1 files changed, 34 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/tests/testament/tshould_not_work.nim b/tests/testament/tshould_not_work.nim
index 2777bfe95..e11944e8f 100644
--- a/tests/testament/tshould_not_work.nim
+++ b/tests/testament/tshould_not_work.nim
@@ -1,39 +1,54 @@
 discard """
-cmd: "testament/testament --directory:testament --colors:off --backendLogging:off --nim:$nim category shouldfail"
-action: compile
-nimout: '''
-FAIL: tests/shouldfail/tccodecheck.nim c
+  joinable: false
+"""
+
+const expected = """
+FAIL: tests/shouldfail/tccodecheck.nim
 Failure: reCodegenFailure
 Expected:
 baz
-FAIL: tests/shouldfail/tcolumn.nim c
+FAIL: tests/shouldfail/tcolumn.nim
 Failure: reLinesDiffer
-FAIL: tests/shouldfail/terrormsg.nim c
+FAIL: tests/shouldfail/terrormsg.nim
 Failure: reMsgsDiffer
-FAIL: tests/shouldfail/texitcode1.nim c
+FAIL: tests/shouldfail/texitcode1.nim
 Failure: reExitcodesDiffer
-FAIL: tests/shouldfail/tfile.nim c
+FAIL: tests/shouldfail/tfile.nim
 Failure: reFilesDiffer
-FAIL: tests/shouldfail/tline.nim c
+FAIL: tests/shouldfail/tline.nim
 Failure: reLinesDiffer
-FAIL: tests/shouldfail/tmaxcodesize.nim c
+FAIL: tests/shouldfail/tmaxcodesize.nim
 Failure: reCodegenFailure
 max allowed size: 1
-FAIL: tests/shouldfail/tnimout.nim c
+FAIL: tests/shouldfail/tnimout.nim
 Failure: reMsgsDiffer
-FAIL: tests/shouldfail/tnimoutfull.nim c
+FAIL: tests/shouldfail/tnimoutfull.nim
 Failure: reMsgsDiffer
-FAIL: tests/shouldfail/toutput.nim c
+FAIL: tests/shouldfail/toutput.nim
 Failure: reOutputsDiffer
-FAIL: tests/shouldfail/toutputsub.nim c
+FAIL: tests/shouldfail/toutputsub.nim
 Failure: reOutputsDiffer
-FAIL: tests/shouldfail/treject.nim c
+FAIL: tests/shouldfail/treject.nim
 Failure: reFilesDiffer
-FAIL: tests/shouldfail/tsortoutput.nim c
+FAIL: tests/shouldfail/tsortoutput.nim
 Failure: reOutputsDiffer
-FAIL: tests/shouldfail/ttimeout.nim c
+FAIL: tests/shouldfail/ttimeout.nim
 Failure: reTimeout
-FAIL: tests/shouldfail/tvalgrind.nim c
+FAIL: tests/shouldfail/tvalgrind.nim
 Failure: reExitcodesDiffer
-'''
 """
+
+import std/[os,strformat,osproc]
+import stdtest/testutils
+
+proc main =
+  const nim = getCurrentCompilerExe()
+  # TODO: bin/testament instead? like other tools (eg bin/nim, bin/nimsuggest etc)
+  let testamentExe = "testament/testament"
+  let cmd = fmt"{testamentExe} --directory:testament --colors:off --backendLogging:off --nim:{nim} category shouldfail"
+  let (outp, status) = execCmdEx(cmd)
+  doAssert status == 1, $status
+
+  let ok = greedyOrderedSubsetLines(expected, outp, allowPrefixMatch = true)
+  doAssert ok, &"\nexpected:\n{expected}\noutp:\n{outp}"
+main()