Need guidance wrt [Bug 3550]: Keyword extension break large file support

[Christian Ebert]

* Matt Mackall on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 10:45:43 -0500
> On Wed, 2012-07-25 at 13:50 +0100, Christian Ebert wrote:
>> I am writing to the list because I need assistance with this one
>> due to time constraints.
>> 
>> Basically the 2 incarnations of commitctx in largefiles and
>> keyword outrule each other.
>> 
>> If I am given time, I can
>> 
>> 1) implement a decent error which tells the user about the
>> current state that the keyword and largefiles extensions cannot
>> be used together
>> 
>> 2) hopefully change the current state and make them work together
> 
> This isn't a regression, right?

No, it's not a regression.

> Largefiles and keywords have never worked properly together,
> correct?

Correct. As I'm not using largefiles, I neglegted to have a
closer look in spite of a lingering suspicion it might collide
with keyword.

> It's extremely important to roll back regressions as quickly as
> possible. We might even delay a release to fix one.

It's not a regression.

> Otherwise, this bug is not urgent, especially considering that it's at
> the intersection of two "features of last resort". Let's figure out how
> to fix it properly after 2.3.

Will look into it whenever I find time.

c
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