Move builtin and runner tests to '$c ... && $b' pattern

4 files changed, 102 insertions, 254 deletions

diff --git a/tests/test/script/runner/cleanup.test b/tests/test/script/runner/cleanup.test
index 1c3ccae..7b3539b 100644
--- a/tests/test/script/runner/cleanup.test
+++ b/tests/test/script/runner/cleanup.test
@@ -6,26 +6,20 @@
 
 b += --no-column
 
-# @@ TODO: $c <'$* -f a &a' && $b
-#
-
 : file
 :
 {
   : always
   :
-  $c <'$* -f a &a';
-  $b
+  $c <'$* -f a &a' && $b
 
   : maybe
   :
-  $c <'$* &?a';
-  $b
+  $c <'$* &?a' && $b
 
   : never
   :
-  $c <'$* &!a';
-  $b
+  $c <'$* &!a' && $b
 
   : implicit
   :
@@ -33,30 +27,27 @@ b += --no-column
   : implicitly registered for cleanup. If it were, the test would fail due to
   : the file absence at the cleanup time.
   :
-  $c <<EOI;
+  $c <<EOI && $b
   touch ../../a;
   rm -f ../../a
   EOI
-  $b
 
   : append
   :
   : Test that file append redirect does not not register cleanup. If it did,
   : that cleanup would fail as the file would be already deleted by rm.
   :
-  $c <<EOI;
+  $c <<EOI && $b
   touch a &!a;
   $* -o foo >+a;
   rm a
   EOI
-  $b
 
   : not-exists
   :
   : Test cleanup of non-existing file.
   :
-  $c <'$* &a';
-  $b 2>>/EOE != 0
+  $c <'$* &a' && $b 2>>/EOE != 0
   testscript:1: error: registered for cleanup file test/1/a does not exist
   EOE
 
@@ -64,8 +55,7 @@ b += --no-column
   :
   : Test explicit cleanup of a file out of the testscript working directory.
   :
-  $c <'$* &../../a';
-  $b 2>>/EOE != 0
+  $c <'$* &../../a' && $b 2>>/EOE != 0
   testscript:1: error: file cleanup ../../a is out of working directory test/
   EOE
 
@@ -74,8 +64,7 @@ b += --no-column
   : Test cleanup explicit registration of a file being outside the test working
   : directory but inside the script working directory.
   :
-  $c <'$* &../a';
-  $b 2>>/EOE != 0
+  $c <'$* &../a' && $b 2>>/EOE != 0
   testscript:1: error: registered for cleanup file test/a does not exist
   EOE
 
@@ -83,8 +72,7 @@ b += --no-column
   :
   : Test cleanup of a directory as a file.
   :
-  $c <'$* -d a &a';
-  $b 2>>/~%EOE% != 0
+  $c <'$* -d a &a' && $b 2>>/~%EOE% != 0
   %error: unable to remove file test/1/a: .+%
   EOE
 }
@@ -94,13 +82,11 @@ b += --no-column
 {
   : always
   :
-  $c <'$* -d a &a/';
-  $b
+  $c <'$* -d a &a/' && $b
 
   : maybe
   :
-  $c <'$* &?a/';
-  $b
+  $c <'$* &?a/' && $b
 
   : implicit
   :
@@ -108,18 +94,16 @@ b += --no-column
   : not implicitly registered for cleanup. If it were, the test would fail due
   : to the directory absence at the cleanup time.
   :
-  $c <<EOI;
+  $c <<EOI && $b
   mkdir ../../a;
   rm -r -f ../../a
   EOI
-  $b
 
   : not-exists
   :
   : Test cleanup of non-existing directory.
   :
-  $c <'$* &a/';
-  $b 2>>/EOE != 0
+  $c <'$* &a/' && $b 2>>/EOE != 0
   testscript:1: error: registered for cleanup directory test/1/a/ does not exist
   EOE
 
@@ -127,8 +111,7 @@ b += --no-column
   :
   : Test cleanup of a directory out of the testscript working directory.
   :
-  $c <'$* &../../a/';
-  $b 2>>/EOE != 0
+  $c <'$* &../../a/' && $b 2>>/EOE != 0
   testscript:1: error: directory cleanup ../../a/ is out of working directory test/
   EOE
 
@@ -137,8 +120,7 @@ b += --no-column
   : Test cleanup explicit registration of a directory being outside the test
   : working directory but inside the testscript working directory.
   :
-  $c <'$* &../a/';
-  $b 2>>/EOE != 0
+  $c <'$* &../a/' && $b 2>>/EOE != 0
   testscript:1: error: registered for cleanup directory test/a/ does not exist
   EOE
 
@@ -146,8 +128,7 @@ b += --no-column
   :
   : Test cleanup of a non-empty directory.
   :
-  $c <'$* -d a -f a/b &a/';
-  $b 2>>/EOE != 0
+  $c <'$* -d a -f a/b &a/' && $b 2>>/EOE != 0
   testscript:1: error: registered for cleanup directory test/1/a/ is not empty
   EOE
 
@@ -155,8 +136,7 @@ b += --no-column
   :
   : Test cleanup of a file as a directory.
   :
-  $c <'$* -f a &a/';
-  $b 2>>/~%EOE% != 0
+  $c <'$* -f a &a/' && $b 2>>/~%EOE% != 0
   %error: unable to remove directory test/1/a/: .+%
   EOE
 }
@@ -166,20 +146,17 @@ b += --no-column
 {
   : always
   :
-  $c <'$* -d a/b -f a/b/c &a/***';
-  $b
+  $c <'$* -d a/b -f a/b/c &a/***' && $b
 
   : maybe
   :
-  $c <'$* &?a/***';
-  $b
+  $c <'$* &?a/***' && $b
 
   : not-exists
   :
   : Test cleanup of a wildcard not matching any directory.
   :
-  $c <'$* &a/***';
-  $b 2>>/EOE != 0
+  $c <'$* &a/***' && $b 2>>/EOE != 0
   testscript:1: error: registered for cleanup wildcard test/1/a/*** doesn't match a directory
   EOE
 
@@ -187,8 +164,7 @@ b += --no-column
   :
   : Test cleanup of a wildcard out of the testscript working directory.
   :
-  $c <'$* &../../a/***';
-  $b 2>>/EOE != 0
+  $c <'$* &../../a/***' && $b 2>>/EOE != 0
   testscript:1: error: wildcard cleanup ../../a/*** is out of working directory test/
   EOE
 
@@ -198,8 +174,7 @@ b += --no-column
   : outside the test working directory is inside the testscript working
   : directory.
   :
-  $c <'$* &../a/***';
-  $b 2>>/EOE != 0
+  $c <'$* &../a/***' && $b 2>>/EOE != 0
   testscript:1: error: registered for cleanup wildcard test/a/*** doesn't match a directory
   EOE
 
@@ -207,8 +182,7 @@ b += --no-column
   :
   : Test cleanup of a file as a wildcard.
   :
-  $c <'$* -f a &a/***';
-  $b 2>>/~%EOE% != 0
+  $c <'$* -f a &a/***' && $b 2>>/~%EOE% != 0
   %error: unable to remove directory test/1/a/: .+%
   EOE
 }
@@ -217,15 +191,13 @@ b += --no-column
 :
 : Test that cleanup is performed in registration reversed order.
 :
-$c <'$* -d a/b &a/ &a/b/';
-$b
+$c <'$* -d a/b &a/ &a/b/' && $b
 
 : implicit-overwrite
 :
 : Test an implicit cleanup being overwritten with the explicit one,
 :
-$c <'$* -o foo >=a &!a';
-$b 2>>/EOE != 0
+$c <'$* -o foo >=a &!a' && $b 2>>/EOE != 0
 testscript:1: error: registered for cleanup directory test/1/ is not empty
 EOE
 
@@ -233,10 +205,9 @@ EOE
 :
 : Test an explicit cleanup not being overwritten with the implicit one.
 :
-$c <<EOO;
+$c <<EOO && $b 2>>/EOE != 0
 $* &!a;
 $* -o foo >=a
 EOO
-$b 2>>/EOE != 0
 testscript:2: error: registered for cleanup directory test/1/ is not empty
 EOE
diff --git a/tests/test/script/runner/redirect.test b/tests/test/script/runner/redirect.test
index cfc12c5..3cd6c69 100644
--- a/tests/test/script/runner/redirect.test
+++ b/tests/test/script/runner/redirect.test
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ psr = ($cxx.target.class != 'windows' ? '/' : '\\') # Path separator in regex.
 : pass
 :
 {
-  $c <'$* -i 1 -e bar <| >| 2>|';
+  cat <'$* -i 1 -e bar <| >| 2>|' >=testscript;
   cat <<EOI >=buildfile;
   test{testscript}: $target
   EOI
@@ -22,15 +22,8 @@ psr = ($cxx.target.class != 'windows' ? '/' : '\\') # Path separator in regex.
 : null
 :
 {
-  : out
-  :
-  $c <'$* -o foo >-';
-  $b
-
-  : err
-  :
-  $c <'$* -e foo 2>-';
-  $b
+  $c <'$* -o foo >-' && $b  : out
+  $c <'$* -e foo 2>-' && $b : err
 }
 
 : str
@@ -39,25 +32,10 @@ psr = ($cxx.target.class != 'windows' ? '/' : '\\') # Path separator in regex.
   : literal
   :
   {
-    : in
-    :
-    $c <'$* -i 0 <foo';
-    $b
-
-    : out
-    :
-    $c <'$* -o foo >foo';
-    $b
-
-    : err
-    :
-    $c <'$* -e foo 2>foo';
-    $b
-
-    : inout
-    :
-    $c <'$* -i 1 <foo >foo';
-    $b
+    $c <'$* -i 0 <foo' && $b      : in
+    $c <'$* -o foo >foo' && $b    : out
+    $c <'$* -e foo 2>foo' && $b   : err
+    $c <'$* -i 1 <foo >foo' && $b : inout
 
     : inout-fail
     :
@@ -75,30 +53,11 @@ psr = ($cxx.target.class != 'windows' ? '/' : '\\') # Path separator in regex.
     +foo
     EOE
 
-    : inerr
-    :
-    $c <'$* -i 2 <foo 2>foo';
-    $b
-
-    : inout-err
-    :
-    $c <'$* -i 1 -e bar <foo 1>foo 2>bar';
-    $b
-
-    : empty
-    :
-    $c <'$* -o "" >""';
-    $b
-
-    : no-newline
-    :
-    $c <'$* -i 1 <:"foo" >:"foo"';
-    $b
-
-    : no-newline-empty
-    :
-    $c <'$* -i 1 <:"" >:""';
-    $b
+    $c <'$* -i 2 <foo 2>foo' && $b              : inerr
+    $c <'$* -i 1 -e bar <foo 1>foo 2>bar' && $b : inout-err
+    $c <'$* -o "" >""' && $b                    : empty
+    $c <'$* -i 1 <:"foo" >:"foo"' && $b         : no-newline
+    $c <'$* -i 1 <:"" >:""' && $b               : no-newline-empty
 
     : no-newline-fail1
     :
@@ -124,31 +83,19 @@ psr = ($cxx.target.class != 'windows' ? '/' : '\\') # Path separator in regex.
 
     : merge
     :
-    $c <<EOI;
+    $c <<EOI && $b
     $* -o foo -e bar 2>>EOE 1>&2
     foo
     bar
     EOE
     EOI
-    $b
 
     : portable-path
     :
     {
-      : in
-      :
-      $c <"\$* -i 1 </'foo/' >'foo$ps'";
-      $b
-
-      : out
-      :
-      $c <"\$* -i 1 <'foo$ps' >/'foo/'";
-      $b
-
-      : err
-      :
-      $c <"\$* -i 2 <'foo$ps' 2>/'foo/'";
-      $b
+      $c <"\$* -i 1 </'foo/' >'foo$ps'" && $b  : in
+      $c <"\$* -i 1 <'foo$ps' >/'foo/'" && $b  : out
+      $c <"\$* -i 2 <'foo$ps' 2>/'foo/'" && $b : err
     }
   }
 
@@ -211,37 +158,34 @@ psr = ($cxx.target.class != 'windows' ? '/' : '\\') # Path separator in regex.
   {
     : in
     :
-    $c <<EOI;
+    $c <<EOI && $b
     $* -i 0 <<EOO
     foo
     bar
     EOO
     EOI
-    $b
 
     : out
     :
-    $c <<EOI;
+    $c <<EOI && $b
     $* -o foo -o bar >>EOO
     foo
     bar
     EOO
     EOI
-    $b
 
     : err
     :
-    $c <<EOI;
+    $c <<EOI && $b
     $* -e foo -e bar 2>>EOO
     foo
     bar
     EOO
     EOI
-    $b
 
     : inout
     :
-    $c <<EOI;
+    $c <<EOI && $b
     $* -i 1 <<EOF >>EOO
     foo
     bar
@@ -250,11 +194,10 @@ psr = ($cxx.target.class != 'windows' ? '/' : '\\') # Path separator in regex.
     bar
     EOO
     EOI
-    $b
 
     : inerr
     :
-    $c <<EOI;
+    $c <<EOI && $b
     $* -i 2 <<EOF 2>>EOE
     foo
     bar
@@ -263,59 +206,53 @@ psr = ($cxx.target.class != 'windows' ? '/' : '\\') # Path separator in regex.
     bar
     EOE
     EOI
-    $b
 
     : empty
     :
-    $c <<EOI;
+    $c <<EOI && $b
     $* -i 1 <<EOF >>EOO
     EOF
     EOO
     EOI
-    $b
 
     : shared
     :
-    $c <<EOI;
+    $c <<EOI && $b
     $* -i 1 <<EOF >>EOF
     foo
     bar
     EOF
     EOI
-    $b
 
     : extra-newline
     :
-    $c <<EOI;
+    $c <<EOI && $b
     $* -i 1 <<EOF >>EOO
 
     EOF
 
     EOO
     EOI
-    $b
 
     : no-newline
     :
-    $c <<EOI;
+    $c <<EOI && $b
     $* -i 1 <<:EOF >>:EOO
     foo
     EOF
     foo
     EOO
     EOI
-    $b
 
     : no-newline-fail1
     :
-    $c <<EOI;
+    $c <<EOI && $b 2>>~/EOE/ != 0
     $* -i 1 <<:EOF >>EOO
     foo
     EOF
     foo
     EOO
     EOI
-    $b 2>>~/EOE/ != 0
     /testscript:1: error: .+driver(\.exe)? stdout doesn't match the expected output/
     /.{7}
     -foo
@@ -325,14 +262,13 @@ psr = ($cxx.target.class != 'windows' ? '/' : '\\') # Path separator in regex.
 
     : no-newline-fail2
     :
-    $c <<EOI;
+    $c <<EOI && $b 2>>~/EOE/ != 0
     $* -i 1 <<EOF >>:EOO
     foo
     EOF
     foo
     EOO
     EOI
-    $b 2>>~/EOE/ != 0
     /testscript:1: error: .+driver(\.exe)? stdout doesn't match the expected output/
     /.{7}
     -foo
@@ -342,27 +278,25 @@ psr = ($cxx.target.class != 'windows' ? '/' : '\\') # Path separator in regex.
 
     : no-newline-empty
     :
-    $c <<EOI;
+    $c <<EOI && $b
     $* -i 1 <<:EOF >>:EOO
     EOF
     EOO
     EOI
-    $b
 
     : no-newline-extra-newline
     :
-    $c <<EOI;
+    $c <<EOI && $b
     $* -i 1 <<:EOF >>:EOO
 
     EOF
 
     EOO
     EOI
-    $b
 
     : merge
     :
-    $c <<EOI;
+    $c <<EOI && $b
     $* -i 1 <<EOF -e baz >>EOO 2>&1
     foo
     bar
@@ -372,23 +306,21 @@ psr = ($cxx.target.class != 'windows' ? '/' : '\\') # Path separator in regex.
     baz
     EOO
     EOI
-    $b
 
     : large-diff
     :
     : Make sure that the large (>4KB) expected/real output difference is not
     : printed as a part of the diagnostics.
     :
-    $c <<EOI;
-    s="------------------------------------------------------------------------";
-    s="$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s";
+    $c <<EOI && $b 2>>/~%EOE%d != 0
+    s="----------------------------------------------------------------------";
+    s="$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s$s";
     $* -i 1 <<"EOF" >>"EOO"
     $s
     EOF
     x$s
     EOO
     EOI
-    $b 2>>/~%EOE%d != 0
     %testscript:3: error: ../../../../../driver(.exe)? stdout doesn't match the expected output%
       info: stdout: test/1/stdout
       info: expected stdout: test/1/stdout.orig
@@ -401,30 +333,27 @@ psr = ($cxx.target.class != 'windows' ? '/' : '\\') # Path separator in regex.
     {
       : in
       :
-      $c <<"EOI";
+      $c <<"EOI" && $b
       \$* -i 1 <</EOF >'foo$ps'
       foo/
       EOF
       EOI
-      $b
 
       : out
       :
-      $c <<"EOI";
+      $c <<"EOI" && $b
       \$* -i 1 <'foo$ps' >>/EOO
       foo/
       EOO
       EOI
-      $b
 
       : err
       :
-      $c <<"EOI";
+      $c <<"EOI" && $b
       \$* -i 2 <'foo$ps' 2>>/EOE
       foo/
       EOE
       EOI
-      $b
     }
   }
 
@@ -436,41 +365,37 @@ psr = ($cxx.target.class != 'windows' ? '/' : '\\') # Path separator in regex.
   {
     : match
     :
-    $c <<EOI;
+    $c <<EOI && $b
     $* -o foo -o foo -o bar >>~/EOO/i
     /FO*/*
     bar
     /*
     EOO
     EOI
-    $b
 
     : match-empty
     :
-    $c <<EOI;
+    $c <<EOI && $b
     $* >>:~/EOO/
     /.{0}
     EOO
     EOI
-    $b
 
     : shared
     :
-    $c <<EOI;
+    $c <<EOI && $b
     $* -o foo -e foo >>~/EOF/ 2>>~/EOF/
     foo
     EOF
     EOI
-    $b
 
     : mismatch
     :
-    $c <<EOI;
+    $c <<EOI && $b 2>>/~%EOE%d != 0
     $* -o foo >>~/EOO/
     bar
     EOO
     EOI
-    $b 2>>/~%EOE%d != 0
     %testscript:1: error: ../../../../../driver(.exe)? stdout doesn't match the regex%
       info: stdout: test/1/stdout
       info: stdout regex: test/1/stdout.regex
@@ -478,12 +403,11 @@ psr = ($cxx.target.class != 'windows' ? '/' : '\\') # Path separator in regex.
 
     : mismatch-icase
     :
-    $c <<EOI;
+    $c <<EOI && $b 2>>/~%EOE%d != 0
     $* -o foo >>~/EOO/i
     bar
     EOO
     EOI
-    $b 2>>/~%EOE%d != 0
     %testscript:1: error: ../../../../../driver(.exe)? stdout doesn't match the regex%
       info: stdout: test/1/stdout
       info: stdout regex: test/1/stdout.regex~i
@@ -496,18 +420,17 @@ psr = ($cxx.target.class != 'windows' ? '/' : '\\') # Path separator in regex.
 {
   : in
   :
-  $c <<EOI;
+  $c <<EOI && $b
   $* -o foo >=out;
   $* -i 1 <<<out >foo
   EOI
-  $b
 
   : out
   :
   {
     : match
     :
-    $c <<EOI;
+    $c <<EOI && $b
     $* -o foo >=out;
     $* -e bar 2>+out;
     $* -i 1 <<EOF >>>out
@@ -515,15 +438,13 @@ psr = ($cxx.target.class != 'windows' ? '/' : '\\') # Path separator in regex.
     bar
     EOF
     EOI
-    $b
 
     : mismatch
     :
-    $c <<EOI;
+    $c <<EOI && $b 2>>/~%EOE%d != 0
     $* -o foo >=out;
     $* -o bar >>>out
     EOI
-    $b 2>>/~%EOE%d != 0
     %testscript:2: error: ../../../../../driver(.exe)? stdout doesn't match the expected output%
       info: stdout: test/1/stdout-2
       info: expected stdout: test/1/out
@@ -538,7 +459,7 @@ psr = ($cxx.target.class != 'windows' ? '/' : '\\') # Path separator in regex.
 
   : merge
   :
-  $c <<EOI;
+  $c <<EOI && $b
   $* -o foo -e bar 2>&1 >=out;
   $* -e baz -o biz 1>&2 2>+out;
   $* -i 1 <<<out >>EOO
@@ -548,5 +469,4 @@ psr = ($cxx.target.class != 'windows' ? '/' : '\\') # Path separator in regex.
   biz
   EOO
   EOI
-  $b
 }
diff --git a/tests/test/script/runner/regex.test b/tests/test/script/runner/regex.test
index f4863b1..413069c 100644
--- a/tests/test/script/runner/regex.test
+++ b/tests/test/script/runner/regex.test
@@ -23,20 +23,9 @@
   : str
   :
   {
-    : out
-    :
-    $c <'cat <foo >~/fo./';
-    $b
-
-    : err
-    :
-    $c <'cat <foo 1>&2 2>~/fo./';
-    $b
-
-    : no-newline
-    :
-    $c <'cat <:foo >:~/fo./';
-    $b
+    $c <'cat <foo >~/fo./' && $b       : out
+    $c <'cat <foo 1>&2 2>~/fo./' && $b : err
+    $c <'cat <:foo >:~/fo./' && $b     : no-newline
 
     : malformed
     :
@@ -55,34 +44,31 @@
   {
     : out
     :
-    $c <<EOI;
+    $c <<EOI && $b
     cat <foo >>~/EOO/
     /foo/
     EOO
     EOI
-    $b
 
     : err
     :
-    $c <<EOI;
+    $c <<EOI && $b
     cat <foo 1>&2 2>>~/EOO/
     /fo./
     EOO
     EOI
-    $b
 
     : no-newline
     :
-    $c <<EOI;
+    $c <<EOI && $b
     cat <:foo >>:~/EOO/
     /fo./
     EOO
     EOI
-    $b
 
     : line-char
     :
-    $c <<EOI;
+    $c <<EOI && $b
     cat <<EOF >>~/EOO/
     foo
     bar
@@ -107,11 +93,10 @@
     //{2}
     EOO
     EOI
-    $b
 
     : expansion
     :
-    $c <<EOI;
+    $c <<EOI && $b
     s="O*/i
     bar
     ";
@@ -125,41 +110,37 @@
     baz
     EOO
     EOI
-    $b
 
     : invalid-syntax-char
     :
-    $c <<EOI;
+    $c <<EOI && $b 2>>EOE != 0
     $* -o foo >>~/EOO/
       /x
       EOO
     EOI
-    $b 2>>EOE != 0
     testscript:2:3: error: invalid syntax character 'x' in stdout regex redirect
       info: regex line: '/x'
     EOE
 
     : invalid-char-regex
     :
-    $c <<EOI;
+    $c <<EOI && $b 2>>~/EOE/ != 0
     $* -o foo >>~/EOO/
       /foo[/
       EOO
     EOI
-    $b 2>>~/EOE/ != 0
     /testscript:2:3: error: invalid char-regex in stdout regex redirect.*/
       info: regex line: '/foo[/'
     EOE
 
     : invalid-line-regex
     :
-    $c <<EOI;
+    $c <<EOI && $b 2>>/~%EOE% != 0
     $* -o foo >>~/EOO/
       a
       /{
       EOO
     EOI
-    $b 2>>/~%EOE% != 0
     %testscript:4:3: error: invalid stdout regex redirect.*%
       info: stdout regex: test/1/stdout.regex
     EOE
@@ -174,8 +155,7 @@
   {
     : i
     :
-    $c <'cat <Foo >~/foo/i';
-    $b
+    $c <'cat <Foo >~/foo/i' && $b
 
     : d
     :
@@ -185,15 +165,13 @@
       : Escaped dot becomes syntax dot and matches any character ('i' in our
       : case).
       :
-      $c <'cat <fio >~/f\\.o/d';
-      $b
+      $c <'cat <fio >~/f\\.o/d' && $b
 
       : syntax-dot
       :
       : Syntax dot becomes escaped dot and matches only '.' and so we fail.
       :
-      $c <'cat <fio >~/f.o/d';
-      $b 2>>~/EOE/ != 0
+      $c <'cat <fio >~/f.o/d' && $b 2>>~/EOE/ != 0
       testscript:1:1: error: cat stdout doesn't match the regex
       /.+
       EOE
@@ -204,12 +182,11 @@
   {
     : i
     :
-    $c <<EOI;
+    $c <<EOI && $b
     cat <Foo >>~/EOO/
     /foo/i
     EOO
     EOI
-    $b
 
     : d
     :
@@ -219,21 +196,19 @@
     {
       : escaped-dot
       :
-      $c <<EOI;
+      $c <<EOI && $b
       cat <fio >>~/EOO/
       /f\.o/d
       EOO
       EOI
-      $b
 
       : syntax-dot
       :
-      $c <<EOI;
+      $c <<EOI && $b 2>>~/EOE/ != 0
       cat <fio >>~/EOO/
       /f.o/d
       EOO
       EOI
-      $b 2>>~/EOE/ != 0
       testscript:1:1: error: cat stdout doesn't match the regex
       /.+
       EOE
@@ -244,33 +219,30 @@
     {
       : i
       :
-      $c <<EOI;
+      $c <<EOI && $b
       cat <Foo >>~/EOO/i
       /foo/
       EOO
       EOI
-      $b
 
       : d
       :
       {
         : escaped-dot
         :
-        $c <<EOI;
+        $c <<EOI && $b
         cat <fio >>~/EOO/d
         /f\.o/
         EOO
         EOI
-        $b
 
         : syntax-dot
         :
-        $c <<EOI;
+        $c <<EOI && $b 2>>~/EOE/ != 0
         cat <fio >>~/EOO/d
         /f.o/
         EOO
         EOI
-        $b 2>>~/EOE/ != 0
         testscript:1:1: error: cat stdout doesn't match the regex
         /.+
         EOE
@@ -287,35 +259,26 @@
   : str
   :
   {
-    : out
-    :
-    $c <"cat <'foo$ps' >/~%foo/%";
-    $b
-
-    : err
-    :
-    $c <"cat <'foo$ps' >/~%foo/%";
-    $b
+    $c <"cat <'foo$ps' >/~%foo/%" && $b       : out
+    $c <"cat <'foo$ps' 1>&2 2>/~%foo/%" && $b : err
   }
 
   : doc
   {
     : out
     :
-    $c <<"EOI";
+    $c <<"EOI" && $b
     cat <'foo$ps' >>/~%EOO%
     foo/
     EOO
     EOI
-    $b
 
     : err
     :
-    $c <<"EOI";
-    cat <'foo$ps' >>/~%EOO%
+    $c <<"EOI" && $b
+    cat <'foo$ps' 1>&2 2>>/~%EOO%
     foo/
     EOO
     EOI
-    $b
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/test/script/runner/status.test b/tests/test/script/runner/status.test
index c1df3e4..67ce3ae 100644
--- a/tests/test/script/runner/status.test
+++ b/tests/test/script/runner/status.test
@@ -11,13 +11,11 @@ b += --no-column
 {
   : true
   :
-  $c <'$* == 0';
-  $b
+  $c <'$* == 0' && $b
 
   : false
   :
-  $c <'$* -s 1 == 0';
-  $b 2>>/~%EOE%d != 0
+  $c <'$* -s 1 == 0' && $b 2>>/~%EOE%d != 0
   %testscript:1: error: ../../../../driver(.exe)? exit status 1 != 0%
   EOE
 }
@@ -27,21 +25,18 @@ b += --no-column
 {
   : true
   :
-  $c <'$* -s 1 != 0';
-  $b
+  $c <'$* -s 1 != 0' && $b
 
   : false
   :
-  $c <'$* -s 1 != 1';
-  $b 2>>/~%EOE% != 0
+  $c <'$* -s 1 != 1' && $b 2>>/~%EOE% != 0
   %testscript:1: error: ../../../../driver(.exe)? exit status 1 == 1%
   EOE
 }
 
 : error
 :
-$c <'$* -s 1 -e "Error"';
-$b 2>>/~%EOE% != 0
+$c <'$* -s 1 -e "Error"' && $b 2>>/~%EOE% != 0
 %testscript:1: error: ../../../driver(.exe)? exit status 1 != 0%
   info: stderr: test/1/stderr
 Error
@@ -53,8 +48,7 @@ EOE
 : Can pop up dialog boxes on Windows or produce coredump on POSIX. Note that
 : under Wine some extra info is printed to STDOUT.
 :
-$c <'$* -t m';
-$b 2>>/~%EOE% != 0
+$c <'$* -t m' && $b 2>>/~%EOE% != 0
 %wine: .+%?
 %testscript:1: error: ../../../driver(.exe)? terminated abnormally%d
 %  info: .+%