From 753d0091e8f5d3358eeb2f53288b5b07a8f13a7f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Bj=C3=B6rn=20Linse?= <bjorn.linse@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2017 17:38:14 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] core dumps: don't use pipe, it does not work

---
 test/helpers.lua | 17 ++---------------
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/test/helpers.lua b/test/helpers.lua
index 260f10002e..123dd111ee 100644
--- a/test/helpers.lua
+++ b/test/helpers.lua
@@ -225,21 +225,8 @@ local function check_cores(app, force)
     local esigns = ('='):rep(len / 2)
     out:write(('\n%s Core file %s %s\n'):format(esigns, core, esigns))
     out:flush()
-    local pipe = io.popen(
-        db_cmd:gsub('%$_NVIM_TEST_APP', app):gsub('%$_NVIM_TEST_CORE', core)
-        .. ' 2>&1', 'r')
-    if pipe then
-      local bt = pipe:read('*a')
-      if bt then
-        out:write(bt)
-        out:write('\n')
-      else
-        out:write('Failed to read from the pipe\n')
-      end
-    else
-      out:write('Failed to create pipe\n')
-    end
-    out:flush()
+    os.execute(db_cmd:gsub('%$_NVIM_TEST_APP', app):gsub('%$_NVIM_TEST_CORE', core) .. ' 2>&1')
+    out:write('\n')
     found_cores = found_cores + 1
     os.remove(core)
   end