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@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@ - - cgit - cgi for git - - -This is an attempt to create a fast web interface for the git scm, using a -builtin cache to decrease server io-pressure. - - -Installation - -$ $EDITOR Makefile -$ make -$ sudo make install - -Note: cgit requires the git and xdiff libraries. Currently, the makefile -expects these files to be found in '../git/libgit.a' and '../git/xdiff/lib.a', -where they will be if you have built git from source in a parallell directory. - - -Runtime configuration - -The file /etc/cgitrc is read by cgit before handling a request. A template -cgitrc is shipped with the sources, and all parameters and default values -can be found in this file. - - -The cache - -When cgit is invoked it looks for a cachefile matching the request and -returns it to the client. If no such cachefile exist (or if it has expired), -the content for the request is written into the proper cachefile before the -file is returned. - -If the cachefile has expired but cgit is unable to obtain a lock for it, the -stale cachefile is returned to the client. This is done to favour page -throughput over page freshness. - -The generated content contains the complete response to the client, including -the http-headers "Modified" and "Expires". |