rfc: optionally hardlink packs for local branching

[Robert Collins]

On Thu, 2008-02-21 at 15:08 +1100, Martin Pool wrote:
> I'd like to add an option to branch (and maybe push/pull) that will
> hardlink packs between repositories when possible.
> 
> Normally regular push/pull/branch filter and copy only the relevant
> reachable data, and this obviously would not.  Still, I think it would
> be a useful option for some cases, and possibly much faster when it is
> relevant.

Why wouldn't you use a local repository?

That said, I don't have a strong objection to this; as long as only
packs and the .?ix files are hardlinked.

-Rob

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