--- a/hgext/evolve.py	Sat Mar 12 13:15:28 2016 +0800
+++ b/hgext/evolve.py	Thu Mar 17 17:03:51 2016 -0700
@@ -1998,7 +1998,14 @@
         hg.update(repo, divergent.rev())
     repo.ui.note(_('merging divergent changeset\n'))
     if progresscb: progresscb()
-    if 'partial' in merge.update.__doc__:
+    try:
+        stats = merge.update(repo,
+                             other.node(),
+                             branchmerge=True,
+                             force=False,
+                             ancestor=base.node(),
+                             mergeancestor=True)
+    except TypeError:
         # Mercurial  < 43c00ca887d1 (3.7)
         stats = merge.update(repo,
                              other.node(),
@@ -2007,13 +2014,6 @@
                              partial=None,
                              ancestor=base.node(),
                              mergeancestor=True)
-    else:
-        stats = merge.update(repo,
-                             other.node(),
-                             branchmerge=True,
-                             force=False,
-                             ancestor=base.node(),
-                             mergeancestor=True)
 
     hg._showstats(repo, stats)
     if stats[3]:

--- a/tests/test-divergent.t	Sat Mar 12 13:15:28 2016 +0800
+++ b/tests/test-divergent.t	Thu Mar 17 17:03:51 2016 -0700
@@ -107,5 +107,53 @@
   0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   working directory is now at 6602ff5a79dc
- 
-  $ cd ..  
+
+Test None docstring issue of evolve divergent, which caused hg crush
+
+  $ hg init test2
+  $ cd test2
+  $ mkcommits _a _b
+  $ hg up "desc(_a)"
+  0 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  $ mkcommit bdivergent1
+  created new head
+  $ hg up "desc(_a)"
+  0 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  $ mkcommit bdivergent2
+  created new head
+  $ hg prune -s "desc(bdivergent1)" "desc(_b)"
+  1 changesets pruned
+  $ hg prune -s "desc(bdivergent2)" "desc(_b)" --hidden
+  1 changesets pruned
+  2 new divergent changesets
+  $ hg log -G
+  @  3:e708fd28d5cf@default(draft) add bdivergent2 [divergent]
+  |
+  | o  2:c2f698071cba@default(draft) add bdivergent1 [divergent]
+  |/
+  o  0:135f39f4bd78@default(draft) add _a []
+  
+  $ cat >$TESTTMP/test_extension.py  << EOF
+  > from mercurial import merge
+  > origupdate = merge.update
+  > def newupdate(*args, **kwargs):
+  >   return origupdate(*args, **kwargs)
+  > merge.update = newupdate
+  > EOF
+  $ cat >> $HGRCPATH << EOF
+  > [extensions]
+  > testextension=$TESTTMP/test_extension.py
+  > EOF
+  $ hg evolve --all
+  nothing to evolve on current working copy parent
+  (do you want to use --divergent)
+  [2]
+  $ hg evolve --divergent
+  merge:[3] add bdivergent2
+  with: [2] add bdivergent1
+  base: [1] add _b
+  1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  working directory is now at aa26817f6fbe
+
+
+  $ cd ..