diff -r c204e2205876 -r b177fde040dd tests/_exc-util.sh
--- a/tests/_exc-util.sh	Sun Apr 20 17:40:56 2014 -0400
+++ b/tests/_exc-util.sh	Tue Apr 22 17:00:24 2014 -0700
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@
     fi
     echo "## initial state"
     echo "# obstore: main"
-    hg -R main     debugobsolete
+    hg -R main     debugobsolete | sort
     echo "# obstore: pushdest"
-    hg -R pushdest debugobsolete
+    hg -R pushdest debugobsolete | sort
     echo "# obstore: pulldest"
-    hg -R pulldest debugobsolete
+    hg -R pulldest debugobsolete | sort
 
     if [ -n "$target" ]; then
         echo "## pushing \"$target\"" from main to pushdest
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@
     fi
     echo "## post push state"
     echo "# obstore: main"
-    hg -R main     debugobsolete
+    hg -R main     debugobsolete | sort
     echo "# obstore: pushdest"
-    hg -R pushdest debugobsolete
+    hg -R pushdest debugobsolete | sort
     echo "# obstore: pulldest"
-    hg -R pulldest debugobsolete
+    hg -R pulldest debugobsolete | sort
     if [ -n "$target" ]; then
         echo "## pulling \"$targetnode\"" from main into pulldest
         hg -R pulldest pull -r $targetnode $@ main
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@
     fi
     echo "## post pull state"
     echo "# obstore: main"
-    hg -R main     debugobsolete
+    hg -R main     debugobsolete | sort
     echo "# obstore: pushdest"
-    hg -R pushdest debugobsolete
+    hg -R pushdest debugobsolete | sort
     echo "# obstore: pulldest"
-    hg -R pulldest debugobsolete
+    hg -R pulldest debugobsolete | sort
 
     cd ..