diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_func_first.pl b/test_regress/t/t_func_first.pl
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..7058e622f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_func_first.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/perl
+if (!$::Driver) { use FindBin; exec("$FindBin::Bin/bootstrap.pl", @ARGV, $0); die; }
+# DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test driver/expect definition
+#
+# Copyright 2003 by Wilson Snyder. This program is free software; you can
+# redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License Version 3 or the Perl Artistic License
+# Version 2.0.
+
+compile (
+	 );
+
+execute (
+	 check_finished=>1,
+     );
+
+ok(1);
+1;
diff --git a/test_v/t_task.v b/test_regress/t/t_func_first.v
similarity index 73%
rename from test_v/t_task.v
rename to test_regress/t/t_func_first.v
index d8dc943b5..16841e680 100644
--- a/test_v/t_task.v
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_func_first.v
@@ -4,20 +4,16 @@
 // without warranty, 2003 by Wilson Snyder.
 
 module t_task (/*AUTOARG*/
-   // Outputs
-   passed,
    // Inputs
    clk
    );
 
    input clk;
-   output passed;  reg passed; initial passed = 0;
    reg [7:0] cyc; initial cyc=0;
    reg 	     set_in_task;
 
    always @ (posedge clk) begin
       if (cyc == 8'd0) begin
-	 $write("[%0t] t_task: Starting\n",$time);
 	 cyc <= 8'd1;
 	 set_in_task <= 0;
       end
@@ -27,15 +23,14 @@ module t_task (/*AUTOARG*/
       end
       if (cyc == 8'd2) begin
 	 if (!set_in_task) $stop;
-	 $write("[%0t] t_task: Passed\n",$time);
 	 cyc <= 8'hf;
-	 passed <= 1'b1;
+	 $write("*-* All Finished *-*\n");
+	 $finish;
       end
    end
 
    task ttask;
       begin
-	 $write("[%0t] t_task: In task\n",$time);
 	 set_in_task <= 1'b1;
       end
    endtask
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_func_grey.pl b/test_regress/t/t_func_grey.pl
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..7058e622f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_func_grey.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/perl
+if (!$::Driver) { use FindBin; exec("$FindBin::Bin/bootstrap.pl", @ARGV, $0); die; }
+# DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test driver/expect definition
+#
+# Copyright 2003 by Wilson Snyder. This program is free software; you can
+# redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License Version 3 or the Perl Artistic License
+# Version 2.0.
+
+compile (
+	 );
+
+execute (
+	 check_finished=>1,
+     );
+
+ok(1);
+1;
diff --git a/test_v/t_func_grey2bin.v b/test_regress/t/t_func_grey.v
similarity index 58%
rename from test_v/t_func_grey2bin.v
rename to test_regress/t/t_func_grey.v
index c6117ad18..cebdffc0f 100644
--- a/test_v/t_func_grey2bin.v
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_func_grey.v
@@ -1,9 +1,41 @@
-// -*- Verilog -*-
 // DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test module
 //
 // This file ONLY is placed into the Public Domain, for any use,
 // without warranty, 2003 by Wilson Snyder.
-//====================================================================
+
+module t_func (/*AUTOARG*/
+   // Inputs
+   clk
+   );
+
+   // surefire lint_off _NETNM
+   // surefire lint_off STMINI
+
+   input clk;
+   integer _mode;   initial _mode = 0;
+
+   wire [2:0] b3; reg [2:0] g3;
+   wire [5:0] b6; reg [5:0] g6;
+
+   t_func_grey2bin #(3) g2b3 (.b(b3), .g(g3));
+   t_func_grey2bin #(6) g2b6 (.b(b6), .g(g6));
+
+   always @ (posedge clk) begin
+      if (_mode==0) begin
+	 _mode <= 1;
+	 g3 <= 3'b101;
+	 g6 <= 6'b110101;
+      end
+      else if (_mode==1) begin
+	 if (b3 !== 3'b110) $stop;
+	 if (b6 !== 6'b100110) $stop;
+	 _mode <= 2;
+	 $write("*-* All Finished *-*\n");
+	 $finish;
+      end
+   end
+
+endmodule
 
 // Module gray2bin
 // convert an arbitrary width gray coded number to binary. The conversion
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_initial.pl b/test_regress/t/t_initial.pl
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..7058e622f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_initial.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/perl
+if (!$::Driver) { use FindBin; exec("$FindBin::Bin/bootstrap.pl", @ARGV, $0); die; }
+# DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test driver/expect definition
+#
+# Copyright 2003 by Wilson Snyder. This program is free software; you can
+# redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License Version 3 or the Perl Artistic License
+# Version 2.0.
+
+compile (
+	 );
+
+execute (
+	 check_finished=>1,
+     );
+
+ok(1);
+1;
diff --git a/test_v/t_initial.v b/test_regress/t/t_initial.v
similarity index 78%
rename from test_v/t_initial.v
rename to test_regress/t/t_initial.v
index 51f4f21cb..96431c72e 100644
--- a/test_v/t_initial.v
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_initial.v
@@ -3,14 +3,11 @@
 // This file ONLY is placed into the Public Domain, for any use,
 // without warranty, 2003 by Wilson Snyder.
 
-module t_initial(/*AUTOARG*/
-   // Outputs
-   passed,
+module t_initial (/*AUTOARG*/
    // Inputs
    clk
    );
    input clk;
-   output passed;  reg passed; initial passed = 0;
    reg 	 _ranit;
 
    `include "t_initial_inc.v"
@@ -23,7 +20,6 @@ module t_initial(/*AUTOARG*/
    always @ (posedge clk) begin
       if (!_ranit) begin
 	 _ranit <= 1;
-	 $write("[%0t] t_initial: Running\n",$time);
 
 	 // Test $time
 	 // surefire lint_off CWECBB
@@ -41,8 +37,8 @@ module t_initial(/*AUTOARG*/
 `endif
 	 user_loaded_value <= 2;
 
-	 $write("[%0t] t_initial: Passed\n",$time);
-	 passed <= 1'b1;
+	 $write("*-* All Finished *-*\n");
+	 $finish;
       end
    end
 
diff --git a/test_v/t_initial_inc.v b/test_regress/t/t_initial_inc.v
similarity index 100%
rename from test_v/t_initial_inc.v
rename to test_regress/t/t_initial_inc.v
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_math_arith.pl b/test_regress/t/t_math_arith.pl
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..7058e622f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_math_arith.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/perl
+if (!$::Driver) { use FindBin; exec("$FindBin::Bin/bootstrap.pl", @ARGV, $0); die; }
+# DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test driver/expect definition
+#
+# Copyright 2003 by Wilson Snyder. This program is free software; you can
+# redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License Version 3 or the Perl Artistic License
+# Version 2.0.
+
+compile (
+	 );
+
+execute (
+	 check_finished=>1,
+     );
+
+ok(1);
+1;
diff --git a/test_v/t_arith.v b/test_regress/t/t_math_arith.v
similarity index 91%
rename from test_v/t_arith.v
rename to test_regress/t/t_math_arith.v
index 55785dbd3..f54a9c2ef 100644
--- a/test_v/t_arith.v
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_math_arith.v
@@ -4,13 +4,10 @@
 // without warranty, 2003 by Wilson Snyder.
 
 module t_arith(/*AUTOARG*/
-   // Outputs
-   passed,
    // Inputs
    clk
    );
    input clk;
-   output passed;  reg passed; initial passed = 0;
    reg 	 _ranit;
 
    reg [2:0] xor3;
@@ -48,7 +45,6 @@ module t_arith(/*AUTOARG*/
    always @ (posedge clk) begin
       if (!_ranit) begin
 	 _ranit <= 1;
-	 $write("[%0t] t_arith: Running\n",$time);
 
 	 if (rep6 != 6'b111111) $stop;
 	 if (!one) $stop;
@@ -56,9 +52,7 @@ module t_arith(/*AUTOARG*/
 
 	 if (( 1'b0 ? 3'h3 : 1'b0 ? 3'h2 : 1'b1 ? 3'h1 : 3'h0) !== 3'h1) $stop;
 	 // verilator lint_off WIDTH
-	 // surefire lint_off CNDWID
 	 if (( 8'h10 + 1'b0 ? 8'he : 8'hf) !== 8'he) $stop;  // + is higher than ?
-	 // surefire lint_on CNDWID
 	 // verilator lint_on WIDTH
 
 	 // surefire lint_off SEQASS
@@ -101,11 +95,6 @@ module t_arith(/*AUTOARG*/
          mb = 3'h4;
 	 mc = 10'h5;
 
-	 // surefire lint_off ASWESB
-	 // surefire lint_off ASWESS
-	 // surefire lint_off ASWEMB
-	 // surefire lint_off CWECBB
-
          mr1 = ma * mb; 	 // Lint ASWESB: Assignment width mismatch
 	 mr2 = 30'h5 * mc; 	 // Lint ASWESB: Assignment width mismatch
 	 if (mr1 !== 5'd12) $stop;
@@ -122,8 +111,8 @@ module t_arith(/*AUTOARG*/
 	 // Test display extraction widthing
 	 $display("[%0t] %x %x %x(%d)", $time, shq[2:0], shq[2:0]<<2, xor3[2:0], xor3[2:0]);
 
-	 $write("[%0t] t_arith: Passed\n",$time);
-	 passed <= 1'b1;
+	 $write("*-* All Finished *-*\n");
+	 $finish;
       end
    end
 
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_mem_first.pl b/test_regress/t/t_mem_first.pl
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..7058e622f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_mem_first.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/perl
+if (!$::Driver) { use FindBin; exec("$FindBin::Bin/bootstrap.pl", @ARGV, $0); die; }
+# DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test driver/expect definition
+#
+# Copyright 2003 by Wilson Snyder. This program is free software; you can
+# redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License Version 3 or the Perl Artistic License
+# Version 2.0.
+
+compile (
+	 );
+
+execute (
+	 check_finished=>1,
+     );
+
+ok(1);
+1;
diff --git a/test_v/t_mem.v b/test_regress/t/t_mem_first.v
similarity index 94%
rename from test_v/t_mem.v
rename to test_regress/t/t_mem_first.v
index 84447acbd..2a7685ef9 100644
--- a/test_v/t_mem.v
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_mem_first.v
@@ -4,14 +4,11 @@
 // without warranty, 2003 by Wilson Snyder.
 
 module t_mem (/*AUTOARG*/
-   // Outputs
-   passed,
    // Inputs
    clk
    );
 
    input clk;
-   output passed;  reg passed; initial passed = 0;
    integer _mode;	initial _mode = 0;
 
    reg [7:0]  mem_narrow [0:31];  //surefire lint_off_line RD_WRT WRTWRT NBAJAM
@@ -40,7 +37,6 @@ module t_mem (/*AUTOARG*/
 
    always @ (posedge clk) begin
       if (_mode!=0) begin
-	 $write("[%0t] t_mem: Running\n", $time);
 	 wrd0[0] = 32'h1;
 	 //
 	 for (i=0; i<32; i=i+1) begin   //surefire lint_off_line STMFOR
@@ -98,8 +94,8 @@ module t_mem (/*AUTOARG*/
 	 //$write ("VW %x %x\n", vec_wide[34:32], vec_wide[31:0]);
 	 if (vec_wide != {4'b101_1,31'd0}) $stop;
 	 //
-	 $write("[%0t] t_mem: Passed\n", $time);
-	 passed <= 1'b1;
+	 $write("*-* All Finished *-*\n");
+	 $finish;
       end
       _mode <= _mode + 1;
    end
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_rnd.pl b/test_regress/t/t_rnd.pl
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..7058e622f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_rnd.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/perl
+if (!$::Driver) { use FindBin; exec("$FindBin::Bin/bootstrap.pl", @ARGV, $0); die; }
+# DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test driver/expect definition
+#
+# Copyright 2003 by Wilson Snyder. This program is free software; you can
+# redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License Version 3 or the Perl Artistic License
+# Version 2.0.
+
+compile (
+	 );
+
+execute (
+	 check_finished=>1,
+     );
+
+ok(1);
+1;
diff --git a/test_v/t_rnd.v b/test_regress/t/t_rnd.v
similarity index 71%
rename from test_v/t_rnd.v
rename to test_regress/t/t_rnd.v
index 9a54ec95d..18629bb9f 100644
--- a/test_v/t_rnd.v
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_rnd.v
@@ -4,23 +4,17 @@
 // without warranty, 2003 by Wilson Snyder.
 
 module t_rnd(/*AUTOARG*/
-   // Outputs
-   passed,
    // Inputs
    clk
    );
 
    input clk;
-   output passed;  reg passed; initial passed = 0;
    reg 	 _ranit;
 
    reg [2:0] a;
    reg [33:0] wide;
-   // surefire lint_off UDDSCN
    reg 	      unused_r;
-   // surefire lint_on  UDDSCN
 
-   // surefire lint_off STMINI
    initial _ranit = 0;
 
    always @ (posedge clk) begin : blockName
@@ -36,20 +30,17 @@ module t_rnd(/*AUTOARG*/
    always @ (posedge clk) begin
       if (!_ranit) begin
 	 _ranit <= 1;
-	 $write("[%0t] t_rnd: Running\n", $time);
 	 //
 	 a = 3'b1xx;
 	 wide <= 34'bx1_00000000_xxxxxxxx_00000000_xxxx0000;
-	 $write("[%0t] t_rnd: Value %b %b\n", $time, a, wide[31:0]);
 	 if (one !== 1'b1) $stop;
 	 if ((rand_bits & 8'b1100_0011) !== 8'b0100_0010) $stop;
 	 //
-	 $write("[%0t] t_rnd: Passed\n", $time);
-	 passed <= 1'b1;
+	 $write("*-* All Finished *-*\n");
+	 $finish;
       end
    end
 
-   // surefire lint_off UDDSDN
    // verilator lint_off UNUSED
    wire _unused_ok = |{1'b1, wide};
    // verilator lint_on  UNUSED
diff --git a/test_v/t.v b/test_v/t.v
index 9b76d3438..9ca23f410 100644
--- a/test_v/t.v
+++ b/test_v/t.v
@@ -21,20 +21,12 @@ module t (/*AUTOARG*/
    // verilator lint_on MULTIDRIVEN
    wire   passed = &passedv;
 
-   t_arith tarith
-     (.passed		(passedv[0]),
-      /*AUTOINST*/
-      // Inputs
-      .clk				(clk));
+   assign passedv[0] = 1'b1;
    assign passedv[1] = 1'b1;
    assign passedv[2] = 1'b1;
    assign passedv[3] = 1'b1;
    assign passedv[4] = 1'b1;
-   t_initial tinitial
-     (.passed		(passedv[5]),
-      /*AUTOINST*/
-      // Inputs
-      .clk				(clk));
+   assign passedv[5] = 1'b1;
    t_inst  tinst
      (.passed		(passedv[6]),
       /*AUTOINST*/
@@ -46,16 +38,8 @@ module t (/*AUTOARG*/
       /*AUTOINST*/
       // Inputs
       .clk				(clk));
-   t_rnd   trnd
-     (.passed		(passedv[8]),
-      /*AUTOINST*/
-      // Inputs
-      .clk				(clk));
-   t_mem   tmem
-     (.passed		(passedv[9]),
-      /*AUTOINST*/
-      // Inputs
-      .clk				(clk));
+   assign passedv[8] = 1'b1;
+   assign passedv[9] = 1'b1;
    assign passedv[10] = 1'b1;
    t_clk tclk
      (.passed		(passedv[11]),
@@ -65,11 +49,7 @@ module t (/*AUTOARG*/
       .clk				(clk),
       .reset_l				(reset_l));
    assign passedv[12] = 1'b1;
-   t_func tfunc
-     (.passed		(passedv[13]),
-      /*AUTOINST*/
-      // Inputs
-      .clk				(clk));
+   assign passedv[13] = 1'b1;
    t_chg tchg
      (.passed		(passedv[14]),
       /*AUTOINST*/
@@ -80,11 +60,7 @@ module t (/*AUTOARG*/
    assign passedv[16] = 1'b1;
    assign passedv[17] = 1'b1;
    assign passedv[18] = 1'b1;
-   t_task ttask
-     (.passed		(passedv[19]),
-      /*AUTOINST*/
-      // Inputs
-      .clk				(clk));
+   assign passedv[19] = 1'b1;
    t_netlist tnetlist
      (.passed		(passedv[20]),
       .also_fastclk	(fastclk),
diff --git a/test_v/t_func.v b/test_v/t_func.v
deleted file mode 100644
index fed069489..000000000
--- a/test_v/t_func.v
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-// DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test module
-//
-// This file ONLY is placed into the Public Domain, for any use,
-// without warranty, 2003 by Wilson Snyder.
-
-module t_func (/*AUTOARG*/
-   // Outputs
-   passed,
-   // Inputs
-   clk
-   );
-
-   // surefire lint_off _NETNM
-   // surefire lint_off STMINI
-
-   input clk;
-   output passed;  reg passed; initial passed = 0;
-   integer _mode;   initial _mode = 0;
-
-   wire [2:0] b3; reg [2:0] g3;
-   wire [5:0] b6; reg [5:0] g6;
-
-   t_func_grey2bin #(3) g2b3 (.b(b3), .g(g3));
-   t_func_grey2bin #(6) g2b6 (.b(b6), .g(g6));
-
-   always @ (posedge clk) begin
-      if (_mode==0) begin
-	 _mode <= 1;
-	 $write("[%0t] t_func: Running\n",$time);
-	 g3 <= 3'b101;
-	 g6 <= 6'b110101;
-      end
-      else if (_mode==1) begin
-	 if (b3 !== 3'b110) $stop;
-	 if (b6 !== 6'b100110) $stop;
-	 $write("[%0t] t_func: Passed\n",$time);
-	 passed <= 1'b1;
-	 _mode <= 2;
-      end
-   end
-
-endmodule