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@@ -1,55 +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 - - $ make gitsrc=<path> - $ su - $ make prefix=<path> install - - -Default value for gitsrc is "../git", and this directory should contain the -git sources. - -Default value for prefix is "/var/www/htdocs/cgit". This directory will -contain "cgit.cgi" and "cgit.css" after 'make install'. - -After installation, httpd.conf probably must be updated with a Directory- -section for cgit, possibly something like this: - - <Directory "/var/www/htdocs/cgit/"> - AllowOverride None - Options ExecCGI - Order allow,deny - Allow from all - </Directory> - - -Runtime configuration - -The file /etc/cgitrc is read by cgit before handling a request. In addition -to runtime parameters, this file also contains a list of the repositories -displayed by cgit. - -A template cgitrc is shipped with the sources, and all parameters and default -values are documented 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". |