--- a/mercurial/repo.py	Fri Jul 06 14:12:42 2012 -0500
+++ b/mercurial/repo.py	Fri Jul 13 21:46:53 2012 +0200
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
     def local(self):
         return False
 
+    def peer(self):
+        return self
+
     def cancopy(self):
         return self.local()