Can Apache common vfs api retrieve/update/add files from/to the Mercurial version control system? Common vfs does have an interface api for accessing vcs. Is there a provider for Mercurial?
hbagchi
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I don't think there is one. Mercurial is very much built with a "you should have the whole history local" mindset. Any remote access short of synchronization or casual web browsing is generally considered unsupported. Even accessing mercurial repos over nfs or other network file systems is advised against.
There are a few projects that use mercurial as their backends (things like ikiwiki), but remote access isn't generally a suggested config.
Ry4an
2008-11-01 03:16:20
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Thanks. I am trying to build a file manager interface which will be able to access any files from all possible sources like local file system, ftp, sftp, windows share, etc. as well as reading and writing files to version control systems. Apache common vfs looks like a good choice. It also has an api for version control systems. Which version control softwares it currently supports?