Cannot add Mercurial repository

Platform Notice: Data Center Only - This article only applies to Atlassian products on the Data Center platform.

Note that this KB was created for the Data Center version of the product. Data Center KBs for non-Data-Center-specific features may also work for Server versions of the product, however they have not been tested. Support for Server* products ended on February 15th 2024. If you are running a Server product, you can visit the Atlassian Server end of support announcement to review your migration options.

*Except Fisheye and Crucible

Summary

Symptoms

When trying to add a Mercurial (hg) repository to Fisheye/Crucible, you receive the following error:

"Bad hg executable: Unable to get hg version. Ensure that hg is installed and on your PATH"

Diagnosis

Open command prompt or terminal and try to run a Mercurial command:

1 hg --version

Cause

Either Mercurial is not installed or not properly configured in your PATH.

Solution

Resolution

  • If you have Mercurial installed, check that your PATH variable includes the directory with the HG run file

  • Else, install a Supported platforms Mercurial client

Updated on April 2, 2025
Platform
Data Center only
Products
Fisheye Data Center
Crucible Data Center
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