@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ def unmerged_blobs(self):
 		Returns
 			Iterator yielding dict(path : list( tuple( stage, Blob, ...))), being 
 			a dictionary associating a path in the index with a list containing 
-			stage/blob pairs
+			sorted stage/blob pairs
 			
 		Note:
 			Blobs that have been removed in one side simply do not exist in the 
@@ -684,7 +684,8 @@ def unmerged_blobs(self):
 		for stage, blob in self.iter_blobs(is_unmerged_blob):
 			path_map.setdefault(blob.path, list()).append((stage, blob))
 		# END for each unmerged blob
-		
+		for l in path_map.itervalues():
+			l.sort()
 		return path_map
 
 	@classmethod
@@ -724,7 +725,7 @@ def resolve_blobs(self, iter_blobs):
 		for blob in iter_blobs:
 			stage_null_key = (blob.path, 0)
 			if stage_null_key in self.entries:
-				raise ValueError( "Blob %r already at stage 0" % blob )
+				raise ValueError( "Path %r already exists at stage 0" % blob.path )
 			# END assert blob is not stage 0 already 
 
 			# delete all possible stages
 
@@ -693,8 +693,9 @@ def init(cls, path=None, mkdir=True, **kwargs):
 		if mkdir and path and not os.path.exists(path):
 			os.makedirs(path, 0755)
 
+		# git command automatically chdir into the directory
 		git = Git(path)
-		output = git.init(path, **kwargs)
+		output = git.init(**kwargs)
 		return Repo(path)
 
 	def clone(self, path, **kwargs):
 
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 from git import *
 from git.utils import join_path_native
 import tempfile
+import shutil
 
 class TestRepo(TestBase):
 
@@ -90,17 +91,33 @@ def test_trees(self):
 		assert num_trees == mc
 
 
-	@patch_object(Repo, '__init__')
-	@patch_object(Git, '_call_process')
-	def test_init(self, git, repo):
-		git.return_value = True
-		repo.return_value = None
-
-		r = Repo.init("repos/foo/bar.git", bare=True)
-		assert isinstance(r, Repo)
-
-		assert_true(git.called)
-		assert_true(repo.called)
+	def test_init(self):
+		prev_cwd = os.getcwd()
+		os.chdir(tempfile.gettempdir())
+		git_dir_rela = "repos/foo/bar.git"
+		del_dir_abs = os.path.abspath("repos")
+		git_dir_abs = os.path.abspath(git_dir_rela)
+		try:
+			# with specific path
+			for path in (git_dir_rela, git_dir_abs):
+				r = Repo.init(path=path, bare=True)
+				assert isinstance(r, Repo)
+				assert r.bare == True
+				assert os.path.isdir(r.git_dir)
+				shutil.rmtree(git_dir_abs)
+			# END for each path
+			
+			os.makedirs(git_dir_rela)
+			os.chdir(git_dir_rela)
+			r = Repo.init(bare=False)
+			r.bare == False
+		finally:
+			try:
+				shutil.rmtree(del_dir_abs)
+			except OSError:
+				pass
+			os.chdir(prev_cwd)
+		# END restore previous state
 
 	def test_bare_property(self):
 		self.rorepo.bare