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Re: [PATCH] instaweb: if no httpd is specified and lighttpd doesn't exist, fall back on apache2.

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
May 11, 2008, 17:46 UTC
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nathan spindel <nathans@gmail.com> writes:
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> I am apathetic about which web servers are preferred, I would just
> like to see git-instaweb work well on Mac OS X.  Kevin Ballard's
> suggestion was to fall back on apache2.
>
> We could also modify the default to use [lighttpd, webrick, apache2]
> in that order (whichever is available). Would the community prefer
> that approach?

I think apache is the most well known and widely used among the three, and find Kevin's suggestion sensible.

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Message 11 of 11 in “instaweb: if no httpd is specified and lighttpd doesn't exist, fall back on apache2.”
  1. instaweb: if no httpd is specified and lighttpd doesn't exist, fall back on apache2.nathan spindel, May 11, 2008
  2. instaweb: make it compatible with Mac OS X 10.5's apache installation.nathan spindel, May 11, 2008
  3. Documentation/git-instaweb.txt: Updated defaults to match my last two git-instaweb.sh changesnathan spindel, May 11, 2008
  4. Junio C HamanoMay 11, 2008
  5. nathan spindelMay 11, 2008
  6. Junio C HamanoMay 11, 2008
  7. nathan spindelMay 11, 2008
  8. nathan spindelMay 11, 2008
  9. David SymondsMay 11, 2008
  10. nathan spindelMay 11, 2008
  11. Junio C HamanoMay 11, 2008

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