2 files changed, 13 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/library/syslog/shared/log.rb b/spec/ruby/library/syslog/shared/log.rb
index b19c2eae0d..98ce4f54b2 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/library/syslog/shared/log.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/library/syslog/shared/log.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 describe :syslog_log, shared: true do
-  platform_is_not :windows, :darwin, :solaris, :aix do
+  platform_is_not :windows, :darwin, :aix, :android do
     before :each do
-      Syslog.opened?.should be_false
+      Syslog.opened?.should == false
     end
 
     after :each do
-      Syslog.opened?.should be_false
+      Syslog.opened?.should == false
     end
 
     it "logs a message" do
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ describe :syslog_log, shared: true do
         Syslog.open("rubyspec", Syslog::LOG_PERROR) do
           Syslog.send(@method, "Hello")
         end
-      }.should output_to_fd("rubyspec: Hello\n", $stderr)
+      }.should output_to_fd(/\Arubyspec(?::| \d+ - -) Hello\n\z/, $stderr)
     end
 
     it "accepts sprintf arguments" do
@@ -22,19 +22,18 @@ describe :syslog_log, shared: true do
           Syslog.send(@method, "Hello %s", "world")
           Syslog.send(@method, "%d dogs", 2)
         end
-      }.should output_to_fd("rubyspec: Hello world\nrubyspec: 2 dogs\n", $stderr)
+      }.should output_to_fd(/\Arubyspec(?::| \d+ - -) Hello world\nrubyspec(?::| \d+ - -) 2 dogs\n\z/, $stderr)
     end
 
     it "works as an alias for Syslog.log" do
       level = Syslog.const_get "LOG_#{@method.to_s.upcase}"
-      response = "rubyspec: Hello\n"
       -> {
         Syslog.open("rubyspec", Syslog::LOG_PERROR) do
           Syslog.send(@method, "Hello")
           Syslog.log(level, "Hello")
         end
         # make sure the same thing is written to $stderr.
-      }.should output_to_fd(response * 2, $stderr)
+      }.should output_to_fd(/\A(?:rubyspec(?::| \d+ - -) Hello\n){2}\z/, $stderr)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/library/syslog/shared/reopen.rb b/spec/ruby/library/syslog/shared/reopen.rb
index 621437a01d..f04408e807 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/library/syslog/shared/reopen.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/library/syslog/shared/reopen.rb
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 describe :syslog_reopen, shared: true do
   platform_is_not :windows do
     before :each do
-      Syslog.opened?.should be_false
+      Syslog.opened?.should == false
     end
 
     after :each do
-      Syslog.opened?.should be_false
+      Syslog.opened?.should == false
     end
 
     it "reopens the log" do
       Syslog.open
-      -> { Syslog.send(@method)}.should_not raise_error
-      Syslog.opened?.should be_true
+      -> { Syslog.send(@method)}.should_not.raise
+      Syslog.opened?.should == true
       Syslog.close
     end
 
     it "fails with RuntimeError if the log is closed" do
-      -> { Syslog.send(@method)}.should raise_error(RuntimeError)
+      -> { Syslog.send(@method)}.should.raise(RuntimeError)
     end
 
     it "receives the same parameters as Syslog.open" do
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ describe :syslog_reopen, shared: true do
         s.ident.should == "rubyspec"
         s.options.should == 3
         s.facility.should == Syslog::LOG_USER
-        s.opened?.should be_true
+        s.opened?.should == true
       end
-      Syslog.opened?.should be_false
+      Syslog.opened?.should == false
     end
 
     it "returns the module" do