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@@ -5,90 +5,47 @@ the Linux kernel. Ikiwiki supports storing a wiki in git.
 
 [git]: http://git.or.cz/
 
 
 [git]: http://git.or.cz/
 

-Ikiwiki can run as a `post-update` hook to update a wiki whenever commits
-come in. When running as a [[cgi]] with Git, ikiwiki automatically
-commits edited pages, and uses the Git history to generate the
-[[RecentChanges]] page.
+Ikiwiki can run as a git `post-update` hook to update a wiki
+whenever commits come in. When running as a [[cgi]],
+ikiwiki automatically commits edited pages, and uses the
+git history to generate the [[RecentChanges]] page.
+
+Normally you can just follow the instructions in [[setup]] to create
+the git repositories and get started. To understand the details, read on.

 
 ## git repository setup
 
 
 ## git repository setup
 

-The suggested setup for git is a set of repositories setup like a
-shallow, single level tree, with a bare repository (meaning that it
-does not have a working tree checked out) at the root, and various
-working clones (with working directories) as leaf nodes.  The root
-(bare) repository is meant to be pushed to and pulled from the various
-working clones.
+[[!img wiki_edit_flow.svg size=490x align=right]]
+
+The suggested setup for git has a bare repository, and various
+working clones (with working directories). The bare
+repository is pushed to and pulled from the various working clones.

 
 

-One of the leaf node clone repositories is special; it has working
-directory which is used to compile the wiki, and is also used by the
+One of the clones is special; it is the srcdir
+which is used to compile the wiki, and is also used by the

 [[cgi]] to commit changes made via the web interface. It is special
 since the `post-update` hook for the bare root repository is used to
 trigger an update of this repository, and then an ikiwiki refresh
 [[cgi]] to commit changes made via the web interface. It is special
 since the `post-update` hook for the bare root repository is used to
 trigger an update of this repository, and then an ikiwiki refresh

-updates the published  wiki itself.
+updates the published wiki itself.

 
 

-The other (optional) leaf node repositories are meant for you to work
+The other (optional) clones are meant for you to work

 on, and commit to, changes should then be pushed to the bare root
 on, and commit to, changes should then be pushed to the bare root

-repository.  In theory, you could work on the same leaf node repository
-that ikiwiki uses to compile the wiki from, and the [[cgi]] commits
-to, as long as you ensure that permissions and ownership don't hinder
-the working of the [[cgi]]. This can be done, for example, by using
-ACL's, in practice, it is easier to just setup separate clones for
-yourself.
-
-So, to reiterate, when using Git, you probably want to set up three
-repositories:
-
-* The root repository. This should be a bare repository (meaning that
-  it does not have a working tree checked out), which the other
-  repositories will push to/pull from.  It is a bare repository, since
-  there are problems pushing to a repository that has a working
-  directory. This is called _repository_ in [[ikiwiki-makerepo]]'s
-  manual page. Nominally, this bare repository has a `post-update` hook
-  that either is or calls ikiwiki's git wrapper, which changes to the
-  working directory for ikiwiki, does a `git pull`, and refreshes ikiwiki
-  to regenerate the wiki with any new content. The [[setup]] page describes
-  how to do this.
-
-* The second repository is a clone of the bare root repository, and
-  has a working tree which is used as ikiwiki's srcdir for compiling
-  the wiki. **Never** push to this repository. When running as a
-  [[cgi]], the changes are committed to this repository, and pushed to
-  the master repository above. This is called _srcdir_ in
-  [[ikiwiki-makerepo]]'s manual page.
-
-* The other (third, fourth, fifth, sixth -- however many pleases you)
-  repositories are also clones of the bare root repository above --
-  and these have a working directory for you to work on. Use either
-  the `git` transport (if available), or `ssh`. These repositories may
-  be on remote machines, your laptop, whereever you find convenient to
-  hack on your wiki. you can commit local changes to the version on
-  the laptop, perhaps while offline. Any new content should be pushed to the
-  bare master repository when you are ready to publish it, and then
-  the post-update hook of the bare repository will ensure that the
-  ikiwiki's source directory is updated, and the ikiwiki refreshed
-  with the new content.
-
-Using three or more of repositories isn't the most obvious set up, but
+repository.
+
+Using three or more repositories isn't the most obvious set up, but

 it works the best for typical ikiwiki use. [[ikiwiki-makerepo]] can
 automate setting this up for the common case where there is no
 pre-existing wiki. [[tips/Laptop_wiki_with_git]] describes a different
 way to set up ikiwiki and git.
 
 it works the best for typical ikiwiki use. [[ikiwiki-makerepo]] can
 automate setting this up for the common case where there is no
 pre-existing wiki. [[tips/Laptop_wiki_with_git]] describes a different
 way to set up ikiwiki and git.
 

-It is **paramount** that you **never** push to the non-bare repository
-([this FAQ entry explains why](http://git.or.cz/gitwiki/GitFaq#head-b96f48bc9c925074be9f95c0fce69bcece5f6e73)).
-Instead, clone the bare repository as mentioned above, and push
-**only** to the bare repository.
-
-The ikiwiki `post-update` hook should be put in the bare repository.
-

 ## git repository with multiple committers
 
 It can be tricky to get the permissions right to allow multiple people to
 commit to an ikiwiki git repository. As the [[security]] page mentions,
 for a secure ikiwiki installation, only one person should be able to write
 to ikiwiki's srcdir. When other committers make commits, their commits
 ## git repository with multiple committers
 
 It can be tricky to get the permissions right to allow multiple people to
 commit to an ikiwiki git repository. As the [[security]] page mentions,
 for a secure ikiwiki installation, only one person should be able to write
 to ikiwiki's srcdir. When other committers make commits, their commits

-should go to the bare repository, which has a `post-update` hook that uses
-ikiwiki to pull the changes to the srcdir.
+should be pushed to the bare repository, which has a `post-update` hook
+that uses ikiwiki to pull the changes to the srcdir.

 
 One setup that will work is to put all committers in a group (say,
 "ikiwiki"), and use permissions to allow that group to commit to the bare git
 
 One setup that will work is to put all committers in a group (say,
 "ikiwiki"), and use permissions to allow that group to commit to the bare git


@@ -121,7 +78,8 @@ usernames of the untrusted committers.
 
 Note that when the `pre-receive` hook is checking incoming changes, it
 ignores the git authorship information, and uses the username of the unix
 
 Note that when the `pre-receive` hook is checking incoming changes, it
 ignores the git authorship information, and uses the username of the unix

-user who made the commit. Then tests including the `locked_pages` [[PageSpec]]
+user who made the commit. Then tests including the `locked_pages`
+[[ikiwiki/PageSpec]]

 are checked to see if that user can edit the pages in the commit.
 
 You can even set up an [[anonymous_user|tips/untrusted_git_push]], to allow
 are checked to see if that user can edit the pages in the commit.
 
 You can even set up an [[anonymous_user|tips/untrusted_git_push]], to allow


@@ -129,7 +87,7 @@ anyone to push changes in via git rather than using the web interface.
 
 ## Optionally using a local wiki to preview changes
 
 
 ## Optionally using a local wiki to preview changes
 

-When working on the "working clones" to add content to your wiki,
+When working on your wiki,

 it is common (but optional) practice to preview your changes using a
 private wiki on the local host before publishing the updates by
 sending it to the root repository. If you do want to setup a private
 it is common (but optional) practice to preview your changes using a
 private wiki on the local host before publishing the updates by
 sending it to the root repository. If you do want to setup a private


@@ -150,39 +108,46 @@ is the normal behaviour of ikiwiki, set the configuration of the local wiki:
       git_wrapper => "/working/dir/.git/hooks/post-commit",
 
 Then just committing should refresh the private ikiwiki on the local
       git_wrapper => "/working/dir/.git/hooks/post-commit",
 
 Then just committing should refresh the private ikiwiki on the local

-host.  Now just run `ikiwiki -setup localwiki.setup -getctime` and
-you should be good to go. (You only need the slow `-getctime` option
+host.  Now just run `ikiwiki --setup localwiki.setup --gettime` and
+you should be good to go. (You only need the slow `--gettime` option

 the first time you run setup.)  Use standard git commands to handle
 the first time you run setup.)  Use standard git commands to handle

-pulling from and pushing to the server.  **Note**: Currently, after
+pulling from and pushing to the server.  **Note**: After

 pulling changes from the bare root repository, you will need to
 manually update the local wiki, with a command such as `ikiwiki
 pulling changes from the bare root repository, you will need to
 manually update the local wiki, with a command such as `ikiwiki

--setup localwiki.setup -refresh`. This is because git 1.5.4 doesn't
-have a hook that is run locally after pulling changes. Newer
-versions of git will have a `post-merge` hook that should work for
-this purpose.
-
-## Fix for error on git pull origin
-
-Error message when running git pull origin:
-
-    You asked me to pull without telling me which branch you
-    want to merge with, and 'branch.master.merge' in
-    your configuration file does not tell me either.  Please
-    name which branch you want to merge on the command line and
-    try again (e.g. 'git pull <repository> <refspec>').
-    See git-pull(1) for details on the refspec.
-    
-    If you often merge with the same branch, you may want to
-    configure the following variables in your configuration
-    file:
-    
-        branch.master.remote = <nickname>
-        branch.master.merge = <remote-ref>
-        remote.<nickname>.url = <url>
-        remote.<nickname>.fetch = <refspec>
-    
-    See git-config(1) for details.
-
-The solution is to run this command in your srcdir:
-
-    git config branch.master.remote origin
+--setup localwiki.setup --refresh`. You could use git's `post-merge` hook
+to automate that command.
+
+## Using ikiwiki with Gerrit
+
+[Gerrit Code Review](https://code.google.com/p/gerrit/) manages a set of Git
+repositories and provides a web interface to review and merge commits.  You can
+configure ikiwiki to work with a Gerrit-managed repository, allowing you to
+review and merge commits to your wiki.
+
+First, create your initial wiki repository with Gerrit.  On the server, as the
+user that will own the wiki, clone that repository to create a working
+directory for ikiwiki, such as /srv/wiki/ikiwiki-checkout.  Create a setup file
+and target directory as usual, referencing that working directory path, and
+creating a post-update hook in Gerrit's repository.  You'll need to set
+appropriate permissions on the hook directory for the repository so that the
+user running ikiwiki can compile and install the post-update hook.  Also note
+that you must disable web editing by disabling the editpage plugin, and you
+must not enable any other plugin that commits to the repository, since ikiwiki
+will not have permission to push to the repository.  (Allowing web edits to
+have such permission would bypass Gerrit's code review, defeating the purpose.)
+
+Gerrit does not run per-repository hooks, such as the post-update hook ikiwiki
+installs to update the wiki after pushes.  However, Gerrit has site-wide hooks,
+including a ref-updated hook that runs whenever a ref changes.  You can use
+that hook to trigger ikiwiki's post-update hook.  The following script,
+installed as Gerrit's ref-updated hook, will run the post-update hook on any
+repository that has a "gerrit-run-post-update-hook" file in it:
+
+    #!/bin/sh
+    if [ -e "$GIT_DIR/gerrit-run-post-update-hook" ] ; then
+        exec "$GIT_DIR/hooks/post-update"
+    fi
+
+Then just create gerrit-run-post-update-hook in the wiki repository, run
+ikiwiki --setup on the setup file, add your wiki to /etc/ikiwiki/wikilist, and
+start reviewing and committing wiki changes via Gerrit.