JDK 7 build 24 is available at the openjdk.java.net website

[Daniel Fuchs]

Ted Neward wrote:
> The key is in getting the Mercurial with the forest extension installed--I
> had 0.9.5, which didn't, and I couldn't figure out where to get it or how to
> install it; I eventually ended up getting the "Batteries Included"
> installer, and it appeared there. (But only in one of the four .exe's that
> are up on Sourceforge. :-/ )
> 
> I pulled the bits down, so will try the build tonight....
> 
> By the way, Daniel, how did you download the forest extension? The Mercurial
> wiki didn't have a good download link that I could find--the only link I saw
> took me off to a changeset/revisions page....?

Hi Ted,

I used mercurial 'hg clone' to download it ;-)

hg clone http://www.terminus.org/hg/hgforest  hgforest

The forest extension is written in python - so there are no
binaries. Just clone the repository and update your
Mercurial.ini file to point to it:

http://blogs.sun.com/jmxetc/entry/how_i_installed_the_mercurial

Cheers,

-- daniel
http://blogs.sun.com/jmxetc

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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Daniel.Fuchs at Sun.COM [mailto:Daniel.Fuchs at Sun.COM]
>> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 6:14 AM
>> To: Ted Neward
>> Cc: 'build-dev'
>> Subject: Re: JDK 7 build 24 is available at the openjdk.java.net
>> website
>>
>> Ted Neward wrote:
>>> Where and how do I install the “forest extension” to Mercurial for a
>>> Windows box? (I really want to make the jump ASAP, assuming the
>>> repositories are no longer in “test” status…)
>> Hi Ted,
>>
>> This is how I did it on my XP Home PC at home:
>>
>> 1) I Installed Mercurial in c:\Mercurial.
>> 2) I cloned the forest repository in c:\Mercurial.
>>     In a cygwin terminal:
>>
>>    cd c:/Mercurial
>>    hg clone http://www.terminus.org/hg/hgforest  hgforest
>>
>> 3) Then I edited c:/Mercurial/Mercurial.ini and added the lines:
>>
>>    [extensions]
>>    forest=c:/Mercurial/hgforest/forest.py
>>
>> as documented in the Mercurial Wiki.
>> http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/index.cgi/ForestExtension
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>>
>> -- daniel
>> http://blogs.sun.com/jmxetc
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