tests: add more tests of copy tracing with removed and re-added files
We had a test where the destination of a copy was removed and then
added back. This patch adds similar cases where the break in history
instead happens to the source file. There are three versions of this:
1. The break happens before the rename.
2. The break happens on a branch parallel to the rename (where copy
tracing is done via the merge base)
3. The source is added on each side of the merge base. The break in
history is thus in the form of a deletion when going backwards to
the merge base and the re-add happens on the other branch.
I've also added calls to `hg graft` in these cases to show the
breakage in issue 6163.
Another factor in these cases is matching nodeid (checked in
copies._tracefile()). I've made two copies each of the cases to show
the impact of that. One of these is the same as a test in
test-rename-merge1.t, so I also deleted that test from there.
Some of these tests currently fail, where "fail" is based on my
current thinking of how things should work. I had initially thought
that we should be more strict about not tracing copies across commits
where the file did not exist, but issue 6163 made me reconsider.
The only test case here that behaved differently in 4.9 is the
exact case reported in issue 6163.
Differential Revision: https://phab.mercurial-scm.org/D6599
To merge files Mercurial uses merge tools.
A merge tool combines two different versions of a file into a merged
file. Merge tools are given the two files and the greatest common
ancestor of the two file versions, so they can determine the changes
made on both branches.
Merge tools are used both for :hg:`resolve`, :hg:`merge`, :hg:`update`,
:hg:`backout` and in several extensions.
Usually, the merge tool tries to automatically reconcile the files by
combining all non-overlapping changes that occurred separately in
the two different evolutions of the same initial base file. Furthermore, some
interactive merge programs make it easier to manually resolve
conflicting merges, either in a graphical way, or by inserting some
conflict markers. Mercurial does not include any interactive merge
programs but relies on external tools for that.
Available merge tools
=====================
External merge tools and their properties are configured in the
merge-tools configuration section - see hgrc(5) - but they can often just
be named by their executable.
A merge tool is generally usable if its executable can be found on the
system and if it can handle the merge. The executable is found if it
is an absolute or relative executable path or the name of an
application in the executable search path. The tool is assumed to be
able to handle the merge if it can handle symlinks if the file is a
symlink, if it can handle binary files if the file is binary, and if a
GUI is available if the tool requires a GUI.
There are some internal merge tools which can be used. The internal
merge tools are:
.. internaltoolsmarker
Internal tools are always available and do not require a GUI but will
by default not handle symlinks or binary files. See next section for
detail about "actual capabilities" described above.
Choosing a merge tool
=====================
Mercurial uses these rules when deciding which merge tool to use:
1. If a tool has been specified with the --tool option to merge or resolve, it
is used. If it is the name of a tool in the merge-tools configuration, its
configuration is used. Otherwise the specified tool must be executable by
the shell.
2. If the ``HGMERGE`` environment variable is present, its value is used and
must be executable by the shell.
3. If the filename of the file to be merged matches any of the patterns in the
merge-patterns configuration section, the first usable merge tool
corresponding to a matching pattern is used.
4. If ui.merge is set it will be considered next. If the value is not the name
of a configured tool, the specified value is used and must be executable by
the shell. Otherwise the named tool is used if it is usable.
5. If any usable merge tools are present in the merge-tools configuration
section, the one with the highest priority is used.
6. If a program named ``hgmerge`` can be found on the system, it is used - but
it will by default not be used for symlinks and binary files.
7. If the file to be merged is not binary and is not a symlink, then
internal ``:merge`` is used.
8. Otherwise, ``:prompt`` is used.
For historical reason, Mercurial treats merge tools as below while
examining rules above.
==== =============== ====== =======
step specified via binary symlink
==== =============== ====== =======
1. --tool o/o o/o
2. HGMERGE o/o o/o
3. merge-patterns o/o(*) x/?(*)
4. ui.merge x/?(*) x/?(*)
==== =============== ====== =======
Each capability column indicates Mercurial behavior for
internal/external merge tools at examining each rule.
- "o": "assume that a tool has capability"
- "x": "assume that a tool does not have capability"
- "?": "check actual capability of a tool"
If ``merge.strict-capability-check`` configuration is true, Mercurial
checks capabilities of merge tools strictly in (*) cases above (= each
capability column becomes "?/?"). It is false by default for backward
compatibility.
.. note::
After selecting a merge program, Mercurial will by default attempt
to merge the files using a simple merge algorithm first. Only if it doesn't
succeed because of conflicting changes will Mercurial actually execute the
merge program. Whether to use the simple merge algorithm first can be
controlled by the premerge setting of the merge tool. Premerge is enabled by
default unless the file is binary or a symlink.
See the merge-tools and ui sections of hgrc(5) for details on the
configuration of merge tools.