diff --git a/tests/clint.sh b/tests/clint.sh
index bf01d00..1bf833f 100755
--- a/tests/clint.sh
+++ b/tests/clint.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #$Id$
-#Copyright (c) 2016-2019 Pierre Pronchery <khorben@defora.org>
+#Copyright (c) 2016-2020 Pierre Pronchery <khorben@defora.org>
 #
 #Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 #modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ DEBUG="_debug"
 FIND="find"
 GREP="grep"
 LINT="lint -g"
+MKDIR="mkdir -p"
 SORT="sort -n"
 TR="tr"
 
@@ -43,8 +44,8 @@ TR="tr"
 #clint
 _clint()
 {
-	ret=0
-	subdirs="data doc src tests tools"
+	res=0
+	subdirs=
 
 	$DATE
 	while read line; do
@@ -58,6 +59,10 @@ _clint()
 				;;
 		esac
 	done < "$PROJECTCONF"
+	if [ ! -n "$subdirs" ]; then
+		_error "Could not locate directories to analyze"
+		return $?
+	fi
 	for subdir in $subdirs; do
 		[ -d "../$subdir" ] || continue
 		for filename in $($FIND "../$subdir" -type f | $SORT); do
@@ -79,13 +84,13 @@ _clint()
 			if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 				echo "FAIL"
 				echo "$PROGNAME: $filename: FAIL" 1>&2
-				ret=2
+				res=2
 			else
 				echo "OK"
 			fi
 		done
 	done
-	return $ret
+	return $res
 }
 
 _clint_lint()
@@ -117,6 +122,14 @@ _debug()
 }
 
 
+#error
+_error()
+{
+	echo "$PROGNAME: $@" 1>&2
+	return 2
+}
+
+
 #usage
 _usage()
 {
@@ -125,14 +138,6 @@ _usage()
 }
 
 
-#warning
-_warning()
-{
-	echo "$PROGNAME: $@" 1>&2
-	return 2
-}
-
-
 #main
 clean=0
 while getopts "cO:P:" name; do
@@ -162,9 +167,15 @@ fi
 [ $clean -ne 0 ] && exit 0
 
 exec 3>&1
+ret=0
 while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
 	target="$1"
+	dirname="${target%/*}"
 	shift
 
-	_clint > "$target"					|| exit 2
+	if [ -n "$dirname" -a "$dirname" != "$target" ]; then
+		$MKDIR -- "$dirname"				|| ret=$?
+	fi
+	_clint > "$target"					|| ret=$?
 done
+exit $ret
diff --git a/tests/fixme.sh b/tests/fixme.sh
index f4c921c..1db1787 100755
--- a/tests/fixme.sh
+++ b/tests/fixme.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #$Id$
-#Copyright (c) 2017-2019 Pierre Pronchery <khorben@defora.org>
+#Copyright (c) 2017-2020 Pierre Pronchery <khorben@defora.org>
 #
 #Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 #modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ TR="tr"
 _fixme()
 {
 	res=0
+	subdirs=
 
 	$DATE
 	echo
@@ -56,6 +57,10 @@ _fixme()
 				;;
 		esac
 	done < "$PROJECTCONF"
+	if [ ! -n "$subdirs" ]; then
+		_error "Could not locate directories to analyze"
+		return $?
+	fi
 	for subdir in $subdirs; do
 		[ -d "../$subdir" ] || continue
 		for filename in $($FIND "../$subdir" -type f | $SORT); do
@@ -152,6 +157,14 @@ _debug()
 }
 
 
+#error
+_error()
+{
+	echo "$PROGNAME: $@" 1>&2
+	return 2
+}
+
+
 #usage
 _usage()
 {
diff --git a/tests/htmllint.sh b/tests/htmllint.sh
index b487d90..550b3f3 100755
--- a/tests/htmllint.sh
+++ b/tests/htmllint.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #$Id$
-#Copyright (c) 2014-2017 Pierre Pronchery <khorben@defora.org>
+#Copyright (c) 2014-2020 Pierre Pronchery <khorben@defora.org>
 #
 #Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 #modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ DATE="date"
 DEBUG="_debug"
 FIND="find"
 HTMLLINT="xmllint --html --nonet"
+MKDIR="mkdir -p"
 SORT="sort -n"
 TR="tr"
 
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ TR="tr"
 #htmllint
 _htmllint()
 {
-	ret=0
+	res=0
 
 	$DATE
 	echo
@@ -64,11 +65,11 @@ _htmllint()
 				echo "$filename:"
 			else
 				echo "$PROGNAME: $filename: FAIL" 1>&2
-				ret=2
+				res=2
 			fi
 		done
 	done
-	return $ret
+	return $res
 }
 
 
@@ -121,9 +122,15 @@ fi
 [ $clean -ne 0 ] && exit 0
 
 exec 3>&1
+ret=0
 while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
 	target="$1"
+	dirname="${target%/*}"
 	shift
 
-	_htmllint > "$target"					|| exit 2
+	if [ -n "$dirname" -a "$dirname" != "$target" ]; then
+		$MKDIR -- "$dirname"				|| ret=$?
+	fi
+	_htmllint > "$target"					|| ret=$?
 done
+exit $ret
diff --git a/tests/xmllint.sh b/tests/xmllint.sh
index a366d31..c9302c0 100755
--- a/tests/xmllint.sh
+++ b/tests/xmllint.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #$Id$
-#Copyright (c) 2014-2017 Pierre Pronchery <khorben@defora.org>
+#Copyright (c) 2014-2020 Pierre Pronchery <khorben@defora.org>
 #
 #Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 #modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ PROJECTCONF="../project.conf"
 DATE="date"
 DEBUG="_debug"
 FIND="find"
+MKDIR="mkdir -p"
 SORT="sort -n"
 TR="tr"
 XMLLINT="xmllint --nonet"
@@ -41,7 +42,8 @@ XMLLINT="xmllint --nonet"
 #xmllint
 _xmllint()
 {
-	ret=0
+	res=0
+	subdirs=
 
 	$DATE
 	echo
@@ -56,6 +58,10 @@ _xmllint()
 				;;
 		esac
 	done < "$PROJECTCONF"
+	if [ ! -n "$subdirs" ]; then
+		_error "Could not locate directories to analyze"
+		return $?
+	fi
 	for subdir in $subdirs; do
 		[ -d "../$subdir" ] || continue
 		for filename in $($FIND "../$subdir" -type f -a \( -name '*.xml' -o -name '*.xsl' \) | $SORT); do
@@ -64,11 +70,11 @@ _xmllint()
 				echo "$filename:"
 			else
 				echo "$PROGNAME: $filename: FAIL" 1>&2
-				ret=2
+				res=2
 			fi
 		done
 	done
-	return $ret
+	return $res
 }
 
 
@@ -84,6 +90,14 @@ _debug()
 }
 
 
+#error
+_error()
+{
+	echo "$PROGNAME: $@" 1>&2
+	return 2
+}
+
+
 #usage
 _usage()
 {
@@ -121,9 +135,15 @@ fi
 [ $clean -ne 0 ] && exit 0
 
 exec 3>&1
+ret=0
 while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
 	target="$1"
+	dirname="${target%/*}"
 	shift
 
-	_xmllint > "$target"					|| exit 2
+	if [ -n "$dirname" -a "$dirname" != "$target" ]; then
+		$MKDIR -- "$dirname"				|| ret=$?
+	fi
+	_xmllint > "$target"					|| ret=$?
 done
+exit $ret