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mercurial Fast, lightweight source control management system
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Maintainer: python@FreeBSD.org search for ports maintained by this maintainer
Port Added: 2005-07-13 19:06:00
Last Update: 2025-04-29 12:43:04
Commit Hash: cb8a0ae
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Also Listed In: python
License: GPLv2
WWW:
https://www.mercurial-scm.org/
Description:
Mercurial is a fast, lightweight source control management system designed for efficient handling of very large distributed projects. Features include: * O(1) delta-compressed file storage and retrieval scheme * Complete cross-indexing of file and changesets for efficient exploration of project history * Robust SHA1-based integrity checking and append-only storage model * Decentralized development model with arbitrary merging between trees * High-speed HTTP-based network merge protocol * Easy-to-use command-line interface * Integrated stand-alone web interface * Small Python codebase * GPL license
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pkg-plist: as obtained via: make generate-plist
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USE_RC_SUBR (Service Scripts)
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Dependency lines:
  • mercurial>0:devel/mercurial
To install the port:
cd /usr/ports/devel/mercurial/ && make install clean
To add the package, run one of these commands:
  • pkg install devel/mercurial
  • pkg install mercurial
NOTE: If this package has multiple flavors (see below), then use one of them instead of the name specified above.
PKGNAME: mercurial
Package flavors (<flavor>: <package>)
  • py311: mercurial
distinfo:
TIMESTAMP = 1745178254 SHA256 (mercurial-6.9.5.tar.gz) = d3f22aeef9e9dcd6e562132950226c2c955d35271bd00a01481efca2b1cc65fd SIZE (mercurial-6.9.5.tar.gz) = 8922574

Packages (timestamps in pop-ups are UTC):
mercurial
ABIaarch64amd64armv6armv7i386powerpcpowerpc64powerpc64le
FreeBSD:13:latest6.9.56.9.55.5_16.9.56.9.5-5.5_1-
FreeBSD:13:quarterly6.9.56.9.56.4.56.9.56.9.56.6.16.6.16.6.1
FreeBSD:14:latest6.9.56.9.56.3.26.9.56.9.56.4.4-6.4.4
FreeBSD:14:quarterly6.9.56.9.5-6.9.56.9.56.6.16.6.16.6.1
FreeBSD:15:latest--n/a6.9.5n/a6.6.26.6.26.6.3
Dependencies
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Build dependencies:
  1. py311-setuptools>0 : devel/py-setuptools@py311
  2. py311-wheel>0 : devel/py-wheel@py311
  3. python3.11 : lang/python311
  4. gettext-runtime>=0.22_1 : devel/gettext-runtime
  5. msgfmt : devel/gettext-tools
  6. py311-build>=0 : devel/py-build@py311
  7. py311-installer>=0 : devel/py-installer@py311
Test dependencies:
  1. python3.11 : lang/python311
Runtime dependencies:
  1. python3.11 : lang/python311
Library dependencies:
  1. libintl.so : devel/gettext-runtime
This port is required by:
for Build
  1. devel/tortoisehg

Deleted ports which required this port:

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  1. devel/hgview*
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for Run
  1. devel/hgsvn
  2. devel/py-hg-evolve
  3. devel/py-hglib
  4. devel/tortoisehg

Deleted ports which required this port:

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  1. devel/git-remote-hg*
  2. devel/hg-git*
  3. devel/hgreviewboard*
  4. devel/hgview*
  5. devel/py-mercurialserver*
  6. devel/tortoisehg2*
  7. www/py-kallithea*
  8. www/py-rhodecode*
  9. www/trac-mercurial*
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Configuration Options:
===> The following configuration options are available for mercurial-6.9.5: DATA=on: Install data files DOCS=on: Build and/or install documentation FREEBSD=off: Patches used internally by the FreeBSD Project NLS=on: Native Language Support ===> Use 'make config' to modify these settings
Options name:
devel_mercurial
USES:
cpe python shebangfix gettext
pkg-message:
For install:
devel/mercurial is now flavored for Python versions. If you have custom extensions installed, you may need to install the Python 2 version unless all your extensions are Python 3 compatible. Note that we now install a few more files in /usr/local/share/mercurial: - shell completion scripts (bash, tcsh and zsh) - FastCGI / WSGI scripts for web access to repositories see http://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/PublishingRepositories - various documentation files
Master Sites:
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  1. https://www.mercurial-scm.org/release/
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