--- a/mercurial/repo.py	Fri Feb 11 19:32:49 2011 +0100
+++ b/mercurial/repo.py	Sat Feb 12 10:58:11 2011 +0100
@@ -35,3 +35,6 @@
 
     def cancopy(self):
         return self.local()
+
+    def close(self):
+        pass