Sitaram Chamarty 86faae4d4c compile+conf: allow lists (@listname) for reponames too

why should just usernames have all the fun :)  The "expand_userlist" function
is now "expand_list" and serves generically.  The example conf has also been
updated correspondingly

2009-09-17 20:03:38 +05:30

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upgrading gitolite atomically

general upgrade notes

If you follow the steps below, you can make the upgrade "atomic", so you don't have to do it at a "quiet" time or something.

untar the new version to some temp directory and cd to it
prepare the new version of ~/.gitolite.rc. It must have all the variables defined in conf/example.gitolite.rc (the "new" rc file), because the new versions of the programs will be depending on seeing these variables.

However, it must also retain any customisations you made to the old variables.

So this is what you do:
- make a copy of conf/example.gitolite.rc as ~/glrc.new
- if your current ~/.gitolite.rc had any customisations (where you changed the defaults in some way), edit ~/glrc.new and make those same changes there
upgrade the rc file first
```
cp ~/glrc.new ~/.gitolite.rc
```
upgrade the software
```
src/install.pl
```

And you're done.

upgrade notes for specific versions

If any extra steps beyond the generic ones above are needed, they will be listed here, newest first.

upgrading from `5758f69`

Between 5758f69 and this version, gitolite learnt to allow "groupnames" for repos as well. The conf/example.conf has been recommented to explain the syntax but it's really a no-brainer: what you could previously do only for usernames, you can now do for reponames also.

upgrading from `abb4580`

Two new features (personal branches, and customisable logfile names/locations) have been added between abb4580 and this version.

if you want to enable the personal branches feature, choose one of the alternative values given for $PERSONAL or change it to something you like; by default it is empty, which disables the feature
if you want the log files named or grouped differently, choose one of the alternative values for $GL_LOGT. Note that if you choose to put them in some other directory than the default, you must create that directory (mkdir) yourself; gitolite will not do that for you

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