Tracking base revision for files distributed without a repo

[Steve Barnes]

On 24/01/14 09:44, Christian Ebert wrote:
> * Steve Barnes on Friday, January 24, 2014 at 06:49:32 +0000
>> But now I am wondering if it might not be better to try and modify the
>> expand-keywords extension to get an archive-with-have-expanded
>> extension.
> Not sure I understand? hg archive archives with exapnded
> keywords.
>
> hg help keyword says:
> Keywords are only expanded in local repositories and not stored in the change
> history. The mechanism can be regarded as a convenience for the current user
> or for archive distribution.
>
Thanks Christian - I didn't know that.

Steve