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Add link to evolve readme
(Greatly simplified version of the build guide)
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== Enable Mercurial extensions ==
== Enable Mercurial extensions ==
This section is optional, and is required only if you intend to build a specific topic. Doing so requires the <tt>topic</tt> and <tt>evolve</tt> extensions to be enabled. Some distros may package these separately from the base Mercurial package, so check your package manager.
This section is optional, and is required only if you intend to build a specific topic. Doing so requires the <tt>topic</tt> and <tt>evolve</tt> extensions to be enabled. Some distros may package these separately from the base Mercurial package, so check your package manager. Alternatively, it is possible to install evolve from the Python Package Index, see [https://foss.heptapod.net/mercurial/evolve/-/blob/branch/default/README.rst the evolve readme] for more information.


Add the following to the <tt>extensions</tt> section of <tt>~/.hgrc</tt>:
Add the following to the <tt>extensions</tt> section of <tt>~/.hgrc</tt>: