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match: make nevermatcher an exact matcher and a prefix matcher
The m.isexact() and m.prefix() methods are used by callers to
determine whether m.files() can be used for fast paths. It seems safe
to let callers to any fast paths it can that rely on the empty
m.files().
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3 features/capabilities that are *required* for clients to interface |
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4 with the repository. This file has been present in Mercurial since |
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13 Extensions may add requirements. When they do this, clients not running |
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14 an extension will be unable to read from repositories. |
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