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Create My Own Repo to Manage Bundle of Git Repositories

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Create repo manifest:

  1. As gerrit server administrator, create below pojects in gerrit server
    1. container:for global access control, choose “Only serve as parent for other projects”, unselect “Create initial empty commit”
    2. container/repo_1/manifest:repo manifest, access right inherit from “container”, unselect “Only serve as parent for other projects”, select “Create initial empty commit”
    3. container/repo_1/git_one:child project inside the repo, access right inherit from “container”, unselect “Only serve as parent for other projects”, select “Create initial empty commit”.
    4. container/repo_1/git_two
  2. Create my own repo config:
    1. on a client working machine, checkout the manifest git first:
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~$ git clone ssh://gerritreview.com:29418/container/repo_1/manifest

b. add a new file manifest.xml to the git as below, and merge it to master branch: 

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<manifest>
        <remote  name="my_repo"
                fetch="ssh://gerritreview.com:29418/"
                review="https://gerritreview.com/gerrit/"
                />
        <default revision="my_working_branch"
                remote="my_repo"
                sync-j="4"
                />

        <project path="container/repo_1/git_one" name="container/repo_1/git_one" />
        <project path="container/repo_1/git_two" name="container/repo_1/git_two" />
</manifest>

3. On gerrit server, create a working “Branch Name” “my_working_branch” on these three projects, with “Initial Revision” set to “master” in https://gerritreview.com/gerrit/#/admin/projects/container/repo_1/${GIT_NAME},branches
4. On a client’s working machine, checkout the repo with below command: 

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~$ repo init -u ssh://gerritreview.com:29418/container/repo_1/manifest -b my_working_branch -m manifest.xml --repo-url https://chromium.googlesource.com/external/repo.git --no-repo-verify
~$ repo sync -j 32

Setup the access control rules for this repo:

1. define thress group and their access right:
          developers: can submit CL, checkout code, review +/_ 1
          reviewers: can review +/- 2
          submitters: can merge CL to working branch
2. enforce these rules on gerrit server:
First delete all default access permission granted for “Registered Users” from https://gerritreview.com/gerrit/#/admin/projects/All-Projects,access
Then create below access rules for the projects under container:

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