#
#
# patch "automate.cc"
#  from [b23eced8b6c237fd768369cf7d32ba6119f19fe4]
#    to [7a4b18e445c1fe81e9bd61b759db3f0974e61cbc]
# 
# patch "tests/automate_inventory/__driver__.lua"
#  from [e12ed1600e4dc846891575fd758971461ff8512f]
#    to [3dfb9ba03b255abf9470e6242d016f98fc4b4429]
# 
# patch "tests/automate_inventory_options/__driver__.lua"
#  from [8e5f7502832947e0046dd024081501e3954b0f6b]
#    to [a5b9f432caf66ce4e5de60641dc8c018b54bf0c1]
# 
# patch "tests/automate_inventory_options/expected-no-ignored.stdout"
#  from [84cbd13b0b318aec4666e1037e206ead17fd4a07]
#    to [8d87531d633398ec074c79a1196ab3fe3461437c]
# 
# patch "tests/automate_inventory_options/expected-no-unchanged.stdout"
#  from [a8d26be14f5a35ce9bf0d4e1ae187ccac67798e6]
#    to [098d4e5d46fd9f072d9fe4b5ce57fa297806b09c]
# 
# patch "tests/automate_inventory_options/expected-no-unknown.stdout"
#  from [9d05880af03b2376cad55fd548a75c2e794582db]
#    to [6f89120110a15a4979689a11d984037858245f60]
# 
# patch "tests/automate_inventory_options/expected-none.stdout"
#  from [5ae35126c2b94ab6d8827179ba22adab576dfc3b]
#    to [8b56b8744aa7c03ece83e8f947a989b7afa66ed1]
# 
# patch "tests/automate_inventory_options/expected-renames-both.stdout"
#  from [82d839d12bd564927eb02d1afd5c87b36bfe8d0b]
#    to [30c148e193838a02d0e041f8befc0c7d6b29c646]
# 
# patch "tests/automate_inventory_options/expected-renames-target-no-ignored.stdout"
#  from [5f9276b122a989d08eef334367323715c25f9d47]
#    to [208a14ecc012d3880e47db2af06eef124f83ce1c]
# 
# patch "tests/automate_inventory_options/expected-renames-target-no-unknown.stdout"
#  from [bc9f2c6714b0ca56740f0b22cc4e8d6f5ed5f0cd]
#    to [ae4773015e235754db26b51ceab35cf5944e7a5e]
# 
# patch "tests/automate_inventory_options/expected-renames-target.stdout"
#  from [956807cb660ef81894a614a0384c010c889327d0]
#    to [fc960c1c87ed1111a6dd8dee9a5e9423aaf28c78]
# 
# patch "tests/automate_inventory_restricted/__driver__.lua"
#  from [ab30596e5444d0134d518cf7e14f40e99a475ae8]
#    to [727c314a4b0ed6b29354a650e2f7721f4d753fc0]
# 
# patch "tests/common/test_utils_inventory.lua"
#  from [d0343ce781bb1284387d194b7a3e50d2b7a52c0d]
#    to [b35c9485c565f8b9380c4481293d27a52c21a6bf]
#
============================================================
--- automate.cc	b23eced8b6c237fd768369cf7d32ba6119f19fe4
+++ automate.cc	7a4b18e445c1fe81e9bd61b759db3f0974e61cbc
@@ -830,6 +830,7 @@ namespace
     symbol const old_path("old_path");
     symbol const new_path("new_path");
     symbol const status("status");
+    symbol const birth("birth");
     symbol const changes("changes");
   }
 }
@@ -960,6 +961,23 @@ inventory_determine_changes(inventory_it
     }
 }
 
+static revision_id
+inventory_determine_birth(inventory_item const & item,
+                          roster_t const & old_roster,
+                          marking_map const & old_marking)
+{
+  revision_id rid;
+  if (old_roster.has_node(item.new_node.id))
+    {
+      node_t node = old_roster.get_node(item.new_node.id);
+      marking_map::const_iterator m = old_marking.find(node->self);
+      I(m != old_marking.end());
+      marking_t mark = m->second;
+      rid = mark.birth_revision;
+    }
+  return rid;
+}
+
 // Name: inventory
 // Arguments: [PATH]...
 // Added in: 1.0
@@ -995,6 +1013,7 @@ CMD_AUTOMATE(inventory,  N_("[PATH]...")
     F("this command can only be used in a single-parent workspace"));
 
   roster_t new_roster, old_roster = parent_roster(parents.begin());
+  marking_map old_marking = parent_marking(parents.begin());
   temp_node_id_source nis;
 
   work.get_current_roster_shape(db, nis, new_roster);
@@ -1052,6 +1071,9 @@ CMD_AUTOMATE(inventory,  N_("[PATH]...")
       vector<string> changes;
       inventory_determine_changes(item, old_roster, changes);
 
+      revision_id birth_revision =
+        inventory_determine_birth(item, old_roster, old_marking);
+
       bool is_tracked =
         find(states.begin(), states.end(), "unknown") == states.end() &&
         find(states.begin(), states.end(), "ignored") == states.end();
@@ -1113,6 +1135,9 @@ CMD_AUTOMATE(inventory,  N_("[PATH]...")
       //
       // finally output the previously recorded states and changes
       //
+      if (!birth_revision.inner()().empty())
+        st.push_binary_pair(syms::birth, birth_revision.inner());
+
       I(!states.empty());
       st.push_str_multi(syms::status, states);
 
============================================================
--- tests/automate_inventory/__driver__.lua	e12ed1600e4dc846891575fd758971461ff8512f
+++ tests/automate_inventory/__driver__.lua	3dfb9ba03b255abf9470e6242d016f98fc4b4429
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ commit()
 addfile("unchanged", "unchanged")
 addfile("patched", "patched")
 commit()
+rev1 = base_revision()
 
 addfile("added", "added")
 writefile("unknown", "unknown")
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
  old_type = "directory",
  new_type = "directory",
  fs_type = "directory",
+ birth = rev1,
  status = {"known"}})
 
 index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ new_type = "file",
 old_type = "file",
 new_type = "file",
  fs_type = "none",
+   birth = rev1,
   status = "missing"})
 
 index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
@@ -89,6 +92,7 @@ new_type = "file",
 new_type = "file",
  fs_type = "file",
   status = "known",
+   birth = rev1,
  changes = "content"})
 
 index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
@@ -96,6 +100,7 @@ old_path = "original",
 new_type = "file",
 old_path = "original",
  fs_type = "file",
+   birth = rev1,
   status = {"rename_target", "known"}})
 
 -- skip test.db, test_hooks.lua, tester.log, ts-stderr, ts-stdin, ts-stdout
@@ -106,6 +111,7 @@ new_type = "file",
 old_type = "file",
 new_type = "file",
  fs_type = "file",
+   birth = rev1,
   status = "known"})
 
 index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
@@ -146,6 +152,7 @@ check_inventory (parsed, index,
  new_type = "file",
  old_path = "unchanged",
  fs_type  = "file",
+ birth    = rev1,
  status   = {"rename_source", "rename_target", "known"},
  changes  = "content"})
 
@@ -158,6 +165,7 @@ check_inventory (parsed, index,
  new_type = "file",
  old_path = "original",
  fs_type  = "file",
+ birth    = rev1,
  status   = {"rename_source", "rename_target", "known"},
  changes  = "content"})
 
@@ -182,6 +190,7 @@ check_inventory (parsed, index,
  new_type = "file",
  old_path = "unchanged",
  fs_type  = "file",
+ birth    = rev1,
  status   = {"rename_source", "rename_target", "known"}})
 
 index = find_basic_io_line (parsed, {name = "path", values = "unchanged"})
@@ -193,6 +202,7 @@ check_inventory (parsed, index,
  new_type = "file",
  old_path = "original",
  fs_type  = "file",
+ birth    = rev1,
  status   = {"rename_source", "rename_target", "known"}})
 
 ----------
@@ -221,6 +231,7 @@ check_inventory (parsed, find_basic_io_l
  new_type = "file",
  old_path = "original",
  fs_type  = "file",
+ birth    = rev1,
  status   = {"rename_target", "known"}})
 
 ----------
@@ -249,6 +260,7 @@ old_path = "original",
 new_type = "file",
 old_path = "original",
  fs_type = "file",
+   birth = rev1,
   status = {"rename_source", "rename_target", "known"},
  changes = "content"})
 
@@ -261,6 +273,7 @@ old_path = "dropped",
 new_type = "file",
 old_path = "dropped",
  fs_type = "file",
+   birth = rev1,
   status = {"rename_source", "rename_target", "known"},
  changes = "content"})
 
@@ -273,6 +286,7 @@ old_path = "missing",
 new_type = "file",
 old_path = "missing",
  fs_type = "file",
+   birth = rev1,
   status = {"rename_source", "rename_target", "known"},
  changes = "content"})
 
@@ -295,6 +309,7 @@ old_path = "original",
 new_type = "file",
 old_path = "original",
  fs_type = "file",
+   birth = rev1,
   status = {"rename_source", "rename_target", "known"}})
 
 check_inventory (parsed, find_basic_io_line (parsed, {name = "path", values = "missing"}),
@@ -304,6 +319,7 @@ old_path = "dropped",
 new_type = "file",
 old_path = "dropped",
  fs_type = "file",
+   birth = rev1,
   status = {"rename_source", "rename_target", "known"}})
 
 check_inventory (parsed, find_basic_io_line (parsed, {name = "path", values = "original"}),
@@ -313,6 +329,7 @@ old_path = "missing",
 new_type = "file",
 old_path = "missing",
  fs_type = "file",
+   birth = rev1,
   status = {"rename_source", "rename_target", "known"}})
 
 ----------
@@ -374,6 +391,7 @@ old_path = "original",
 new_type = "file",
 old_path = "original",
  fs_type = "none",
+   birth = rev1,
   status = {"rename_target", "missing"}})
 
 ----------
@@ -392,6 +410,7 @@ new_type = "file",
 old_type = "file",
 new_type = "file",
  fs_type = "none",
+   birth = rev1,
   status = {"missing"}})
 
 check_inventory (parsed, find_basic_io_line (parsed, {name = "path", values = "renamed"}),
@@ -424,6 +443,7 @@ old_path = "original",
 new_type = "file",
 old_path = "original",
  fs_type = "file",
+   birth = rev1,
   status = {"rename_target", "known"},
   changes = "content"})
 
@@ -453,6 +473,7 @@ commit()
 
 mkdir("new_dir")
 commit()
+rev2 = base_revision();
 
 check(mtn("automate", "inventory", "--rcfile=inventory_hooks.lua"), 0, true, false)
 parsed = parse_basic_io(readfile("stdout"))
@@ -461,6 +482,7 @@ new_type = "directory",
 old_type = "directory",
 new_type = "directory",
  fs_type = "directory",
+   birth = rev2,
   status = {"known"}})
 
 remove("new_dir")
@@ -522,6 +544,7 @@ commit()
 changes = {"content", "attrs"}})
 
 commit()
+rev3 = base_revision()
 
 check(mtn("automate", "inventory", "--rcfile=inventory_hooks.lua"), 0, true, false)
 parsed = parse_basic_io(readfile("stdout"))
@@ -531,6 +554,7 @@ new_type = "file",
 old_type = "file",
 new_type = "file",
  fs_type = "file",
+   birth = rev3,
   status = {"known"}})
 
 check(mtn("attr", "drop", "file-with-attributes", "foo"), 0, false, false)
@@ -543,6 +567,7 @@ new_type = "file",
 old_type = "file",
 new_type = "file",
  fs_type = "file",
+   birth = rev3,
   status = {"known"},
  changes = {"attrs"}})
 
============================================================
--- tests/automate_inventory_options/__driver__.lua	8e5f7502832947e0046dd024081501e3954b0f6b
+++ tests/automate_inventory_options/__driver__.lua	a5b9f432caf66ce4e5de60641dc8c018b54bf0c1
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ canonicalize("stdout")
 -- make sure 'automate stdio' handles at least one of the inventory options as well
 check(mtn("automate", "stdio"), 0, true, false, "o10:no-ignored0:e l9:inventory6:sourcee")
 canonicalize("stdout")
-check(("0:0:l:889:" .. readfile("expected-no-ignored.stdout")) == readfile("stdout"))
+check(("0:0:l:1149:" .. readfile("expected-no-ignored.stdout")) == readfile("stdout"))
 
 --
 -- now check --no-corresponding-renames
============================================================
--- tests/automate_inventory_options/expected-no-ignored.stdout	84cbd13b0b318aec4666e1037e206ead17fd4a07
+++ tests/automate_inventory_options/expected-no-ignored.stdout	8d87531d633398ec074c79a1196ab3fe3461437c
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@ new_type "directory"
     path "source"
 old_type "directory"
 new_type "directory"
  fs_type "directory"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "known"
 
     path "source/added"
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ new_type "file"
 old_type "file"
 new_type "file"
  fs_type "none"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "missing"
 
     path "source/rename_source"
@@ -31,18 +33,21 @@ old_path "source/rename_source"
 new_type "file"
 old_path "source/rename_source"
  fs_type "file"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "rename_target" "known"
 
     path "source/source_1"
 old_type "file"
 new_type "file"
  fs_type "file"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "known"
 
     path "source/source_2"
 old_type "file"
 new_type "file"
  fs_type "file"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "known"
  changes "content"
 
============================================================
--- tests/automate_inventory_options/expected-no-unchanged.stdout	a8d26be14f5a35ce9bf0d4e1ae187ccac67798e6
+++ tests/automate_inventory_options/expected-no-unchanged.stdout	098d4e5d46fd9f072d9fe4b5ce57fa297806b09c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ new_type "file"
 old_type "file"
 new_type "file"
  fs_type "none"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "missing"
 
     path "source/rename_source"
@@ -29,12 +30,14 @@ old_path "source/rename_source"
 new_type "file"
 old_path "source/rename_source"
  fs_type "file"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "rename_target" "known"
 
     path "source/source_2"
 old_type "file"
 new_type "file"
  fs_type "file"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "known"
  changes "content"
 
============================================================
--- tests/automate_inventory_options/expected-no-unknown.stdout	9d05880af03b2376cad55fd548a75c2e794582db
+++ tests/automate_inventory_options/expected-no-unknown.stdout	6f89120110a15a4979689a11d984037858245f60
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@ new_type "directory"
     path "source"
 old_type "directory"
 new_type "directory"
  fs_type "directory"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "known"
 
     path "source/added"
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ new_type "file"
 old_type "file"
 new_type "file"
  fs_type "none"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "missing"
 
     path "source/rename_source"
@@ -35,17 +37,20 @@ old_path "source/rename_source"
 new_type "file"
 old_path "source/rename_source"
  fs_type "file"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "rename_target" "known"
 
     path "source/source_1"
 old_type "file"
 new_type "file"
  fs_type "file"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "known"
 
     path "source/source_2"
 old_type "file"
 new_type "file"
  fs_type "file"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "known"
  changes "content"
============================================================
--- tests/automate_inventory_options/expected-none.stdout	5ae35126c2b94ab6d8827179ba22adab576dfc3b
+++ tests/automate_inventory_options/expected-none.stdout	8b56b8744aa7c03ece83e8f947a989b7afa66ed1
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@ new_type "directory"
     path "source"
 old_type "directory"
 new_type "directory"
  fs_type "directory"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "known"
 
     path "source/added"
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ new_type "file"
 old_type "file"
 new_type "file"
  fs_type "none"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "missing"
 
     path "source/rename_source"
@@ -35,18 +37,21 @@ old_path "source/rename_source"
 new_type "file"
 old_path "source/rename_source"
  fs_type "file"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "rename_target" "known"
 
     path "source/source_1"
 old_type "file"
 new_type "file"
  fs_type "file"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "known"
 
     path "source/source_2"
 old_type "file"
 new_type "file"
  fs_type "file"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "known"
  changes "content"
 
============================================================
--- tests/automate_inventory_options/expected-renames-both.stdout	82d839d12bd564927eb02d1afd5c87b36bfe8d0b
+++ tests/automate_inventory_options/expected-renames-both.stdout	30c148e193838a02d0e041f8befc0c7d6b29c646
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ old_path "source"
 new_type "directory"
 old_path "source"
  fs_type "directory"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "rename_target" "known"
 
     path "target/added"
@@ -53,24 +54,28 @@ old_path "source/missing"
 new_type "file"
 old_path "source/missing"
  fs_type "none"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "rename_target" "missing"
 
     path "target/rename_target"
 new_type "file"
 old_path "source/rename_source"
  fs_type "file"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "rename_target" "known"
 
     path "target/source_1"
 new_type "file"
 old_path "source/source_1"
  fs_type "file"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "rename_target" "known"
 
     path "target/source_2"
 new_type "file"
 old_path "source/source_2"
  fs_type "file"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "rename_target" "known"
  changes "content"
 
============================================================
--- tests/automate_inventory_options/expected-renames-target-no-ignored.stdout	5f9276b122a989d08eef334367323715c25f9d47
+++ tests/automate_inventory_options/expected-renames-target-no-ignored.stdout	208a14ecc012d3880e47db2af06eef124f83ce1c
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@ old_path "source"
     path "target"
 new_type "directory"
 old_path "source"
  fs_type "directory"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "rename_target" "known"
 
     path "target/added"
@@ -14,24 +15,28 @@ old_path "source/missing"
 new_type "file"
 old_path "source/missing"
  fs_type "none"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "rename_target" "missing"
 
     path "target/rename_target"
 new_type "file"
 old_path "source/rename_source"
  fs_type "file"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "rename_target" "known"
 
     path "target/source_1"
 new_type "file"
 old_path "source/source_1"
  fs_type "file"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "rename_target" "known"
 
     path "target/source_2"
 new_type "file"
 old_path "source/source_2"
  fs_type "file"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "rename_target" "known"
  changes "content"
 
============================================================
--- tests/automate_inventory_options/expected-renames-target-no-unknown.stdout	bc9f2c6714b0ca56740f0b22cc4e8d6f5ed5f0cd
+++ tests/automate_inventory_options/expected-renames-target-no-unknown.stdout	ae4773015e235754db26b51ceab35cf5944e7a5e
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@ old_path "source"
     path "target"
 new_type "directory"
 old_path "source"
  fs_type "directory"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "rename_target" "known"
 
     path "target/added"
@@ -18,23 +19,27 @@ old_path "source/missing"
 new_type "file"
 old_path "source/missing"
  fs_type "none"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "rename_target" "missing"
 
     path "target/rename_target"
 new_type "file"
 old_path "source/rename_source"
  fs_type "file"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "rename_target" "known"
 
     path "target/source_1"
 new_type "file"
 old_path "source/source_1"
  fs_type "file"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "rename_target" "known"
 
     path "target/source_2"
 new_type "file"
 old_path "source/source_2"
  fs_type "file"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "rename_target" "known"
  changes "content"
============================================================
--- tests/automate_inventory_options/expected-renames-target.stdout	956807cb660ef81894a614a0384c010c889327d0
+++ tests/automate_inventory_options/expected-renames-target.stdout	fc960c1c87ed1111a6dd8dee9a5e9423aaf28c78
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@ old_path "source"
     path "target"
 new_type "directory"
 old_path "source"
  fs_type "directory"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "rename_target" "known"
 
     path "target/added"
@@ -18,24 +19,28 @@ old_path "source/missing"
 new_type "file"
 old_path "source/missing"
  fs_type "none"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "rename_target" "missing"
 
     path "target/rename_target"
 new_type "file"
 old_path "source/rename_source"
  fs_type "file"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "rename_target" "known"
 
     path "target/source_1"
 new_type "file"
 old_path "source/source_1"
  fs_type "file"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "rename_target" "known"
 
     path "target/source_2"
 new_type "file"
 old_path "source/source_2"
  fs_type "file"
+   birth [cb271687054afd3c2b873c8994f206f08fb240d3]
   status "rename_target" "known"
  changes "content"
 
============================================================
--- tests/automate_inventory_restricted/__driver__.lua	ab30596e5444d0134d518cf7e14f40e99a475ae8
+++ tests/automate_inventory_restricted/__driver__.lua	727c314a4b0ed6b29354a650e2f7721f4d753fc0
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ commit()
 addfile("dir_a/file_a", "original: dir_a file_a")
 addfile("dir_b/file_b", "original: dir_b file_b")
 commit()
+rev1 = base_revision()
 
 -- Test that 'automate inventory' shows all directories
 check(mtn("automate", "inventory"), 0, true, false)
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
  old_type = "directory",
  new_type = "directory",
   fs_type = "directory",
+    birth = rev1,
    status = {"known"}})
 
 index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
  old_type = "directory",
  new_type = "directory",
   fs_type = "directory",
+    birth = rev1,
    status = {"known"}})
 
 index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
@@ -51,6 +54,7 @@ index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
  old_type = "file",
  new_type = "file",
   fs_type = "file",
+    birth = rev1,
    status = {"known"}})
 
 index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
@@ -58,6 +62,7 @@ index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
  old_type = "directory",
  new_type = "directory",
   fs_type = "directory",
+    birth = rev1,
  status = {"known"}})
 
 index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
@@ -65,6 +70,7 @@ index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
  old_type = "file",
  new_type = "file",
   fs_type = "file",
+    birth = rev1,
    status = {"known"}})
 
 index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
@@ -72,6 +78,7 @@ index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
  old_type = "file",
  new_type = "file",
   fs_type = "file",
+    birth = rev1,
    status = {"known"}})
 
 -- skip the test files in root
@@ -89,6 +96,7 @@ index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
  old_type = "directory",
  new_type = "directory",
   fs_type = "directory",
+    birth = rev1,
    status = {"known"}})
 
 index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
@@ -96,6 +104,7 @@ index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
  old_type = "directory",
  new_type = "directory",
   fs_type = "directory",
+    birth = rev1,
    status = {"known"}})
 
 index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
@@ -103,6 +112,7 @@ index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
  old_type = "directory",
  new_type = "directory",
   fs_type = "directory",
+    birth = rev1,
    status = {"known"}})
 
 index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
@@ -110,6 +120,7 @@ index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
  old_type = "file",
  new_type = "file",
   fs_type = "file",
+    birth = rev1,
    status = {"known"}})
 
 -- skip tester-generated files
@@ -130,6 +141,7 @@ index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
  old_type = "directory",
  new_type = "directory",
   fs_type = "directory",
+    birth = rev1,
    status = {"known"}})
 
 index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
@@ -137,6 +149,7 @@ index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
  old_type = "file",
  new_type = "file",
   fs_type = "file",
+    birth = rev1,
    status = {"known"}})
 
 -- prove that we checked all the output
@@ -155,6 +168,7 @@ index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
  old_type = "directory",
  new_type = "directory",
   fs_type = "directory",
+    birth = rev1,
    status = {"known"}})
 
 index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
@@ -176,6 +190,7 @@ index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
  old_type = "directory",
  new_type = "directory",
   fs_type = "directory",
+    birth = rev1,
  status = {"known"}})
 
 index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
@@ -183,6 +198,7 @@ index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
  new_type = "file",
  old_path = "dir_a/file_a",
   fs_type = "none",
+    birth = rev1,
    status = {"rename_target", "missing"}})
 -- "missing" because of --bookkeep-only
 
@@ -191,6 +207,7 @@ index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
  old_type = "file",
  new_type = "file",
   fs_type = "file",
+    birth = rev1,
    status = {"known"}})
 
 checkexp ("checked all", #parsed, index-1)
@@ -208,6 +225,7 @@ index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
  old_type = "directory",
  new_type = "directory",
   fs_type = "directory",
+    birth = rev1,
    status = {"known"}})
 
 index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
@@ -228,6 +246,7 @@ index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
  old_type = "directory",
  new_type = "directory",
   fs_type = "directory",
+    birth = rev1,
  status = {"known"}})
 
 index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
@@ -235,6 +254,7 @@ index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
  new_type = "file",
  old_path = "dir_a/file_a",
   fs_type = "file",
+    birth = rev1,
    status = {"rename_target", "known"}})
 
 index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
@@ -242,6 +262,7 @@ index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
  old_type = "file",
  new_type = "file",
   fs_type = "file",
+    birth = rev1,
    status = {"known"}})
 
 checkexp ("checked all", #parsed, index-1)
@@ -261,6 +282,7 @@ index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
  old_type = "directory",
  new_type = "directory",
   fs_type = "directory",
+    birth = rev1,
    status = {"known"}})
 
 index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
@@ -268,6 +290,7 @@ index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
  old_type = "directory",
  new_type = "directory",
   fs_type = "directory",
+    birth = rev1,
    status = {"known"}})
 
 index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
@@ -275,6 +298,7 @@ index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
  old_type = "directory",
  new_type = "directory",
   fs_type = "directory",
+    birth = rev1,
    status = {"known"}})
 
 index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
@@ -305,6 +329,7 @@ index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
  old_type = "directory",
  new_type = "directory",
   fs_type = "directory",
+    birth = rev1,
    status = {"known"}})
 
 index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
@@ -312,6 +337,7 @@ index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
  old_type = "directory",
  new_type = "directory",
   fs_type = "directory",
+    birth = rev1,
    status = {"known"}})
 
 index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
@@ -319,6 +345,7 @@ index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
  old_type = "directory",
  new_type = "directory",
   fs_type = "directory",
+    birth = rev1,
    status = {"known"}})
 
 index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
@@ -376,6 +403,7 @@ index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
  new_type = "directory",
  old_path = "dir_a",
   fs_type = "directory",
+    birth = rev1,
    status = {"rename_target", "known" }})
 
 index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
@@ -383,6 +411,7 @@ index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
  new_type = "file",
  old_path = "dir_a/file_a",
   fs_type = "file",
+    birth = rev1,
    status = {"rename_target", "known" }})
 
 checkexp ("checked all", #parsed, index-1)
@@ -424,6 +453,7 @@ index = check_inventory (parsed, index,
  new_type = "directory",
  old_path = "dir_a",
   fs_type = "directory",
+    birth = rev1,
    status = {"rename_target", "known" }})
 
 checkexp ("checked all", #parsed, index-1)
============================================================
--- tests/common/test_utils_inventory.lua	d0343ce781bb1284387d194b7a3e50d2b7a52c0d
+++ tests/common/test_utils_inventory.lua	b35c9485c565f8b9380c4481293d27a52c21a6bf
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ function check_inventory (parsed, parsed
       parsed_index = parsed_index + 1
    end
 
+   if stanza.birth then
+      check_basic_io_line (parsed_index, parsed[parsed_index], "birth", stanza.birth, xfail)
+      parsed_index = parsed_index + 1
+   end
+
    if stanza.status then
       check_basic_io_line (parsed_index, parsed[parsed_index], "status", stanza.status, xfail)
       parsed_index = parsed_index + 1