changeset 4429:1cb570c69b63

docs: add hint how to use hg serve
author Bernhard Reiter <bernhard@intevation.de>
date Wed, 18 Sep 2019 16:25:20 +0200
parents 3c306481aebb
children 86c89824aab4
files docs/DEVELOPMENT.md
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 # Development
 
+# View source code history
+
+If you want to see the source code structure and history
+on our local machine (instead of online):
+  `hg serve`
+from Mercurial SCM will start a local server. Install the
+[HighlightExtension](https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/HighlightExtension)
+to enable syntax highlighting.
+
+
 ## Backend
 
 You need a working [Go](https://golang.org/dl) build environment (1.10+).