--- a/tests/test-execute-bit	Thu Feb 21 16:22:31 2008 -0300
+++ b/tests/test-execute-bit	Thu Feb 21 16:22:31 2008 -0300
@@ -4,12 +4,18 @@
 
 hg init
 echo a > a
-hg ci -d'0 0' -Am'not executable'
+hg ci -Am'not executable'
 
 chmod +x a
-hg ci -d'1 0' -m'executable'
+hg ci -m'executable'
 hg id
 
+echo '% make sure we notice the change of mode if the cached size == -1'
+hg rm a
+hg revert -r 0 a
+hg debugstate
+hg st
+
 hg up 0
 hg id
 test -x a && echo executable -- eek || echo not executable -- whew