filemerge: add 'checkchanged' merge tool property

contrib/mergetools.hgrc

@@ -28,6 +28,7 b' xxdiff.gui=True'
 xxdiff.priority=-8
 
 diffmerge.args=--nosplash --merge --title1=base --title2=local --title3=other $base $local $other
+diffmerge.checkchanged=True
 diffmerge.gui=True
 
 p4merge.args=$base $local $other $output

doc/hgrc.5.txt

@@ -289,6 +289,10 b' merge-tools::'
     Check whether there are conflicts even though the tool reported
     success.
     Default: False
+  checkchanged;;
+    Check whether outputs were written even though the tool reported
+    success.
+    Default: False
   fixeol;;
     Attempt to fix up EOL changes caused by the merge tool.
     Default: False

mercurial/filemerge.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 b''
 
 from node import *
 from i18n import _
-import util, os, tempfile, context, simplemerge, re
+import util, os, tempfile, context, simplemerge, re, filecmp
 
 def _toolstr(ui, tool, part, default=""):
     return ui.config("merge-tools", tool + "." + part, default)
@@ -193,6 +193,13 b' def filemerge(repo, fw, fd, fo, wctx, mc'
         if re.match("^(<<<<<<< .*|=======|>>>>>>> .*)$", fcm.data()):
             r = 1
 
+    if not r and _toolbool(ui, tool, "checkchanged"):
+        if filecmp.cmp(repo.wjoin(fd), back):
+            if ui.prompt(_(" output file %s appears unchanged\n"
+                "was merge successful (yn)?") % fd,
+                _("[yn]"), _("n")) != _("y"):
+                r = 1
+
     if _toolbool(ui, tool, "fixeol"):
         _matcheol(repo.wjoin(fd), back)