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run-tests: stuff a `python3.exe` into the test bin directory on Windows

Windows doesn't have `python3.exe` as part of the python.org distribution, and
that broke every script with a shebang after c102b704edb5.  Windows itself
provides a `python3.exe` app execution alias[1], but it is some sort of reparse
point that MSYS is incapable of handling[2].  When run by MSYS, it simply prints

    $ python3 -V
     - Cannot open

That in turn caused every `hghave` check, and test that invokes shebang scripts
directly, to fail.  Rather than try to patch up every script call to be invoked
with `$PYTHON` (and regress when non Windows developers forget), copying the
executable into the test binary directory with the new name just works.  Since
this directory is prepended to the system PATH value, it also overrides the
broken execution alias.  (The `_tmpbindir` is used instead of `_bindir` because
the latter causes python3.exe to be copied into the repo next to hg.exe when
`test-run-tests.t` runs.  Something runs with this version of the executable and
subsequent runs of `run-tests.py` inside `test-run-tests.t` try to copy over it
while it is in use, and fail.  This avoids the failures and the clutter.)

I didn't conditionalize this on py3 because `python3.exe` needs to be present
(for the shebangs) even when running py2 tests.  It shouldn't matter to these
simple scripts, and I think the intention is to make the test runner use py3
always, even if testing a py2 build.  For now, still supporting py2 is helping
to clean up the mess that is py3 tests.

[1] https://stackoverflow.com/a/57168165
[2] https://stackoverflow.com/questions/59148628/solved-unable-to-run-python-3-7-on-windows-10-permission-denied#comment104524397_59148666

Differential Revision: https://phab.mercurial-scm.org/D9543

== New Features ==

 * `hg purge`/`hg clean` can now delete ignored files instead of
   untracked files, with the new -i flag.

 * `hg pull` now has a `--confirm` flag to prompt before applying changes.
   Config option `pull.confirm` is also added for that.

 * `hg log` now defaults to using an '%' symbol for commits involved
    in unresolved merge conflicts. That includes unresolved conflicts
    caused by e.g. `hg update --merge` and `hg graft`. '@' still takes
    precedence, so what used to be marked '@' still is.

 * New `conflictlocal()` and `conflictother()` revsets return the
   commits that are being merged, when there are conflicts. Also works
   for conflicts caused by e.g. `hg graft`.

 * `hg copy --forget` can be used to unmark a file as copied.

 * The `format.revlog-compression` configuration entry now accept a list. The
   first available option will be used. for example setting::

     [format]
     revlog-compression=zstd, zlib

   Will use `zstd` compression for new repositories is available, and will
   simply fall back to `zlib` if not.

 * `hg debugmergestate` output is now templated, which may be useful
   e.g. for IDEs that want to help the user resolve merge conflicts.


== New Experimental Features ==

 * `hg copy` now supports a `--at-rev` argument to mark files as
   copied in the specified commit. It only works with `--after` for
   now (i.e., it's only useful for marking files copied using non-hg
   `cp` as copied).

 * Use `hg copy --forget --at-rev REV` to unmark already committed
   copies.

== Bug Fixes  ==

 * Fix server exception when concurrent pushes delete the same bookmark

 * Prevent pushes of divergent bookmarks (foo@remote)

 * The push error "remote repository changed while pushing - please
   try again" now only happens when a concurrent push changed related
   heads (instead of when a concurrent pushed any revision).


== Backwards Compatibility Changes ==

 * When `hg rebase` pauses for merge conflict resolution, the working
   copy will no longer have the rebased node as a second parent. You
   can use the new `conflictparents()` revset for finding the other
   parent during a conflict.

 * `hg rebase` now accepts repeated `--source` and `--base`
   arguments. For example, `hg rebase --source 'A + B'` is equivalent
   to `hg rebase --source A --source B`. This is a
   backwards-incompatible change because it will break overriding an
   alias `myrebase = rebase --source A` by `hg myrebase --source B`
   (it will now rebase `(A + B)::` instead of `B::`).

 * `hg recover` does not verify the validity of the whole repository
   anymore. You can pass `--verify` or call `hg verify` if necessary.

 * `hg debugmergestate` output format changed. Let us know if that is
   causing you problems and we'll roll it back.

 * Resolved merge conflicts are now cleared by `hg commit` even if the
   working copy has no changes.


== Internal API Changes ==

 * The deprecated `ui.progress()` has now been deleted. Please use
   `ui.makeprogress()` instead.

 * `hg.merge()` now takes a `ctx` instead of the previous `repo` and
   `node` arguments.

 * `hg.merge()` has lost its `abort` argument. Please call
   `hg.abortmerge()` directly instead.

 * `hg.merge()` has lost its `mergeforce` argument. It should have
   only ever been called with the same value as the `force` argument.

 * The `*others` argument of `cmdutil.check_incompatible_arguments()`
   changed from being varargs argument to being a single collection.