diff --git a/tools/test/examples/examples_lib.py b/tools/test/examples/examples_lib.py
index 30fb0aaff3..d9e0770575 100644
--- a/tools/test/examples/examples_lib.py
+++ b/tools/test/examples/examples_lib.py
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ from tools.targets import TARGET_MAP
 from tools.export import EXPORTERS
 
 SUPPORTED_TOOLCHAINS = ["ARM", "IAR", "GCC_ARM"]
-SUPPORTED_IDES = ["iar", "uvision", "make_gcc_arm", "make_iar", "make_armc5"]
+SUPPORTED_IDES = [exp for exp in EXPORTERS.keys() if exp != "cmsis" and exp != "zip"]
+
 
 def print_list(lst):
     """Prints to screen the contents of a list
@@ -32,6 +33,21 @@ def print_list(lst):
         for thing in lst:
             print("# %s" % thing)
 
+
+def print_category(results, index, message):
+    summary = [example for key, summ in results.iteritems()
+               for example in summ[index]]
+    if all(len(s) == 0 for s in summary):
+        return
+    print("#")
+    print("#" * 80)
+    print("# %s" % message)
+    print("#" * 80)
+    split_summ = [s.rsplit(" ", 1) for s in summary]
+
+    print_list(summary)
+
+
 def print_summary(results, export=False):
     """Prints to screen the results of compiling/exporting combinations of example programs,
        targets and compile toolchains/IDEs.
@@ -45,27 +61,17 @@ def print_summary(results, export=False):
     print("#"*80)
     print("# Examples compilation summary")
     print("#"*80)
-    print("#")
-    print("# Passed example combinations")
-    print("#")
-    for key, val in results.iteritems():
-        print_list(val[2])
+
+    print_category(results, 2, "Passed example combinations")
 
     second_result = "Failed example combinations" if not export else \
         "Failed export example combinations"
-            
-    print("#")
-    print("# %s"%second_result)
-    print("#")
-    for key, val in results.iteritems():
-        print_list(val[3])
+
+    print_category(results, 3, second_result)
 
     if export:
-        print("#")
-        print("# Failed build example combinations")
-        print("#")
-        for key, val in results.iteritems():
-            print_list(val[4])
+        print_category(results, 4, "Failed build combinations")
+        print_category(results, 5, "Skipped build combinations")
 
     print("#")
     print("#"*80)
@@ -141,6 +147,7 @@ def get_repo_list(example):
         repos.append(example['github'])
     return repos
 
+
 def source_repos(config):
     """ Clones each of the repos associated with the specific examples name from the 
         json config file. Note if there is already a clone of the repo then it will first
@@ -159,6 +166,7 @@ def source_repos(config):
         
             subprocess.call(["mbed-cli", "import", repo])
 
+
 def get_num_failures(results, export=False):
     """ Returns the number of failed compilations from the results summary
     Args:
@@ -178,15 +186,36 @@ def get_num_failures(results, export=False):
 
 
 def export_repos(config, ides):
-    def print_message(message, name):
-        print(message+ " %s"%name)
-        sys.stdout.flush()
+    """Exports and builds combinations of example programs, targets and IDEs.
 
+           The results are returned in a [key: value] dictionary format:
+           Where key = The example name from the json config file
+                 value = a list containing: pass_status, successes, export failures, build_failures,
+                 and build_skips
+
+                 where pass_status = The overall pass status for the export of the full
+                                     set of example programs comprising the example suite.
+                                     (IE they must build and export)
+                                     True if all examples pass, false otherwise
+                       successes = list of examples that exported and built (if possible)
+                                   If the exporter has no build functionality, then it is a pass
+                                   if exported
+                       export_failures = list of examples that failed to export.
+                       build_failures = list of examples that failed to build
+                       build_skips = list of examples that cannot build
+
+                       Both successes and failures contain the example name, target and IDE
+
+        Args:
+        config - the json object imported from the file.
+        ides - List of IDES to export to
+        """
     results = {}
     print("\nExporting example repos....\n")
     for example in config['examples']:
         export_failures = []
         build_failures = []
+        build_skips = []
         successes = []
         exported = True
         pass_status = True
@@ -215,12 +244,16 @@ def export_repos(config, ides):
                     else:
                         status("SUCCESS exporting")
                         status("Building")
-                        if EXPORTERS[ide].build(example_project_name):
-                            status("FAILURE building")
-                            build_failures.append(example_name)
-                        else:
-                            status("SUCCESS building")
+                        try:
+                            if EXPORTERS[ide].build(example_project_name):
+                                status("FAILURE building")
+                                build_failures.append(example_name)
+                            else:
+                                status("SUCCESS building")
+                                successes.append(example_name)
+                        except TypeError:
                             successes.append(example_name)
+                            build_skips.append(example_name)
                 os.chdir("..")
 
                 if len(build_failures+export_failures) > 0:
@@ -228,7 +261,8 @@ def export_repos(config, ides):
         else:
             exported = False
 
-        results[example['name']] = [exported, pass_status, successes, export_failures, build_failures]
+        results[example['name']] = [exported, pass_status, successes,
+                                    export_failures, build_failures, build_skips]
 
     return results