# HG changeset patch # User Chris Cannam # Date 1567010454 -3600 # Node ID 4f3a8aa8d384afda15ac8399e7691016de90b269 # Parent 3e6995d01c15c6a12c60c5db6eaad8b3d77de89d Markdown diff -r 3e6995d01c15 -r 4f3a8aa8d384 README.md --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/README.md Wed Aug 28 17:40:54 2019 +0100 @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ + +EasyMercurial +============= + +EasyMercurial is a user interface for the Mercurial distributed +version control system. + +EasyMercurial is intended to be: + + * simple to teach and to learn + * indicative of repository state using a history graph representation + * recognisably close to normal command-line workflow for Mercurial + * consistent across platforms + +We are not trying to produce "the best" Mercurial client for any one +purpose. We actively encourage users to move on to other clients as +their needs evolve. The aim is simply to provide something accessible +for beginners in small project groups working with a shared remote +repository. + +The application is developed by Chris Cannam for SoundSoftware.ac.uk, +based on the HgExplorer application by Jari Korhonen, and is published +under the GPL. See the file COPYING for license details. + + +Building EasyMercurial +====================== + +EasyMercurial is written in C++ using the Qt5 toolkit. On most +platforms, you can build it by running "qmake" followed by "make". + + +To run EasyMercurial +==================== + +Just run the EasyMercurial application that is produced by the build. +You will also need to have Mercurial installed (version 1.7 or newer). +If you want to use the EasyHg authentication extension, you will also +need PyQt5 (the Python bindings for Qt5); you may also wish to install +the python-crypto library for the password store. Finally, an +external diff/merge utility is required, typically kdiff3. + + +EasyMercurial is +Copyright 2010 Jari Korhonen +Copyright 2010-2013 Chris Cannam +Copyright 2010-2018 Queen Mary, University of London diff -r 3e6995d01c15 -r 4f3a8aa8d384 README.txt --- a/README.txt Wed Aug 14 14:52:50 2019 +0100 +++ /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 @@ -1,47 +0,0 @@ - -EasyMercurial -============= - -EasyMercurial is a user interface for the Mercurial distributed -version control system. - -EasyMercurial is intended to be: - - * simple to teach and to learn - * indicative of repository state using a history graph representation - * recognisably close to normal command-line workflow for Mercurial - * consistent across platforms - -We are not trying to produce "the best" Mercurial client for any one -purpose. We actively encourage users to move on to other clients as -their needs evolve. The aim is simply to provide something accessible -for beginners in small project groups working with a shared remote -repository. - -The application is developed by Chris Cannam for SoundSoftware.ac.uk, -based on the HgExplorer application by Jari Korhonen, and is published -under the GPL. See the file COPYING for license details. - - -Building EasyMercurial -====================== - -EasyMercurial is written in C++ using the Qt5 toolkit. On most -platforms, you can build it by running "qmake" followed by "make". - - -To run EasyMercurial -==================== - -Just run the EasyMercurial application that is produced by the build. -You will also need to have Mercurial installed (version 1.7 or newer). -If you want to use the EasyHg authentication extension, you will also -need PyQt5 (the Python bindings for Qt5); you may also wish to install -the python-crypto library for the password store. Finally, an -external diff/merge utility is required, typically kdiff3. - - -EasyMercurial is -Copyright 2010 Jari Korhonen -Copyright 2010-2013 Chris Cannam -Copyright 2010-2018 Queen Mary, University of London