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2 | cgit - cgi for git |
2 | cgit - cgi for git |
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5 | This is an attempt to create a fast web interface for the git scm, using a |
5 | This is an attempt to create a fast web interface for the git scm, using a |
6 | builtin cache to decrease server io-pressure. |
6 | builtin cache to decrease server io-pressure. |
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9 | Installation |
9 | Installation |
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11 | $ make |
11 | Building cgit involves building a proper version of git. How to do this |
12 | $ su |
12 | depends on how you obtained the cgit sources: |
13 | $ make install |
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14 | a) If you're working in a cloned cgit repository, you first need to |
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15 | initialize and update the git submodule: |
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17 | $ git submodule init # register the git submodule in .git/config |
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18 | $ $EDITOR .git/config # if you want to specify a different url for git |
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19 | $ git submodule update # clone/fetch and checkout correct git version |
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21 | b) If you're building from a cgit tarball, you can download a proper git |
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22 | version like this: |
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15 | This will install cgit.cgi and cgit.css into "/var/www/htdocs/cgit". |
24 | $ make get-git |
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17 | Note: The initial "make" will create a submodule 'git' and clone the git |
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18 | repository at git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git in it. If you |
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19 | already have a local git git repository that you want to use as origin |
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20 | for the submodule, run |
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22 | $ git clone -s <path-to-git-repo> git |
27 | When either a) or b) has been performed, you can build and install cgit like |
23 | $ ./submodules.sh -u |
28 | this: |
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25 | before running "make". |
30 | $ make |
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31 | $ sudo make install |
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33 | This will install cgit.cgi and cgit.css into "/var/www/htdocs/cgit". You can |
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34 | configure this location (and a few other things) by providing a "cgit.conf" |
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35 | file (see the Makefile for details). |
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28 | Dependencies |
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30 | -git (1.5.2-rc0 or newer, due to git submodule) installed |
38 | Dependencies: |
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39 | -git 1.5.3 |
31 | -zip lib |
40 | -zip lib |
32 | -crypto lib |
41 | -crypto lib |
33 | -openssl lib |
42 | -openssl lib |
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36 | Apache configuration |
45 | Apache configuration |
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38 | A new Directory-section must probably be added for cgit, possibly something |
47 | A new Directory-section must probably be added for cgit, possibly something |
39 | like this: |
48 | like this: |
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41 | <Directory "/var/www/htdocs/cgit/"> |
50 | <Directory "/var/www/htdocs/cgit/"> |
42 | AllowOverride None |
51 | AllowOverride None |
@@ -62,20 +71,32 @@ When cgit is invoked it looks for a cachefile matching the request and |
62 | returns it to the client. If no such cachefile exist (or if it has expired), |
71 | returns it to the client. If no such cachefile exist (or if it has expired), |
63 | the content for the request is written into the proper cachefile before the |
72 | the content for the request is written into the proper cachefile before the |
64 | file is returned. |
73 | file is returned. |
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66 | If the cachefile has expired but cgit is unable to obtain a lock for it, the |
75 | If the cachefile has expired but cgit is unable to obtain a lock for it, the |
67 | stale cachefile is returned to the client. This is done to favour page |
76 | stale cachefile is returned to the client. This is done to favour page |
68 | throughput over page freshness. |
77 | throughput over page freshness. |
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70 | The generated content contains the complete response to the client, including |
79 | The generated content contains the complete response to the client, including |
71 | the http-headers "Modified" and "Expires". |
80 | the http-headers "Modified" and "Expires". |
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74 | The mis(sing) features |
83 | The missing features |
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85 | * Submodule links in the directory listing page have a fixed format per |
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86 | repository. This should probably be extended to a generic map between |
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87 | submodule path and url. |
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89 | * Branch- and tag-lists in the summary page can get very long, they should |
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90 | probably only show something like the ten "latest modified" branches and |
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91 | a similar number of "most recent" tags. |
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93 | * There should be a new page for browsing refs/heads and refs/tags, with links |
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94 | from the summary page whenever the branch/tag lists overflow. |
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76 | Submodule links in the directory listing page have a fixed format per |
96 | * The log-page should have more/better search options (author, committer, |
77 | repository. This should probably be extended to a generic map between |
97 | pickaxe, paths) and possibly support arbitrary revision specifiers. |
78 | submodule path and url. |
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99 | * A set of test-scripts is required before cgit-1.0 can be released. |
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81 | The end. |
101 | Patches/bugreports/suggestions/comments are always welcome, please feel free |
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102 | to contact the author: hjemli@gmail.com |
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