diff --git a/Scripts/developer_scripts/autotest_cgal b/Scripts/developer_scripts/autotest_cgal
index 619f9fea761..079260d565d 100755
--- a/Scripts/developer_scripts/autotest_cgal
+++ b/Scripts/developer_scripts/autotest_cgal
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #sets the umask to 022 & 0777
 umask 022
 
-# Warn deprecated use of enviroment variables to pass on flags
+# Warn deprecated use of environment variables to pass on flags
 if [ -n "$TESTSUITE_CXXFLAGS" ] ; then
   echo "\$TESTSUITE_CXXFLAGS is deprecated. Please use the CMAKE variable (CMAKE|CGAL)_CXX_FLAGS instead" >&2;
 fi
@@ -380,6 +380,8 @@ setup_dirs()
   CGAL_DIR=`readlink "${CGAL_ROOT}/CGAL-I"`
 
   CGAL_TEST_DIR=${CGAL_DIR}/test
+  CGAL_DATA_DIR=${CGAL_DIR}/data
+  export CGAL_DATA_DIR=$(echo "$CGAL_DATA_DIR" | sed -E 's/\/cygdrive\/([a-z])\//\U\1:\//')
 
   if [ ! -d "${CGAL_DIR}/cmake" ]; then
     mkdir "${CGAL_DIR}/cmake"
@@ -619,9 +621,7 @@ LIST_TEST_PACKAGES='${LIST_TEST_PACKAGES}'
 CGAL_ROOT='${CGAL_ROOT}'
 
 rm -rf '${CGAL_BINARY_DIR}/test';
-
 if [ -f '${LIST_TEST_PACKAGES}' ]; then
-
   mkdir '${CGAL_BINARY_DIR}/test'
 
   cp '${CGAL_TEST_DIR}/collect_cgal_testresults_from_cmake' '${CGAL_BINARY_DIR}/test'
@@ -633,7 +633,10 @@ if [ -f '${LIST_TEST_PACKAGES}' ]; then
   for PACKAGE in \$(ls "${CGAL_TEST_DIR}"); do
     if [ -d "${CGAL_TEST_DIR}/\$PACKAGE" ]; then
       if source '${LIST_TEST_PACKAGES}' '${CGAL_ROOT}' | egrep -q \$PACKAGE; then
-        mkdir "\${CGAL_BINARY_DIR}/test/\${PACKAGE}"
+        mkdir "${CGAL_BINARY_DIR}/test/\${PACKAGE}"
+        cp -r "${CGAL_TEST_DIR}/\${PACKAGE}" '${CGAL_BINARY_DIR}/test'
+      elif [ "\$PACKAGE" = "resources" ]; then
+        mkdir "${CGAL_BINARY_DIR}/test/\${PACKAGE}"
         cp -r "${CGAL_TEST_DIR}/\${PACKAGE}" '${CGAL_BINARY_DIR}/test'
       else
         mkdir "${CGAL_BINARY_DIR}/test/\${PACKAGE}"
diff --git a/Scripts/developer_scripts/autotest_cgal_with_ctest b/Scripts/developer_scripts/autotest_cgal_with_ctest
index 19144bfb69d..ccf560ac808 100755
--- a/Scripts/developer_scripts/autotest_cgal_with_ctest
+++ b/Scripts/developer_scripts/autotest_cgal_with_ctest
@@ -97,8 +97,10 @@ download_latest()
   fi
     log "${ACTUAL_LOGFILE}" "getting LATEST"
     if [ -n "${USE_CURL}" ]; then
+      echo "using curl..."
       ${CURL} ${CURL_OPTS} "${LATEST_LOCATION}" >> "${ACTUAL_LOGFILE}" 2>&1
     else
+      echo "using wget..."
       ${WGET} ${WGET_OPTS} "${LATEST_LOCATION}" >> "${ACTUAL_LOGFILE}" 2>&1
     fi
   if [ ! -f "LATEST" ]; then
@@ -114,8 +116,7 @@ download_latest()
 abort_if_latest_already_tested()
 {
   if [ -r "RELEASE_NR" ]; then
-    cmp LATEST RELEASE_NR >> "${ACTUAL_LOGFILE}"
-    if [ ! ${?} != 0 ]; then
+    if cmp LATEST RELEASE_NR >> "${ACTUAL_LOGFILE}"; then
       log "${ACTUAL_LOGFILE}" "This release has already been tested."
       rm -f "$LOCK_FILE";
       exit 1;
diff --git a/Testsuite/test/collect_cgal_testresults_from_cmake b/Testsuite/test/collect_cgal_testresults_from_cmake
index 0f54c7e6fa4..a7098c435e0 100755
--- a/Testsuite/test/collect_cgal_testresults_from_cmake
+++ b/Testsuite/test/collect_cgal_testresults_from_cmake
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ RESULT_FILE=''
 # print timings on fd3
 print_testresult()
 {
-  if [ ! -f ErrorOutput_$1 ] ; then
+  if [ -f skipped ]; then
+    RESULT="s"
+    TIMING="0"
+  elif [ ! -f ErrorOutput_$1 ] ; then
     RESULT="?"
     TIMING="?"
   else
@@ -57,7 +60,7 @@ print_testresult()
           RESULT="t"
         fi
       else
-        if grep -E -q 'NOTICE: .*(need|require|incompatible).*and.*will not be' CompilerOutput_$1
+        if grep -E -q 'NOTICE: .*(need|require|incompatible).*will not be' CompilerOutput_$1
         then
           RESULT="r"
         else