--- a/tests/test-eol.t	Mon Feb 28 11:34:51 2011 +0100
+++ b/tests/test-eol.t	Mon Feb 28 15:46:48 2011 +0100
@@ -426,3 +426,17 @@
   foo
   bar
   baz
+
+Test handling of a broken .hgeol file:
+
+  $ touch .hgeol
+  $ hg add .hgeol
+  $ hg commit -m 'clean version'
+  $ echo "bad" > .hgeol
+  $ hg status
+  warning: ignoring .hgeol file due to parse error at .hgeol:1: bad
+  M .hgeol
+  $ hg revert .hgeol
+  warning: ignoring .hgeol file due to parse error at .hgeol:1: bad
+  $ hg status
+  ? .hgeol.orig