ensure OutcomeExceptions like skip/fail have initialized exception attributes

CHANGELOG

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ Changes between 2.3.4 and 2.3.5dev
 - improve PYTEST_DEBUG tracing output by puting
   extra data on a new lines with additional indent
 
+- ensure OutcomeExceptions like skip/fail have initialized exception attributes
+
 Changes between 2.3.3 and 2.3.4
 -----------------------------------
 

_pytest/runner.py

@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ class OutcomeException(Exception):
         contain info about test and collection outcomes.
     """
     def __init__(self, msg=None, pytrace=True):
+        super(OutcomeException, self).__init__(msg)
         self.msg = msg
         self.pytrace = pytrace
 

testing/test_runner.py

@@ -378,6 +378,10 @@ def test_runtest_in_module_ordering(testdir):
     ])
 
 
+def test_outcomeexception_exceptionattributes():
+    outcome = runner.OutcomeException('test')
+    assert outcome.message == outcome.msg
+
 def test_pytest_exit():
     try:
         py.test.exit("hello")