diff --git a/examples/c/bistromathic/bistromathic.test b/examples/c/bistromathic/bistromathic.test
index 495146bd..2ef8bc03 100755
--- a/examples/c/bistromathic/bistromathic.test
+++ b/examples/c/bistromathic/bistromathic.test
@@ -41,10 +41,11 @@ echo >perfect '> 0
 echo >ok '0'
 echo '0' | prog >effective
 
-if diff perfect effective >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+echo "checking for readline output"
+if diff perfect effective; then
     # Alles ist gut.
     strip_prompt=false
-elif diff ok effective >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+elif diff ok effective; then
     strip_prompt=true
 else
     skip "this is not the GNU Readline we expect"
@@ -257,14 +258,22 @@ err: Cleanup: popping nterm input (1.1-4: )' -p
 # From now on, the differences between versions of GNU Readline are
 # too painful to try to cope with.
 if $strip_prompt; then
-    echo "SKIP: this is not the GNU Readline we expect"
-    if $exit; then
-        exit 0
-    else
-        exit 1
-    fi
+  echo "SKIP: this is not the GNU Readline we expect"
+  exit $status
 fi
 
+# On Windows10/MSYS2 the ^G coming from <tab> completion is not
+# emitted the same way
+# (https://lists.gnu.org/r/bug-bison/2020-05/msg00076.html).
+echo "checking for kernel name"
+case `uname -s` in
+  (MSYS*)
+    echo "SKIP: this is Windows/MSYS"
+    exit $status
+    ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Check completion after an operator.
 sed -e 's/\\t/	/g' >input <<EOF
 (1+\t\t
diff --git a/examples/test b/examples/test
index c80e919e..f58eed9e 100755
--- a/examples/test
+++ b/examples/test
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ cwd=$(pwd)
 # See bistromathic.test.
 strip_prompt=false
 
+# If diff supports --strip-trailing-cr, use it, to avoid EOL issues
+# when testing Java programs on Windows.
+echo "checking for diff --strip-trailing-cr"
+if diff --strip-trailing-cr "$1" "$1"; then
+  diff_opts=--strip-trailing-cr
+fi
+
 # The exercised program.
 abs_medir=$cwd/examples/$medir
 if test -x "$abs_medir/$me"; then
@@ -129,7 +136,7 @@ run ()
   } >eff
 
   if test $sta_eff -eq $sta_exp; then
-    if diff eff exp >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    if diff $diff_opts eff exp >/dev/null 2>&1; then
       echo "$me: PASS: $number"
     else
       echo "$me: FAIL: $number"
@@ -140,7 +147,7 @@ run ()
       echo "$me: effective output:"
       sed -e 's/^/  /' eff
       echo "$me: diff:"
-      diff -u exp eff | sed -e 's/^/  /'
+      diff $diff_opts -u exp eff | sed -e 's/^/  /'
       status=1
     fi
   else