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diff --git a/doc/bugs/httpauth_conflicts_with_git_anon_push.mdwn b/doc/bugs/httpauth_conflicts_with_git_anon_push.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..3e496fef4 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/bugs/httpauth_conflicts_with_git_anon_push.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +Someone tried to report a bug using IRC while I was on vacation. +--[[Joey]] + +<pre> +julm: [11:58:35] han, it's me the problem; I was generating a post-update hook instead of a pre-receive hook +julm: [12:03:59] why does the pre-receive hook return: "Status: 302 Found" and a "Location: <url>"? Is it normal? +julm: [00:08:44] it's Plugin/httpauth.pm which is outputing those Status and Location +julm: [00:09:12] problem is that it's an anonymous push via git:// +julm: [03:28:53] hacked my way to fix it somehow: http://git.internet.alpes.fr.eu.org/?p=web/ikiwiki.git;a=commitdiff;h=7211df4f7457c3afab53822a97cbd21825c473f4 +</pre> + +Analysis: + +* IkiWiki::Receive calls `check_canedit`. +* httpauth's canedit hook returns an error handler function + which redirects the browser through the cgiauthurl. + (Similarly, signinedit's hook may call needsignin, which + can display a signin form. +* That doesn't work well when doing a git anon push. :) +* Also, IkiWiki::Receive calls `check_canattach` and + `check_canremove`, which both also call `check_canedit`. + +So, all these calls need to avoid running the error handler +functions returned by canedit hooks, and just return error +messages. |