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authorLibravatar Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2013-11-07 14:37:39 -0800
committerLibravatar Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2013-11-07 14:37:39 -0800
commit8edf8c0a9bddb33f45017a856e909c5e47c8a7f6 (patch)
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parentMerge branch 'vd/doc-unpack-objects' into maint (diff)
parentdoc/howto: warn about (dumb)http server document being too old (diff)
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Merge branch 'sc/doc-howto-dumb-http' into maint
An ancient How-To on serving Git repositories on an HTTP server lacked a warning that it has been mostly superseded with more modern way. * sc/doc-howto-dumb-http: doc/howto: warn about (dumb)http server document being too old
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How to setup Git server over http
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+NOTE: This document is from 2006. A lot has happened since then, and this
+document is now relevant mainly if your web host is not CGI capable.
+Almost everyone else should instead look at linkgit:git-http-backend[1].
+
Since Apache is one of those packages people like to compile
themselves while others prefer the bureaucrat's dream Debian, it is
impossible to give guidelines which will work for everyone. Just send