1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tests/lib b/tests/lib
index 7cd8062..118c497 100644
--- a/tests/lib
+++ b/tests/lib
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ t-expect-fail () {
 	*)	fail "tee failed"  ;;
 	esac
 
+	t-grep-mpat "$mpat" $tmp/t.output
+}
+
+t-grep-mpat () {
+	local mpat="$1"
+	local file="$2"
+
 	local grepper=fgrep
 	case "$mpat" in
 	[A-Z]:*)
@@ -70,8 +77,8 @@ t-expect-fail () {
 		;;
 	esac
 
-	$grepper -e "$mpat" $tmp/t.output ||
-		fail "error message not found"
+	$grepper -e "$mpat" "$file" ||
+		fail "message not found"
 }
 
 t-expect-push-fail () {