Set up repo $ cat << EOF >> $HGRCPATH > [ui] > origbackuppath=.hg/origbackups > [merge] > checkunknown=warn > EOF $ hg init repo $ cd repo $ echo base > base $ hg add base $ hg commit -m "base" Make a dir named b that contains a file, and a file named d $ mkdir -p b $ echo c1 > b/c $ echo d1 > d $ hg add b/c d $ hg commit -m "c1" $ hg bookmark c1 Peform an update that causes b/c to be backed up $ hg up -q 0 $ mkdir -p b $ echo c2 > b/c $ hg up --verbose c1 resolving manifests b/c: replacing untracked file getting b/c creating directory: $TESTTMP/repo/.hg/origbackups/b (glob) getting d 2 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved (activating bookmark c1) $ test -f .hg/origbackups/b/c Make files named b and d $ hg up -q 0 $ echo b1 > b $ echo d2 > d $ hg add b d $ hg commit -m b1 created new head $ hg bookmark b1 Perform an update that causes b to be backed up - it should replace the backup b dir $ hg up -q 0 $ echo b2 > b $ hg up --verbose b1 resolving manifests b: replacing untracked file getting b removing conflicting directory: $TESTTMP/repo/.hg/origbackups/b (glob) getting d 2 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved (activating bookmark b1) $ test -f .hg/origbackups/b Perform an update the causes b/c to be backed up again - it should replace the backup b file $ hg up -q 0 $ mkdir b $ echo c3 > b/c $ hg up --verbose c1 resolving manifests b/c: replacing untracked file getting b/c creating directory: $TESTTMP/repo/.hg/origbackups/b (glob) removing conflicting file: $TESTTMP/repo/.hg/origbackups/b (glob) getting d 2 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved (activating bookmark c1) $ test -d .hg/origbackups/b Cause two symlinks to be backed up that points to a valid location from the backup dir $ hg up -q 0 $ mkdir ../sym-link-target #if symlink $ ln -s ../../../sym-link-target b $ ln -s ../../../sym-link-target d #else $ touch b d #endif $ hg up b1 b: replacing untracked file d: replacing untracked file 2 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved (activating bookmark b1) #if symlink $ readlink.py .hg/origbackups/b .hg/origbackups/b -> ../../../sym-link-target #endif Perform an update that causes b/c and d to be backed up again - b/c should not go into the target dir $ hg up -q 0 $ mkdir b $ echo c4 > b/c $ echo d3 > d $ hg up --verbose c1 resolving manifests b/c: replacing untracked file d: replacing untracked file getting b/c creating directory: $TESTTMP/repo/.hg/origbackups/b (glob) removing conflicting file: $TESTTMP/repo/.hg/origbackups/b (glob) getting d 2 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved (activating bookmark c1) $ cat .hg/origbackups/b/c c4 $ cat .hg/origbackups/d d3 $ ls ../sym-link-target Incorrectly configure origbackuppath to be under a file $ echo data > .hg/badorigbackups $ hg up -q 0 $ mkdir b $ echo c5 > b/c $ hg up --verbose c1 --config ui.origbackuppath=.hg/badorigbackups resolving manifests b/c: replacing untracked file getting b/c creating directory: $TESTTMP/repo/.hg/badorigbackups/b (glob) abort: The system cannot find the path specified: '$TESTTMP/repo/.hg/badorigbackups/b' (glob) (windows !) abort: Not a directory: '$TESTTMP/repo/.hg/badorigbackups/b' (no-windows !) [255] $ cat .hg/badorigbackups data