--- a/hgext/histedit.py Mon Dec 31 17:45:52 2012 -0600
+++ b/hgext/histedit.py Mon Dec 31 17:46:22 2012 -0600
@@ -593,7 +593,8 @@
When keep is false, the specified set can't have children."""
ctxs = list(repo.set('%n::%n', old, new))
if ctxs and not keep:
- if repo.revs('(%ld::) - (%ld + hidden())', ctxs, ctxs):
+ if (not obsolete._enabled and
+ repo.revs('(%ld::) - (%ld + hidden())', ctxs, ctxs)):
raise util.Abort(_('cannot edit history that would orphan nodes'))
root = ctxs[0] # list is already sorted by repo.set
if not root.phase():