Jeff King <p...@peff.net> writes: >> I however do not know what the universally available simplest dummy >> HTTP server would be. There probably are better alternative than >> Apache with distro-customized ways of configuration that we have to >> adjust. >> >> A solution around HTTP::Server::Simple sounds attractive but is it >> a realistic alternative or too much effort required? I dunno. > > I'm less concerned about the amount of effort (though I agree it may be > a blocker) than about the fact that it may not behave similarly to real > servers.
I was wondering if it takes too much effort to make it behave similarly to real servers, so I guess we are on the same page. Yes, I recall the IIS one raised and discussed at least twice on the list in the past, and it sounded that we want some solution to that. > 3. What happens when you ask for "foo.git/info/refs" and "foo.git" is > a bundle file (Apache gives you a 404, lighttpd serves the bundle). That's a bad one. Do we want a client-side "I am connecting to a site that knows how to talk smart-http" option or something to work it around?
