--- a/src/com/tmate/hgkit/ll/LocalHgRepo.java	Sun Dec 26 14:56:08 2010 +0100
+++ b/src/com/tmate/hgkit/ll/LocalHgRepo.java	Mon Dec 27 00:50:02 2010 +0100
@@ -50,9 +50,18 @@
 		return new HgDirstate(this, new File(repoDir, "dirstate"));
 	}
 
+	// package-local, see comment for loadDirstate
+	public final HgIgnore loadIgnore() {
+		return new HgIgnore(this);
+	}
+
 	/*package-local*/ DataAccessProvider getDataAccess() {
 		return dataAccess;
 	}
+	
+	/*package-local*/ File getRepositoryRoot() {
+		return repoDir;
+	}
 
 	private final HashMap<String, SoftReference<RevlogStream>> streamsCache = new HashMap<String, SoftReference<RevlogStream>>();