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test-obsolete: use 'log -T {node}' instead of 'id --debug -i' to lookup hash

I ran into a case when adding a test where there were cryptic hg command line
errors.  I eventually traced it back to 'hg id' printing debug messages before
the hash:

    invalid branchheads cache (served): tip differs <hash>

This method should eliminate any other output except the node.

Mercurial
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Mercurial is a fast, easy to use, distributed revision control tool
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Basic install:

 $ make            # see install targets
 $ make install    # do a system-wide install
 $ hg debuginstall # sanity-check setup
 $ hg              # see help

Running without installing:

 $ make local      # build for inplace usage
 $ ./hg --version  # should show the latest version

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