Git integration simply does not work

[Asher Mullaney]

Hi!

I am very new to Trac and I wanted to use it as a bug/task tracker for my project. I wanted to integrate my git repository into Trac so that I could browse the source of the repository. I took a look at the TracGit page and did the suggested changes, but to no avail: there is no "browse source" tab and there are no visible changes. My Trac version is 1.6. I have attached the contents of trac.ini below (/srv/git/gignore.git is the git repository).

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

[Andi B.]

When you add the repository at ADMIN page did you switch the 'Methode' drop down menu from (Standard) to git? Added name and directory on the same line?

I'm also new to trac but my git repositories shows up.

I also don't have these lines in my trac.ini

[repository]
.type = git
.dir = /srv/git/gignore.git

I think the git repository is stored in ./db/trac.db instead. 

I also discovered a message to add a hook to some git files to work properly. But I don't need to do this. Git integration works as expected.

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[Asher Mullaney]

Thanks!

I had not changed the repository type in the admin page.

Thanks again,

--ajmull

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[stefgers]

If you don't see any "Browse Source" tab, this means that trac cannot access any git-executables or server-adress to question for the proper content of the repositories  ...

It took me a while to get it running in my docker setup ...

... that's why I share this answer. You might have found your solution already ;-)

Essential for both is the understanding of the proper git-installation & repository location:

• the git repository needs to be provided as a "running server", see https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-on-the-Server-Getting-Git-on-a-Server#_getting_git_on_a_server
  • the cloned repository directory does not contain any git-executables

The key is the following difference in the setup

• A) trac and git executables on the same server
  • => the hook concept is working, as trac can run the git server tasks and git can trigger the trac executable to update the repository index
• B) trac and git on different maschines
  • in my case these are two different Docker containers (self-defined trac container, standard httpd with git added - both using the same "passwords.pwd")
  • git access through a sub-path as your "/srv/git/gignore.git" or a completely different URL
  • => you need to activate "sync on every request" for each repository in the repository admin page
    • this makes trac quesioning the git-server whenever you click on the "Browe Source" or some other git-link

best regards

Stefan