Index: gitweb.cgi
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--- 8b7a4b08ba4892970a2531d4c1584e3881a13586/gitweb.cgi  (mode:100644)
+++ fe8329b147103e115e2ad727bfca34c2ecfa901d/gitweb.cgi  (mode:100755)
@@ -40,6 +40,16 @@
 #my $projects_list = $projectroot;
 my $projects_list = "index/index.aux";
 
+# allow config file to override settings above
+if (-r '/etc/gitweb.conf') {
+	open(CONF, '/etc/gitweb.conf') || die_error(undef, "Cannot open /etc/gitweb.conf.");
+	while (<CONF>) {
+		chomp;
+		eval($_) if ($_ =~ /^\s*(\$[\w]+)\s*=\s*(.*)\s*$/);
+	}
+	close(CONF);
+}
+
 # input validation and dispatch
 my $action = $cgi->param('a');
 if (defined $action) {