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util: fix default termwidth() under Windows

  sys.stdout.write('-'*80 + '\n')

or

  sys.stdout.write('-'*80 + '\r')

do not work on Windows as they do on unix. On a 80 columns Windows console, the
extra CR or LF are interpreted as if belonging to the next line, so the first
command displays 2 lines (only one on unix) and the second one leave the line
visible and move back to the following line. To avoid this, we sacrifice one
column under Windows.

to build a new macosx binary package:

install macpython from http://www.python.org/download/mac

install py2app from http://pythonmac.org/packages/

make sure /usr/local/bin is in your path

run bdist_mpkg in top-level hg directory

find packaged stuff in dist directory