# gitweb.cgi in C 12 messages from 2005-12-08 to 2005-12-09. Participants: Majkls, Kay Sievers, Ryan Anderson, Johannes Schindelin, Petr Baudis, Junio C Hamano, H. Peter Anvin, Andreas Ericsson, Randal L. Schwartz. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/2778 ## Kay Sievers, 2005-12-08 18:55 Subject: Re: gitweb.cgi in C Message-ID: <20051208185503.GA16258@vrfy.org> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20051208185503.GA16258%40vrfy.org In-Reply-To: <43988299.4090101@tiscali.cz> ``` On Thu, Dec 08, 2005 at 07:59:37PM +0100, Majkls wrote: > What do you think about gitweb.cgi in C? It's horribly stupid, I think. :) Kay ``` ## Majkls, 2005-12-08 18:59 Subject: gitweb.cgi in C Message-ID: <43988299.4090101@tiscali.cz> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/43988299.4090101%40tiscali.cz ``` What do you think about gitweb.cgi in C? -- Miloslav "Majkls" Semler ``` ## Ryan Anderson, 2005-12-08 19:46 Subject: Re: gitweb.cgi in C Message-ID: <20051208194656.GA25345@mythryan2.michonline.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20051208194656.GA25345%40mythryan2.michonline.com In-Reply-To: <43988299.4090101@tiscali.cz> ``` On Thu, Dec 08, 2005 at 07:59:37PM +0100, Majkls wrote: > What do you think about gitweb.cgi in C? I've seen CGI programs in C before. I don't recommend it. I think it will give most security people nightmares, heh. -- Ryan Anderson sometimes Pug Majere ``` ## Johannes Schindelin, 2005-12-08 19:51 Subject: Re: gitweb.cgi in C Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/Pine.LNX.4.63.0512082051220.28628%40wbgn013.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de In-Reply-To: <20051208185503.GA16258@vrfy.org> ``` Hi, On Thu, 8 Dec 2005, Kay Sievers wrote: > On Thu, Dec 08, 2005 at 07:59:37PM +0100, Majkls wrote: > > What do you think about gitweb.cgi in C? > > It's horribly stupid, I think. :) It is as stupid as you make it :-) Ciao, Dscho ``` ## Petr Baudis, 2005-12-08 22:27 Subject: Re: gitweb.cgi in C Message-ID: <20051208222759.GO22159@pasky.or.cz> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20051208222759.GO22159%40pasky.or.cz In-Reply-To: <43988299.4090101@tiscali.cz> ``` Dear diary, on Thu, Dec 08, 2005 at 07:59:37PM CET, I got a letter where Majkls said that... > What do you think about gitweb.cgi in C? To add to the collective dismay - why bother? -- Petr "Pasky" Baudis Stuff: http://pasky.or.cz/ VI has two modes: the one in which it beeps and the one in which it doesn't. ``` ## Junio C Hamano, 2005-12-08 22:35 Subject: Re: gitweb.cgi in C Message-ID: <7vfyp3b4ki.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/7vfyp3b4ki.fsf%40assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net In-Reply-To: <20051208222759.GO22159@pasky.or.cz> ``` Petr Baudis writes: > Dear diary, on Thu, Dec 08, 2005 at 07:59:37PM CET, I got a letter > where Majkls said that... >> What do you think about gitweb.cgi in C? > > To add to the collective dismay - why bother? It _might_ make sense to do gitweb using libified git Smurf is working on, in order to reduce forks and execs, but that is mostly independent of rewriting that in C. ``` ## H. Peter Anvin, 2005-12-08 22:39 Subject: Re: gitweb.cgi in C Message-ID: <4398B636.3010900@zytor.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/4398B636.3010900%40zytor.com In-Reply-To: <43988299.4090101@tiscali.cz> ``` Majkls wrote: > What do you think about gitweb.cgi in C? I guess you could implement and benchmark it and see how much faster it is. -hpa ``` ## Petr Baudis, 2005-12-08 22:46 Subject: Re: gitweb.cgi in C Message-ID: <20051208224626.GP22159@pasky.or.cz> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20051208224626.GP22159%40pasky.or.cz In-Reply-To: <7vfyp3b4ki.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> ``` Dear diary, on Thu, Dec 08, 2005 at 11:35:09PM CET, I got a letter where Junio C Hamano said that... > Petr Baudis writes: > > > Dear diary, on Thu, Dec 08, 2005 at 07:59:37PM CET, I got a letter > > where Majkls said that... > >> What do you think about gitweb.cgi in C? > > > > To add to the collective dismay - why bother? > > It _might_ make sense to do gitweb using libified git Smurf is > working on, in order to reduce forks and execs, but that is > mostly independent of rewriting that in C. I'd see having Perl XS for libgit as something much more sensible. And you could do cute porcelain stuff with that as well. -- Petr "Pasky" Baudis Stuff: http://pasky.or.cz/ VI has two modes: the one in which it beeps and the one in which it doesn't. ``` ## Andreas Ericsson, 2005-12-08 22:48 Subject: Re: gitweb.cgi in C Message-ID: <4398B836.8090709@op5.se> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/4398B836.8090709%40op5.se In-Reply-To: <7vfyp3b4ki.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> ``` Junio C Hamano wrote: > Petr Baudis writes: > > >>Dear diary, on Thu, Dec 08, 2005 at 07:59:37PM CET, I got a letter >>where Majkls said that... >> >>>What do you think about gitweb.cgi in C? >> >>To add to the collective dismay - why bother? > > > It _might_ make sense to do gitweb using libified git Smurf is > working on, in order to reduce forks and execs, but that is > mostly independent of rewriting that in C. > In that case it would be better and way cooler to have mod_git for Apache. -- Andreas Ericsson andreas.ericsson@op5.se OP5 AB www.op5.se Tel: +46 8-230225 Fax: +46 8-230231 ``` ## Junio C Hamano, 2005-12-09 00:42 Subject: Re: gitweb.cgi in C Message-ID: <7vhd9j9k3e.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/7vhd9j9k3e.fsf%40assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net In-Reply-To: <20051208224626.GP22159@pasky.or.cz> ``` Petr Baudis writes: >> It _might_ make sense to do gitweb using libified git Smurf is >> working on, in order to reduce forks and execs, but that is >> mostly independent of rewriting that in C. > > I'd see having Perl XS for libgit as something much more sensible. And > you could do cute porcelain stuff with that as well. Yes, that is exactly what I meant by what Smurf is working on -- libified git with Pyrex. ``` ## Randal L. Schwartz, 2005-12-09 04:42 Subject: Re: gitweb.cgi in C Message-ID: <86irtyank4.fsf@blue.stonehenge.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/86irtyank4.fsf%40blue.stonehenge.com In-Reply-To: <7vhd9j9k3e.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> ``` >>>>> "Junio" == Junio C Hamano writes: >> I'd see having Perl XS for libgit as something much more sensible. And >> you could do cute porcelain stuff with that as well. Junio> Yes, that is exactly what I meant by what Smurf is working on -- Junio> libified git with Pyrex. Pyrex? not XS? I'd like to see Perl "use Git;". :) -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 Perl/Unix/security consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. See PerlTraining.Stonehenge.com for onsite and open-enrollment Perl training! ``` ## Junio C Hamano, 2005-12-09 07:33 Subject: Re: gitweb.cgi in C Message-ID: <7vhd9i9124.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/7vhd9i9124.fsf%40assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net In-Reply-To: <86irtyank4.fsf@blue.stonehenge.com> ``` merlyn@stonehenge.com (Randal L. Schwartz) writes: >>>>>> "Junio" == Junio C Hamano writes: > > Junio> Yes, that is exactly what I meant by what Smurf is working on -- > Junio> libified git with Pyrex. > > Pyrex? not XS? I'd like to see Perl "use Git;". :) OK, for the record I should mention that I first suggested using Swig, to be neutral across perl/python/tcl. BTW, this list is merely alphabetical not suggesting the order of my preference ;-). ```