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I'm trying to setup gitolite on my server which is a mac mini running os X leopard (non-server version). I believe I correctly installed gitolite using the root installation method detailed on https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/blob/pu/doc/1-INSTALL.mkd#_important_points_to_note . The only big difference is that my git user's home directory is set to an external drive connected to the mac mini, in my case /Volumes/Drobo/git . I'm getting stuck on the part where I try to clone gitolite-admin into my local machine's user directory (running os x lion).

I receive this error:

Cloning into gitolite-admin...
Can't exec "git": No such file or directory at /usr/local/bin/gl-auth-command line 192.
fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly

I have tried the things suggested at gitolite unable to exec git but they have not panned out.

running ssh git@serverAddress info

returns

hello latca, the gitolite version here is v2.0.3-28-g7c8c5a8
the gitolite config gives you the following access:
     R   W  gitolite-admin
    @R_ @W_ testing

Also suggested in the thread I've added .bashrc file into the git user's home directory on the server with a single line export PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH and that has not worked either

line 192 from gl-auth-command is exec("git", "shell", "-c", "$verb $repo") unless $verb eq 'git-init';

I'm still a commandline neophyte so please let me know what other information you guys need to help diagnose the problems.

Much Thanks in Advance

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Gitolite 2.x

If git is not in the default PATH, then you can set $GIT_PATH in your gitolite user’s ~/.gitolite.rc.

The default .gitolite.rc comes with this line:

$GIT_PATH="";

If your Git installation is under /usr/local (so that you have /usr/local/bin/git), then replace the above line with this one:

$GIT_PATH="/usr/local/bin";

See “support for git installed outside default PATH” in the Gitolite documentation.

Gitolite 3.x

The 3.x version of Gitolite is a complete rewrite. One of the incompatibilities with respect to the 2.x series is the lack of $GIT_PATH. From the “incompatible features”, “high impact” section of the migration documentation:

  • GIT_PATH dropped, requires presetting.

    If you need its functionality, add these lines to the end of the rc file:

    $ENV{PATH}="...whatever you want...";
1;

So, for Gitolite 3.x, the ~/.gitolite.rc change should be something like this:

$ENV{PATH}="/usr/local/bin:$ENV{PATH}";

(somewhere before the final 1; line)

Chris Johnsen
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  • You save me. After I upgrading git to newest version and then I encounter this problem. I solved by modifying the $GIT_PATH inside ~/.gitolite.rc. Thank you very much. – AechoLiu May 09 '12 at 10:18
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.bashrc is only invoked for interactive shells. Try adding export PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH to ~/.bash_profile.

al.
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  • I tried adding it to the user directory of both my local machine and the remote one and receive the same error. Is a restart of either required for any of the changes to kick in? – latca Sep 02 '11 at 16:26