# HG changeset patch
# User Anton Shestakov <av6@dwimlabs.net>
# Date 2018-11-14 07:05:38
# Node ID 8c6329fa603804dc786a4a68c6f673351aca4fcc
# Parent  acd17caa699a91f7b7c5b8353e209bc0faea3c28

rewriteutil: move publicrevs closer to where it's used

diff --git a/mercurial/rewriteutil.py b/mercurial/rewriteutil.py
--- a/mercurial/rewriteutil.py
+++ b/mercurial/rewriteutil.py
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ def precheck(repo, revs, action='rewrite
         hint = _("no changeset checked out")
         raise error.Abort(msg, hint=hint)
 
-    publicrevs = repo.revs('%ld and public()', revs)
     if len(repo[None].parents()) > 1:
         raise error.Abort(_("cannot %s while merging") % action)
 
+    publicrevs = repo.revs('%ld and public()', revs)
     if publicrevs:
         msg = _("cannot %s public changesets") % (action)
         hint = _("see 'hg help phases' for details")