Log changed files with second parent

[Martin Geisler]

Stanimir Stamenkov <s7an10 at netscape.net> writes:

> May be this is a FAQ but I haven't been able to figure it out or find
> definitive answer online:  Is it possible to get a log of the changed
> files between a merge revision and its second parent?  The help for
> the log command states: "Also, only files different from BOTH parents
> will appear in files:" - so does it mean it is generally impossible?

Just use status -- that is the command to consult if you want to know
what is changed between two revisions. Use

  hg status --rev "X^2:X"

to see the difference between the second parent of X and X itself. The
same revision set syntax works with 'hg diff', see 'hg help revsets'.

-- 
Martin Geisler

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