From: Bruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org>
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2025 14:04:40 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: tests: Strengthen tests.
X-Git-Tag: v0.26~27
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=f405ab69d92d04fecf57888f8f0f8549d0f27fe6;p=thirdparty%2Fgettext.git

tests: Strengthen tests.

* gettext-tools/tests/lang-bash: Invoke msgfmt with option '-c'.
* gettext-tools/tests/lang-c: Likewise.
* gettext-tools/tests/lang-c++: Likewise.
* gettext-tools/tests/lang-c++20: Likewise.
* gettext-tools/tests/lang-c++26: Likewise.
* gettext-tools/tests/lang-c++-boost: Likewise.
* gettext-tools/tests/lang-clisp: Likewise.
* gettext-tools/tests/lang-csharp: Likewise.
* gettext-tools/tests/lang-d: Likewise.
* gettext-tools/tests/lang-elisp: Likewise.
* gettext-tools/tests/lang-gawk: Likewise.
* gettext-tools/tests/lang-go: Likewise.
* gettext-tools/tests/lang-guile: Likewise.
* gettext-tools/tests/lang-java: Likewise.
* gettext-tools/tests/lang-javascript: Likewise.
* gettext-tools/tests/lang-librep: Likewise.
* gettext-tools/tests/lang-lua: Likewise.
* gettext-tools/tests/lang-modula2: Likewise.
* gettext-tools/tests/lang-objc: Likewise.
* gettext-tools/tests/lang-pascal: Likewise.
* gettext-tools/tests/lang-perl-1: Likewise.
* gettext-tools/tests/lang-perl-2: Likewise.
* gettext-tools/tests/lang-php: Likewise.
* gettext-tools/tests/lang-python-1: Likewise.
* gettext-tools/tests/lang-python-2: Likewise.
* gettext-tools/tests/lang-ruby: Likewise.
* gettext-tools/tests/lang-rust: Likewise.
* gettext-tools/tests/lang-sh-1: Likewise.
* gettext-tools/tests/lang-sh-2: Likewise.
* gettext-tools/tests/lang-sh-3: Likewise.
* gettext-tools/tests/lang-smalltalk: Likewise.
* gettext-tools/tests/lang-tcl: Likewise.
* gettext-tools/tests/lang-vala: Likewise.
---

diff --git a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-bash b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-bash
index 581879d69..184f914e9 100755
--- a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-bash
+++ b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-bash
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ test -d fr || mkdir fr
 test -d fr/LC_MESSAGES || mkdir fr/LC_MESSAGES
 
 : ${MSGFMT=msgfmt}
-${MSGFMT} -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
+${MSGFMT} -c -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
 
 # Test for presence of bash version 2.0 or newer.
 (bash -c :) >/dev/null 2>/dev/null \
diff --git a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-c b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-c
index 0b4b382ba..b519634e9 100755
--- a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-c
+++ b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ test -d fr || mkdir fr
 test -d fr/LC_MESSAGES || mkdir fr/LC_MESSAGES
 
 : ${MSGFMT=msgfmt}
-${MSGFMT} -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
+${MSGFMT} -c -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
 
 : ${DIFF=diff}
 cat <<\EOF > prog.ok
diff --git a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-c++ b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-c++
index f913f6ac1..2c32faf14 100755
--- a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-c++
+++ b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-c++
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ test -d fr || mkdir fr
 test -d fr/LC_MESSAGES || mkdir fr/LC_MESSAGES
 
 : ${MSGFMT=msgfmt}
-${MSGFMT} -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
+${MSGFMT} -c -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
 
 : ${DIFF=diff}
 cat <<\EOF > prog.ok
diff --git a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-c++-boost b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-c++-boost
index 59b4312b1..0bc11bd7e 100755
--- a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-c++-boost
+++ b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-c++-boost
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ test -d fr || mkdir fr
 test -d fr/LC_MESSAGES || mkdir fr/LC_MESSAGES
 
 : ${MSGFMT=msgfmt}
-${MSGFMT} -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
+${MSGFMT} -c -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
 
 : ${DIFF=diff}
 cat <<\EOF > prog.ok
diff --git a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-c++20 b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-c++20
index f04cf2466..5c1b896ad 100755
--- a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-c++20
+++ b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-c++20
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ test -d fr || mkdir fr
 test -d fr/LC_MESSAGES || mkdir fr/LC_MESSAGES
 
 : ${MSGFMT=msgfmt}
-${MSGFMT} -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
+${MSGFMT} -c -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
 
 : ${DIFF=diff}
 cat <<\EOF > prog.ok
diff --git a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-c++26 b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-c++26
index f0aabc434..d8eaaca80 100755
--- a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-c++26
+++ b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-c++26
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ test -d fr || mkdir fr
 test -d fr/LC_MESSAGES || mkdir fr/LC_MESSAGES
 
 : ${MSGFMT=msgfmt}
-${MSGFMT} -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
+${MSGFMT} -c -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
 
 : ${DIFF=diff}
 cat <<\EOF > prog.ok
diff --git a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-clisp b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-clisp
index 6aa702d3b..b4a5cd3c2 100755
--- a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-clisp
+++ b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-clisp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ test -d fr || mkdir fr
 test -d fr/LC_MESSAGES || mkdir fr/LC_MESSAGES
 
 : ${MSGFMT=msgfmt}
-${MSGFMT} -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
+${MSGFMT} -c -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
 
 # Test for presence of clisp version 2.28 or newer with gettext support.
 # Use clisp for the comparison of the version numbers; neither 'expr' nor 'bc'
diff --git a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-csharp b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-csharp
index e60414e5b..9aabf2b57 100755
--- a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-csharp
+++ b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-csharp
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ ${DIFF} fr.po fr.po.new || Exit 1
 
 : ${MSGFMT=msgfmt}
 GETTEXTCSHARPLIBDIR=../../../gettext-runtime/intl-csharp \
-${MSGFMT} --csharp -d . -r prog -l fr fr.po || Exit 1
+${MSGFMT} -c --csharp -d . -r prog -l fr fr.po || Exit 1
 
 # Test which of the fr_FR locales are installed.
 : ${LOCALE_FR=fr_FR}
diff --git a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-d b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-d
index 9b5708543..6a609c5f5 100644
--- a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-d
+++ b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-d
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ test -d fr || mkdir fr
 test -d fr/LC_MESSAGES || mkdir fr/LC_MESSAGES
 
 : ${MSGFMT=msgfmt}
-${MSGFMT} -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
+${MSGFMT} -c -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
 
 ${SHELL-/bin/sh} "$top_builddir"/dcomp.sh \
                  -I"$abs_top_srcdir"/../gettext-runtime/intl-d \
diff --git a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-elisp b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-elisp
index d589f3654..5c5cc008c 100755
--- a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-elisp
+++ b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-elisp
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ test -d fr || mkdir fr
 test -d fr/LC_MESSAGES || mkdir fr/LC_MESSAGES
 
 : ${MSGFMT=msgfmt}
-${MSGFMT} -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
+${MSGFMT} -c -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
 
 Exit 0
diff --git a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-gawk b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-gawk
index 22c020fea..1956b7edd 100755
--- a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-gawk
+++ b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-gawk
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ test -d fr || mkdir fr
 test -d fr/LC_MESSAGES || mkdir fr/LC_MESSAGES
 
 : ${MSGFMT=msgfmt}
-${MSGFMT} -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
+${MSGFMT} -c -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
 
 # Test for presence of gawk version 3.1.3 or newer, excluding versions 3.1.5 and 4.2.0.
 (gawk --version) >/dev/null 2>/dev/null \
diff --git a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-go b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-go
index fa5fd5809..bfb681290 100644
--- a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-go
+++ b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ test -d fr || mkdir fr
 test -d fr/LC_MESSAGES || mkdir fr/LC_MESSAGES
 
 : ${MSGFMT=msgfmt}
-${MSGFMT} -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
+${MSGFMT} -c -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
 
 : ${DIFF=diff}
 cat <<\EOF > prog.ok
diff --git a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-guile b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-guile
index aff9f0596..4149472d7 100755
--- a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-guile
+++ b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-guile
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ test -d fr || mkdir fr
 test -d fr/LC_MESSAGES || mkdir fr/LC_MESSAGES
 
 : ${MSGFMT=msgfmt}
-${MSGFMT} -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
+${MSGFMT} -c -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
 
 # Test for presence of guile version 2.0 or newer.
 (guile --version) >/dev/null 2>/dev/null \
diff --git a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-java b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-java
index 20f814192..aaebf4681 100755
--- a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-java
+++ b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-java
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ LC_ALL=C tr -d '\r' < fr.po.tmp > fr.po.new || Exit 1
 ${DIFF} fr.po fr.po.new || Exit 1
 
 : ${MSGFMT=msgfmt}
-${MSGFMT} -j -d . -r prog -l fr fr.po || Exit 1
+${MSGFMT} -c -j -d . -r prog -l fr fr.po || Exit 1
 
 # Test which of the fr_FR locales are installed.
 : ${LOCALE_FR=fr_FR}
diff --git a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-javascript b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-javascript
index c7e5606e1..7063da651 100755
--- a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-javascript
+++ b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-javascript
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ test -d fr || mkdir fr
 test -d fr/LC_MESSAGES || mkdir fr/LC_MESSAGES
 
 : ${MSGFMT=msgfmt}
-${MSGFMT} -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
+${MSGFMT} -c -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
 
 # Test for presence of gjs.
 (gjs -h) >/dev/null 2>/dev/null \
diff --git a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-librep b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-librep
index 3fdf5f639..9a5b96baa 100755
--- a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-librep
+++ b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-librep
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ test -d fr || mkdir fr
 test -d fr/LC_MESSAGES || mkdir fr/LC_MESSAGES
 
 : ${MSGFMT=msgfmt}
-${MSGFMT} -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
+${MSGFMT} -c -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
 
 # Test for presence of rep version 0.15.3 or newer.
 (rep --version) >/dev/null 2>/dev/null \
diff --git a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-lua b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-lua
index 28effd5e2..6f29037b8 100755
--- a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-lua
+++ b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-lua
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ test -d fr || mkdir fr
 test -d fr/LC_MESSAGES || mkdir fr/LC_MESSAGES
 
 : ${MSGFMT=msgfmt}
-${MSGFMT} -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
+${MSGFMT} -c -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
 
 # Test for presence of lua version 5.0 or newer with gettext support.
 (lua -v) >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
diff --git a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-modula2 b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-modula2
index aca2cfdfc..9fe3ab91c 100644
--- a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-modula2
+++ b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-modula2
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ test -d fr || mkdir fr
 test -d fr/LC_MESSAGES || mkdir fr/LC_MESSAGES
 
 : ${MSGFMT=msgfmt}
-${MSGFMT} -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
+${MSGFMT} -c -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
 
 if false; then
   # Separate compilation requires the option -fscaffold-main, that was not
diff --git a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-objc b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-objc
index 05f8c4d4f..3683a13ea 100755
--- a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-objc
+++ b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-objc
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ test -d fr || mkdir fr
 test -d fr/LC_MESSAGES || mkdir fr/LC_MESSAGES
 
 : ${MSGFMT=msgfmt}
-${MSGFMT} -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
+${MSGFMT} -c -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
 
 : ${DIFF=diff}
 cat <<\EOF > prog.ok
diff --git a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-pascal b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-pascal
index bc6f2464b..1bb1d4c90 100755
--- a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-pascal
+++ b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-pascal
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ test -d fr || mkdir fr
 test -d fr/LC_MESSAGES || mkdir fr/LC_MESSAGES
 
 : ${MSGFMT=msgfmt}
-${MSGFMT} --no-convert -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/pascalprog.mo fr.po
+${MSGFMT} -c --no-convert -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/pascalprog.mo fr.po
 
 : ${DIFF=diff}
 cat <<\EOF > pascalprog.ok
diff --git a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-perl-1 b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-perl-1
index 896ef6814..3fd72f770 100755
--- a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-perl-1
+++ b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-perl-1
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ test -d fr || mkdir fr
 test -d fr/LC_MESSAGES || mkdir fr/LC_MESSAGES
 
 : ${MSGFMT=msgfmt}
-${MSGFMT} -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
+${MSGFMT} -c -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
 
 : ${DIFF=diff}
 cat <<\EOF > prog.ok
diff --git a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-perl-2 b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-perl-2
index 6d7ea3f86..3cd572eab 100755
--- a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-perl-2
+++ b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-perl-2
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ test -d fr || mkdir fr
 test -d fr/LC_MESSAGES || mkdir fr/LC_MESSAGES
 
 : ${MSGFMT=msgfmt}
-${MSGFMT} -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
+${MSGFMT} -c -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
 
 : ${DIFF=diff}
 cat <<\EOF > prog.ok
diff --git a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-php b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-php
index 2c7447e4e..90238313c 100755
--- a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-php
+++ b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-php
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ test -d fr || mkdir fr
 test -d fr/LC_MESSAGES || mkdir fr/LC_MESSAGES
 
 : ${MSGFMT=msgfmt}
-${MSGFMT} -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
+${MSGFMT} -c -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
 
 # Test for presence of php version 4.0 or newer with gettext support.
 (php -v) >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
diff --git a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-python-1 b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-python-1
index 213ba2260..ac3ad7c9f 100755
--- a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-python-1
+++ b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-python-1
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ test -d fr || mkdir fr
 test -d fr/LC_MESSAGES || mkdir fr/LC_MESSAGES
 
 : ${MSGFMT=msgfmt}
-${MSGFMT} -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
+${MSGFMT} -c -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
 
 # Test for presence of python version 2.3 or newer.
 if (python3 -V) >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
diff --git a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-python-2 b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-python-2
index 22608da43..50ce11b87 100755
--- a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-python-2
+++ b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-python-2
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ test -d fr || mkdir fr
 test -d fr/LC_MESSAGES || mkdir fr/LC_MESSAGES
 
 : ${MSGFMT=msgfmt}
-${MSGFMT} -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
+${MSGFMT} -c -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
 
 # Test for presence of python version 3.1 or newer.
 if (python3 -V) >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
diff --git a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-ruby b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-ruby
index 161f300df..e775e966c 100644
--- a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-ruby
+++ b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-ruby
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ test -d fr || mkdir fr
 test -d fr/LC_MESSAGES || mkdir fr/LC_MESSAGES
 
 : ${MSGFMT=msgfmt}
-${MSGFMT} -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
+${MSGFMT} -c -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
 
 # Test for presence of ruby with gettext support.
 (ruby --version) >/dev/null 2>/dev/null \
diff --git a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-rust b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-rust
index 840759d94..b6bfb8aa2 100755
--- a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-rust
+++ b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-rust
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ test -d fr || mkdir fr
 test -d fr/LC_MESSAGES || mkdir fr/LC_MESSAGES
 
 : ${MSGFMT=msgfmt}
-${MSGFMT} -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
+${MSGFMT} -c -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
 
 this_test_is_longrunning_
 
diff --git a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-sh-1 b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-sh-1
index 3b15b7b2d..b790f6b07 100755
--- a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-sh-1
+++ b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-sh-1
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ test -d fr || mkdir fr
 test -d fr/LC_MESSAGES || mkdir fr/LC_MESSAGES
 
 : ${MSGFMT=msgfmt}
-${MSGFMT} -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
+${MSGFMT} -c -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
 
 # Test which of the fr_FR locales are installed.
 : ${LOCALE_FR=fr_FR}
diff --git a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-sh-2 b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-sh-2
index 6dcf7531c..254fd5dde 100755
--- a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-sh-2
+++ b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-sh-2
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ test -d fr || mkdir fr
 test -d fr/LC_MESSAGES || mkdir fr/LC_MESSAGES
 
 : ${MSGFMT=msgfmt}
-${MSGFMT} -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
+${MSGFMT} -c -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
 
 # Test which of the fr_FR locales are installed.
 : ${LOCALE_FR=fr_FR}
diff --git a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-sh-3 b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-sh-3
index 0f0112b74..680e06404 100755
--- a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-sh-3
+++ b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-sh-3
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ test -d fr || mkdir fr
 test -d fr/LC_MESSAGES || mkdir fr/LC_MESSAGES
 
 : ${MSGFMT=msgfmt}
-${MSGFMT} -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
+${MSGFMT} -c -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
 
 # Test which of the fr_FR locales are installed.
 : ${LOCALE_FR=fr_FR}
diff --git a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-smalltalk b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-smalltalk
index 4b8286526..e0210f61d 100755
--- a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-smalltalk
+++ b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-smalltalk
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ test -d fr || mkdir fr
 test -d fr/LC_MESSAGES || mkdir fr/LC_MESSAGES
 
 : ${MSGFMT=msgfmt}
-${MSGFMT} -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
+${MSGFMT} -c -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
 
 # Test for presence of gst version 2.0.6 or newer.
 (gst --version) >/dev/null 2>/dev/null \
diff --git a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-tcl b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-tcl
index 87cd229c1..0a3dfb67a 100755
--- a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-tcl
+++ b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-tcl
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ ${DIFF} fr.po fr.po.new || Exit 1
 test -d msgs || mkdir msgs
 
 : ${MSGFMT=msgfmt}
-${MSGFMT} --tcl -d msgs -l fr fr.po || Exit 1
+${MSGFMT} -c --tcl -d msgs -l fr fr.po || Exit 1
 
 # Test for presence of tclsh with msgcat extension.
 cat <<\EOF > version.tcl
diff --git a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-vala b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-vala
index f43f6317b..431643b47 100755
--- a/gettext-tools/tests/lang-vala
+++ b/gettext-tools/tests/lang-vala
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ test -d fr || mkdir fr
 test -d fr/LC_MESSAGES || mkdir fr/LC_MESSAGES
 
 : ${MSGFMT=msgfmt}
-${MSGFMT} -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
+${MSGFMT} -c -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po
 
 : ${DIFF=diff}
 cat <<\EOF > prog.ok