diff --git a/CH8Build/CH08.15-expect.sh b/CH8Build/CH08.15-expect.sh
index f53a07a..da16bd5 100644
--- a/CH8Build/CH08.15-expect.sh
+++ b/CH8Build/CH08.15-expect.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ source versions.sh
 
 GLSOURCES="/sources"
 
-pushd $GLSOURCES > /dev/null 2>&1 || myfail "Failed to move to ${GLSOURCES}"
+pushd ${GLSOURCES} > /dev/null 2>&1 || myfail "Failed to move to ${GLSOURCES}"
 
 [ -d expect${expect_version} ] && rm -rf expect${expect_version}
 
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
   myfail "Failed building expect"
 fi
 
-echo "running expect make test"
-make test > ${GLSOURCES}/expect.check 2>&1
+if [ ! -f ${GLSOURCES}/SKIPTESTS ]; then
+  echo "running expect make test"
+  make test > ${GLSOURCES}/expect.check.log 2>&1
+fi
 
 make install
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
diff --git a/CH8Build/CH08.16-dejagnu.sh b/CH8Build/CH08.16-dejagnu.sh
index 9f119e6..40f720b 100644
--- a/CH8Build/CH08.16-dejagnu.sh
+++ b/CH8Build/CH08.16-dejagnu.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ source versions.sh
 
 GLSOURCES="/sources"
 
-pushd $GLSOURCES > /dev/null 2>&1 || myfail "Failed to move to ${GLSOURCES}"
+pushd ${GLSOURCES} > /dev/null 2>&1 || myfail "Failed to move to ${GLSOURCES}"
 
 [ -d dejagnu-${dejagnu_version} ] && rm -rf dejagnu-${dejagnu_version}
 
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ mkdir build && cd build
 makeinfo --html --no-split -o doc/dejagnu.html ../doc/dejagnu.texi
 makeinfo --plaintext       -o doc/dejagnu.txt  ../doc/dejagnu.texi
 
-echo "running dejagnu make check"
-make check > ${GLSOURCES}/dejagnu.check 2>&1
+if [ ! -f ${GLSOURCES}/SKIPTESTS ]; then
+  echo "running dejagnu make check"
+  make check > ${GLSOURCES}/dejagnu.check.log 2>&1
+fi
 
 make install
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
diff --git a/CH8Build/CH08.17-pkgconf.sh b/CH8Build/CH08.17-pkgconf.sh
index 5c0e5c6..a0dfd70 100644
--- a/CH8Build/CH08.17-pkgconf.sh
+++ b/CH8Build/CH08.17-pkgconf.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ source versions.sh
 
 GLSOURCES="/sources"
 
-pushd $GLSOURCES > /dev/null 2>&1 || myfail "Failed to move to ${GLSOURCES}"
+pushd ${GLSOURCES} > /dev/null 2>&1 || myfail "Failed to move to ${GLSOURCES}"
 
 [ -d pkgconf-${pkgconf_version} ] && rm -rf pkgconf-${pkgconf_version}
 
diff --git a/CH8Build/CH08.18-binutils.sh b/CH8Build/CH08.18-binutils.sh
index 1e016d8..2d48f59 100644
--- a/CH8Build/CH08.18-binutils.sh
+++ b/CH8Build/CH08.18-binutils.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ source versions.sh
 
 GLSOURCES="/sources"
 
-pushd $GLSOURCES > /dev/null 2>&1 || myfail "Failed to move to ${GLSOURCES}"
+pushd ${GLSOURCES} > /dev/null 2>&1 || myfail "Failed to move to ${GLSOURCES}"
 
 [ -d binutils-${binutils_version} ] && rm -rf binutils-${binutils_version}
 
@@ -31,9 +31,15 @@ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
   myfail "Failed building binutils"
 fi
 
-echo "running binutils make check"
-make -k check > ${GLSOURCES}/binutils.check 2>&1
-grep '^FAIL:' ${GLSOURCES}/binutils.check > ${GLSOURCES}/binutils.check.fail
+# LFS book says not to skip under any circumstances and I agree but tests really
+#  slow down development so I say when building final system, do not skip ANY
+#  of the tests but okay to skip when making USB boot thumb drive to do the
+#  final install from
+if [ ! -f ${GLSOURCES}/SKIPTESTS ]; then
+  echo "running binutils make check"
+  make -k check > ${GLSOURCES}/binutils.check.log 2>&1
+  grep '^FAIL:' ${GLSOURCES}/binutils.check.log > ${GLSOURCES}/binutils.check.fail.log
+fi
 
 make tooldir=/usr install
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
diff --git a/CH8Build/CH08.19-gmp.sh b/CH8Build/CH08.19-gmp.sh
index c6d37fe..f4b5045 100644
--- a/CH8Build/CH08.19-gmp.sh
+++ b/CH8Build/CH08.19-gmp.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ source versions.sh
 
 GLSOURCES="/sources"
 
-pushd $GLSOURCES > /dev/null 2>&1 || myfail "Failed to move to ${GLSOURCES}"
+pushd ${GLSOURCES} > /dev/null 2>&1 || myfail "Failed to move to ${GLSOURCES}"
 
 [ -d gmp-${gmp_version} ] && rm -rf gmp-${gmp_version}
 
@@ -27,9 +27,11 @@ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
   myfail "Failed building gmp html"
 fi
 
-
-echo "running gmp make check"
-make check > ${GLSOURCES}/gmp.check 2>&1
+if [ ! -f ${GLSOURCES}/SKIPTESTS ]; then
+  echo "running gmp make check"
+  make check > ${GLSOURCES}/gmp.check.log 2>&1
+  awk '/# PASS:/{total+=$3} ; END{print total}' ${GLSOURCES}/gmp.check.log > ${GLSOURCES}/gmp.check.pass.log
+fi
 
 make install
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
diff --git a/CH8Build/CH08.20-mpfr.sh b/CH8Build/CH08.20-mpfr.sh
index c8bac2c..76f9cd3 100644
--- a/CH8Build/CH08.20-mpfr.sh
+++ b/CH8Build/CH08.20-mpfr.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ source versions.sh
 
 GLSOURCES="/sources"
 
-pushd $GLSOURCES > /dev/null 2>&1 || myfail "Failed to move to ${GLSOURCES}"
+pushd ${GLSOURCES} > /dev/null 2>&1 || myfail "Failed to move to ${GLSOURCES}"
 
 [ -d mpfr-${mpfr_version} ] && rm -rf mpfr-${mpfr_version}
 
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
   myfail "Failed building mpfr html"
 fi
 
-echo "running mpfr make check"
-make check > ${GLSOURCES}/mpfr.check 2>&1
+if [ ! -f ${GLSOURCES}/SKIPTESTS ]; then
+  echo "running mpfr make check"
+  make check > ${GLSOURCES}/mpfr.check.log 2>&1
+fi
 
 make install
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then