diff --git a/std-script/compile b/std-script/compile
--- a/std-script/compile
+++ b/std-script/compile
@@ -93,16 +93,16 @@
 case params[:prog_lang]
 
 when "c"
-  command = "#{C_COMPILER} #{params[:source_file]} -o #{params[:output_file]} #{C_OPTIONS} 2> #{params[:message_file]}"
-  system(command)
+  command = "#{C_COMPILER} #{params[:source_file]} -o #{params[:output_file]} #{C_OPTIONS}"
+  system(command, err: params[:message_file])
 
 when "c++"
-  command = "#{CPLUSPLUS_COMPILER} #{params[:source_file]} -o #{params[:output_file]} #{CPLUSPLUS_OPTIONS} 2> #{params[:message_file]}"
-  system(command)
+  command = "#{CPLUSPLUS_COMPILER} #{params[:source_file]} -o #{params[:output_file]} #{CPLUSPLUS_OPTIONS}"
+  system(command, err: params[:message_file])
   
 when "pas"
-  command = "#{PASCAL_COMPILER} #{params[:source_file]} -ooutpas #{PASCAL_OPTIONS} > #{params[:message_file]}"
-  system(command)
+  command = "#{PASCAL_COMPILER} #{params[:source_file]} -ooutpas #{PASCAL_OPTIONS}"
+  system(command,out: params[:message_file])
   FileUtils.mv("output", params[:output_file])
 
 when "java"
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@
     end
   end
   #system("cp #{params[:source_file]} #{classname}.java")
-  command = "#{JAVA_COMPILER} #{classname}.java 2> #{params[:message_file]}"
-  system(command)
+  command = "#{JAVA_COMPILER} #{classname}.java"
+  system(command, err: params[:message_file])
   if File.exists?(classname + ".class")
     File.open(params[:output_file],"w") {|file| file.write("#{classname}")}
   end
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@
   end
 
 when "ruby"
-  command = "#{RUBY_INTERPRETER} -c #{params[:source_file]} 2> #{params[:message_file]}"
-  if system(command)
+  command = "#{RUBY_INTERPRETER} -c #{params[:source_file]}"
+  if system(command, err: params[:message_file])
     File.open(params[:output_file],"w") do |out_file|
       out_file.puts "#!#{RUBY_INTERPRETER}"
       File.open(params[:source_file],"r").each do |line|
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@
   end
 
 when "python"
-  command = "#{PYTHON_CHECKER} #{params[:source_file]} > #{params[:message_file]}"
-  if system(command)
+  command = "#{PYTHON_CHECKER} #{params[:source_file]}"
+  if system(command, out: params[:message_file])
     #compile to python bytecode
     command = "#{PYTHON_INTERPRETER} -m py_compile #{params[:source_file]}"
     puts "compile: #{command}"
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@
   end
 
 when "php"
-  command = "#{PHP_INTERPRETER} #{PHP_OPTIONS} #{params[:source_file]} 2> #{params[:message_file]}"
-  if system(command)
+  command = "#{PHP_INTERPRETER} #{PHP_OPTIONS} #{params[:source_file]}"
+  if system(command, err: params[:message_file])
     File.open(params[:output_file],"w") do |out_file|
       out_file.puts "#!#{PHP_INTERPRETER}"
       File.open(params[:source_file],"r").each do |line|
diff --git a/std-script/run b/std-script/run
--- a/std-script/run
+++ b/std-script/run
@@ -104,22 +104,22 @@
       classname = line
     end
     #for java, we cannot really check the memory limit...
-    run_command = "#{problem_home}/script/box -a 3 -f -T -t #{time_limit} #{JAVA_OPTION} -i #{input_file_name} -o output.txt /usr/bin/java #{classname} 2>run_result"
+    run_command = "#{problem_home}/script/box -a 3 -f -T -t #{time_limit} #{JAVA_OPTION} -i #{input_file_name} -o output.txt /usr/bin/java #{classname} "
   when "ruby"
-    run_command = "#{problem_home}/script/box -a 2 -f -T -t #{time_limit*=2} -m #{mem_limit} #{RUBY_OPTION} -i #{input_file_name} -o output.txt /usr/bin/ruby #{program_name} 2>run_result"
+    run_command = "#{problem_home}/script/box -a 2 -f -T -t #{time_limit*=2} -m #{mem_limit} #{RUBY_OPTION} -i #{input_file_name} -o output.txt /usr/bin/ruby #{program_name} "
   when "python"
-    run_command = "#{problem_home}/script/box -a 2 -f -T -t #{time_limit*=2} -m #{mem_limit} #{PYTHON_OPTION} -i #{input_file_name} -o output.txt /usr/bin/python #{program_name} 2>run_result"
+    run_command = "#{problem_home}/script/box -a 2 -f -T -t #{time_limit*=2} -m #{mem_limit} #{PYTHON_OPTION} -i #{input_file_name} -o output.txt /usr/bin/python #{program_name} "
   when "php"
-    run_command = "#{problem_home}/script/box -a 2 -f -T -t #{time_limit*=2} #{PHP_OPTION} -i #{input_file_name} -o output.txt /usr/bin/php #{program_name} 2>run_result"
+    run_command = "#{problem_home}/script/box -a 2 -f -T -t #{time_limit*=2} #{PHP_OPTION} -i #{input_file_name} -o output.txt /usr/bin/php #{program_name} "
   else # for c++, pascal, we do the normal checking
-    run_command = "#{problem_home}/script/box -a 2 -f -T -t #{time_limit} -m #{mem_limit} -i #{input_file_name} -o output.txt #{program_name} 2>run_result"
+    run_command = "#{problem_home}/script/box -a 2 -f -T -t #{time_limit} -m #{mem_limit} -i #{input_file_name} -o output.txt #{program_name} "
 end
 
 
 log "Running test #{test_num}..."
 log run_command
 log
-system(run_command)
+system(run_command,err: 'run_result')
 
 # Restore PROBLEM_HOME
 ENV['PROBLEM_HOME'] = problem_home