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                       cgit - cgi for git


This is an attempt to create a fast web interface for the git scm, using a 
frontside cache to decrease server io-pressure.

When cgit is invoked, it looks for a cached page matching the request. If no
such cachefile exist (or it has expired), it is (re)generated. Finally, the
cachefile is returned to the client.

If the cachefile has expired, but cgit is unable to lock the cachefile, the 
client will get the stale cachefile after all. This is done to favour page
throughput over page freshness.

Also, when a cachefile is generated, a few cache-related http-headers are
created: "Modified" is set to current time(2), while "Expires" is set to 
time(2) + <cachefile TTL> * 60 (unless the TTL is negative, in which case it
is read as "60 * 60 * 24 * 365"). This is done to avoid repeated requests for
already visited pages.

The following cache-related options can be set in /etc/cgitrc:

  cache-root=<path>           root directory for cache files
  cache-root-ttl=<min>        TTL for the repo listing page
  cache-repo-ttl=<min>        TTL for repo summary pages
  cache-dynamic-ttl=<min>     TTL for pages with symbolic references
  cache-static-ttl=<min>      TTL for pages with sha1 references

The cachefiles are split into different directories, based on the requested
repository and page:

  Repo listing:  <cachedir>/index.html
  Repo summary:  <cachedir>/<repo>/index.html
  Repo subpage:  <cachedir>/<repo>/<page>/<querystring>.html
e m...René 'Necoro' Neumann2-1/+6 2009-09-05Fix an error, where a category vanishes after refreshing, using the EixSQLDat...René 'Necoro' Neumann2-1/+19 2009-09-03And here is the debugging again :) ... using ctypesRené 'Necoro' Neumann1-1/+8 2009-09-03Screw debugging ... prefer the ctypes approach to get rid of yet another c-mo...René 'Necoro' Neumann3-27/+11 2009-09-03Use this wrapper instead of ctypes to set the textdomain and stuff for the gt...René 'Necoro' Neumann1-9/+5 2009-09-03Add small wrapper to C-gettextRené 'Necoro' Neumann2-1/+22 2009-08-31Update messages.potRené 'Necoro' Neumann1-42/+94 2009-08-31Removed the gtk- strings from translationsRené 'Necoro' Neumann7-3639/+3479 2009-08-31Removed the 'translatable' attribute from 'gtk-*' stringsRené 'Necoro' Neumann5-11/+11 2009-08-31Removed TODO. Renamed ChangeLog to TODORené 'Necoro' Neumann2-40/+0 2009-08-27Only import stuff if necessaryRené 'Necoro' Neumann1-8/+8 2009-08-25Release the threadQueue-Lock in syncv0.13René 'Necoro' Neumann1-0/+1 2009-08-25Updated portugese translationAlberto Federman Neto1-650/+687 2009-08-15Update spanish translationDaniel Halens1-245/+258 2009-08-15Use boolean flags instead of obscure C flags for ipc.MessageQueueRené 'Necoro' Neumann3-13/+15 2009-08-15TypoRené 'Necoro' Neumann1-1/+1 2009-08-15Enhanced the extensions.shRené 'Necoro' Neumann1-3/+8 2009-08-15Move eix-format to correct locationRené 'Necoro' Neumann1-0/+0