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packaging: support building WiX installers with PyOxidizer We initially implemented PyOxidizer support for Inno installers. That did most of the heavy work of integrating PyOxidizer into the packaging system. Implementing WiX installer support was pretty straightforward. Aspects of this patch look very similar to Inno's. The main difference is the handling of the Visual C++ Redistributable Runtime files. The WiX installer was formerly using merge modules to install the VC++ 9.0 runtime because this feature is supported by the WiX installer (it isn't easily available to Inno installers). Our strategy for the runtime files is to install the vcruntime140.dll file next to hg.exe just like any other file. While we could leverage WiX's functionality for invoking a VCRedist installer, I don't want to deal with the complexity at this juncture. So, we let run_pyoxidizer() copy vcruntime140.dll into the staging directory (like it does for Inno) and our dynamic WiX XML generator picks it up as a regular file and installs it. We did, however, have to teach mercurial.wxs how to conditionally use the merge modules. But this was rather straightforward. Comparing the file layout of the WiX installers before and after: * Various lib/*.{pyd, dll} files no longer exist * python27.dll was replaced by python37.dll * vcruntime140.dll was added All these changes are expected due to the transition to Python 3 and to PyOxidizer, which embeded the .pyd and .dll files in hg.exe. Differential Revision: https://phab.mercurial-scm.org/D8477

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<h1>Mercurial for Windows</h1>
<p>Welcome to Mercurial for Windows!</p>
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Mercurial is a command-line application. You must run it from
the Windows command prompt (or if you're hard core, a <a
href="http://www.mingw.org/">MinGW</a> shell).
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<i>Note: the standard <a href="http://www.mingw.org/">MinGW</a>
msys startup script uses rxvt which has problems setting up
standard input and output. Running bash directly works
correctly.</i>
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For documentation, please visit the <a
href="https://mercurial-scm.org/">Mercurial web site</a>.
You can also download a free book, <a
href="https://book.mercurial-scm.org/">Mercurial: The Definitive
Guide</a>.
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<p>
By default, Mercurial installs to <tt>C:\Program
Files\Mercurial</tt>. The Mercurial command is called
<tt>hg.exe</tt>.
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<h1>Testing Mercurial after you've installed it</h1>
<p>
The easiest way to check that Mercurial is installed properly is
to just type the following at the command prompt:
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hg
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<p>
This command should print a useful help message. If it does,
other Mercurial commands should work fine for you.
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<h1>Configuration notes</h1>
<h4>Default editor</h4>
<p>
The default editor for commit messages is 'notepad'. You can set
the <tt>EDITOR</tt> (or <tt>HGEDITOR</tt>) environment variable
to specify your preference or set it in <tt>mercurial.ini</tt>:
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[ui]
editor = whatever
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<h4>Configuring a Merge program</h4>
<p>
It should be emphasized that Mercurial by itself doesn't attempt
to do a Merge at the file level, neither does it make any
attempt to Resolve the conflicts.
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<p>
By default, Mercurial will use the merge program defined by the
<tt>HGMERGE</tt> environment variable, or uses the one defined
in the <tt>mercurial.ini</tt> file. (see <a
href="https://mercurial-scm.org/wiki/MergeProgram">MergeProgram</a>
on the Mercurial Wiki for more information)
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<h1>Reporting problems</h1>
<p>
Before you report any problems, please consult the <a
href="https://mercurial-scm.org/">Mercurial web site</a>
and see if your question is already in our list of <a
href="https://mercurial-scm.org/wiki/FAQ">Frequently
Answered Questions</a> (the "FAQ").
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<p>
If you cannot find an answer to your question, please feel free
to send mail to the Mercurial mailing list, at <a
href="mailto:mercurial@mercurial-scm.org">mercurial@mercurial-scm.org</a>.
<b>Remember</b>, the more useful information you include in your
report, the easier it will be for us to help you!
</p>
<p>
If you are IRC-savvy, that's usually the fastest way to get
help. Go to <tt>#mercurial</tt> on <tt>irc.freenode.net</tt>.
</p>
<h1>Author and copyright information</h1>
<p>
Mercurial was written by <a href="http://www.selenic.com">Matt
Mackall</a>, and is maintained by Matt and a team of volunteers.
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<p>
The Windows installer was written by <a
href="http://www.serpentine.com/blog">Bryan O'Sullivan</a>.
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<p>
Mercurial is Copyright 2005-2020 Matt Mackall and others.
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Mercurial is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the <a
href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt">GNU
General Public License version 2</a> or any later version.
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<p>
Mercurial is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
<b>without any warranty</b>; without even the implied warranty
of <b>merchantability</b> or <b>fitness for a particular
purpose</b>. See the GNU General Public License for more
details.
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