diff --git a/src/testdir/Make_all.mak b/src/testdir/Make_all.mak
index 1318cfd..c88ed1c 100644
--- a/src/testdir/Make_all.mak
+++ b/src/testdir/Make_all.mak
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 # Common Makefile, defines the list of tests to run.
 #
 
+# The first script creates small.vim.
+SCRIPTS_FIRST = \
+	test1.out
+
 # Tests that run on all systems.
 SCRIPTS_ALL = \
-	test1.out \
 	test3.out \
 	test4.out \
 	test5.out \
diff --git a/src/testdir/Make_amiga.mak b/src/testdir/Make_amiga.mak
index 8948382..edb390d 100644
--- a/src/testdir/Make_amiga.mak
+++ b/src/testdir/Make_amiga.mak
@@ -20,9 +20,12 @@
 
 SCRIPTS = $(SCRIPTS_ALL) $(SCRIPTS_MORE3) $(SCRIPTS_MORE4)
 
+# Must run test1 first to create small.vim.
+$(SCRIPTS) $(SCRIPTS_GUI) $(NEW_TESTS): $(SCRIPTS_FIRST)
+
 .SUFFIXES: .in .out
 
-nongui:	/tmp $(SCRIPTS)
+nongui:	/tmp $(SCRIPTS_FIRST) $(SCRIPTS)
 	csh -c echo ALL DONE
 
 clean:
diff --git a/src/testdir/Make_dos.mak b/src/testdir/Make_dos.mak
index 12ff9ba..6e92668 100644
--- a/src/testdir/Make_dos.mak
+++ b/src/testdir/Make_dos.mak
@@ -17,20 +17,23 @@
 
 SCRIPTS = $(SCRIPTS_ALL) $(SCRIPTS_MORE1) $(SCRIPTS_MORE3) $(SCRIPTS_MORE4)
 
-TEST_OUTFILES = $(SCRIPTS) $(SCRIPTS_WIN32) $(SCRIPTS_GUI)
+TEST_OUTFILES = $(SCRIPTS_FIRST) $(SCRIPTS) $(SCRIPTS_WIN32) $(SCRIPTS_GUI)
 DOSTMP = dostmp
 DOSTMP_OUTFILES = $(TEST_OUTFILES:test=dostmp\test)
 DOSTMP_INFILES = $(DOSTMP_OUTFILES:.out=.in)
 
 .SUFFIXES: .in .out
 
-nongui:	nolog $(SCRIPTS) report
+# Must run test1 first to create small.vim.
+$(SCRIPTS) $(SCRIPTS_GUI) $(SCRIPTS_WIN32) $(NEW_TESTS): $(SCRIPTS_FIRST)
+
+nongui:	nolog $(SCRIPTS_FIRST) $(SCRIPTS) report
 
 small:	nolog report
 
-gui:	nolog $(SCRIPTS) $(SCRIPTS_GUI) report
+gui:	nolog $(SCRIPTS_FIRST) $(SCRIPTS) $(SCRIPTS_GUI) report
 
-win32:	nolog $(SCRIPTS) $(SCRIPTS_WIN32) report
+win32:	nolog $(SCRIPTS_FIRST) $(SCRIPTS) $(SCRIPTS_WIN32) report
 
 # Copy the input files to dostmp, changing the fileformat to dos.
 $(DOSTMP_INFILES): $(*B).in
diff --git a/src/testdir/Make_ming.mak b/src/testdir/Make_ming.mak
index 393c60d..2237f57 100644
--- a/src/testdir/Make_ming.mak
+++ b/src/testdir/Make_ming.mak
@@ -39,12 +39,15 @@
 
 SCRIPTS_BENCH = bench_re_freeze.out
 
+# Must run test1 first to create small.vim.
+$(SCRIPTS) $(SCRIPTS_GUI) $(SCRIPTS_WIN32) $(NEW_TESTS): $(SCRIPTS_FIRST)
+
 .SUFFIXES: .in .out
 
-vimall:	fixff $(SCRIPTS) $(SCRIPTS_GUI) $(SCRIPTS_WIN32)
+vimall:	fixff $(SCRIPTS_FIRST) $(SCRIPTS) $(SCRIPTS_GUI) $(SCRIPTS_WIN32)
 	echo ALL DONE
 
-nongui:	fixff $(SCRIPTS)
+nongui:	fixff $(SCRIPTS_FIRST) $(SCRIPTS)
 	echo ALL DONE
 
 benchmark: $(SCRIPTS_BENCH)
@@ -52,10 +55,10 @@
 small:
 	echo ALL DONE
 
-gui:	fixff $(SCRIPTS) $(SCRIPTS_GUI)
+gui:	fixff $(SCRIPTS_FIRST) $(SCRIPTS) $(SCRIPTS_GUI)
 	echo ALL DONE
 
-win32:	fixff $(SCRIPTS) $(SCRIPTS_WIN32)
+win32:	fixff $(SCRIPTS_FIRST) $(SCRIPTS) $(SCRIPTS_WIN32)
 	echo ALL DONE
 
 fixff:
diff --git a/src/testdir/Make_os2.mak b/src/testdir/Make_os2.mak
index 12fe8c0..fd25ab8 100644
--- a/src/testdir/Make_os2.mak
+++ b/src/testdir/Make_os2.mak
@@ -28,10 +28,13 @@
 
 .SUFFIXES: .in .out
 
-all:	/tmp $(SCRIPTS)
+all:	/tmp $(SCRIPTS_FIRST) $(SCRIPTS)
 	@echo ALL DONE
 
-$(SCRIPTS): $(VIMPROG)
+$(SCRIPTS_FIRST) $(SCRIPTS): $(VIMPROG)
+
+# Must run test1 first to create small.vim.
+$(SCRIPTS): $(SCRIPTS_FIRST)
 
 benchmark: $(SCRIPTS_BENCH)
 
diff --git a/src/testdir/Make_vms.mms b/src/testdir/Make_vms.mms
index 8bcf257..415a13f 100644
--- a/src/testdir/Make_vms.mms
+++ b/src/testdir/Make_vms.mms
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
 	-@ if "''F$SEARCH("Xdotest.*")'"  .NES. "" then delete/noconfirm/nolog Xdotest.*.*
 	-@ if "''F$SEARCH("Xtest.*")'"    .NES. "" then delete/noconfirm/nolog Xtest.*.*
 
-all : clean nolog $(START_WITH) $(SCRIPT) $(SCRIPT_GUI) $(SCRIPT_UNIX) $(SCRIPT_WIN) $(SCRIPT_SPELL) $(SCRIPT_ODS5) $(SCRIPT_GZIP) \
+all : clean nolog $(SCRIPTS_FIRST) $(SCRIPT) $(SCRIPT_GUI) $(SCRIPT_UNIX) $(SCRIPT_WIN) $(SCRIPT_SPELL) $(SCRIPT_ODS5) $(SCRIPT_GZIP) \
     $(SCRIPT_GDIFF) $(SCRIPT_MZSCH) $(SCRIPT_CKSUM) $(SCRIPT_ICONV) $(SCRIPT_LUA) $(SCRIPT_PYTHON) nolog 
 	-@ write sys$output " "
 	-@ write sys$output "-----------------------------------------------"
diff --git a/src/testdir/Makefile b/src/testdir/Makefile
index c8ff87b..ade9752 100644
--- a/src/testdir/Makefile
+++ b/src/testdir/Makefile
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
 
 .SUFFIXES: .in .out .res .vim
 
-nongui:	nolog $(SCRIPTS) newtests report
+nongui:	nolog $(SCRIPTS_FIRST) $(SCRIPTS) newtests report
 
-gui:	nolog $(SCRIPTS) $(SCRIPTS_GUI) newtests report
+gui:	nolog $(SCRIPTS_FIRST) $(SCRIPTS) $(SCRIPTS_GUI) newtests report
 
 benchmark: $(SCRIPTS_BENCH)
 
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@
 		else echo ALL DONE; \
 		fi"
 
-$(SCRIPTS) $(SCRIPTS_GUI) $(NEW_TESTS): $(VIMPROG)
+$(SCRIPTS_FIRST) $(SCRIPTS) $(SCRIPTS_GUI) $(NEW_TESTS): $(VIMPROG)
+
+# Must run test1 first to create small.vim.
+$(SCRIPTS) $(SCRIPTS_GUI) $(NEW_TESTS): $(SCRIPTS_FIRST)
 
 RM_ON_RUN = test.out X* viminfo
 RM_ON_START = tiny.vim small.vim mbyte.vim mzscheme.vim lua.vim test.ok benchmark.out
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 60a9b54..67f8d77 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -742,6 +742,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    983,
+/**/
     982,
 /**/
     981,