Re: [be] Enabling a remote repository for Bibledit-web

[Teus Benschop]

Hi,

The error that Phil encounters can be solved when adding the username and password for github in the URL.

It's explained here:

http://bibleconsultants.dyndns.org/bibledit-web-demo/administration/collaboration_password_protected_network_setup.php?object=test

The yeast of it is that the URL for github looks like this for it to work:

https://joe:address@hidden/joe/repo.git

Tim, I tried it on localhost on my linux box, after setting up a open network repository there, and then, clicking "next" on the page about initializing repository, it shows information, and I then proceed till all's ready, and then can do Send/Receive without errors.

Would you have a copy of the URL while on the "Initialize Repository" page, and what's been entered on that page? Perhaps something is visible there?

Regards,

Teus.

On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 3:36 PM, Tim Beckedorf <address@hidden> wrote:

Hi Teus,

I'm experimenting with this on a virtual machine so I restored to an earlier snapshot and tried again. I can't find any errors in the log and there are no errors in the terminal. However, when I get the the end of the instructions on the "Initialize Repository" page and click on the "next" button there is nothing showing on that page. Am I missing some steps to get this working?

Tim

On Jun 11, 2013, at 2:48 PM, Teus Benschop wrote:

Hi Tim,

When setting up bibledit-web to use a remote repository, and going through all the steps, bibledit-web will clone the remote repository for its own use, and store it in /var/lib/bibledit-web/bibledit-web/git/<biblename>. The message "Cannot send and receive the data because the git repository was not found in the filesystem" occurs when bibledit-web cannot find folder .git there, that is, it cannot find /var/lib/bibledit-web/bibledit-web/git/<biblename>/.git.

I have seen this error in a few cases:

1. The bibledit-web installation was backed up, and restored: it does not restore the .git folder.

2. While setting up the connection to the remote repository, there was a permission failure so that the .git folder could not be created.

In case of 2, there will be an error message somewhere during the setup procedure. This error message could be on the setup web pages, or else in the logbook.

I hope that this information helps.

Regards, 

Teus.

On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 2:41 PM, Tim Beckedorf <address@hidden> wrote:

Greetings,

I'm trying to set up an open network repository so that Bibledit-gtk and Bibledit-web can share data. I've followed the directions on the help pages for setting it up and all seems to go well, however, when I try to send and receive with Bibledit-web I get this set of messages in the log:
send/receive: Consultation Notes
send/receive: Remote repository URL: git://192.168.3.3/repository
send/receive: Git repository directory: /var/lib/bibledit-web/bibledit-web/git/consultationnotes
send/receive: Cannot send and receive the data because the git repository was not found in the filesystem.

How can I point Bibledit-web to the git repository that is set up in the home directory of the server?

Thank you,

Tim