Criss cross merging
$ hg init criss-cross
$ cd criss-cross
$ echo '0 base' > f1
$ echo '0 base' > f2
$ hg ci -Aqm '0 base'
$ echo '1 first change' > f1
$ hg ci -m '1 first change f1'
$ hg up -qr0
$ echo '2 first change' > f2
$ hg ci -qm '2 first change f2'
$ hg merge -qr 1
$ hg ci -m '3 merge'
$ hg up -qr2
$ hg merge -qr1
$ hg ci -qm '4 merge'
$ echo '5 second change' > f1
$ hg ci -m '5 second change f1'
$ hg up -r3
1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
$ echo '6 second change' > f2
$ hg ci -m '6 second change f2'
$ hg log -G
@ changeset: 6:3b08d01b0ab5
| tag: tip
| parent: 3:cf89f02107e5
| user: test
| date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
| summary: 6 second change f2
|
| o changeset: 5:adfe50279922
| | user: test
| | date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
| | summary: 5 second change f1
| |
| o changeset: 4:7d3e55501ae6
| |\ parent: 2:40663881a6dd
| | | parent: 1:0f6b37dbe527
| | | user: test
| | | date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
| | | summary: 4 merge
| | |
o---+ changeset: 3:cf89f02107e5
| | | parent: 2:40663881a6dd
|/ / parent: 1:0f6b37dbe527
| | user: test
| | date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
| | summary: 3 merge
| |
| o changeset: 2:40663881a6dd
| | parent: 0:40494bf2444c
| | user: test
| | date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
| | summary: 2 first change f2
| |
o | changeset: 1:0f6b37dbe527
|/ user: test
| date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
| summary: 1 first change f1
|
o changeset: 0:40494bf2444c
user: test
date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
summary: 0 base
$ hg merge -v --debug --tool internal:dump 5 --config merge.preferancestor='!'
note: using 0f6b37dbe527 as ancestor of 3b08d01b0ab5 and adfe50279922
alternatively, use --config merge.preferancestor=40663881a6dd
searching for copies back to rev 3
resolving manifests
branchmerge: True, force: False, partial: False
ancestor: 0f6b37dbe527, local: 3b08d01b0ab5+, remote: adfe50279922
preserving f2 for resolve of f2
f1: remote is newer -> g
getting f1
updating: f1 1/2 files (50.00%)
f2: versions differ -> m
updating: f2 2/2 files (100.00%)
picked tool 'internal:dump' for f2 (binary False symlink False)
merging f2
my f2@3b08d01b0ab5+ other f2@adfe50279922 ancestor f2@40494bf2444c
1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 1 files unresolved
use 'hg resolve' to retry unresolved file merges or 'hg update -C .' to abandon
[1]
$ head *
==> f1 <==
5 second change
==> f2 <==
6 second change
==> f2.base <==
0 base
==> f2.local <==
6 second change
==> f2.orig <==
6 second change
==> f2.other <==
2 first change
$ hg up -qC .
$ hg merge -v --tool internal:dump 5 --config merge.preferancestor="null 40663881 3b08d"
note: using 40663881a6dd as ancestor of 3b08d01b0ab5 and adfe50279922
alternatively, use --config merge.preferancestor=0f6b37dbe527
resolving manifests
merging f1
0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 1 files unresolved
use 'hg resolve' to retry unresolved file merges or 'hg update -C .' to abandon
[1]
Redo merge with merge.preferancestor="*" to enable bid merge
$ rm f*
$ hg up -qC .
$ hg merge -v --debug --tool internal:dump 5 --config merge.preferancestor="*"
note: merging 3b08d01b0ab5+ and adfe50279922 using bids from ancestors 0f6b37dbe527 and 40663881a6dd
calculating bids for ancestor 0f6b37dbe527
searching for copies back to rev 3
resolving manifests
branchmerge: True, force: False, partial: False
ancestor: 0f6b37dbe527, local: 3b08d01b0ab5+, remote: adfe50279922
f1: remote is newer -> g
f2: versions differ -> m
calculating bids for ancestor 40663881a6dd
searching for copies back to rev 3
resolving manifests
branchmerge: True, force: False, partial: False
ancestor: 40663881a6dd, local: 3b08d01b0ab5+, remote: adfe50279922
f1: versions differ -> m
f2: remote unchanged -> k
auction for merging merge bids
f1: picking 'get' action
f2: picking 'keep' action
end of auction
f1: remote is newer -> g
getting f1
updating: f1 1/1 files (100.00%)
f2: remote unchanged -> k
1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
(branch merge, don't forget to commit)
$ head *
==> f1 <==
5 second change
==> f2 <==
6 second change
The other way around:
$ hg up -C -r5
2 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
$ hg merge -v --debug --config merge.preferancestor="*"
note: merging adfe50279922+ and 3b08d01b0ab5 using bids from ancestors 0f6b37dbe527 and 40663881a6dd
calculating bids for ancestor 0f6b37dbe527
searching for copies back to rev 3
resolving manifests
branchmerge: True, force: False, partial: False
ancestor: 0f6b37dbe527, local: adfe50279922+, remote: 3b08d01b0ab5
f1: remote unchanged -> k
f2: versions differ -> m
calculating bids for ancestor 40663881a6dd
searching for copies back to rev 3
resolving manifests
branchmerge: True, force: False, partial: False
ancestor: 40663881a6dd, local: adfe50279922+, remote: 3b08d01b0ab5
f1: versions differ -> m
f2: remote is newer -> g
auction for merging merge bids
f1: picking 'keep' action
f2: picking 'get' action
end of auction
f2: remote is newer -> g
getting f2
updating: f2 1/1 files (100.00%)
f1: remote unchanged -> k
1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
(branch merge, don't forget to commit)
$ head *
==> f1 <==
5 second change
==> f2 <==
6 second change
Verify how the output looks and and how verbose it is:
$ hg up -qC
$ hg merge
1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
(branch merge, don't forget to commit)
$ hg up -qC
$ hg merge -v
note: merging 3b08d01b0ab5+ and adfe50279922 using bids from ancestors 0f6b37dbe527 and 40663881a6dd
calculating bids for ancestor 0f6b37dbe527
resolving manifests
calculating bids for ancestor 40663881a6dd
resolving manifests
auction for merging merge bids
f1: picking 'get' action
f2: picking 'keep' action
end of auction
getting f1
1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
(branch merge, don't forget to commit)
$ hg up -qC
$ hg merge -v --debug --config merge.preferancestor="*"
note: merging 3b08d01b0ab5+ and adfe50279922 using bids from ancestors 0f6b37dbe527 and 40663881a6dd
calculating bids for ancestor 0f6b37dbe527
searching for copies back to rev 3
resolving manifests
branchmerge: True, force: False, partial: False
ancestor: 0f6b37dbe527, local: 3b08d01b0ab5+, remote: adfe50279922
f1: remote is newer -> g
f2: versions differ -> m
calculating bids for ancestor 40663881a6dd
searching for copies back to rev 3
resolving manifests
branchmerge: True, force: False, partial: False
ancestor: 40663881a6dd, local: 3b08d01b0ab5+, remote: adfe50279922
f1: versions differ -> m
f2: remote unchanged -> k
auction for merging merge bids
f1: picking 'get' action
f2: picking 'keep' action
end of auction
f1: remote is newer -> g
getting f1
updating: f1 1/1 files (100.00%)
f2: remote unchanged -> k
1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
(branch merge, don't forget to commit)
$ cd ..
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9350005/how-do-i-specify-a-merge-base-to-use-in-a-hg-merge/9430810
$ hg init ancestor-merging
$ cd ancestor-merging
$ echo a > x
$ hg commit -A -m a x
$ hg update -q 0
$ echo b >> x
$ hg commit -m b
$ hg update -q 0
$ echo c >> x
$ hg commit -qm c
$ hg update -q 1
$ hg merge -q --tool internal:local 2
$ echo c >> x
$ hg commit -m bc
$ hg update -q 2
$ hg merge -q --tool internal:local 1
$ echo b >> x
$ hg commit -qm cb
$ hg merge --config merge.preferancestor='!'
note: using 70008a2163f6 as ancestor of 0d355fdef312 and 4b8b546a3eef
alternatively, use --config merge.preferancestor=b211bbc6eb3c
merging x
0 files updated, 1 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
(branch merge, don't forget to commit)
$ cat x
a
c
b
c
$ hg up -qC .
$ hg merge --config merge.preferancestor=b211bbc6eb3c
note: using b211bbc6eb3c as ancestor of 0d355fdef312 and 4b8b546a3eef
alternatively, use --config merge.preferancestor=70008a2163f6
merging x
0 files updated, 1 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
(branch merge, don't forget to commit)
$ cat x
a
b
c
b
$ hg up -qC .
$ hg merge -v --config merge.preferancestor="*"
note: merging 0d355fdef312+ and 4b8b546a3eef using bids from ancestors 70008a2163f6 and b211bbc6eb3c
calculating bids for ancestor 70008a2163f6
resolving manifests
calculating bids for ancestor b211bbc6eb3c
resolving manifests
auction for merging merge bids
x: multiple bids for merge action:
versions differ -> m
versions differ -> m
x: ambiguous merge - picked m action
end of auction
merging x
0 files updated, 1 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
(branch merge, don't forget to commit)
$ cat x
a
c
b
c
Verify that the old context ancestor works with / despite preferancestor:
$ hg log -r 'ancestor(head())' --config merge.preferancestor=1 -T '{rev}\n'
1
$ hg log -r 'ancestor(head())' --config merge.preferancestor=2 -T '{rev}\n'
2
$ hg log -r 'ancestor(head())' --config merge.preferancestor=3 -T '{rev}\n'
1
$ hg log -r 'ancestor(head())' --config merge.preferancestor='1337 * - 2' -T '{rev}\n'
2
$ cd ..