3 files changed, 23 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/src/partest/scala/tools/partest/PartestTask.scala b/src/partest/scala/tools/partest/PartestTask.scala
index 551500e626..f1b3ea496d 100644
--- a/src/partest/scala/tools/partest/PartestTask.scala
+++ b/src/partest/scala/tools/partest/PartestTask.scala
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ package partest
 import scala.actors.Actor._
 import scala.util.Properties.setProp
 import scala.tools.nsc.io.{ Directory, Path => SPath }
-import nsc.Settings
 import nsc.util.ClassPath
 import util.PathResolver
 import scala.tools.ant.sabbus.CompilationPathProperty
diff --git a/src/partest/scala/tools/partest/nest/CompileManager.scala b/src/partest/scala/tools/partest/nest/CompileManager.scala
index 42e4d02934..fbf758d5a5 100644
--- a/src/partest/scala/tools/partest/nest/CompileManager.scala
+++ b/src/partest/scala/tools/partest/nest/CompileManager.scala
@@ -10,10 +10,9 @@ package nest
 
 import scala.tools.nsc.{ Global, Settings, CompilerCommand, FatalError, io }
 import scala.tools.nsc.reporters.{ Reporter, ConsoleReporter }
-import scala.tools.nsc.util.ClassPath
+import scala.tools.nsc.util.{ ClassPath, FakePos }
 import scala.tools.util.PathResolver
 import io.Path
-
 import java.io.{ File, BufferedReader, PrintWriter, FileReader, Writer, FileWriter, StringWriter }
 import File.pathSeparator
 
@@ -95,7 +94,13 @@ class DirectCompiler(val fileManager: FileManager) extends SimpleCompiler {
       case "presentation" => PresentationTestFile.apply
     }
     val test: TestFile = testFileFn(files.head, fileManager)
-    test.defineSettings(command.settings, out.isEmpty)
+    if (!test.defineSettings(command.settings, out.isEmpty)) {
+      testRep.error(FakePos("partest"), test.flags match {
+        case Some(flags)  => "bad flags: " + flags
+        case _            => "bad settings: " + command.settings
+      })
+    }
+
     val toCompile = files map (_.getPath)
 
     try {
@@ -106,8 +111,8 @@ class DirectCompiler(val fileManager: FileManager) extends SimpleCompiler {
           testRep.error(null, "fatal error: " + msg)
       }
 
-      testRep.printSummary
-      testRep.writer.close
+      testRep.printSummary()
+      testRep.writer.close()
     }
     finally logWriter.close()
 
diff --git a/src/partest/scala/tools/partest/nest/TestFile.scala b/src/partest/scala/tools/partest/nest/TestFile.scala
index 9bfb4a992a..a00b94eba9 100644
--- a/src/partest/scala/tools/partest/nest/TestFile.scala
+++ b/src/partest/scala/tools/partest/nest/TestFile.scala
@@ -24,13 +24,18 @@ abstract class TestFile(kind: String) {
 
   def setOutDirTo = objectDir
 
-  def defineSettings(settings: Settings, setOutDir: Boolean) = {
+  def defineSettings(settings: Settings, setOutDir: Boolean): Boolean = {
     settings.classpath append dir.path
     if (setOutDir)
       settings.outdir.value = setOutDirTo.path
 
-    flags foreach (settings processArgumentString _)
+    // have to catch bad flags somewhere
+    flags foreach { f =>
+      if (!settings.processArgumentString(f)._1)
+        return false
+    }
     settings.classpath append fileManager.CLASSPATH
+    true
   }
 
   override def toString(): String = "%s %s".format(kind, file)
@@ -49,10 +54,12 @@ case class ScalapTestFile(file: JFile, fileManager: FileManager) extends TestFil
   override def setOutDirTo = file.parent
 }
 case class SpecializedTestFile(file: JFile, fileManager: FileManager) extends TestFile("specialized") {
-  override def defineSettings(settings: Settings, setOutDir: Boolean) = {
-    super.defineSettings(settings, setOutDir)
-    // add the instrumented library version to classpath
-    settings.classpath.value = ClassPath.join(PathSettings.srcSpecLib.toString, settings.classpath.value)
+  override def defineSettings(settings: Settings, setOutDir: Boolean): Boolean = {
+    super.defineSettings(settings, setOutDir) && {
+      // add the instrumented library version to classpath
+      settings.classpath prepend PathSettings.srcSpecLib.toString
+      true
+    }
   }
 }
 case class PresentationTestFile(file: JFile, fileManager: FileManager) extends TestFile("presentation")