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/