I'd also nil `native-comp-jit-compilation' in the early init. After that one should still be able to run the native compiler testsuite with say: ./src/emacs -batch -l ert -l test/src/comp-tests.el -f ert-run-tests-batch-and-exit We want probably start running first all tests but the bootstrap one and if they pass run this as well. At this point probably start reasoning depending on the output. Best Regards Andrea