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diff --git a/doc/workflow/README.md b/doc/workflow/README.md index 5b8d72dfd34..a6b4d951188 100644 --- a/doc/workflow/README.md +++ b/doc/workflow/README.md @@ -13,5 +13,8 @@ - [Project users](add-user/add-user.md) - [Protected branches](protected_branches.md) - [Web Editor](web_editor.md) +- [Releases](releases.md) +- [Milestones](milestones.md) - [Merge Requests](merge_requests.md) - ["Work In Progress" Merge Requests](wip_merge_requests.md) +- [Manage large binaries with Git LFS](lfs/manage_large_binaries_with_git_lfs.md) diff --git a/doc/workflow/award_emoji.png b/doc/workflow/award_emoji.png Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 00000000000..fb26ee04393 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/workflow/award_emoji.png diff --git a/doc/workflow/gitlab_flow.md b/doc/workflow/gitlab_flow.md index f608674faf6..8965e5b3654 100644 --- a/doc/workflow/gitlab_flow.md +++ b/doc/workflow/gitlab_flow.md @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ This allows a wide variety of branching strategies and workflows. Almost all of these are an improvement over the methods used before git. But many organizations end up with a workflow that is not clearly defined, overly complex or not integrated with issue tracking systems. Therefore we propose the GitLab flow as clearly defined set of best practices. -It combines [feature driven development](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feature-driven_development) and [feature branches](http://martinfowler.com/bliki/FeatureBranch.html) with issue tracking. +It combines [feature driven development](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feature-driven_development) and [feature branches](http://martinfowler.com/bliki/FeatureBranch.html) with issue tracking. Organizations coming to git from other version control systems frequently find it hard to develop an effective workflow. This article describes the GitLab flow that integrates the git workflow with an issue tracking system. @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ After getting used to these three steps the branching model becomes the challeng Since many organizations new to git have no conventions how to work with it, it can quickly become a mess. The biggest problem they run into is that many long running branches that each contain part of the changes are around. People have a hard time figuring out which branch they should develop on or deploy to production. -Frequently the reaction to this problem is to adopt a standardized pattern such as [git flow](http://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model/) and [GitHub flow](http://scottchacon.com/2011/08/31/github-flow.html) +Frequently the reaction to this problem is to adopt a standardized pattern such as [git flow](http://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model/) and [GitHub flow](http://scottchacon.com/2011/08/31/github-flow.html). We think there is still room for improvement and will detail a set of practices we call GitLab flow. ## Git flow and its problems @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ This workflow where commits only flow downstream ensures that everything has bee If you need to cherry-pick a commit with a hotfix it is common to develop it on a feature branch and merge it into master with a merge request, do not delete the feature branch. If master is good to go (it should be if you a practicing [continuous delivery](http://martinfowler.com/bliki/ContinuousDelivery.html)) you then merge it to the other branches. If this is not possible because more manual testing is required you can send merge requests from the feature branch to the downstream branches. -An 'extreme' version of environment branches are setting up an environment for each feature branch as done by [Teatro](http://teatro.io/). +An 'extreme' version of environment branches are setting up an environment for each feature branch as done by [Teatro](https://teatro.io/). ## Release branches with GitLab flow @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ By branching as late as possible you minimize the time you have to apply bug fix After a release branch is announced, only serious bug fixes are included in the release branch. If possible these bug fixes are first merged into master and then cherry-picked into the release branch. This way you can't forget to cherry-pick them into master and encounter the same bug on subsequent releases. -This is called an 'upstream first' policy that is also practiced by [Google](http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/chromiumos-design-docs/upstream-first) and [Red Hat](http://www.redhat.com/about/news/archive/2013/5/a-community-for-using-openstack-with-red-hat-rdo). +This is called an 'upstream first' policy that is also practiced by [Google](https://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/chromiumos-design-docs/upstream-first) and [Red Hat](https://www.redhat.com/about/news/archive/2013/5/a-community-for-using-openstack-with-red-hat-rdo). Every time a bug-fix is included in a release branch the patch version is raised (to comply with [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/)) by setting a new tag. Some projects also have a stable branch that points to the same commit as the latest released branch. In this flow it is not common to have a production branch (or git flow master branch). @@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ And to understand a change in context one can always look at the merge commit th After you merge multiple commits from a feature branch into the master branch this is harder to undo. If you would have squashed all the commits into one you could have just reverted this commit but as we indicated you should not rebase commits after they are pushed. -Fortunately [reverting a merge made some time ago](http://git-scm.com/blog/2010/03/02/undoing-merges.html) can be done with git. +Fortunately [reverting a merge made some time ago](https://git-scm.com/blog/2010/03/02/undoing-merges.html) can be done with git. This however, requires having specific merge commits for the commits your want to revert. If you revert a merge and you change your mind, revert the revert instead of merging again since git will not allow you to merge the code again otherwise. @@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ With git you can also rebase your feature branch commits to order them after the This prevents creating a merge commit when merging master into your feature branch and creates a nice linear history. However, just like with squashing you should never rebase commits you have pushed to a remote server. This makes it impossible to rebase work in progress that you already shared with your team which is something we recommend. -When using rebase to keep your feature branch updated you [need to resolve similar conflicts again and again](http://blogs.atlassian.com/2013/10/git-team-workflows-merge-or-rebase/). +When using rebase to keep your feature branch updated you [need to resolve similar conflicts again and again](https://blogs.atlassian.com/2013/10/git-team-workflows-merge-or-rebase/). You can reuse recorded resolutions (rerere) sometimes, but without rebasing you only have to solve the conflicts one time and you’re set. There has to be a better way to avoid many merge commits. @@ -244,13 +244,12 @@ Developing software happen in small messy steps and it is OK to have your histor You can use tools to view the network graphs of commits and understand the messy history that created your code. If you rebase code the history is incorrect, and there is no way for tools to remedy this because they can't deal with changing commit identifiers. -## Voting on merge requests +## Award emojis on issues and merge requests - + -It is common to voice approval or disapproval by using +1 or -1 emoticons. -In GitLab the +1 and -1 are aggregated and shown at the top of the merge request. -As a rule of thumb anything that doesn't have two times more +1's than -1's is suspect and should not be merged yet. +It is common to voice approval or disapproval by using +1 or -1. In GitLab you +can use emojis to give a virtual high five on issues and merge requests. ## Pushing and removing branches @@ -307,7 +306,7 @@ When initiating a feature branch, always start with an up to date master to bran If you know beforehand that your work absolutely depends on another branch you can also branch from there. If you need to merge in another branch after starting explain the reason in the merge commit. If you have not pushed your commits to a shared location yet you can also rebase on master or another feature branch. -Do not merge in upstream if your code will work and merge cleanly without doing so, Linus even says that [you should never merge in upstream at random points, only at major releases](http://lwn.net/Articles/328438/). +Do not merge in upstream if your code will work and merge cleanly without doing so, Linus even says that [you should never merge in upstream at random points, only at major releases](https://lwn.net/Articles/328438/). Merging only when needed prevents creating merge commits in your feature branch that later end up littering the master history. ### References diff --git a/doc/workflow/importing/import_projects_from_gitlab_com.md b/doc/workflow/importing/import_projects_from_gitlab_com.md index f4c4e955d46..1117db98e7e 100644 --- a/doc/workflow/importing/import_projects_from_gitlab_com.md +++ b/doc/workflow/importing/import_projects_from_gitlab_com.md @@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ You can import your existing GitLab.com projects to your GitLab instance. But keep in mind that it is possible only if GitLab support is enabled on your GitLab instance. -You can read more about Gitlab support [here](http://doc.gitlab.com/ce/integration/gitlab.html) +You can read more about GitLab support [here](http://doc.gitlab.com/ce/integration/gitlab.html) To get to the importer page you need to go to "New project" page.  -Click on the "Import projects from Gitlab.com" link and you will be redirected to GitLab.com +Click on the "Import projects from GitLab.com" link and you will be redirected to GitLab.com for permission to access your projects. After accepting, you'll be automatically redirected to the importer. diff --git a/doc/workflow/importing/migrating_from_svn.md b/doc/workflow/importing/migrating_from_svn.md index 485db4834e9..1938ccd0c26 100644 --- a/doc/workflow/importing/migrating_from_svn.md +++ b/doc/workflow/importing/migrating_from_svn.md @@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ Git is a distributed version control system. There are some major differences between the two, for more information consult your favorite search engine. Git has tools for migrating SVN repositories to git, namely `git svn`. You can read more about this at -[git documentation pages](http://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-and-Other-Systems-Git-and-Subversion). +[git documentation pages](https://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-and-Other-Systems-Git-and-Subversion). -Apart from the [official git documentation](http://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-and-Other-Systems-Migrating-to-Git) there is also +Apart from the [official git documentation](https://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-and-Other-Systems-Migrating-to-Git) there is also user created step by step guide for migrating from SVN to GitLab. [Benjamin New](https://github.com/leftclickben) wrote [a guide that shows how to do a migration](https://gist.github.com/leftclickben/322b7a3042cbe97ed2af). Mirrors can be found [here](https://gitlab.com/snippets/2168) and [here](https://gist.github.com/maxlazio/f1b593b0d00aa966e9ca). diff --git a/doc/workflow/lfs/lfs_administration.md b/doc/workflow/lfs/lfs_administration.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..5076b2697a3 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/workflow/lfs/lfs_administration.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +# GitLab Git LFS Administration + +Documentation on how to use Git LFS are under [Managing large binary files with Git LFS doc](manage_large_binaries_with_git_lfs.md). + +## Requirements + +* Git LFS is supported in GitLab starting with version 8.2. +* Users need to install [Git LFS client](https://git-lfs.github.com) version 1.0.1 and up. + +## Configuration + +Git LFS objects can be large in size. By default, they are stored on the server GitLab is installed on. + +There are two configuration options to help GitLab server administrators: + +* Enabling/disabling Git LFS support +* Changing the location of LFS object storage + +### Omnibus packages + +In `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb`: + +```ruby +gitlab_rails['lfs_enabled'] = false +gitlab_rails['lfs_storage_path'] = "/mnt/storage/lfs-objects" +``` + +### Installations from source + +In `config/gitlab.yml`: + +```yaml + lfs: + enabled: false + storage_path: /mnt/storage/lfs-objects +``` + +## Known limitations + +* Currently, storing GitLab Git LFS objects on a non-local storage (like S3 buckets) is not supported +* Currently, removing LFS objects from GitLab Git LFS storage is not supported diff --git a/doc/workflow/lfs/manage_large_binaries_with_git_lfs.md b/doc/workflow/lfs/manage_large_binaries_with_git_lfs.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..b59e92cb317 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/workflow/lfs/manage_large_binaries_with_git_lfs.md @@ -0,0 +1,126 @@ +# Git LFS + +Managing large files such as audio, video and graphics files has always been one of the shortcomings of Git. +The general recommendation is to not have Git repositories larger than 1GB to preserve performance. + +GitLab already supports [managing large files with git annex](http://doc.gitlab.com/ee/workflow/git_annex.html) (EE only), however in certain +environments it is not always convenient to use different commands to differentiate between the large files and regular ones. + +Git LFS makes this simpler for the end user by removing the requirement to learn new commands. + +## How it works + +Git LFS client talks with the GitLab server over HTTPS. It uses HTTP Basic Authentication to authorize client requests. +Once the request is authorized, Git LFS client receives instructions from where to fetch or where to push the large file. + +## GitLab server configuration + +Documentation for GitLab instance administrators is under [LFS administration doc](lfs_administration.md). + +## Requirements + +* Git LFS is supported in GitLab starting with version 8.2 +* [Git LFS client](https://git-lfs.github.com) version 1.0.1 and up + +## Known limitations + +* Git LFS v1 original API is not supported since it was deprecated early in LFS development +* When SSH is set as a remote, Git LFS objects still go through HTTPS +* Any Git LFS request will ask for HTTPS credentials to be provided so good Git credentials store is recommended +* Git LFS always assumes HTTPS so if you have GitLab server on HTTP you will have to add the URL to Git config manually (see #troubleshooting) + +## Using Git LFS + +Lets take a look at the workflow when you need to check large files into your Git repository with Git LFS: +For example, if you want to upload a very large file and check it into your Git repository: + +```bash +git clone git@gitlab.example.com:group/project.git +git lfs init # initialize the Git LFS project project +git lfs track "*.iso" # select the file extensions that you want to treat as large files +``` + +Once a certain file extension is marked for tracking as a LFS object you can use Git as usual without having to redo the command to track a file with the same extension: + +```bash +cp ~/tmp/debian.iso ./ # copy a large file into the current directory +git add . # add the large file to the project +git commit -am "Added Debian iso" # commit the file meta data +git push origin master # sync the git repo and large file to the GitLab server +``` + +Cloning the repository works the same as before. Git automatically detects the LFS-tracked files and clones them via HTTP. If you performed the git clone command with a SSH URL, you have to enter your GitLab credentials for HTTP authentication. + +```bash +git clone git@gitlab.example.com:group/project.git +``` + +If you already cloned the repository and you want to get the latest LFS object that are on the remote repository, eg. from branch `master`: + +```bash +git lfs fetch master +``` + +## Troubleshooting + +### error: Repository or object not found + +There are a couple of reasons why this error can occur: + +* You don't have permissions to access certain LFS object + +Check if you have permissions to push to the project or fetch from the project. + +* Project is not allowed to access the LFS object + +LFS object you are trying to push to the project or fetch from the project is not available to the project anymore. +Probably the object was removed from the server. + +* Local git repository is using deprecated LFS API + +### Invalid status for <url> : 501 + +Git LFS will log the failures into a log file. +To view this log file, while in project directory: + +```bash +git lfs logs last +``` + +If the status `error 501` is shown, it is because: + +* Git LFS support is not enabled on the GitLab server. Check with your GitLab administrator why Git LFS is not enabled on the server. See [LFS administration documentation](lfs_administration.md) for instructions on how to enable LFS support. + +* Git LFS client version is not supported by GitLab server. Check your Git LFS version with `git lfs version`. Check the Git config of the project for traces of deprecated API with `git lfs -l`. If `batch = false` is set in the config, remove the line and try to update your Git LFS client. Only version 1.0.1 and newer are supported. + +### getsockopt: connection refused + +If you push a LFS object to a project and you receive an error similar to: `Post <URL>/info/lfs/objects/batch: dial tcp IP: getsockopt: connection refused`, +the LFS client is trying to reach GitLab through HTTPS. However, your GitLab instance is being served on HTTP. + +This behaviour is caused by Git LFS using HTTPS connections by default when a `lfsurl` is not set in the Git config. + +To prevent this from happening, set the lfs url in project Git config: + +```bash + +git config --add lfs.url "http://gitlab.example.com/group/project.git/info/lfs/objects/batch" +``` + +### Credentials are always required when pushing an object + +Given that Git LFS uses HTTP Basic Authentication to authenticate the user pushing the LFS object on every push for every object, user HTTPS credentials are required. + +By default, Git has support for remembering the credentials for each repository you use. This is described in [Git credentials man pages](https://git-scm.com/docs/gitcredentials). + +For example, you can tell Git to remember the password for a period of time in which you expect to push the objects: + +```bash +git config --global credential.helper 'cache --timeout=3600' +``` + +This will remember the credentials for an hour after which Git operations will require re-authentication. + +If you are using OS X you can use `osxkeychain` to store and encrypt your credentials. For Windows, you can use `wincred` or Microsoft's [Git Credential Manager for Windows](https://github.com/Microsoft/Git-Credential-Manager-for-Windows/releases). + +More details about various methods of storing the user credentials can be found on [Git Credential Storage documentation](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Tools-Credential-Storage).
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