diff --git a/TEST.aa.Makefile b/TEST.aa.Makefile
index 2b179cd594..413dcf3c48 100644
--- a/TEST.aa.Makefile
+++ b/TEST.aa.Makefile
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ AA_OUTPUTS := $(addsuffix .txt, $(AA_IMPLS))
 # Overall tests: just run subordinate tests
 $(PROGRAMS_TO_TEST:%=Output/%.$(TEST).report.txt): \
 Output/%.$(TEST).report.txt: $(addprefix Output/%.aa., $(AA_OUTPUTS))
-	-$(LDIS) < Output/$*.lib.bc | grep ^declare > $@
+	$(VERB) $(RM) -f $@
+	@echo "---------------------------------------------------------------" >> $@
+	@echo ">>> ========= '$(RELDIR)/$*' Program" >> $@
+	@echo "---------------------------------------------------------------" >> $@
+	-$(LDIS) < Output/$*.lib.bc | grep ^declare >> $@
 	@-for output in $(addprefix Output/$*.aa., $(AA_OUTPUTS)); do \
 		echo -n "$$output:" >> $@; \
 		grep Summary $$output >> $@; \
@@ -50,9 +54,6 @@ Output/%.$(TEST).report.txt: $(addprefix Output/%.aa., $(AA_OUTPUTS))
 
 $(PROGRAMS_TO_TEST:%=test.$(TEST).%): \
 test.$(TEST).%: Output/%.$(TEST).report.txt
-	@echo "---------------------------------------------------------------"
-	@echo ">>> ========= '$*' Program"
-	@echo "---------------------------------------------------------------"
 	@cat $<
 
 # Define REPORT_DEPENDENCIES so that the report is regenerated if analyze or
diff --git a/TEST.beta-compare.Makefile b/TEST.beta-compare.Makefile
index 514475e2a8..a3aef4a4b8 100644
--- a/TEST.beta-compare.Makefile
+++ b/TEST.beta-compare.Makefile
@@ -21,16 +21,17 @@ Output/%.$(TEST).llc-beta-info.txt: Output/%.llvm.bc $(LLC)
 
 $(PROGRAMS_TO_TEST:%=Output/%.$(TEST).report.txt): \
 Output/%.$(TEST).report.txt: Output/%.$(TEST).llc-info.txt Output/%.$(TEST).llc-beta-info.txt
-	-@printf "LLC: " > $@
+	$(VERB) $(RM) -f $@
+	@echo "---------------------------------------------------------------" >> $@
+	@echo ">>> ========= '$(RELDIR)/$*' Program" >> $@
+	@echo "---------------------------------------------------------------" >> $@
+	-@printf "LLC: " >> $@
 	-grep 'Number of machine instrs printed' Output/$*.$(TEST).llc-info.txt >> $@
 	-@printf "LLCBETA: " >> $@
 	-grep 'Number of machine instrs printed' Output/$*.$(TEST).llc-beta-info.txt >> $@
 
 $(PROGRAMS_TO_TEST:%=test.$(TEST).%): \
 test.$(TEST).%: Output/%.$(TEST).report.txt
-	@echo "---------------------------------------------------------------"
-	@echo ">>> ========= '$(RELDIR)/$*' Program"
-	@echo "---------------------------------------------------------------"
 	@cat $<
 
 # Define REPORT_DEPENDENCIES so that the report is regenerated if llc changes
diff --git a/TEST.jit.Makefile b/TEST.jit.Makefile
index bc58bf3b8a..17b8437e94 100644
--- a/TEST.jit.Makefile
+++ b/TEST.jit.Makefile
@@ -13,14 +13,15 @@ RELDIR  := $(subst $(PROGDIR),,$(CURDIR))
 
 $(PROGRAMS_TO_TEST:%=Output/%.$(TEST).report.txt): \
 Output/%.$(TEST).report.txt: Output/%.llvm.bc $(LLI)
+	$(VERB) $(RM) -f $@
+	@echo "---------------------------------------------------------------" >> $@
+	@echo ">>> ========= '$(RELDIR)/$*' Program" >> $@
+	@echo "---------------------------------------------------------------" >> $@
 	-(time -p $(LLI) $(JIT_OPTS) $< $(RUN_OPTIONS) > /dev/null \
-                < $(STDIN_FILENAME)) > $@ 2>&1
+                < $(STDIN_FILENAME)) >> $@ 2>&1
 
 $(PROGRAMS_TO_TEST:%=test.$(TEST).%): \
 test.$(TEST).%: Output/%.$(TEST).report.txt
-	@echo "---------------------------------------------------------------"
-	@echo ">>> ========= '$(RELDIR)/$*' Program"
-	@echo "---------------------------------------------------------------"
 	@cat $<
 
 # Define REPORT_DEPENDENCIES so that the report is regenerated if lli changes
diff --git a/TEST.libcalls.Makefile b/TEST.libcalls.Makefile
index c13705c8cb..add6c87664 100644
--- a/TEST.libcalls.Makefile
+++ b/TEST.libcalls.Makefile
@@ -18,16 +18,17 @@ RELDIR  := $(subst $(PROGDIR),,$(CURDIR))
 
 $(PROGRAMS_TO_TEST:%=test.$(TEST).%): \
 test.$(TEST).%: Output/%.$(TEST).report.txt
-	@echo "---------------------------------------------------------------"
-	@echo ">>> ========= '$(RELDIR)/$*' Program"
-	@echo "---------------------------------------------------------------"
 	@cat $<
 
 $(PROGRAMS_TO_TEST:%=Output/%.$(TEST).report.txt):  \
 Output/%.$(TEST).report.txt: Output/%.linked.rbc $(LOPT) \
+	$(VERB) $(RM) -f $@
+	@echo "---------------------------------------------------------------" >> $@
+	@echo ">>> ========= '$(RELDIR)/$*' Program" >> $@
+	@echo "---------------------------------------------------------------" >> $@
 	$(PROJ_SRC_ROOT)/TEST.libcalls.Makefile 
 	@-$(LOPT) -simplify-libcalls -stats -debug-only=simplify-libcalls \
-	         -time-passes -disable-output $< 2>$@ 
+	         -time-passes -disable-output $< 2>>$@ 
 summary:
 	@$(MAKE) TEST=libcalls | egrep '======|simplify-libcalls -'
 
diff --git a/TEST.llc.Makefile b/TEST.llc.Makefile
index 8d12092e54..e5a53ffd6e 100644
--- a/TEST.llc.Makefile
+++ b/TEST.llc.Makefile
@@ -13,13 +13,14 @@ RELDIR  := $(subst $(PROGDIR),,$(CURDIR))
 
 $(PROGRAMS_TO_TEST:%=Output/%.$(TEST).report.txt): \
 Output/%.$(TEST).report.txt: Output/%.llvm.bc $(LLC)
-	-(time -p $(LLC) $(LLC_OPTS) $<) > $@ 2>&1
+	$(VERB) $(RM) -f $@
+	@echo "---------------------------------------------------------------" >> $@
+	@echo ">>> ========= '$(RELDIR)/$*' Program" >> $@
+	@echo "---------------------------------------------------------------" >> $@
+	-(time -p $(LLC) $(LLC_OPTS) $<) >> $@ 2>&1
 
 $(PROGRAMS_TO_TEST:%=test.$(TEST).%): \
 test.$(TEST).%: Output/%.$(TEST).report.txt
-	@echo "---------------------------------------------------------------"
-	@echo ">>> ========= '$(RELDIR)/$*' Program"
-	@echo "---------------------------------------------------------------"
 	@cat $<
 
 # Define REPORT_DEPENDENCIES so that the report is regenerated if llc changes
diff --git a/TEST.nightly.Makefile b/TEST.nightly.Makefile
index bd4b1208a6..3f7ff968ad 100644
--- a/TEST.nightly.Makefile
+++ b/TEST.nightly.Makefile
@@ -138,13 +138,14 @@ Output/%.nightly.jit.report.txt: Output/%.exe-jit
 # Overall tests: just run subordinate tests
 $(PROGRAMS_TO_TEST:%=Output/%.$(TEST).report.txt): \
 Output/%.$(TEST).report.txt: $(addprefix Output/%.nightly., $(REPORTS_SUFFIX))
-	-cat $(addprefix Output/$*.nightly., $(REPORTS_SUFFIX)) > $@
+	$(VERB) $(RM) -f $@
+	@echo "---------------------------------------------------------------" >> $@
+	@echo ">>> ========= '$(RELDIR)/$*' Program" >> $@
+	@echo "---------------------------------------------------------------" >> $@
+	-cat $(addprefix Output/$*.nightly., $(REPORTS_SUFFIX)) >> $@
 
 
 
 $(PROGRAMS_TO_TEST:%=test.$(TEST).%): \
 test.$(TEST).%: Output/%.$(TEST).report.txt
-	@echo "---------------------------------------------------------------"
-	@echo ">>> ========= '$(RELDIR)/$*' Program"
-	@echo "---------------------------------------------------------------"
 	@-cat $<