[PATCH] fetch2: raise an exception if user specifies protocol=git with http://

[PATCH] fetch2: raise an exception if user specifies protocol=git with http://

[Paul Eggleton]

It is a common mistake to use http:// and protocol=git when attempting
to fetch from a git repository using the http protocol; if this is
detected then throw an error explaining that you need to use git:// with
protocol=http instead.

Signed-off-by: Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton@linux.intel.com>
---
 bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/wget.py |    3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/wget.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/wget.py
index 9affa0d..ea99198 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/wget.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/wget.py
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ class Wget(FetchMethod):
         return True
 
     def urldata_init(self, ud, d):
+        if 'protocol' in ud.parm:
+            if ud.parm['protocol'] == 'git':
+                raise bb.fetch2.ParameterError("Invalid protocol - if you wish to fetch from a git repository using http, you need to instead use the git:// prefix with protocol=http", ud.url)
 
         if 'downloadfilename' in ud.parm:
             ud.basename = ud.parm['downloadfilename']
-- 
1.7.9.5

Re: [PATCH] fetch2: raise an exception if user specifies protocol=git with http://

[Chris Larson]

On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 5:27 AM, Paul Eggleton
<paul.eggleton@linux.intel.com> wrote:
> It is a common mistake to use http:// and protocol=git when attempting
> to fetch from a git repository using the http protocol; if this is
> detected then throw an error explaining that you need to use git:// with
> protocol=http instead.
>
> Signed-off-by: Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton@linux.intel.com>


Perhaps this should check the protocol= value against the protocols
supported by wget (ftp, http, https, etc), if the parameter is passed,
rather than hardcoding the exceptions.
-- 
Christopher Larson

Re: [PATCH] fetch2: raise an exception if user specifies protocol=git with http://

[Paul Eggleton]

On Saturday 06 October 2012 15:27:42 Chris Larson wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 5:27 AM, Paul Eggleton
> 
> <paul.eggleton@linux.intel.com> wrote:
> > It is a common mistake to use http:// and protocol=git when attempting
> > to fetch from a git repository using the http protocol; if this is
> > detected then throw an error explaining that you need to use git:// with
> > protocol=http instead.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton@linux.intel.com>
> 
> Perhaps this should check the protocol= value against the protocols
> supported by wget (ftp, http, https, etc), if the parameter is passed,
> rather than hardcoding the exceptions.

I don't think protocol= is currently used with the wget fetcher is it?

Cheers,
Paul

-- 

Paul Eggleton
Intel Open Source Technology Centre

Re: [PATCH] fetch2: raise an exception if user specifies protocol=git with http://

[Chris Larson]

On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 3:32 PM, Paul Eggleton
<paul.eggleton@linux.intel.com> wrote:
> On Saturday 06 October 2012 15:27:42 Chris Larson wrote:
>> On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 5:27 AM, Paul Eggleton
>>
>> <paul.eggleton@linux.intel.com> wrote:
>> > It is a common mistake to use http:// and protocol=git when attempting
>> > to fetch from a git repository using the http protocol; if this is
>> > detected then throw an error explaining that you need to use git:// with
>> > protocol=http instead.
>> >
>> > Signed-off-by: Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton@linux.intel.com>
>>
>> Perhaps this should check the protocol= value against the protocols
>> supported by wget (ftp, http, https, etc), if the parameter is passed,
>> rather than hardcoding the exceptions.
>
> I don't think protocol= is currently used with the wget fetcher is it?

It isn't, but it also doesn't seem ideal to hardcode knowledge of the
git fetcher in the wget one. Either way, I just wanted to make sure
both options were considered.
-- 
Christopher Larson

Re: [PATCH] fetch2: raise an exception if user specifies protocol=git with http://

[Paul Eggleton]

On Saturday 06 October 2012 15:38:45 Chris Larson wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 3:32 PM, Paul Eggleton
> <paul.eggleton@linux.intel.com> wrote:
> > On Saturday 06 October 2012 15:27:42 Chris Larson wrote:
> >> On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 5:27 AM, Paul Eggleton
> >> 
> >> <paul.eggleton@linux.intel.com> wrote:
> >> > It is a common mistake to use http:// and protocol=git when attempting
> >> > to fetch from a git repository using the http protocol; if this is
> >> > detected then throw an error explaining that you need to use git://
> >> > with
> >> > protocol=http instead.
> >> > 
> >> > Signed-off-by: Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton@linux.intel.com>
> >> 
> >> Perhaps this should check the protocol= value against the protocols
> >> supported by wget (ftp, http, https, etc), if the parameter is passed,
> >> rather than hardcoding the exceptions.
> > 
> > I don't think protocol= is currently used with the wget fetcher is it?
> 
> It isn't, but it also doesn't seem ideal to hardcode knowledge of the
> git fetcher in the wget one. Either way, I just wanted to make sure
> both options were considered.

I did consider checking for any use of protocol= and failing if any value is 
specified; perhaps we should still do that; for the purposes of helping people 
avoid a common pitfall however, it seems reasonable to me to check explicitly 
for protocol=git and I would still advocate leaving that check and message in 
even if we did add a general check on protocol.

Cheers,
Paul

-- 

Paul Eggleton
Intel Open Source Technology Centre