# HG changeset patch
# User Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com>
# Date 1257633103 21600
# Node ID eccc8aacd6f953ce0ccdad28e682186ac7cf4a52
# Parent  1ee085511b892dc388e2de8a45df6890c7ad4a6d
subrepo: do a linear update when appropriate

diff -r 1ee085511b89 -r eccc8aacd6f9 mercurial/subrepo.py
--- a/mercurial/subrepo.py	Sat Nov 07 16:30:42 2009 -0600
+++ b/mercurial/subrepo.py	Sat Nov 07 16:31:43 2009 -0600
@@ -200,7 +200,12 @@
 
     def merge(self, state):
         self._get(state)
-        hg.merge(self._repo, state[1], remind=False)
+        cur = self._repo['.']
+        dst = self._repo[state[1]]
+        if dst.ancestor(cur) == cur:
+            hg.update(self._repo, state[1])
+        else:
+            hg.merge(self._repo, state[1], remind=False)
 
     def push(self, force):
         # push subrepos depth-first for coherent ordering