tests/test-branch-change.t
author Pierre-Yves David <pierre-yves.david@octobus.net>
Mon, 14 Dec 2020 11:32:24 +0100
changeset 46149 294d5aca4ff5
parent 45921 95c4cca641f6
child 47059 7a90fddb13b0
permissions -rw-r--r--
copies: iterate over children directly (instead of parents) Before this change we would gather all parent → child edges and iterate on all parent, gathering copy information for children and aggregating them from there. They are not strict requirement for edges to be processed in that specific order. We could also simply iterate over all "children" revision and aggregate data from both parents at the same time. This patch does that. It make various things simpler: * since both parents are processed at the same time, we no longer need to cache data for merge (see next changeset for details), * we no longer need nested loop to process data, * we no longer need to store partial merge data for a rev from distinct loop interaction to another when processing merges, * we no longer need to build a full parent -> children mapping (we only rely on a simpler "parent -> number of children" map (for memory efficiency), * the data access pattern is now simpler (from lower revisions to higher revisions) and entirely predicable. That predictability open the way to prefetching and parallel processing. So that new iterations order requires simpler code and open the way to interesting optimisation. The effect on performance is quite good. In the worse case, we don't see any significant negative impact. And in the best case, the reduction of roundtrip to Python provide us with a significant speed. Some example below: Repo Case Source-Rev Dest-Rev # of revisions old time new time Difference Factor time per rev --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- mozilla-try x00000_revs_x00000_added_0_copies dc8a3ca7010e d16fde900c9c : 34414 revs, 0.962867 s, 0.502584 s, -0.460283 s, × 0.5220, 14 µs/rev mozilla-try x0000_revs_xx000_added_x_copies 156f6e2674f2 4d0f2c178e66 : 8598 revs, 0.110717 s, 0.076323 s, -0.034394 s, × 0.6894, 8 µs/rev # full comparison between the previous changeset and this one Repo Case Source-Rev Dest-Rev # of revisions old time new time Difference Factor time per rev --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- mercurial x_revs_x_added_0_copies ad6b123de1c7 39cfcef4f463 : 1 revs, 0.000048 s, 0.000041 s, -0.000007 s, × 0.8542, 41 µs/rev mercurial x_revs_x_added_x_copies 2b1c78674230 0c1d10351869 : 6 revs, 0.000153 s, 0.000102 s, -0.000051 s, × 0.6667, 17 µs/rev mercurial x000_revs_x000_added_x_copies 81f8ff2a9bf2 dd3267698d84 : 1032 revs, 0.004209 s, 0.004254 s, +0.000045 s, × 1.0107, 4 µs/rev pypy x_revs_x_added_0_copies aed021ee8ae8 099ed31b181b : 9 revs, 0.000203 s, 0.000282 s, +0.000079 s, × 1.3892, 31 µs/rev pypy x_revs_x000_added_0_copies 4aa4e1f8e19a 359343b9ac0e : 1 revs, 0.000059 s, 0.000048 s, -0.000011 s, × 0.8136, 48 µs/rev pypy x_revs_x_added_x_copies ac52eb7bbbb0 72e022663155 : 7 revs, 0.000194 s, 0.000211 s, +0.000017 s, × 1.0876, 30 µs/rev pypy x_revs_x00_added_x_copies c3b14617fbd7 ace7255d9a26 : 1 revs, 0.000380 s, 0.000375 s, -0.000005 s, × 0.9868, 375 µs/rev pypy x_revs_x000_added_x000_copies df6f7a526b60 a83dc6a2d56f : 6 revs, 0.010588 s, 0.010574 s, -0.000014 s, × 0.9987, 1762 µs/rev pypy x000_revs_xx00_added_0_copies 89a76aede314 2f22446ff07e : 4785 revs, 0.048961 s, 0.049974 s, +0.001013 s, × 1.0207, 10 µs/rev pypy x000_revs_x000_added_x_copies 8a3b5bfd266e 2c68e87c3efe : 6780 revs, 0.083612 s, 0.084300 s, +0.000688 s, × 1.0082, 12 µs/rev pypy x000_revs_x000_added_x000_copies 89a76aede314 7b3dda341c84 : 5441 revs, 0.058579 s, 0.060128 s, +0.001549 s, × 1.0264, 11 µs/rev pypy x0000_revs_x_added_0_copies d1defd0dc478 c9cb1334cc78 : 43645 revs, 0.736783 s, 0.686542 s, -0.050241 s, × 0.9318, 15 µs/rev pypy x0000_revs_xx000_added_0_copies bf2c629d0071 4ffed77c095c : 2 revs, 0.022050 s, 0.009277 s, -0.012773 s, × 0.4207, 4638 µs/rev pypy x0000_revs_xx000_added_x000_copies 08ea3258278e d9fa043f30c0 : 11316 revs, 0.120800 s, 0.114733 s, -0.006067 s, × 0.9498, 10 µs/rev netbeans x_revs_x_added_0_copies fb0955ffcbcd a01e9239f9e7 : 2 revs, 0.000140 s, 0.000081 s, -0.000059 s, × 0.5786, 40 µs/rev netbeans x_revs_x000_added_0_copies 6f360122949f 20eb231cc7d0 : 2 revs, 0.000114 s, 0.000107 s, -0.000007 s, × 0.9386, 53 µs/rev netbeans x_revs_x_added_x_copies 1ada3faf6fb6 5a39d12eecf4 : 3 revs, 0.000224 s, 0.000173 s, -0.000051 s, × 0.7723, 57 µs/rev netbeans x_revs_x00_added_x_copies 35be93ba1e2c 9eec5e90c05f : 9 revs, 0.000723 s, 0.000698 s, -0.000025 s, × 0.9654, 77 µs/rev netbeans x000_revs_xx00_added_0_copies eac3045b4fdd 51d4ae7f1290 : 1421 revs, 0.009665 s, 0.009248 s, -0.000417 s, × 0.9569, 6 µs/rev netbeans x000_revs_x000_added_x_copies e2063d266acd 6081d72689dc : 1533 revs, 0.014820 s, 0.015446 s, +0.000626 s, × 1.0422, 10 µs/rev netbeans x000_revs_x000_added_x000_copies ff453e9fee32 411350406ec2 : 5750 revs, 0.076049 s, 0.074373 s, -0.001676 s, × 0.9780, 12 µs/rev netbeans x0000_revs_xx000_added_x000_copies 588c2d1ced70 1aad62e59ddd : 66949 revs, 0.683603 s, 0.639870 s, -0.043733 s, × 0.9360, 9 µs/rev mozilla-central x_revs_x_added_0_copies 3697f962bb7b 7015fcdd43a2 : 2 revs, 0.000161 s, 0.000088 s, -0.000073 s, × 0.5466, 44 µs/rev mozilla-central x_revs_x000_added_0_copies dd390860c6c9 40d0c5bed75d : 8 revs, 0.000234 s, 0.000199 s, -0.000035 s, × 0.8504, 24 µs/rev mozilla-central x_revs_x_added_x_copies 8d198483ae3b 14207ffc2b2f : 9 revs, 0.000247 s, 0.000171 s, -0.000076 s, × 0.6923, 19 µs/rev mozilla-central x_revs_x00_added_x_copies 98cbc58cc6bc 446a150332c3 : 7 revs, 0.000630 s, 0.000592 s, -0.000038 s, × 0.9397, 84 µs/rev mozilla-central x_revs_x000_added_x000_copies 3c684b4b8f68 0a5e72d1b479 : 3 revs, 0.003286 s, 0.003151 s, -0.000135 s, × 0.9589, 1050 µs/rev mozilla-central x_revs_x0000_added_x0000_copies effb563bb7e5 c07a39dc4e80 : 6 revs, 0.062441 s, 0.061612 s, -0.000829 s, × 0.9867, 10268 µs/rev mozilla-central x000_revs_xx00_added_0_copies 6100d773079a 04a55431795e : 1593 revs, 0.005423 s, 0.005381 s, -0.000042 s, × 0.9923, 3 µs/rev mozilla-central x000_revs_x000_added_x_copies 9f17a6fc04f9 2d37b966abed : 41 revs, 0.005919 s, 0.003742 s, -0.002177 s, × 0.6322, 91 µs/rev mozilla-central x000_revs_x000_added_x000_copies 7c97034feb78 4407bd0c6330 : 7839 revs, 0.062597 s, 0.061983 s, -0.000614 s, × 0.9902, 7 µs/rev mozilla-central x0000_revs_xx000_added_0_copies 9eec5917337d 67118cc6dcad : 615 revs, 0.043551 s, 0.019861 s, -0.023690 s, × 0.4560, 32 µs/rev mozilla-central x0000_revs_xx000_added_x000_copies f78c615a656c 96a38b690156 : 30263 revs, 0.192475 s, 0.188101 s, -0.004374 s, × 0.9773, 6 µs/rev mozilla-central x00000_revs_x0000_added_x0000_copies 6832ae71433c 4c222a1d9a00 : 153721 revs, 1.955575 s, 1.806696 s, -0.148879 s, × 0.9239, 11 µs/rev mozilla-central x00000_revs_x00000_added_x000_copies 76caed42cf7c 1daa622bbe42 : 204976 revs, 2.886501 s, 2.682987 s, -0.203514 s, × 0.9295, 13 µs/rev mozilla-try x_revs_x_added_0_copies aaf6dde0deb8 9790f499805a : 2 revs, 0.001181 s, 0.000852 s, -0.000329 s, × 0.7214, 426 µs/rev mozilla-try x_revs_x000_added_0_copies d8d0222927b4 5bb8ce8c7450 : 2 revs, 0.001189 s, 0.000859 s, -0.000330 s, × 0.7225, 429 µs/rev mozilla-try x_revs_x_added_x_copies 092fcca11bdb 936255a0384a : 4 revs, 0.000563 s, 0.000150 s, -0.000413 s, × 0.2664, 37 µs/rev mozilla-try x_revs_x00_added_x_copies b53d2fadbdb5 017afae788ec : 2 revs, 0.001548 s, 0.001158 s, -0.000390 s, × 0.7481, 579 µs/rev mozilla-try x_revs_x000_added_x000_copies 20408ad61ce5 6f0ee96e21ad : 1 revs, 0.027782 s, 0.027240 s, -0.000542 s, × 0.9805, 27240 µs/rev mozilla-try x_revs_x0000_added_x0000_copies effb563bb7e5 c07a39dc4e80 : 6 revs, 0.062781 s, 0.062824 s, +0.000043 s, × 1.0007, 10470 µs/rev mozilla-try x000_revs_xx00_added_0_copies 6100d773079a 04a55431795e : 1593 revs, 0.005778 s, 0.005463 s, -0.000315 s, × 0.9455, 3 µs/rev mozilla-try x000_revs_x000_added_x_copies 9f17a6fc04f9 2d37b966abed : 41 revs, 0.006192 s, 0.004238 s, -0.001954 s, × 0.6844, 103 µs/rev mozilla-try x000_revs_x000_added_x000_copies 1346fd0130e4 4c65cbdabc1f : 6657 revs, 0.065391 s, 0.064113 s, -0.001278 s, × 0.9805, 9 µs/rev mozilla-try x0000_revs_x_added_0_copies 63519bfd42ee a36a2a865d92 : 40314 revs, 0.317216 s, 0.294063 s, -0.023153 s, × 0.9270, 7 µs/rev mozilla-try x0000_revs_x_added_x_copies 9fe69ff0762d bcabf2a78927 : 38690 revs, 0.303119 s, 0.281493 s, -0.021626 s, × 0.9287, 7 µs/rev mozilla-try x0000_revs_xx000_added_x_copies 156f6e2674f2 4d0f2c178e66 : 8598 revs, 0.110717 s, 0.076323 s, -0.034394 s, × 0.6894, 8 µs/rev mozilla-try x0000_revs_xx000_added_0_copies 9eec5917337d 67118cc6dcad : 615 revs, 0.045739 s, 0.020390 s, -0.025349 s, × 0.4458, 33 µs/rev mozilla-try x0000_revs_xx000_added_x000_copies 89294cd501d9 7ccb2fc7ccb5 : 97052 revs, 3.098021 s, 3.023879 s, -0.074142 s, × 0.9761, 31 µs/rev mozilla-try x0000_revs_x0000_added_x0000_copies e928c65095ed e951f4ad123a : 52031 revs, 0.771480 s, 0.735549 s, -0.035931 s, × 0.9534, 14 µs/rev mozilla-try x00000_revs_x_added_0_copies 6a320851d377 1ebb79acd503 : 363753 revs, 18.813422 s, 18.568900 s, -0.244522 s, × 0.9870, 51 µs/rev mozilla-try x00000_revs_x00000_added_0_copies dc8a3ca7010e d16fde900c9c : 34414 revs, 0.962867 s, 0.502584 s, -0.460283 s, × 0.5220, 14 µs/rev mozilla-try x00000_revs_x_added_x_copies 5173c4b6f97c 95d83ee7242d : 362229 revs, 18.684923 s, 18.356645 s, -0.328278 s, × 0.9824, 50 µs/rev mozilla-try x00000_revs_x000_added_x_copies 9126823d0e9c ca82787bb23c : 359344 revs, 18.296305 s, 18.250393 s, -0.045912 s, × 0.9975, 50 µs/rev mozilla-try x00000_revs_x0000_added_x0000_copies 8d3fafa80d4b eb884023b810 : 192665 revs, 3.061887 s, 2.792459 s, -0.269428 s, × 0.9120, 14 µs/rev mozilla-try x00000_revs_x00000_added_x0000_copies 1b661134e2ca 1ae03d022d6d : 228985 revs, 103.869641 s, 107.697264 s, +3.827623 s, × 1.0369, 470 µs/rev mozilla-try x00000_revs_x00000_added_x000_copies 9b2a99adc05e 8e29777b48e6 : 382065 revs, 64.262957 s, 63.961040 s, -0.301917 s, × 0.9953, 167 µs/rev Differential Revision: https://phab.mercurial-scm.org/D9422

Testing changing branch on commits
==================================

Setup

  $ cat >> $HGRCPATH << EOF
  > [alias]
  > glog = log -G -T "{rev}:{node|short} {desc}\n{branch} ({bookmarks})"
  > [experimental]
  > evolution = createmarkers
  > [extensions]
  > rebase=
  > EOF

  $ hg init repo
  $ cd repo
  $ for ch in a b c d e; do echo foo >> $ch; hg ci -Aqm "Added "$ch; done
  $ hg glog
  @  4:aa98ab95a928 Added e
  |  default ()
  o  3:62615734edd5 Added d
  |  default ()
  o  2:28ad74487de9 Added c
  |  default ()
  o  1:29becc82797a Added b
  |  default ()
  o  0:18d04c59bb5d Added a
     default ()

  $ hg branches
  default                        4:aa98ab95a928

Try without passing a new branch name

  $ hg branch -r .
  abort: no branch name specified for the revisions
  [10]

Setting an invalid branch name

  $ hg branch -r . a:b
  abort: ':' cannot be used in a name
  [10]
  $ hg branch -r . tip
  abort: the name 'tip' is reserved
  [10]
  $ hg branch -r . 1234
  abort: cannot use an integer as a name
  [10]

Change on non-linear set of commits

  $ hg branch -r 2 -r 4 foo
  abort: cannot change branch of non-linear revisions
  [10]

Change in middle of the stack (linear commits)

  $ hg branch -r 1::3 foo
  abort: cannot change branch of changeset with children
  [10]

Change with dirty working directory

  $ echo bar > a
  $ hg branch -r . foo
  abort: uncommitted changes
  [20]

  $ hg revert --all
  reverting a

Change on empty revision set

  $ hg branch -r 'draft() - all()' foo
  abort: empty revision set
  [10]

Changing branch on linear set of commits from head

Without obsmarkers

  $ hg branch -r 3:4 foo --config experimental.evolution=!
  changed branch on 2 changesets
  saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/repo/.hg/strip-backup/62615734edd5-e86bd13a-branch-change.hg
  $ hg glog
  @  4:3938acfb5c0f Added e
  |  foo ()
  o  3:9435da006bdc Added d
  |  foo ()
  o  2:28ad74487de9 Added c
  |  default ()
  o  1:29becc82797a Added b
  |  default ()
  o  0:18d04c59bb5d Added a
     default ()

  $ hg branches
  foo                            4:3938acfb5c0f
  default                        2:28ad74487de9 (inactive)

With obsmarkers

  $ hg branch -r 3::4 bar
  changed branch on 2 changesets
  $ hg glog
  @  6:7c1991464886 Added e
  |  bar ()
  o  5:1ea05e93925f Added d
  |  bar ()
  o  2:28ad74487de9 Added c
  |  default ()
  o  1:29becc82797a Added b
  |  default ()
  o  0:18d04c59bb5d Added a
     default ()

  $ hg branches
  bar                            6:7c1991464886
  default                        2:28ad74487de9 (inactive)

Change branch name to an existing branch

  $ hg branch -r . default
  abort: a branch of the same name already exists
  [10]

Changing on a branch head which is not topological head

  $ hg branch -r 2 stable
  abort: cannot change branch of changeset with children
  [10]

Enabling the allowunstable config and trying to change branch on a branch head
which is not a topological head

  $ echo "[experimental]" >> .hg/hgrc
  $ echo "evolution.allowunstable=yes" >> .hg/hgrc
  $ hg branch -r 2 foo
  changed branch on 1 changesets
  2 new orphan changesets

Changing branch of an obsoleted changeset

  $ hg branch -r 4 foobar
  abort: hidden revision '4' was rewritten as: 7c1991464886
  (use --hidden to access hidden revisions)
  [255]

  $ hg branch -r 4 --hidden foobar
  abort: cannot change branch of a obsolete changeset
  [10]

Make sure bookmark movement is correct

  $ hg bookmark b1
  $ hg glog -r '.^::'
  @  6:7c1991464886 Added e
  |  bar (b1)
  *  5:1ea05e93925f Added d
  |  bar ()
  ~

  $ hg branch -r '(.^)::' wat --debug
  changing branch of '1ea05e93925f806d875a2163f9b76764be644636' from 'bar' to 'wat'
  committing files:
  d
  committing manifest
  committing changelog
  new node id is 343660ccab7400da637bd6a211d07f413536d718
  changing branch of '7c19914648869f5b02fc7fed31ddee9783fdd680' from 'bar' to 'wat'
  committing files:
  e
  committing manifest
  committing changelog
  new node id is de1404b45a69f8cc6437d7679033ee33e9efb4ba
  moving bookmarks ['b1'] from 7c19914648869f5b02fc7fed31ddee9783fdd680 to de1404b45a69f8cc6437d7679033ee33e9efb4ba
  resolving manifests
   branchmerge: False, force: False, partial: False
   ancestor: 7c1991464886, local: 7c1991464886+, remote: de1404b45a69
  starting 4 threads for background file closing (?)
  changed branch on 2 changesets
  updating the branch cache
  invalid branch cache (served): tip differs

  $ hg glog -r '(.^)::'
  @  9:de1404b45a69 Added e
  |  wat (b1)
  *  8:343660ccab74 Added d
  |  wat ()
  ~

Make sure phase handling is correct

  $ echo foo >> bar
  $ hg ci -Aqm "added bar" --secret
  1 new orphan changesets
  $ hg glog -r .
  @  10:8ad1294c1660 added bar
  |  wat (b1)
  ~
  $ hg branch -r . secret
  changed branch on 1 changesets
  $ hg phase -r .
  11: secret

  $ hg branches
  secret                        11:38a9b2d53f98
  foo                            7:8a4729a5e2b8
  wat                            9:de1404b45a69 (inactive)
  default                        2:28ad74487de9 (inactive)
  $ hg branch
  secret

Changing branch of another head, different from one on which we are

  $ hg glog
  @  11:38a9b2d53f98 added bar
  |  secret (b1)
  *  9:de1404b45a69 Added e
  |  wat ()
  *  8:343660ccab74 Added d
  |  wat ()
  | o  7:8a4729a5e2b8 Added c
  | |  foo ()
  x |  2:28ad74487de9 Added c
  |/   default ()
  o  1:29becc82797a Added b
  |  default ()
  o  0:18d04c59bb5d Added a
     default ()

  $ hg branch
  secret

  $ hg branch -r 7 foobar
  changed branch on 1 changesets

The current branch must be preserved
  $ hg branch
  secret

Changing branch on multiple heads at once

  $ hg rebase -s 8 -d 12 --keepbranches -q

  $ hg rebase -s 14 -d 1 --keepbranches -q

  $ hg branch -r 0: stable
  changed branch on 6 changesets
  $ hg glog
  @  23:6a5ddbcfb870 added bar
  |  stable (b1)
  o  22:baedc6e98a67 Added e
  |  stable ()
  | o  21:99ac7bf8aad1 Added d
  | |  stable ()
  | o  20:0ecb4d39c4bd Added c
  |/   stable ()
  o  19:fd45b986b109 Added b
  |  stable ()
  o  18:204d2769eca2 Added a
     stable ()

  $ hg branches
  stable                        23:6a5ddbcfb870

  $ hg branch
  stable

Changing to same branch is no-op

  $ hg branch -r 19::21 stable
  changed branch on 0 changesets

Changing branch name to existing branch name if the branch of parent of root of
revs is same as the new branch name

  $ hg branch -r 20::21 bugfix
  changed branch on 2 changesets
  $ hg glog
  o  25:714defe1cf34 Added d
  |  bugfix ()
  o  24:98394def28fc Added c
  |  bugfix ()
  | @  23:6a5ddbcfb870 added bar
  | |  stable (b1)
  | o  22:baedc6e98a67 Added e
  |/   stable ()
  o  19:fd45b986b109 Added b
  |  stable ()
  o  18:204d2769eca2 Added a
     stable ()

  $ hg branch -r 24:25 stable
  changed branch on 2 changesets
  $ hg glog
  o  27:4ec342341562 Added d
  |  stable ()
  o  26:83f48859c2de Added c
  |  stable ()
  | @  23:6a5ddbcfb870 added bar
  | |  stable (b1)
  | o  22:baedc6e98a67 Added e
  |/   stable ()
  o  19:fd45b986b109 Added b
  |  stable ()
  o  18:204d2769eca2 Added a
     stable ()

Changing branch of a merge commit

  $ hg branch -q ghi
  $ echo f > f
  $ hg ci -qAm 'Added f'
  $ hg up -q 27
  $ hg branch -q jkl
  $ echo g > g
  $ hg ci -qAm 'Added g'
  $ hg glog -r 'heads(:)'
  @  29:6bc1c6c2c9da Added g
  |  jkl ()
  ~
  o  28:2f1019bd29d2 Added f
  |  ghi (b1)
  ~

  $ hg branch -q default
  $ hg merge -r 28
  4 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
  (branch merge, don't forget to commit)
  $ hg branch -r . abcd
  abort: outstanding uncommitted merge
  [20]

  $ hg ci -m "Merge commit"
  $ hg glog -r 'parents(.)::'
  @    30:4d56e6b1eb6b Merge commit
  |\   default ()
  | o  29:6bc1c6c2c9da Added g
  | |  jkl ()
  | ~
  o  28:2f1019bd29d2 Added f
  |  ghi (b1)
  ~

  $ hg branch -r . ghi
  0 files updated, 0 files merged, 4 files removed, 0 files unresolved
  changed branch on 1 changesets
  $ hg branch -r . jkl
  changed branch on 1 changesets
  $ hg branch -r . default
  changed branch on 1 changesets
  $ hg branch -r . stable
  abort: a branch of the same name already exists
  [10]

  $ hg branch -r . stable --force
  changed branch on 1 changesets
  $ hg branches
  stable                        34:d1c2addda4a2
  jkl                           29:6bc1c6c2c9da (inactive)
  ghi                           28:2f1019bd29d2 (inactive)

Changing branch on public changeset

  $ hg phase -r . -p
  $ hg branch -r . def
  abort: cannot change branch of public changesets
  (see 'hg help phases' for details)
  [10]

Merge commit with conflicts, with evolution and without

  $ mklozenge() {
  >   echo foo > a
  >   hg ci -qAm foo
  >   echo bar > a
  >   hg ci -qm bar
  >   hg up -q '.^'
  >   echo baz > a
  >   hg ci -qm baz
  >   hg merge -q -t :local
  >   echo neither > a
  >   hg ci -qm neither
  > }

  $ cd ..
  $ hg init merge-with-evolution
  $ cd merge-with-evolution
  $ mklozenge

  $ hg branch -r '(.^)::' abc
  changed branch on 2 changesets
  $ hg glog
  @    5:c07fa8b34d54 neither
  |\   abc ()
  | o  4:f2aa51777cc9 baz
  | |  abc ()
  o |  1:2e33c4f0856b bar
  |/   default ()
  o  0:91cfb6004abf foo
     default ()
  $ hg cat a
  neither

  $ cd ..
  $ hg init merge-without-evolution
  $ cd merge-without-evolution
  $ mklozenge
  $ cat > .hg/hgrc << EOF
  > [experimental]
  > evolution = no
  > evolution.allowunstable = no
  > EOF

  $ hg branch -r '(.^)::' abc
  changed branch on 2 changesets
  saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/merge-without-evolution/.hg/strip-backup/9a3a2af368f4-8db1a361-branch-change.hg
  $ hg glog
  @    3:c07fa8b34d54 neither
  |\   abc ()
  | o  2:f2aa51777cc9 baz
  | |  abc ()
  o |  1:2e33c4f0856b bar
  |/   default ()
  o  0:91cfb6004abf foo
     default ()
  $ hg cat a
  neither