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Re: [RFD] Gitweb: Source configuration from file separate from the CGI script

From
Todd Zullinger <tmz@pobox.com>
Date
Mar 18, 2011, 14:51 UTC
Message-ID
<20110318145147.GA26236@inocybe.localdomain>
In-Reply-To
<1300457243.12245.13.camel@drew-northup.unet.maine.edu>
Hi Drew,
Drew Northup wrote:
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> At the very least I'm considering making a man page for the
> configuration file. I don't know off-hand how much that will be
> seemingly repetitive of the README, but I suspect I'm not the only
> one who often finds monolithic files tucked away in /usr/share/doc
> (/usr/doc for some systems) a daunting reading prospect
[...]

FWIW, with git-1.7.4.1 in EPEL we now include a commented /etc/gitweb.conf in the package. This wasn't present in the very old 1.5.5.6 we had in EPEL until recently. This config file doesn't list all the available options, but it does point to the README and INSTALL files for further help.

(Also worth noting is that the package was in the epel-testing repository for 3 weeks and was announced on both epel-devel and epel-announce to try and get testing from folks before pushing it stable. Sadly, very few folks do so, and issues are sometimes not caught.)

Sorry if the update caused you trouble.
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  1. Drew NorthupMar 16, 2011
  2. Jonathan NiederMar 16, 2011
  3. Drew NorthupMar 16, 2011
  4. Jakub NarebskiMar 17, 2011
  5. Matt RyanMar 22, 2011
  6. Jakub NarebskiMar 22, 2011
  7. Jakub NarebskiMar 17, 2011
  8. Drew NorthupMar 18, 2011
  9. Todd ZullingerMar 18, 2011
  10. Drew NorthupMar 18, 2011
  11. Todd ZullingerMar 18, 2011
  12. Jonathan NiederMar 18, 2011

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