support hooks written in python. to write hook in python, create module with hook function inside. make sure mercurial can import module (put it in $PYTHONPATH or load it as extension). hook function should look like this: def myhook(ui, repo, hooktype, **kwargs): if hook_passes: return True elif hook_explicitly_fails: return False elif some_other_failure: import util raise util.Abort('helpful failure message') else: return # implicit return of None makes hook fail! then in .hgrc, add hook with "python:" prefix: [hooks] commit = python:mymodule.myhook

#!/bin/sh

# No local source
hg clone a b
echo $?

# No remote source
hg clone http://127.0.0.1:3121/a b
echo $?
rm -rf b # work around bug with http clone

# Inaccessible source
mkdir a
chmod 000 a
hg clone a b
echo $?

# Inaccessible destination
mkdir b
cd b
hg init
hg clone . ../a
echo $?
cd ..
chmod 700 a
rm -rf a b

# Source of wrong type
mkfifo a
hg clone a b
echo $?
rm a

# Default destination, same directory
mkdir q
cd q
hg init
cd ..
hg clone q

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