# HG changeset patch
# User Martin Geisler <mg@lazybytes.net>
# Date 2011-03-16 15:07:06
# Node ID a73f38d8bbdbab6c8d30b3149daf79546c2d33ef
# Parent  0e200e1801f4741f52ce8525ca874369a96b6e5a
# Parent  6cc306093b996d88e023d7c9424cb657148aa0b6

merge with stable

diff --git a/hgext/relink.py b/hgext/relink.py
--- a/hgext/relink.py
+++ b/hgext/relink.py
@@ -42,8 +42,12 @@ def relink(ui, repo, origin=None, **opts
         hg.remoteui(repo, opts),
         ui.expandpath(origin or 'default-relink', origin or 'default'))
     if not src.local():
-        raise util.Abort('must specify local origin repository')
+        raise util.Abort(_('must specify local origin repository'))
     ui.status(_('relinking %s to %s\n') % (src.store.path, repo.store.path))
+    if repo.root == src.root:
+        ui.status(_('there is nothing to relink\n'))
+        return
+
     locallock = repo.lock()
     try:
         remotelock = src.lock()
diff --git a/tests/test-relink.t b/tests/test-relink.t
--- a/tests/test-relink.t
+++ b/tests/test-relink.t
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ formatting of final byte count
   $ cat $TESTDIR/binfile.bin >> b
   $ hg ci -m anotherchange
 
+don't sit forever trying to double-lock the source repo
+
+  $ hg relink .
+  relinking $TESTTMP/repo/.hg/store to $TESTTMP/repo/.hg/store
+  there is nothing to relink
+
+
 Test files are read in binary mode
 
   $ python -c "file('.hg/store/data/dummy.i', 'wb').write('a\r\nb\n')"