On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 05:54:29PM +0200, Jakub Narebski wrote: > Petr Baudis wrote: > > On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 04:36:11PM +0200, Lars Hjemli wrote: > > > > > > <plug> > > > Current cgit also allows cloning over http using the same url as for > > > browsing the repo, i.e. you may > > > > > > $ git clone http://hjemli.net/git/cgit > > > > > > This has one advantage over just publishing the repo; you don't have > > > to run `git-update-server-info` (thanks to the work done by Shawn O. > > > Pearce on git-http-backend, which is shamelessly reimplemented in > > > cgit). > > > </plug> > > > > this finally tripped me over and I wanted to quickly add cgit as an > > alternate viewing interface at repo.or.cz. [...] > > Or you can wait a little while for "smart" HTTP server, which I guess > also generates automatically or/and on the fly objects/info/packs and > info/refs required by "dumb" protocols clients (including old HTTP > clients). It is more like that this prodded me to have a look at cgit again, think of it and realize that it should be pretty easy for me to add cgit to repo.or.cz. This is just a bonus. :-) I have already mailed Shawn immediately after the original proposal was posted that I'm willing to put this up on repo.or.cz as soon as something tangible is ready. > P.S. Could you please gather some statistics to compare the period > before and after installing "smart" HTTP server (and after smart > clients became widespread). What kind of statistics? -- Petr "Pasky" Baudis The next generation of interesting software will be done on the Macintosh, not the IBM PC. -- Bill Gates -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
