replace usage of os.popen() with util.popen()
To make this possible, I added a mode parameter to both implementations of
util.popen(), defaulting to 'r' (as it does in the Python stdlib).
updating working directory
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pulling from ../a
searching for changes
adding changesets
adding manifests
adding file changes
added 2 changesets with 2 changes to 1 files
(run 'hg update' to get a working copy)
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