It's really not a pain; just update the SCM working copy. If your project has tendrils into the local system, that's the real problem to fix, because it's goin

It's really not a pain; just update the SCM working copy. If your project has tendrils into the local system, that's the real problem to fix, because it's going to introduce pointless inefficiency at every level: new developer setup, production deployment, support for enterprise-installation, and ... inability to use the ideal hardware. available. Performance translates directly into working efficiency. There's no such thing as "fast enough", there's only "too expensive".