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Post: fossil server on a USE_SEE build never obtains the repo key (saved-key pointer check defeats the prompt)

This was found in an Claude Fable LLM session, but verified as a bug/security problem. I patched my version, but the error is in the fossil code. On Unix, `fossil server repo.efossil` on a USE_SEE…

wmacevoy 12 hours, 34 minutes ago
Post: Robot resist setting for CGI server?

I run fossil in CGI mode serving a directory and have a version of this running on my LAN server as well as another on a remote VPS. It would be nice if there was a way to disable robot checking via …

anonymous 17 hours, 56 minutes ago
Post: Is this a bug in the --branch option of "fossil diff"?

The "--branch NAME" option on the [fossil diff command](/help/diff) strives to show all the differences associated with that branch. But I think it is not doing that quite right. Consider [bran…

drh 1 day, 22 hours ago
Post: Configuring Repository Settings via CLI

Hello all, I'm working on a little project that hosts and manages a multitude of Fossil repos behind a webserver that handles authentication and authorization among providing other services using …

TheCaiB 2 days, 22 hours ago
Post: problems logging in

I am a new user who just signed up for an account. I was able to login from the email sent to me, but I am unable to login from a new tab. Apparently it does not recognize the password saved in my go…

rpaielli 3 days, 17 hours ago
Post: pikchr: "chop" is unreliable for ellipses at some angles

In this example if we set the angle of the "heading" property between [82,98] or [262,278] then line are not correctly "chopped" and go inside the ellipse in the center. The bug also depends of the…

nales0 5 days, 4 hours ago
Post: Check-in doesn't appear in file history

Hi all :) I added a commit that was aborted due to my computer losing power (I just did "fossil commit" again after reboot and it was as if the commit was never done, just like it should be), this…

bohwaz 5 days, 19 hours ago
Post: Subversion import question

I have a subversion repository that I am working on importing into Fossil. The original repository is simple, there are no branches, just a single line of development with a single user commiting in …

thebondo 6 days ago
Post: Randomly generated 8-digit hexadecimal password displayed as garbled text

In Fossil version 2.28, when using the server command and opening it in a Chromium-based browser on the windows, the randomly generated 8-digit hexadecimal password is displayed as garbled text. It h…

Cy12356 1 week, 2 days ago
Post: Stack buffer overflow in graph_finish() when rendering timeline with >64 parallel rails

I was experimenting with combinatorial branching in Fossil (ie, having x branches forking into x other branches and merging into eachother), using a script to mass generate these repository events. …

mketab 1 week, 6 days ago
Post: Unable to create a repository

Greetings, I just created a new account on Chisel and tried to create a repository there. I tried a few different options for the 'Repository name' and 'Password' (including no password), creating…

anonymous 2 weeks ago
Post: Milestone: libfossil is now "100% native" (edit: 99%)

A long-awaited moment has been reached in (lib)fossil's history: thanks to the herculean efforts of (in order of first name) Dan Shearer and Dan Mestas, the library is, [as of a few moments ago](http…

stephan 2 weeks ago
Post: Unable to post on this Forum

*The following message was received in private email to DRH and is reposted here:* I wanted to ask something in the forum, but was impossible. I see that there are now tabs like in the wiki. I …

drh 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Post: patch: fossil diff --webpage makes filename stick to top of page

Small CSS-only feature that helps when scrolling through a long diff, and one forgets which file is looked at. - Both bright/dark mode CSS added. - Slight transparency in filename background, to kn…

robinp 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Post: Unexpected "recursive" branch rename

Hello forum, I stumbled upon a quirky behavior involving adding propagating tags to existing check-ins: I have renamed a feature branch, and the new branch name appeared as an additional tag in…

luziferius 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Post: How to add "Fixed Version" field to tickets

I tried modifying the admin/settings/ticket to add a field to track what release the problem with fixed in, but I gave up after an hour because I couldn't find all the places changes needed to be mad…

doug9forester 3 weeks, 2 days ago
Post: Need an easy way to get the SHA of a checkin from the UI Timeline

There are often times when I need to get the SHA of a version from the UI timeline (merge, diff, ...) but it's very difficult copy it. The problem is that it's a link and if you get anywhere near it …

doug9forester 3 weeks, 3 days ago
Post: What does the executable status for files mean?

When I run `fossil status` or `fossil changes` I get the status executable for most files. I expected something like edited, unknown, etc.. I'm using Fossil 2.28 [52445a27f1] 2026-03-11 11:31:46 UTC,…

coz.eduardo.hernandez 3 weeks, 5 days ago
Post: Ticket + forum

I am aware there are some forum updates going on and it was mentioned the team wasn’t happy with how ticket is working? But I am wondering, is adding forum to the ticket as a field or the same assoc…

peijen 3 weeks, 5 days ago
Post: I managed to compile FNC on Windows

Just a heads up, I looked for a way to split commits at the hunk level under Windows, without needing to create patches, and after some effort I managed to compile fnc. I had to do it under Cygwin …

coz.eduardo.hernandez 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Post: Forum searching extensions

G'day, The new forum system is great and some of my team members have requested extending it in various ways. Noting that we will do the work, and that some of these may be overkill I would like…

PhilMaker 4 weeks ago
Post: Captcha clipping out on mobile

The captcha is too large for a smaller viewport. Is there any reason not to size it dynamically? I've had decent results setting `pre.captcha{ font-size: 1.1vw; }` in `default.css`. Media queries cou…

179536 4 weeks, 1 day ago
Post: Is WAL mode safe and stable to use in Fossil?

SQLite WAL mode is not enabled by default. Is WAL mode safe and stable to use in Fossil? I know there are additional steps to manage the WAL journaling file when the repository database is moved, but…

anonymous 1 month ago
Post: Incorrect FOSSIL_CAPABILITIES for "nobody"

Fossil CGI extensions never receive the `FOSSIL_CAPABILITIES` for "nobody" because `fullcap()` always adds "anonymous" caps. <https://fossil-scm.org/home/info?name=ba1285ef63&ln=269-271>

179536 1 month ago
Post: Minor documentation error

In the [Wiki in Fossil article][1] (emphasis added): > Each wiki page has its own revision history which is independent of the sequence of **check-ins (check-ins)**. Apparently the result of a…

ben_linskey 1 month ago

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