-git-update-cache --add path0
-tree=$(git-write-tree)
-root=$(do_commit $tree 2>/dev/null)
-export GIT_COMMITTER_NAME=foobar # to guarantee that the commit is different
-l0=$(do_commit $tree -p $root)
-l1=$(do_commit $tree -p $l0)
-l2=$(do_commit $tree -p $l1)
-a0=$(do_commit $tree -p $l2)
-a1=$(do_commit $tree -p $a0)
-export GIT_COMMITTER_NAME=foobar2 # to guarantee that the commit is different
-b1=$(do_commit $tree -p $a0)
-c1=$(do_commit $tree -p $b1)
-export GIT_COMMITTER_NAME=foobar3 # to guarantee that the commit is different
-b2=$(do_commit $tree -p $b1)
-b3=$(do_commit $tree -p $b2)
-c2=$(do_commit $tree -p $c1 -p $b2)
-c3=$(do_commit $tree -p $c2)
-a2=$(do_commit $tree -p $a1)
-a3=$(do_commit $tree -p $a2)
-b4=$(do_commit $tree -p $b3 -p $a3)
-a4=$(do_commit $tree -p $a3 -p $b4 -p $c3)
-l3=$(do_commit $tree -p $a4)
-l4=$(do_commit $tree -p $l3)
-l5=$(do_commit $tree -p $l4)
-echo $l5 > .git/HEAD
-
-git-rev-list --merge-order --show-breaks HEAD | sed "$(sed_script)" > actual-merge-order
-cat > expected-merge-order <<EOF
+git-update-index --add path0
+save_tag tree git-write-tree
+on_committer_date "1971-08-16 00:00:00" hide_error save_tag root unique_commit root tree
+on_committer_date "1971-08-16 00:00:01" save_tag l0 unique_commit l0 tree -p root
+on_committer_date "1971-08-16 00:00:02" save_tag l1 unique_commit l1 tree -p l0
+on_committer_date "1971-08-16 00:00:03" save_tag l2 unique_commit l2 tree -p l1
+on_committer_date "1971-08-16 00:00:04" save_tag a0 unique_commit a0 tree -p l2
+on_committer_date "1971-08-16 00:00:05" save_tag a1 unique_commit a1 tree -p a0
+on_committer_date "1971-08-16 00:00:06" save_tag b1 unique_commit b1 tree -p a0
+on_committer_date "1971-08-16 00:00:07" save_tag c1 unique_commit c1 tree -p b1
+on_committer_date "1971-08-16 00:00:08" as_author foobar@example.com save_tag b2 unique_commit b2 tree -p b1
+on_committer_date "1971-08-16 00:00:09" save_tag b3 unique_commit b2 tree -p b2
+on_committer_date "1971-08-16 00:00:10" save_tag c2 unique_commit c2 tree -p c1 -p b2
+on_committer_date "1971-08-16 00:00:11" save_tag c3 unique_commit c3 tree -p c2
+on_committer_date "1971-08-16 00:00:12" save_tag a2 unique_commit a2 tree -p a1
+on_committer_date "1971-08-16 00:00:13" save_tag a3 unique_commit a3 tree -p a2
+on_committer_date "1971-08-16 00:00:14" save_tag b4 unique_commit b4 tree -p b3 -p a3
+on_committer_date "1971-08-16 00:00:15" save_tag a4 unique_commit a4 tree -p a3 -p b4 -p c3
+on_committer_date "1971-08-16 00:00:16" save_tag l3 unique_commit l3 tree -p a4
+on_committer_date "1971-08-16 00:00:17" save_tag l4 unique_commit l4 tree -p l3
+on_committer_date "1971-08-16 00:00:18" save_tag l5 unique_commit l5 tree -p l4
+on_committer_date "1971-08-16 00:00:19" save_tag m1 unique_commit m1 tree -p a4 -p c3
+on_committer_date "1971-08-16 00:00:20" save_tag m2 unique_commit m2 tree -p c3 -p a4
+on_committer_date "1971-08-16 00:00:21" hide_error save_tag alt_root unique_commit alt_root tree
+on_committer_date "1971-08-16 00:00:22" save_tag r0 unique_commit r0 tree -p alt_root
+on_committer_date "1971-08-16 00:00:23" save_tag r1 unique_commit r1 tree -p r0
+on_committer_date "1971-08-16 00:00:24" save_tag l5r1 unique_commit l5r1 tree -p l5 -p r1
+on_committer_date "1971-08-16 00:00:25" save_tag r1l5 unique_commit r1l5 tree -p r1 -p l5
+
+
+#
+# note: as of 20/6, it isn't possible to create duplicate parents, so this
+# can't be tested.
+#
+#on_committer_date "1971-08-16 00:00:20" save_tag m3 unique_commit m3 tree -p c3 -p a4 -p c3
+hide_error save_tag e1 as_author e@example.com unique_commit e1 tree
+save_tag e2 as_author e@example.com unique_commit e2 tree -p e1
+save_tag f1 as_author f@example.com unique_commit f1 tree -p e1
+save_tag e3 as_author e@example.com unique_commit e3 tree -p e2
+save_tag f2 as_author f@example.com unique_commit f2 tree -p f1
+save_tag e4 as_author e@example.com unique_commit e4 tree -p e3 -p f2
+save_tag e5 as_author e@example.com unique_commit e5 tree -p e4
+save_tag f3 as_author f@example.com unique_commit f3 tree -p f2
+save_tag f4 as_author f@example.com unique_commit f4 tree -p f3
+save_tag e6 as_author e@example.com unique_commit e6 tree -p e5 -p f4
+save_tag f5 as_author f@example.com unique_commit f5 tree -p f4
+save_tag f6 as_author f@example.com unique_commit f6 tree -p f5 -p e6
+save_tag e7 as_author e@example.com unique_commit e7 tree -p e6
+save_tag e8 as_author e@example.com unique_commit e8 tree -p e7
+save_tag e9 as_author e@example.com unique_commit e9 tree -p e8
+save_tag f7 as_author f@example.com unique_commit f7 tree -p f6
+save_tag f8 as_author f@example.com unique_commit f8 tree -p f7
+save_tag f9 as_author f@example.com unique_commit f9 tree -p f8
+save_tag e10 as_author e@example.com unique_commit e1 tree -p e9 -p f8
+
+hide_error save_tag g0 unique_commit g0 tree
+save_tag g1 unique_commit g1 tree -p g0
+save_tag h1 unique_commit g2 tree -p g0
+save_tag g2 unique_commit g3 tree -p g1 -p h1
+save_tag h2 unique_commit g4 tree -p g2
+save_tag g3 unique_commit g5 tree -p g2
+save_tag g4 unique_commit g6 tree -p g3 -p h2
+
+git-update-ref HEAD $(tag l5)
+
+test_expect_success 'rev-list has correct number of entries' 'git-rev-list HEAD | wc -l | tr -s " "' <<EOF
+19
+EOF
+
+normal_adjacency_count=$(git-rev-list HEAD | check_adjacency | grep -c "\^" | tr -d ' ')
+merge_order_adjacency_count=$(git-rev-list --merge-order HEAD | check_adjacency | grep -c "\^" | tr -d ' ')
+test_expect_success '--merge-order produces as many or fewer discontinuities' '[ $merge_order_adjacency_count -le $normal_adjacency_count ]'
+test_output_expect_success 'simple merge order' 'git-rev-list --merge-order --show-breaks HEAD' <<EOF