pkgsrc/devel/mercurial/DESCR
wiz e1aa390ffd Initial import of mercurial-0.7:
Mercurial is a fast, lightweight Source Control Management system
designed for efficient handling of very large distributed projects.

Fast
        * Extremely high-performance delta-compressed storage scheme
        * Optimized for disk layout and access efficiency
        * Complete cross-indexing of files and changesets
        * Bandwidth and CPU efficient HTTP and SSH sync protocols

Scalable
	* Distributed development model supports unlimited numbers
	  of developers
        * Allows arbitrary merging between developer branches
	* Doesn't significantly degrade with large numbers of files
	  or changesets
        * No waiting for locks!

Robust
        * SHA1 integrity checking on repository data
        * Append-only storage model with transaction journalling
        * Fast full-repository verification
        * Convenient backup

Easy to use
        * Most commands are familiar to users of CVS and other systems
        * Built-in command help
        * Integrated stand-alone web interface
        * Works with various GUI tools

Easy to adopt
        * Runs on UNIX, MacOS X, and Windows
        * Conversion tools available for many popular SCMs
        * Allows a variety of usage models
        * Supports user-defined hooks and extensions

Free
        * Source code available under the GPL license
        * Actively community supported and developed
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Mercurial is a fast, lightweight Source Control Management system
designed for efficient handling of very large distributed projects.
Fast
* Extremely high-performance delta-compressed storage scheme
* Optimized for disk layout and access efficiency
* Complete cross-indexing of files and changesets
* Bandwidth and CPU efficient HTTP and SSH sync protocols
Scalable
* Distributed development model supports unlimited numbers
of developers
* Allows arbitrary merging between developer branches
* Doesn't significantly degrade with large numbers of files
or changesets
* No waiting for locks!
Robust
* SHA1 integrity checking on repository data
* Append-only storage model with transaction journalling
* Fast full-repository verification
* Convenient backup
Easy to use
* Most commands are familiar to users of CVS and other systems
* Built-in command help
* Integrated stand-alone web interface
* Works with various GUI tools
Easy to adopt
* Runs on UNIX, MacOS X, and Windows
* Conversion tools available for many popular SCMs
* Allows a variety of usage models
* Supports user-defined hooks and extensions
Free
* Source code available under the GPL license
* Actively community supported and developed