3 files changed, 23 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/tests/scripts/targets/ONESHELL b/tests/scripts/targets/ONESHELL
index 5b86e48..997423f 100644
--- a/tests/scripts/targets/ONESHELL
+++ b/tests/scripts/targets/ONESHELL
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ all:
 >	   @$$a=5
 >	    +7;
 >	@y=qw(a b c);
->print "a = $$a, \
-y = (@y)\n";
+>print "a = $$a, y = (@y)\n";
 !,
               '', "a = 12, y = (a b c)\n");
 
diff --git a/tests/scripts/targets/POSIX b/tests/scripts/targets/POSIX
index 662c16d..1b57448 100644
--- a/tests/scripts/targets/POSIX
+++ b/tests/scripts/targets/POSIX
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ $details = "";
 
 
 # Ensure turning on .POSIX enables the -e flag for the shell
+# We can't just use "false" because on different systems it provides a
+# different exit code.
 
 run_make_test(q!
 .POSIX:
-all: ; @false; true
+all: ; @r() { return 1; }; r; true
 !,
               '', "#MAKE#: *** [all] Error 1\n", 512);
 
@@ -18,9 +20,9 @@ all: ; @false; true
 run_make_test(q!
 .SHELLFLAGS = -xc
 .POSIX:
-all: ; @false; true
+all: ; @r() { return 1; }; r; true
 !,
-              '', "+ false\n+ true\n");
+              '', "+ r\n+ return 1\n+ true\n");
 
 # This tells the test driver that the perl test script executed properly.
 1;
diff --git a/tests/scripts/variables/SHELL b/tests/scripts/variables/SHELL
index 69871d2..0028d9f 100644
--- a/tests/scripts/variables/SHELL
+++ b/tests/scripts/variables/SHELL
@@ -58,16 +58,27 @@ one two:;@echo "$@: $(SHELL) $$SHELL"
 
 # Test .SHELLFLAGS
 
-run_make_test(q!
+# We can't assume the value here: on Solaris for example, every line printed
+# by the shell in -x mode has a trailing space (!!)
+my $script = 'true';
+my $out = `/bin/sh -xc '$script' 2>&1`;
+
+run_make_test(qq!
 .SHELLFLAGS = -xc
-all: ; @true
+all: ; \@$script
 !,
-              '', "+ true\n");
+              '', $out);
+
+# We can't just use "false" because on different systems it provides a
+# different exit code.
+
+my $script = 'r() { return 1; }; true; r; true';
+my $out = `/bin/sh -xec '$script' 2>&1`;
 
-run_make_test(q!
+run_make_test(qq!
 .SHELLFLAGS = -xec
-all: ; @true; false; true
+all: ; \@$script
 !,
-              '', "+ true\n+ false\n#MAKE#: *** [all] Error 1\n", 512);
+              '', "$out#MAKE#: *** [all] Error 1\n", 512);
 
 1;