posix: workaround for os.path.realpath bug in Python 2.4.1 and before
os.path.realpath didn't resolve symlinks that were the first component of
the path, see http://bugs.python.org/
issue1213894
$ hg init t
$ cd t
$ echo a > a
$ hg add a
$ hg commit -m test
$ rm .hg/requires
$ hg tip
abort: index 00changelog.i unknown format 2!
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$ echo indoor-pool > .hg/requires
$ hg tip
abort: unknown repository format: requires features 'indoor-pool' (upgrade Mercurial)!
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$ echo outdoor-pool >> .hg/requires
$ hg tip
abort: unknown repository format: requires features 'indoor-pool', 'outdoor-pool' (upgrade Mercurial)!
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