1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/test/helper.rb b/test/helper.rb
index 730b96c..3f141e4 100644
--- a/test/helper.rb
+++ b/test/helper.rb
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ class IO
    end
  end if ! IO.method_defined?(:nread) && RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /linux/
  
+def cloexec_pipe
+  IO.pipe.each { |io| io.close_on_exec = true }
+end
+
  require 'yahns'
  
  # needed for parallel (MT) tests)