diff --git a/Examples/Makefile.in b/Examples/Makefile.in
index 3454f5bd9..51399d10b 100644
--- a/Examples/Makefile.in
+++ b/Examples/Makefile.in
@@ -1740,7 +1740,7 @@ scilab: $(SRCDIR_SRCS)
 			fi \
 		fi \
 	fi
-	env LD_LIBRARY_PATH=.:$$LD_LIBRARY_PATH MAKEFLAGS="-j1" $(RUNTOOL) $(SCILAB) $(SCILAB_OPT) -e "ierr = exec('builder.sce', 'errcatch', 3); if ierr <> 0 then disp(lasterror()); end; exit(ierr);"; \
+	env LD_LIBRARY_PATH=.:$$LD_LIBRARY_PATH MAKEFLAGS="-j1" $(RUNTOOL) $(SCILAB) $(SCILAB_OPT) -e "ierr = exec('builder.sce', 'errcatch', -1); if ierr <> 0 then disp(lasterror()); end; exit(ierr);"; \
 	test "x$(SRCS)" = "x$(SRCDIR_SRCS)" || rm $(SRCS)
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1778,7 +1778,7 @@ scilab_cpp: $(SRCDIR_SRCS)
 			fi \
 		fi \
 	fi
-	env LD_LIBRARY_PATH=.:$$LD_LIBRARY_PATH MAKEFLAGS="-j1" $(RUNTOOL) $(SCILAB) $(SCILAB_OPT) -e "ierr = exec('builder.sce', 'errcatch', 3); if ierr <> 0 then disp(lasterror()); end; exit(ierr);"; \
+	env LD_LIBRARY_PATH=.:$$LD_LIBRARY_PATH MAKEFLAGS="-j1" $(RUNTOOL) $(SCILAB) $(SCILAB_OPT) -e "ierr = exec('builder.sce', 'errcatch', -1); if ierr <> 0 then disp(lasterror()); end; exit(ierr);"; \
 	test "x$(SRCS)" = "x$(SRCDIR_SRCS)" || rm $(SRCS)
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Source/Modules/scilab.cxx b/Source/Modules/scilab.cxx
index e72b2c00c..12125ef7d 100644
--- a/Source/Modules/scilab.cxx
+++ b/Source/Modules/scilab.cxx
@@ -774,8 +774,7 @@ public:
   void startBuilderCode(String *outputFilename) {
     builderFunctionCount = 0;
     builderCode = NewString("");
-    //Printf(builderCode, "mode(-1);\n");
-    Printf(builderCode, "mode(3);\n");
+    Printf(builderCode, "mode(-1);\n");
     Printf(builderCode, "lines(0);\n");	/* Useful for automatic tests */
 
     // Scilab needs to be in the build directory
@@ -783,8 +782,7 @@ public:
     Printf(builderCode, "builddir = get_absolute_file_path('builder.sce');\n");
     Printf(builderCode, "cd(builddir);\n");
 
-    //Printf(builderCode, "ilib_verbose(%s);\n", verboseBuildLevel);
-    Printf(builderCode, "ilib_verbose(2);\n", verboseBuildLevel);
+    Printf(builderCode, "ilib_verbose(%s);\n", verboseBuildLevel);
 
     Printf(builderCode, "lib_name = \"%s\";\n", libraryName);