#chg-compatible $ hg init a $ cd a $ touch empty1 $ hg add empty1 $ hg commit -m 'add empty1' $ touch empty2 $ hg add empty2 $ hg commit -m 'add empty2' $ hg up -C 1e1d9c4e5b64028c36a7955c906c9a549cd0f523 0 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved $ touch empty3 $ hg add empty3 $ hg commit -m 'add empty3' $ hg heads commit: a1cb177e0d44 user: test date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 summary: add empty3 commit: 097d2b0e17f6 user: test date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 summary: add empty2 $ hg merge 097d2b0e17f6a1d7bfe479e1992ca2a243d22563 1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved (branch merge, don't forget to commit) Before changeset 05257fd28591, we didn't notice the empty file that came from rev 1: $ hg status M empty2 $ hg commit -m merge $ hg manifest --debug tip b80de5d138758541c5f05265ad144ab9fa86d1db 644 empty1 b80de5d138758541c5f05265ad144ab9fa86d1db 644 empty2 b80de5d138758541c5f05265ad144ab9fa86d1db 644 empty3 $ cd ..