b4 send fails with "no configs found"
Tan Siewert <[email protected]> Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:50:39 +0200
| Newsgroups | org.kernel.linux.tools |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
Hi Team, I've been trying to use b4 on my personal system and can't send any messages via msmtp / my sendemail identities, because it falls back to B4 relay although I haven't set anything for that in this regards. Version stats: - b4: commit `1af191c5e` (I'm running on master) - git: 2.54.0 - Python: 3.14.6 - OS: macOS with nix-darwin When sending a preview series from branch `ts-x470d4u` (added to tracking when I migrated to b4) to myself I get this: ``` ((venv-linux) ) linux git:(ts-x470d4u) b4 -d send --preview-to [email protected] Running git --no-pager rev-parse --show-toplevel Running git --no-pager --git-dir /Volumes/Git/git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux/.git config -z --get-regexp b4\..* Running git --no-pager --git-dir /Volumes/Git/git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux/.git config -z --get-regexp gpg\..* Running git --no-pager config -z --get-regexp user\..* Running git --no-pager config -z --get-regexp sendemail\.[^.]+$ Running git --no-pager config -z --get-regexp sendemail\.private\..* Using values from sendemail.private Running git --no-pager symbolic-ref -q HEAD Running git --no-pager symbolic-ref -q HEAD Running git --no-pager config -z --get-regexp branch\.ts-x470d4u\..* Got strategy=commit from branch-config Looking for the cover letter commit with magic marker "--- b4-submit-tracking ---" Running git --no-pager log --no-abbrev-commit --grep --- b4-submit-tracking --- -F --pretty=oneline --max-count=1 --since=1.year --no-mailmap [email protected] ts-x470d4u -- Cover commit found in cb886acf5915184577aa216d3735731dfb4f8669 Running git --no-pager symbolic-ref -q HEAD Running git --no-pager config -z --get-regexp branch\.ts-x470d4u\..* Got strategy=commit from branch-config Looking for the cover letter commit with magic marker "--- b4-submit-tracking ---" Running git --no-pager symbolic-ref -q HEAD Running git --no-pager log --no-abbrev-commit --grep --- b4-submit-tracking --- -F --pretty=oneline --max-count=1 --since=1.year --no-mailmap [email protected] ts-x470d4u -- Cover commit found in cb886acf5915184577aa216d3735731dfb4f8669 Running git --no-pager show -s --format=%B cb886acf5915184577aa216d3735731dfb4f8669 tracking data: {'series': {'revision': 3, 'change-id': '20251017-ts-x470d4u-54b9e98e4333', 'prefixes': [], 'prerequisites': []}} Running git --no-pager status --porcelain=v1 --untracked-files=no Running git --no-pager symbolic-ref -q HEAD Running git --no-pager config -z --get-regexp branch\.ts-x470d4u\..* Got strategy=commit from branch-config Looking for the cover letter commit with magic marker "--- b4-submit-tracking ---" Running git --no-pager symbolic-ref -q HEAD Running git --no-pager log --no-abbrev-commit --grep --- b4-submit-tracking --- -F --pretty=oneline --max-count=1 --since=1.year --no-mailmap [email protected] ts-x470d4u -- Cover commit found in cb886acf5915184577aa216d3735731dfb4f8669 Running git --no-pager show -s --format=%B cb886acf5915184577aa216d3735731dfb4f8669 tracking data: {'series': {'revision': 3, 'change-id': '20251017-ts-x470d4u-54b9e98e4333', 'prefixes': [], 'prerequisites': []}} Running git --no-pager symbolic-ref -q HEAD Running git --no-pager config -z --get-regexp branch\.ts-x470d4u\..* Got strategy=commit from branch-config Looking for the cover letter commit with magic marker "--- b4-submit-tracking ---" Running git --no-pager log --no-abbrev-commit --grep --- b4-submit-tracking --- -F --pretty=oneline --max-count=1 --since=1.year --no-mailmap [email protected] ts-x470d4u -- Cover commit found in cb886acf5915184577aa216d3735731dfb4f8669 Running git --no-pager config -z --get-regexp branch\.ts-x470d4u\..* Got strategy=commit from branch-config Running git --no-pager rev-parse cb886acf5915184577aa216d3735731dfb4f8669~1 Running git --no-pager rev-parse ts-x470d4u Running git --no-pager symbolic-ref -q HEAD Running git --no-pager config -z --get-regexp branch\.ts-x470d4u\..* Got strategy=commit from branch-config Looking for the cover letter commit with magic marker "--- b4-submit-tracking ---" Running git --no-pager symbolic-ref -q HEAD Running git --no-pager log --no-abbrev-commit --grep --- b4-submit-tracking --- -F --pretty=oneline --max-count=1 --since=1.year --no-mailmap [email protected] ts-x470d4u -- Cover commit found in cb886acf5915184577aa216d3735731dfb4f8669 Running git --no-pager rev-list --no-merges --reverse cb886acf5915184577aa216d3735731dfb4f8669..a07407dee77159d6c92881fc225ea8e50c16e5c6 Running git --no-pager version showargs=['--format=email', '--binary', '--patch-with-stat', '--encoding=utf-8', '--find-renames', '--default-prefix', '--no-mailmap'] Running git --no-pager show --format=email --binary --patch-with-stat --encoding=utf-8 --find-renames --default-prefix --no-mailmap 26a5545dae4ef8389d875813d9d1dd1b3993b4f3 Running git --no-pager version showargs=['--format=email', '--binary', '--patch-with-stat', '--encoding=utf-8', '--find-renames', '--default-prefix', '--no-mailmap'] Running git --no-pager show --format=email --binary --patch-with-stat --encoding=utf-8 --find-renames --default-prefix --no-mailmap a07407dee77159d6c92881fc225ea8e50c16e5c6 Running git --no-pager --version [PATCH PREVIEW v3 1/2] dt-bindings: arm: aspeed: add ASRock X470D4U BMC [PATCH PREVIEW v3 2/2] ARM: dts: aspeed: add asrock x470d4u bmc Running git --no-pager symbolic-ref -q HEAD Running git --no-pager config -z --get-regexp branch\.ts-x470d4u\..* Got strategy=commit from branch-config Running git --no-pager rev-parse cb886acf5915184577aa216d3735731dfb4f8669~1 Running git --no-pager rev-parse ts-x470d4u Running git --no-pager shortlog cb886acf5915184577aa216d3735731dfb4f8669..a07407dee77159d6c92881fc225ea8e50c16e5c6 Running git --no-pager diff --stat cb886acf5915184577aa216d3735731dfb4f8669..a07407dee77159d6c92881fc225ea8e50c16e5c6 Running git --no-pager log --no-abbrev-commit --oneline cb886acf5915184577aa216d3735731dfb4f8669..a07407dee77159d6c92881fc225ea8e50c16e5c6 Converted the branch to 3 messages Running git --no-pager version Translating aliases via git send-email Checking if [email protected] is mailmap-replaced Running git --no-pager check-mailmap <[email protected]> allto: [('', '[email protected]')] alldests: {'[email protected]'} Endpoint does not start with https, ignoring: Running git --no-pager rev-parse --show-toplevel No sendemail configs found, will use the default web endpoint CRITICAL: cannot use the web endpoint with --preview-to ``` But according to `git config` I do have a profile: ``` ((venv-linux) ) linux git:(ts-x470d4u) git config list credential.helper=osxkeychain commit.gpgsign=false core.excludesfile=~/.gitignore gpg.format=openpgp gpg.openpgp.program=/nix/store/2yvjfckmvvlmcbq4s54fihhmifadgasv-gnupg-2.4.9/bin/gpg sendemail.hetzner.envelopesender=auto sendemail.hetzner.from=Tan Siewert <[email protected]> sendemail.hetzner.sendmailcmd=/nix/store/ackfnzlkwbxvq5if1mr309hlx5s9gkjd-msmtp-1.8.32/bin/msmtp sendemail.private.envelopesender=auto sendemail.private.from=Tan Siewert <[email protected]> sendemail.private.sendmailcmd=/nix/store/ackfnzlkwbxvq5if1mr309hlx5s9gkjd-msmtp-1.8.32/bin/msmtp tag.gpgsign=false [email protected] user.name=Tan Siewert core.excludesfile=/Users/toms/.gitignore diff.ansible-vault.textconv=ansible-vault view diff.sops.textconv=sops -d filter.lfs.clean=git-lfs clean -- %f filter.lfs.smudge=git-lfs smudge -- %f filter.lfs.process=git-lfs filter-process filter.lfs.required=true init.defaultbranch=main patatt.signingkey=ed25519:20260731 patatt.selector=20260731 b4.sendemail-identity=private core.repositoryformatversion=0 core.filemode=true core.bare=false core.logallrefupdates=true core.precomposeunicode=true remote.origin.url=https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git remote.origin.fetch=+refs/heads/master:refs/remotes/origin/master branch.master.remote=origin branch.master.merge=refs/heads/master remote.bmc-tree.url=https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bmc/linux.git remote.bmc-tree.fetch=+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/bmc-tree/* branch.ts-x470d4u.b4-prep-cover-strategy=commit branch.bmc-tree/next.remote=bmc-tree branch.bmc-tree/next.merge=refs/heads/for-next branch.b4/b650d4u.b4-prep-cover-strategy=commit [email protected]:openbmc/linux.git remote.openbmc.fetch=+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/openbmc/* branch.dev-6.18.remote=openbmc branch.dev-6.18.merge=refs/heads/dev-6.18 ``` I've also tried to remove `b4.sendemail-identity` and the whole identity config, but it always tells me that I don't have any sendemail configs. Running the commands manually also returns something: ``` ((venv-linux) ) linux git:(ts-x470d4u) git --no-pager config -z --get-regexp 'sendemail\.private\..*' sendemail.private.envelopesender autosendemail.private.from Tan Siewert <[email protected]>sendemail.private.sendmailcmd /nix/store/ackfnzlkwbxvq5if1mr309hlx5s9gkjd-msmtp-1.8.32/bin/msmtp% ``` I've also tried to find the issue myself by checking the code, but I don't see why apparently `sconfig.get('smtpserver')` fails. Any advice for debugging the issue is highly appreciated. Cheers, Tan (they/she)