$ hg init t $ cd t $ echo 1 > foo $ hg ci -Am m adding foo $ cd .. $ hg clone t tt updating to branch default 1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved $ cd tt $ echo 1.1 > foo $ hg ci -Am m $ cd ../t $ echo 1.2 > foo $ hg ci -Am m Should not update to the other topological branch: $ hg pull -u ../tt pulling from ../tt searching for changes adding changesets adding manifests adding file changes added 1 changesets with 1 changes to 1 files (+1 heads) 0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved 1 other heads for branch "default" $ cd ../tt Should not update to the other branch: $ hg pull -u ../t pulling from ../t searching for changes adding changesets adding manifests adding file changes added 1 changesets with 1 changes to 1 files (+1 heads) 0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved 1 other heads for branch "default" $ HGMERGE=true hg merge merging foo 0 files updated, 1 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved (branch merge, don't forget to commit) $ hg ci -mm $ cd ../t Should work: $ hg pull -u ../tt pulling from ../tt searching for changes adding changesets adding manifests adding file changes added 1 changesets with 1 changes to 1 files (-1 heads) 1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved Similarity between "hg update" and "hg pull -u" in handling bookmark ==================================================================== Test that updating activates the bookmark, which matches with the explicit destination of the update. $ echo 4 >> foo $ hg commit -m "#4" $ hg bookmark active-after-pull $ cd ../tt (1) activating by --rev BOOKMARK $ hg bookmark -f active-before-pull $ hg bookmarks * active-before-pull 3:483b76ad4309 $ hg pull -u -r active-after-pull pulling from $TESTTMP/t (glob) searching for changes adding changesets adding manifests adding file changes added 1 changesets with 1 changes to 1 files adding remote bookmark active-after-pull 1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved (activating bookmark active-after-pull) $ hg parents -q 4:f815b3da6163 $ hg bookmarks * active-after-pull 4:f815b3da6163 active-before-pull 3:483b76ad4309 (discard pulled changes) $ hg update -q 483b76ad4309 $ hg rollback -q (2) activating by URL#BOOKMARK $ hg bookmark -f active-before-pull $ hg bookmarks * active-before-pull 3:483b76ad4309 $ hg pull -u $TESTTMP/t#active-after-pull pulling from $TESTTMP/t (glob) searching for changes adding changesets adding manifests adding file changes added 1 changesets with 1 changes to 1 files adding remote bookmark active-after-pull 1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved (activating bookmark active-after-pull) $ hg parents -q 4:f815b3da6163 $ hg bookmarks * active-after-pull 4:f815b3da6163 active-before-pull 3:483b76ad4309 $ cd ..