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test: make version based test-extensions failure more explanatory
A buggy __version__ content (usually from setup.py's hg being unable to read the
repo) can make this test fails in an obscure manner. We make the root of the
failure more explicit.
| author | Pierre-Yves David <pierre-yves.david@fb.com> |
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| date | Tue, 10 Mar 2015 11:01:10 -0700 |
| parents | c48924787eaa |
| children | 4441705b7111 |
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$ add() > { > echo $2 >> $1 > } $ hg init t $ cd t set up a boring main branch $ add a a $ hg add a $ mkdir x $ add x/x x $ hg add x/x $ hg ci -m0 $ add a m1 $ hg ci -m1 $ add a m2 $ add x/y y1 $ hg add x/y $ hg ci -m2 $ cd .. $ show() > { > echo "# $2:" > echo > echo "% hg st -C $1" > hg st -C $1 > echo > echo "% hg diff --git $1" > hg diff --git $1 > echo > } $ count=0 make a new branch and get diff/status output $1 - first commit $2 - second commit $3 - working dir action $ tb() > { > hg clone -q t t2 ; cd t2 > hg co -q -C 0 > > echo % add a $count > add a $count > count=`expr $count + 1` > echo % hg ci -m "t0" > hg ci -m "t0" > echo % $1 > $1 > echo % hg ci -m "t1" > hg ci -m "t1" > echo % $2 > $2 > echo % hg ci -m "t2" > hg ci -m "t2" > echo % $3 > $3 > echo > show "" "working to parent" > show "--rev 0" "working to root" > show "--rev 2" "working to branch" > show "--rev 0 --rev ." "root to parent" > show "--rev . --rev 0" "parent to root" > show "--rev 2 --rev ." "branch to parent" > show "--rev . --rev 2" "parent to branch" > echo > cd .. > rm -rf t2 > } rename in working dir $ tb "add a a1" "add a a2" "hg mv a b" % add a 0 % hg ci -m t0 created new head % add a a1 % hg ci -m t1 % add a a2 % hg ci -m t2 % hg mv a b # working to parent: % hg st -C A b a R a % hg diff --git diff --git a/a b/b rename from a rename to b # working to root: % hg st -C --rev 0 A b a R a % hg diff --git --rev 0 diff --git a/a b/b rename from a rename to b --- a/a +++ b/b @@ -1,1 +1,4 @@ a +0 +a1 +a2 # working to branch: % hg st -C --rev 2 A b a R a R x/y % hg diff --git --rev 2 diff --git a/a b/b rename from a rename to b --- a/a +++ b/b @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ a -m1 -m2 +0 +a1 +a2 diff --git a/x/y b/x/y deleted file mode 100644 --- a/x/y +++ /dev/null @@ -1,1 +0,0 @@ -y1 # root to parent: % hg st -C --rev 0 --rev . M a % hg diff --git --rev 0 --rev . diff --git a/a b/a --- a/a +++ b/a @@ -1,1 +1,4 @@ a +0 +a1 +a2 # parent to root: % hg st -C --rev . --rev 0 M a % hg diff --git --rev . --rev 0 diff --git a/a b/a --- a/a +++ b/a @@ -1,4 +1,1 @@ a -0 -a1 -a2 # branch to parent: % hg st -C --rev 2 --rev . M a R x/y % hg diff --git --rev 2 --rev . diff --git a/a b/a --- a/a +++ b/a @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ a -m1 -m2 +0 +a1 +a2 diff --git a/x/y b/x/y deleted file mode 100644 --- a/x/y +++ /dev/null @@ -1,1 +0,0 @@ -y1 # parent to branch: % hg st -C --rev . --rev 2 M a A x/y % hg diff --git --rev . --rev 2 diff --git a/a b/a --- a/a +++ b/a @@ -1,4 +1,3 @@ a -0 -a1 -a2 +m1 +m2 diff --git a/x/y b/x/y new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/x/y @@ -0,0 +1,1 @@ +y1 copy in working dir $ tb "add a a1" "add a a2" "hg cp a b" % add a 1 % hg ci -m t0 created new head % add a a1 % hg ci -m t1 % add a a2 % hg ci -m t2 % hg cp a b # working to parent: % hg st -C A b a % hg diff --git diff --git a/a b/b copy from a copy to b # working to root: % hg st -C --rev 0 M a A b a % hg diff --git --rev 0 diff --git a/a b/a --- a/a +++ b/a @@ -1,1 +1,4 @@ a +1 +a1 +a2 diff --git a/a b/b copy from a copy to b --- a/a +++ b/b @@ -1,1 +1,4 @@ a +1 +a1 +a2 # working to branch: % hg st -C --rev 2 M a A b a R x/y % hg diff --git --rev 2 diff --git a/a b/a --- a/a +++ b/a @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ a -m1 -m2 +1 +a1 +a2 diff --git a/a b/b copy from a copy to b --- a/a +++ b/b @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ a -m1 -m2 +1 +a1 +a2 diff --git a/x/y b/x/y deleted file mode 100644 --- a/x/y +++ /dev/null @@ -1,1 +0,0 @@ -y1 # root to parent: % hg st -C --rev 0 --rev . M a % hg diff --git --rev 0 --rev . diff --git a/a b/a --- a/a +++ b/a @@ -1,1 +1,4 @@ a +1 +a1 +a2 # parent to root: % hg st -C --rev . --rev 0 M a % hg diff --git --rev . --rev 0 diff --git a/a b/a --- a/a +++ b/a @@ -1,4 +1,1 @@ a -1 -a1 -a2 # branch to parent: % hg st -C --rev 2 --rev . M a R x/y % hg diff --git --rev 2 --rev . diff --git a/a b/a --- a/a +++ b/a @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ a -m1 -m2 +1 +a1 +a2 diff --git a/x/y b/x/y deleted file mode 100644 --- a/x/y +++ /dev/null @@ -1,1 +0,0 @@ -y1 # parent to branch: % hg st -C --rev . --rev 2 M a A x/y % hg diff --git --rev . --rev 2 diff --git a/a b/a --- a/a +++ b/a @@ -1,4 +1,3 @@ a -1 -a1 -a2 +m1 +m2 diff --git a/x/y b/x/y new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/x/y @@ -0,0 +1,1 @@ +y1 single rename $ tb "hg mv a b" "add b b1" "add b w" % add a 2 % hg ci -m t0 created new head % hg mv a b % hg ci -m t1 % add b b1 % hg ci -m t2 % add b w # working to parent: % hg st -C M b % hg diff --git diff --git a/b b/b --- a/b +++ b/b @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ a 2 b1 +w # working to root: % hg st -C --rev 0 A b a R a % hg diff --git --rev 0 diff --git a/a b/b rename from a rename to b --- a/a +++ b/b @@ -1,1 +1,4 @@ a +2 +b1 +w # working to branch: % hg st -C --rev 2 A b a R a R x/y % hg diff --git --rev 2 diff --git a/a b/b rename from a rename to b --- a/a +++ b/b @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ a -m1 -m2 +2 +b1 +w diff --git a/x/y b/x/y deleted file mode 100644 --- a/x/y +++ /dev/null @@ -1,1 +0,0 @@ -y1 # root to parent: % hg st -C --rev 0 --rev . A b a R a % hg diff --git --rev 0 --rev . diff --git a/a b/b rename from a rename to b --- a/a +++ b/b @@ -1,1 +1,3 @@ a +2 +b1 # parent to root: % hg st -C --rev . --rev 0 A a b R b % hg diff --git --rev . --rev 0 diff --git a/b b/a rename from b rename to a --- a/b +++ b/a @@ -1,3 +1,1 @@ a -2 -b1 # branch to parent: % hg st -C --rev 2 --rev . A b a R a R x/y % hg diff --git --rev 2 --rev . diff --git a/a b/b rename from a rename to b --- a/a +++ b/b @@ -1,3 +1,3 @@ a -m1 -m2 +2 +b1 diff --git a/x/y b/x/y deleted file mode 100644 --- a/x/y +++ /dev/null @@ -1,1 +0,0 @@ -y1 # parent to branch: % hg st -C --rev . --rev 2 A a b A x/y R b % hg diff --git --rev . --rev 2 diff --git a/b b/a rename from b rename to a --- a/b +++ b/a @@ -1,3 +1,3 @@ a -2 -b1 +m1 +m2 diff --git a/x/y b/x/y new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/x/y @@ -0,0 +1,1 @@ +y1 single copy $ tb "hg cp a b" "add b b1" "add a w" % add a 3 % hg ci -m t0 created new head % hg cp a b % hg ci -m t1 % add b b1 % hg ci -m t2 % add a w # working to parent: % hg st -C M a % hg diff --git diff --git a/a b/a --- a/a +++ b/a @@ -1,2 +1,3 @@ a 3 +w # working to root: % hg st -C --rev 0 M a A b a % hg diff --git --rev 0 diff --git a/a b/a --- a/a +++ b/a @@ -1,1 +1,3 @@ a +3 +w diff --git a/a b/b copy from a copy to b --- a/a +++ b/b @@ -1,1 +1,3 @@ a +3 +b1 # working to branch: % hg st -C --rev 2 M a A b a R x/y % hg diff --git --rev 2 diff --git a/a b/a --- a/a +++ b/a @@ -1,3 +1,3 @@ a -m1 -m2 +3 +w diff --git a/a b/b copy from a copy to b --- a/a +++ b/b @@ -1,3 +1,3 @@ a -m1 -m2 +3 +b1 diff --git a/x/y b/x/y deleted file mode 100644 --- a/x/y +++ /dev/null @@ -1,1 +0,0 @@ -y1 # root to parent: % hg st -C --rev 0 --rev . M a A b a % hg diff --git --rev 0 --rev . diff --git a/a b/a --- a/a +++ b/a @@ -1,1 +1,2 @@ a +3 diff --git a/a b/b copy from a copy to b --- a/a +++ b/b @@ -1,1 +1,3 @@ a +3 +b1 # parent to root: % hg st -C --rev . --rev 0 M a R b % hg diff --git --rev . --rev 0 diff --git a/a b/a --- a/a +++ b/a @@ -1,2 +1,1 @@ a -3 diff --git a/b b/b deleted file mode 100644 --- a/b +++ /dev/null @@ -1,3 +0,0 @@ -a -3 -b1 # branch to parent: % hg st -C --rev 2 --rev . M a A b a R x/y % hg diff --git --rev 2 --rev . diff --git a/a b/a --- a/a +++ b/a @@ -1,3 +1,2 @@ a -m1 -m2 +3 diff --git a/a b/b copy from a copy to b --- a/a +++ b/b @@ -1,3 +1,3 @@ a -m1 -m2 +3 +b1 diff --git a/x/y b/x/y deleted file mode 100644 --- a/x/y +++ /dev/null @@ -1,1 +0,0 @@ -y1 # parent to branch: % hg st -C --rev . --rev 2 M a A x/y R b % hg diff --git --rev . --rev 2 diff --git a/a b/a --- a/a +++ b/a @@ -1,2 +1,3 @@ a -3 +m1 +m2 diff --git a/b b/b deleted file mode 100644 --- a/b +++ /dev/null @@ -1,3 +0,0 @@ -a -3 -b1 diff --git a/x/y b/x/y new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/x/y @@ -0,0 +1,1 @@ +y1 rename chain $ tb "hg mv a b" "hg mv b c" "hg mv c d" % add a 4 % hg ci -m t0 created new head % hg mv a b % hg ci -m t1 % hg mv b c % hg ci -m t2 % hg mv c d # working to parent: % hg st -C A d c R c % hg diff --git diff --git a/c b/d rename from c rename to d # working to root: % hg st -C --rev 0 A d a R a % hg diff --git --rev 0 diff --git a/a b/d rename from a rename to d --- a/a +++ b/d @@ -1,1 +1,2 @@ a +4 # working to branch: % hg st -C --rev 2 A d a R a R x/y % hg diff --git --rev 2 diff --git a/a b/d rename from a rename to d --- a/a +++ b/d @@ -1,3 +1,2 @@ a -m1 -m2 +4 diff --git a/x/y b/x/y deleted file mode 100644 --- a/x/y +++ /dev/null @@ -1,1 +0,0 @@ -y1 # root to parent: % hg st -C --rev 0 --rev . A c a R a % hg diff --git --rev 0 --rev . diff --git a/a b/c rename from a rename to c --- a/a +++ b/c @@ -1,1 +1,2 @@ a +4 # parent to root: % hg st -C --rev . --rev 0 A a c R c % hg diff --git --rev . --rev 0 diff --git a/c b/a rename from c rename to a --- a/c +++ b/a @@ -1,2 +1,1 @@ a -4 # branch to parent: % hg st -C --rev 2 --rev . A c a R a R x/y % hg diff --git --rev 2 --rev . diff --git a/a b/c rename from a rename to c --- a/a +++ b/c @@ -1,3 +1,2 @@ a -m1 -m2 +4 diff --git a/x/y b/x/y deleted file mode 100644 --- a/x/y +++ /dev/null @@ -1,1 +0,0 @@ -y1 # parent to branch: % hg st -C --rev . --rev 2 A a c A x/y R c % hg diff --git --rev . --rev 2 diff --git a/c b/a rename from c rename to a --- a/c +++ b/a @@ -1,2 +1,3 @@ a -4 +m1 +m2 diff --git a/x/y b/x/y new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/x/y @@ -0,0 +1,1 @@ +y1 copy chain $ tb "hg cp a b" "hg cp b c" "hg cp c d" % add a 5 % hg ci -m t0 created new head % hg cp a b % hg ci -m t1 % hg cp b c % hg ci -m t2 % hg cp c d # working to parent: % hg st -C A d c % hg diff --git diff --git a/c b/d copy from c copy to d # working to root: % hg st -C --rev 0 M a A b a A c a A d a % hg diff --git --rev 0 diff --git a/a b/a --- a/a +++ b/a @@ -1,1 +1,2 @@ a +5 diff --git a/a b/b copy from a copy to b --- a/a +++ b/b @@ -1,1 +1,2 @@ a +5 diff --git a/a b/c copy from a copy to c --- a/a +++ b/c @@ -1,1 +1,2 @@ a +5 diff --git a/a b/d copy from a copy to d --- a/a +++ b/d @@ -1,1 +1,2 @@ a +5 # working to branch: % hg st -C --rev 2 M a A b a A c a A d a R x/y % hg diff --git --rev 2 diff --git a/a b/a --- a/a +++ b/a @@ -1,3 +1,2 @@ a -m1 -m2 +5 diff --git a/a b/b copy from a copy to b --- a/a +++ b/b @@ -1,3 +1,2 @@ a -m1 -m2 +5 diff --git a/a b/c copy from a copy to c --- a/a +++ b/c @@ -1,3 +1,2 @@ a -m1 -m2 +5 diff --git a/a b/d copy from a copy to d --- a/a +++ b/d @@ -1,3 +1,2 @@ a -m1 -m2 +5 diff --git a/x/y b/x/y deleted file mode 100644 --- a/x/y +++ /dev/null @@ -1,1 +0,0 @@ -y1 # root to parent: % hg st -C --rev 0 --rev . M a A b a A c a % hg diff --git --rev 0 --rev . diff --git a/a b/a --- a/a +++ b/a @@ -1,1 +1,2 @@ a +5 diff --git a/a b/b copy from a copy to b --- a/a +++ b/b @@ -1,1 +1,2 @@ a +5 diff --git a/a b/c copy from a copy to c --- a/a +++ b/c @@ -1,1 +1,2 @@ a +5 # parent to root: % hg st -C --rev . --rev 0 M a R b R c % hg diff --git --rev . --rev 0 diff --git a/a b/a --- a/a +++ b/a @@ -1,2 +1,1 @@ a -5 diff --git a/b b/b deleted file mode 100644 --- a/b +++ /dev/null @@ -1,2 +0,0 @@ -a -5 diff --git a/c b/c deleted file mode 100644 --- a/c +++ /dev/null @@ -1,2 +0,0 @@ -a -5 # branch to parent: % hg st -C --rev 2 --rev . M a A b a A c a R x/y % hg diff --git --rev 2 --rev . diff --git a/a b/a --- a/a +++ b/a @@ -1,3 +1,2 @@ a -m1 -m2 +5 diff --git a/a b/b copy from a copy to b --- a/a +++ b/b @@ -1,3 +1,2 @@ a -m1 -m2 +5 diff --git a/a b/c copy from a copy to c --- a/a +++ b/c @@ -1,3 +1,2 @@ a -m1 -m2 +5 diff --git a/x/y b/x/y deleted file mode 100644 --- a/x/y +++ /dev/null @@ -1,1 +0,0 @@ -y1 # parent to branch: % hg st -C --rev . --rev 2 M a A x/y R b R c % hg diff --git --rev . --rev 2 diff --git a/a b/a --- a/a +++ b/a @@ -1,2 +1,3 @@ a -5 +m1 +m2 diff --git a/b b/b deleted file mode 100644 --- a/b +++ /dev/null @@ -1,2 +0,0 @@ -a -5 diff --git a/c b/c deleted file mode 100644 --- a/c +++ /dev/null @@ -1,2 +0,0 @@ -a -5 diff --git a/x/y b/x/y new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/x/y @@ -0,0 +1,1 @@ +y1 circular rename $ tb "add a a1" "hg mv a b" "hg mv b a" % add a 6 % hg ci -m t0 created new head % add a a1 % hg ci -m t1 % hg mv a b % hg ci -m t2 % hg mv b a # working to parent: % hg st -C A a b R b % hg diff --git diff --git a/b b/a rename from b rename to a # working to root: % hg st -C --rev 0 M a % hg diff --git --rev 0 diff --git a/a b/a --- a/a +++ b/a @@ -1,1 +1,3 @@ a +6 +a1 # working to branch: % hg st -C --rev 2 M a R x/y % hg diff --git --rev 2 diff --git a/a b/a --- a/a +++ b/a @@ -1,3 +1,3 @@ a -m1 -m2 +6 +a1 diff --git a/x/y b/x/y deleted file mode 100644 --- a/x/y +++ /dev/null @@ -1,1 +0,0 @@ -y1 # root to parent: % hg st -C --rev 0 --rev . A b a R a % hg diff --git --rev 0 --rev . diff --git a/a b/b rename from a rename to b --- a/a +++ b/b @@ -1,1 +1,3 @@ a +6 +a1 # parent to root: % hg st -C --rev . --rev 0 A a b R b % hg diff --git --rev . --rev 0 diff --git a/b b/a rename from b rename to a --- a/b +++ b/a @@ -1,3 +1,1 @@ a -6 -a1 # branch to parent: % hg st -C --rev 2 --rev . A b a R a R x/y % hg diff --git --rev 2 --rev . diff --git a/a b/b rename from a rename to b --- a/a +++ b/b @@ -1,3 +1,3 @@ a -m1 -m2 +6 +a1 diff --git a/x/y b/x/y deleted file mode 100644 --- a/x/y +++ /dev/null @@ -1,1 +0,0 @@ -y1 # parent to branch: % hg st -C --rev . --rev 2 A a b A x/y R b % hg diff --git --rev . --rev 2 diff --git a/b b/a rename from b rename to a --- a/b +++ b/a @@ -1,3 +1,3 @@ a -6 -a1 +m1 +m2 diff --git a/x/y b/x/y new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/x/y @@ -0,0 +1,1 @@ +y1 directory move $ tb "hg mv x y" "add y/x x1" "add y/x x2" % add a 7 % hg ci -m t0 created new head % hg mv x y moving x/x to y/x (glob) % hg ci -m t1 % add y/x x1 % hg ci -m t2 % add y/x x2 # working to parent: % hg st -C M y/x % hg diff --git diff --git a/y/x b/y/x --- a/y/x +++ b/y/x @@ -1,2 +1,3 @@ x x1 +x2 # working to root: % hg st -C --rev 0 M a A y/x x/x R x/x % hg diff --git --rev 0 diff --git a/a b/a --- a/a +++ b/a @@ -1,1 +1,2 @@ a +7 diff --git a/x/x b/y/x rename from x/x rename to y/x --- a/x/x +++ b/y/x @@ -1,1 +1,3 @@ x +x1 +x2 # working to branch: % hg st -C --rev 2 M a A y/x x/x R x/x R x/y % hg diff --git --rev 2 diff --git a/a b/a --- a/a +++ b/a @@ -1,3 +1,2 @@ a -m1 -m2 +7 diff --git a/x/y b/x/y deleted file mode 100644 --- a/x/y +++ /dev/null @@ -1,1 +0,0 @@ -y1 diff --git a/x/x b/y/x rename from x/x rename to y/x --- a/x/x +++ b/y/x @@ -1,1 +1,3 @@ x +x1 +x2 # root to parent: % hg st -C --rev 0 --rev . M a A y/x x/x R x/x % hg diff --git --rev 0 --rev . diff --git a/a b/a --- a/a +++ b/a @@ -1,1 +1,2 @@ a +7 diff --git a/x/x b/y/x rename from x/x rename to y/x --- a/x/x +++ b/y/x @@ -1,1 +1,2 @@ x +x1 # parent to root: % hg st -C --rev . --rev 0 M a A x/x y/x R y/x % hg diff --git --rev . --rev 0 diff --git a/a b/a --- a/a +++ b/a @@ -1,2 +1,1 @@ a -7 diff --git a/y/x b/x/x rename from y/x rename to x/x --- a/y/x +++ b/x/x @@ -1,2 +1,1 @@ x -x1 # branch to parent: % hg st -C --rev 2 --rev . M a A y/x x/x R x/x R x/y % hg diff --git --rev 2 --rev . diff --git a/a b/a --- a/a +++ b/a @@ -1,3 +1,2 @@ a -m1 -m2 +7 diff --git a/x/y b/x/y deleted file mode 100644 --- a/x/y +++ /dev/null @@ -1,1 +0,0 @@ -y1 diff --git a/x/x b/y/x rename from x/x rename to y/x --- a/x/x +++ b/y/x @@ -1,1 +1,2 @@ x +x1 # parent to branch: % hg st -C --rev . --rev 2 M a A x/x y/x A x/y R y/x % hg diff --git --rev . --rev 2 diff --git a/a b/a --- a/a +++ b/a @@ -1,2 +1,3 @@ a -7 +m1 +m2 diff --git a/y/x b/x/x rename from y/x rename to x/x --- a/y/x +++ b/x/x @@ -1,2 +1,1 @@ x -x1 diff --git a/x/y b/x/y new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/x/y @@ -0,0 +1,1 @@ +y1 Cannot implement unrelated branch with tb testing copies with unrelated branch $ hg init unrelated $ cd unrelated $ echo a >> a $ hg ci -Am adda adding a $ hg mv a b $ hg ci -m movea $ hg up -C null 0 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved $ echo a >> a $ hg ci -Am addunrelateda adding a created new head unrelated branch diff $ hg diff --git -r 2 -r 1 diff --git a/a b/a deleted file mode 100644 --- a/a +++ /dev/null @@ -1,1 +0,0 @@ -a diff --git a/b b/b new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/b @@ -0,0 +1,1 @@ +a $ cd .. test for case where we didn't look sufficiently far back to find rename ancestor $ hg init diffstop $ cd diffstop $ echo > f $ hg ci -qAmf $ hg mv f g $ hg ci -m'f->g' $ hg up -qr0 $ touch x $ hg ci -qAmx $ echo f > f $ hg ci -qmf=f $ hg merge -q $ hg ci -mmerge $ hg log -G --template '{rev} {desc}' @ 4 merge |\ | o 3 f=f | | | o 2 x | | o | 1 f->g |/ o 0 f $ hg diff --git -r 2 diff --git a/f b/g rename from f rename to g --- a/f +++ b/g @@ -1,1 +1,1 @@ - +f $ cd .. Additional tricky linkrev case ------------------------------ If the first file revision after the diff base has a linkrev pointing to a changeset on another branch with a revision lower that the diff base, we can jump past the copy detection limit and fail to detect the rename. $ hg init diffstoplinkrev $ cd diffstoplinkrev $ touch f $ hg ci -Aqm 'empty f' Make a simple change $ echo change > f $ hg ci -m 'change f' Make a second branch, we use a named branch to create a simple commit that does not touch f. $ hg up -qr 'desc(empty)' $ hg branch -q dev $ hg ci -Aqm dev Graft the initial change, as f was untouched, we reuse the same entry and the linkrev point to the older branch. $ hg graft -q 'desc(change)' Make a rename because we want to track renames. It is also important that the faulty linkrev is not the "start" commit to ensure the linkrev will be used. $ hg mv f renamed $ hg ci -m renamed $ hg log -G -T '{rev} {desc}' @ 4 renamed | o 3 change f | o 2 dev | | o 1 change f |/ o 0 empty f The copy tracking should still reach rev 2 (branch creation). accessing the parent of 4 (renamed) should not jump use to revision 1. $ hg diff --git -r 'desc(dev)' -r . diff --git a/f b/renamed rename from f rename to renamed --- a/f +++ b/renamed @@ -0,0 +1,1 @@ +change $ cd ..