[horde] git install help

Michael J Rubinsky mrubinsk at horde.org
Thu Jan 2 18:26:39 UTC 2020 

Quoting Simon B <simon.buongiorno at gmail.com>:

> 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


Not sure what to tell you, that's an error being reported directly  
from the curl extension that indicates exactly that.


>
>> 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?

Doesn't have to be root, but the user does need to have permissions to  
create directories in git_base and symlink to web_base.

>
> 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



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