--- a/pre_testing1/collatz_test.sh	Sun Nov 08 13:09:38 2020 +0000
+++ b/pre_testing1/collatz_test.sh	Mon Nov 09 14:34:12 2020 +0000
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 out=${1:-output}
 
 echo -e "" > $out
+echo -e "" > c$out
 
 echo -e "Below is the feedback for your submission collatz.scala" >> $out
 echo -e "" >> $out
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@
 # compilation tests
 
 function scala_compile {
-  (ulimit -t 30; JAVA_OPTS="-Xmx1g" scala -Xprint:parser "$1" 2> c$out 1> c$out)
+  (ulimit -t 30; JAVA_OPTS="-Xmx1g" scala -Xprint:parser "$1" 2>> $out 1>> $out)
 }
 
 # functional tests
@@ -48,10 +49,11 @@
 
 # var, .par return, ListBuffer test
 #
-echo -e "collatz.scala does not contain VARS, RETURNS etc?" >> $out
 
 if  [ $tsts -eq 0 ]
-then 
+then
+   echo -e "collatz.scala does not contain VARS, RETURNS etc?" >> $out
+    
    if (scala_vars collatz.scala)
    then
       echo -e "  --> FAIL (make triple-sure your program conforms to the required format)\n" >> $out