topic: handle ambiguous arguments to topic() revset
These arguments can be interpreted as either string or a revset. The decision
is made based on existence of topic with such a name. This matches the behavior
of branch() revset.
The code needs to know all topics that ever existed in the repo, because some
commands report "disappearance" of topics after certain operations, using this
revset (e.g. via stack.stack or repo.revs).
Topic Extension
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This packages also provides the ``topic`` experiment in an independent
extension. It implements a new experimental concept to provide lightweight
feature branches for the mutable parts of the history. The experiments is still
at an early stage and have significant usability and performance issues when
enabled.
How to Install
==============
The ``topic`` extension is included into the ``evolve` package, so the same instruction apply.
Using Pip
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You can install the latest version using pip::
$ pip install --user hg-evolve
Then just enable it in you hgrc::
$ hg config --edit # adds the two line below:
[extensions]
topic =
From Source
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To install a local version from source::
$ hg clone https://www.mercurial-scm.org/repo/evolve/
$ cd evolve
$ make install-home
Enable
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The topic extensions is included in the evolve package. See the install instruction for evolve.
Then enable it in you configuration::
$ hg config --edit # adds the two line below:
[extensions]
topic =
Documentation
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* See 'hg help -e topic' for a generic help.
* See 'hg help topics' and 'hg help stack' for help on specific commands.
* See the 'tests/test-topic-tutorial.t' file for a quick tutorial.