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== A Simple Solution in Mkiv ==
The vc.tex bundle is certainly nice and powerful, but I found it somewhat difficult to install. If you are using mkiv and just want to typeset some information from your version control system, there is an easier solution: you can typeset the output of system commands via lua code. Here is an example that will print the revision and date of a mercurial system:
<texcode>
\ctxlua{context(os.resultof("hg id -i -r tip"))}:
\ctxlua{context(os.resultof("hg log -r tip --template '{date|isodate}'"))}
</texcode>
The same would work with any version control system; all you need to do is consult its documentation to figure out the exact syntax to receive the information you want to typeset.
