$ cat >> $HGRCPATH << EOF > [extensions] > rebase= > > [experimental] > evolution = createmarkers > EOF Create a repo with some tags $ hg init repo $ cd repo $ echo initial > foo $ hg -q commit -A -m initial $ hg tag -m 'test tag' test1 $ echo first > first $ hg -q commit -A -m first $ hg tag -m 'test2 tag' test2 $ hg -q up -r 0 $ echo newhead > newhead $ hg commit -A -m newhead adding newhead created new head Trigger tags cache population by doing something that accesses tags info $ hg log -G -T '{rev}:{node|short} {tags} {desc}\n' @ 4:042eb6bfcc49 tip newhead | | o 3:c3cb30f2d2cd test2 tag | | | o 2:d75775ffbc6b test2 first | | | o 1:5f97d42da03f test tag |/ o 0:55482a6fb4b1 test1 initial $ cat .hg/cache/tags 4 042eb6bfcc4909bad84a1cbf6eb1ddf0ab587d41 3 c3cb30f2d2cd0aae008cc91a07876e3c5131fd22 b3bce87817fe7ac9dca2834366c1d7534c095cf1 55482a6fb4b1881fa8f746fd52cf6f096bb21c89 test1 d75775ffbc6bca1794d300f5571272879bd280da test2 Create some hidden changesets via a rebase and trigger tags cache repopulation $ hg -q rebase -s 1 -d 4 $ hg log -G -T '{rev}:{node|short} {tags} {desc}\n' o 7:eb610439e10e tip test2 tag | o 6:7b4af00c3c83 first | o 5:43ac2a539b3c test tag | @ 4:042eb6bfcc49 newhead | o 0:55482a6fb4b1 test1 initial .hgtags filenodes for hidden heads should be visible (issue4550) (currently broken) $ cat .hg/cache/tags 7 eb610439e10e0c6b296f97b59624c2e24fc59e30 b3bce87817fe7ac9dca2834366c1d7534c095cf1 55482a6fb4b1881fa8f746fd52cf6f096bb21c89 test1 d75775ffbc6bca1794d300f5571272879bd280da test2