# HG changeset patch # User Bryan O'Sullivan # Date 2005-09-21 07:20:20 # Node ID 9a625fbfa220a16e7acec7b3318d2d70df212f91 # Parent 40ccb87dac710722c914925681c93d0c8c7c473b Turn the win32 README into a HTML file for now. 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 ---------------------------------- + + + + Mercurial for Windows + -Welcome to Mercurial for Windows! + +

Mercurial version 0.7 for Windows

-Mercurial is a command-line application. You must run it from the -Windows command prompt (or if you're hard core, a MinGW shell). +

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: +

Setting your search path temporarily

-set PATH=C:\Mercurial;%PATH% - +

To set your search path temporarily, type the following into a + command prompt window:

-Setting your search path permanently ------------------------------------- +

+set PATH=C:\Mercurial;%PATH%
+

+ +

Setting your search path permanently

-To set your search path permanently, perform the following steps. -These instructions are for Windows NT, 2000 and XP. +

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". +

Open the Control Panel. Under Windows XP, select the + "Classic View".
Double-click on the "System" control panel.
Click on the "Advanced" tab.
Click on "Environment Variables". You'll find this near the + bottom of the window.
Under "System variables", you will see "Path". Double-click + it.
Edit "Variable value". Each path element is separated by a + semicolon (";") character. Append a semicolon to the end of the + list, followed by the path where you installed Mercurial + (e.g. C:\Mercurial).
Click on the various "OK" buttons until you've completely + exited from the System control panel.
Log out and log back in, or restart your system.
The next time you run the Windows command prompt, you will be + able to run the hg command without any special + help.

+ +

Testing Mercurial after you've installed it

-9. The next time you run the Windows command prompt, you will be able - to run hg.exe. +

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 +

Reporting problems

-It should print a help message. If it does, it should work fine for -you. +

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.

+ +

Author and copyright information

-If you cannot find an answer to your question, please feel free to -send mail to the Mercurial mailing list, at . -Remember, the more useful information you include in your report, the -easier it will be for us to help you! +

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. +

-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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