tg.grepStdout("File with non-runnable example was built.", "file with non-runnable example was not built")
 }
 
-// issue 24570
-func TestGoTestCoverMultiPackage(t *testing.T) {
-       tg := testgo(t)
-       defer tg.cleanup()
-       tg.run("test", "-cover", "./testdata/testcover/...")
-       tg.grepStdout(`\?.*testdata/testcover/pkg1.*(\d\.\d\d\ds|cached).*coverage:.*0\.0% of statements \[no test files\]`, "expected [no test files] for pkg1")
-       tg.grepStdout(`ok.*testdata/testcover/pkg2.*(\d\.\d\d\ds|cached).*coverage:.*0\.0% of statements \[no tests to run\]`, "expected [no tests to run] for pkg2")
-       tg.grepStdout(`ok.*testdata/testcover/pkg3.*(\d\.\d\d\ds|cached).*coverage:.*100\.0% of statements`, "expected 100% coverage for pkg3")
-}
-
-// issue 24570
-func TestGoTestCoverprofileMultiPackage(t *testing.T) {
-       tg := testgo(t)
-       defer tg.cleanup()
-       tg.creatingTemp("testdata/cover.out")
-       tg.run("test", "-coverprofile=testdata/cover.out", "./testdata/testcover/...")
-       tg.grepStdout(`\?.*testdata/testcover/pkg1.*(\d\.\d\d\ds|cached).*coverage:.*0\.0% of statements \[no test files\]`, "expected [no test files] for pkg1")
-       tg.grepStdout(`ok.*testdata/testcover/pkg2.*(\d\.\d\d\ds|cached).*coverage:.*0\.0% of statements \[no tests to run\]`, "expected [no tests to run] for pkg2")
-       tg.grepStdout(`ok.*testdata/testcover/pkg3.*(\d\.\d\d\ds|cached).*coverage:.*100\.0% of statements`, "expected 100% coverage for pkg3")
-       if out, err := ioutil.ReadFile("testdata/cover.out"); err != nil {
-               t.Error(err)
-       } else {
-               if !bytes.Contains(out, []byte("mode: set")) {
-                       t.Errorf(`missing "mode: set" in %s`, out)
-               }
-               if !bytes.Contains(out, []byte(`pkg1/a.go:5.10,7.2 1 0`)) && !bytes.Contains(out, []byte(`pkg1\a.go:5.10,7.2 1 0`)) {
-                       t.Errorf(`missing "pkg1/a.go:5.10,7.2 1 0" in %s`, out)
-               }
-               if !bytes.Contains(out, []byte(`pkg2/a.go:5.10,7.2 1 0`)) && !bytes.Contains(out, []byte(`pkg2\a.go:5.10,7.2 1 0`)) {
-                       t.Errorf(`missing "pkg2/a.go:5.10,7.2 1 0" in %s`, out)
-               }
-               if !bytes.Contains(out, []byte(`pkg3/a.go:5.10,7.2 1 1`)) && !bytes.Contains(out, []byte(`pkg3\a.go:5.10,7.2 1 1`)) {
-                       t.Errorf(`missing "pkg3/a.go:5.10,7.2 1 1" in %s`, out)
-               }
-       }
-}
-
 func TestGoGenerateHandlesSimpleCommand(t *testing.T) {
        if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
                t.Skip("skipping because windows has no echo command")
 
 // (for example, if there are no "package p" test files and
 // package p need not be instrumented for coverage or any other reason),
 // then the returned ptest == p.
+//
+// The caller is expected to have checked that len(p.TestGoFiles)+len(p.XTestGoFiles) > 0,
+// or else there's no point in any of this.
 func TestPackagesFor(p *Package, cover *TestCover) (pmain, ptest, pxtest *Package, err error) {
        var imports, ximports []*Package
        var stk ImportStack
 
 }
 
 func builderTest(b *work.Builder, p *load.Package) (buildAction, runAction, printAction *work.Action, err error) {
+       if len(p.TestGoFiles)+len(p.XTestGoFiles) == 0 {
+               build := b.CompileAction(work.ModeBuild, work.ModeBuild, p)
+               run := &work.Action{Mode: "test run", Package: p, Deps: []*work.Action{build}}
+               addTestVet(b, p, run, nil)
+               print := &work.Action{Mode: "test print", Func: builderNoTest, Package: p, Deps: []*work.Action{run}}
+               return build, run, print, nil
+       }
+
        // Build Package structs describing:
        //      pmain - pkg.test binary
        //      ptest - package + test files
 
        if err == nil {
                norun := ""
-               res := "ok"
                if !testShowPass && !testJSON {
                        buf.Reset()
                }
-               if len(a.Package.TestGoFiles)+len(a.Package.XTestGoFiles) == 0 {
-                       res = "? "
-                       norun = " [no test files]"
-               } else if bytes.HasPrefix(out, noTestsToRun[1:]) || bytes.Contains(out, noTestsToRun) {
+               if bytes.HasPrefix(out, noTestsToRun[1:]) || bytes.Contains(out, noTestsToRun) {
                        norun = " [no tests to run]"
                }
-               fmt.Fprintf(cmd.Stdout, "%s  \t%s\t%s%s%s\n", res, a.Package.ImportPath, t, coveragePercentage(out), norun)
+               fmt.Fprintf(cmd.Stdout, "ok  \t%s\t%s%s%s\n", a.Package.ImportPath, t, coveragePercentage(out), norun)
                c.saveOutput(a)
        } else {
                base.SetExitStatus(1)
        }
        return nil
 }
+
+// builderNoTest is the action for testing a package with no test files.
+func builderNoTest(b *work.Builder, a *work.Action) error {
+       var stdout io.Writer = os.Stdout
+       if testJSON {
+               json := test2json.NewConverter(lockedStdout{}, a.Package.ImportPath, test2json.Timestamp)
+               defer json.Close()
+               stdout = json
+       }
+       fmt.Fprintf(stdout, "?   \t%s\t[no test files]\n", a.Package.ImportPath)
+       return nil
+}
 
+++ /dev/null
-package pkg1
-
-import "fmt"
-
-func F() {
-       fmt.Println("pkg1")
-}
 
+++ /dev/null
-package pkg2
-
-import "fmt"
-
-func F() {
-       fmt.Println("pkg2")
-}
 
+++ /dev/null
-package pkg2
 
+++ /dev/null
-package pkg3
-
-import "fmt"
-
-func F() {
-       fmt.Println("pkg3")
-}
 
+++ /dev/null
-package pkg3
-
-import "testing"
-
-func TestF(t *testing.T) {
-       F()
-}
 
        fourSpace = []byte("    ")
 
        skipLinePrefix = []byte("?   \t")
-       skipLineSuffix = []byte(" [no test files]\n")
+       skipLineSuffix = []byte("\t[no test files]\n")
 )
 
 // handleInputLine handles a single whole test output line.
                return
        }
 
-       // Special case for entirely skipped test binary: "?   \tpkgname\t0.001s [no test files]\n" is only line.
+       // Special case for entirely skipped test binary: "?   \tpkgname\t[no test files]\n" is only line.
        // Report it as plain output but remember to say skip in the final summary.
        if bytes.HasPrefix(line, skipLinePrefix) && bytes.HasSuffix(line, skipLineSuffix) && len(c.report) == 0 {
                c.result = "skip"