2009/10/2 Sam Watkins <[email protected]>: > could be removed if anyone fixes hg.
from the way the mercurial guys go on about it, it sounds like the fix might not be trivial. it does seem like a ridiculous thing, but it seems to be something of a religious issue with them. hg doesn't do permissions (other than execute) either AFAIK. it's no substitute for tar.
