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+cgit - CGI for Git
+==================

 
 

-                       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.
-
+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
 
 Installation

+------------

 
 

-Building cgit involves building a proper version of git. How to do this
+Building cgit involves building a proper version of Git. How to do this

 depends on how you obtained the cgit sources:
 
 a) If you're working in a cloned cgit repository, you first need to
 depends on how you obtained the cgit sources:
 
 a) If you're working in a cloned cgit repository, you first need to

-initialize and update the git submodule:
+initialize and update the Git submodule:

 
 

-  $ 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
+    $ 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

 
 b) If you're building from a cgit tarball, you can download a proper git
 version like this:
 
 
 b) If you're building from a cgit tarball, you can download a proper git
 version like this:
 

-  $ make get-git
-
+    $ make get-git

 
 When either a) or b) has been performed, you can build and install cgit like
 this:
 
 
 When either a) or b) has been performed, you can build and install cgit like
 this:
 

-  $ make
-  $ sudo make install
+    $ 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"
+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).
 
 file (see the Makefile for details).
 

+If you'd like to compile without Lua support, you may use:
+
+    $ make NO_LUA=1
+
+And if you'd like to specify a Lua implementation, you may use:
+
+    $ make LUA_IMPLEMENTATION=JIT

 
 

-Dependencies:
-  -git 1.7.4
-  -zip lib
-  -crypto lib
-  -openssl lib
+for using the LuaJIT project. Or:

 
 

+    $ make LUA_IMPLEMENTATION=VANILLA
+
+for the mainline Lua project. If you specify neither implementation, it will
+be auto-detected, preferring LuaJIT if both are present.
+
+
+Dependencies
+------------
+
+* libzip
+* libcrypto (OpenSSL)
+* libssl (OpenSSL)
+* optional: luajit or lua

 
 Apache configuration
 
 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:
 
 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
 
 
 Runtime configuration

+---------------------

 
 

-The file /etc/cgitrc is read by cgit before handling a request. In addition
+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
 to runtime parameters, this file may also contain a list of repositories

-displayed by cgit (see cgitrc.5.txt for further details).
-
+displayed by cgit (see `cgitrc.5.txt` for further details).

 
 The cache
 
 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.
 
 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
 throughput over page freshness.
 
 The generated content contains the complete response to the client, including

-the http-headers "Modified" and "Expires".
-
+the HTTP headers `Modified` and `Expires`.

 
 Online presence
 
 Online presence

+---------------

 
 * The cgit homepage is hosted by cgit at <http://git.zx2c4.com/cgit/about/>
 
 
 * The cgit homepage is hosted by cgit at <http://git.zx2c4.com/cgit/about/>
 

-* Patches, bugreports, discussions and support should go to the cgit
+* Patches, bug reports, discussions and support should go to the cgit

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