1 Topic Extension

     2 ================

     3 

     4 This packages also provides the ``topic`` experiment in an independent

     5 extension. It implements a new experimental concept to provide lightweight

     6 feature branches for the mutable parts of the history. The experiments is still

     7 at an early stage and have significant usability and performance issues when

     8 enabled.

     9 

    10 How to Install

    11 ==============

    12 

    13 The ``topic`` extension is included into the ``evolve` package, so the same instruction apply.

    14 

    15 Using Pip

    16 ---------

    17 

    18 You can install the latest version using pip::

    19 

    20     $ pip install --user hg-evolve

    21 

    22 Then just enable it in you hgrc::

    23 

    24     $ hg config --edit # adds the two line below:

    25     [extensions]

    26     topic =

    27 

    28 From Source

    29 -----------

    30 

    31 To install a local version from source::

    32 

    33     $ hg clone https://www.mercurial-scm.org/repo/evolve/

    34     $ cd evolve

    35     $ make install-home

    36 

    37 Enable

    38 ------

    39 

    40 The topic extensions is included in the evolve package. See the install instruction for evolve.

    41 

    42 Then enable it in you configuration::

    43 

    44     $ hg config --edit # adds the two line below:

    45     [extensions]

    46     topic =

    47 

    48 Documentation

    49 -------------

    50 

    51 * See 'hg help -e topic' for a generic help.

    52 * See 'hg help topics' and 'hg help stack' for help on specific commands.

    53 * See the 'tests/test-topic-tutorial.t' file for a quick tutorial.