23 files changed, 231 insertions, 67 deletions
diff --git a/tests/array.right b/tests/array.right
index 3c465248..ff0c3dd2 100644
--- a/tests/array.right
+++ b/tests/array.right
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ declare -a f=([0]="" [1]="bdef" [2]="hello world" [3]="test" [4]="ninth element"
 ./array.tests: line 103: a: readonly variable
 ./array.tests: line 105: b[]: bad array subscript
 ./array.tests: line 106: b[*]: bad array subscript
-./array.tests: line 107: ${b[   ]}: bad substitution
+this
 ./array.tests: line 109: c[-2]: bad array subscript
 ./array.tests: line 110: c: bad array subscript
 
@@ -506,7 +506,8 @@ a1
 argv[1] = <>
 argv[2] = <>
 a2
-argv[1] = <>
+argv[1] = <y>
+argv[1] = <z>
 a3
 argv[1] = <>
 argv[2] = <x>
@@ -520,6 +521,8 @@ argv[1] = <>
 argv[2] = <x>
 p3
 argv[1] = <y>
+<X> <X> <X> <X>
+<X> <X> <X> <X>
 ./array23.sub: line 9: $( echo >&2 foo ) : syntax error: operand expected (error token is "$( echo >&2 foo ) ")
 ./array23.sub: line 10: $( echo >&2 foo ) : syntax error: operand expected (error token is "$( echo >&2 foo ) ")
 foo
@@ -530,6 +533,9 @@ foo
 6
 ./array23.sub: line 21: $( echo >&2 foo ): syntax error: operand expected (error token is "$( echo >&2 foo )")
 ./array23.sub: line 22: $( echo >&2 foo ): syntax error: operand expected (error token is "$( echo >&2 foo )")
+0
+0
+0
 IFS=: ${var-$*}
 abc
 def ghi
@@ -579,9 +585,9 @@ def ghi
 jkl
 1. indexed:
 reference:
-./array25.sub: line 10: ${a[ ]}: bad substitution
+1. 0
 ./array25.sub: line 11: ' ': syntax error: operand expected (error token is "' '")
-./array25.sub: line 12: ${a[ ]}: bad substitution
+3. 0
 4. 0
 5. 0
 6. 0
@@ -591,19 +597,19 @@ assignment:
 3.declare -a a=([0]="12" [1]="1")
 4.declare -a a=([0]="13" [1]="1")
 arithmetic:
-1.declare -a a=([0]="0" [1]="1")
-2.declare -a a=([0]="0" [1]="1")
-3.declare -a a=([0]="0" [1]="1")
-4.declare -a a=([0]="0" [1]="1")
-5.declare -a a=([0]="0" [1]="1")
+1.declare -a a=([0]="10" [1]="1")
+2.declare -a a=([0]="11" [1]="1")
+3.declare -a a=([0]="12" [1]="1")
+4.declare -a a=([0]="13" [1]="1")
+5.declare -a a=([0]="10" [1]="1")
 6.declare -a a=([0]="11" [1]="1")
-7.declare -a a=([0]="0" [1]="1")
+7.declare -a a=([0]="12" [1]="1")
 8.declare -a a=([0]="13" [1]="1")
 2. associative:
 reference:
-./array25.sub: line 47: ${a[ ]}: bad substitution
+1.
 2.
-./array25.sub: line 49: ${a[ ]}: bad substitution
+3. 
 4.
 5.
 6. 
@@ -613,14 +619,14 @@ assignment:
 3.declare -A a=([" "]="12" [0]="0" [1]="1" )
 4.declare -A a=([" "]="13" [0]="0" [1]="1" )
 arithmetic:
-1.declare -A a=([" "]="13" [0]="0" [1]="1" )
-2.declare -A a=([" "]="13" [0]="0" [1]="1" )
-3.declare -A a=([" "]="13" [0]="0" [1]="1" )
+1.declare -A a=([" "]="10" [0]="0" [1]="1" )
+2.declare -A a=([" "]="11" [0]="0" [1]="1" )
+3.declare -A a=([" "]="12" [0]="0" [1]="1" )
 4.declare -A a=([" "]="13" [0]="0" [1]="1" )
-5.declare -A a=([" "]="13" [0]="0" [1]="1" )
-6.declare -A a=([" "]="13" [0]="0" [1]="1" ["\" \""]="11" )
-7.declare -A a=([" "]="13" [0]="0" [1]="1" ["\" \""]="11" )
-8.declare -A a=([" "]="13" [0]="0" [1]="1" ["\" \""]="13" )
+5.declare -A a=([" "]="10" [0]="0" [1]="1" )
+6.declare -A a=([" "]="10" [0]="0" [1]="1" ["\" \""]="11" )
+7.declare -A a=([" "]="12" [0]="0" [1]="1" ["\" \""]="11" )
+8.declare -A a=([" "]="12" [0]="0" [1]="1" ["\" \""]="13" )
 argv[1] = <aa>
 argv[2] = <bb>
 argv[1] = <aa>
@@ -741,3 +747,18 @@ argv[2] = <b>
 argv[1] = <a>
 argv[2] = <b>
 argv[1] = <a+b>
+7
+./array27.sub: line 11: a[]]=7 : syntax error: invalid arithmetic operator (error token is "]=7 ")
+declare -A A=([$'\t']="2" [" "]="2" )
+./array27.sub: line 23: ((: A[]]=2 : syntax error: invalid arithmetic operator (error token is "]=2 ")
+declare -A A=([$'\t']="2" [" "]="2" ["*"]="2" ["@"]="2" )
+./array27.sub: line 32: A[]]: bad array subscript
+declare -A A=([$'\t']="X" [" "]="X" ["*"]="X" ["@"]="X" )
+./array27.sub: line 40: A[]]: bad array subscript
+declare -A A=([$'\t']="X" [" "]="X" ["*"]="X" ["@"]="X" )
+./array27.sub: line 48: declare: `A[]]=X': not a valid identifier
+declare -A A=(["*"]="X" ["@"]="X" )
+./array27.sub: line 56: declare: `A[]]=X': not a valid identifier
+./array27.sub: line 56: A[*]: bad array subscript
+./array27.sub: line 56: A[@]: bad array subscript
+declare -A A
diff --git a/tests/array.tests b/tests/array.tests
index 7fa1cdaf..afd3df51 100644
--- a/tests/array.tests
+++ b/tests/array.tests
@@ -405,3 +405,4 @@ ${THIS_SH} ./array23.sub
 ${THIS_SH} ./array24.sub
 ${THIS_SH} ./array25.sub
 ${THIS_SH} ./array26.sub
+${THIS_SH} ./array27.sub
diff --git a/tests/array22.sub b/tests/array22.sub
index e0463c34..adae6e1a 100644
--- a/tests/array22.sub
+++ b/tests/array22.sub
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ unset a
 
 echo a2
 a[1]=; recho "${a[@]:-y}"
+a[1]=; recho "${a[*]:-z}"
 unset a
 
 echo a3
@@ -32,3 +33,14 @@ shift $#
 echo p3
 set '' x
 recho ${@:+y}
+
+# problems with * and null expansions dating back to bash's earliest days
+A=(''); set -- ''
+
+echo "<${A[*]:-X}>" "<${*:-X}>" "<${A:-X}>" "<${A[0]:-X}>" 
+
+IFS=
+A=('' ''); set -- '' ''
+B=''
+
+echo "<${A[*]:-X}>" "<${*:-X}>" "<${B:-X}>" "<${B[*]:-X}>"
diff --git a/tests/array23.sub b/tests/array23.sub
index a762aadb..bd64fe1f 100644
--- a/tests/array23.sub
+++ b/tests/array23.sub
@@ -20,3 +20,9 @@ typeset -a a
 echo $((1+a[$index]))
 echo $((1+a[\$index]))
 echo "1+${a[$index]}"
+
+# intermediate problems discovered while bash-5.0 was in testing
+a=0
+echo $(( a[a[0]] ))
+echo ${a[a[a[0]]]}
+echo $(( a[a[a[0]]] ))
diff --git a/tests/array27.sub b/tests/array27.sub
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fe1ffd35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/array27.sub
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# tests for `problem' keys when using associative arrays and assoc_expand_once
+# deal with problems for now; this is a placeholder for if and when I fix them
+
+typeset -A a
+shopt -s assoc_expand_once
+
+k='['
+echo $(( a[$k]=7 ))
+
+k=']'
+echo $(( a[$k]=7 ))
+
+unset a
+
+declare -A A
+
+for k in $'\t' ' '; do
+   (( A[$k]=2 ))
+done
+declare -p A
+
+for k in ']' '*' '@'; do
+   (( A[$k]=2 ))
+done
+
+declare -p A
+
+unset A
+declare -A A
+
+for k in $'\t' ' ' ']' '*' '@'; do
+   read "A[$k]" <<< X
+done
+declare -p A
+
+unset A
+declare -A A
+
+for k in $'\t' ' ' ']' '*' '@'; do
+	printf -v "A[$k]" "%s" X
+done
+declare -p A
+
+unset A
+declare -A A
+
+for k in ']' '*' '@'; do
+   declare A[$k]=X
+done
+declare -p A
+
+unset A
+declare -A A
+
+for k in ']' '*' '@'; do
+   declare "A[$k]=X"
+done
+declare -p A
+
diff --git a/tests/case.tests b/tests/case.tests
index cc73d8e1..fe9c05a7 100644
--- a/tests/case.tests
+++ b/tests/case.tests
@@ -53,3 +53,4 @@ case " " in ( [" "] ) echo ok;; ( * ) echo no;; esac
 ${THIS_SH} ./case1.sub
 ${THIS_SH} ./case2.sub
 ${THIS_SH} ./case3.sub
+${THIS_SH} ./case4.sub
diff --git a/tests/case4.sub b/tests/case4.sub
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..56f88baa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/case4.sub
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+shopt -s -o posix
+two="t w  o"
+ten="t   e
+n"
+set 1 "$two" 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "$ten"
+
+unset IFS
+expvar="$*"
+case $* in
+"$expvar") ;;
+*) echo "failed 1" ;;
+esac
+
+case $* in
+$expvar) ;;
+*) echo "failed 2" ;;
+esac
+
+alias foo='oneword'
+foo_word='foo'
+case "$foo_word"
+in
+        foo) ;;
+	*) echo failed 3;;
+esac
diff --git a/tests/errors.right b/tests/errors.right
index 4bf478b0..7627450b 100644
--- a/tests/errors.right
+++ b/tests/errors.right
@@ -126,8 +126,10 @@ after readonly assignment
 after 1: 1
 after 2: 1
 after 3: 1
-array after 1: 1
-array after 2: 1
+4
+array after 1: 0
+
+array after 2: 0
 ./errors6.sub: uvar: parameter not set
 ./errors6.sub: uvar: parameter null or not set
 
@@ -144,6 +146,10 @@ unset
 ./errors6.sub: line 41: invalid-ident: invalid variable name
 ./errors6.sub: line 42: invalid-ident: invalid variable name
 ./errors6.sub: line 43: invalid-ident: invalid variable name
+4
+array after 1: 0
+
+array after 2: 0
 ./errors6.sub: uvar: parameter not set
 ./errors6.sub: uvar: parameter null or not set
 
diff --git a/tests/exec.right b/tests/exec.right
index 81224fa5..6075cc86 100644
--- a/tests/exec.right
+++ b/tests/exec.right
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ after
 exit code: 1
 exit code: 1
 exit code: 1
-exit code: 127
-exit code: 127
-exit code: 127
+exit code: 1
+exit code: 1
+exit code: 1
 a
 b
 c
diff --git a/tests/exec12.sub b/tests/exec12.sub
index bc627d2d..79bcfc77 100644
--- a/tests/exec12.sub
+++ b/tests/exec12.sub
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ trap 'rm -f $TMPFILE' 0
 
 rm -f $TMPFILE
 set -e
-exit_handler() { echo "exit code: $?" ; touch $TMPFILE; }
+# we normalize the exit code to accommodate false returning 255 on Solaris
+exit_handler() { echo "exit code: $(( $? != 0 ))" ; touch $TMPFILE; }
 false() { ! :; }
 notfound() { nosuchcommand ; }
 syntaxerror() { !:; }
diff --git a/tests/glob.tests b/tests/glob.tests
index 7ae51723..cfb086fd 100644
--- a/tests/glob.tests
+++ b/tests/glob.tests
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export LC_COLLATE=C
 #
 expect()
 {
-	echo expect "$@"
+:	# if needed, change me to echo expect "$@"
 }
 
 # First, a test that bash-2.01.1 fails
diff --git a/tests/new-exp.right b/tests/new-exp.right
index 12fc18dd..b2337bd8 100644
--- a/tests/new-exp.right
+++ b/tests/new-exp.right
@@ -643,6 +643,10 @@ ir
 a b c d e
 5
 a5b
+i
+declare -i foo
+A
+declare -A foo
 abcxxxdef
 abcÃ¥def
 ḅć
diff --git a/tests/new-exp10.sub b/tests/new-exp10.sub
index e07e5581..9e89a701 100644
--- a/tests/new-exp10.sub
+++ b/tests/new-exp10.sub
@@ -84,3 +84,17 @@ set -- a b c d e
 echo ${@}
 echo ${#@}
 echo a${#@}b
+
+# new feature in bash-5.0: display attributes of even unset variables
+unset -v foo
+
+declare -i foo
+echo ${foo@a}
+
+declare -p foo
+
+unset foo
+declare -A foo
+echo ${foo@a}
+
+declare -p foo
diff --git a/tests/posixexp1.sub b/tests/posixexp1.sub
index ce0b29dc..91718e3d 100644
--- a/tests/posixexp1.sub
+++ b/tests/posixexp1.sub
@@ -27,4 +27,12 @@ ${THIS_SH} -uc 'echo $1' 2>/dev/null && exit 20
 ${THIS_SH} -uc 'echo $1' ${THIS_SH} xnotthere >/dev/null || exit 21
 ${THIS_SH} -uc 'echo $2' ${THIS_SH} xnotthere 2>/dev/null && exit 22
 ${THIS_SH} -uc 'echo $2' ${THIS_SH} xnotthere ynotthere >/dev/null || exit 23
+
+${THIS_SH} -uc 'echo $! ; exit 24' 2>/dev/null
+${THIS_SH} -uc 'echo ${!} ; exit 25' 2>/dev/null
+${THIS_SH} -uc 'echo ${!,} ; exit 26' 2>/dev/null
+
+${THIS_SH} -uc 'echo ${!-ok 27} >/dev/null || exit 27'
+${THIS_SH} -uc 'echo ${2-ok 28} >/dev/null || exit 28'
+
 exit 0
diff --git a/tests/procsub.tests b/tests/procsub.tests
index 4678ac69..01ba46a8 100644
--- a/tests/procsub.tests
+++ b/tests/procsub.tests
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ unset -f bug
 count_lines()
 {
     wc -l < $1
+
+#    case "$1" in
+#    *sh-np*)	[ -e "$1" ] || { echo 0; echo 0; echo 0; echo 0; return; } ;;
+#    *) ;;
+#    esac
+
     wc -l < $1
     wc -l < $1
     true | wc -l < $1
@@ -80,12 +86,12 @@ unset -f count_lines
 
 echo extern
 FN=$TMPDIR/bashtest-$$
-cat >$FN <<EOF
-wc -l < \$1
-wc -l < \$1
-wc -l < \$1
-true | wc -l < \$1
-wc -l < \$1
+cat >$FN << \EOF
+wc -l < $1
+wc -l < $1
+wc -l < $1
+true | wc -l < $1
+wc -l < $1
 EOF
 
 ${THIS_SH} -c "source $FN <(date)" | _cut_leading_spaces
diff --git a/tests/redir.right b/tests/redir.right
index 75ed4555..d4ab60d5 100644
--- a/tests/redir.right
+++ b/tests/redir.right
@@ -64,14 +64,14 @@ f
 typeset -f f
 
 # make sure it was closed
-read -u 5 foo
+read -u 5 foo 2>&1 | grep -q 'invalid file descriptor'
 echo after read
 
 exec 5<&0
 
 exec <&-
 
-read abcde
+read abcde 2>&1 | grep -q 'read error'
 
 exec 0<&9-
 read line
@@ -84,9 +84,7 @@ f ()
         echo "$line";
     done
 }
-./redir5.sub: line 20: read: 5: invalid file descriptor: Bad file descriptor
 after read
-./redir5.sub: line 27: read: read error: 0: Bad file descriptor
 # tests of ksh93-like dup-and-close redirection operators
 /
 /
@@ -141,19 +139,10 @@ bix ()
 foo
 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
 1
-./redir11.sub: line 8: $a: Bad file descriptor
-./redir11.sub: line 9: $(echo $a): Bad file descriptor
 7
 after: 42
-./redir11.sub: line 24: echo: write error: Bad file descriptor
-./redir11.sub: line 25: echo: write error: Bad file descriptor
-./redir11.sub: line 26: $(a=4 foo): Bad file descriptor
-./redir11.sub: line 27: $(a=4 foo): Bad file descriptor
-./redir11.sub: line 30: $a: Bad file descriptor
-./redir11.sub: line 31: $(echo $a): Bad file descriptor
-./redir11.sub: line 39: $(ss= declare -i ss): ambiguous redirect
+./redir11.sub: line 40: $(ss= declare -i ss): ambiguous redirect
 after: 42
 a+=3
 foo
 foo
-./redir11.sub: line 53: $(echo $a): Bad file descriptor
diff --git a/tests/redir11.sub b/tests/redir11.sub
index 59ed493a..a919602c 100644
--- a/tests/redir11.sub
+++ b/tests/redir11.sub
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
 a=1
 a=4 b=7 ss=4 echo $a
 
+# use grep to avoid differences due to different system error messages
 a=42
-a=2 echo foo >&$a
-a=2 echo foo >&$(echo $a)
+a=2 echo foo 2>&1 >&$a | { grep -q '\$a: Bad file' || echo 'redir11 bad 1'; }
+a=2 echo foo 2>&1 >&$(echo $a) | { grep -q 'Bad file' || echo 'redir11 bad 2'; }
 
 foo()
 {
@@ -21,14 +22,14 @@ a=4 b=7 foo
 echo after: $a
 
 unset a
-a=4 echo foo >&$(foo)
-a=1 echo foo >&$(foo)
-a=1 echo foo >&$(a=4 foo)
-echo foo >&$(a=4 foo)
+a=4 echo foo 2>&1 >&$(foo) | { grep -q 'Bad file' || echo 'redir11 bad 3'; }
+a=1 echo foo 2>&1 >&$(foo) | { grep -q 'Bad file' || echo 'redir11 bad 4'; }
+a=1 echo foo 2>&1 >&$(a=4 foo) | { grep -q 'Bad file' || echo 'redir11 bad 5'; }
+echo foo 2>&1 >&$(a=4 foo) | { grep -q 'Bad file' || echo 'redir11 bad 6'; }
 
 a=42
-a=2 echo foo >&$a
-a=2 echo foo >&$(echo $a)
+a=2 echo foo 2>&1 >&$a | { grep -q 'Bad file' || echo 'redir11 bad 7'; }
+a=2 echo foo 2>&1 >&$(echo $a) | { grep -q 'Bad file' || echo 'redir11 bad 8'; }
 
 unset -f foo
 foo()
@@ -50,4 +51,4 @@ a=9 echo foo >&$(echo $a)
 a=2
 a=9 eval echo foo >&$(echo $a)
 a=2
-a=9 eval echo foo '>&$(echo $a)'
+a=9 eval echo foo '2>&1 >&$(echo $a)' | { grep -q 'Bad file' || echo 'redir11 bad 9'; }
diff --git a/tests/redir5.sub b/tests/redir5.sub
index 5d59d39c..ee7b045a 100644
--- a/tests/redir5.sub
+++ b/tests/redir5.sub
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ f
 typeset -f f
 
 # make sure it was closed
-read -u 5 foo
+read -u 5 foo 2>&1 | grep -q 'invalid file descriptor' 
 echo after read
 
 exec 5<&0
 
 exec <&-
 
-read abcde
+read abcde 2>&1 | grep -q 'read error'
 
 exec 0<&9-
 read line
diff --git a/tests/run-glob-test b/tests/run-glob-test
index 43aa276f..246501cc 100644
--- a/tests/run-glob-test
+++ b/tests/run-glob-test
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 PATH=$PATH:`pwd`
 export PATH
-${THIS_SH} ./glob.tests 2>&1 | grep -v '^expect' > ${BASH_TSTOUT}
-diff ${BASH_TSTOUT} glob.right && rm -f ${BASH_TSTOUT}
+
+( diff -a glob.right glob.right >/dev/null 2>&1 ) && AFLAG=-a
+
+${THIS_SH} ./glob.tests > ${BASH_TSTOUT} 2>&1
+diff ${AFLAG} ${BASH_TSTOUT} glob.right && rm -f ${BASH_TSTOUT}
diff --git a/tests/run-nquote4 b/tests/run-nquote4
index 44baac4c..985c3111 100644
--- a/tests/run-nquote4
+++ b/tests/run-nquote4
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
+# See whether or not we can use `diff -a'
+( diff -a ./nquote4.right ./nquote4.right >/dev/null 2>&1 ) && AFLAG=-a
+
 echo warning: some of these tests will fail if you do not have UTF-8 >&2
 echo warning: locales installed on your system >&2
-${THIS_SH} ./nquote4.tests 2>&1 | grep -v '^expect' > ${BASH_TSTOUT}
-diff ${BASH_TSTOUT} nquote4.right && rm -f ${BASH_TSTOUT}
+
+${THIS_SH} ./nquote4.tests > ${BASH_TSTOUT} 2>&1
+diff ${AFLAG} ${BASH_TSTOUT} nquote4.right && rm -f ${BASH_TSTOUT}
diff --git a/tests/shopt.right b/tests/shopt.right
index 64c718c8..08db75f1 100644
--- a/tests/shopt.right
+++ b/tests/shopt.right
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ shopt -s interactive_comments
 shopt -u lastpipe
 shopt -u lithist
 shopt -u localvar_inherit
+shopt -u localvar_unset
 shopt -u login_shell
 shopt -u mailwarn
 shopt -u no_empty_cmd_completion
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ shopt -u nocaseglob
 shopt -u nocasematch
 shopt -u nullglob
 shopt -s progcomp
+shopt -u progcomp_alias
 shopt -s promptvars
 shopt -u restricted_shell
 shopt -u shift_verbose
@@ -100,12 +102,14 @@ shopt -u inherit_errexit
 shopt -u lastpipe
 shopt -u lithist
 shopt -u localvar_inherit
+shopt -u localvar_unset
 shopt -u login_shell
 shopt -u mailwarn
 shopt -u no_empty_cmd_completion
 shopt -u nocaseglob
 shopt -u nocasematch
 shopt -u nullglob
+shopt -u progcomp_alias
 shopt -u restricted_shell
 shopt -u shift_verbose
 shopt -u xpg_echo
@@ -140,12 +144,14 @@ inherit_errexit	off
 lastpipe       	off
 lithist        	off
 localvar_inherit	off
+localvar_unset 	off
 login_shell    	off
 mailwarn       	off
 no_empty_cmd_completion	off
 nocaseglob     	off
 nocasematch    	off
 nullglob       	off
+progcomp_alias 	off
 restricted_shell	off
 shift_verbose  	off
 xpg_echo       	off
diff --git a/tests/vredir.right b/tests/vredir.right
index f449ae6f..f4fe0db8 100644
--- a/tests/vredir.right
+++ b/tests/vredir.right
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ bar ()
 ./vredir.tests: line 6: v: readonly variable
 ./vredir.tests: line 6: v: cannot assign fd to variable
 42
-./vredir.tests: line 25: $v: Bad file descriptor
-./vredir.tests: line 26: $v: Bad file descriptor
-./vredir.tests: line 27: $v: Bad file descriptor
 bar is a function
 bar () 
 { 
diff --git a/tests/vredir.tests b/tests/vredir.tests
index b81c671c..ce77deb7 100644
--- a/tests/vredir.tests
+++ b/tests/vredir.tests
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ exec {v}>&-
 readonly v=42
 bar
 
-echo foo 1 >&$v
-echo foo 2 >&$v
-echo foo 3 >&$v
+echo foo 1 2>&1 >&$v | { grep -q '\$v: Bad' || echo 'bad foo 1'; }
+echo foo 2 2>&1 >&$v | { grep -q '\$v: Bad' || echo 'bad foo 2'; }
+echo foo 3 2>&1 >&$v | { grep -q '\$v: Bad' || echo 'bad foo 3'; }
 
 cat $TMPFILE
 rm -f $TMPFILE