doc/README

parser: use PyInt_FromSsize_t in index_stats

Eliminates

  mercurial/parsers.c(515) : warning C4244: 'function' : conversion from
  'Py_ssize_t' to 'long', possible loss of data
  mercurial/parsers.c(520) : warning C4244: 'function' : conversion from
  'Py_ssize_t' to 'long', possible loss of data
  mercurial/parsers.c(521) : warning C4244: 'function' : conversion from
  'Py_ssize_t' to 'long', possible loss of data

when compiling for Windows x64 target using the Microsoft compiler.

PyInt_FromSsize_t does not exist for Python 2.4 and earlier, so we define a
fallback in util.h to use PyInt_FromLong when compiling for Python 2.4.

Mercurial's documentation is kept in reStructuredText format, which is
a simple plain text format that's easy to read and edit:

  http://docutils.sourceforge.net/rst.html

It's also convertible to a variety of other formats including standard
UNIX man page format and HTML. You'll need to install Docutils:

  http://docutils.sourceforge.net/

Use the Makefile in this directory to generate the man and HTML pages.