diff --git a/tests/test-changelog-exec.out b/tests/test-changelog-exec.out
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/tests/test-changelog-exec.out
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-% manifest of p2:
-bar
-foo
-
-created new head
-% manifest of p1:
-foo
-1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
-(branch merge, don't forget to commit)
-% this should not mention bar:
-changeset:   3:ef2fc9b4a51b
-tag:         tip
-parent:      2:ed1b79f46b9a
-parent:      1:d394a8db219b
-user:        test
-date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
-description:
-merge
-
-
-   rev    offset  length   base linkrev nodeid       p1           p2
-     0         0       5      0       1 b004912a8510 000000000000 000000000000
diff --git a/tests/test-changelog-exec b/tests/test-changelog-exec.t
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
rename from tests/test-changelog-exec
rename to tests/test-changelog-exec.t
--- a/tests/test-changelog-exec
+++ b/tests/test-changelog-exec.t
@@ -1,32 +1,53 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-# b51a8138292a introduced a regression where we would mention in the
-# changelog executable files added by the second parent of a merge.
-# Test that that doesn't happen anymore
+b51a8138292a introduced a regression where we would mention in the
+changelog executable files added by the second parent of a merge. Test
+that that doesn't happen anymore
+
+  $ "$TESTDIR/hghave" execbit || exit 80
+
+  $ hg init repo
+  $ cd repo
+  $ echo foo > foo
+  $ hg ci -qAm 'add foo'
 
-"$TESTDIR/hghave" execbit || exit 80
+  $ echo bar > bar
+  $ chmod +x bar
+  $ hg ci -qAm 'add bar'
+
+manifest of p2:
 
-hg init repo
-cd repo
-echo foo > foo
-hg ci -qAm 'add foo'
+  $ hg manifest
+  bar
+  foo
+
+  $ hg up -qC 0
+  $ echo >> foo
+  $ hg ci -m 'change foo'
+  created new head
 
-echo bar > bar
-chmod +x bar
-hg ci -qAm 'add bar'
-echo '% manifest of p2:'
-hg manifest
-echo
+manifest of p1:
+
+  $ hg manifest
+  foo
+
+  $ hg merge
+  1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  (branch merge, don't forget to commit)
+  $ hg ci -m 'merge'
+
+this should not mention bar:
 
-hg up -qC 0
-echo >> foo
-hg ci -m 'change foo'
-echo '% manifest of p1:'
-hg manifest
+  $ hg tip -v
+  changeset:   3:ef2fc9b4a51b
+  tag:         tip
+  parent:      2:ed1b79f46b9a
+  parent:      1:d394a8db219b
+  user:        test
+  date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+  description:
+  merge
+  
+  
 
-hg merge
-hg ci -m 'merge'
-
-echo '% this should not mention bar:'
-hg tip -v
-
-hg debugindex .hg/store/data/bar.i
+  $ hg debugindex .hg/store/data/bar.i
+     rev    offset  length   base linkrev nodeid       p1           p2
+       0         0       5      0       1 b004912a8510 000000000000 000000000000