Improve tests to keep running if there's a strange failure.

1 files changed, 142 insertions, 142 deletions

diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index 547760b0..a82c2791 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -1755,7 +1755,7 @@ poundbang::
 	@echo $@
 	@sed "s;/tmp/gawk;`pwd`/$(AWKPROG);" < "$(srcdir)"/poundbang.awk > ./_pbd.awk
 	@chmod +x ./_pbd.awk
-	@if ./_pbd.awk "$(srcdir)"/poundbang.awk > _`basename $@` ; \
+	@-if ./_pbd.awk "$(srcdir)"/poundbang.awk > _`basename $@` ; \
 	then : ; \
 	else \
 		sed "s;/tmp/gawk;$(AWKPROG);" < "$(srcdir)"/poundbang.awk > ./_pbd.awk ; \
@@ -1766,14 +1766,14 @@ poundbang::
 
 messages::
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/messages.awk >_out2 2>_out3 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
+	@-$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/messages.awk >_out2 2>_out3 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/out1.ok _out1 && $(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/out2.ok _out2 && $(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/out3.ok _out3 && rm -f _out1 _out2 _out3
 
 argarray::
 	@echo $@
 	@cp "$(srcdir)"/argarray.in ./argarray.input
-	@TEST=test echo just a test | $(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/argarray.awk ./argarray.input - >_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
-	@rm -f ./argarray.input
+	@-TEST=test echo just a test | $(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/argarray.awk ./argarray.input - >_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
+	@-rm -f ./argarray.input
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 regtest::
@@ -1781,42 +1781,42 @@ regtest::
 	@echo 'Some of the output from regtest is very system specific, do not'
 	@echo 'be distressed if your output differs from that distributed.'
 	@echo 'Manual inspection is called for.'
-	@AWK=$(AWKPROG) "$(srcdir)"/regtest.sh
+	@-AWK=$(AWKPROG) "$(srcdir)"/regtest.sh
 
 manyfiles::
 	@echo $@
 	@rm -rf junk
 	@mkdir junk
-	@$(AWK) 'BEGIN { for (i = 1; i <= 1030; i++) print i, i}' >_$@
-	@$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/manyfiles.awk _$@ _$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
-	@wc -l junk/* | $(AWK) '$$1 != 2' | wc -l | sed "s/  *//g" > _$@
-	@rm -rf junk
+	@-$(AWK) 'BEGIN { for (i = 1; i <= 1030; i++) print i, i}' >_$@
+	@-$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/manyfiles.awk _$@ _$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
+	@-wc -l junk/* | $(AWK) '$$1 != 2' | wc -l | sed "s/  *//g" > _$@
+	@-rm -rf junk
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 compare::
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/compare.awk 0 1 "$(srcdir)"/compare.in >_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
+	@-$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/compare.awk 0 1 "$(srcdir)"/compare.in >_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 inftest::
 	@echo $@
 	@echo This test is very machine specific...
-	@$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/inftest.awk | sed "s/inf/Inf/g" >_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
+	@-$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/inftest.awk | sed "s/inf/Inf/g" >_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 getline2::
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/getline2.awk "$(srcdir)"/getline2.awk "$(srcdir)"/getline2.awk >_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
+	@-$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/getline2.awk "$(srcdir)"/getline2.awk "$(srcdir)"/getline2.awk >_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 awkpath::
 	@echo $@
-	@AWKPATH="$(srcdir)$(PATH_SEPARATOR)$(srcdir)/lib" $(AWK) -f awkpath.awk >_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
+	@-AWKPATH="$(srcdir)$(PATH_SEPARATOR)$(srcdir)/lib" $(AWK) -f awkpath.awk >_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 argtest::
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/argtest.awk -x -y abc >_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
+	@-$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/argtest.awk -x -y abc >_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 badargs::
@@ -1826,47 +1826,47 @@ badargs::
 
 strftime::
 	@echo $@
-	@[ -z "$$GAWKLOCALE" ] && GAWKLOCALE=C ; export GAWKLOCALE; \
+	@-[ -z "$$GAWKLOCALE" ] && GAWKLOCALE=C ; export GAWKLOCALE; \
 	TZ=GMT0; export TZ; \
 	$(AWK) -v OUTPUT=_$@ -v DATECMD="$(DATE)" -f "$(srcdir)"/strftime.awk || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
 	@-$(CMP) strftime.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@ strftime.ok || exit 0
 
 devfd::
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) 1 /dev/fd/4 /dev/fd/5 4<"$(srcdir)"/devfd.in4 5<"$(srcdir)"/devfd.in5 >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
+	@-$(AWK) 1 /dev/fd/4 /dev/fd/5 4<"$(srcdir)"/devfd.in4 5<"$(srcdir)"/devfd.in5 >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 # This cannot be autogenerated; we want it to read the input name
 # on the command line.
 errno:
 	@echo $@ $(ZOS_FAIL)
-	@AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -f $@.awk "$(srcdir)"/$@.in >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -f $@.awk "$(srcdir)"/$@.in >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 tweakfld::
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/tweakfld.awk "$(srcdir)"/tweakfld.in >_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
-	@rm -f errors.cleanup
+	@-$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/tweakfld.awk "$(srcdir)"/tweakfld.in >_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
+	@-rm -f errors.cleanup
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 # AIX /bin/sh exec's the last command in a list, therefore issue a ":"
 # command so that pid.sh is fork'ed as a child before being exec'ed.
 pid::
 	@echo $@
-	@AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" AWK=$(AWKPROG) $(SHELL) "$(srcdir)"/pid.sh $$$$ > _`basename $@` ; :
+	@-AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" AWK=$(AWKPROG) $(SHELL) "$(srcdir)"/pid.sh $$$$ > _`basename $@` ; :
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/pid.ok _`basename $@` && rm -f _`basename $@`
 
 strftlng::
 	@echo $@
-	@TZ=UTC; export TZ; $(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/strftlng.awk >_$@
-	@if $(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/strftlng.ok _$@ >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then : ; else \
+	@-TZ=UTC; export TZ; $(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/strftlng.awk >_$@
+	@-if $(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/strftlng.ok _$@ >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then : ; else \
 	TZ=UTC0; export TZ; $(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/strftlng.awk >_$@ ; \
 	fi
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 nors::
 	@echo $@
-	@echo A B C D E | tr -d '\12\15' | $(AWK) '{ print $$NF }' - "$(srcdir)"/nors.in > _$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
+	@-echo A B C D E | tr -d '\12\15' | $(AWK) '{ print $$NF }' - "$(srcdir)"/nors.in > _$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 # fmtspcl.ok: fmtspcl.tok Makefile fix-fmtspcl.awk
@@ -1881,28 +1881,28 @@ nors::
 
 rebuf::
 	@echo $@
-	@AWKBUFSIZE=4096 AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -f $@.awk  < "$(srcdir)"/$@.in >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-AWKBUFSIZE=4096 AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -f $@.awk  < "$(srcdir)"/$@.in >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 rsglstdin:: 
 	@echo $@
-	@cat  "$(srcdir)"/rsgetline.in | AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -f rsgetline.awk >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-cat  "$(srcdir)"/rsgetline.in | AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -f rsgetline.awk >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 pipeio1::
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/pipeio1.awk >_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
-	@rm -f test1 test2
+	@-$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/pipeio1.awk >_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
+	@-rm -f test1 test2
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 pipeio2::
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) -v SRCDIR="$(srcdir)" -f "$(srcdir)"/pipeio2.awk >_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
+	@-$(AWK) -v SRCDIR="$(srcdir)" -f "$(srcdir)"/pipeio2.awk >_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 clobber::
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/clobber.awk >_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
+	@-$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/clobber.awk >_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/clobber.ok seq && $(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/clobber.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 	@rm -f seq
 
@@ -1942,25 +1942,25 @@ inetdayt::
 
 redfilnm::
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/redfilnm.awk srcdir="$(srcdir)" "$(srcdir)"/redfilnm.in >_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
+	@-$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/redfilnm.awk srcdir="$(srcdir)" "$(srcdir)"/redfilnm.in >_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 space::
 	@echo $@ $(ZOS_FAIL)
-	@$(AWK) -f ' ' "$(srcdir)"/space.awk >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
+	@-$(AWK) -f ' ' "$(srcdir)"/space.awk >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 rsnulbig::
 	@echo $@
 	@ : Suppose that block size for pipe is at most 128kB:
-	@$(AWK) 'BEGIN { for (i = 1; i <= 128*64+1; i++) print "abcdefgh123456\n" }' 2>&1 | \
+	@-$(AWK) 'BEGIN { for (i = 1; i <= 128*64+1; i++) print "abcdefgh123456\n" }' 2>&1 | \
 	$(AWK) 'BEGIN { RS = ""; ORS = "\n\n" }; { print }' 2>&1 | \
 	$(AWK) ' /^[^a]/; END{ print NR }' >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 rsnulbig2::
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) 'BEGIN { ORS = ""; n = "\n"; for (i = 1; i <= 10; i++) n = (n n); \
+	@-$(AWK) 'BEGIN { ORS = ""; n = "\n"; for (i = 1; i <= 10; i++) n = (n n); \
 		for (i = 1; i <= 128; i++) print n; print "abc\n" }' 2>&1 | \
 		$(AWK) 'BEGIN { RS = ""; ORS = "\n\n" };{ print }' 2>&1 | \
 		$(AWK) ' /^[^a]/; END { print NR }' >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
@@ -1970,51 +1970,51 @@ rsnulbig2::
 # Thus, unconditionally generate the exit code.
 exitval1::
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/exitval1.awk >_$@ 2>&1; echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/exitval1.awk >_$@ 2>&1; echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 fsspcoln::
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk 'FS=[ :]+' "$(srcdir)"/$@.in >_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
+	@-$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk 'FS=[ :]+' "$(srcdir)"/$@.in >_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 rsstart3::
 	@echo $@
-	@head "$(srcdir)"/rsstart1.in | $(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/rsstart2.awk >_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
+	@-head "$(srcdir)"/rsstart1.in | $(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/rsstart2.awk >_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 # FIXME: Gentests can't really deal with something that is both a shell script
 # and requires a locale. We might can fix that ...
 rtlenmb::
 	@echo $@
-	@[ -z "$$GAWKLOCALE" ] && GAWKLOCALE=en_US.UTF-8; export GAWKLOCALE ; \
+	@-[ -z "$$GAWKLOCALE" ] && GAWKLOCALE=en_US.UTF-8; export GAWKLOCALE ; \
 	"$(srcdir)"/rtlen.sh >_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 nofile::
 	@echo $@ $(ZOS_FAIL)
-	@$(AWK) '{}' no/such/file >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-$(AWK) '{}' no/such/file >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 binmode1::
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) -v BINMODE=3 'BEGIN { print BINMODE }' >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-$(AWK) -v BINMODE=3 'BEGIN { print BINMODE }' >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 devfd1::
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk 4< "$(srcdir)"/devfd.in1 5< "$(srcdir)"/devfd.in2 >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk 4< "$(srcdir)"/devfd.in1 5< "$(srcdir)"/devfd.in2 >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 # The program text is the '1' which will print each record. How compact can you get?
 devfd2::
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) 1 /dev/fd/4 /dev/fd/5 4< "$(srcdir)"/devfd.in1 5< "$(srcdir)"/devfd.in2 >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-$(AWK) 1 /dev/fd/4 /dev/fd/5 4< "$(srcdir)"/devfd.in1 5< "$(srcdir)"/devfd.in2 >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 mixed1::
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) -f /dev/null --source 'BEGIN {return junk}' >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-$(AWK) -f /dev/null --source 'BEGIN {return junk}' >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 mbprintf5::
@@ -2029,12 +2029,12 @@ mbprintf5::
 
 printfbad2: printfbad2.ok
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) --lint -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk "$(srcdir)"/$@.in 2>&1 | sed 's;$(srcdir)/;;g' >_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$?  >>_$@
+	@-$(AWK) --lint -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk "$(srcdir)"/$@.in 2>&1 | sed 's;$(srcdir)/;;g' >_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$?  >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 beginfile1::
 	@echo $@ $(ZOS_FAIL)
-	@AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -f $@.awk "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk . ./no/such/file Makefile  >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -f $@.awk "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk . ./no/such/file Makefile  >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 beginfile2:
@@ -2044,195 +2044,195 @@ beginfile2:
 
 dumpvars::
 	@echo $@
-	@AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) --dump-variables 1 < "$(srcdir)"/$@.in >/dev/null 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
+	@-AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) --dump-variables 1 < "$(srcdir)"/$@.in >/dev/null 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
 	@grep -v ENVIRON < awkvars.out | grep -v PROCINFO > _$@; rm awkvars.out
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 profile0:
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) --profile=ap-$@.out -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk "$(srcdir)"/$@.in > /dev/null
-	@sed 1,2d < ap-$@.out > _$@; rm ap-$@.out
+	@-$(AWK) --profile=ap-$@.out -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk "$(srcdir)"/$@.in > /dev/null
+	@-sed 1,2d < ap-$@.out > _$@; rm ap-$@.out
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 profile1:
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/xref.awk "$(srcdir)"/dtdgport.awk > _$@.out1
-	@$(AWK) --pretty-print=ap-$@.out -f "$(srcdir)"/xref.awk
-	@$(AWK) -f ./ap-$@.out "$(srcdir)"/dtdgport.awk > _$@.out2 ; rm ap-$@.out
+	@-$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/xref.awk "$(srcdir)"/dtdgport.awk > _$@.out1
+	@-$(AWK) --pretty-print=ap-$@.out -f "$(srcdir)"/xref.awk
+	@-$(AWK) -f ./ap-$@.out "$(srcdir)"/dtdgport.awk > _$@.out2 ; rm ap-$@.out
 	@-$(CMP) _$@.out1 _$@.out2 && rm _$@.out[12] || { echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@ ; \
 	cp "$(srcdir)"/dtdgport.awk $@.ok ; }
 
 profile2:
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) --profile=ap-$@.out -v sortcmd=$(SORT) -f "$(srcdir)"/xref.awk "$(srcdir)"/dtdgport.awk > /dev/null
-	@sed 1,2d < ap-$@.out > _$@; rm ap-$@.out
+	@-$(AWK) --profile=ap-$@.out -v sortcmd=$(SORT) -f "$(srcdir)"/xref.awk "$(srcdir)"/dtdgport.awk > /dev/null
+	@-sed 1,2d < ap-$@.out > _$@; rm ap-$@.out
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 profile3:
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) --profile=ap-$@.out -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk > /dev/null
-	@sed 1,2d < ap-$@.out > _$@; rm ap-$@.out
+	@-$(AWK) --profile=ap-$@.out -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk > /dev/null
+	@-sed 1,2d < ap-$@.out > _$@; rm ap-$@.out
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 profile5:
 	@echo $@ $(ZOS_FAIL)
 	@-AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) --pretty=_$@ -f $@.awk 2> _$@.err
-	@cat _$@.err >> _$@ ; rm -f _$@.err
+	@-cat _$@.err >> _$@ ; rm -f _$@.err
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 profile6:
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) --profile=ap-$@.out -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk > /dev/null
-	@sed 1,2d < ap-$@.out > _$@; rm ap-$@.out
+	@-$(AWK) --profile=ap-$@.out -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk > /dev/null
+	@-sed 1,2d < ap-$@.out > _$@; rm ap-$@.out
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 profile7:
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) --profile=ap-$@.out -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk > /dev/null
-	@sed 1,2d < ap-$@.out > _$@; rm ap-$@.out
+	@-$(AWK) --profile=ap-$@.out -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk > /dev/null
+	@-sed 1,2d < ap-$@.out > _$@; rm ap-$@.out
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 profile12:
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) --profile=ap-$@.out -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk "$(srcdir)"/$@.in > _$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
-	@rm ap-$@.out
+	@-$(AWK) --profile=ap-$@.out -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk "$(srcdir)"/$@.in > _$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
+	@-rm ap-$@.out
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 mpfrieee:
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) -M -vPREC=double -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk > _$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
+	@-$(AWK) -M -vPREC=double -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk > _$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 mpfrexprange:
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) -M -vPREC=53 -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk > _$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
+	@-$(AWK) -M -vPREC=53 -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk > _$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 mpfrrnd:
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) -M -vPREC=53 -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk > _$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
+	@-$(AWK) -M -vPREC=53 -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk > _$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 mpfrsort:
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) -M -vPREC=53 -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk > _$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
+	@-$(AWK) -M -vPREC=53 -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk > _$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 mpfruplus:
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) -M -f "$(srcdir)"/uplus.awk > _$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
+	@-$(AWK) -M -f "$(srcdir)"/uplus.awk > _$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 mpfranswer42:
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) -M -f "$(srcdir)"/mpfranswer42.awk > _$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
+	@-$(AWK) -M -f "$(srcdir)"/mpfranswer42.awk > _$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 mpfrmemok1:
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) -p- -M -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk 2>&1 | sed 1d > _$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
+	@-$(AWK) -p- -M -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk 2>&1 | sed 1d > _$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 jarebug::
 	@echo $@
-	@"$(srcdir)"/$@.sh "$(AWKPROG)" "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk "$(srcdir)"/$@.in "_$@" || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
+	@-"$(srcdir)"/$@.sh "$(AWKPROG)" "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk "$(srcdir)"/$@.in "_$@" || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 ordchr2::
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) --load ordchr 'BEGIN {print chr(ord("z"))}' >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-$(AWK) --load ordchr 'BEGIN {print chr(ord("z"))}' >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 # N.B. If the test fails, create readfile.ok so that "make diffout" will work
 readfile::
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) -l readfile 'BEGIN {printf "%s", readfile("$(srcdir)/Makefile.am")}' >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-$(AWK) -l readfile 'BEGIN {printf "%s", readfile("$(srcdir)/Makefile.am")}' >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)/Makefile.am" _$@ && rm -f _$@ || cp -p "$(srcdir)/Makefile.am" $@.ok
 
 readfile2::
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk "$(srcdir)"/readdir.awk > _$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk "$(srcdir)"/readdir.awk > _$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 nsawk1a::
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/nsawk1.awk > _$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/nsawk1.awk > _$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 nsawk1b::
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) -v I=fine -f "$(srcdir)"/nsawk1.awk > _$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-$(AWK) -v I=fine -f "$(srcdir)"/nsawk1.awk > _$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 nsawk1c::
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) -v awk::I=fine -f "$(srcdir)"/nsawk1.awk > _$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-$(AWK) -v awk::I=fine -f "$(srcdir)"/nsawk1.awk > _$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 nsawk2a::
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) -v I=fine -f "$(srcdir)"/nsawk2.awk > _$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-$(AWK) -v I=fine -f "$(srcdir)"/nsawk2.awk > _$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 nsawk2b::
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) -v awk::I=fine -f "$(srcdir)"/nsawk2.awk > _$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-$(AWK) -v awk::I=fine -f "$(srcdir)"/nsawk2.awk > _$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 include2::
 	@echo $@
-	@AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) --include inclib 'BEGIN {print sandwich("a", "b", "c")}' >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) --include inclib 'BEGIN {print sandwich("a", "b", "c")}' >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 incdupe::
 	@echo $@
-	@AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) --lint -i inclib -i inclib.awk 'BEGIN {print sandwich("a", "b", "c")}' >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) --lint -i inclib -i inclib.awk 'BEGIN {print sandwich("a", "b", "c")}' >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 incdupe2::
 	@echo $@
-	@AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) --lint -f inclib -f inclib.awk >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) --lint -f inclib -f inclib.awk >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 incdupe3::
 	@echo $@
-	@AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) --lint -f hello -f hello.awk >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) --lint -f hello -f hello.awk >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 incdupe4::
 	@echo $@
-	@AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) --lint -f hello -i hello.awk >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) --lint -f hello -i hello.awk >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 incdupe5::
 	@echo $@
-	@AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) --lint -i hello -f hello.awk >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) --lint -i hello -f hello.awk >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 incdupe6::
 	@echo $@
-	@AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) --lint -i inchello -f hello.awk >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) --lint -i inchello -f hello.awk >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 incdupe7::
 	@echo $@
-	@AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) --lint -f hello -i inchello >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) --lint -f hello -i inchello >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 inplace1::
 	@echo $@
-	@cp "$(srcdir)"/inplace.1.in _$@.1
-	@cp "$(srcdir)"/inplace.2.in _$@.2
-	@AWKPATH="$(srcdir)"/../awklib/eg/lib $(AWK) -i inplace 'BEGIN {print "before"} {gsub(/foo/, "bar"); print} END {print "after"}' _$@.1 - _$@.2 < "$(srcdir)"/inplace.in >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-cp "$(srcdir)"/inplace.1.in _$@.1
+	@-cp "$(srcdir)"/inplace.2.in _$@.2
+	@-AWKPATH="$(srcdir)"/../awklib/eg/lib $(AWK) -i inplace 'BEGIN {print "before"} {gsub(/foo/, "bar"); print} END {print "after"}' _$@.1 - _$@.2 < "$(srcdir)"/inplace.in >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.1.ok _$@.1 && rm -f _$@.1
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.2.ok _$@.2 && rm -f _$@.2
 
 inplace2::
 	@echo $@
-	@cp "$(srcdir)"/inplace.1.in _$@.1
-	@cp "$(srcdir)"/inplace.2.in _$@.2
-	@AWKPATH="$(srcdir)"/../awklib/eg/lib $(AWK) -i inplace -v inplace::suffix=.bak 'BEGIN {print "before"} {gsub(/foo/, "bar"); print} END {print "after"}' _$@.1 - _$@.2 < "$(srcdir)"/inplace.in >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-cp "$(srcdir)"/inplace.1.in _$@.1
+	@-cp "$(srcdir)"/inplace.2.in _$@.2
+	@-AWKPATH="$(srcdir)"/../awklib/eg/lib $(AWK) -i inplace -v inplace::suffix=.bak 'BEGIN {print "before"} {gsub(/foo/, "bar"); print} END {print "after"}' _$@.1 - _$@.2 < "$(srcdir)"/inplace.in >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.1.ok _$@.1 && rm -f _$@.1
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.1.bak.ok _$@.1.bak && rm -f _$@.1.bak
@@ -2241,9 +2241,9 @@ inplace2::
 
 inplace2bcomp::
 	@echo $@
-	@cp "$(srcdir)"/inplace.1.in _$@.1
-	@cp "$(srcdir)"/inplace.2.in _$@.2
-	@AWKPATH="$(srcdir)"/../awklib/eg/lib $(AWK) -i inplace -v INPLACE_SUFFIX=.orig 'BEGIN {print "before"} {gsub(/foo/, "bar"); print} END {print "after"}' _$@.1 - _$@.2 < "$(srcdir)"/inplace.in >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-cp "$(srcdir)"/inplace.1.in _$@.1
+	@-cp "$(srcdir)"/inplace.2.in _$@.2
+	@-AWKPATH="$(srcdir)"/../awklib/eg/lib $(AWK) -i inplace -v INPLACE_SUFFIX=.orig 'BEGIN {print "before"} {gsub(/foo/, "bar"); print} END {print "after"}' _$@.1 - _$@.2 < "$(srcdir)"/inplace.in >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.1.ok _$@.1 && rm -f _$@.1
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.1.orig.ok _$@.1.orig && rm -f _$@.1.orig
@@ -2252,10 +2252,10 @@ inplace2bcomp::
 
 inplace3::
 	@echo $@
-	@cp "$(srcdir)"/inplace.1.in _$@.1
-	@cp "$(srcdir)"/inplace.2.in _$@.2
-	@AWKPATH="$(srcdir)"/../awklib/eg/lib $(AWK) -i inplace -v inplace::suffix=.bak 'BEGIN {print "before"} {gsub(/foo/, "bar"); print} END {print "after"}' _$@.1 - _$@.2 < "$(srcdir)"/inplace.in >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
-	@AWKPATH="$(srcdir)"/../awklib/eg/lib $(AWK) -i inplace -v inplace::suffix=.bak 'BEGIN {print "Before"} {gsub(/bar/, "foo"); print} END {print "After"}' _$@.1 - _$@.2 < "$(srcdir)"/inplace.in >>_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-cp "$(srcdir)"/inplace.1.in _$@.1
+	@-cp "$(srcdir)"/inplace.2.in _$@.2
+	@-AWKPATH="$(srcdir)"/../awklib/eg/lib $(AWK) -i inplace -v inplace::suffix=.bak 'BEGIN {print "before"} {gsub(/foo/, "bar"); print} END {print "after"}' _$@.1 - _$@.2 < "$(srcdir)"/inplace.in >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-AWKPATH="$(srcdir)"/../awklib/eg/lib $(AWK) -i inplace -v inplace::suffix=.bak 'BEGIN {print "Before"} {gsub(/bar/, "foo"); print} END {print "After"}' _$@.1 - _$@.2 < "$(srcdir)"/inplace.in >>_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.1.ok _$@.1 && rm -f _$@.1
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.1.bak.ok _$@.1.bak && rm -f _$@.1.bak
@@ -2264,10 +2264,10 @@ inplace3::
 
 inplace3bcomp::
 	@echo $@
-	@cp "$(srcdir)"/inplace.1.in _$@.1
-	@cp "$(srcdir)"/inplace.2.in _$@.2
-	@AWKPATH="$(srcdir)"/../awklib/eg/lib $(AWK) -i inplace -v INPLACE_SUFFIX=.orig 'BEGIN {print "before"} {gsub(/foo/, "bar"); print} END {print "after"}' _$@.1 - _$@.2 < "$(srcdir)"/inplace.in >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
-	@AWKPATH="$(srcdir)"/../awklib/eg/lib $(AWK) -i inplace -v INPLACE_SUFFIX=.orig 'BEGIN {print "Before"} {gsub(/bar/, "foo"); print} END {print "After"}' _$@.1 - _$@.2 < "$(srcdir)"/inplace.in >>_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-cp "$(srcdir)"/inplace.1.in _$@.1
+	@-cp "$(srcdir)"/inplace.2.in _$@.2
+	@-AWKPATH="$(srcdir)"/../awklib/eg/lib $(AWK) -i inplace -v INPLACE_SUFFIX=.orig 'BEGIN {print "before"} {gsub(/foo/, "bar"); print} END {print "after"}' _$@.1 - _$@.2 < "$(srcdir)"/inplace.in >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-AWKPATH="$(srcdir)"/../awklib/eg/lib $(AWK) -i inplace -v INPLACE_SUFFIX=.orig 'BEGIN {print "Before"} {gsub(/bar/, "foo"); print} END {print "After"}' _$@.1 - _$@.2 < "$(srcdir)"/inplace.in >>_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.1.ok _$@.1 && rm -f _$@.1
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.1.orig.ok _$@.1.orig && rm -f _$@.1.orig
@@ -2276,45 +2276,45 @@ inplace3bcomp::
 
 testext::
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) ' /^(@load|BEGIN)/,/^}/' "$(top_srcdir)"/extension/testext.c > testext.awk
-	@$(AWK) -f ./testext.awk >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-$(AWK) ' /^(@load|BEGIN)/,/^}/' "$(top_srcdir)"/extension/testext.c > testext.awk
+	@-$(AWK) -f ./testext.awk >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-if echo "$$GAWK_TEST_ARGS" | egrep -e '-M|--bignum' > /dev/null; \
 	then $(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@-mpfr.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@ testext.awk testexttmp.txt ; \
 	else $(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@ testext.awk testexttmp.txt ; fi
 
 getfile:
 	@echo $@
-	@AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -v TESTEXT_QUIET=1 -ltestext -f $@.awk < $(srcdir)/$@.awk >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -v TESTEXT_QUIET=1 -ltestext -f $@.awk < $(srcdir)/$@.awk >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 readdir:
 	@echo $@
-	@if [ "`uname`" = Linux ] && [ "`stat -f . 2>/dev/null | awk 'NR == 2 { print $$NF }'`" = nfs ];  then \
+	@-if [ "`uname`" = Linux ] && [ "`stat -f . 2>/dev/null | awk 'NR == 2 { print $$NF }'`" = nfs ];  then \
 	echo This test may fail on GNU/Linux systems when run on NFS or JFS filesystems.; \
 	echo If it does, try rerunning on an ext'[234]' filesystem. ; \
 	fi
-	@$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/readdir.awk "$(top_srcdir)" > _$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
-	@ls -afi "$(top_srcdir)" > _dirlist
-	@ls -lna "$(top_srcdir)" | sed 1d > _longlist
-	@$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/readdir0.awk -v extout=_$@  \
+	@-$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/readdir.awk "$(top_srcdir)" > _$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
+	@-ls -afi "$(top_srcdir)" > _dirlist
+	@-ls -lna "$(top_srcdir)" | sed 1d > _longlist
+	@-$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/readdir0.awk -v extout=_$@  \
 		-v dirlist=_dirlist -v longlist=_longlist > $@.ok
 	@-$(CMP) $@.ok _$@ && rm -f $@.ok _$@ _dirlist _longlist
 
 readdir_test:
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) -lreaddir -F/ '{printf "[%s] [%s] [%s] [%s]\n", $$1, $$2, $$3, $$4}' "$(top_srcdir)" > $@.ok
-	@$(AWK) -lreaddir_test '{printf "[%s] [%s] [%s] [%s]\n", $$1, $$2, $$3, $$4}' "$(top_srcdir)" > _$@
+	@-$(AWK) -lreaddir -F/ '{printf "[%s] [%s] [%s] [%s]\n", $$1, $$2, $$3, $$4}' "$(top_srcdir)" > $@.ok
+	@-$(AWK) -lreaddir_test '{printf "[%s] [%s] [%s] [%s]\n", $$1, $$2, $$3, $$4}' "$(top_srcdir)" > _$@
 	@-$(CMP) $@.ok _$@ && rm -f $@.ok _$@
 
 readdir_retest:
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) -lreaddir -F/ -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk "$(top_srcdir)" > $@.ok
-	@$(AWK) -lreaddir_test -F/ -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk "$(top_srcdir)" > _$@
+	@-$(AWK) -lreaddir -F/ -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk "$(top_srcdir)" > $@.ok
+	@-$(AWK) -lreaddir_test -F/ -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk "$(top_srcdir)" > _$@
 	@-$(CMP) $@.ok _$@ && rm -f $@.ok _$@
 
 fts:
 	@echo $@
-	@case `uname` in \
+	@-case `uname` in \
 	IRIX) \
 	echo This test may fail on IRIX systems when run on an NFS filesystem.; \
 	echo If it does, try rerunning on an xfs filesystem. ;; \
@@ -2322,71 +2322,71 @@ fts:
 	echo This test may fail on CYGWIN systems when run on an NFS filesystem.; \
 	echo If it does, try rerunning on an ntfs filesystem. ;; \
 	esac
-	@$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/fts.awk || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
+	@-$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/fts.awk || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
 	@-$(CMP) $@.ok _$@ && rm -f $@.ok _$@
 
 # BINMODE=2 is needed for PC tests.
 charasbytes:
 	@echo $@ $(ZOS_FAIL)
-	@[ -z "$$GAWKLOCALE" ] && GAWKLOCALE=en_US.UTF-8; export GAWKLOCALE; \
+	@-[ -z "$$GAWKLOCALE" ] && GAWKLOCALE=en_US.UTF-8; export GAWKLOCALE; \
 	AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -b -v BINMODE=2 -f $@.awk "$(srcdir)"/$@.in | \
 	od -c -t x1 | tr '	' ' ' | sed -e 's/  */ /g' -e 's/ *$$//' >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 symtab6:
 	@echo $@
-	@AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -f $@.awk > _$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -f $@.awk > _$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 symtab8:
 	@echo $@ $(ZOS_FAIL)
-	@$(AWK) -d__$@ -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk "$(srcdir)"/$@.in >_$@
-	@grep -v '^ENVIRON' __$@ | grep -v '^PROCINFO' | grep -v '^FILENAME' >> _$@ ; rm __$@
+	@-$(AWK) -d__$@ -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk "$(srcdir)"/$@.in >_$@
+	@-grep -v '^ENVIRON' __$@ | grep -v '^PROCINFO' | grep -v '^FILENAME' >> _$@ ; rm __$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 symtab9:
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk >_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
-	@rm -f testit.txt
+	@-$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk >_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
+	@-rm -f testit.txt
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 reginttrad:
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) --traditional -r -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk > _$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
+	@-$(AWK) --traditional -r -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk > _$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 colonwarn:
 	@echo $@
-	@for i in 1 2 3 ; \
+	@-for i in 1 2 3 ; \
 	do $(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk $$i < "$(srcdir)"/$@.in ; \
 	done > _$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 dbugeval::
 	@echo $@
-	@if [ -t 0 ]; then \
+	@-if [ -t 0 ]; then \
 	$(AWK) --debug -f /dev/null < "$(srcdir)"/$@.in > _$@  2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@ ; \
 	$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@ ; \
 	fi
 
 filefuncs:
 	@echo $@
-	@AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -f $@.awk -v builddir="$(abs_top_builddir)"  >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -f $@.awk -v builddir="$(abs_top_builddir)"  >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 genpot:
 	@echo $@
-	@AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -f $@.awk --gen-pot >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -f $@.awk --gen-pot >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 negtime::
 	@echo $@
-	@TZ=GMT AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -f $@.awk >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
-	@AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -f checknegtime.awk "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
+	@-TZ=GMT AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -f $@.awk >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -f checknegtime.awk "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 watchpoint1:
 	@echo $@
-	@AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -D -f $@.awk $(srcdir)/$@.in < $(srcdir)/$@.script >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -D -f $@.awk $(srcdir)/$@.in < $(srcdir)/$@.script >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 pty1:
@@ -2409,7 +2409,7 @@ pty2:
 
 ignrcas3::
 	@echo $@
-	@if locale -a | grep el_GR.iso88597 > /dev/null ; then \
+	@-if locale -a | grep el_GR.iso88597 > /dev/null ; then \
 	[ -z "$$GAWKLOCALE" ] && GAWKLOCALE=el_GR.iso88597 ; export GAWKLOCALE; \
 	AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -f $@.awk >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@ ; \
 	$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@ ; \
@@ -2417,37 +2417,37 @@ ignrcas3::
 
 arrdbg:
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) -v "okfile=./$@.ok" -v "mpfr_okfile=./$@-mpfr.ok" -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk | grep array_f >_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
+	@-$(AWK) -v "okfile=./$@.ok" -v "mpfr_okfile=./$@-mpfr.ok" -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk | grep array_f >_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >> _$@
 	@-if echo "$$GAWK_TEST_ARGS" | egrep -e '-M|--bignum' > /dev/null; \
 	then $(CMP) "."/$@-mpfr.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@ $@.ok $@-mpfr.ok ; \
 	else $(CMP) "."/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@ $@.ok $@-mpfr.ok ; fi
 
 sourcesplit:
 	@echo $@
-	@AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) --source='BEGIN { a = 5;' --source='print a }' >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) --source='BEGIN { a = 5;' --source='print a }' >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 eofsrc1:
 	@echo $@
-	@AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -f $@a.awk -f $@b.awk >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -f $@a.awk -f $@b.awk >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 nsbad_cmd:
 	@echo $@
-	@AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -v foo:bar=3 -v foo:::blat=4 1 /dev/null >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -v foo:bar=3 -v foo:::blat=4 1 /dev/null >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 
 # Use [:] in the regexp to keep MSYS from converting the /'s to \'s.
 nonfatal1:
 	@echo $@
-	@AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -f $@.awk 2>&1 | $(AWK) '{print gensub(/invalid[:].*$$/, "invalid", 1, $$0)}' >_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -f $@.awk 2>&1 | $(AWK) '{print gensub(/invalid[:].*$$/, "invalid", 1, $$0)}' >_$@ || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 # 4/2018: On first call to $(CMP), send to /dev/null even with -s for MinGW.
 nlstringtest::
 	@echo $@ $(ZOS_FAIL)
-	@[ -z "$$GAWKLOCALE" ] && GAWKLOCALE=fr_FR.UTF-8 ; export GAWKLOCALE ; \
+	@-[ -z "$$GAWKLOCALE" ] && GAWKLOCALE=fr_FR.UTF-8 ; export GAWKLOCALE ; \
 	AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -f $@.awk "$(srcdir)" >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-if $(CMP) -s "$(srcdir)"/nlstringtest-nogettext.ok _$@ > /dev/null ; \
 	then \
@@ -2459,30 +2459,30 @@ nlstringtest::
 
 longwrds:
 	@echo $@
-	@AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -f $@.awk -v SORT="$(SORT)" < "$(srcdir)"/$@.in >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -f $@.awk -v SORT="$(SORT)" < "$(srcdir)"/$@.in >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 
 spacere:
 	@echo $@
-	@LC_ALL=C AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -f $@.awk  >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-LC_ALL=C AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -f $@.awk  >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 typedregex4:
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) -v x=@/foo/ -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk y=@/bar/ /dev/null >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-$(AWK) -v x=@/foo/ -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk y=@/bar/ /dev/null >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 iolint:
 	@echo $@ $(ZOS_FAIL)
 	@echo hello > 'echo hello'
-	@AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -f $@.awk >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -f $@.awk >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 	@-$(RM) -f cat 'echo hello' f1 f2 cksum
 
 argcasfile:
 	@echo $@
-	@$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk ARGC=1 ' /no/such/file' < "$(srcdir)/$@.in" >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
+	@-$(AWK) -f "$(srcdir)"/$@.awk ARGC=1 ' /no/such/file' < "$(srcdir)/$@.in" >_$@ 2>&1 || echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
 	@-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/$@.ok _$@ && rm -f _$@
 
 # Targets generated for other tests: