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# `rhg` |
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The `rhg` executable implements a subset of the functionnality of `hg` |
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using only Rust, to avoid the startup cost of a Python interpreter. |
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This subset is initially small but grows over time as `rhg` is improved. |
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When fallback to the Python implementation is configured (see below), |
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`rhg` aims to be a drop-in replacement for `hg` that should behave the same, |
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except that some commands run faster. |
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## Building |
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To compile `rhg`, either run `cargo build --release` from this `rust/rhg/` |
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directory, or run `make build-rhg` from the repository root. |
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The executable can then be found at `rust/target/release/rhg`. |
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## Mercurial configuration |
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`rhg` reads Mercurial configuration from the usual sources: |
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the user’s `~/.hgrc`, a repository’s `.hg/hgrc`, command line `--config`, etc. |
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It has some specific configuration in the `[rhg]` section. |
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See `hg help config.rhg` for details. |
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## Installation and configuration example |
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For example, to install `rhg` as `hg` for the current user with fallback to |
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the system-wide install of Mercurial, and allow it to run even though the |
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`rebase` and `absorb` extensions are enabled, on a Unix-like platform: |
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* Build `rhg` (see above) |
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* Make sure the `~/.local/bin` exists and is in `$PATH` |
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* From the repository root, make a symbolic link with |
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`ln -s rust/target/release/rhg ~/.local/bin/hg` |
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* Configure `~/.hgrc` with: |
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[rhg] |
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on-unsupported = fallback |
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fallback-executable = /usr/bin/hg |
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allowed-extensions = rebase, absorb |
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* Check that the output of running |
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`hg notarealsubcommand` |
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starts with `hg: unknown command`, which indicates fallback. |
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* Check that the output of running |
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`hg notarealsubcommand --config rhg.on-unsupported=abort` |
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starts with `unsupported feature:`. |