diff --git a/libisoburn/trunk/releng/README b/libisoburn/trunk/releng/README
index d1b0547a..65192e7f 100644
--- a/libisoburn/trunk/releng/README
+++ b/libisoburn/trunk/releng/README
@@ -248,11 +248,18 @@ to the general options of the test suite:
                     Default 1. Setable to 0 by option -k.
 
   SPECIFIC_HELP     0=normal operation, 1=print help text of script and exit 0
-                    Default 0. Setable to 1 by option -h
+                    Default 0. Setable to 1 by option -h.
+
+  RELENG_STANDALONE 0=standalone, 1=supervised by run_all_auto script.
+
+  RELENG_PARENT     Name of the parent process.
 
 The code piece inc/releng_getopts.inc defines the following functions
 for use by the single tests:
 
+  standalone_or_supervised Initialize the running mode - standalone or
+                           supervised by run_all_auto script.
+
   print_help        Prints the help text for general options.
 
   check_for_xorriso [-x]
diff --git a/libisoburn/trunk/releng/inc/releng_getopts.inc b/libisoburn/trunk/releng/inc/releng_getopts.inc
index 4a87fb20..c6e149f3 100644
--- a/libisoburn/trunk/releng/inc/releng_getopts.inc
+++ b/libisoburn/trunk/releng/inc/releng_getopts.inc
@@ -7,9 +7,25 @@ RELENG_XORRISO=0
 SIMULATE_FAILURE=0
 CLEANUP=1
 SPECIFIC_HELP=0
-
 START_DIR_DONT_CHANGE=`pwd`
 GEN_DATA_DIR=releng_generated_data/${SELF}
+RELENG_STANDALONE=1
+RELENG_PARENT=`ps -p $PPID -o comm=`
+
+#############################################
+standalone_or_supervised() {
+ if test x"$RELENG_PARENT" = x"run_all_auto"
+ then
+   echo "${SELF}: Running Supervised by ${RELENG_PARENT}"
+   RELENG_STANDALONE=0
+ else
+   echo "${SELF}: Running Standalone"
+   RELENG_STANDALONE=1
+ fi
+}
+
+# Unconditionally initialize the invocation mode - standalone or supervised
+standalone_or_supervised
 
 #############################################
 print_help() {
@@ -27,10 +43,12 @@ General options:
 EOF
 }
 
+#############################################
 boldify() {
  if which tput >/dev/null 2>&1; then tput smso; fi
 }
 
+#############################################
 unboldify() {
  if which tput >/dev/null 2>&1; then tput rmso; fi
 }
@@ -85,7 +103,6 @@ cleanup() {
 }
 
 #############################################
-
 check_for_xorriso() {
  # $1: if "-x" then check executability