diff -r 705e30c0a230 -r f3b939444c72 mercurial/verify.py
--- a/mercurial/verify.py	Fri Sep 29 13:00:36 2006 -0700
+++ b/mercurial/verify.py	Fri Sep 29 13:00:54 2006 -0700
@@ -102,21 +102,15 @@
                     (short(n), short(p)))
 
         try:
-            delta = mdiff.patchtext(repo.manifest.delta(n))
+            for f, fn in repo.manifest.readdelta(n).iteritems():
+                filenodes.setdefault(f, {})[fn] = 1
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
             repo.ui.warn(_("interrupted"))
             raise
         except Exception, inst:
-            err(_("unpacking manifest %s: %s") % (short(n), inst))
+            err(_("reading delta for manifest %s: %s") % (short(n), inst))
             continue
 
-        try:
-            ff = [ l.split('\0') for l in delta.splitlines() ]
-            for f, fn in ff:
-                filenodes.setdefault(f, {})[bin(fn[:40])] = 1
-        except (ValueError, TypeError), inst:
-            err(_("broken delta in manifest %s: %s") % (short(n), inst))
-
     repo.ui.status(_("crosschecking files in changesets and manifests\n"))
 
     for m, c in neededmanifests.items():