diff --git a/conf/example.gitolite.rc b/conf/example.gitolite.rc
index 6dadb70..0c23364 100644
--- a/conf/example.gitolite.rc
+++ b/conf/example.gitolite.rc
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ $GL_CONF_COMPILED="$GL_ADMINDIR/conf/gitolite.conf-compiled.pm";
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 $GL_WILDREPOS = 0;
 $PROJECTS_LIST = $ENV{HOME} . "/projects.list";
+# $WEB_INTERFACE = "gitweb";
 $REPO_UMASK = 0077;
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/contrib/adc/rm b/contrib/adc/rm
index 7223a6c..60c0bf7 100755
--- a/contrib/adc/rm
+++ b/contrib/adc/rm
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ opt $ARE_YOU_SURE && {
 rm -rf $repo.git
 echo "$repo is now GONE!"
 
+# gitweb specific; code for cgit users left as an exercise for the reader
 cd $HOME
 PROJECTS_LIST=$($GL_BINDIR/gl-query-rc PROJECTS_LIST)
 export repo
diff --git a/src/gitolite.pm b/src/gitolite.pm
index e39f310..0f520f1 100644
--- a/src/gitolite.pm
+++ b/src/gitolite.pm
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ use Exporter 'import';
     setup_daemon_access
     setup_git_configs
     setup_gitweb_access
+    setup_web_access
     shell_out
     slurp
     special_cmd
@@ -276,7 +277,7 @@ sub new_wild_repo {
     wrap_print("gl-perms", "$GL_WILDREPOS_DEFPERMS\n") if $GL_WILDREPOS_DEFPERMS;
     setup_git_configs($repo, \%git_configs);
     setup_daemon_access($repo);
-    add_del_line ("$repo.git", $PROJECTS_LIST, setup_gitweb_access($repo, '', ''));
+    add_del_web_access($repo);
     wrap_chdir($ENV{HOME});
 }
 
@@ -396,7 +397,7 @@ sub get_set_perms
         # gitweb and daemon
         setup_daemon_access($repo);
         # add or delete line (arg1) from file (arg2) depending on arg3
-        add_del_line ("$repo.git", $PROJECTS_LIST, setup_gitweb_access($repo, '', ''));
+        add_del_web_access($repo);
     }
 }
 
@@ -475,6 +476,33 @@ sub setup_daemon_access
 #       set/unset gitweb access
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+sub setup_web_access {
+    if ($WEB_INTERFACE eq 'gitweb') {
+
+        my $projlist = shift;
+        my $projlist_fh = wrap_open( ">", "$PROJECTS_LIST.$$");
+        for my $proj (sort keys %{ $projlist }) {
+            print $projlist_fh "$proj\n";
+        }
+        close $projlist_fh;
+        rename "$PROJECTS_LIST.$$", $PROJECTS_LIST;
+
+    } else {
+        warn "sorry, unknown web interface $WEB_INTERFACE\n";
+    }
+}
+
+sub add_del_web_access {
+    if ($WEB_INTERFACE eq 'gitweb') {
+
+        my $repo = shift;
+        add_del_line ("$repo.git", $PROJECTS_LIST, setup_gitweb_access($repo, '', ''));
+
+    } else {
+        warn "sorry, unknown web interface $WEB_INTERFACE\n";
+    }
+}
+
 # returns 1 if gitweb access has happened; this is to allow the caller to add
 # an entry to the projects.list file
 my $desc_file = "description";
diff --git a/src/gitolite_rc.pm b/src/gitolite_rc.pm
index 9a31221..71f6d0b 100644
--- a/src/gitolite_rc.pm
+++ b/src/gitolite_rc.pm
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use Exporter 'import';
     $GL_NO_CREATE_REPOS $GL_NO_DAEMON_NO_GITWEB $GL_NO_SETUP_AUTHKEYS
     $GL_PACKAGE_CONF $GL_PACKAGE_HOOKS $GL_PERFLOGT $GL_SITE_INFO
     $GL_SLAVE_MODE $GL_WILDREPOS $GL_WILDREPOS_DEFPERMS
-    $GL_WILDREPOS_PERM_CATS $HTPASSWD_FILE $PROJECTS_LIST $REPO_BASE
+    $GL_WILDREPOS_PERM_CATS $HTPASSWD_FILE $PROJECTS_LIST $WEB_INTERFACE $REPO_BASE
     $REPO_UMASK $RSYNC_BASE $SVNSERVE $UPDATE_CHAINS_TO $AUTH_OPTIONS
     $GL_HOSTNAME
 
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ $ADC_CMD_ARGS_PATT=qr(^[0-9a-zA-Z._\@/+:-]*$);
 # maximum number of output lines from info under GL_BIG_CONFIG
 $BIG_INFO_CAP = 20;
 
+# default values for stuff that may be missing in the RC file
+$WEB_INTERFACE = 'gitweb';
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #       bring in the rc vars and allow querying them
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/gl-compile-conf b/src/gl-compile-conf
index 18d85c6..77e451a 100755
--- a/src/gl-compile-conf
+++ b/src/gl-compile-conf
@@ -569,12 +569,8 @@ for my $repo (@phy_repos) {
 
 # write out the project list, but not if GL_NO_DAEMON_NO_GITWEB is set
 unless ($GL_NO_DAEMON_NO_GITWEB) {
-    my $projlist_fh = wrap_open( ">", "$PROJECTS_LIST.$$");
-    for my $proj (sort keys %projlist) {
-        print $projlist_fh "$proj\n";
-    }
-    close $projlist_fh;
-    rename "$PROJECTS_LIST.$$", $PROJECTS_LIST;
+    setup_web_access(\%projlist);
+
 }
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------