config: document the purpose of the `format` config section
The config section now have a top level documentation to clarify its intend and
usage. In particular, user are now explain when the option are taken in account
and how to convert repository.
There are an handful of experimental options in this section that does not match
its definition. They should be relocated to other section before getting out of
experimental. (see next changeset for one example).
#require execbit
Create extension that can disable exec checks:
$ cat > noexec.py <<EOF
> from mercurial import extensions, util
> def setflags(orig, f, l, x):
> pass
> def checkexec(orig, path):
> return False
> def extsetup(ui):
> extensions.wrapfunction(util, 'setflags', setflags)
> extensions.wrapfunction(util, 'checkexec', checkexec)
> EOF
$ hg init unix-repo
$ cd unix-repo
$ touch a
$ hg add a
$ hg commit -m 'unix: add a'
$ hg clone . ../win-repo
updating to branch default
1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
$ chmod +x a
$ hg commit -m 'unix: chmod a'
$ hg manifest -v
755 * a
$ cd ../win-repo
$ touch b
$ hg add b
$ hg commit -m 'win: add b'
$ hg manifest -v
644 a
644 b
$ hg pull
pulling from $TESTTMP/unix-repo
searching for changes
adding changesets
adding manifests
adding file changes
added 1 changesets with 0 changes to 0 files (+1 heads)
new changesets 2d8bcf2dda39
(run 'hg heads' to see heads, 'hg merge' to merge)
$ hg manifest -v -r tip
755 * a
Simulate a Windows merge:
$ hg --config extensions.n=$TESTTMP/noexec.py merge --debug
searching for copies back to rev 1
unmatched files in local:
b
resolving manifests
branchmerge: True, force: False, partial: False
ancestor: a03b0deabf2b, local: d6fa54f68ae1+, remote: 2d8bcf2dda39
a: update permissions -> e
1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
(branch merge, don't forget to commit)
Simulate a Windows commit:
$ hg --config extensions.n=$TESTTMP/noexec.py commit -m 'win: merge'
$ hg manifest -v
755 * a
644 b
$ cd ..