Re: RFE: default hooks for git repositories

[Eric Wong <e@80x24.org>]

Eric Wong <e@80x24.org> wrote:
> Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
> > Hello:
> > 
> > Since V2 creates git shards automatically, I suggest there should be a way
> > to tell it to install some set of default hooks in all new git repos it
> > creates. The easiest would be by using a skel dir and specifying it in
> > PI_CONFIG:
> > 
> > [publicinbox]
> >  githooksskel=/usr/share/public-inbox/hooks
> 
> Seems reasonable.  Though "gitInitTemplateDir" would probably be
> easier-to-implement and cover hooks.  This should let us avoid
> creating needless "branches" directories and "info/exclude"
> files, as well.
> 
> Curious, what hooks do you use?  I've never used any.

Actually, is there a reason the git-native "init.templateDir"
configuration variable isn't sufficient?

i.e. something about public-inbox git repos should be set/unset
which is fundamentally incompatible with code-oriented git repos?

I've been trying to use normal git defaults and directives as
possible to minimize the learning curve.


I've started working on a dirty patch to implement this feature;
but it's rather intrusive and I'm not sure I like it...