8 files changed, 33 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/test/executables/puppetbin.rb b/test/executables/puppetbin.rb
index 79fbd2358..bde9eaa8b 100755
--- a/test/executables/puppetbin.rb
+++ b/test/executables/puppetbin.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ class TestPuppetBin < Test::Unit::TestCase
         if Puppet[:debug]
             cmd += " --debug"
         end
-        #cmd += " --fqdn %s" % fqdn
         cmd += " --confdir %s" % Puppet[:confdir]
         cmd += " --vardir %s" % Puppet[:vardir]
         unless Puppet[:debug]
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ class TestPuppetBin < Test::Unit::TestCase
         end
 
         assert_nothing_raised {
-            system(cmd + " " + file)
+            output = %x{#{cmd + " " + file} 2>&1}
         }
         assert($? == 0, "Puppet exited with code %s" % $?.to_i)
 
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ class TestPuppetBin < Test::Unit::TestCase
         cmd += " -e \"#{code}\""
 
         assert_nothing_raised {
-            system(cmd)
+            out = %x{#{cmd} 2>&1}
         }
         assert($? == 0, "Puppet exited with code %s" % $?.to_i)
 
diff --git a/test/executables/puppetca.rb b/test/executables/puppetca.rb
index 1248e0345..b722c963f 100755
--- a/test/executables/puppetca.rb
+++ b/test/executables/puppetca.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class TestPuppetCA < Test::Unit::TestCase
         if Puppet[:debug]
             debug = "-d "
         end
-        return %x{puppetca --user=#{Puppet[:user]} #{debug} --group=#{Puppet[:group]} --confdir=#{Puppet[:confdir]} #{args} 2>&1}
+        return %x{puppetca --user=#{Puppet[:user]} #{debug} --group=#{Puppet[:group]} --confdir=#{Puppet[:confdir]} --vardir=#{Puppet[:vardir]} #{args} 2>&1}
 
     end
 
diff --git a/test/executables/puppetd.rb b/test/executables/puppetd.rb
index bae91dc7d..700ea5bd3 100755
--- a/test/executables/puppetd.rb
+++ b/test/executables/puppetd.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class TestPuppetDExe < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
         # and verify our daemon runs
         assert_nothing_raised {
-            system(cmd)
+            %x{#{cmd} 2>&1}
         }
         sleep 1
         assert($? == 0, "Puppetd exited with code %s" % $?)
diff --git a/test/executables/puppetmodule.rb b/test/executables/puppetmodule.rb
index fcd85f42c..cff43a0e5 100755
--- a/test/executables/puppetmodule.rb
+++ b/test/executables/puppetmodule.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class TestPuppetModule < Test::Unit::TestCase
         ENV["CFALLCLASSES"] = "yaytest:all"
 
         assert_nothing_raised {
-            system(cmd + " " + file)
+            %x{#{cmd + " " + file} 2>&1}
         }
         assert($? == 0, "Puppet module exited with code %s" % $?.to_i)
 
diff --git a/test/language/ast.rb b/test/language/ast.rb
index 8860f4ad3..caa9cf156 100755
--- a/test/language/ast.rb
+++ b/test/language/ast.rb
@@ -247,8 +247,7 @@ class TestAST < Test::Unit::TestCase
                 end
                 assert(Puppet::Type.type(:file)["/#{name}"], "Could not find '#{name}'")
             end
-
-            Puppet::Type.type(:file).clear
+            Puppet::Type.allclear
         end
     end
 
diff --git a/test/other/transactions.rb b/test/other/transactions.rb
index 141d1d306..e898862e6 100644
--- a/test/other/transactions.rb
+++ b/test/other/transactions.rb
@@ -330,4 +330,26 @@ class TestTransactions < Test::Unit::TestCase
         assert_events([:file_changed], comp)
         assert(FileTest.exists?(fname), "File did not get recreated")
     end
+
+    def test_failed_reqs_mean_no_run
+        exec = Puppet::Type.type(:exec).create(
+            :command => "/bin/mkdir /this/path/cannot/possibly/exit",
+            :name => "mkdir"
+        )
+
+        file = Puppet::Type.type(:file).create(
+            :path => tempfile(),
+            :require => ["exec", "mkdir"],
+            :ensure => :file
+        )
+
+        comp = newcomp(exec, file)
+
+        comp.finalize
+
+        assert_apply(comp)
+
+        assert(! FileTest.exists?(file[:path]),
+            "File got created even tho its dependency failed")
+    end
 end
diff --git a/test/types/package.rb b/test/types/package.rb
index 416754ce1..1c18fa628 100644
--- a/test/types/package.rb
+++ b/test/types/package.rb
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ class TestPackages < Test::Unit::TestCase
             assert_apply(pkg)
             pkg.retrieve
             assert(pkg.insync?, "Package does not think it's in sync")
+
+            pkg[:ensure] = :absent
+            assert_apply(pkg)
         }
     end
 
diff --git a/test/types/symlink.rb b/test/types/symlink.rb
index ace726ac5..c44668448 100755
--- a/test/types/symlink.rb
+++ b/test/types/symlink.rb
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class TestSymlink < Test::Unit::TestCase
         unless hash.include?(:ensure)
             hash[:ensure] = mktmpfile()
         end
+
         link = Puppet.type(:symlink).create(hash)
         return link
     end
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ class TestSymlink < Test::Unit::TestCase
         assert_nothing_raised {
             link = newlink(:ensure => source, :recurse => true)
         }
-        comp = newcomp("linktest",link)
+        comp = newcomp(link)
         cycle(comp)
 
         path = link.name