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+++ b/tests/test-absorb-strip.t	Mon Jul 30 14:05:56 2018 -0400
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+Do not strip innocent children. See https://bitbucket.org/facebook/hg-experimental/issues/6/hg-absorb-merges-diverged-commits
+
+  $ cat >> $HGRCPATH << EOF
+  > [extensions]
+  > absorb=
+  > drawdag=$RUNTESTDIR/drawdag.py
+  > EOF
+
+  $ hg init
+  $ hg debugdrawdag << EOF
+  > E
+  > |
+  > D F
+  > |/
+  > C
+  > |
+  > B
+  > |
+  > A
+  > EOF
+
+  $ hg up E -q
+  $ echo 1 >> B
+  $ echo 2 >> D
+  $ hg absorb
+  saved backup bundle to * (glob)
+  2 of 2 chunk(s) applied
+
+  $ hg log -G -T '{desc}'
+  @  E
+  |
+  o  D
+  |
+  o  C
+  |
+  o  B
+  |
+  | o  F
+  | |
+  | o  C
+  | |
+  | o  B
+  |/
+  o  A
+