diff --git a/fre/make/tests/test_create_compile.py b/fre/make/tests/test_create_compile.py
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+"""
+Test fre make create-compile
+"""
+import os
+import shutil
+from pathlib import Path
+from fre.make import create_compile_script
+
+# SET-UP
+TEST_DIR = Path("fre/make/tests")
+NM_EXAMPLE = Path("null_example")
+YAMLFILE = "null_model.yaml"
+PLATFORM = ["ncrc5.intel23"]
+TARGET = ["debug"]
+EXPERIMENT = "null_model_full"
+
+# Create output location
+OUT = f"{TEST_DIR}/compile_out"
+if Path(OUT).exists():
+    # remove
+    shutil.rmtree(OUT)
+    # create output directory
+    Path(OUT).mkdir(parents=True,exist_ok=True)
+else:
+    Path(OUT).mkdir(parents=True,exist_ok=True)
+
+def test_modelyaml_exists():
+    """
+    Check the model yaml exists
+    """
+    assert Path(f"{TEST_DIR}/{NM_EXAMPLE}/{YAMLFILE}").exists()
+
+def test_compileyaml_exists():
+    """
+    Check the compile yaml exists
+    """
+    assert Path(f"{TEST_DIR}/{NM_EXAMPLE}/compile.yaml").exists()
+
+def test_platformyaml_exists():
+    """
+    Check the platform yaml exists
+    """
+    assert Path(f"{TEST_DIR}/{NM_EXAMPLE}/platforms.yaml").exists()
+
+def test_compile_creation():
+    """
+    Check for the creation of the compile script
+    """
+    # Save default HOME location
+    def_home = str(os.environ["HOME"])
+    # Change HOME for compile script output
+    os.environ["HOME"]=OUT
+
+    plat = PLATFORM[0]
+    targ = TARGET[0]
+    yamlfile_path = f"{TEST_DIR}/{NM_EXAMPLE}/{YAMLFILE}"
+
+    # Create the compile script
+    create_compile_script.compile_create(yamlfile_path, PLATFORM, TARGET, 4, 1, False, False)
+
+    # Set HOME back to default
+    os.environ["HOME"] = def_home
+
+    # Check for creation of compile script
+    # Check for correct default HOME location set
+    assert [Path(f"{OUT}/fremake_Canopy/test/null_model_full/{plat}-{targ}/exec/compile.sh").exists(),
+            os.environ["HOME"] == def_home]
+
+def test_compile_execution():
+    """
+    Check for the successful execution of the compile script
+    """
+    # Save default HOME location
+    def_home = str(os.environ["HOME"])
+    # Change HOME for compile script output
+    os.environ["HOME"]=OUT
+
+    plat = PLATFORM[0]
+    targ = TARGET[0]
+    yamlfile_path = f"{TEST_DIR}/{NM_EXAMPLE}/{YAMLFILE}"
+
+    # Execute the compile script
+    create_compile_script.compile_create(yamlfile_path, PLATFORM, TARGET, 4, 1, True, False)
+
+    # Set HOME back to default
+    os.environ["HOME"] = def_home
+
+    # Check for creation of compile script
+    # Check for FMS directory
+    # Check for log.compile file
+    # Check for correct default HOME location set
+    assert [Path(f"{OUT}/fremake_Canopy/test/null_model_full/{plat}-{targ}/exec/compile.sh").exists(),
+            Path(f"{OUT}/fremake_Canopy/test/null_model_full/{plat}-{targ}/exec/FMS").is_dir(),
+            Path(f"{OUT}/fremake_Canopy/test/null_model_full/{plat}-{targ}/exec/log.compile"),
+            os.environ["HOME"] == def_home]
+
+#TO-DO: check for failures, ETC....