It can be tedious to wait for a multi-million-revision import.
Unfortunately it is hard to spy on the import because fast-import
works by continuously streaming out objects, without updating the pack
index or refs until a checkpoint command or the end of the stream.

So allow the impatient operator to request checkpoints by sending a
signal, like so:

	killall -USR1 git-fast-import

When receiving such a signal, fast-import would schedule a checkpoint
to take place after the current top-level command (usually a "commit"
or "blob" request) finishes.

Caveats: just like ordinary checkpoint commands, such requests slow
down the import.  Switching to a new pack at a suboptimal moment is
also likely to result in a less dense initial collection of packs.
That's the price.
Signed-off-by: NJonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: NJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>