"""

        Returns a list of three element tuples with lineno,changeset and line

        TODO: This function now uses os underlying 'git' command which is

        generally not good. Should be replaced with algorithm iterating

        commits.

        """

        cmd = 'blame -l --root -r %s -- "%s"' % (self.id, path)

        # -l     ==> outputs long shas (and we need all 40 characters)

        # --root ==> doesn't put '^' character for bounderies

        # -r sha ==> blames for the given revision

        so, se = self.repository.run_git_command(cmd)

        annotate = []

        for i, blame_line in enumerate(so.split('\n')[:-1]):

            ln_no = i + 1

            annotate.append((ln_no, self.repository.get_changeset(id), line))

        return annotate

    def fill_archive(self, stream=None, kind='tgz', prefix=None,

                     subrepos=False):

        """

        Fills up given stream.

        :param stream: file like object.

        :param kind: one of following: ``zip``, ``tgz`` or ``tbz2``.

            Default: ``tgz``.

        :param prefix: name of root directory in archive.