X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/blobdiff_plain/f05dbb306a6374b9fd9db7843a83f9732e63bff4..ed1673929562adb8747b2e6dca424df92d210013:/doc/bugs/Problem_with_editing_page_after_first_SVN_commit.mdwn diff --git a/doc/bugs/Problem_with_editing_page_after_first_SVN_commit.mdwn b/doc/bugs/Problem_with_editing_page_after_first_SVN_commit.mdwn index aa606359f..b8a3e40ef 100644 --- a/doc/bugs/Problem_with_editing_page_after_first_SVN_commit.mdwn +++ b/doc/bugs/Problem_with_editing_page_after_first_SVN_commit.mdwn @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ to Bar page and next create the page. I do following steps: Where is my mistake? ---Pawel +--[[Paweł|ptecza]] > It's not clear which Edit link you clicked in step 5. Is it the link on > the new page, or the old link back on page Foo that you clicked on before @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Where is my mistake? >> BTW, where does ikiwiki store information about rendered pages? >> Is it `/my/ikiwiki/src/dir/.ikiwiki/` directory? ->> --Pawel +>> --[[Paweł|ptecza]] >>> Well, the missing %pagesources value explains the symptom for sure. >>> ikiwiki stores its state in .ikiwiki/index, and that should include @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ Where is my mistake? >>>> What do you think about it? Does it look good? My ikiwiki runs >>>> under control of Apache2 server and it's configured to run ->>>> as `www-data` user and `www-data` group. --Pawel +>>>> as `www-data` user and `www-data` group. --[[Paweł|ptecza]] >>>>> It's a bit weird to run ikiwiki as www-data. This means that www-data >>>>> can write to your subversion repository? And the svn post-commit hook @@ -110,19 +110,19 @@ Where is my mistake? >>>>>> Only `root` user and `src` group have write permissions to my SVN repo. >>>>>> Could you please show me your permissions for `repodir`, `srcdir` ->>>>>> and `destdir` and how runs your Apache server? --Pawel +>>>>>> and `destdir` and how runs your Apache server? --[[Paweł|ptecza]] >>>>>>> Ugh, root? My permissions setup is simple, ikiwiki runs as a single >>>>>>> user, and that same user can commit to the svn repo and write to >>>>>>> all files. --[[Joey]] >>>>>>>> What's your user? Please show me result of `ls -ld dir` for ->>>>>>>> directories above :) --Pawel +>>>>>>>> directories above :) --[[Paweł|ptecza]] >>>>>>>>> All my directories are 755 joey:joey. --[[Joey]] >>>>>>>>>> Thanks! But I have another situation: a multiuser system and a few ->>>>>>>>>> ikiwiki commiters. --Pawel +>>>>>>>>>> ikiwiki commiters. --[[Paweł|ptecza]] >>>>>>>>>>> Joey, I think I've just fixed the permission, but my ikiwiki still >>>>>>>>>>> doesn't update my `.ikiwiki/index` file. Could you please explain me @@ -134,4 +134,76 @@ Where is my mistake? >>>>>>>>>>> BTW, where should I store my `ikiwiki.setup` file? It must be placed >>>>>>>>>>> under `$srcdir/.ikiwiki/` directory or it doesn't matter? >>>>>>>>>>> Does `ikiwiki.cgi` wrapper know where the `ikiwiki.setup` file ->>>>>>>>>>> is stored? --Pawel +>>>>>>>>>>> is stored? --[[Paweł|ptecza]] + +Sorry I am not indenting for my reply (in my browser the responses are very narrow.) + +I also had problem with no webpages getting generated via the CGI unless I ran ikiwiki to regen manually. +I can't find the discussion here about in the ikiwiki website though. I think it was removed and now I can't find it in the history. +My problem was caused by not having a revision system defined, so it defaulted to subversion (but I didn't have that installed). + +> Note that that confusing default to svn has been changed.. And you're +> right about how the setup file is used below, BTW. --[[Joey]] + +As for your .setup file you can put it anywhere. I don't think the CGI knows where it is at because its settings are set in the "wrapper". +In my case, my setup file is in a different home and owned by a different user than the CGI or my generated website. By the way, I also don't keep my .ikiwiki private directory in my source directory by setting wikistatedir (which doesn't seem to be documented). + +--[[JeremyReed]] + +> Never mind about indentation, Jeremy! :) Thanks a lot you're interested in +> my problem and you try to help me. + +> I use RCS backend and store my ikiwiki sources in SVN repo. Here is my SVN +> related settings: +> +> rcs => "svn", +> svnrepo => "/var/lib/svn/ikiwiki", +> svnpath => "trunk/pages", +> +> I've noticed the following piece of code in `/usr/share/perl5/IkiWiki/CGI.pm` +> file (`cgi_editpage()` subroutine): +> +> # save page +> page_locked($page, $session); +> +> my $content=$form->field('editcontent'); +> +> $content=~s/\r\n/\n/g; +> $content=~s/\r/\n/g; +> writefile($file, $config{srcdir}, $content); +> +> if ($config{rcs}) { +> # Here is RCS stuff +> # ... +> } +> else { +> require IkiWiki::Render; +> refresh(); +> saveindex(); +> } +> +> # The trailing question mark tries to avoid broken +> # caches and get the most recent version of the page. +> redirect($q, "$config{url}/".htmlpage($page)."?updated"); +> +> As you can see ikiwiki calls `saveindex()` subroutine if `rcs` variable +> is not defined. I don't understand it, because in this way ikiwiki +> doesn't update my `.ikiwiki/index` file. Joey, could you please +> enlight me here ;) +> +> BTW, I also noticed `wikistatedir` variable in the ikiwiki code +> and I couldn't find any information about it in ikiwiki docs :) --[[Paweł|ptecza]] + +>> wikistatedir is a non-configurable internal value. +>> +>> What happens during an edit with the code you quoted is that the "rcs +>> stuff" results in a commit of the page to svn. This results in the +>> ikiwiki svn post-commit hook running. The post-commit hook updates the +>> wiki, and calls saveindex. That's why it's not called in the RCS path in +>> the code above. +>> +>> It sounds like your post-commit hook is still not set up, or is failing +>> for some reason (permissions perhaps?) --[[Joey]] + +>>> OK, [[bugs/done]]! It was problem with permissions and not upgraded +>>> `editpage.tmpl` template :) --[[Paweł|ptecza]] \ No newline at end of file