Re: [PATCH] git-instaweb: fix mod_perl detection for apache2

From: Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>
Date: Aug 10, 2009, 08:55 UTC
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:

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> Mark A Rada <marada@uwaterloo.ca> writes:
> 
> > The script was looking for something that matched the '^our $gitbin'
> > regex, which no longer exists in gitweb.cgi.
> >
> > Now it looks for 'MOD_PERL', which should be on the line that checks
> > to see if the script is running in a mod_perl environment.
> 
> Thanks.  That sounds like an ancient bug that in turn perhaps suggests
> nobody uses instaweb.  Will apply to 'maint'..

Hmmm... taking a peek at current "Git User's Survey 2009" results http://www.survs.com/shareResults?survey=2PIMZGU0&rndm=678J66QRA2

11. What Git interfaces, implementations, frontends and tools do you
    use?

    git-instaweb  	3%  	77 / 2712

16. How often do you use the following forms of git commands or extra
    git tools?

    git instaweb 
      never:     1983 - 79%
      rarely:     208 -  8%
      sometimes:   50 -  2% 	
      often:        9 -  0%

    Total respondents  	 2506

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Jakub Narebski
Poland
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