$ prove --failures --ignore-exit epicsTypesTest.t epicsTypesTest.t .. 1/10 not ok 1 - sizeof(epicsInt8) == 10 epicsTypesTest.t .. Dubious, test returned 1 (wstat 256, 0x100) Failed 1/10 subtests Test Summary Report ------------------- epicsTypesTest.t (Wstat: 256 Tests: 10 Failed: 1) Failed test: 1 Non-zero exit status: 1 Files=1, Tests=10, 0 wallclock secs (0.03 usr + 0.01 sys = 0.04 CPU) Result: FAIL #### --ignore-exit Ignore exit status from test scripts. #### "ignore_exit" $parser->ignore_exit(1); Tell the parser to ignore the exit status from the test when determining whether the test passed. Normally tests with non-zero exit status are considered to have failed even if all individual tests passed. In cases where it is not possible to control the exit value of the test script use this option to ignore it.