Jim Meyering wrote: > --- a/tests/init.sh > +++ b/tests/init.sh > @@ -317,6 +317,11 @@ path_prepend_ () > >  setup_ () >  { > +  # If we're redirecting a file descriptor larger than 2, say via automake's > +  # TESTS_ENVIRONMENT, that redirected FD is closed-on-exec on some systems > +  # (at least Solaris 10 and HP-UX 11.x), so redirect it here again. > +  test $stderr_fileno_ = 2 || eval "exec $stderr_fileno_>&2" > + >    if test "$VERBOSE" = yes; then >      # Test whether set -x may cause the selected shell to corrupt an >      # application's stderr.  Many do, including zsh-4.3.10 and the /bin/sh With this change, I get the attached log on HP-UX 11.31. -- In memoriam Anna Göldi