--- a/marking4/postfix_test.sh	Wed Oct 30 12:47:10 2019 +0000
+++ b/marking4/postfix_test.sh	Wed Oct 30 14:07:58 2019 +0000
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 echo -e "" > $out
 
 
-echo "Below is the feedback and provisional marks for your submission" >> $out
-echo "for assignment 9 Part 2.  Please note all marks are provisional until" >> $out
-echo "ratified by the assessment board -- this is not an official" >> $out
-echo "results transcript." >> $out
-echo "" >> $out
+echo -e "Below is the feedback and provisional marks for your submission" >> $out
+echo -e "the preliminary part for assignment 9.  Please note all marks are provisional until" >> $out
+echo -e "ratified by the assessment board -- this is not an official" >> $out
+echo -e "results transcript." >> $out
+echo -e "" > $out
 
 # marks for CW9 part 2
 marks=$(( 0 ))
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@
 # compilation tests
 
 function scala_compile {
-  (ulimit -t 30; JAVA_OPTS="-Xmx1g" scala -nc "$1" 2>> $out 1>> $out)   
+  (ulimit -t 30; JAVA_OPTS="-Xmx1g" scala "$1" 2>> $out 1>> $out)   
 }
 
 # functional tests
 
 function scala_assert {
-  (ulimit -t 30; JAVA_OPTS="-Xmx1g" scala -nc -i "$1" "$2" -e "" 2> /dev/null 1> /dev/null) 
+  (ulimit -t 30; JAVA_OPTS="-Xmx1g" scala -i "$1" -- "$2")  #2> /dev/null 1> /dev/null) 
 }
 
 # purity test
@@ -42,24 +42,24 @@
 
 if (scala_vars postfix.scala)
 then
-  echo "  --> test failed" | tee -a $out  
+  echo -e "  --> FAIL (make triple-sure your program conforms to the required format)\n" | tee -a $out  
   tsts0=$(( 1 ))
 else
-  echo "  --> success" | tee -a $out  
+  echo -e "  --> success" | tee -a $out  
   tsts0=$(( 0 )) 
 fi
 
 # compilation test
 if  [ $tsts0 -eq 0 ]
 then    
-  echo "postfix.scala runs?" | tee -a $out
+  echo -e "postfix.scala runs?" | tee -a $out
 
   if (scala_compile postfix.scala)
   then
-    echo "  --> success" | tee -a $out
+    echo -e "  --> success" | tee -a $out
     tsts1=$(( 0 ))
   else
-    echo "  --> scala postfix.scala did not run successfully" | tee -a $out
+    echo -e "  --> SCALA DID NOT RUN postfix.scala" | tee -a $out
     tsts1=$(( 1 )) 
   fi
 else
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
     echo -e "  --> success" | tee -a $out
     marks=$(( marks + 1 ))
   else
-    echo -e "  --> test failed" | tee -a $out
+    echo -e "  --> ONE OF THE TESTS FAILED\n" | tee -a $out
   fi
 fi
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
      echo -e "  --> success" | tee -a $out
      marks=$(( marks + 1 ))
   else
-     echo "  --> test failed" | tee -a $out
+     echo "  --> ONE OF THE TESTS FAILED\n" | tee -a $out
   fi
 fi
 
@@ -115,10 +115,10 @@
 
 if (scala_vars postfix2.scala)
 then
-  echo "  --> test failed" | tee -a $out  
+  echo -e "  --> FAIL (make triple-sure your program conforms to the required format)\n" | tee -a $out  
   tsts0=$(( 1 ))
 else
-  echo "  --> success" | tee -a $out  
+  echo -e "  --> success" | tee -a $out  
   tsts0=$(( 0 )) 
 fi
 
@@ -128,14 +128,14 @@
 # compilation test
 if  [ $tsts0 -eq 0 ]
 then    
-  echo "postfix2.scala runs?" | tee -a $out
+  echo -e "postfix2.scala runs?" | tee -a $out
 
   if (scala_compile postfix2.scala)
   then
-    echo "  --> success" | tee -a $out
+    echo -e "  --> success" | tee -a $out
     tsts1=$(( 0 ))
   else
-    echo "  --> scala postfix2.scala did not run successfully" | tee -a $out
+    echo -e "  --> SCALA DID NOT RUN postfix2.scala" | tee -a $out
     tsts1=$(( 1 )) 
   fi
 else
@@ -168,10 +168,10 @@
       echo -e "  --> success" | tee -a $out
       marks=$(( marks + 2 ))
   else
-      echo "  --> test failed" | tee -a $out
+      echo -e "  --> ONE OF THE TESTS FAILED\n" | tee -a $out
   fi
 fi
 
 ## final marks
-echo "Overall mark for CW 9, Part 2" | tee -a $out
-echo "$marks" | tee -a $out
+echo -e "Overall mark for CW 9, Preliminary Part" | tee -a $out
+echo -e "$marks" | tee -a $out