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[PATCH v5 19/28] http-backend: add example for gitweb on same URL

From
Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
Date
Oct 31, 2009, 00:47 UTC
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From: Mark Lodato <lodatom@gmail.com>

In the git-http-backend documentation, add an example of how to set up gitweb and git-http-backend on the same URL by using a series of mod_alias commands.

Signed-off-by: Mark Lodato <lodatom@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
---
 Documentation/git-http-backend.txt |   33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-http-backend.txt b/Documentation/git-http-backend.txt
index e67519d..2989c9f 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-http-backend.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-http-backend.txt
@@ -88,6 +88,23 @@ directive around the repository, or one of its parent directories:
 	...
 </Location>
 ----------------------------------------------------------------
++
+To serve gitweb at the same url, use a ScriptAliasMatch to only
+those URLs that 'git-http-backend' can handle, and forward the
+rest to gitweb:
++
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+ScriptAliasMatch \
+	"(?x)^/git/(.*/(HEAD | \
+			info/refs | \
+			objects/(info/[^/]+ | \
+				 [0-9a-f]{2}/[0-9a-f]{38} | \
+				 pack/pack-[0-9a-f]{40}\.(pack|idx)) | \
+			git-(upload|receive)-pack))$" \
+	/usr/libexec/git-core/git-http-backend/$1
+
+ScriptAlias /git/ /var/www/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi/
+----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 Accelerated static Apache 2.x::
 	Similar to the above, but Apache can be used to return static
@@ -102,6 +119,22 @@ AliasMatch ^/git/(.*/objects/[0-9a-f]{2}/[0-9a-f]{38})$          /var/www/git/$1
 AliasMatch ^/git/(.*/objects/pack/pack-[0-9a-f]{40}.(pack|idx))$ /var/www/git/$1
 ScriptAlias /git/ /usr/libexec/git-core/git-http-backend/
 ----------------------------------------------------------------
++
+This can be combined with the gitweb configuration:
++
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+SetEnv GIT_PROJECT_ROOT /var/www/git
+
+AliasMatch ^/git/(.*/objects/[0-9a-f]{2}/[0-9a-f]{38})$          /var/www/git/$1
+AliasMatch ^/git/(.*/objects/pack/pack-[0-9a-f]{40}.(pack|idx))$ /var/www/git/$1
+ScriptAliasMatch \
+	"(?x)^/git/(.*/(HEAD | \
+			info/refs | \
+			objects/info/[^/]+ | \
+			git-(upload|receive)-pack))$" \
+	/usr/libexec/git-core/git-http-backend/$1
+ScriptAlias /git/ /var/www/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi/
+----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 ENVIRONMENT

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  1. 00/28 Return of smart HTTPShawn O. Pearce, Oct 31, 2009
  2. 00/28 interdiff to v4Shawn O. Pearce, Oct 31, 2009
  3. 01/28 http-push: fix check condition on http.c::finish_http_pack_request()Shawn O. Pearce, Oct 31, 2009
  4. 02/28 pkt-line: Add strbuf based functionsShawn O. Pearce, Oct 31, 2009
  5. 03/28 pkt-line: Make packet_read_line easier to debugShawn O. Pearce, Oct 31, 2009
  6. 04/28 fetch-pack: Use a strbuf to compose the want listShawn O. Pearce, Oct 31, 2009
  7. 05/28 Move "get_ack()" back to fetch-packShawn O. Pearce, Oct 31, 2009
  8. 06/28 Add multi_ack_detailed capability to fetch-pack/upload-packShawn O. Pearce, Oct 31, 2009
  9. 07/28 remote-curl: Refactor walker initializationShawn O. Pearce, Oct 31, 2009
  10. 08/28 fetch: Allow transport -v -v -v to set verbosity to 3Shawn O. Pearce, Oct 31, 2009
  11. 09/28 remote-helpers: Fetch more than one ref in a batchShawn O. Pearce, Oct 31, 2009
  12. 10/28 remote-helpers: Support custom transport optionsShawn O. Pearce, Oct 31, 2009
  13. 11/28 Move WebDAV HTTP push under remote-curlShawn O. Pearce, Oct 31, 2009
  14. 12/28 remote-helpers: return successfully if everything up-to-dateShawn O. Pearce, Oct 31, 2009
  15. 13/28 Git-aware CGI to provide dumb HTTP transportShawn O. Pearce, Oct 31, 2009
  16. 14/28 Add stateless RPC options to upload-pack, receive-packShawn O. Pearce, Oct 31, 2009
  17. 15/28 Smart fetch and push over HTTP: server sideShawn O. Pearce, Oct 31, 2009
  18. 16/28 http-backend: add GIT_PROJECT_ROOT environment varShawn O. Pearce, Oct 31, 2009
  19. 17/28 http-backend: reword some documentationShawn O. Pearce, Oct 31, 2009
  20. 18/28 http-backend: use mod_alias instead of mod_rewriteShawn O. Pearce, Oct 31, 2009
  21. 19/28 http-backend: add example for gitweb on same URLShawn O. Pearce, Oct 31, 2009
  22. 20/28 http-backend: more explict LocationMatchShawn O. Pearce, Oct 31, 2009
  23. 21/28 Discover refs via smart HTTP server when availableShawn O. Pearce, Oct 31, 2009
  24. 22/28 Smart push over HTTP: client sideShawn O. Pearce, Oct 31, 2009
  25. 23/28 Smart fetch over HTTP: client sideShawn O. Pearce, Oct 31, 2009
  26. 24/28 Smart HTTP fetch: gzip requestsShawn O. Pearce, Oct 31, 2009
  27. 25/28 t5540-http-push: remove redundant fetchesShawn O. Pearce, Oct 31, 2009
  28. 26/28 set httpd port before sourcing lib-httpdShawn O. Pearce, Oct 31, 2009
  29. 27/28 http tests: use /dumb/ URL prefixShawn O. Pearce, Oct 31, 2009
  30. Tay Ray ChuanNov 1, 2009
  31. 28/28 test smart http fetch and pushShawn O. Pearce, Oct 31, 2009

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