From: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2006 20:01:33 GMT
Subject: Re: Gitweb - caching
Message-ID: <4598171D.2040002@garzik.org>
In-Reply-To: <20061231174123.GI6558@localhost>

Robert Fitzsimons wrote:
>> Thoughts or comments are welcome.
> 
> Interesting work, John.  Some initial comments:
> 
> * It's a very intrusive set of changes.
> * An infinite expiry date isn't valid for all pages.
> * The other HTTP headers can change depending on the page returned.
> * A single cache directory is going to have problems as the number of
>   cached files grows.
> 
> What are the benefits of doing this inside of gitweb instead of using
> something like mod_cache or mod_perl handlers?

Or wrapping the gitweb output inside cgicache:
http://linux.yyz.us/projects.html

	Jeff