Re: CGit and repository list

From: Petr Baudis <pasky@suse.cz>
Date: Sep 12, 2008, 16:05 UTC
Message-ID: <20080912160538.GB10360@machine.or.cz>
In-Reply-To: <200809121754.30277.jnareb@gmail.com>

On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 05:54:29PM +0200, Jakub Narebski wrote:

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> Petr Baudis wrote:
> > On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 04:36:11PM +0200, Lars Hjemli wrote:
> > >
> > > <plug>
> > > Current cgit also allows cloning over http using the same url as for
> > > browsing the repo, i.e. you may
> > > 
> > >   $ git clone http://hjemli.net/git/cgit
> > > 
> > > This has one advantage over just publishing the repo; you don't have
> > > to run `git-update-server-info` (thanks to the work done by Shawn O.
> > > Pearce on git-http-backend, which is shamelessly reimplemented in
> > > cgit).
> > > </plug>
> > 
> >   this finally tripped me over and I wanted to quickly add cgit as an
> > alternate viewing interface at repo.or.cz. [...]
> 
> Or you can wait a little while for "smart" HTTP server, which I guess
> also generates automatically or/and on the fly objects/info/packs and
> info/refs required by "dumb" protocols clients (including old HTTP
> clients).

It is more like that this prodded me to have a look at cgit again, think of it and realize that it should be pretty easy for me to add cgit to repo.or.cz. This is just a bonus. :-)

I have already mailed Shawn immediately after the original proposal was posted that I'm willing to put this up on repo.or.cz as soon as something tangible is ready.

> P.S. Could you please gather some statistics to compare the period
> before and after installing "smart" HTTP server (and after smart
> clients became widespread).

What kind of statistics?

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				Petr "Pasky" Baudis
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on the Macintosh, not the IBM PC.  -- Bill Gates