diff --git a/Lib/distutils/cmd.py b/Lib/distutils/cmd.py
index 0972733..c21ea03 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/cmd.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/cmd.py
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@
         # none of that complicated bureaucracy is needed.
         self.help = 0
 
-        # 'ready' records whether or not 'finalize_options()' has been
+        # 'finalized' records whether or not 'finalize_options()' has been
         # called.  'finalize_options()' itself should not pay attention to
-        # this flag: it is the business of 'ensure_ready()', which always
-        # calls 'finalize_options()', to respect/update it.
-        self.ready = 0
+        # this flag: it is the business of 'ensure_finalized()', which
+        # always calls 'finalize_options()', to respect/update it.
+        self.finalized = 0
 
     # __init__ ()
 
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@
             raise AttributeError, attr
 
 
-    def ensure_ready (self):
-        if not self.ready:
+    def ensure_finalized (self):
+        if not self.finalized:
             self.finalize_options ()
-        self.ready = 1
+        self.finalized = 1
         
 
     # Subclasses must define:
@@ -184,32 +184,24 @@
         # Option_pairs: list of (src_option, dst_option) tuples
 
         src_cmd_obj = self.distribution.get_command_obj (src_cmd)
-        src_cmd_obj.ensure_ready ()
+        src_cmd_obj.ensure_finalized ()
         for (src_option, dst_option) in option_pairs:
             if getattr (self, dst_option) is None:
                 setattr (self, dst_option,
                          getattr (src_cmd_obj, src_option))
 
 
-    def find_peer (self, command, create=1):
+    def get_finalized_command (self, command, create=1):
         """Wrapper around Distribution's 'get_command_obj()' method:
            find (create if necessary and 'create' is true) the command
            object for 'command'.."""
 
         cmd_obj = self.distribution.get_command_obj (command, create)
-        cmd_obj.ensure_ready ()
+        cmd_obj.ensure_finalized ()
         return cmd_obj
 
 
-    def get_peer_option (self, command, option):
-        """Find or create the command object for 'command', and return
-           its 'option' option."""
-
-        cmd_obj = self.find_peer (command)
-        return getattr(cmd_obj, option)
-
-
-    def run_peer (self, command):
+    def run_command (self, command):
         """Run some other command: uses the 'run_command()' method of
            Distribution, which creates the command object if necessary
            and then invokes its 'run()' method."""
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/bdist.py b/Lib/distutils/command/bdist.py
index 892712e..df4e3a0 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/bdist.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/bdist.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         # temporary directories (eg. we'll probably have
         # "build/bdist.<plat>/dumb", "build/bdist.<plat>/rpm", etc.)
         if self.bdist_base is None:
-            build_base = self.find_peer('build').build_base
+            build_base = self.get_finalized_command('build').build_base
             plat = get_platform()
             self.bdist_base = os.path.join (build_base, 'bdist.' + plat)
 
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@
                   "invalid archive format '%s'" % self.format
 
         if cmd_name not in self.no_format_option:
-            sub_cmd = self.find_peer (cmd_name)
+            sub_cmd = self.get_finalized_command (cmd_name)
             sub_cmd.format = self.format
-        self.run_peer (cmd_name)
+        self.run_command (cmd_name)
 
     # run()
 
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/bdist_dumb.py b/Lib/distutils/command/bdist_dumb.py
index eaa1927..51e35e4 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/bdist_dumb.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/bdist_dumb.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
     def finalize_options (self):
         if self.bdist_dir is None:
-            bdist_base = self.get_peer_option('bdist', 'bdist_base')
+            bdist_base = self.get_finalized_command('bdist').bdist_base
             self.bdist_dir = os.path.join(bdist_base, 'dumb')
 
         if self.format is None:
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@
 
     def run (self):
 
-        self.run_peer ('build')
+        self.run_command ('build')
 
-        # XXX don't use 'self.find_peer()', because it always runs
-        # 'ensure_ready()' on the command object; we explictly want a
+        # XXX don't use 'self.get_finalized_command()', because it always runs
+        # 'ensure_finalized()' on the command object; we explictly want a
         # command object that has *not* been finalized, so we can set
         # options on it!  (The option we set, 'root', is so that we can do
         # a proper "fake install" using this install command object.)
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
         install.root = self.bdist_dir
 
         self.announce ("installing to %s" % self.bdist_dir)
-        install.ensure_ready()
+        install.ensure_finalized()
         install.run()
 
         # And make an archive relative to the root of the
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/bdist_rpm.py b/Lib/distutils/command/bdist_rpm.py
index d10d076..d07f924 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/bdist_rpm.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/bdist_rpm.py
@@ -1,20 +1,17 @@
 """distutils.command.bdist_rpm
 
 Implements the Distutils 'bdist_rpm' command (create RPM source and binary
-distributions."""
+distributions)."""
 
 # created 2000/04/25, by Harry Henry Gebel
 
 __revision__ = "$Id$"
 
-from os.path import exists, basename
-import os
+import os, string
+from types import *
 from distutils.core import Command
 from distutils.util import mkpath, write_file, copy_file
 from distutils.errors import *
-from string import join, lower
-from types import StringType, DictType, LongType, FloatType, IntType, \
-     ListType, TupleType
 
 class bdist_rpm (Command):
 
@@ -68,23 +65,15 @@
 
         # make directories
         if self.spec_only:
-            self.execute(mkpath, ('redhat',), "Created './redhat' directory")
+            self.mkpath('redhat')
         else:
-            self.execute(mkpath, ('build/rpm/SOURCES',),
-                         "Created RPM source directory")
-            self.execute(mkpath, ('build/rpm/SPECS',),
-                         "Created RPM source directory")
-            self.execute(mkpath, ('build/rpm/BUILD',),
-                         "Created RPM source directory")
-            self.execute(mkpath, ('build/rpm/RPMS',),
-                         "Created RPM source directory")
-            self.execute(mkpath, ('build/rpm/SRPMS',),
-                         "Created RPM source directory")
+            for d in ('SOURCES', 'SPECS', 'BUILD', 'RPMS', 'SRPMS'):
+                self.mkpath(os.path.join('build/rpm', d))
 
         # spec file goes into .redhat directory if '--spec-only specified',
-        # into build/rpm/spec otherwisu
+        # into build/rpm/spec otherwise
         if self.spec_only:
-            spec_path = './redhat/%s.spec' % self.distribution.get_name()
+            spec_path = 'redhat/%s.spec' % self.distribution.get_name()
         else:
             spec_path = ('build/rpm/SPECS/%s.spec' %
                          self.distribution.get_name())
@@ -98,12 +87,12 @@
 
         # make a source distribution and copy to SOURCES directory with
         # optional icon
-        sdist = self.find_peer ('sdist')
+        sdist = self.get_finalized_command ('sdist')
         if self.use_bzip2:
             sdist.formats = ['bztar']
         else:
             sdist.formats = ['gztar']
-        self.run_peer('sdist')
+        self.run_command('sdist')
         if self.use_bzip2:
             source = self.distribution.get_fullname() + '.tar.bz2'
         else:
@@ -111,7 +100,7 @@
         self.execute(copy_file, (source, 'build/rpm/SOURCES'),
                      'Copying source distribution to SOURCES')
         if self.icon:
-            if exists(self.icon):
+            if os.path.exists(self.icon):
                 self.execute(copy_file, (self.icon, 'build/rpm/SOURCES'),
                      'Copying icon to SOURCES')
             else:
@@ -144,10 +133,12 @@
         DistributionMetadata class, then from the package_data file, which is
         Python code read with execfile() '''
 
+        from string import join
+
         package_type = 'rpm'
         
         # read in package data, if any
-        if exists('package_data'):
+        if os.path.exists('package_data'):
             try:
                 exec(open('package_data'))
             except:
@@ -195,7 +186,7 @@
         self.doc = self._check_string_list('doc')
         if type(self.doc) == ListType:
             for readme in ('README', 'README.txt'):
-                if exists(readme) and readme not in self.doc:
+                if os.path.exists(readme) and readme not in self.doc:
                     self.doc.append(readme)
             self.doc = join(self.doc)
         self.provides = join(self._check_string_list('provides'))
@@ -246,9 +237,9 @@
                       'Conflicts',
                       'Obsoletes',
                       ):
-            if getattr(self, lower(field)):
-                spec_file.append('%s: %s' % (field, getattr(self,
-                                                            lower(field))))
+            if getattr(self, string.lower(field)):
+                spec_file.append('%s: %s' %
+                                 (field, getattr(self, string.lower(field))))
                       
         if self.distribution.get_url() != 'UNKNOWN':
             spec_file.append('Url: ' + self.distribution.get_url())
@@ -260,7 +251,7 @@
              spec_file.append('BuildRequires: ' + self.build_requires)
 
         if self.icon:
-            spec_file.append('Icon: ' + basename(self.icon))
+            spec_file.append('Icon: ' + os.path.basename(self.icon))
 
         spec_file.extend([
             '',
@@ -388,5 +379,3 @@
                    'list or tuple of strings' % var_name)
         else:
             return default_value
-
-# class bdist_rpm
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/build.py b/Lib/distutils/command/build.py
index d9eed76..b0894b8 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/build.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/build.py
@@ -92,20 +92,20 @@
         # Invoke the 'build_py' command to "build" pure Python modules
         # (ie. copy 'em into the build tree)
         if self.distribution.has_pure_modules():
-            self.run_peer ('build_py')
+            self.run_command ('build_py')
 
         # Build any standalone C libraries next -- they're most likely to
         # be needed by extension modules, so obviously have to be done
         # first!
         if self.distribution.has_c_libraries():
-            self.run_peer ('build_clib')
+            self.run_command ('build_clib')
 
         # And now 'build_ext' -- compile extension modules and put them
         # into the build tree
         if self.distribution.has_ext_modules():
-            self.run_peer ('build_ext')
+            self.run_command ('build_ext')
 
         if self.distribution.has_scripts():
-            self.run_peer ('build_scripts')
+            self.run_command ('build_scripts')
 
 # class build
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py b/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py
index acf1d7b..cef3ca8 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
         # directory where we put them is in the library search path for
         # linking extensions.
         if self.distribution.has_c_libraries():
-            build_clib = self.find_peer ('build_clib')
+            build_clib = self.get_finalized_command ('build_clib')
             self.libraries.extend (build_clib.get_library_names() or [])
             self.library_dirs.append (build_clib.build_clib)
 
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@
                 package = string.join (modpath[0:-1], '.')
                 base = modpath[-1]
 
-                build_py = self.find_peer ('build_py')
+                build_py = self.get_finalized_command ('build_py')
                 package_dir = build_py.get_package_dir (package)
                 ext_filename = os.path.join (package_dir,
                                              self.get_ext_filename(base))
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/install.py b/Lib/distutils/command/install.py
index d89ce4d..bc5d8f3 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/install.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/install.py
@@ -454,11 +454,11 @@
 
         # Obviously have to build before we can install
         if not self.skip_build:
-            self.run_peer ('build')
+            self.run_command ('build')
 
         # Run all sub-commands (at least those that need to be run)
         for cmd_name in self.get_sub_commands():
-            self.run_peer (cmd_name)
+            self.run_command (cmd_name)
 
         if self.path_file:
             self.create_path_file ()
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@
         # get the outputs of all its sub-commands.
         outputs = []
         for cmd_name in self.get_sub_commands():
-            cmd = self.find_peer (cmd_name)
+            cmd = self.get_finalized_command (cmd_name)
             outputs.extend (cmd.get_outputs())
 
         return outputs
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@
         # XXX gee, this looks familiar ;-(
         inputs = []
         for cmd_name in self.get_sub_commands():
-            cmd = self.find_peer (cmd_name)
+            cmd = self.get_finalized_command (cmd_name)
             inputs.extend (cmd.get_inputs())
 
         return inputs
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/install_lib.py b/Lib/distutils/command/install_lib.py
index e9cd80d..d866d8c 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/install_lib.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/install_lib.py
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@
         # Make sure we have built everything we need first
         if not self.skip_build:
             if self.distribution.has_pure_modules():
-                self.run_peer ('build_py')
+                self.run_command ('build_py')
             if self.distribution.has_ext_modules():
-                self.run_peer ('build_ext')
+                self.run_command ('build_ext')
 
         # Install everything: simply dump the entire contents of the build
         # directory to the installation directory (that's the beauty of
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
         if not has_any:
             return []
 
-        build_cmd = self.find_peer (build_cmd)
+        build_cmd = self.get_finalized_command (build_cmd)
         build_files = build_cmd.get_outputs()
         build_dir = getattr (build_cmd, cmd_option)
 
@@ -138,11 +138,11 @@
         inputs = []
         
         if self.distribution.has_pure_modules():
-            build_py = self.find_peer ('build_py')
+            build_py = self.get_finalized_command ('build_py')
             inputs.extend (build_py.get_outputs())
 
         if self.distribution.has_ext_modules():
-            build_ext = self.find_peer ('build_ext')
+            build_ext = self.get_finalized_command ('build_ext')
             inputs.extend (build_ext.get_outputs())
 
         return inputs
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/install_scripts.py b/Lib/distutils/command/install_scripts.py
index 5888caf..3eb3963 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/install_scripts.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/install_scripts.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
     def run (self):
         if not self.skip_build:
-            self.run_peer('build_scripts')
+            self.run_command('build_scripts')
         self.outfiles = self.copy_tree (self.build_dir, self.install_dir)
         if os.name == 'posix':
             # Set the executable bits (owner, group, and world) on
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/sdist.py b/Lib/distutils/command/sdist.py
index 0a57ba3..6626b9e 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/sdist.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/sdist.py
@@ -223,15 +223,15 @@
                 self.files.extend (files)
 
         if self.distribution.has_pure_modules():
-            build_py = self.find_peer ('build_py')
+            build_py = self.get_finalized_command ('build_py')
             self.files.extend (build_py.get_source_files ())
 
         if self.distribution.has_ext_modules():
-            build_ext = self.find_peer ('build_ext')
+            build_ext = self.get_finalized_command ('build_ext')
             self.files.extend (build_ext.get_source_files ())
 
         if self.distribution.has_c_libraries():
-            build_clib = self.find_peer ('build_clib')
+            build_clib = self.get_finalized_command ('build_clib')
             self.files.extend (build_clib.get_source_files ())
 
 
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@
         # while loop over lines of template file
 
         # Prune away the build and source distribution directories
-        build = self.find_peer ('build')
+        build = self.get_finalized_command ('build')
         exclude_pattern (self.files, None, prefix=build.build_base)
 
         base_dir = self.distribution.get_fullname()
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/dist.py b/Lib/distutils/dist.py
index 1e8c632..ece23a6 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/dist.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/dist.py
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@
 
         self.announce ("running " + command)
         cmd_obj = self.get_command_obj (command)
-        cmd_obj.ensure_ready ()
+        cmd_obj.ensure_finalized ()
         cmd_obj.run ()
         self.have_run[command] = 1