+cgit - CGI for Git
+==================
- cgit - cgi for git
+This is an attempt to create a fast web interface for the Git SCM, using a
+built-in cache to decrease server I/O pressure.
+Installation
+------------
-This is an attempt to create a fast web interface for the git scm, using a
-builtin cache to decrease server io-pressure.
-
+Building cgit involves building a proper version of Git. How to do this
+depends on how you obtained the cgit sources:
-Installation
+a) If you're working in a cloned cgit repository, you first need to
+initialize and update the Git submodule:
- $ make
- $ su
- $ make install
+ $ git submodule init # register the Git submodule in .git/config
+ $ $EDITOR .git/config # if you want to specify a different url for git
+ $ git submodule update # clone/fetch and checkout correct git version
-This will install cgit.cgi and cgit.css into "/var/www/htdocs/cgit".
+b) If you're building from a cgit tarball, you can download a proper git
+version like this:
-Note: The initial "make" will create a submodule 'git' and clone the git
-repository at git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git in it. If you
-already have a local git git repository that you want to use as origin
-for the submodule, run
+ $ make get-git
- $ git clone -s <path-to-git-repo> git
- $ ./submodules.sh -u
+When either a) or b) has been performed, you can build and install cgit like
+this:
-before running "make".
+ $ make
+ $ sudo make install
+This will install `cgit.cgi` and `cgit.css` into `/var/www/htdocs/cgit`. You
+can configure this location (and a few other things) by providing a `cgit.conf`
+file (see the Makefile for details).
Dependencies
+------------
- -git (1.5.2-rc0 or newer, due to git submodule) installed
- -zip lib
- -crypto lib
- -openssl lib
-
+* libzip
+* libcrypto (OpenSSL)
+* libssl (OpenSSL)
+* optional: luajit or lua
Apache configuration
+--------------------
-A new Directory-section must probably be added for cgit, possibly something
+A new `Directory` section must probably be added for cgit, possibly something
like this:
- <Directory "/var/www/htdocs/cgit/">
- AllowOverride None
- Options ExecCGI
- Order allow,deny
- Allow from all
- </Directory>
+ <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 file `/etc/cgitrc` is read by cgit before handling a request. In addition
+to runtime parameters, this file may also contain a list of repositories
+displayed by cgit (see `cgitrc.5.txt` for further details).
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
+When cgit is invoked it looks for a cache file matching the request and
+returns it to the client. If no such cache file exists (or if it has expired),
+the content for the request is written into the proper cache file 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
+If the cache file has expired but cgit is unable to obtain a lock for it, the
+stale cache file 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".
-
-
-The mis(sing) features
+the HTTP headers `Modified` and `Expires`.
-Submodule links in the directory listing page have a fixed format per
-repository. This should probably be extended to a generic map between
-submodule path and url.
+Online presence
+---------------
+* The cgit homepage is hosted by cgit at <http://git.zx2c4.com/cgit/about/>
-The end.
+* Patches, bug reports, discussions and support should go to the cgit
+ mailing list: <cgit@lists.zx2c4.com>. To sign up, visit
+ <http://lists.zx2c4.com/mailman/listinfo/cgit>
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