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check-exec: write file in 'wcache' instead of 'cache'

Some cache are relevant or affected by the working copy used. So the `.hg/cache`
directory is not the best place for them because multiple shared repository can
end up fighting over them.

To address this issue, we introduce a new 'wcache' directory to host this kind
of cache.

The first user are the `checkisexec` type file. These files describe property of
the working copy and fit the use-case well.

Mercurial
=========

Mercurial is a fast, easy to use, distributed revision control tool
for software developers.

Basic install::

 $ make            # see install targets
 $ make install    # do a system-wide install
 $ hg debuginstall # sanity-check setup
 $ hg              # see help

Running without installing::

 $ make local      # build for inplace usage
 $ ./hg --version  # should show the latest version

See https://mercurial-scm.org/ for detailed installation
instructions, platform-specific notes, and Mercurial user information.