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+=====================================================
+Test Copy tracing for chain of copies involving merge
+=====================================================
+
+This test files covers copies/rename case for a chains of commit where merges
+are involved. It cheks we do not have unwanted update of behavior and that the
+different options to retrieve copies behave correctly.
+
+Setup
+=====
+
+use git diff to see rename
+
+  $ cat << EOF >> $HGRCPATH
+  > [diff]
+  > git=yes
+  > [ui]
+  > logtemplate={rev} {desc}]\n
+  > EOF
+
+  $ hg init repo-chain
+  $ cd repo-chain
+
+Add some linear rename initialy
+
+  $ touch a b
+  $ hg ci -Am 'i-0 initial commit: a b'
+  adding a
+  adding b
+  $ hg mv a c
+  $ hg ci -Am 'i-1: a -move-> c'
+  $ hg mv c d
+  $ hg ci -Am 'i-2: c -move-> d'
+  $ hg log -G
+  @  2 i-2: c -move-> d]
+  |
+  o  1 i-1: a -move-> c]
+  |
+  o  0 i-0 initial commit: a b]
+  
+
+Have a branching with nothing on one side
+
+  $ hg mv d e
+  $ hg ci -Am 'a-1: d -move-> e'
+  $ hg mv e f
+  $ hg ci -Am 'a-2: e -move-> f'
+  $ hg log -G --rev '::.'
+  @  4 a-2: e -move-> f]
+  |
+  o  3 a-1: d -move-> e]
+  |
+  o  2 i-2: c -move-> d]
+  |
+  o  1 i-1: a -move-> c]
+  |
+  o  0 i-0 initial commit: a b]
+  
+
+And Having another branch with renames on the other side
+
+  $ hg up 'desc("i-2")'
+  1 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  $ echo foo > b
+  $ hg ci -m 'b-1: b update'
+  created new head
+  $ hg log -G --rev '::.'
+  @  5 b-1: b update]
+  |
+  o  2 i-2: c -move-> d]
+  |
+  o  1 i-1: a -move-> c]
+  |
+  o  0 i-0 initial commit: a b]
+  
+
+
+Merge the two branches we just defined (in both directions)
+- one with change to an unrelated file
+- one with renames in them
+
+  $ hg up 'desc("b-1")'
+  0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  $ hg merge 'desc("a-2")'
+  1 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  (branch merge, don't forget to commit)
+  $ hg ci -m 'mBAm-0 simple merge - one way'
+  $ hg up 'desc("a-2")'
+  1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  $ hg merge 'desc("b-1")'
+  1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  (branch merge, don't forget to commit)
+  $ hg ci -m 'mABm-0 simple merge - the other way'
+  created new head
+  $ hg log -G --rev '::(desc("mABm")+desc("mBAm"))'
+  @    7 mABm-0 simple merge - the other way]
+  |\
+  +---o  6 mBAm-0 simple merge - one way]
+  | |/
+  | o  5 b-1: b update]
+  | |
+  o |  4 a-2: e -move-> f]
+  | |
+  o |  3 a-1: d -move-> e]
+  |/
+  o  2 i-2: c -move-> d]
+  |
+  o  1 i-1: a -move-> c]
+  |
+  o  0 i-0 initial commit: a b]
+  
+
+Create a branch that delete a file previous renamed
+
+  $ hg up 'desc("i-2")'
+  2 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  $ hg rm d
+  $ hg ci -m 'c-1 delete d'
+  created new head
+  $ hg log -G --rev '::.'
+  @  8 c-1 delete d]
+  |
+  o  2 i-2: c -move-> d]
+  |
+  o  1 i-1: a -move-> c]
+  |
+  o  0 i-0 initial commit: a b]
+  
+
+Merge:
+- one with change to an unrelated file
+- one deleting the change
+and recreate an unrelated file after the merge
+
+  $ hg up 'desc("b-1")'
+  2 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  $ hg merge 'desc("c-1")'
+  0 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  (branch merge, don't forget to commit)
+  $ hg ci -m 'mBCm-0 simple merge - one way'
+  $ echo bar > d
+  $ hg add d
+  $ hg ci -m 'mBCm-1 re-add d'
+  $ hg up 'desc("c-1")'
+  1 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  $ hg merge 'desc("b-1")'
+  1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  (branch merge, don't forget to commit)
+  $ hg ci -m 'mCBm-0 simple merge - the other way'
+  created new head
+  $ echo bar > d
+  $ hg add d
+  $ hg ci -m 'mCBm-1 re-add d'
+  $ hg log -G --rev '::(desc("mCBm")+desc("mBCm"))'
+  @  12 mCBm-1 re-add d]
+  |
+  o    11 mCBm-0 simple merge - the other way]
+  |\
+  | | o  10 mBCm-1 re-add d]
+  | | |
+  +---o  9 mBCm-0 simple merge - one way]
+  | |/
+  | o  8 c-1 delete d]
+  | |
+  o |  5 b-1: b update]
+  |/
+  o  2 i-2: c -move-> d]
+  |
+  o  1 i-1: a -move-> c]
+  |
+  o  0 i-0 initial commit: a b]
+  
+
+Create a branch that delete a file previous renamed and recreate it
+
+  $ hg up 'desc("i-2")'
+  2 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  $ hg rm d
+  $ hg ci -m 'd-1 delete d'
+  created new head
+  $ echo bar > d
+  $ hg add d
+  $ hg ci -m 'd-2 re-add d'
+  $ hg log -G --rev '::.'
+  @  14 d-2 re-add d]
+  |
+  o  13 d-1 delete d]
+  |
+  o  2 i-2: c -move-> d]
+  |
+  o  1 i-1: a -move-> c]
+  |
+  o  0 i-0 initial commit: a b]
+  
+
+Merge:
+- one with change to an unrelated file
+- one deleting and recreating the change
+
+Note:
+| In this case, the merge get conflicting information since on one side we have
+| a "brand new" d. and one the other one we have "d renamed from c (itself
+| renamed from c)".
+|
+| The current code arbitrarily pick one side
+
+  $ hg up 'desc("b-1")'
+  2 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  $ hg merge 'desc("d-2")'
+  1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  (branch merge, don't forget to commit)
+  $ hg ci -m 'mBDm-0 simple merge - one way'
+  $ hg up 'desc("d-2")'
+  2 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  $ hg merge 'desc("b-1")'
+  1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  (branch merge, don't forget to commit)
+  $ hg ci -m 'mDBm-0 simple merge - the other way'
+  created new head
+  $ hg log -G --rev '::(desc("mDBm")+desc("mBDm"))'
+  @    16 mDBm-0 simple merge - the other way]
+  |\
+  +---o  15 mBDm-0 simple merge - one way]
+  | |/
+  | o  14 d-2 re-add d]
+  | |
+  | o  13 d-1 delete d]
+  | |
+  o |  5 b-1: b update]
+  |/
+  o  2 i-2: c -move-> d]
+  |
+  o  1 i-1: a -move-> c]
+  |
+  o  0 i-0 initial commit: a b]
+  
+
+Having another branch renaming a different file to the same filename as another
+
+  $ hg up 'desc("i-2")'
+  2 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  $ hg mv b g
+  $ hg ci -m 'e-1 b -move-> g'
+  created new head
+  $ hg mv g f
+  $ hg ci -m 'e-2 g -move-> f'
+  $ hg log -G --rev '::.'
+  @  18 e-2 g -move-> f]
+  |
+  o  17 e-1 b -move-> g]
+  |
+  o  2 i-2: c -move-> d]
+  |
+  o  1 i-1: a -move-> c]
+  |
+  o  0 i-0 initial commit: a b]
+  
+
+Merge:
+- one with change to an unrelated file
+- one deleting and recreating the change
+
+  $ hg up 'desc("a-2")'
+  2 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  $ hg merge 'desc("e-2")'
+  1 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  (branch merge, don't forget to commit)
+  $ hg ci -m 'mAEm-0 simple merge - one way'
+  $ hg up 'desc("e-2")'
+  2 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  $ hg merge 'desc("a-2")'
+  1 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  (branch merge, don't forget to commit)
+  $ hg ci -m 'mEAm-0 simple merge - the other way'
+  created new head
+  $ hg log -G --rev '::(desc("mAEm")+desc("mEAm"))'
+  @    20 mEAm-0 simple merge - the other way]
+  |\
+  +---o  19 mAEm-0 simple merge - one way]
+  | |/
+  | o  18 e-2 g -move-> f]
+  | |
+  | o  17 e-1 b -move-> g]
+  | |
+  o |  4 a-2: e -move-> f]
+  | |
+  o |  3 a-1: d -move-> e]
+  |/
+  o  2 i-2: c -move-> d]
+  |
+  o  1 i-1: a -move-> c]
+  |
+  o  0 i-0 initial commit: a b]
+  
+
+Note:
+| In this case, the merge get conflicting information since each side have a
+| different way to reach 'f'.
+
+final summary
+
+  $ hg log -G
+  @    20 mEAm-0 simple merge - the other way]
+  |\
+  +---o  19 mAEm-0 simple merge - one way]
+  | |/
+  | o  18 e-2 g -move-> f]
+  | |
+  | o  17 e-1 b -move-> g]
+  | |
+  | | o    16 mDBm-0 simple merge - the other way]
+  | | |\
+  | | +---o  15 mBDm-0 simple merge - one way]
+  | | | |/
+  | | | o  14 d-2 re-add d]
+  | | | |
+  | +---o  13 d-1 delete d]
+  | | |
+  | | | o  12 mCBm-1 re-add d]
+  | | | |
+  | | | o  11 mCBm-0 simple merge - the other way]
+  | | |/|
+  | | | | o  10 mBCm-1 re-add d]
+  | | | | |
+  | | +---o  9 mBCm-0 simple merge - one way]
+  | | | |/
+  | +---o  8 c-1 delete d]
+  | | |
+  +-----o  7 mABm-0 simple merge - the other way]
+  | | |/
+  +-----o  6 mBAm-0 simple merge - one way]
+  | | |/
+  | | o  5 b-1: b update]
+  | |/
+  o |  4 a-2: e -move-> f]
+  | |
+  o |  3 a-1: d -move-> e]
+  |/
+  o  2 i-2: c -move-> d]
+  |
+  o  1 i-1: a -move-> c]
+  |
+  o  0 i-0 initial commit: a b]
+  
+
+Check results
+=============
+
+merging with unrelated change does not interfer wit the renames
+---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+- rename on one side
+- unrelated change on the other side
+
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("b-1")' --rev 'desc("mABm")'
+  A f
+    d
+  R d
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("b-1")' --rev 'desc("mBAm")'
+  A f
+    d
+  R d
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("a-2")' --rev 'desc("mABm")'
+  M b
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("a-2")' --rev 'desc("mBAm")'
+  M b
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("i-2")' --rev 'desc("mABm")'
+  M b
+  A f
+    d
+  R d
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("i-2")' --rev 'desc("mBAm")'
+  M b
+  A f
+    d
+  R d
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("i-0")' --rev 'desc("mABm")'
+  M b
+  A f
+    a
+  R a
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("i-0")' --rev 'desc("mBAm")'
+  M b
+  A f
+    a
+  R a
+
+merging with the side having a delete
+-------------------------------------
+
+case summary:
+- one with change to an unrelated file
+- one deleting the change
+and recreate an unrelated file after the merge
+
+checks:
+- comparing from the merge
+
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("b-1")' --rev 'desc("mBCm-0")'
+  R d
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("b-1")' --rev 'desc("mCBm-0")'
+  R d
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("c-1")' --rev 'desc("mBCm-0")'
+  M b
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("c-1")' --rev 'desc("mCBm-0")'
+  M b
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("i-2")' --rev 'desc("mBCm-0")'
+  M b
+  R d
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("i-2")' --rev 'desc("mCBm-0")'
+  M b
+  R d
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("i-0")' --rev 'desc("mBCm-0")'
+  M b
+  R a
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("i-0")' --rev 'desc("mCBm-0")'
+  M b
+  R a
+
+- comparing with the merge children re-adding the file
+
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("b-1")' --rev 'desc("mBCm-1")'
+  M d
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("b-1")' --rev 'desc("mCBm-1")'
+  M d
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("c-1")' --rev 'desc("mBCm-1")'
+  M b
+  A d
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("c-1")' --rev 'desc("mCBm-1")'
+  M b
+  A d
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("i-2")' --rev 'desc("mBCm-1")'
+  M b
+  M d
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("i-2")' --rev 'desc("mCBm-1")'
+  M b
+  M d
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("i-0")' --rev 'desc("mBCm-1")'
+  M b
+  A d
+  R a
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("i-0")' --rev 'desc("mCBm-1")'
+  M b
+  A d
+  R a
+
+Comparing with a merge re-adding the file afterward
+---------------------------------------------------
+
+Merge:
+- one with change to an unrelated file
+- one deleting and recreating the change
+
+Note:
+| In this case, the merge get conflicting information since on one side we have
+| a "brand new" d. and one the other one we have "d renamed from c (itself
+| renamed from c)".
+|
+| The current code arbitrarily pick one side
+
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("b-1")' --rev 'desc("mBDm-0")'
+  M d
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("b-1")' --rev 'desc("mDBm-0")'
+  M d
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("d-2")' --rev 'desc("mBDm-0")'
+  M b
+  M d
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("d-2")' --rev 'desc("mDBm-0")'
+  M b
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("i-2")' --rev 'desc("mBDm-0")'
+  M b
+  M d
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("i-2")' --rev 'desc("mDBm-0")'
+  M b
+  M d
+
+The recorded copy is different depending of where we started the merge from since
+
+  $ hg manifest --debug --rev 'desc("mBDm-0")' | grep '644   d'
+  0bb5445dc4d02f4e0d86cf16f9f3a411d0f17744 644   d
+  $ hg manifest --debug --rev 'desc("mDBm-0")' | grep '644   d'
+  b004912a8510032a0350a74daa2803dadfb00e12 644   d
+
+This second b004912a8510032a0350a74daa2803dadfb00e12 seems wrong. We should record the merge
+  $ hg manifest --debug --rev 'desc("d-2")' | grep '644   d'
+  b004912a8510032a0350a74daa2803dadfb00e12 644   d
+  $ hg manifest --debug --rev 'desc("b-1")' | grep '644   d'
+  01c2f5eabdc4ce2bdee42b5f86311955e6c8f573 644   d
+  $ hg debugindex d
+     rev linkrev nodeid       p1           p2
+       0       2 01c2f5eabdc4 000000000000 000000000000
+       1      10 b004912a8510 000000000000 000000000000
+       2      15 0bb5445dc4d0 01c2f5eabdc4 b004912a8510
+
+  $ hg log -Gfr 'desc("mBDm-0")' d
+  o    15 mBDm-0 simple merge - one way]
+  |\
+  o :  14 d-2 re-add d]
+  :/
+  o  2 i-2: c -move-> d]
+  |
+  o  1 i-1: a -move-> c]
+  |
+  o  0 i-0 initial commit: a b]
+  
+
+(That output seems wrong, if we had opportunity to record the merge, we should
+probably have recorded the merge).
+
+  $ hg log -Gfr 'desc("mDBm-0")' d
+  o  14 d-2 re-add d]
+  |
+  ~
+
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("i-0")' --rev 'desc("mBDm-0")'
+  M b
+  A d
+    a
+  R a
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("i-0")' --rev 'desc("mDBm-0")'
+  M b
+  A d
+  R a
+
+Comparing with a merge re-adding the file afterward
+---------------------------------------------------
+
+- one with change to an unrelated file
+- one deleting and recreating the change
+
+  $ hg manifest --debug --rev 'desc("mAEm-0")' | grep '644   f'
+  eb806e34ef6be4c264effd5933d31004ad15a793 644   f
+  $ hg manifest --debug --rev 'desc("mEAm-0")' | grep '644   f'
+  eb806e34ef6be4c264effd5933d31004ad15a793 644   f
+  $ hg manifest --debug --rev 'desc("a-2")' | grep '644   f'
+  0dd616bc7ab1a111921d95d76f69cda5c2ac539c 644   f
+  $ hg manifest --debug --rev 'desc("e-2")' | grep '644   f'
+  6da5a2eecb9c833f830b67a4972366d49a9a142c 644   f
+  $ hg debugindex f
+     rev linkrev nodeid       p1           p2
+       0       4 0dd616bc7ab1 000000000000 000000000000
+       1      18 6da5a2eecb9c 000000000000 000000000000
+       2      19 eb806e34ef6b 0dd616bc7ab1 6da5a2eecb9c
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("a-2")' --rev 'desc("mAEm-0")'
+  M f
+  R b
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("a-2")' --rev 'desc("mEAm-0")'
+  M f
+  R b
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("e-2")' --rev 'desc("mAEm-0")'
+  M f
+  R d
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("e-2")' --rev 'desc("mEAm-0")'
+  M f
+  R d
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("i-2")' --rev 'desc("a-2")'
+  A f
+    d
+  R d
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("i-2")' --rev 'desc("e-2")'
+  A f
+    b
+  R b
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("i-2")' --rev 'desc("mAEm-0")'
+  A f
+    d
+  R b
+  R d
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("i-2")' --rev 'desc("mEAm-0")'
+  A f
+    d
+  R b
+  R d
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("i-0")' --rev 'desc("mAEm-0")'
+  A f
+    a
+  R a
+  R b
+  $ hg status --copies --rev 'desc("i-0")' --rev 'desc("mEAm-0")'
+  A f
+    a
+  R a
+  R b
+
+  $ hg log -Gfr 'desc("mAEm-0")' f
+  o    19 mAEm-0 simple merge - one way]
+  |\
+  | o  18 e-2 g -move-> f]
+  | |
+  | o  17 e-1 b -move-> g]
+  | |
+  o |  4 a-2: e -move-> f]
+  | |
+  o |  3 a-1: d -move-> e]
+  |/
+  o  2 i-2: c -move-> d]
+  |
+  o  1 i-1: a -move-> c]
+  |
+  o  0 i-0 initial commit: a b]
+  
+
+  $ hg log -Gfr 'desc("mEAm-0")' f
+  @    20 mEAm-0 simple merge - the other way]
+  |\
+  | o  18 e-2 g -move-> f]
+  | |
+  | o  17 e-1 b -move-> g]
+  | |
+  o |  4 a-2: e -move-> f]
+  | |
+  o |  3 a-1: d -move-> e]
+  |/
+  o  2 i-2: c -move-> d]
+  |
+  o  1 i-1: a -move-> c]
+  |
+  o  0 i-0 initial commit: a b]
+