doc/bugs/httpauth_conflicts_with_git_anon_push.mdwn



Someone tried to report a bug using IRC while I was on vacation.
--[[Joey]]

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. [[done]] --[[Joey]]