--- a/tests/test-churn	Wed Apr 02 14:03:16 2008 +0200
+++ b/tests/test-churn	Wed Apr 02 08:56:38 2008 -0700
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 echo "[extensions]" >> $HGRCPATH
 echo "churn=" >> $HGRCPATH
 
+COLUMNS=80; export COLUMNS
+
 echo % create test repository
 hg init repo
 cd repo