Sorry, but I forgot to mention, that mercurial v0.7 that currently comes with dapper does not work with Dapper's current Python version (v2.4) - so backporting a more recent version would actually make mercurial usable at all.
I'm refering to bug #53131: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mercurial/+bug/53131
Sorry, but I forgot to mention, that mercurial v0.7 that currently comes with dapper does not work with Dapper's current Python version (v2.4) - so backporting a more recent version would actually make mercurial usable at all.
I'm refering to bug #53131: /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ mercurial/ +bug/53131
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