test: do not require flags when executing a file

test/common/index.js

@@ -48,8 +48,11 @@ const hasCrypto = Boolean(process.versions.openssl);
 
 // Check for flags. Skip this for workers (both, the `cluster` module and
 // `worker_threads`) and child processes.
+// If the binary was built without-ssl then the crypto flags are
+// invalid (bad option). The test itself should handle this case.
 if (process.argv.length === 2 &&
  isMainThread &&
+ hasCrypto &&
  module.parent &&
  require('cluster').isMaster) {
  // The copyright notice is relatively big and the flags could come afterwards.
@@ -74,13 +77,21 @@ if (process.argv.length === 2 &&
  const args = process.execArgv.map((arg) => arg.replace(/_/g, '-'));
  for (const flag of flags) {
  if (!args.includes(flag) &&
- // If the binary was built without-ssl then the crypto flags are
- // invalid (bad option). The test itself should handle this case.
- hasCrypto &&
  // If the binary is build without `intl` the inspect option is
  // invalid. The test itself should handle this case.
  (process.features.inspector || !flag.startsWith('--inspect'))) {
- throw new Error(`Test has to be started with the flag: '${flag}'`);
+ console.log(
+ 'NOTE: The test started as a child_process using these flags:',
+ util.inspect(flags)
+ );
+ const args = [...flags, ...process.execArgv, ...process.argv.slice(1)];
+ const options = { encoding: 'utf8', stdio: 'inherit' };
+ const result = spawnSync(process.execPath, args, options);
+ if (result.signal) {
+ process.kill(0, result.signal);
+ } else {
+ process.exit(result.status);
+ }
  }
  }
  }