docs/wiki/installation/index.mdown @ e2d60e4e3caf

Fix error: don't assume status is a tuple

This fix also works with older versions of Mercurial. `repo.status()` used to
return a named tuple; since 5.2.1 it returns an object. So `st[:5]` no longer
works, but `st.modified` works with both old and new versions of Mercurial.
author Sietse Brouwer <sbbrouwer@gmail.com>
date Tue, 26 May 2020 14:57:58 +0200
parents 0b2242d65b92
children (none)
Installation
============

Installing `hg-prompt` requires [Python][] 2.5+ and (obviously) Mercurial.

[Python]: http://python.org/

First, clone the repository:

    :::console
    $ hg clone http://bitbucket.org/sjl/hg-prompt/

Edit the `[extensions]` section in your `~/.hgrc` file:

    :::cfg
    [extensions]
    prompt = (path to)/prompt.py

Make sure everything is working:

    :::console
    $ hg prompt 'test'
    test

Take a look at the [Quick Start][] guide to learn how to put some useful
information into your shell prompt.

[Quick Start]: /quickstart/