cgit - cgi for git  This is an attempt to create a fast web interface for the git scm, using abuiltin cache to decrease server io-pressure.  Installation   $ make gitsrc=<path>  $ su  $ make prefix=<path> install  Default value for gitsrc is "../git", and this directory should contain thegit sources. Default value for prefix is "/var/www/htdocs/cgit". This directory will contain "cgit.cgi" and "cgit.css" after 'make install'. After installation, httpd.conf probably must be updated with a Directory-section for cgit, possibly something like this:   <Directory "/var/www/htdocs/cgit/">      AllowOverride None      Options ExecCGI      Order allow,deny      Allow from all  </Directory>  Runtime configuration The file /etc/cgitrc is read by cgit before handling a request. In additionto runtime parameters, this file also contains a list of the repositories displayed by cgit. A template cgitrc is shipped with the sources, and all parameters and defaultvalues are documented in this file.   The cache When cgit is invoked it looks for a cachefile matching the request and returns it to the client. If no such cachefile exist (or if it has expired), the content for the request is written into the proper cachefile before thefile is returned. If the cachefile has expired but cgit is unable to obtain a lock for it, the stale cachefile is returned to the client. This is done to favour pagethroughput over page freshness. The generated content contains the complete response to the client, includingthe http-headers "Modified" and "Expires".