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diff --git a/gitweb/INSTALL b/gitweb/INSTALL
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@@ -95,7 +95,11 @@ for gitweb (in gitweb/README).
by default it is file named gitweb_config.perl in the same place as
gitweb.cgi script. You can control default place for config file
using GITWEB_CONFIG build configuration variable, and you can set it
- using GITWEB_CONFIG environmental variable.
+ using GITWEB_CONFIG environmental variable. If this file does not
+ exist, gitweb looks for a system-wide configuration file, normally
+ /etc/gitweb.conf. You can change the default using the
+ GITWEB_CONFIG_SYSTEM build configuration variable, and override it
+ through GITWEB_CONFIG_SYSTEM environmental variable.
- Gitweb config file is [fragment] of perl code. You can set variables
using "our $variable = value"; text from "#" character until the end