tests/test-empty-manifest-index.t

test: use a different timestamp for the updated file

In the test we want to trigger a write after the underlying dirstate changed. To
do so, we need a write. And as we are about to make dirstate update smarter we
need to meddle with the script a bit to make sure there will be a write.

Differential Revision: https://phab.mercurial-scm.org/D11793

Test null revisions (node 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000, aka rev -1)
in various circumstances.

Make an empty repo:

  $ hg init a
  $ cd a

  $ hg files -r 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
  [1]
  $ hg files -r .
  [1]

Add an empty commit (this makes the changelog refer to a null manifest node):


  $ hg commit -m "init" --config ui.allowemptycommit=true

  $ hg files -r .
  [1]

Strip that empty commit (this makes the changelog file empty, as opposed to missing):

  $ hg --config 'extensions.strip=' strip . > /dev/null

  $ hg files -r .
  [1]