diff tests/test-help.t @ 39126:e09fad982ef5

filemerge: show actual capabilities of internal merge tools

This information is useful to know which internal merge tools can be
applied safely on binary files and/or symlinks.

--- a/tests/test-help.t	Wed Aug 15 22:24:50 2018 +0900
+++ b/tests/test-help.t	Tue Aug 14 22:20:28 2018 +0900
@@ -1829,18 +1829,26 @@
         This implies premerge. Therefore, files aren't dumped, if premerge runs
         successfully. Use :forcedump to forcibly write files out.
   
+        (actual capabilities: binary, symlink)
+  
       ":fail"
         Rather than attempting to merge files that were modified on both
         branches, it marks them as unresolved. The resolve command must be used
         to resolve these conflicts.
   
+        (actual capabilities: binary, symlink)
+  
       ":forcedump"
         Creates three versions of the files as same as :dump, but omits
         premerge.
   
+        (actual capabilities: binary, symlink)
+  
       ":local"
         Uses the local 'p1()' version of files as the merged version.
   
+        (actual capabilities: binary, symlink)
+  
       ":merge"
         Uses the internal non-interactive simple merge algorithm for merging
         files. It will fail if there are any conflicts and leave markers in the
@@ -1864,10 +1872,14 @@
       ":other"
         Uses the other 'p2()' version of files as the merged version.
   
+        (actual capabilities: binary, symlink)
+  
       ":prompt"
         Asks the user which of the local 'p1()' or the other 'p2()' version to
         keep as the merged version.
   
+        (actual capabilities: binary, symlink)
+  
       ":tagmerge"
         Uses the internal tag merge algorithm (experimental).
   
@@ -1877,7 +1889,8 @@
         markers are inserted.
   
       Internal tools are always available and do not require a GUI but will by
-      default not handle symlinks or binary files.
+      default not handle symlinks or binary files. See next section for detail
+      about "actual capabilities" described above.
   
       Choosing a merge tool
       =====================