[horde] git install help

Wed Jan 1 14:54:22 UTC 2020

On Tue, 31 Dec 2019 at 20:46, Michael J Rubinsky <mrubinsk at horde.org> wrote:
>
>
> Quoting Simon B <simon.buongiorno at gmail.com>:
>
> > On Fri, 27 Dec 2019 at 16:14, Simon B <simon.buongiorno at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> On Fri, 27 Dec 2019 at 13:12, Arjen de Korte
> >> <build+horde at de-korte.org> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Citeren Simon B <simon.buongiorno at gmail.com>:
> >> >
> >> > > Hi
> >> > >
> >> > > It's been nearly 2 years, since the git repository was split, and I am
> >> > > finally getting to trying to update my configuration...
> >> > >
> >> > > Following these instructions...
> >> > >
> >> > > https://github.com/horde/git-tools
> >> > >
> >> > > I did this:
> >> > > cp config/conf.php.dist config/conf.php
> >> > >
> >> > > I did this:
> >> > >  10 // Target directory for git checkouts.
> >> > >  11 $conf['git_base'] = '/my/current/5.2/git/clone/';
> >> > >  12
> >> > >  13 // Target directory for installation, i.e. the webroot .
> >> > >  14 $conf['web_base'] = '/my/current/git/webroot';
> >> > >  15
> >> > >  16 // Group name to use for the static directory. Should be the web
> >> > > server's
> >> > >  17 // group.
> >> > >  18 $conf['static_group'] = 'www-data';
> >> > >
> >> > > I tried to do this:
> >> > > horde-git-tools --help
> >> > >
> >> > > but I got this:
> >> > > root at mail:/ /my/current/5.2/git/clone/horde-git-tools#
> >> bin/horde-git-tools
> >> > > --help
> >> > > You need to run "composer install" first.
> >> > > For more information on composer see https://getcomposer.org/.
> >> > >
> >> > > So, then I did this:
> >> > > php -r "copy('https://getcomposer.org/installer',
> >> 'composer-setup.php');"
> >> > > php -r "if (hash_file('sha384', 'composer-setup.php') ===
> >> > >
> >> 'baf1608c33254d00611ac1705c1d9958c817a1a33bce370c0595974b342601bd80b92a3f46067da89e3b06bff421f182')
> >> > > { echo 'Installer verified'; } else { echo 'Installer corrupt';
> >> > > unlink('composer-setup.php'); } echo PHP_EOL;" php
> >> composer-setup.php php
> >> > > -r "unlink('composer-setup.php');"
> >> > >
> >> > > But I still get this:
> >> > > root at mail:/ /my/current/5.2/git/clone/horde-git-tools#
> >> bin/horde-git-tools
> >> > > --help
> >> > > You need to run "composer install" first.
> >> > > For more information on composer see https://getcomposer.org/.
> >> > >
> >> > > Is there a more step-by-step tutorial?
> >> >
> >> > If you need a step-by-step tutorial, I'd recommend to stick with the
> >> > versions from the pear.horde.org repository.
> >> >
> >> > I have one of those - as you answered in the other thread.   And
> >> I don't intend to decommission it - but there are reasons it is not
> >> working for me.
> >>
> >> I actually managed to make some progress - for the archives, I had to...
> >> add some directories and chown them to the webserver user (chown
> >> www-data:www-data /var/www/.composer/cache/)
> >> run the command as: "php composer.phar install" instead of just
> >> "composer.phar install" using the www-data user
> >> upgrade PHP to > 5.5.0
> >>
> >> However, now I have this error...
> >> $ php composer.phar install
> >> Loading composer repositories with package information
> >> Installing dependencies (including require-dev) from lock file
> >> Package operations: 66 installs, 0 updates, 0 removals
> >>
> >>
> >>   [RuntimeException]
> >>   /my/current/5.2/git/clone/horde-git-tools/vendor does not exist and
> >> could not be created.
> >>
> >> Apparently, this is because www-data needs rw access to
> >> horde-git-tools/ - so...
> >> chmod -R 774 /usr/share/git-horde5/horde-git-tools/
> >>
> >> at least for now...
> >>
> >> That directory is filling up with 66 packages, but what the next steps
> >> are, I have no idea.
> >>
> >>
> >> Overall, I think more people using the git clone is better for the
> >> project, because it gives the developers more information and better
> >> support.   The previous way of cloning the git repository - AND
> >> updating it! - was relatively simple.  The added complexity seems to
> >> be caused by assumed competence in other tools (composer) - which can
> >> be avoided by better documentation, rather any other cause.
> >
> > I restarted and things were going to going better until this error...
> >
> > root at mail:/usr/share/2020-git-horde/horde-git-tools#
> > bin/horde-git-tools git clone
> > [  INFO  ] Listing repositories from https://api.github.com/orgs/horde/repos
> > PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught exception 'Horde_Http_Exception' with
> > message 'name lookup timed out' in
>
> This sounds like a DNS lookup timeout.

Hi Michael,

I thought that too - but...

root at mail:~# nslookup api.github.com
Server:         8.8.8.8
Address:        8.8.8.8#53

Non-authoritative answer:
Name:   api.github.com
Address: 140.82.118.5

root at mail:~# nslookup github.com
Server:         8.8.8.8
Address:        8.8.8.8#53

Non-authoritative answer:
Name:   github.com
Address: 140.82.118.3

> FWIW I just ran through a new install of git-tools without and issues
> following the instructions at https://github.com/horde/git-tools

Should I be doing this as root/su?  Or should I be doing it as the
web-server user?

Thanks.

Simon

> > /usr/share/2020-git-horde/horde-git-tools/vendor/pear-pear.horde.org/Horde_Http/Horde/Http/Request/Curl.php:124
> > Stack trace:
> > #0
> > /usr/share/2020-git-horde/horde-git-tools/vendor/pear-pear.horde.org/Horde_Http/Horde/Http/Client.php(237):
> > Horde_Http_Request_Curl->send()
> > #1
> > /usr/share/2020-git-horde/horde-git-tools/vendor/pear-pear.horde.org/Horde_Http/Horde/Http/Client.php(126):
> > Horde_Http_Client->request('GET', 'https://api.git...', NULL, Array)
> > #2 /usr/share/2020-git-horde/horde-git-tools/lib/Repositories/Http.php(54):
> > Horde_Http_Client->get('https://api.git...')
> > #3
> > /usr/share/2020-git-horde/horde-git-tools/lib/Action/Git/ListRemote.php(83):
> > Horde\GitTools\Repositories\Http->load(Array)
> > #4
> > /usr/share/2020-git-horde/horde-git-tools/lib/Action/Git/ListRemote.php(47):
> > Horde\GitTools\Action\Git\ListRemote->_getRepositories()
> > #5 /usr/share/2020-git-horde/horde-git-tools/lib/Module/Git.php(100):
> > Horde\GitTools\Action\Git\ListRemote->ru in
> > /usr/share/2020-git-horde/horde-git-tools/vendor/pear-pear.horde.org/Horde_Http/Horde/Http/Request/Curl.php
> > on line 124
> >
> > Quite what to do now is not clear.
> >
> > Any help will be appreciated.
> >
> > Simon