I'm new to web2py but find it a vast improvement over the PHP-based web framework I was using before, and so I'm already using web2py to develop my next web app. At the same time, I find myself in a situation where I'm needing to use several different computers to do my work. See I need to find a way to keep up-to-date copies of my app on each computer (web-based admin is great for web2py but I would prefer to use an IDE). I've never used a DVCS before, but it's clear that Mercurial would be a good solution to my multi-computer problem. I'm also considering releasing the code as open source once I'm finished, so already having it on Mercurial would be an added benefit. I'm starting to play around with Mercurial and understand the basics, but I have a couple of questions about using Mercurial with web2py.
1) I've set up a system where I have a repository set up on each of my work computers, and one set up on Bitbucket to push to as the central repository. I intend to set a Mercurial repo up on my web server to pull from the bitbucket but I ran into several issues with www-data user and permissions while setting mercurial up on a server similar to what will eventually be my production server. Would using the built-in experimental mercurial feature of web2py offer a way around this problem? Or should I avoid setting up mercurial on a production server altogether? 2) I intend to use PostgreSQL for my app. Does that mean I will need to set up Postgres for each of my repos or can I just use SQLite with those? I assume this would involve appropriate use of .hgignore. Can anyone point me to a good tutorial on using Mercurial (or even Git or Bazaar) with database-driven websites? Just to be clear, I only want to use Mercurial for my own web app at the present time. I hope to contribute to web2py development in the future, once I have a better understanding of the framework and have fully transitioned from PHP to Python (which is happening much quicker than I expected). I know this is more of a Mercurial question than it is a web2py one, but given the project's use of Mercurial and its experimental integrated Mercurial feature, I thought it would not be entirely inappropriate to ask my question here. Thank you in advance. Eric
