diff --git a/configure/RULES_BUILD b/configure/RULES_BUILD
index a0f9537fe..37e54372f 100644
--- a/configure/RULES_BUILD
+++ b/configure/RULES_BUILD
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ else
 host:
 endif
 
+-include $(CONFIG)/RULES_FILE_TYPE
+
 -include $(CONFIG)/RULES.Db
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -122,8 +124,6 @@ LIBTARGETS += $(LIBNAME) $(INSTALL_LIBS) $(TESTLIBNAME) \
   $(LOADABLE_SHRLIBNAME) $(INSTALL_LOADABLE_SHRLIBS)
 
 
--include $(CONFIG)/RULES_FILE_TYPE
-
 #	Main targets
 
 install: buildInstall 
diff --git a/src/ioc/db/dbEvent.c b/src/ioc/db/dbEvent.c
index ce8f553b0..b3fce746a 100644
--- a/src/ioc/db/dbEvent.c
+++ b/src/ioc/db/dbEvent.c
@@ -979,6 +979,7 @@ static void event_task (void *pParm)
 {
     struct event_user * const evUser = (struct event_user *) pParm;
     struct event_que * ev_que;
+    unsigned char pendexit;
 
     /* init hook */
     if (evUser->init_func) {
@@ -1020,9 +1021,10 @@ static void event_task (void *pParm)
             event_read (ev_que);
             epicsMutexMustLock ( evUser->lock );
         }
+        pendexit = evUser->pendexit;
         epicsMutexUnlock ( evUser->lock );
 
-    } while ( ! evUser->pendexit );
+    } while( ! pendexit );
 
     epicsMutexDestroy(evUser->firstque.writelock);
 
diff --git a/src/libCom/misc/epicsUnitTest.c b/src/libCom/misc/epicsUnitTest.c
index 140ad6cb0..773b7b004 100644
--- a/src/libCom/misc/epicsUnitTest.c
+++ b/src/libCom/misc/epicsUnitTest.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ int testDone(void) {
 
 /* Our test harness, for RTEMS and vxWorks */
 
-static void harnessExit(void *dummy) {
+void testHarnessExit(void *dummy) {
     epicsTimeStamp ended;
     int Faulty;
 
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ static void harnessExit(void *dummy) {
 
 void testHarness(void) {
     epicsThreadOnce(&onceFlag, testOnce, NULL);
-    epicsAtExit(harnessExit, NULL);
+    epicsAtExit(testHarnessExit, NULL);
     Harness = 1;
     Programs = 0;
     Tests = 0;
diff --git a/src/libCom/misc/epicsUnitTest.h b/src/libCom/misc/epicsUnitTest.h
index 0489752a1..8a3bd6e17 100644
--- a/src/libCom/misc/epicsUnitTest.h
+++ b/src/libCom/misc/epicsUnitTest.h
@@ -43,9 +43,11 @@ epicsShareFunc int  testDone(void);
 
 typedef int (*TESTFUNC)(void);
 epicsShareFunc void testHarness(void);
+epicsShareFunc void testHarnessExit(void *dummy);
 epicsShareFunc void runTestFunc(const char *name, TESTFUNC func);
 
 #define runTest(func) runTestFunc(#func, func)
+#define testHarnessDone() testHarnessExit(0)
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/src/libCom/osi/os/default/epicsReadline.c b/src/libCom/osi/os/default/epicsReadline.c
index 1d7d9c1d5..7cdcfdafe 100644
--- a/src/libCom/osi/os/default/epicsReadline.c
+++ b/src/libCom/osi/os/default/epicsReadline.c
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ epicsReadlineEnd(void *context)
 
 #include <readline/readline.h>
 #include <readline/history.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 struct readlineContext {
     FILE    *in;
@@ -138,6 +139,14 @@ epicsReadline (const char *prompt, void *context)
     free (readlineContext->line);
     readlineContext->line = NULL;
     if (readlineContext->in == NULL) {
+        if (!isatty(fileno(stdout))) {
+            /* The libedit readline emulator on Darwin doesn't
+             * print the prompt when the terminal isn't a tty.
+             */
+            fputs (prompt, stdout);
+            fflush (stdout);
+            rl_already_prompted = 1;
+        }
         rlState = rlBusy;
         line = readline (prompt);
         rlState = rlIdle;
diff --git a/src/libCom/test/epicsRunLibComTests.c b/src/libCom/test/epicsRunLibComTests.c
index fe308b061..0f10dbfc6 100644
--- a/src/libCom/test/epicsRunLibComTests.c
+++ b/src/libCom/test/epicsRunLibComTests.c
@@ -101,7 +101,12 @@ void epicsRunLibComTests(void)
     runTest(taskwdTest);
 
     /*
-     * Exit must come last as it never returns
+     * Report now in case epicsExitTest dies
+     */
+    testHarnessDone();
+
+    /*
+     * epicsExitTest must come last as it never returns
      */
     runTest(epicsExitTest);
 }