diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c00d818..dd9371b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -48,9 +48,60 @@ script:
 matrix:
   include:
 
-# Run on Linux and Mac
+# Run unit tests on Linux and Mac
 
   - env: SET=test00
 
   - env: SET=test00
     os: osx
+
+# Compile the example application
+# using the build configurations from full example
+# (makeBaseApp example - no C++parts yet)
+
+  - env: SET=test01
+
+  - env: SET=test01
+    compiler: clang
+
+#  - env: SET=test01 EXTRA="CMD_CXXFLAGS=-std=c++11"
+
+#  - env: SET=test01 EXTRA="CMD_CXXFLAGS=-std=c++11"
+#    compiler: clang
+
+  - env: SET=test01
+    dist: trusty
+
+#  - env: SET=test01 EXTRA="CMD_CXXFLAGS=-std=c++11"
+#    dist: trusty
+
+# Cross-compilation to Windows using MinGW and WINE
+# (DLL builds only work for EPICS 7)
+
+  - env: SET=test01 WINE=32 TEST=NO STATIC=YES
+    compiler: mingw
+
+  - env: SET=test01 WINE=64 TEST=NO STATIC=YES
+    compiler: mingw
+
+# Cross-compilation to RTEMS
+
+  - env: SET=test01 RTEMS=4.10 TEST=NO
+
+  - env: SET=test01 RTEMS=4.9 TEST=NO
+
+# Other gcc versions (adding as an extra package)
+
+  - env: SET=test01
+    compiler: gcc-6
+    addons: { apt: { packages: ["g++-6"], sources: ["ubuntu-toolchain-r-test"] } }
+
+  - env: SET=test01
+    compiler: gcc-7
+    addons: { apt: { packages: ["g++-7"], sources: ["ubuntu-toolchain-r-test"] } }
+
+# MacOS build
+
+  - env: SET=test01
+    os: osx
+    compiler: clang
diff --git a/test00.set b/test00.set
index 2fa4bf0..3117275 100644
--- a/test00.set
+++ b/test00.set
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 MODULES=""
 
-BASE=${BASE:-R3.15.7}
+BASE=${BASE:-R3.15.6}
diff --git a/test01.set b/test01.set
index 84de477..298b92a 100644
--- a/test01.set
+++ b/test01.set
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-MODULES="sncseq asyn"
+MODULES="sncseq"
 
 BASE=${BASE:-R3.15.6}
-ASYN=master
 SNCSEQ=R2-2-7
diff --git a/travis-test.sh b/travis-test.sh
index 81de480..d54c44f 100755
--- a/travis-test.sh
+++ b/travis-test.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+
+# Module ci-scripts unit tests
+
+# SET=test00 in .travis.yml runs the tests in this script
+# all other jobs are started as compile jobs
+
 set -x
 
+[ "$SET" != "test00" ] && exec ./travis/build.sh
+
 UTILS_UNITTEST=1
 
 # Perl version of "readlink -f" (which MacOS does not provide)