# HG changeset patch
# User Mads Kiilerich <madski@unity3d.com>
# Date 2016-10-12 10:22:18
# Node ID 5cb830801855dbb63e98b948e355bc995d295bf3
# Parent  339f9d93daa608aeee7ec2765492991ed39b5970

merge: clarify warning for (not) merging flags without ancestor

Give hints why it can't merge and what it will do instead.

diff --git a/mercurial/merge.py b/mercurial/merge.py
--- a/mercurial/merge.py
+++ b/mercurial/merge.py
@@ -478,7 +478,9 @@ class mergestate(object):
             if fca.node() == nullid and flags != flo:
                 if preresolve:
                     self._repo.ui.warn(
-                        _('warning: cannot merge flags for %s\n') % afile)
+                        _('warning: cannot merge flags for %s '
+                          'without common ancestor - keeping local flags\n')
+                        % afile)
             elif flags == fla:
                 flags = flo
         if preresolve:
diff --git a/tests/test-merge-types.t b/tests/test-merge-types.t
--- a/tests/test-merge-types.t
+++ b/tests/test-merge-types.t
@@ -335,10 +335,10 @@ h: l vs l, different
 
   $ hg merge
   merging a
-  warning: cannot merge flags for b
+  warning: cannot merge flags for b without common ancestor - keeping local flags
   merging b
   merging bx
-  warning: cannot merge flags for c
+  warning: cannot merge flags for c without common ancestor - keeping local flags
   merging d
   warning: internal :merge cannot merge symlinks for d
   warning: conflicts while merging d! (edit, then use 'hg resolve --mark')
@@ -397,10 +397,10 @@ h: l vs l, different
   $ hg up -Cqr1
   $ hg merge
   merging a
-  warning: cannot merge flags for b
+  warning: cannot merge flags for b without common ancestor - keeping local flags
   merging b
   merging bx
-  warning: cannot merge flags for c
+  warning: cannot merge flags for c without common ancestor - keeping local flags
   merging d
   warning: internal :merge cannot merge symlinks for d
   warning: conflicts while merging d! (edit, then use 'hg resolve --mark')