diff --git a/ctest/meson.build b/ctest/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..65139d957
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ctest/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+testl1_src = ['c_?blat1.f', 'c_?blas1.c']
+testl2_src = ['c_?blat2.f', 'c_?blas2.c', 'c_?2chke.c', 'auxiliary.c', 'constant.c', 'c_xerbla.c']
+testl3_src = ['c_?blat3.f', 'c_?blas3.c', 'c_?3chke.c', 'auxiliary.c', 'constant.c', 'c_xerbla.c']
+testl3_3m_src = ['c_?blat3_3m.f', 'c_?blas3_3m.c', 'c_?3chke_3m.c', 'auxiliary.c', 'constant.c', 'c_xerbla.c']
+
+_test_input_array = {
+    'l1': {
+        'base': 'x?blat1',
+        'has_dat': false,
+        'types': ['s', 'd', 'c', 'z'],
+        'sources': testl1_src,
+    },
+    'l2': {
+        'base': 'x?cblat2',
+        'has_dat': true,
+        'types': ['s', 'd', 'c', 'z'],
+        'sources': testl2_src,
+        'input_file': '?in2',
+    },
+    'l3': {
+        'base': 'x?cblat3',
+        'has_dat': true,
+        'types': ['s', 'd', 'c', 'z'],
+        'sources': testl3_src,
+        'input_file': '?in3',
+    },
+    'l3_3m': {
+        'base': 'x?cblat3_3m',
+        'has_dat': true,
+        'types': ['c', 'z'],
+        'sources': testl3_3m_src,
+        'input_file': '?in3_3m',
+    },
+}
+
+_test_runner = executable('test_runner', sources: ['test_runner.c'], install: false)
+
+foreach lvl : ['l1', 'l2', 'l3', 'l3_3m']
+    details = _test_input_array[lvl]
+
+    foreach type : details['types']
+        op_name = details['base'].replace('?', type)
+
+        mapped_sources = []
+        foreach source : details['sources']
+            mapped_sources += source.replace('?', type)
+        endforeach
+
+        executable(
+            op_name,
+            sources: mapped_sources + [config_h],
+            link_with: [_openblas],
+            dependencies: [dependency('threads')],
+            include_directories: include_directories('..'),
+            c_args: ['-I..', '-I.', '-DADD_', '-DCBLAS'],
+        )
+
+        _args = [f'./@op_name@']
+        if details.has_key('input_file')
+            _args += [meson.current_source_dir() / details['input_file'].replace('?', type)]
+        endif
+
+        test(
+            op_name,
+            _test_runner,
+            args: _args,
+            workdir: meson.current_build_dir(),
+        ) # TODO: add OPENBLAS_NUM_THREADS=2
+
+    endforeach
+endforeach
diff --git a/ctest/test_runner.c b/ctest/test_runner.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a9a6b3ee5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ctest/test_runner.c
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+    if (argc != 2 && argc != 3) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s <executable> <optional_input_file>\n", argv[0]);
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    char command[1024];
+    if (argc == 2) {
+        snprintf(command, sizeof(command), "%s", argv[1]);
+    } else {
+        snprintf(command, sizeof(command), "%s < %s", argv[1], argv[2]);
+    }
+
+    int result = system(command);
+    if (result != 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: Command '%s' failed with return code %d.\n", command, result);
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/kernel/meson.build b/kernel/meson.build
index 2f2dfa8e4..b9dcecc02 100644
--- a/kernel/meson.build
+++ b/kernel/meson.build
@@ -385,18 +385,24 @@ base_kops = [
   },
   { 'base': '?geru',
     'modes': {
-        'c': {'exts': {'_k': {'dir': 'generic', 'kernel': 'zger.c'}}},
-        'z': {'exts': {'_k': {'dir': 'generic', 'kernel': 'zger.c'}}},
+        'c': {'exts': {'_k': {'dir': 'generic', 'kernel': 'zger.c', 'addl': ['-UDOUBLE', '-DCOMPLEX', '-UCONJ']}}},
+        'z': {'exts': {'_k': {'dir': 'generic', 'kernel': 'zger.c', 'addl': ['-DDOUBLE', '-DCOMPLEX', '-UCONJ']}}},
         # 'x': {'exts': {'_k': {'dir': 'generic', 'kernel': 'zger.c'}}},
     },
   },
   { 'base': '?gerc',
     'modes': {
-        'c': {'exts': {'_k': {'dir': 'generic', 'kernel': 'zger.c'}}},
-        'z': {'exts': {'_k': {'dir': 'generic', 'kernel': 'zger.c'}}},
+        'c': {'exts': {'_k': {'dir': 'generic', 'kernel': 'zger.c', 'addl': ['-UDOUBLE', '-DCOMPLEX', '-DCONJ']}}},
+        'z': {'exts': {'_k': {'dir': 'generic', 'kernel': 'zger.c', 'addl': ['-DDOUBLE', '-DCOMPLEX', '-DCONJ']}}},
         # 'x': {'exts': {'_k': {'dir': 'generic', 'kernel': 'zger.c'}}},
     },
   },
+  { 'base': '?gerv',
+    'modes': {
+        'c': {'exts': {'_k': {'dir': 'generic', 'kernel': 'zger.c', 'addl': ['-UDOUBLE', '-DCOMPLEX', '-UCONJ', '-DXCONJ']}}},
+        'z': {'exts': {'_k': {'dir': 'generic', 'kernel': 'zger.c', 'addl': ['-DDOUBLE', '-DCOMPLEX', '-UCONJ', '-DXCONJ']}}},
+    },
+  },
   { 'base': '?hemv',
     'modes': {
         'c': {
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 01d9e37c9..caaede109 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -553,5 +553,6 @@ pkg.generate(_openblas,
 
 if build_testing
   subdir('test')
+  subdir('ctest')
   subdir('utest')
 endif