[p4] Running perforce without a server process?

[Roy Smith]

Is there any way to run perforce with a copy of p4d running?

I do some work on my (OSX) laptop where I'd like to have file  
versioning.  I know I could run p4d, but bringing servers up and down  
on a laptop is an annoyance.  This is especially true given that clean  
system shutdowns on a laptop are rare.

SVN lets you create a repository in a local directory (using the file:/// 
  syntax) with no server running.  For the lightweight use I want on  
my laptop, this is the right solution.  RCS (am I showing my age?) and  
CVS had similar functionality.  Is there any way to do this with P4?

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