Change the double quotes around an up-to-date target to be like Make.

26 files changed, 80 insertions, 101 deletions

diff --git a/test/BuildDir.py b/test/BuildDir.py
index f38505e..63ecf6e 100644
--- a/test/BuildDir.py
+++ b/test/BuildDir.py
@@ -239,8 +239,8 @@ if f77:
     test.run(program = bar52, stdout = " b2.for\n")
 
 test.run(chdir='work1', arguments='. ../build', stdout=test.wrap_stdout("""\
-scons: "." is up to date.
-scons: "%s" is up to date.
+scons: `.' is up to date.
+scons: `%s' is up to date.
 """ % test.workpath('build')))
 
 import os
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ test.run(program = test.workpath('build', 'var5', 'foo4' + _exe),
                                  stdout = "f4.c 2\n")
 
 test.run(chdir='work1', arguments='../build/var5', stdout=test.wrap_stdout("""\
-scons: "%s" is up to date.
+scons: `%s' is up to date.
 """ % test.workpath('build', 'var5')))
 
 #
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ test.write( ['work3', 'existing.h'], """\
 """)
 
 test.run(chdir='work3',
-         stdout=test.wrap_stdout('scons: "." is up to date.\n'),
+         stdout=test.wrap_stdout("scons: `.' is up to date.\n"),
          stderr="""\
 existing.h:/* a header file */
 non_existing.h:
diff --git a/test/Configure.py b/test/Configure.py
index eeb040d..78558fc 100644
--- a/test/Configure.py
+++ b/test/Configure.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ if not (r1 and r2 and r3 and r4 and r5 and r6):
      Exit(1)
 """ % (lib,lib))
 
-    required_stdout = test.wrap_stdout(build_str='scons: "." is up to date.\n',
+    required_stdout = test.wrap_stdout(build_str="scons: `.' is up to date.\n",
                                        read_str=
     """Checking for main(); in library %s (header math.h) ... ok
 Checking for main(); in library None (header math.h) ... ok
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ if not (not r1 and not r2):
      Exit(1)
 """)
 
-    required_stdout = test.wrap_stdout(build_str='scons: "." is up to date.\n',
+    required_stdout = test.wrap_stdout(build_str="scons: `.' is up to date.\n",
                                        read_str=
     """Checking for C header no_std_c_header.h ... failed
 Checking for main in library no_c_library_SAFFDG ... failed
diff --git a/test/FindFile.py b/test/FindFile.py
index 1c1a4fe..9c837b5 100644
--- a/test/FindFile.py
+++ b/test/FindFile.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ test 2
 
 test 4
 
-""", build_str = 'scons: "." is up to date.\n')
+""", build_str = "scons: `.' is up to date.\n")
 
 test.run(arguments = ".", stdout = expect)
 
diff --git a/test/ParseConfig.py b/test/ParseConfig.py
index b045baa..da9bad1 100644
--- a/test/ParseConfig.py
+++ b/test/ParseConfig.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ good_stdout = test.wrap_stdout(read_str = """\
 ['xxx']
 ['-X']
 ['abc']
-""", build_str = 'scons: "." is up to date.\n')
+""", build_str = "scons: `.' is up to date.\n")
 
 test.run(arguments = ".", stdout = good_stdout)
 
diff --git a/test/Platform.py b/test/Platform.py
index b89ed2f..94961fb 100644
--- a/test/Platform.py
+++ b/test/Platform.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ expect = test.wrap_stdout(read_str = """'.exe'
 '.lib'
 '.a'
 '.lib'
-""", build_str = 'scons: "." is up to date.\n')
+""", build_str = "scons: `.' is up to date.\n")
 
 test.run(arguments = ".", stdout = expect)
 
diff --git a/test/Repository/option-n.py b/test/Repository/option-n.py
index b55a1da..10016a0 100644
--- a/test/Repository/option-n.py
+++ b/test/Repository/option-n.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ test.writable('repository', 0)
 #
 expect = test.wrap_stdout("""\
 Local copy of aaa.out from %s
-scons: "aaa.out" is up to date.
+scons: `aaa.out' is up to date.
 """ % repository_aaa_out)
 
 test.run(chdir = 'work',
diff --git a/test/SConscript.py b/test/SConscript.py
index 34aaa05..810017d 100644
--- a/test/SConscript.py
+++ b/test/SConscript.py
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ wpath = test.workpath()
 
 test.run(arguments = ".",
          stdout = test.wrap_stdout(read_str = 'SConstruct %s\nSConscript %s\n' % (wpath, wpath),
-                                   build_str = 'scons: "." is up to date.\n'))
+                                   build_str = "scons: `.' is up to date.\n"))
 
 # Test exporting all global variables as a list of keys:
 test.write("SConstruct", """
diff --git a/test/SConstruct.py b/test/SConstruct.py
index 091984d..cd201d2 100644
--- a/test/SConstruct.py
+++ b/test/SConstruct.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ print "sconstruct", os.getcwd()
 
 test.run(arguments = ".",
          stdout = test.wrap_stdout(read_str = 'sconstruct %s\n' % wpath,
-                                   build_str = 'scons: "." is up to date.\n'))
+                                   build_str = "scons: `.' is up to date.\n"))
 
 
 test.write('Sconstruct', """
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ print "Sconstruct", os.getcwd()
 
 test.run(arguments = ".",
          stdout = test.wrap_stdout(read_str = 'Sconstruct %s\n' % wpath,
-                                   build_str = 'scons: "." is up to date.\n'))
+                                   build_str = "scons: `.' is up to date.\n"))
 
 test.write('SConstruct', """
 import os
@@ -67,6 +67,6 @@ print "SConstruct", os.getcwd()
 
 test.run(arguments = ".",
          stdout = test.wrap_stdout(read_str = 'SConstruct %s\n' % wpath,
-                                   build_str = 'scons: "." is up to date.\n'))
+                                   build_str = "scons: `.' is up to date.\n"))
 
 test.pass_test()
diff --git a/test/Scanner.py b/test/Scanner.py
index 6016795..42ef18d 100644
--- a/test/Scanner.py
+++ b/test/Scanner.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ sys.exit(0)
 """)
 
 # Execute a subsidiary SConscript just to make sure we can
-# get at the SCanners keyword from there.
+# get at the Scanner keyword from there.
 
 test.write('SConstruct', """
 SConscript('SConscript')
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ test.fail_test(test.read('foo') != "foo.k 1 line 1\nxxx 2\nyyy 2\nfoo.k 1 line 4
 
 test.fail_test(test.read('bar') != "yyy 2\nbar.in 1 line 2\nbar.in 1 line 3\nzzz 2\n")
 
-test.run(arguments = 'foo',
-         stdout=test.wrap_stdout('scons: "foo" is up to date.\n'))
+test.up_to_date(arguments = 'foo')
 
 test.pass_test()
diff --git a/test/SetBuildSignatureType.py b/test/SetBuildSignatureType.py
index 0d625a8..54f967f 100644
--- a/test/SetBuildSignatureType.py
+++ b/test/SetBuildSignatureType.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ copy1("foo.out.out", "foo.out")
          stderr=warning%16)
 
 test.run(arguments='foo.out.out',
-         stdout=test.wrap_stdout('scons: "foo.out.out" is up to date.\n'),
+         stdout=test.wrap_stdout("scons: `foo.out.out' is up to date.\n"),
          stderr=warning%16)
 
 test.write('SConstruct', """
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ SetBuildSignatureType('content')
 test.run(arguments='foo.out.out',
          stdout=test.wrap_stdout("""\
 copy2("foo.out", "foo.in")
-scons: "foo.out.out" is up to date.
+scons: `foo.out.out' is up to date.
 """),
          stderr=warning%17)
 
diff --git a/test/SetContentSignatureType.py b/test/SetContentSignatureType.py
index 7f161fe..586d55b 100644
--- a/test/SetContentSignatureType.py
+++ b/test/SetContentSignatureType.py
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ test.run(arguments = 'f1.out f3.out',
 
 test.run(arguments = 'f1.out f2.out f3.out f4.out',
          stdout = test.wrap_stdout("""\
-scons: "f1.out" is up to date.
+scons: `f1.out' is up to date.
 build("f2.out", "f2.in")
-scons: "f3.out" is up to date.
+scons: `f3.out' is up to date.
 build("f4.out", "f4.in")
 """),
          stderr = warning%11)
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ os.utime(test.workpath('f3.in'),
 test.run(arguments = 'f1.out f2.out f3.out f4.out',
          stdout = test.wrap_stdout("""\
 build("f1.out", "f1.in")
-scons: "f2.out" is up to date.
+scons: `f2.out' is up to date.
 build("f3.out", "f3.in")
-scons: "f4.out" is up to date.
+scons: `f4.out' is up to date.
 """),
          stderr = warning%11)
 
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@ test.run(arguments = 'f1.out f3.out',
 
 test.run(arguments = 'f1.out f2.out f3.out f4.out',
          stdout = test.wrap_stdout("""\
-scons: "f1.out" is up to date.
+scons: `f1.out' is up to date.
 build("f2.out", "f2.in")
-scons: "f3.out" is up to date.
+scons: `f3.out' is up to date.
 build("f4.out", "f4.in")
 """),
          stderr = warning%11)
@@ -123,7 +123,12 @@ os.utime(test.workpath('f3.in'),
           os.path.getmtime(test.workpath('f3.in'))+10))
 
 test.run(arguments = 'f1.out f2.out f3.out f4.out',
-         stdout = test.wrap_stdout('scons: "f1.out" is up to date.\nscons: "f2.out" is up to date.\nscons: "f3.out" is up to date.\nscons: "f4.out" is up to date.\n'),
+         stdout = test.wrap_stdout("""\
+scons: `f1.out' is up to date.
+scons: `f2.out' is up to date.
+scons: `f3.out' is up to date.
+scons: `f4.out' is up to date.
+"""),
          stderr = warning%11)
 
 test.write('SConstruct', """
@@ -137,13 +142,7 @@ env.B(target = 'f3.out', source = 'f3.in')
 env.B(target = 'f4.out', source = 'f4.in')
 """)
 
-test.run(arguments = 'f1.out f2.out f3.out f4.out',
-         stdout = test.wrap_stdout("""\
-scons: "f1.out" is up to date.
-scons: "f2.out" is up to date.
-scons: "f3.out" is up to date.
-scons: "f4.out" is up to date.
-"""))
+test.up_to_date(arguments = 'f1.out f2.out f3.out f4.out')
 
 test.pass_test()
 
diff --git a/test/SourceSignatures.py b/test/SourceSignatures.py
index 979003a..26a389e 100644
--- a/test/SourceSignatures.py
+++ b/test/SourceSignatures.py
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ test.run(arguments = 'f1.out f3.out')
 
 test.run(arguments = 'f1.out f2.out f3.out f4.out',
          stdout = test.wrap_stdout("""\
-scons: "f1.out" is up to date.
+scons: `f1.out' is up to date.
 build("f2.out", "f2.in")
-scons: "f3.out" is up to date.
+scons: `f3.out' is up to date.
 build("f4.out", "f4.in")
 """))
 
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ os.utime(test.workpath('f3.in'),
 test.run(arguments = 'f1.out f2.out f3.out f4.out',
          stdout = test.wrap_stdout("""\
 build("f1.out", "f1.in")
-scons: "f2.out" is up to date.
+scons: `f2.out' is up to date.
 build("f3.out", "f3.in")
-scons: "f4.out" is up to date.
+scons: `f4.out' is up to date.
 """))
 
 test.write('SConstruct', """
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ test.run(arguments = 'f1.out f3.out')
 
 test.run(arguments = 'f1.out f2.out f3.out f4.out',
          stdout = test.wrap_stdout("""\
-scons: "f1.out" is up to date.
+scons: `f1.out' is up to date.
 build("f2.out", "f2.in")
-scons: "f3.out" is up to date.
+scons: `f3.out' is up to date.
 build("f4.out", "f4.in")
 """))
 
@@ -110,8 +110,7 @@ os.utime(test.workpath('f3.in'),
          (os.path.getatime(test.workpath('f3.in')),
           os.path.getmtime(test.workpath('f3.in'))+10))
 
-test.run(arguments = 'f1.out f2.out f3.out f4.out',
-         stdout = test.wrap_stdout('scons: "f1.out" is up to date.\nscons: "f2.out" is up to date.\nscons: "f3.out" is up to date.\nscons: "f4.out" is up to date.\n'))
+test.up_to_date(arguments = 'f1.out f2.out f3.out f4.out')
 
 test.write('SConstruct', """
 def build(env, target, source):
@@ -124,13 +123,7 @@ env.B(target = 'f3.out', source = 'f3.in')
 env.B(target = 'f4.out', source = 'f4.in')
 """)
 
-test.run(arguments = 'f1.out f2.out f3.out f4.out',
-         stdout = test.wrap_stdout("""\
-scons: "f1.out" is up to date.
-scons: "f2.out" is up to date.
-scons: "f3.out" is up to date.
-scons: "f4.out" is up to date.
-"""))
+test.up_to_date(arguments = 'f1.out f2.out f3.out f4.out')
 
 test.pass_test()
 
diff --git a/test/Split.py b/test/Split.py
index 5b698bc..46a19e5 100644
--- a/test/Split.py
+++ b/test/Split.py
@@ -51,6 +51,6 @@ expect = """['aaa']
 
 test.run(arguments = ".",
          stdout = test.wrap_stdout(read_str = expect,
-                                   build_str = 'scons: "." is up to date.\n'))
+                                   build_str = "scons: `.' is up to date.\n"))
 
 test.pass_test()
diff --git a/test/TargetSignatures.py b/test/TargetSignatures.py
index 036427e..3c7ed0f 100644
--- a/test/TargetSignatures.py
+++ b/test/TargetSignatures.py
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ copy2("foo.out", "foo.in")
 copy1("foo.out.out", "foo.out")
 """))
 
-test.run(arguments='foo.out.out',
-         stdout=test.wrap_stdout('scons: "foo.out.out" is up to date.\n'))
+test.up_to_date(arguments='foo.out.out')
 
 test.write('SConstruct', """
 env = Environment()
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ TargetSignatures('content')
 test.run(arguments='foo.out.out',
          stdout=test.wrap_stdout("""\
 copy2("foo.out", "foo.in")
-scons: "foo.out.out" is up to date.
+scons: `foo.out.out' is up to date.
 """))
 
 test.write('SConstruct', """
diff --git a/test/WhereIs.py b/test/WhereIs.py
index 07d3b08..9da3739 100644
--- a/test/WhereIs.py
+++ b/test/WhereIs.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ expect = [ test.workpath(sub3_xxx_exe),
 
 test.run(arguments = ".",
          stdout = test.wrap_stdout(read_str = string.join(expect, "\n") + "\n",
-                                   build_str = 'scons: "." is up to date.\n'))
+                                   build_str = "scons: `.' is up to date.\n"))
 
 os.environ['PATH'] = string.join(pathdirs_1243, os.pathsep)
 
@@ -125,6 +125,6 @@ expect = [ test.workpath(sub4_xxx_exe),
 
 test.run(arguments = ".",
          stdout = test.wrap_stdout(read_str = string.join(expect, "\n") + "\n",
-                                   build_str = 'scons: "." is up to date.\n'))
+                                   build_str = "scons: `.' is up to date.\n"))
 
 test.pass_test()
diff --git a/test/chained-build.py b/test/chained-build.py
index a2443c8..e4463e5 100644
--- a/test/chained-build.py
+++ b/test/chained-build.py
@@ -51,10 +51,8 @@ test.run(arguments="--max-drift=0 -f SConstruct1 foo.mid",
 test.run(arguments="--max-drift=0 -f SConstruct2 foo.out",
          stdout = test.wrap_stdout('build("foo.out", "foo.mid")\n'))
 
-test.run(arguments="--max-drift=0 -f SConstruct1 foo.mid",
-         stdout = test.wrap_stdout('scons: "foo.mid" is up to date.\n'))
-test.run(arguments="--max-drift=0 -f SConstruct2 foo.out",
-         stdout = test.wrap_stdout('scons: "foo.out" is up to date.\n'))
+test.up_to_date(options="--max-drift=0 -f SConstruct1", arguments="foo.mid")
+test.up_to_date(options="--max-drift=0 -f SConstruct2", arguments="foo.out")
 
 test.write('foo.in', "foo.in 2")
 
@@ -63,9 +61,7 @@ test.run(arguments="--max-drift=0 -f SConstruct1 foo.mid",
 test.run(arguments="--max-drift=0 -f SConstruct2 foo.out",
          stdout = test.wrap_stdout('build("foo.out", "foo.mid")\n'))
 
-test.run(arguments="--max-drift=0 -f SConstruct1 foo.mid",
-         stdout = test.wrap_stdout('scons: "foo.mid" is up to date.\n'))
-test.run(arguments="--max-drift=0 -f SConstruct2 foo.out",
-         stdout = test.wrap_stdout('scons: "foo.out" is up to date.\n'))
+test.up_to_date(options="--max-drift=0 -f SConstruct1", arguments="foo.mid")
+test.up_to_date(options="--max-drift=0 -f SConstruct2", arguments="foo.out")
 
 test.pass_test()
diff --git a/test/errors.py b/test/errors.py
index 72e34d3..46a80ed 100644
--- a/test/errors.py
+++ b/test/errors.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Traceback \((most recent call|innermost) last\):
 test.run(arguments='foo.out exit.out', stderr=stderr, status=2)
 
 test.run(arguments='foo.out exit.out', stderr=stderr, status=2)
-assert string.find(test.stdout(), 'scons: "foo.out" is up to date.') != -1, test.stdout()
+assert string.find(test.stdout(), "scons: `foo.out' is up to date.") != -1, test.stdout()
 
 
 
diff --git a/test/exitfns.py b/test/exitfns.py
index a0ac6e2..742ac9f 100644
--- a/test/exitfns.py
+++ b/test/exitfns.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ register(x3, "no kwd args")
 
 """
 
-expected_output = test.wrap_stdout('scons: "." is up to date.\n') + \
+expected_output = test.wrap_stdout("scons: `.' is up to date.\n") + \
 """running x3('no kwd args', kwd=None)
 running x3(5, kwd='bar')
 running x2(12)
diff --git a/test/option--C.py b/test/option--C.py
index 8c9a07b..c889602 100644
--- a/test/option--C.py
+++ b/test/option--C.py
@@ -67,23 +67,23 @@ print GetBuildPath('..')
 
 test.run(arguments = '-C sub .',
 	 stdout = test.wrap_stdout(read_str = '%s\n' % wpath,
-	                           build_str = 'scons: "." is up to date.\n'))
+	                           build_str = "scons: `.' is up to date.\n"))
 
 test.run(arguments = '-C sub -C dir .',
 	 stdout = test.wrap_stdout(read_str = '%s\n' % wpath_sub,
-	                           build_str = 'scons: "." is up to date.\n'))
+	                           build_str = "scons: `.' is up to date.\n"))
 
 test.run(arguments = ".",
 	 stdout = test.wrap_stdout(read_str = 'SConstruct %s\n' % wpath,
-	                           build_str = 'scons: "." is up to date.\n'))
+	                           build_str = "scons: `.' is up to date.\n"))
 
 test.run(arguments = '--directory=sub/dir .',
 	 stdout = test.wrap_stdout(read_str = '%s\n' % wpath_sub,
-	                           build_str = 'scons: "." is up to date.\n'))
+	                           build_str = "scons: `.' is up to date.\n"))
 
 test.run(arguments = '-C %s -C %s .' % (wpath_sub_dir, wpath_sub),
 	 stdout = test.wrap_stdout(read_str = '%s\n' % wpath,
-	                           build_str = 'scons: "." is up to date.\n'))
+	                           build_str = "scons: `.' is up to date.\n"))
 
 test.pass_test()
  
diff --git a/test/option--I.py b/test/option--I.py
index b0e9254..05da4c0 100644
--- a/test/option--I.py
+++ b/test/option--I.py
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ print bar.variable
 
 test.run(arguments = '-I sub1 -I sub2 .',
          stdout = test.wrap_stdout(read_str = 'sub1/foo\nsub2/bar\n',
-	                           build_str = 'scons: "." is up to date.\n'))
+	                           build_str = "scons: `.' is up to date.\n"))
 
 test.run(arguments = '--include-dir=sub2 --include-dir=sub1 .',
 	 stdout = test.wrap_stdout(read_str = 'sub2/foo\nsub2/bar\n',
-	                           build_str = 'scons: "." is up to date.\n'))
+	                           build_str = "scons: `.' is up to date.\n"))
 
 test.pass_test()
  
diff --git a/test/option--debug.py b/test/option--debug.py
index 4894983..0583912 100644
--- a/test/option--debug.py
+++ b/test/option--debug.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ test.fail_test(string.find(test.stdout(), tree) == -1)
 test.run(arguments = "--debug=includes .")
 test.run(arguments = "--debug=includes foo.c")
 
-tree = """scons: \".\" is up to date.
+tree = """scons: `.' is up to date.
 
 +-.
   +-SConstruct
diff --git a/test/option--max-drift.py b/test/option--max-drift.py
index 3b90b68..255b3b1 100644
--- a/test/option--max-drift.py
+++ b/test/option--max-drift.py
@@ -60,32 +60,24 @@ test.run(arguments = 'f1.out')
 
 test.run(arguments = 'f1.out f2.out',
          stdout = test.wrap_stdout(
-"""scons: "f1.out" is up to date.
+"""scons: `f1.out' is up to date.
 %s build.py f2.out f2.in
 """ % python))
 
 atime = os.path.getatime(test.workpath('f1.in'))
 mtime = os.path.getmtime(test.workpath('f1.in'))
 
-test.run(arguments = '--max-drift=0 f1.out f2.out',
-         stdout = test.wrap_stdout(
-"""scons: "f1.out" is up to date.
-scons: "f2.out" is up to date.
-"""))
+test.up_to_date(options='--max-drift=0', arguments='f1.out f2.out')
 
 test.write('f1.in', "f1.in delta\n")
 os.utime(test.workpath('f1.in'), (atime,mtime))
 
-test.run(arguments = '--max-drift=0 f1.out f2.out',
-         stdout = test.wrap_stdout(
-"""scons: "f1.out" is up to date.
-scons: "f2.out" is up to date.
-"""))
+test.up_to_date(options='--max-drift=0', arguments='f1.out f2.out')
 
 test.run(arguments = '--max-drift=-1 f1.out f2.out',
          stdout = test.wrap_stdout(
 """%s build.py f1.out f1.in
-scons: "f2.out" is up to date.
+scons: `f2.out' is up to date.
 """ % python))
 
 # Test that Set/GetOption('max_drift') works:
diff --git a/test/option-f.py b/test/option-f.py
index ee1c18c..2001a06 100644
--- a/test/option-f.py
+++ b/test/option-f.py
@@ -47,45 +47,45 @@ wpath = test.workpath()
 
 test.run(arguments = '-f SConscript .',
          stdout = test.wrap_stdout(read_str = 'SConscript %s\n' % wpath,
-                                   build_str = 'scons: "." is up to date.\n'))
+                                   build_str = "scons: `.' is up to date.\n"))
 
 test.run(arguments = '-f %s .' % subdir_BuildThis,
          stdout = test.wrap_stdout(read_str = 'subdir/BuildThis %s\n' % wpath,
-                                   build_str = 'scons: "." is up to date.\n'))
+                                   build_str = "scons: `.' is up to date.\n"))
 
 test.run(arguments = '--file=SConscript .',
          stdout = test.wrap_stdout(read_str = 'SConscript %s\n' % wpath,
-                                   build_str = 'scons: "." is up to date.\n'))
+                                   build_str = "scons: `.' is up to date.\n"))
 
 test.run(arguments = '--file=%s .' % subdir_BuildThis,
          stdout = test.wrap_stdout(read_str = 'subdir/BuildThis %s\n' % wpath,
-                                   build_str = 'scons: "." is up to date.\n'))
+                                   build_str = "scons: `.' is up to date.\n"))
 
 test.run(arguments = '--makefile=SConscript .',
          stdout = test.wrap_stdout(read_str = 'SConscript %s\n' % wpath,
-                                   build_str = 'scons: "." is up to date.\n'))
+                                   build_str = "scons: `.' is up to date.\n"))
 
 test.run(arguments = '--makefile=%s .' % subdir_BuildThis,
          stdout = test.wrap_stdout(read_str = 'subdir/BuildThis %s\n' % wpath,
-                                   build_str = 'scons: "." is up to date.\n'))
+                                   build_str = "scons: `.' is up to date.\n"))
 
 test.run(arguments = '--sconstruct=SConscript .',
          stdout = test.wrap_stdout(read_str = 'SConscript %s\n' % wpath,
-                                   build_str = 'scons: "." is up to date.\n'))
+                                   build_str = "scons: `.' is up to date.\n"))
 
 test.run(arguments = '--sconstruct=%s .' % subdir_BuildThis,
          stdout = test.wrap_stdout(read_str = 'subdir/BuildThis %s\n' % wpath,
-                                   build_str = 'scons: "." is up to date.\n'))
+                                   build_str = "scons: `.' is up to date.\n"))
 
 test.run(arguments = '-f - .', stdin = """
 import os
 print "STDIN " + os.getcwd()
 """,
          stdout = test.wrap_stdout(read_str = 'STDIN %s\n' % wpath,
-                                   build_str = 'scons: "." is up to date.\n'))
+                                   build_str = "scons: `.' is up to date.\n"))
 
 test.run(arguments = '-f no_such_file .',
-         stdout = test.wrap_stdout('scons: "." is up to date.\n'),
+         stdout = test.wrap_stdout("scons: `.' is up to date.\n"),
          stderr = "Ignoring missing SConscript 'no_such_file'\n")
 
 test.pass_test()
diff --git a/test/option-n.py b/test/option-n.py
index 86f4c3a..7a324b5 100644
--- a/test/option-n.py
+++ b/test/option-n.py
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ test.fail_test(os.path.exists(test.workpath("configure", "config.log")))
 
 # test that no error is raised, if all targets are up-to-date. In this
 # case .cache and config.log shouldn't be created
-stdout=test.wrap_stdout(build_str='scons: "." is up to date.\n',
+stdout=test.wrap_stdout(build_str="scons: `.' is up to date.\n",
                         read_str="""\
 Executing Custom Test ... ok
 """)
diff --git a/test/timestamp-fallback.py b/test/timestamp-fallback.py
index 9ea515c..ba70d0c 100644
--- a/test/timestamp-fallback.py
+++ b/test/timestamp-fallback.py
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ test.run(arguments = 'f1.out f3.out')
 
 test.run(arguments = 'f1.out f2.out f3.out f4.out',
          stdout = test.wrap_stdout("""\
-scons: "f1.out" is up to date.
+scons: `f1.out' is up to date.
 build("f2.out", "f2.in")
-scons: "f3.out" is up to date.
+scons: `f3.out' is up to date.
 build("f4.out", "f4.in")
 """))
 
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ os.utime(test.workpath('f3.in'),
 test.run(arguments = 'f1.out f2.out f3.out f4.out',
          stdout = test.wrap_stdout("""\
 build("f1.out", "f1.in")
-scons: "f2.out" is up to date.
+scons: `f2.out' is up to date.
 build("f3.out", "f3.in")
-scons: "f4.out" is up to date.
+scons: `f4.out' is up to date.
 """))
 
 
diff --git a/test/up-to-date.py b/test/up-to-date.py
index 8311444..460401a 100644
--- a/test/up-to-date.py
+++ b/test/up-to-date.py
@@ -58,9 +58,10 @@ test.write('f4.in', "f4.in\n")
 test.run(arguments = 'f1.out f3.out')
 
 test.run(arguments = 'f1.out f2.out f3.out f4.out', stdout =
-test.wrap_stdout("""scons: "f1.out" is up to date.
+test.wrap_stdout("""\
+scons: `f1.out' is up to date.
 %s build.py f2.out f2.in
-scons: "f3.out" is up to date.
+scons: `f3.out' is up to date.
 %s build.py f4.out f4.in
 """ % (python, python)))