Re: CGit and repository list

From: Petr Baudis <pasky@suse.cz>
Date: Sep 13, 2008, 19:49 UTC
Message-ID: <20080913194938.GI10360@machine.or.cz>
In-Reply-To: <8c5c35580809121620x2de1828cq498b3709f7b0bd1b@mail.gmail.com>

On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 01:20:50AM +0200, Lars Hjemli wrote:

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> I guess I could add support for something like
> 
>   scan-paths=/pub/git
> 
> in cgitrc (and optionally store the result of the scan as another
> cgitrc-file in the cache directory). Would that improve things for
> you?

Yes, certainly.

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> > Unfortunately, the recommended RewriteRule is not working - it does not
> > play well together with query parameters cgit is using, so e.g. browsing
> > past commits does not work. What RewriteRule should I use instead?
> 
> On hjemli.net I used to specify "virtual-root=/git" in cgitrc combined
> with this rule in /etc/apache/httpd.conf
> 
>   RewriteRule ^/git/(.*)$   /cgit/cgit.cgi?url=$1  [L,QSA]

Ah, I see - sorry. I forgot the [L,QSA] part.

I wonder why

	http://repo.or.cz/c/libc.git/

has such a funny-looking summary page.

Let me know if you want me to update cgit there sometime. In the next days I will add some means for switching between cgit and gitweb views.

P.S.: Johan - I discovered the cause of my problems - .strip() is totally inappropriate string method to call here, it takes a _set_ of characters.

-- 
				Petr "Pasky" Baudis
The next generation of interesting software will be done
on the Macintosh, not the IBM PC.  -- Bill Gates