--- a/tests/test-paths.t Tue Mar 29 16:33:10 2011 +0000
+++ b/tests/test-paths.t Tue Mar 29 19:20:28 2011 +0200
@@ -25,3 +25,23 @@
$ SOMETHING=/foo hg paths
dupe = $TESTTMP/b
expand = /foo/bar
+ $ cd ..
+
+'file:' disables [paths] entries for clone destination
+
+ $ cat >> $HGRCPATH <<EOF
+ > [paths]
+ > gpath1 = http://hg.example.com
+ > EOF
+
+ $ hg clone a gpath1
+ abort: cannot create new http repository
+ [255]
+
+ $ hg clone a file:gpath1
+ updating to branch default
+ 0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+ $ cd gpath1
+ $ hg -q id
+ 000000000000
+