3 files changed, 34 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/test/files/run/toolbox_console_reporter.check b/test/files/run/toolbox_console_reporter.check
index e69de29bb2..1395c68740 100644
--- a/test/files/run/toolbox_console_reporter.check
+++ b/test/files/run/toolbox_console_reporter.check
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+hello
+============compiler console=============
+warning: method foo in object Utils is deprecated: test
+
+=========================================
+============compiler messages============
+Info(NoPosition,method foo in object Utils is deprecated: test,WARNING)
+=========================================
diff --git a/test/files/run/toolbox_console_reporter.scala b/test/files/run/toolbox_console_reporter.scala
index a57dea38a8..d672ccb9cb 100644
--- a/test/files/run/toolbox_console_reporter.scala
+++ b/test/files/run/toolbox_console_reporter.scala
@@ -1,16 +1,29 @@
 import scala.reflect.runtime.universe._
+import scala.reflect.runtime.{universe => ru}
+import scala.reflect.runtime.{currentMirror => cm}
+import scala.tools.reflect.{ToolBox, mkConsoleFrontEnd}
 
 object Test extends App {
-  // todo. cannot test this unfortunately, because ConsoleFrontEnd grabs Console.out too early
-  // todo. and isn't affected by Console.setOut employed by partest to intercept output
+  val oldErr = Console.err;
+  val baos = new java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream();
+  Console.setErr(new java.io.PrintStream(baos));
+  try {
+    val toolbox = cm.mkToolBox(frontEnd = mkConsoleFrontEnd(), options = "-deprecation")
+    toolbox.eval(reify{
+      object Utils {
+        @deprecated("test", "2.10.0")
+        def foo { println("hello") }
+      }
 
-  //val toolbox = mkToolBox(frontEnd = mkConsoleFrontEnd(), options = "-deprecation")
-  //toolbox.eval(reify{
-  //  object Utils {
-  //    @deprecated("test", "2.10.0")
-  //    def foo { println("hello") }
-  //  }
-  //
-  //  Utils.foo
-  //})
+      Utils.foo
+    }.tree)
+    println("============compiler console=============")
+    println(baos.toString);
+    println("=========================================")
+    println("============compiler messages============")
+    toolbox.frontEnd.infos.foreach(println(_))
+    println("=========================================")
+  } finally {
+    Console.setErr(oldErr);
+  }
 }
 \ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/files/run/toolbox_silent_reporter.scala b/test/files/run/toolbox_silent_reporter.scala
index 15f559d605..03b1d6defa 100644
--- a/test/files/run/toolbox_silent_reporter.scala
+++ b/test/files/run/toolbox_silent_reporter.scala
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import scala.reflect.runtime.universe._
 import scala.reflect.runtime.{universe => ru}
 import scala.reflect.runtime.{currentMirror => cm}
-import scala.tools.reflect.ToolBox
+import scala.tools.reflect.{ToolBox, mkSilentFrontEnd}
 
 object Test extends App {
-  val toolbox = cm.mkToolBox(options = "-deprecation")
+  val toolbox = cm.mkToolBox(options = "-deprecation", frontEnd = mkSilentFrontEnd())
   toolbox.eval(reify{
     object Utils {
       @deprecated("test", "2.10.0")