Dev/git
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Contents
Branches[edit]
Introduction[edit]
While the project is small adrelanos thinks it is best not to make a too difficult policy.
Compare[edit]
Upstream git issue. Currently not easy to compare tags in a superproject while showing what changed in the submodules.
git log -p --submodule=log 15.0.0.3.3-stable..15.0.0.3.7-developers-only
master[edit]
Adrelanos's progress of work.- Not calling it unstable, because the changes will most likely never make it unstable but it is just not tested if it still builds.
- Branching model, project readme, information, gpg...
signed git tags[edit]
Releases will be tagged and gpg signed.
Link to Source Code[edit]
https://github.com/Whonix/Whonix [archive]
subscribe to code changes[edit]
git[edit]
A git specific work flow could be:
git fetch
every (few) day(s) and then git diff(tool), merge, etc.
rss feed notification[edit]
https://github.com/Whonix/Whonix/commits/master.atom [archive]
manually in your browser[edit]
Check every now and then https://github.com/Whonix/Whonix/commits/master [archive].
Github Commits Mailing List[edit]
Whonix ™-commits read only mailing list [archive]
(Stay hosted on sourceforge.net. Barely anyone is signed up and it is quite high traffic.)
Twitter[edit]
If you prefer Twitter, use the Secondary Twitter Account for Source Code Commit Notification [archive].
grep Whonix ™ source code[edit]
Get the Source Code[edit]
Get the Signing Key[edit]
This step is recommended for better security, but is not strictly required. (See Trust)
Get the Source Code[edit]
By proceeding, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agreed to our Terms of Service and License Agreement.
Install git.
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install git
Get source code including git submodules.
- Whonix ™ version
15.0.1.3.4[1]:git clone --branch 15.0.1.5.1-stable --jobs=4 --recursive https://github.com/Whonix/Whonix
- Whonix ™ version
15.0.1.3.8and above [2]:git clone --branch 15.0.1.3.8-developers-only --jobs=4 --recursive https://gitlab.com/whonix/Whonix.git
Shift to the source folder.
cd Whonix
OpenPGP Verify the Source Code[edit]
This chapter is recommended for better security, but is not strictly required.[3]
Change directly into source code folder.
cd Whonix
Git fetch. [4]
git fetch
Verify the chosen tag to build. Replace with tag you want to build.
git verify-tag 15.0.1.5.1-stable
The output should look similar to this.
object 1844108109a5f2f8bddcf2257b9f3675be5cfb22 type commit tag 15.0.1.5.1 tagger Patrick Schleizer <adrelanos@whonix.org> 1392320095 +0000
. gpg: Signature made Thu 13 Feb 2014 07:34:55 PM UTC using RSA key ID 77BB3C48 gpg: Good signature from "Patrick Schleizer <adrelanos@whonix.org>" [ultimate]
Check the GPG signature timestamp makes sense. For example, if you previously saw a signature from 2020 and now see a signature from 2019, then this might be a targeted rollback (downgrade) or indefinite freeze attack. [5]
The warning.
gpg: WARNING: This key is not certified with a trusted signature! gpg: There is no indication that the signature belongs to the owner.
Is explained on the Whonix Signing Key page and can be safely ignored.
By convention, git tags should point to signed git commits. [6] (forum discussion [archive]) It is advisable to verify the signature of the git commit as well (replace 15.0.1.5.1 with the actual git tag being verified).
git verify-commit 15.0.1.5.1-stable^{commit}
The output should look similar to this.
commit 5aa1c307c943be60e7d2bfa5727fa5ada3a79c4a gpg: Signature made Sun 07 Dec 2014 01:22:22 AM UTC using RSA key ID 77BB3C48 gpg: Good signature from "Patrick Schleizer <adrelanos@whonix.org>" [ultimate] Author: Patrick Schleizer <adrelanos@whonix.org> Date: Sun Dec 7 01:22:22 2014 +0000
.
Choose Version[edit]
Retrieve a list of available git tags.
git --no-pager tag
Use git checkout to select the preferred version to build.
git checkout --recurse-submodules 15.0.1.5.1-stable
Replace 15.0.1.5.1-stable with the actual version chosen for the build: the stable, testers-only or developers version. Common sense is required when choosing the right version number. For example, the latest available version number is not necessarily the most stable or suitable. Follow the Whonix ™ News Blog as it might contain information.
Check if you really got the version you want.
git describe
Should show:
15.0.1.5.1-stable
Check if source folder is pristine.
git status
Should show nothing.
HEAD detached at 15.0.1.5.1-stable
nothing to commit, working tree clean
If it shows something else, do not continue.
grep[edit]
Create folder ~/bin.
mkdir ~/bin
Create a file ~/bin/mygrep. Paste the following.
#!/bin/bash set -x exec \ grep \ --exclude=README.md \ --exclude=GPLv2 \ --exclude=GPLv3 \ --exclude=COPYING \ --exclude=changelog.upstream-old1 \ --exclude-dir=mnt \ --exclude-dir=qubes-src/linux-template-builder/mnt \ --exclude=changelog.upstream \ --exclude-dir=".git" \ --exclude-dir=chroot-debian \ --exclude-dir=chroot-stretch \ --exclude-dir=chroot-jessie "$@"
Save.
chmod +x ~/bin/mygrep
Make executable.
cd Whonix
Search for string. For example grub-pc.
mygrep -r grub-pc
Compiled Code[edit]
find . -name '*.c' -not -iwholename '*.git*'
./sdwdate/usr/lib/sdwdate/sclockadj.c ./bindp/usr/lib/bindp.c ./kloak/src/main.c ./kloak/src/keycodes.c ./kloak/src/eventcap.c
Put folder under Git Version Control[edit]
Update the package lists.
sudo apt-get update
Install git.
sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends git
Unless you want to use git for pushing changes to remotes which you probably won't in a testing VM you can use the following git config without using any real names or pseudonyms. (These are the git suggested defaults. [7])
git config --global user.email "you@example.com"
git config --global user.name "Your Name"
Desalinize git in current folder or cd to any folder you want to put under git version control. Can even be done for /home/user folder which is very useful.
git init
Add all files to be added for next commit.
git add -A
Actually commit to git.
git commit -a -m .
Check git status of that folder.
git status
No changes registered yet to the folder since just now committed all to git.
On branch master nothing to commit, working tree clean
Create a test file or do some activity such as starting a browser or e-mail client.
touch test-file
Check again git status of that folder.
git status
Now git will show what changed.
On branch master Untracked files: (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed) test-file nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track)
Goodies[edit]
Optional. Just sharing. Like it or not.
- Bash completion can complete git commands and branch names.
- Colorful git prompt. [archive]
apt-get source[edit]
You need to enable deb-src in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/whonix.list!
sudo apt-get update
Hit:1 tor+http://deb.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion stretch InRelease Hit:2 http://deb.qubes-os.org/r4.0/vm stretch InRelease Ign:3 tor+http://vwakviie2ienjx6t.onion/debian stretch InRelease Hit:4 tor+http://sgvtcaew4bxjd7ln.onion stretch/updates InRelease Hit:5 tor+http://vwakviie2ienjx6t.onion/debian stretch Release Ign:7 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian stretch InRelease Hit:8 http://security.debian.org stretch/updates InRelease Hit:9 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian stretch Release Hit:11 http://deb.whonix.org stretch InRelease Reading package lists... Done E: Failed to fetch tor+http://deb.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion/dists/stretch/InRelease Unable to find expected entry 'contrib/source/Sources' in Release file (Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file) E: Failed to fetch http://deb.whonix.org/dists/stretch/InRelease Unable to find expected entry 'non-free/source/Sources' in Release file (Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file) E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
The following can be ignored:
- "Unable to find expected entry 'contrib/source/Sources'" and
- "Unable to find expected entry 'non-free/source/Sources'"
There is nothing in these repositories. Does not limit functionality in any way. Inconinent message but won't fix since only asked once in 5 years.
apt-get source fully functional.
apt-get source apparmor-profiles-hardened-debian
Reading package lists... Done
Picking 'anon-meta-packages' as source package instead of 'apparmor-profiles-hardened-debian'
NOTICE: 'anon-meta-packages' packaging is maintained in the 'Git' version control system at:
https://github.com/{{project_name_short}}/anon-meta-packages.git
Please use:
git clone https://github.com/{{project_name_short}}/anon-meta-packages.git
to retrieve the latest (possibly unreleased) updates to the package.
Need to get 48.9 kB of source archives.
Get:1 tor+http://deb.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion stretch/main anon-meta-packages 3:7.9-1 (dsc) [5,513 B]
Get:2 tor+http://deb.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion stretch/main anon-meta-packages 3:7.9-1 (tar) [37.8 kB]
Get:3 tor+http://deb.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion stretch/main anon-meta-packages 3:7.9-1 (diff) [5,588 B]
Fetched 48.9 kB in 2s (19.4 kB/s)
dpkg-source: info: extracting anon-meta-packages in anon-meta-packages-7.9
dpkg-source: info: unpacking anon-meta-packages_7.9.orig.tar.xz
dpkg-source: info: unpacking anon-meta-packages_7.9-1.debian.tar.xz
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- ↑ First whonix (lower case), second after slash is Whonix (uppercase)! If prompted for a username for github, you have mistyped the web address. Better copy/paste.
- ↑ See Trust.
- ↑ Optional. [...]
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- ↑ Beginning from git tag 9.6 and above.
- ↑
git commit -a -m . *** Please tell me who you are. Run git config --global user.email "you@example.com" git config --global user.name "Your Name" to set your account's default identity. Omit --global to set the identity only in this repository. fatal: empty ident name (for <(null)>) not allowed