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Installing Mercurial hgwebdir.cgi on Windows 2003 IIS 6.0

This walk-through is based on the following stackoverflow article.

1. Download and install Python 2.6.4 to C:\Mercurial\Python
2. Download and install MiniGW 5.1.6
   • Choose the Download and Install Option.
   • Choose the Current Package Option to Install.
   • For the Components to Install Select the “Minimal” option. Install to C:\Mercurial\MinGW
3. Add to path “C:\Mercurial\Python\Scripts;C:\Mercurial\Python;C:\Mercurial\MinGW\bin”
4. Download and unzip Mercurial source to C:\Mercurial\Source
5. Build Mercurial from command line:
   

   python setup.py build --force -c mingw32
   
   python setup.py install --force --skip-build

6. Create default hgrc from command line type:
   

   cd %userprofile% 
   copy con .hgrc    [ui]
   username = Firstname Lastname <firstname.lastname@example.net>
   verbose = True
   

   • CTRL-Z
   • ENTER
7. hg debuginstall should display “No problems detected”
8. Create C:\Mercurial\Web and C:\Mercurial\Repositories directories
9. Copy the hgwebdir.cgi file from the C:\Mercurial\Source to C:\Mercurial\Web
10. Create hgweb.config in C:\Mercurial\Web
11. Insert text in hgweb.config
    

    [paths]
    / = C:\Mercurial\Repositories\

12. Give IUSR_{ComputerName} Modify permissions for C:\Mercurial\Repositories
13. Create a test repository
    cd C:\Mercurial\Repositories
    md test
    cd test
    hg init
14. Enable push for this repository
    
    • create hgrc file with notepad in cd C:\Mercurial\Repositories\test.hg
    • insert the following text

    [web]
    allow_push = *
    push_ssl = false

15. Start IIS Manager
    
    • Allow All Unknown CGI Extensions in Web Server Extensions.
    • Create virtual dir or new website with C:\Mercurial\Web path.
    • Grant website execute permission
    • In application configuration (Home Directory, Configuration button) add new extension. Executable:

      "C:\Mercurial\Python\python.exe" %s

      Extension:.cgi
16. Test your newly configured website: eg. http://localhost/hgwebdir.cgi

TODO:

• Don’t forget to configure authentication.
• Change file system permissions accordingly.
• Increase cgi timeout

cd \inetpub\AdminScripts\

cscript adsutil.vbs GET /W3SVC/CGITimeout

cscript adsutil.vbs SET /W3SVC/CGITimeout 3000