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Global init.templatedir setting ignored when cloning repositories

See original GitHub issue

Describe the bug

The templatedir configuration appears to be ignored by Desktop when cloning a repository.

Version & OS

Version 2.2.4 macOS 10.15.2 (19C57)

Steps to reproduce the behavior

Create a directory with template hooks

  mkdir -p /var/tmp/testtemplatedir/hooks
  echo "#!/usr/bin/env bash" > /var/tmp/testtemplatedir/hooks/post-checkout
  echo  "echo hi" >> /var/tmp/testtemplatedir/hooks/post-checkout
  chmod +x /var/tmp/testtemplatedir/hooks/post-checkout

Configure template directory git config --global init.templatedir /var/tmp/testtemplatedir/hooks/post-checkout
Open Desktop and clone any repository (e.g., https://github.com/desktop/desktop.git)
Examine the .git/hooks directory inside of the newly cloned repository

Expected behavior

The post-checkout hook should be present in the clone

Actual behavior

The repository only contains the default sample hooks and does not contain the post-checkout hook

Additional context

Cloning the same repo via the git CLI (version 2.24.1) properly utilizes the template dir.

Issue Analytics

State:
Created 4 years ago
Reactions:1
Comments:6 (3 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

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abairecommented, Jan 28, 2020

Minimal log in case it helps

2020-01-28T18:53:24.562Z - info: [ui] [AppStore] loading 3 repositories from store
2020-01-28T18:53:24.563Z - info: [ui] [AppStore] found account: abaire (Erik Abair)
2020-01-28T18:53:24.645Z - info: [ui] [BranchPruner] Last prune took place in a day - skipping
2020-01-28T18:53:24.909Z - info: [ui] Current tutorial step is NotApplicable
2020-01-28T18:53:24.960Z - info: [ui] launching: 2.2.4 (Mac OS 10.15.2)
2020-01-28T18:53:24.960Z - info: [ui] execPath: '/Applications/GitHub Desktop.app/Contents/Frameworks/GitHub Desktop Helper.app/Contents/MacOS/GitHub Desktop Helper'
2020-01-28T18:53:25.052Z - info: [ui] Current tutorial step is NotApplicable
2020-01-28T18:53:29.755Z - info: [ui] Current tutorial step is NotApplicable
2020-01-28T18:53:32.378Z - info: [ui] Current tutorial step is NotApplicable
2020-01-28T18:53:41.307Z - info: [ui] [AppStore.getAccountForRemoteURL] account found for remote: https://github.com/desktop/desktop.git - abaire (has token)
2020-01-28T18:54:19.461Z - info: [ui] Executing clone: git -c credential.helper= -c protocol.version=2 clone --recursive --progress -- https://github.com/desktop/desktop.git /**A_PATH_TO_A_VALID_DIR**/desktop2 (took 38.133s)
2020-01-28T18:54:19.469Z - info: [ui] [AppStore] adding repository at /**A_PATH_TO_A_VALID_DIR**/desktop2 to store
2020-01-28T18:54:19.626Z - info: [ui] [BranchPruner] No branches to prune.
2020-01-28T18:54:19.627Z - info: [ui] [BranchPruner] Last prune took place in a day - skipping
2020-01-28T18:54:20.578Z - info: [ui] Current tutorial step is NotApplicable
2020-01-28T18:54:20.918Z - info: [ui] Executing getStatus: git --no-optional-locks status --untracked-files=all --branch --porcelain=2 -z (took 1.335s)
2020-01-28T18:54:20.983Z - info: [ui] Current tutorial step is NotApplicable

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lee-dohmcommented, Jan 28, 2020

I was able to replicate this using Desktop v2.2.4 and git v2.25.0 on macOS 10.15.2. Here’s what I did:

Create a template directory with the contents described above
Configure the template directory using git config --global init.templateDir
Created a new git repository using git init
Verified that the .git/hooks directory contained only the one file post-checkout with the contents expected
Cloned a git repository using git clone
Verified that the .git/hooks directory contained only the one file post-checkout with the contents expected. Additionally, I saw the hi message at the end of the clone process
Created a new local git repository using Desktop by:
1. Click “Current Repository” drop down
2. Click “Add …” button
3. Select “Create New Repository…” from the context menu
Verified that the .git/hooks directory did not contain the expected post-checkout file but did contain the standard git sample hooks
Cloned a new local git repository using Desktop by:
1. Click “Current Repository” drop down
2. Click “Add…” button
3. Select “Clone Repository…” from the context menu
Verified that the .git/hooks directory did not contain the expected post-checkout file but did contain the standard git sample hooks

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