X-Git-Url: https://sipb.mit.edu/gitweb.cgi/ikiwiki.git/blobdiff_plain/99d52a1794f25ee2efc7a580e8e9bc8819811bd9..3f8165963d96243e20a27bb27e92374169e577ae:/doc/setup.mdwn

diff --git a/doc/setup.mdwn b/doc/setup.mdwn
index b3620fb3c..dd1a9be8c 100644
--- a/doc/setup.mdwn
+++ b/doc/setup.mdwn
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 So you want to set up your own wiki using ikiwiki? This tutorial will walk
-you through setting up a wiki that is stored in [[Subversion]], [[Git]], or
-[[TLA]], and that has optional support for commits from the web.
+you through setting up a wiki that is stored in [[Subversion]], [[Git]],
+[[TLA]] or [[Mercurial]], and that has optional support for commits from the web.
 
 1. [[Install]] ikiwiki. See [[download]] for where to get it.
 
@@ -18,27 +18,43 @@ you through setting up a wiki that is stored in [[Subversion]], [[Git]], or
 		cp /usr/share/ikiwiki/basewiki/index.mdwn .
 		git add .
 		git commit -m create -a
+		# No need to keep files in the master repository; so at this
+		# stage, you may want to remove all files (except .git) to
+		# save disk space.
 
 		# TLA
 		mkdir /tla
 		tla make-archive me@localhost--wiki /tla/wikirepo
 		tla my-id "<me@localhost>"
 
+		# Mercurial
+		hg init /hg/wikirepo
+
 3. Check out the repository to make the working copy that ikiwiki will use.
 
 		# Subversion
 		svn co file:///svn/wikirepo/trunk ~/wikiwc
 		 
 		# Git
-		git clone /git/wikirepo ~/wikiwc
+		# Create a local clone to save disk space and also to
+		# optimize performance. See git-clone(1).
+		git clone -l -s /git/wikirepo ~/wikiwc
 
 		# TLA
 		mkdir ~/wikiwc
 		cd ~/wikiwc
 		tla archive-setup me@localhost--wiki/wiki--0
 		tla init-tree me@localhost--wiki/wiki--0
+	        # Edit {arch}/=tagging-method and change the precious
+		# line to add the .ikiwiki directory to the regexp.
 		tla import
 
+		# Mercurial
+   		# Mercurial uses a single repo approach, so no need to
+		# clone anything. Because the following examples
+		# refer to the ~/wikiwc working copy we symlink it:
+		ln -s /hg/wikirepo ~/wikiwc
+
 4. Build your wiki for the first time.
 
 		ikiwiki --verbose ~/wikiwc/ ~/public_html/wiki/ \
@@ -68,6 +84,10 @@ you through setting up a wiki that is stored in [[Subversion]], [[Git]], or
 		tla add index.mdwn
 		tla commit
 
+		# Mercurial
+		hg add index.mdwn
+		hg commit -m customised index.mdwn
+
    You can also add any files you like from scratch of course.
 
 6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 as desired, editing or adding pages and rebuilding
@@ -90,12 +110,13 @@ you through setting up a wiki that is stored in [[Subversion]], [[Git]], or
    that all of these are pointing to the right directories, and read
    through and configure the rest of the file to your liking.
 
-   If you want to use git, comment out the subversion stuff, uncomment and
-   edit the git stuff.
+   If you want to use something other than subversion, comment out the
+   subversion configuration, and uncomment and edit the configuration for
+   your chosen RCS.
 
-   Note that the default file has a block to configure an [[post-commit]] 
+   Note that the default file has a block to configure a [[post-commit]] 
    wrapper to update the wiki. You need to uncomment the related block for
-   whatever rcs you use and comment out the other rcs blocks.
+   whatever RCS you use and comment out the other rcs blocks.
 
    When you're satisfied, run `ikiwiki --setup ikiwiki.setup`, and it
    will set everything up and update your wiki.
@@ -109,7 +130,7 @@ you through setting up a wiki that is stored in [[Subversion]], [[Git]], or
 9. Add [[PageHistory]] links to the top of pages. This requires you to have
    setup a repository browser.  For Subversion, you may use [[ViewCVS]] or
    something similar to access your [[Subversion]] repository.  For Git,
-   [[Gitweb]] can be used.
+   [[Gitweb]] can be used, etc.
    
    The `historyurl` setting makes ikiwiki add the links, and in that url,
    "\[[file]]" is replaced with the name of the file to view. So edit
@@ -118,4 +139,4 @@ you through setting up a wiki that is stored in [[Subversion]], [[Git]], or
    
    Then run `ikiwiki --setup ikiwiki.setup` again.
 
-10. Enjoy your new wiki! Add yourself to [[IkiWikiUsers]]
+10. Enjoy your new wiki! Add yourself to [[IkiWikiUsers]].