Adding hooks to TortoiseHg

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I am using TortoiseHg and would like to apply a hook to my repo. My repo's .hg/hgrc file is as follows:

[hooks]
pretxncommit = python:hg_checksize.newbinsize

The thing is that I don't know where TortoiseHg's PYTHONPATH variable is set. How do I change it? Or where do I put my Python file so that it is visible by TortoiseHg's Python interpreter?

I cannot find any mention of hooks in TortoiseHg's documentation or through Google?

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 20 '10 at 15:43

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you can put your .py wherever you like and use a full path to it. the syntax is then

[hooks] 
pretxncommit.myhook = python:/path/to/my.py:newbinsize

answered Mar 20 '10 at 15:43

jk.

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I used the following as my value. python:C:\src\hooks\hg_checksize.newbinsize This doesn't work. Is it because Windows paths must be written differently? – hekevintran Mar 20 '10 at 18:44
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It's also possible to reference a file within the working copy so hooks can easily be shared among developers: pretxncommit.syntax_check = python:bin\php_syntax_check.py:check If my working copy lives in C:\project\, TortoiseHg will look for C:\project\bin\php_syntax_check.py and execute the specified check function. – JSmitty Mar 21 '13 at 18:51
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This is probably a better answer since editing the `\lib\library.zip` is not a very good practice, let alone available to all users. – bambams Sep 01 '15 at 19:00

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 10 '20 at 13:06

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To enable in-process hooks in TortoiseHg you must put your *.py file into C:\Program Files\TortoiseHg\library.zip. TortoiseHg loads Python files from library.zip.

Reinstalling TortoiseHg will probably mean having to repeat this step.

edited Aug 10 '20 at 13:06

StayOnTarget

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answered Mar 20 '10 at 19:44

hekevintran

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 12 '11 at 13:07

jk's answer is correct, according to hekevintran's comment he has a typo. It should be

pretxncommit.myhook = python:C:\src\hooks\hg_checksize:newbinsize

it should be a colon between python-file and method, not a period (confirmed with hg 1.5.1 on Win7)

Adding hooks to TortoiseHg

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