test "$#" = 3 && { test_prereq=$1; shift; } || test_prereq=
test "$#" = 2 ||
error "bug in the test script: not 2 or 3 parameters to test-expect-failure"
test "$#" = 3 && { test_prereq=$1; shift; } || test_prereq=
test "$#" = 2 ||
error "bug in the test script: not 2 or 3 parameters to test-expect-failure"