How to Install Gitit on Alpine Linux Latest

Introduction

Gitit is a wiki program written in Haskell. It is distributed under the GPL-2 license and was created by John MacFarlane. Gitit is a great tool for creating and sharing documentation, especially for software development teams.

In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Gitit on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start, we need Alpine Linux Latest installed on our system.

Step 1: Install Git and Other Dependencies

To install Git and other dependencies, run the following command:

sudo apk add git ghc zlib-dev libffi-dev

Step 2: Install Cabal

Cabal is a package management tool for Haskell. To install Cabal, run the following command:

sudo apk add cabal

Step 3: Set Up Cabal

Before we can use Cabal, we need to set up its configuration file. Run the following command:

cabal user-config update

Step 4: Clone Gitit

Now that we have all the dependencies, we can clone Gitit from its official GitHub repository. Run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/jgm/gitit.git

Step 5: Build and Install Gitit

Once Gitit is cloned, navigate to the Gitit directory using the following command:

cd gitit

Now, we can build Gitit using the following command:

cabal v1-update
cabal v1-install

This will install Gitit in the Cabal user binaries directory.

Step 6: Run Gitit

To run Gitit, navigate to the directory you want to serve as the root of the wiki and run the following command:

gitit -f mywiki.conf

This will spin up a local webserver and your wiki will be available at http://127.0.0.1:5001/.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install and run Gitit on Alpine Linux Latest. With Gitit, you can easily create and share documentation with your team, making it an essential tool for any software development project.