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cgit - CGI for Git
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This is an attempt to create a fast web interface for the Git SCM, using a
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built-in cache to decrease server I/O pressure.
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Installation
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------------
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Building cgit involves building a proper version of Git. How to do this
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depends on how you obtained the cgit sources:
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a) If you're working in a cloned cgit repository, you first need to
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initialize and update the Git submodule:
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$ git submodule init # register the Git submodule in .git/config
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$ $EDITOR .git/config # if you want to specify a different url for git
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$ git submodule update # clone/fetch and checkout correct git version
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b) If you're building from a cgit tarball, you can download a proper git
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version like this:
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$ make get-git
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When either a) or b) has been performed, you can build and install cgit like
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this:
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$ make
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$ sudo make install
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This will install `cgit.cgi` and `cgit.css` into `/var/www/htdocs/cgit`. You
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can configure this location (and a few other things) by providing a `cgit.conf`
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file (see the Makefile for details).
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Dependencies
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------------
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* git 1.7.4
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* zip lib
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* crypto lib
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* openssl lib
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Apache configuration
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--------------------
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A new `Directory` section must probably be added for cgit, possibly something
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like this:
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<Directory "/var/www/htdocs/cgit/">
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AllowOverride None
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Options +ExecCGI
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Order allow,deny
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Allow from all
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</Directory>
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Runtime configuration
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---------------------
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The file `/etc/cgitrc` is read by cgit before handling a request. In addition
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to runtime parameters, this file may also contain a list of repositories
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displayed by cgit (see `cgitrc.5.txt` for further details).
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The cache
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---------
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When cgit is invoked it looks for a cache file matching the request and
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returns it to the client. If no such cache file exists (or if it has expired),
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the content for the request is written into the proper cache file before the
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file is returned.
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If the cache file has expired but cgit is unable to obtain a lock for it, the
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stale cache file is returned to the client. This is done to favour page
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throughput over page freshness.
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The generated content contains the complete response to the client, including
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the HTTP headers `Modified` and `Expires`.
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Online presence
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---------------
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* The cgit homepage is hosted by cgit at <http://git.zx2c4.com/cgit/about/>
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* Patches, bug reports, discussions and support should go to the cgit
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mailing list: <cgit@lists.zx2c4.com>. To sign up, visit
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<http://lists.zx2c4.com/mailman/listinfo/cgit>
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