ab799f9a0221875e1dd (diff) | |
| download | git-cabb41d0f6c93077229502e7c2d57397808393c8.tar.gz | |
Merge branch 'jk/http-server-protocol-versions'
Taking advantage of the CGI interface, http-backend has been
updated to enable protocol v2 automatically when the other side
asks for it.
* jk/http-server-protocol-versions:
docs/protocol-v2: point readers transport config discussion
docs/git: discuss server-side config for GIT_PROTOCOL
docs/http-backend: mention v2 protocol
http-backend: handle HTTP_GIT_PROTOCOL CGI variable
t5551: test v2-to-v0 http protocol fallback
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/technical')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/technical/protocol-v2.txt | 8 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/technical/protocol-v2.txt b/Documentation/technical/protocol-v2.txt index 213538f1d0..59b86fcf97 100644 --- a/Documentation/technical/protocol-v2.txt +++ b/Documentation/technical/protocol-v2.txt @@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ Initial Client Request In general a client can request to speak protocol v2 by sending `version=2` through the respective side-channel for the transport being used which inevitably sets `GIT_PROTOCOL`. More information can be -found in `pack-protocol.txt` and `http-protocol.txt`. In all cases the +found in `pack-protocol.txt` and `http-protocol.txt`, as well as the +`GIT_PROTOCOL` definition in `git.txt`. In all cases the response from the server is the capability advertisement. Git Transport @@ -58,6 +59,8 @@ SSH and File Transport When using either the ssh:// or file:// transport, the GIT_PROTOCOL environment variable must be set explicitly to include "version=2". +The server may need to be configured to allow this environment variable +to pass. HTTP Transport ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -84,6 +87,9 @@ Subsequent requests are then made directly to the service Uses the `--http-backend-info-refs` option to linkgit:git-upload-pack[1]. +The server may need to be configured to pass this header's contents via +the `GIT_PROTOCOL` variable. See the discussion in `git-http-backend.txt`. + Capability Advertisement ------------------------ |