--- a/tests/_exc-util.sh	Mon Mar 03 13:12:50 2014 -0800
+++ b/tests/_exc-util.sh	Mon Mar 03 13:27:53 2014 -0800
@@ -21,3 +21,20 @@
 getid() {
    hg id --hidden --debug -ir "$1"
 }
+
+setuprepos() {
+    echo creating test repo for test case $1
+    mkdir $1
+    cd $1
+    echo - pulldest
+    hg init pushdest
+    cd pushdest
+    mkcommit O
+    hg phase --public .
+    cd ..
+    echo - main
+    hg clone -q pushdest main
+    echo - pushdest
+    hg clone -q main pulldest
+    echo 'cd into `main` and proceed with env setup'
+}