copies: clarify the return of _merge_copies_dict
I misused that function twice in the past few days, so lets clarify the API.
Differential Revision: https://phab.mercurial-scm.org/D9418
[tool.black]
line-length = 80
exclude = '''
build/
| wheelhouse/
| dist/
| packages/
| \.hg/
| \.mypy_cache/
| \.venv/
| mercurial/thirdparty/
'''
skip-string-normalization = true
quiet = true