--- a/make/build-benchmark.xml	Mon May 27 20:41:34 2013 +0530
+++ b/make/build-benchmark.xml	Mon May 27 17:57:07 2013 +0200
@@ -24,14 +24,13 @@
 <project name="nashorn-benchmarks" default="all" basedir="..">
 
   <target name="octane-init" depends="jar">
-    <fileset id="octane-set"
-	     dir="${octane-test-sys-prop.test.js.roots}"
-	     excludes="${octane-test-sys-prop.test.js.exclude.list}">
-      <include name="*.js"/>
-    </fileset>
-    <pathconvert pathsep=" " property="octane-tests" refid="octane-set"/>
+    <property name="octane-tests" value="box2d code-load crypto deltablue earley-boyer gbemu navier-stokes pdfjs raytrace regexp richards splay"/>
   </target>
-
+  
+  <!-- ignore benchmarks where rhino crashes -->
+  <target name="octane-init-rhino" depends="jar">
+    <property name="octane-tests" value="box2d code-load crypto deltablue earley-boyer gbemu navier-stokes raytrace regexp richards splay"/>
+  </target>
 
   <!-- box2d -->
   <target name="octane-box2d" depends="jar">
@@ -320,7 +319,7 @@
   </target>
 
   <!-- run octane benchmarks using Rhino as runtime -->
-  <target name="octane-rhino" depends="octane-init">
+  <target name="octane-rhino" depends="octane-init-rhino">
     <antcall target="run-octane-rhino"/>
   </target>
   

--- a/test/script/basic/run-octane.js	Mon May 27 20:41:34 2013 +0530
+++ b/test/script/basic/run-octane.js	Mon May 27 17:57:07 2013 +0200
@@ -89,47 +89,57 @@
     }
     
     var benchmarks = eval(arg.suite + ".benchmarks");
-    for (var x = 0; x < benchmarks.length ; x++) { 
-	benchmarks[x].Setup();
-    }
-    print_verbose("Running '" + arg.file + "' for " + iters + " iterations of no less than " + min_time + " seconds (" + runtime + ")");
-    
-    var scores = [];
-    
-    var min_time_ms = min_time * 1000;
-    var len = benchmarks.length;
-    
-    for (var it = 0; it < iters + 1; it++) {
-	//every iteration must take a minimum of 10 secs
-	var ops = 0;
-	var elapsed = 0;
-	var start = new Date;
-	do {
-	    for (var i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-		benchmarks[i].run();
-	    }	    
-	    ops += len;
-	    elapsed = new Date - start;
-	} while (elapsed < min_time * 1000);
-	
-	var score = ops / elapsed * 1000 * 60;
-	scores.push(score);
-	var name = it == 0 ? "warmup" : "iteration " + it;   
-	print_verbose("[" + arg.file + "] " + name + " finished " + score.toFixed(0) + " ops/minute");
-    }
-    for (var x = 0; x < benchmarks.length ; x++) { 
-	benchmarks[x].TearDown();
-    }
-
     var min_score  = 1e9;
     var max_score  = 0;
     var mean_score = 0;
-    for (var x = 1; x < iters + 1 ; x++) {
-	mean_score += scores[x];
-	min_score = Math.min(min_score, scores[x]);
-	max_score = Math.max(max_score, scores[x]);
+
+    try {
+	for (var x = 0; x < benchmarks.length ; x++) { 
+	    benchmarks[x].Setup();
+	}
+	print_verbose("Running '" + arg.file + "' for " + iters + " iterations of no less than " + min_time + " seconds (" + runtime + ")");
+	
+	var scores = [];
+	
+	var min_time_ms = min_time * 1000;
+	var len = benchmarks.length;    
+	
+	for (var it = 0; it < iters + 1; it++) {
+	    //every iteration must take a minimum of 10 secs
+	    var ops = 0;
+	    var elapsed = 0;
+	    var start = new Date;
+	    do {
+		for (var i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+		    benchmarks[i].run();
+		}	    
+		ops += len;
+		elapsed = new Date - start;
+	    } while (elapsed < min_time * 1000);
+	    
+	    var score = ops / elapsed * 1000 * 60;
+	    scores.push(score);
+	    var name = it == 0 ? "warmup" : "iteration " + it;   
+	    print_verbose("[" + arg.file + "] " + name + " finished " + score.toFixed(0) + " ops/minute");
+	}
+
+	for (var x = 0; x < benchmarks.length ; x++) { 
+	    benchmarks[x].TearDown();
+	}
+
+	for (var x = 1; x < iters + 1 ; x++) {
+	    mean_score += scores[x];
+	    min_score = Math.min(min_score, scores[x]);
+	    max_score = Math.max(max_score, scores[x]);
+	}
+	mean_score /= iters;    
+
+    } catch (e) {
+	print_always("*** Aborted and setting score to zero. Reason: " + e);
+	mean_score = min_score = max_score = 0;
+	scores = [0];
     }
-    mean_score /= iters;    
+
     var res = "[" + arg.file + "] " + mean_score.toFixed(0);
     if (verbose) {
 	res += " ops/minute (" + min_score.toFixed(0) + "-" + max_score.toFixed(0) + "), warmup=" + scores[0].toFixed(0);
@@ -156,6 +166,7 @@
 runtime = "command line";
 
 var args = [];
+
 if (typeof $ARGS !== 'undefined') {
     args = $ARGS;
 } else if (typeof arguments !== 'undefined' && arguments.length != 0) {