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     9  First, unpack the source:
     9  First, unpack the source:
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    10 
    11  $ tar xvzf mercurial-<ver>.tar.gz
    11  $ tar xvzf mercurial-<ver>.tar.gz
    12  $ cd mercurial-<ver>
    12  $ cd mercurial-<ver>
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    13 
       
    14  When installing, change python to python2.3 or python2.4 if 2.2 is the
       
    15  default on your system.
       
    16 
    14  To install system-wide:
    17  To install system-wide:
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    18 
    16  $ python setup.py install   # change python to python2.3 if 2.2 is default
    19  $ python setup.py install --force
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    20 
    18  To install in your home directory (~/bin and ~/lib, actually), run:
    21  To install in your home directory (~/bin and ~/lib, actually), run:
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    20  $ python2.3 setup.py install --home=~
    23  $ python setup.py install --home=${HOME} --force
    21  $ export PYTHONPATH=${HOME}/lib/python  # (or lib64/ on some systems)
    24  $ export PYTHONPATH=${HOME}/lib/python  # (or lib64/ on some systems)
    22  $ export PATH=${HOME}/bin:$PATH         # add these to your .bashrc
    25  $ export PATH=${HOME}/bin:$PATH         # add these to your .bashrc
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    26 
    24  And finally:
    27  And finally:
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    28  If you get complaints about missing modules, you probably haven't set
    31  If you get complaints about missing modules, you probably haven't set
    29  PYTHONPATH correctly.
    32  PYTHONPATH correctly.
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    33 
    31 Setting up a Mercurial project:
    34 Setting up a Mercurial project:
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    35 
    33  $ cd project/
    36  $ hg init project     # creates project directory
    34  $ hg init         # creates .hg
    37  $ cd project
    35  $ hg addremove    # add all unknown files and remove all missing files
    38                        # copy files in, edit them
    36  $ hg commit       # commit all changes, edit changelog entry
    39  $ hg add              # add all unknown files
       
    40  $ hg remove --after   # remove deleted files
       
    41  $ hg commit           # commit all changes, edit changelog entry
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    42 
    38  Mercurial will look for a file named .hgignore in the root of your
    43  Mercurial will look for a file named .hgignore in the root of your
    39  repository which contains a set of regular expressions to ignore in
    44  repository which contains a set of regular expressions to ignore in
    40  file paths.
    45  file paths.
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    46 
    45  $ cd linux-work
    50  $ cd linux-work
    46  $ <make changes>
    51  $ <make changes>
    47  $ hg commit
    52  $ hg commit
    48  $ cd ../linux
    53  $ cd ../linux
    49  $ hg pull ../linux-work     # pull changesets from linux-work
    54  $ hg pull ../linux-work     # pull changesets from linux-work
    50  $ hg update -m              # merge the new tip from linux-work into
    55  $ hg merge                  # merge the new tip from linux-work into
    51                              # our working directory
    56                              # our working directory
    52  $ hg commit                 # commit the result of the merge
    57  $ hg commit                 # commit the result of the merge
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    58 
    54 Importing patches:
    59 Importing patches:
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    60 
    56  Fast:
    61  Fast:
    57  $ patch < ../p/foo.patch
    62  $ patch < ../p/foo.patch
    58  $ hg addremove
    63  $ hg commit -A
    59  $ hg commit
       
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    64 
    61  Faster:
    65  Faster:
    62  $ patch < ../p/foo.patch
    66  $ patch < ../p/foo.patch
    63  $ hg commit `lsdiff -p1 ../p/foo.patch`
    67  $ hg commit `lsdiff -p1 ../p/foo.patch`
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    85  # pushing changes to a remote repo with SSH
    89  # pushing changes to a remote repo with SSH
    86  foo$ hg push ssh://user@example.com/~/hg/
    90  foo$ hg push ssh://user@example.com/~/hg/
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    91 
    88  # merge changes from a remote machine
    92  # merge changes from a remote machine
    89  bar$ hg pull http://foo/
    93  bar$ hg pull http://foo/
    90  bar$ hg update -m        # merge changes into your working directory
    94  bar$ hg merge   # merge changes into your working directory
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    95 
    92  # Set up a CGI server on your webserver
    96  # Set up a CGI server on your webserver
    93  foo$ cp hgweb.cgi ~/public_html/hg/index.cgi
    97  foo$ cp hgweb.cgi ~/public_html/hg/index.cgi
    94  foo$ emacs ~/public_html/hg/index.cgi # adjust the defaults
    98  foo$ emacs ~/public_html/hg/index.cgi # adjust the defaults
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