diff --git a/mercurial/merge.py b/mercurial/merge.py
--- a/mercurial/merge.py
+++ b/mercurial/merge.py
@@ -997,8 +997,11 @@ def applyupdates(repo, actions, wctx, mc
     for m, l in actions.items():
         l.sort()
 
-    # prescan for merges
-    for f, args, msg in actions['m']:
+    # 'cd' and 'dc' actions are treated like other merge conflicts
+    mergeactions = sorted(actions['cd'])
+    mergeactions.extend(sorted(actions['dc']))
+    mergeactions.extend(actions['m'])
+    for f, args, msg in mergeactions:
         f1, f2, fa, move, anc = args
         if f == '.hgsubstate': # merged internally
             continue
@@ -1111,7 +1114,6 @@ def applyupdates(repo, actions, wctx, mc
         util.setflags(repo.wjoin(f), 'l' in flags, 'x' in flags)
         updated += 1
 
-    mergeactions = actions['m']
     # the ordering is important here -- ms.mergedriver will raise if the merge
     # driver has changed, and we want to be able to bypass it when overwrite is
     # True
@@ -1419,8 +1421,12 @@ def update(repo, node, branchmerge, forc
             else:
                 _checkcollision(repo, wc.manifest(), actions)
 
-        # Prompt and create actions. TODO: Move this towards resolve phase.
+        # Prompt and create actions. Most of this is in the resolve phase
+        # already, but we can't handle .hgsubstate in filemerge or
+        # subrepo.submerge yet so we have to keep prompting for it.
         for f, args, msg in sorted(actions['cd']):
+            if f != '.hgsubstate':
+                continue
             if repo.ui.promptchoice(
                 _("local changed %s which remote deleted\n"
                   "use (c)hanged version or (d)elete?"
@@ -1432,6 +1438,8 @@ def update(repo, node, branchmerge, forc
                 actions['a'].append((f, None, "prompt keep"))
 
         for f, args, msg in sorted(actions['dc']):
+            if f != '.hgsubstate':
+                continue
             f1, f2, fa, move, anc = args
             flags = p2[f2].flags()
             if repo.ui.promptchoice(
diff --git a/tests/test-merge-changedelete.t b/tests/test-merge-changedelete.t
--- a/tests/test-merge-changedelete.t
+++ b/tests/test-merge-changedelete.t
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Test for
+Tests for change/delete conflicts, including:
 b5605d88dc27: Make ui.prompt repeat on "unrecognized response" again
  (issue897)
 
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ Make sure HGMERGE doesn't interfere with
   >     done
   > }
 
-  $ hg init
+  $ hg init repo
+  $ cd repo
 
   $ echo 1 > file1
   $ echo 2 > file2
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ Non-interactive merge:
   use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? c
   merging file3
   warning: conflicts while merging file3! (edit, then use 'hg resolve --mark')
-  1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 1 files unresolved
+  0 files updated, 2 files merged, 0 files removed, 1 files unresolved
   use 'hg resolve' to retry unresolved file merges or 'hg update -C .' to abandon
   [1]
 
@@ -69,11 +70,21 @@ Non-interactive merge:
   M file3
   C file1
   --- resolve --list ---
+  R file1
+  R file2
   U file3
   --- debugmergestate ---
   * version 2 records
   local: 13910f48cf7bdb2a0ba6e24b4900e4fdd5739dd4
   other: 10f9a0a634e82080907e62f075ab119cbc565ea6
+  file: file1 (record type "C", state "r", hash 60b27f004e454aca81b0480209cce5081ec52390)
+    local path: file1 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file1 (node b8e02f6433738021a065f94175c7cd23db5f05be)
+    other path: file1 (node null)
+  file: file2 (record type "C", state "r", hash null)
+    local path: file2 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file2 (node 5d9299349fc01ddd25d0070d149b124d8f10411e)
+    other path: file2 (node e7c1328648519852e723de86c0c0525acd779257)
   file: file3 (record type "F", state "u", hash d5b0a58bc47161b1b8a831084b366f757c4f0b11)
     local path: file3 (flags "")
     ancestor path: file3 (node 2661d26c649684b482d10f91960cc3db683c38b4)
@@ -108,7 +119,7 @@ Interactive merge:
   use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? d
   merging file3
   warning: conflicts while merging file3! (edit, then use 'hg resolve --mark')
-  0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 1 files unresolved
+  0 files updated, 2 files merged, 0 files removed, 1 files unresolved
   use 'hg resolve' to retry unresolved file merges or 'hg update -C .' to abandon
   [1]
 
@@ -118,11 +129,21 @@ Interactive merge:
   M file3
   C file1
   --- resolve --list ---
+  R file1
+  R file2
   U file3
   --- debugmergestate ---
   * version 2 records
   local: 13910f48cf7bdb2a0ba6e24b4900e4fdd5739dd4
   other: 10f9a0a634e82080907e62f075ab119cbc565ea6
+  file: file1 (record type "C", state "r", hash 60b27f004e454aca81b0480209cce5081ec52390)
+    local path: file1 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file1 (node b8e02f6433738021a065f94175c7cd23db5f05be)
+    other path: file1 (node null)
+  file: file2 (record type "C", state "r", hash null)
+    local path: file2 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file2 (node 5d9299349fc01ddd25d0070d149b124d8f10411e)
+    other path: file2 (node e7c1328648519852e723de86c0c0525acd779257)
   file: file3 (record type "F", state "u", hash d5b0a58bc47161b1b8a831084b366f757c4f0b11)
     local path: file3 (flags "")
     ancestor path: file3 (node 2661d26c649684b482d10f91960cc3db683c38b4)
@@ -167,7 +188,7 @@ Interactive merge with bad input:
   use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? c
   merging file3
   warning: conflicts while merging file3! (edit, then use 'hg resolve --mark')
-  1 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 1 files unresolved
+  0 files updated, 1 files merged, 1 files removed, 1 files unresolved
   use 'hg resolve' to retry unresolved file merges or 'hg update -C .' to abandon
   [1]
 
@@ -177,11 +198,21 @@ Interactive merge with bad input:
   M file3
   R file1
   --- resolve --list ---
+  R file1
+  R file2
   U file3
   --- debugmergestate ---
   * version 2 records
   local: 13910f48cf7bdb2a0ba6e24b4900e4fdd5739dd4
   other: 10f9a0a634e82080907e62f075ab119cbc565ea6
+  file: file1 (record type "C", state "r", hash 60b27f004e454aca81b0480209cce5081ec52390)
+    local path: file1 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file1 (node b8e02f6433738021a065f94175c7cd23db5f05be)
+    other path: file1 (node null)
+  file: file2 (record type "C", state "r", hash null)
+    local path: file2 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file2 (node 5d9299349fc01ddd25d0070d149b124d8f10411e)
+    other path: file2 (node e7c1328648519852e723de86c0c0525acd779257)
   file: file3 (record type "F", state "u", hash d5b0a58bc47161b1b8a831084b366f757c4f0b11)
     local path: file3 (flags "")
     ancestor path: file3 (node 2661d26c649684b482d10f91960cc3db683c38b4)
@@ -210,17 +241,83 @@ Interactive merge with not enough input:
   local changed file1 which remote deleted
   use (c)hanged version or (d)elete? d
   remote changed file2 which local deleted
-  use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? abort: response expected
-  [255]
+  use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? 
+  merging file3
+  warning: conflicts while merging file3! (edit, then use 'hg resolve --mark')
+  0 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 2 files unresolved
+  use 'hg resolve' to retry unresolved file merges or 'hg update -C .' to abandon
+  [1]
 
   $ status
   --- status ---
+  M file2
+  M file3
+  R file1
+  --- resolve --list ---
+  R file1
+  U file2
+  U file3
+  --- debugmergestate ---
+  * version 2 records
+  local: 13910f48cf7bdb2a0ba6e24b4900e4fdd5739dd4
+  other: 10f9a0a634e82080907e62f075ab119cbc565ea6
+  file: file1 (record type "C", state "r", hash 60b27f004e454aca81b0480209cce5081ec52390)
+    local path: file1 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file1 (node b8e02f6433738021a065f94175c7cd23db5f05be)
+    other path: file1 (node null)
+  file: file2 (record type "C", state "u", hash null)
+    local path: file2 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file2 (node 5d9299349fc01ddd25d0070d149b124d8f10411e)
+    other path: file2 (node e7c1328648519852e723de86c0c0525acd779257)
+  file: file3 (record type "F", state "u", hash d5b0a58bc47161b1b8a831084b366f757c4f0b11)
+    local path: file3 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file3 (node 2661d26c649684b482d10f91960cc3db683c38b4)
+    other path: file3 (node a2644c43e210356772c7772a8674544a62e06beb)
+  *** file1 does not exist
+  --- file2 ---
+  2
+  changed
+  --- file3 ---
+  3
+  <<<<<<< local: 13910f48cf7b - test: changed file1, removed file2, changed file3
+  changed2
+  =======
+  changed1
+  >>>>>>> other: 10f9a0a634e8  - test: removed file1, changed file2, changed file3
+
+Choose local versions of files
+
+  $ hg co -C
+  2 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+
+  $ hg merge --tool :local
+  0 files updated, 3 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  (branch merge, don't forget to commit)
+  $ status 2>&1 | tee $TESTTMP/local.status
+  --- status ---
   file2: * (glob)
+  M file3
   C file1
-  C file3
   --- resolve --list ---
+  R file1
+  R file2
+  R file3
   --- debugmergestate ---
-  no merge state found
+  * version 2 records
+  local: 13910f48cf7bdb2a0ba6e24b4900e4fdd5739dd4
+  other: 10f9a0a634e82080907e62f075ab119cbc565ea6
+  file: file1 (record type "C", state "r", hash 60b27f004e454aca81b0480209cce5081ec52390)
+    local path: file1 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file1 (node b8e02f6433738021a065f94175c7cd23db5f05be)
+    other path: file1 (node null)
+  file: file2 (record type "C", state "r", hash null)
+    local path: file2 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file2 (node 5d9299349fc01ddd25d0070d149b124d8f10411e)
+    other path: file2 (node e7c1328648519852e723de86c0c0525acd779257)
+  file: file3 (record type "F", state "r", hash d5b0a58bc47161b1b8a831084b366f757c4f0b11)
+    local path: file3 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file3 (node 2661d26c649684b482d10f91960cc3db683c38b4)
+    other path: file3 (node a2644c43e210356772c7772a8674544a62e06beb)
   --- file1 ---
   1
   changed
@@ -229,6 +326,350 @@ Interactive merge with not enough input:
   3
   changed2
 
+Choose other versions of files
+
+  $ hg co -C
+  1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+
+  $ hg merge --tool :other
+  0 files updated, 2 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  (branch merge, don't forget to commit)
+  $ status 2>&1 | tee $TESTTMP/other.status
+  --- status ---
+  M file2
+  M file3
+  R file1
+  --- resolve --list ---
+  R file1
+  R file2
+  R file3
+  --- debugmergestate ---
+  * version 2 records
+  local: 13910f48cf7bdb2a0ba6e24b4900e4fdd5739dd4
+  other: 10f9a0a634e82080907e62f075ab119cbc565ea6
+  file: file1 (record type "C", state "r", hash 60b27f004e454aca81b0480209cce5081ec52390)
+    local path: file1 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file1 (node b8e02f6433738021a065f94175c7cd23db5f05be)
+    other path: file1 (node null)
+  file: file2 (record type "C", state "r", hash null)
+    local path: file2 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file2 (node 5d9299349fc01ddd25d0070d149b124d8f10411e)
+    other path: file2 (node e7c1328648519852e723de86c0c0525acd779257)
+  file: file3 (record type "F", state "r", hash d5b0a58bc47161b1b8a831084b366f757c4f0b11)
+    local path: file3 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file3 (node 2661d26c649684b482d10f91960cc3db683c38b4)
+    other path: file3 (node a2644c43e210356772c7772a8674544a62e06beb)
+  *** file1 does not exist
+  --- file2 ---
+  2
+  changed
+  --- file3 ---
+  3
+  changed1
+
+Fail
+
+  $ hg co -C
+  2 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+
+  $ hg merge --tool :fail
+  0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 3 files unresolved
+  use 'hg resolve' to retry unresolved file merges or 'hg update -C .' to abandon
+  [1]
+  $ status 2>&1 | tee $TESTTMP/fail.status
+  --- status ---
+  M file2
+  M file3
+  C file1
+  --- resolve --list ---
+  U file1
+  U file2
+  U file3
+  --- debugmergestate ---
+  * version 2 records
+  local: 13910f48cf7bdb2a0ba6e24b4900e4fdd5739dd4
+  other: 10f9a0a634e82080907e62f075ab119cbc565ea6
+  file: file1 (record type "C", state "u", hash 60b27f004e454aca81b0480209cce5081ec52390)
+    local path: file1 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file1 (node b8e02f6433738021a065f94175c7cd23db5f05be)
+    other path: file1 (node null)
+  file: file2 (record type "C", state "u", hash null)
+    local path: file2 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file2 (node 5d9299349fc01ddd25d0070d149b124d8f10411e)
+    other path: file2 (node e7c1328648519852e723de86c0c0525acd779257)
+  file: file3 (record type "F", state "u", hash d5b0a58bc47161b1b8a831084b366f757c4f0b11)
+    local path: file3 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file3 (node 2661d26c649684b482d10f91960cc3db683c38b4)
+    other path: file3 (node a2644c43e210356772c7772a8674544a62e06beb)
+  --- file1 ---
+  1
+  changed
+  --- file2 ---
+  2
+  changed
+  --- file3 ---
+  3
+  changed2
+
+Force prompts with no input (should be similar to :fail)
+
+  $ hg co -C
+  1 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+
+  $ hg merge --config ui.interactive=True --tool :prompt
+  local changed file1 which remote deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or (d)elete? 
+  remote changed file2 which local deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? 
+  no tool found to merge file3
+  keep (l)ocal or take (o)ther? 
+  0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 3 files unresolved
+  use 'hg resolve' to retry unresolved file merges or 'hg update -C .' to abandon
+  [1]
+  $ status 2>&1 | tee $TESTTMP/prompt.status
+  --- status ---
+  M file2
+  M file3
+  C file1
+  --- resolve --list ---
+  U file1
+  U file2
+  U file3
+  --- debugmergestate ---
+  * version 2 records
+  local: 13910f48cf7bdb2a0ba6e24b4900e4fdd5739dd4
+  other: 10f9a0a634e82080907e62f075ab119cbc565ea6
+  file: file1 (record type "C", state "u", hash 60b27f004e454aca81b0480209cce5081ec52390)
+    local path: file1 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file1 (node b8e02f6433738021a065f94175c7cd23db5f05be)
+    other path: file1 (node null)
+  file: file2 (record type "C", state "u", hash null)
+    local path: file2 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file2 (node 5d9299349fc01ddd25d0070d149b124d8f10411e)
+    other path: file2 (node e7c1328648519852e723de86c0c0525acd779257)
+  file: file3 (record type "F", state "u", hash d5b0a58bc47161b1b8a831084b366f757c4f0b11)
+    local path: file3 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file3 (node 2661d26c649684b482d10f91960cc3db683c38b4)
+    other path: file3 (node a2644c43e210356772c7772a8674544a62e06beb)
+  --- file1 ---
+  1
+  changed
+  --- file2 ---
+  2
+  changed
+  --- file3 ---
+  3
+  changed2
+  $ diff -U8 $TESTTMP/fail.status $TESTTMP/prompt.status
+
+
+Force prompts
+
+  $ hg co -C
+  1 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+
+  $ hg merge --tool :prompt
+  local changed file1 which remote deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or (d)elete? c
+  remote changed file2 which local deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? c
+  no tool found to merge file3
+  keep (l)ocal or take (o)ther? l
+  0 files updated, 3 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  (branch merge, don't forget to commit)
+  $ status
+  --- status ---
+  M file2
+  M file3
+  C file1
+  --- resolve --list ---
+  R file1
+  R file2
+  R file3
+  --- debugmergestate ---
+  * version 2 records
+  local: 13910f48cf7bdb2a0ba6e24b4900e4fdd5739dd4
+  other: 10f9a0a634e82080907e62f075ab119cbc565ea6
+  file: file1 (record type "C", state "r", hash 60b27f004e454aca81b0480209cce5081ec52390)
+    local path: file1 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file1 (node b8e02f6433738021a065f94175c7cd23db5f05be)
+    other path: file1 (node null)
+  file: file2 (record type "C", state "r", hash null)
+    local path: file2 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file2 (node 5d9299349fc01ddd25d0070d149b124d8f10411e)
+    other path: file2 (node e7c1328648519852e723de86c0c0525acd779257)
+  file: file3 (record type "F", state "r", hash d5b0a58bc47161b1b8a831084b366f757c4f0b11)
+    local path: file3 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file3 (node 2661d26c649684b482d10f91960cc3db683c38b4)
+    other path: file3 (node a2644c43e210356772c7772a8674544a62e06beb)
+  --- file1 ---
+  1
+  changed
+  --- file2 ---
+  2
+  changed
+  --- file3 ---
+  3
+  changed2
+
+Choose to merge all files
+
+  $ hg co -C
+  1 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+
+  $ hg merge --tool :merge3
+  local changed file1 which remote deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or (d)elete? c
+  remote changed file2 which local deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? c
+  merging file3
+  warning: conflicts while merging file3! (edit, then use 'hg resolve --mark')
+  0 files updated, 2 files merged, 0 files removed, 1 files unresolved
+  use 'hg resolve' to retry unresolved file merges or 'hg update -C .' to abandon
+  [1]
+  $ status
+  --- status ---
+  M file2
+  M file3
+  C file1
+  --- resolve --list ---
+  R file1
+  R file2
+  U file3
+  --- debugmergestate ---
+  * version 2 records
+  local: 13910f48cf7bdb2a0ba6e24b4900e4fdd5739dd4
+  other: 10f9a0a634e82080907e62f075ab119cbc565ea6
+  file: file1 (record type "C", state "r", hash 60b27f004e454aca81b0480209cce5081ec52390)
+    local path: file1 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file1 (node b8e02f6433738021a065f94175c7cd23db5f05be)
+    other path: file1 (node null)
+  file: file2 (record type "C", state "r", hash null)
+    local path: file2 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file2 (node 5d9299349fc01ddd25d0070d149b124d8f10411e)
+    other path: file2 (node e7c1328648519852e723de86c0c0525acd779257)
+  file: file3 (record type "F", state "u", hash d5b0a58bc47161b1b8a831084b366f757c4f0b11)
+    local path: file3 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file3 (node 2661d26c649684b482d10f91960cc3db683c38b4)
+    other path: file3 (node a2644c43e210356772c7772a8674544a62e06beb)
+  --- file1 ---
+  1
+  changed
+  --- file2 ---
+  2
+  changed
+  --- file3 ---
+  3
+  <<<<<<< local: 13910f48cf7b - test: changed file1, removed file2, changed file3
+  changed2
+  ||||||| base
+  =======
+  changed1
+  >>>>>>> other: 10f9a0a634e8  - test: removed file1, changed file2, changed file3
+
+Exercise transitions between local, other, fail and prompt, and make sure the
+dirstate stays consistent. (Compare with each other and to the above
+invocations.)
+
+  $ testtransitions() {
+  >     # this traversal order covers every transition
+  >     tools="local other prompt local fail other local prompt other fail prompt fail local"
+  >     lasttool="merge3"
+  >     for tool in $tools; do
+  >         echo "=== :$lasttool -> :$tool ==="
+  >         ref="$TESTTMP/$tool.status"
+  >         hg resolve --unmark --all
+  >         hg resolve --tool ":$tool" --all --config ui.interactive=True
+  >         status > "$TESTTMP/compare.status" 2>&1
+  >         echo '--- diff of status ---'
+  >         if diff -U8 "$TESTTMP/$tool.status" "$TESTTMP/compare.status"; then
+  >             echo '(status identical)'
+  >         fi
+  >         lasttool="$tool"
+  >         echo
+  >     done
+  > }
+
+  $ testtransitions
+  === :merge3 -> :local ===
+  (no more unresolved files)
+  --- diff of status ---
+  (status identical)
+  
+  === :local -> :other ===
+  (no more unresolved files)
+  --- diff of status ---
+  (status identical)
+  
+  === :other -> :prompt ===
+  local changed file1 which remote deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or (d)elete? 
+  remote changed file2 which local deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? 
+  no tool found to merge file3
+  keep (l)ocal or take (o)ther? 
+  --- diff of status ---
+  (status identical)
+  
+  === :prompt -> :local ===
+  (no more unresolved files)
+  --- diff of status ---
+  (status identical)
+  
+  === :local -> :fail ===
+  --- diff of status ---
+  (status identical)
+  
+  === :fail -> :other ===
+  (no more unresolved files)
+  --- diff of status ---
+  (status identical)
+  
+  === :other -> :local ===
+  (no more unresolved files)
+  --- diff of status ---
+  (status identical)
+  
+  === :local -> :prompt ===
+  local changed file1 which remote deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or (d)elete? 
+  remote changed file2 which local deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? 
+  no tool found to merge file3
+  keep (l)ocal or take (o)ther? 
+  --- diff of status ---
+  (status identical)
+  
+  === :prompt -> :other ===
+  (no more unresolved files)
+  --- diff of status ---
+  (status identical)
+  
+  === :other -> :fail ===
+  --- diff of status ---
+  (status identical)
+  
+  === :fail -> :prompt ===
+  local changed file1 which remote deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or (d)elete? 
+  remote changed file2 which local deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? 
+  no tool found to merge file3
+  keep (l)ocal or take (o)ther? 
+  --- diff of status ---
+  (status identical)
+  
+  === :prompt -> :fail ===
+  --- diff of status ---
+  (status identical)
+  
+  === :fail -> :local ===
+  (no more unresolved files)
+  --- diff of status ---
+  (status identical)
+  
+
+
 Non-interactive linear update
 
   $ hg co -C 0
@@ -240,15 +681,139 @@ Non-interactive linear update
   use (c)hanged version or (d)elete? c
   remote changed file2 which local deleted
   use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? c
-  2 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  1 files updated, 2 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   $ status
   --- status ---
   A file1
   C file2
   C file3
   --- resolve --list ---
+  R file1
+  R file2
   --- debugmergestate ---
-  no merge state found
+  * version 2 records
+  local: ab57bf49aa276a22d35a473592d4c34b5abc3eff
+  other: 10f9a0a634e82080907e62f075ab119cbc565ea6
+  file: file1 (record type "C", state "r", hash 60b27f004e454aca81b0480209cce5081ec52390)
+    local path: file1 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file1 (node b8e02f6433738021a065f94175c7cd23db5f05be)
+    other path: file1 (node null)
+  file: file2 (record type "C", state "r", hash null)
+    local path: file2 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file2 (node 5d9299349fc01ddd25d0070d149b124d8f10411e)
+    other path: file2 (node e7c1328648519852e723de86c0c0525acd779257)
+  --- file1 ---
+  1
+  changed
+  --- file2 ---
+  2
+  changed
+  --- file3 ---
+  3
+  changed1
+
+Choose local versions of files
+
+  $ hg co -C 0
+  3 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  $ echo changed >> file1
+  $ hg rm file2
+  $ hg update 1 --tool :local
+  1 files updated, 2 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  $ status 2>&1 | tee $TESTTMP/local.status
+  --- status ---
+  file2: * (glob)
+  A file1
+  C file3
+  --- resolve --list ---
+  R file1
+  R file2
+  --- debugmergestate ---
+  * version 2 records
+  local: ab57bf49aa276a22d35a473592d4c34b5abc3eff
+  other: 10f9a0a634e82080907e62f075ab119cbc565ea6
+  file: file1 (record type "C", state "r", hash 60b27f004e454aca81b0480209cce5081ec52390)
+    local path: file1 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file1 (node b8e02f6433738021a065f94175c7cd23db5f05be)
+    other path: file1 (node null)
+  file: file2 (record type "C", state "r", hash null)
+    local path: file2 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file2 (node 5d9299349fc01ddd25d0070d149b124d8f10411e)
+    other path: file2 (node e7c1328648519852e723de86c0c0525acd779257)
+  --- file1 ---
+  1
+  changed
+  *** file2 does not exist
+  --- file3 ---
+  3
+  changed1
+
+Choose other versions of files
+
+  $ hg co -C 0
+  3 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  $ echo changed >> file1
+  $ hg rm file2
+  $ hg update 1 --tool :other
+  1 files updated, 1 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  $ status 2>&1 | tee $TESTTMP/other.status
+  --- status ---
+  file1: * (glob)
+  C file2
+  C file3
+  --- resolve --list ---
+  R file1
+  R file2
+  --- debugmergestate ---
+  * version 2 records
+  local: ab57bf49aa276a22d35a473592d4c34b5abc3eff
+  other: 10f9a0a634e82080907e62f075ab119cbc565ea6
+  file: file1 (record type "C", state "r", hash 60b27f004e454aca81b0480209cce5081ec52390)
+    local path: file1 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file1 (node b8e02f6433738021a065f94175c7cd23db5f05be)
+    other path: file1 (node null)
+  file: file2 (record type "C", state "r", hash null)
+    local path: file2 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file2 (node 5d9299349fc01ddd25d0070d149b124d8f10411e)
+    other path: file2 (node e7c1328648519852e723de86c0c0525acd779257)
+  *** file1 does not exist
+  --- file2 ---
+  2
+  changed
+  --- file3 ---
+  3
+  changed1
+
+Fail
+
+  $ hg co -C 0
+  3 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  $ echo changed >> file1
+  $ hg rm file2
+  $ hg update 1 --tool :fail
+  1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 2 files unresolved
+  use 'hg resolve' to retry unresolved file merges
+  [1]
+  $ status 2>&1 | tee $TESTTMP/fail.status
+  --- status ---
+  A file1
+  C file2
+  C file3
+  --- resolve --list ---
+  U file1
+  U file2
+  --- debugmergestate ---
+  * version 2 records
+  local: ab57bf49aa276a22d35a473592d4c34b5abc3eff
+  other: 10f9a0a634e82080907e62f075ab119cbc565ea6
+  file: file1 (record type "C", state "u", hash 60b27f004e454aca81b0480209cce5081ec52390)
+    local path: file1 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file1 (node b8e02f6433738021a065f94175c7cd23db5f05be)
+    other path: file1 (node null)
+  file: file2 (record type "C", state "u", hash null)
+    local path: file2 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file2 (node 5d9299349fc01ddd25d0070d149b124d8f10411e)
+    other path: file2 (node e7c1328648519852e723de86c0c0525acd779257)
   --- file1 ---
   1
   changed
@@ -258,3 +823,165 @@ Non-interactive linear update
   --- file3 ---
   3
   changed1
+
+Force prompts with no input
+
+  $ hg co -C 0
+  3 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  $ echo changed >> file1
+  $ hg rm file2
+  $ hg update 1 --config ui.interactive=True --tool :prompt
+  local changed file1 which remote deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or (d)elete? 
+  remote changed file2 which local deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? 
+  1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 2 files unresolved
+  use 'hg resolve' to retry unresolved file merges
+  [1]
+  $ status 2>&1 | tee $TESTTMP/prompt.status
+  --- status ---
+  A file1
+  C file2
+  C file3
+  --- resolve --list ---
+  U file1
+  U file2
+  --- debugmergestate ---
+  * version 2 records
+  local: ab57bf49aa276a22d35a473592d4c34b5abc3eff
+  other: 10f9a0a634e82080907e62f075ab119cbc565ea6
+  file: file1 (record type "C", state "u", hash 60b27f004e454aca81b0480209cce5081ec52390)
+    local path: file1 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file1 (node b8e02f6433738021a065f94175c7cd23db5f05be)
+    other path: file1 (node null)
+  file: file2 (record type "C", state "u", hash null)
+    local path: file2 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file2 (node 5d9299349fc01ddd25d0070d149b124d8f10411e)
+    other path: file2 (node e7c1328648519852e723de86c0c0525acd779257)
+  --- file1 ---
+  1
+  changed
+  --- file2 ---
+  2
+  changed
+  --- file3 ---
+  3
+  changed1
+  $ diff -U8 $TESTTMP/fail.status $TESTTMP/prompt.status
+
+Choose to merge all files
+
+  $ hg co -C 0
+  3 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  $ echo changed >> file1
+  $ hg rm file2
+  $ hg update 1 --tool :merge3
+  local changed file1 which remote deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or (d)elete? c
+  remote changed file2 which local deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? c
+  1 files updated, 2 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  $ status
+  --- status ---
+  A file1
+  C file2
+  C file3
+  --- resolve --list ---
+  R file1
+  R file2
+  --- debugmergestate ---
+  * version 2 records
+  local: ab57bf49aa276a22d35a473592d4c34b5abc3eff
+  other: 10f9a0a634e82080907e62f075ab119cbc565ea6
+  file: file1 (record type "C", state "r", hash 60b27f004e454aca81b0480209cce5081ec52390)
+    local path: file1 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file1 (node b8e02f6433738021a065f94175c7cd23db5f05be)
+    other path: file1 (node null)
+  file: file2 (record type "C", state "r", hash null)
+    local path: file2 (flags "")
+    ancestor path: file2 (node 5d9299349fc01ddd25d0070d149b124d8f10411e)
+    other path: file2 (node e7c1328648519852e723de86c0c0525acd779257)
+  --- file1 ---
+  1
+  changed
+  --- file2 ---
+  2
+  changed
+  --- file3 ---
+  3
+  changed1
+
+Test transitions between different merge tools
+
+  $ testtransitions
+  === :merge3 -> :local ===
+  (no more unresolved files)
+  --- diff of status ---
+  (status identical)
+  
+  === :local -> :other ===
+  (no more unresolved files)
+  --- diff of status ---
+  (status identical)
+  
+  === :other -> :prompt ===
+  local changed file1 which remote deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or (d)elete? 
+  remote changed file2 which local deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? 
+  --- diff of status ---
+  (status identical)
+  
+  === :prompt -> :local ===
+  (no more unresolved files)
+  --- diff of status ---
+  (status identical)
+  
+  === :local -> :fail ===
+  --- diff of status ---
+  (status identical)
+  
+  === :fail -> :other ===
+  (no more unresolved files)
+  --- diff of status ---
+  (status identical)
+  
+  === :other -> :local ===
+  (no more unresolved files)
+  --- diff of status ---
+  (status identical)
+  
+  === :local -> :prompt ===
+  local changed file1 which remote deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or (d)elete? 
+  remote changed file2 which local deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? 
+  --- diff of status ---
+  (status identical)
+  
+  === :prompt -> :other ===
+  (no more unresolved files)
+  --- diff of status ---
+  (status identical)
+  
+  === :other -> :fail ===
+  --- diff of status ---
+  (status identical)
+  
+  === :fail -> :prompt ===
+  local changed file1 which remote deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or (d)elete? 
+  remote changed file2 which local deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? 
+  --- diff of status ---
+  (status identical)
+  
+  === :prompt -> :fail ===
+  --- diff of status ---
+  (status identical)
+  
+  === :fail -> :local ===
+  (no more unresolved files)
+  --- diff of status ---
+  (status identical)
+  
diff --git a/tests/test-merge-force.t b/tests/test-merge-force.t
--- a/tests/test-merge-force.t
+++ b/tests/test-merge-force.t
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ file that was modified in the remote cha
 local changeset, and then modified in the working copy to match the
 remote content, then finally forgotten.
 
-  $ hg init
+  $ hg init repo
+  $ cd repo
 
 Create base changeset
 
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ Merge with remote
   warning: conflicts while merging missing_content2_content3_content4-tracked! (edit, then use 'hg resolve --mark')
   warning: conflicts while merging missing_content2_missing_content4-tracked! (edit, then use 'hg resolve --mark')
   warning: conflicts while merging missing_content2_missing_content4-untracked! (edit, then use 'hg resolve --mark')
-  39 files updated, 3 files merged, 8 files removed, 10 files unresolved
+  18 files updated, 28 files merged, 8 files removed, 10 files unresolved
   use 'hg resolve' to retry unresolved file merges or 'hg update -C .' to abandon
   [1]
 
@@ -226,14 +227,39 @@ Interestingly, one untracked file got me
 odd 'if force and branchmerge and different' case in manifestmerge().
 
   $ hg resolve -l
+  R content1_content2_content1_content1-untracked
+  R content1_content2_content1_content2-untracked
   U content1_content2_content1_content4-tracked
+  R content1_content2_content1_content4-untracked
+  R content1_content2_content1_missing-tracked
+  R content1_content2_content1_missing-untracked
   R content1_content2_content2_content1-tracked
+  R content1_content2_content2_content1-untracked
+  R content1_content2_content2_content2-untracked
   U content1_content2_content2_content4-tracked
+  R content1_content2_content2_content4-untracked
+  R content1_content2_content2_missing-tracked
+  R content1_content2_content2_missing-untracked
   R content1_content2_content3_content1-tracked
+  R content1_content2_content3_content1-untracked
+  R content1_content2_content3_content2-untracked
   U content1_content2_content3_content3-tracked
+  R content1_content2_content3_content3-untracked
   U content1_content2_content3_content4-tracked
+  R content1_content2_content3_content4-untracked
+  R content1_content2_content3_missing-tracked
+  R content1_content2_content3_missing-untracked
   R content1_content2_missing_content1-tracked
+  R content1_content2_missing_content1-untracked
+  R content1_content2_missing_content2-untracked
   U content1_content2_missing_content4-tracked
+  R content1_content2_missing_content4-untracked
+  R content1_content2_missing_missing-tracked
+  R content1_content2_missing_missing-untracked
+  R content1_missing_content1_content4-tracked
+  R content1_missing_content3_content3-tracked
+  R content1_missing_content3_content4-tracked
+  R content1_missing_missing_content4-tracked
   U missing_content2_content2_content4-tracked
   U missing_content2_content3_content3-tracked
   U missing_content2_content3_content4-tracked
@@ -260,17 +286,20 @@ almost as strange.
 missing_missing_content3_missing-tracked becomes removed ('R'), even though
 the remote side did not touch the file
 
-  $ for f in `python $TESTDIR/generate-working-copy-states.py filelist 3`
-  > do
-  >   echo
-  >   hg status -A $f
-  >   if test -f $f
-  >   then
-  >     cat $f
-  >   else
-  >     echo '<missing>'
-  >   fi
-  > done
+  $ checkstatus() {
+  >   for f in `python $TESTDIR/generate-working-copy-states.py filelist 3`
+  >   do
+  >     echo
+  >     hg status -A $f
+  >     if test -f $f
+  >     then
+  >       cat $f
+  >     else
+  >       echo '<missing>'
+  >     fi
+  >   done
+  > }
+  $ checkstatus 2>&1 | tee $TESTTMP/status1
   
   C content1_content1_content1_content1-tracked
   content1
@@ -667,3 +696,87 @@ the remote side did not touch the file
   content4
   missing_content2_missing_content4-untracked.orig:
   content4
+
+Re-resolve and check status
+
+  $ hg resolve --unmark --all
+  $ hg resolve --all --tool :local
+  (no more unresolved files)
+  $ hg resolve --unmark --all
+  $ hg resolve --all --tool internal:merge3
+  remote changed content1_content2_content1_content1-untracked which local deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? c
+  remote changed content1_content2_content1_content2-untracked which local deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? c
+  merging content1_content2_content1_content4-tracked
+  remote changed content1_content2_content1_content4-untracked which local deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? c
+  remote changed content1_content2_content1_missing-tracked which local deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? c
+  remote changed content1_content2_content1_missing-untracked which local deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? c
+  merging content1_content2_content2_content1-tracked
+  remote changed content1_content2_content2_content1-untracked which local deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? c
+  remote changed content1_content2_content2_content2-untracked which local deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? c
+  merging content1_content2_content2_content4-tracked
+  remote changed content1_content2_content2_content4-untracked which local deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? c
+  remote changed content1_content2_content2_missing-tracked which local deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? c
+  remote changed content1_content2_content2_missing-untracked which local deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? c
+  merging content1_content2_content3_content1-tracked
+  remote changed content1_content2_content3_content1-untracked which local deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? c
+  remote changed content1_content2_content3_content2-untracked which local deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? c
+  merging content1_content2_content3_content3-tracked
+  remote changed content1_content2_content3_content3-untracked which local deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? c
+  merging content1_content2_content3_content4-tracked
+  remote changed content1_content2_content3_content4-untracked which local deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? c
+  remote changed content1_content2_content3_missing-tracked which local deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? c
+  remote changed content1_content2_content3_missing-untracked which local deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? c
+  merging content1_content2_missing_content1-tracked
+  remote changed content1_content2_missing_content1-untracked which local deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? c
+  remote changed content1_content2_missing_content2-untracked which local deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? c
+  merging content1_content2_missing_content4-tracked
+  remote changed content1_content2_missing_content4-untracked which local deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? c
+  remote changed content1_content2_missing_missing-tracked which local deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? c
+  remote changed content1_content2_missing_missing-untracked which local deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? c
+  local changed content1_missing_content1_content4-tracked which remote deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or (d)elete? c
+  local changed content1_missing_content3_content3-tracked which remote deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or (d)elete? c
+  local changed content1_missing_content3_content4-tracked which remote deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or (d)elete? c
+  local changed content1_missing_missing_content4-tracked which remote deleted
+  use (c)hanged version or (d)elete? c
+  merging missing_content2_content2_content4-tracked
+  merging missing_content2_content3_content3-tracked
+  merging missing_content2_content3_content4-tracked
+  merging missing_content2_missing_content4-tracked
+  merging missing_content2_missing_content4-untracked
+  warning: conflicts while merging content1_content2_content1_content4-tracked! (edit, then use 'hg resolve --mark')
+  warning: conflicts while merging content1_content2_content2_content4-tracked! (edit, then use 'hg resolve --mark')
+  warning: conflicts while merging content1_content2_content3_content3-tracked! (edit, then use 'hg resolve --mark')
+  warning: conflicts while merging content1_content2_content3_content4-tracked! (edit, then use 'hg resolve --mark')
+  warning: conflicts while merging content1_content2_missing_content4-tracked! (edit, then use 'hg resolve --mark')
+  warning: conflicts while merging missing_content2_content2_content4-tracked! (edit, then use 'hg resolve --mark')
+  warning: conflicts while merging missing_content2_content3_content3-tracked! (edit, then use 'hg resolve --mark')
+  warning: conflicts while merging missing_content2_content3_content4-tracked! (edit, then use 'hg resolve --mark')
+  warning: conflicts while merging missing_content2_missing_content4-tracked! (edit, then use 'hg resolve --mark')
+  warning: conflicts while merging missing_content2_missing_content4-untracked! (edit, then use 'hg resolve --mark')
+  [1]
+  $ checkstatus > $TESTTMP/status2 2>&1
+  $ diff -U8 $TESTTMP/status1 $TESTTMP/status2
diff --git a/tests/test-merge-remove.t b/tests/test-merge-remove.t
--- a/tests/test-merge-remove.t
+++ b/tests/test-merge-remove.t
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ Those who use force will lose
   remote changed bar which local deleted
   use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? c
   merging foo1 and foo to foo1
-  1 files updated, 1 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  0 files updated, 2 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   (branch merge, don't forget to commit)
   $ cat bar
   bleh
diff --git a/tests/test-rename-merge2.t b/tests/test-rename-merge2.t
--- a/tests/test-rename-merge2.t
+++ b/tests/test-rename-merge2.t
@@ -679,12 +679,12 @@ m "um a c" "um x c" "      " "10 do merg
   resolving manifests
    branchmerge: True, force: False, partial: False
    ancestor: 924404dff337, local: 02963e448370+, remote: 8dbce441892a
+   preserving b for resolve of b
+   preserving rev for resolve of rev
+   a: prompt deleted/changed -> m (premerge)
+  picked tool ':prompt' for a (binary False symlink False)
   remote changed a which local deleted
   use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? c
-   preserving b for resolve of b
-   preserving rev for resolve of rev
-   a: prompt recreating -> g
-  getting a
    b: both created -> m (premerge)
   picked tool 'python ../merge' for b (binary False symlink False)
   merging b
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ m "um a c" "um x c" "      " "10 do merg
   my rev@02963e448370+ other rev@8dbce441892a ancestor rev@924404dff337
   launching merge tool: python ../merge *$TESTTMP/t/t/rev* * * (glob)
   merge tool returned: 0
-  1 files updated, 2 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  0 files updated, 3 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   (branch merge, don't forget to commit)
   --------------
   M a
@@ -721,11 +721,13 @@ m "um a c" "um x c" "      " "10 do merg
   resolving manifests
    branchmerge: True, force: False, partial: False
    ancestor: 924404dff337, local: 0b76e65c8289+, remote: bdb19105162a
+   preserving a for resolve of a
+   preserving b for resolve of b
+   preserving rev for resolve of rev
+   a: prompt changed/deleted -> m (premerge)
+  picked tool ':prompt' for a (binary False symlink False)
   local changed a which remote deleted
   use (c)hanged version or (d)elete? c
-   preserving b for resolve of b
-   preserving rev for resolve of rev
-   a: prompt keep -> am
    b: both created -> m (premerge)
   picked tool 'python ../merge' for b (binary False symlink False)
   merging b
@@ -744,7 +746,7 @@ m "um a c" "um x c" "      " "10 do merg
   my rev@0b76e65c8289+ other rev@bdb19105162a ancestor rev@924404dff337
   launching merge tool: python ../merge *$TESTTMP/t/t/rev* * * (glob)
   merge tool returned: 0
-  0 files updated, 2 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  0 files updated, 3 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   (branch merge, don't forget to commit)
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   M b