+test_expect_success 'setup roots, merges and octopuses' '
+
+ git checkout --orphan newroot &&
+ test_commit five &&
+ git checkout -b sidebranch two &&
+ test_commit six &&
+ git checkout -b anotherbranch three &&
+ test_commit seven &&
+ git checkout -b yetanotherbranch four &&
+ test_commit eight &&
+ git checkout master &&
+ test_merge normalmerge newroot &&
+ test_tick &&
+ git merge -m tripus sidebranch anotherbranch &&
+ git tag tripus &&
+ git checkout -b tetrabranch normalmerge &&
+ test_tick &&
+ git merge -m tetrapus sidebranch anotherbranch yetanotherbranch &&
+ git tag tetrapus &&
+ git checkout master
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'rev-list roots' '
+
+ check_revlist "--max-parents=0" one five
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'rev-list no merges' '
+
+ check_revlist "--max-parents=1" one eight seven six five four three two &&
+ check_revlist "--no-merges" one eight seven six five four three two
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'rev-list no octopuses' '
+
+ check_revlist "--max-parents=2" one normalmerge eight seven six five four three two
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'rev-list no roots' '
+
+ check_revlist "--min-parents=1" tetrapus tripus normalmerge eight seven six four three two
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'rev-list merges' '
+
+ check_revlist "--min-parents=2" tetrapus tripus normalmerge &&
+ check_revlist "--merges" tetrapus tripus normalmerge
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'rev-list octopus' '
+
+ check_revlist "--min-parents=3" tetrapus tripus
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'rev-list ordinary commits' '
+
+ check_revlist "--min-parents=1 --max-parents=1" eight seven six four three two
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'rev-list --merges --no-merges yields empty set' '
+
+ check_revlist "--min-parents=2 --no-merges" &&
+ check_revlist "--merges --no-merges" &&
+ check_revlist "--no-merges --merges"
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'rev-list override and infinities' '
+
+ check_revlist "--min-parents=2 --max-parents=1 --max-parents=3" tripus normalmerge &&
+ check_revlist "--min-parents=1 --min-parents=2 --max-parents=7" tetrapus tripus normalmerge &&
+ check_revlist "--min-parents=2 --max-parents=8" tetrapus tripus normalmerge &&
+ check_revlist "--min-parents=2 --max-parents=-1" tetrapus tripus normalmerge &&
+ check_revlist "--min-parents=2 --no-max-parents" tetrapus tripus normalmerge &&
+ check_revlist "--max-parents=0 --min-parents=1 --no-min-parents" one five
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'set up dodecapus' '
+
+ for i in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
+ do
+ git checkout -b root$i five || return
+ test_commit $i || return
+ done &&
+ git checkout master &&
+ test_tick &&
+ git merge -m dodecapus root{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11} &&
+ git tag dodecapus
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'test with dodecapus' '
+
+ check_revlist "--min-parents=4" dodecapus tetrapus &&
+ check_revlist "--min-parents=8" dodecapus &&
+ check_revlist "--min-parents=12" dodecapus &&
+ check_revlist "--min-parents=13" &&
+ check_revlist "--min-parents=4 --max-parents=11" tetrapus
+'