--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='git-merge
+
+Testing octopus merge with more than 25 refs.'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success 'setup' '
+ echo c0 > c0.c &&
+ git add c0.c &&
+ git commit -m c0 &&
+ git tag c0 &&
+ i=1 &&
+ while test $i -le 30
+ do
+ git reset --hard c0 &&
+ echo c$i > c$i.c &&
+ git add c$i.c &&
+ git commit -m c$i &&
+ git tag c$i &&
+ i=`expr $i + 1` || return 1
+ done
+'
+
+test_expect_failure 'merge c1 with c2, c3, c4, ... c29' '
+ git reset --hard c1 &&
+ i=2 &&
+ refs="" &&
+ while test $i -le 30
+ do
+ refs="$refs c$i"
+ i=`expr $i + 1`
+ done
+ git merge $refs &&
+ test "$(git rev-parse c1)" != "$(git rev-parse HEAD)" &&
+ i=1 &&
+ while test $i -le 30
+ do
+ test "$(git rev-parse c$i)" = "$(git rev-parse HEAD^$i)" &&
+ i=`expr $i + 1` || return 1
+ done &&
+ git diff --exit-code &&
+ i=1 &&
+ while test $i -le 30
+ do
+ test -f c$i.c &&
+ i=`expr $i + 1` || return 1
+ done
+'
+
+test_done