From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Christoph Michelbach <michelbach94@gmail.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Documentation of post-receive hook
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 10:41:21 +0900 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqpo8hu1fi.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1510872031.23230.7.camel@gmail.com> (Christoph Michelbach's message of "Thu, 16 Nov 2017 23:40:31 +0100")
Christoph Michelbach <michelbach94@gmail.com> writes:
> I think the documentation of the post-receive hook is misleading. When reading
> it, it appears as though the post-receive hook is executed even when no commits
> are transferred by a git push because it isn't mentioned anywhere that this is
> necessary for its execution.
In other words, post-receive hook triggers only after it receives
objects. A mere action of running receive-pack command does not.
> This can easily be fixed by changing
>
> This hook is invoked by 'git-receive-pack' on the remote repository,
> which happens when a 'git push' is done on a local repository.
So the existing description is technically correct (i.e. it does
correctly identify who invokes it) but lacks a more interesting and
relevant information (i.e. receive-pack invokes only after receiving
data).
> This hook is invoked by 'git-receive-pack' on the remote repository,
> which happens when a 'git push' is done on a local repository and
> successfully transfers at least 1 commit.
I am not sure "at least 1 commit" is a good phrase to use here.
There are transfer that sends objects but no commit object, and the
above makes it sound as if such a transfer will not trigger the
hook. Would
This hook is run by 'git receive-pack' on the remote
repository, after it receives objects sent by 'git push'.
be clear enough to teach readers that a no-op push that recieve-pack
does not receive any object does not trigger the hook?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2017-11-17 1:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-11-16 22:40 Documentation of post-receive hook Christoph Michelbach
2017-11-17 1:41 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2017-11-17 3:24 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-19 17:31 ` Christoph Michelbach
2017-11-19 17:42 ` Robert P. J. Day
2017-11-19 18:55 ` Christoph Michelbach
2017-11-20 1:17 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-21 23:44 ` Christoph Michelbach
2017-11-22 1:14 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-22 19:09 ` Christoph Michelbach
2017-11-24 2:10 ` Re*: " Junio C Hamano
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