diff --git a/contrib/win32/README.txt b/contrib/win32/ReadMe.html rename from contrib/win32/README.txt rename to contrib/win32/ReadMe.html --- a/contrib/win32/README.txt +++ b/contrib/win32/ReadMe.html @@ -1,94 +1,123 @@ -Mercurial version 0.7 for Windows ---------------------------------- + + +
+Welcome to Mercurial for Windows!
-By default, Mercurial installs to C:\Mercurial. The Mercurial command -is called hg.exe. To run this command, the install directory must be -in your search path. +Mercurial is a command-line application. You must run it from + the Windows command prompt (or if you're hard core, a MinGW shell).
+For documentation, please visit the Mercurial web + site.
-Setting your search path temporarily ------------------------------------- +By default, Mercurial installs to C:\Mercurial. The + Mercurial command is called hg.exe. To run this + command, the install directory must be in your search path.
-To set your search path temporarily, type the following into a command -prompt window: +To set your search path temporarily, type the following into a + command prompt window:
-Setting your search path permanently ------------------------------------- ++set PATH=C:\Mercurial;%PATH% ++ +
To set your search path permanently, perform the following + steps. These instructions are for Windows NT, 2000 and XP.
-1. Open the Control Panel. Under Windows XP, select the "Classic - View". +The easiest way to check that Mercurial is installed properly is to + just type the following at the command prompt:
- -Testing Mercurial ------------------ ++hg +-The easiest way to check that Mercurial is installed properly is to -just type the following at the command prompt: +
This command should print a useful help message. If it does, + other Mercurial commands should work fine for you.
-hg +Before you report any problems, please consult the Mercurial web site and + see if your question is already in our list of Frequently + Answered Questions (the "FAQ"). - -Reporting problems ------------------- +
If you cannot find an answer to your question, please feel + free to send mail to the Mercurial mailing list, at mercurial@selenic.com. + Remember, the more useful information you include in your + report, the easier it will be for us to help you!
-Before you report any problems, please consult the Mercurial web site -at http://www.selenic.com/mercurial and see if your question is -already in our list of Frequently Answered Questions (the "FAQ"). +If you are IRC-savvy, that's usually the fastest way to get + help. Go to #mercurial on + irc.freenode.net.
+ +Mercurial was written by Matt + Mackall, and is maintained by Matt and a team of + volunteers.
-If you are IRC-savvy, that's usually the fastest way to get help. Go -to #mercurial on irc.freenode.net. - +The Windows installer was written by Bryan + O'Sullivan.
-Author and copyright information --------------------------------- - -Mercurial was written by Matt Mackall, and is maintained by Matt and a -team of volunteers. +Mercurial is Copyright 2005 Matt Mackall and others. See the + Contributors.txt file for a list of contributors.
-The Windows installer was written by Bryan O'Sullivan. +Mercurial is free software; you can redistribute it and/or + modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public + License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either + version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later + version.
-Copyright 2005 Matt Mackall and others. See the CONTRIBUTORS.txt file -for a list of contributors. - -Mercurial is free software, released under the terms of the GNU -General Public License, version 2. +Mercurial is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + but without any warranty; without even the implied + warranty of merchantability or fitness for a + particular purpose. See the GNU General Public License for + more details.
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