function ignore_file (name)
  ok = true

  mytext = "text from lua1"

  result = "ok"

  if ok then
    if existsonpath("cat") == 0 then
      procfin, procfout, pid = spawn_pipe("cat")
      if pid == -1 then
        result = "no pid"
        ok = false
      else
        procfin:write(mytext)
        procfin:close()
        line, errstr = procfout:read()
        if line == nil then
          result = "no line"
          ok = false
        elseif line ~= mytext then
          result = "Expected: " .. mytext .. "\nRead: " .. line
          ok = false
        end
        procfout:close()
        ret, pid = wait(pid)
      end
    else
      result = "Lacking cat"
      x = io.open("skipfile", "w")
      x:close()
    end
  end
  
  if ok then
    x = io.open("outfile", "w")
    x:close()
  end

  ignore_file = function (name) return true end
  return true
end
