diff --git a/src/test/confidence/arrayassignment/old.s b/src/test/confidence/arrayassignment/old.cygwin.ILP32.gcc.s
similarity index 100%
rename from src/test/confidence/arrayassignment/old.s
rename to src/test/confidence/arrayassignment/old.cygwin.ILP32.gcc.s
diff --git a/src/test/confidence/hello/old.s b/src/test/confidence/hello/old.cygwin.ILP32.gcc.s
similarity index 100%
rename from src/test/confidence/hello/old.s
rename to src/test/confidence/hello/old.cygwin.ILP32.gcc.s
diff --git a/src/test/confidence/language/old.s b/src/test/confidence/language/old.cygwin.ILP32.gcc.s
similarity index 100%
rename from src/test/confidence/language/old.s
rename to src/test/confidence/language/old.cygwin.ILP32.gcc.s
diff --git a/src/test/confidence/lola/old.s b/src/test/confidence/lola/old.cygwin.ILP32.gcc.s
similarity index 100%
rename from src/test/confidence/lola/old.s
rename to src/test/confidence/lola/old.cygwin.ILP32.gcc.s
diff --git a/src/test/confidence/signal/old.s b/src/test/confidence/signal/old.cygwin.ILP32.gcc.s
similarity index 100%
rename from src/test/confidence/signal/old.s
rename to src/test/confidence/signal/old.cygwin.ILP32.gcc.s
diff --git a/src/test/confidence/testenv.sh b/src/test/confidence/testenv.sh
index cf5a5ac9..5d331aa1 100755
--- a/src/test/confidence/testenv.sh
+++ b/src/test/confidence/testenv.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 echo --- Confidence test $(basename $PWD) ---
 
-if which cygpath >/dev/null
+if which cygpath >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
 then export PATH="$(cygpath "$1")/bin":$PATH
 else export PATH="$1/bin":$PATH
 fi
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ rm -f *.o *.obj *.exe *.sym *.c *.h result
 # corresponding assembly file will overwrite the previous. I
 # cannot see any way to overcome this short of using -S
 # on the voc command and calling 'as' explicitly.
-if [ $COMPILER=gcc ]
+# NOTE 2: The cygwin 64 bit build has relocation errors with
+# these assembly generation options.
+if [ $COMPILER=gcc -a $FLAVOUR!=cygwin.LP64.gcc ]
 then export CFLAGS="-gstabs -g1 -Wa,-acdhln=new.asm"
 fi
diff --git a/src/test/confidence/testresult.sh b/src/test/confidence/testresult.sh
index d873e263..d7e7d13e 100755
--- a/src/test/confidence/testresult.sh
+++ b/src/test/confidence/testresult.sh
@@ -6,10 +6,16 @@ else printf "FAILED: $PWD\n\n"; exit 1
 fi
 
 # Compare generated code
-if [ -f old.s -a -f new.asm ]
-then
-  egrep '^[0-9 ]{4} ([0-9a-f]{4}|    ) [0-9A-F]{2}[0-9A-F ]{6}' new.asm|cut -c 11- >new.s
-  if ! diff -b old.s new.s
-  then echo "--- Generated code changed ---"
+if [ -f new.asm ]
+then egrep '^[0-9 ]{4} ([0-9a-f]{4}|    ) [0-9A-F]{2}[0-9A-F ]{6}' new.asm|cut -c 11- >new.$FLAVOUR.s
+
+  if [ -f old.$FLAVOUR.s ]
+  then
+    if ! diff -b old.$FLAVOUR.s new.$FLAVOUR.s
+    then echo "--- Generated code changed ---"
+    fi
+  else
+    cp new.$FLAVOUR.s old.$FLAVOUR.s
   fi
+
 fi
diff --git a/src/tools/make/vishap.make b/src/tools/make/vishap.make
index 8b50cb20..256a69ee 100644
--- a/src/tools/make/vishap.make
+++ b/src/tools/make/vishap.make
@@ -376,11 +376,11 @@ sourcechanges:
 
 confidence:
 	@printf "\n\n--- Confidence tests ---\n\n"
-	cd src/test/confidence/hello;           sh ./test.sh "$(INSTALLDIR)"
-	cd src/test/confidence/language;        sh ./test.sh "$(INSTALLDIR)"
-	if [ "$(PLATFORM)" != "windows" ] ; then cd src/test/confidence/signal; sh ./test.sh "$(INSTALLDIR)"; fi
-	cd src/test/confidence/lola;            sh ./test.sh "$(INSTALLDIR)"
-	cd src/test/confidence/arrayassignment; sh ./test.sh "$(INSTALLDIR)"
+	cd src/test/confidence/hello;           FLAVOUR=$(FLAVOUR) sh ./test.sh "$(INSTALLDIR)"
+	cd src/test/confidence/language;        FLAVOUR=$(FLAVOUR) sh ./test.sh "$(INSTALLDIR)"
+	if [ "$(PLATFORM)" != "windows" ] ; then cd src/test/confidence/signal; FLAVOUR=$(FLAVOUR) sh ./test.sh "$(INSTALLDIR)"; fi
+	cd src/test/confidence/lola;            FLAVOUR=$(FLAVOUR) sh ./test.sh "$(INSTALLDIR)"
+	cd src/test/confidence/arrayassignment; FLAVOUR=$(FLAVOUR) sh ./test.sh "$(INSTALLDIR)"
 	@printf "\n\n--- Confidence tests passed ---\n\n"