diff --git a/Doc/library/trace.rst b/Doc/library/trace.rst
index 1bc37fd..2e9d2b4 100644
--- a/Doc/library/trace.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/trace.rst
@@ -18,103 +18,177 @@
 
 .. _trace-cli:
 
-Command Line Usage
+Command-Line Usage
 ------------------
 
 The :mod:`trace` module can be invoked from the command line.  It can be as
 simple as ::
 
-   python -m trace --count somefile.py ...
+   python -m trace --count -C . somefile.py ...
 
-The above will generate annotated listings of all Python modules imported during
-the execution of :file:`somefile.py`.
+The above will execute :file:`somefile.py` and generate annotated listings of
+all Python modules imported during the execution into the current directory.
 
-The following command-line arguments are supported:
+.. program:: trace
 
-:option:`--trace`, :option:`-t`
+.. cmdoption:: --help
+
+   Display usage and exit.
+
+.. cmdoption:: --version
+
+   Display the version of the module and exit.
+
+Main options
+^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+At least one of the following options must be specified when invoking
+:mod:`trace`.  The :option:`--listfuncs <-l>` option is mutually exclusive with
+the :option:`--trace <-t>` and :option:`--counts <-c>` options . When
+:option:`--listfuncs <-l>` is provided, neither :option:`--counts <-c>` nor
+:option:`--trace <-t>` are accepted, and vice versa.
+
+.. program:: trace
+
+.. cmdoption:: -c, --count
+
+   Produce a set of annotated listing files upon program completion that shows
+   how many times each statement was executed.  See also
+   :option:`--coverdir <-C>`, :option:`--file <-f>` and
+   :option:`--no-report <-R>` below.
+
+.. cmdoption:: -t, --trace
+
    Display lines as they are executed.
 
-:option:`--count`, :option:`-c`
-   Produce a set of  annotated listing files upon program completion that shows how
-   many times each statement was executed.
+.. cmdoption:: -l, --listfuncs
 
-:option:`--report`, :option:`-r`
+   Display the functions executed by running the program.
+
+.. cmdoption:: -r, --report
+
    Produce an annotated list from an earlier program run that used the
-   :option:`--count` and :option:`--file` arguments.
+   :option:`--count <-c>` and :option:`--file <-f>` option.  This does not
+   execute any code.
 
-:option:`--no-report`, :option:`-R`
-   Do not generate annotated listings.  This is useful if you intend to make
-   several runs with :option:`--count` then produce a single set of annotated
-   listings at the end.
+.. cmdoption:: -T, --trackcalls
 
-:option:`--listfuncs`, :option:`-l`
-   List the functions executed by running the program.
+   Display the calling relationships exposed by running the program.
 
-:option:`--trackcalls`, :option:`-T`
-   Generate calling relationships exposed by running the program.
+Modifiers
+^^^^^^^^^
 
-:option:`--file`, :option:`-f`
-   Name a file containing (or to contain) counts.
+.. program:: trace
 
-:option:`--coverdir`, :option:`-C`
-   Name a directory in which to save annotated listing files.
+.. cmdoption:: -f, --file=<file>
 
-:option:`--missing`, :option:`-m`
+   Name of a file to accumulate counts over several tracing runs.  Should be
+   used with the :option:`--count <-c>` option.
+
+.. cmdoption:: -C, --coverdir=<dir>
+
+   Directory where the report files go.  The coverage report for
+   ``package.module`` is written to file :file:`{dir}/{package}/{module}.cover`.
+
+.. cmdoption:: -m, --missing
+
    When generating annotated listings, mark lines which were not executed with
-   '``>>>>>>``'.
+   ``>>>>>>``.
 
-:option:`--summary`, :option:`-s`
-   When using :option:`--count` or :option:`--report`, write a brief summary to
-   stdout for each file processed.
+.. cmdoption:: -s, --summary
 
-:option:`--ignore-module`
-   Accepts comma separated list of module names. Ignore each of the named
-   module and its submodules (if it is a package).  May be given
-   multiple times.
+   When using :option:`--count <-c>` or :option:`--report <-r>`, write a brief
+   summary to stdout for each file processed.
 
-:option:`--ignore-dir`
-   Ignore all modules and packages in the named directory and subdirectories
-   (multiple directories can be joined by os.pathsep).  May be given multiple
-   times.
+.. cmdoption:: -R, --no-report
 
+   Do not generate annotated listings.  This is useful if you intend to make
+   several runs with :option:`--count <-c>`, and then produce a single set of
+   annotated listings at the end.
+
+.. cmdoption:: -g, --timing
+
+   Prefix each line with the time since the program started.  Only used while
+   tracing.
+
+Filters
+^^^^^^^
+
+These options may be repeated multiple times.
+
+.. program:: trace
+
+.. cmdoption:: --ignore-module=<mod>
+
+   Ignore each of the given module names and its submodules (if it is a
+   package).  The argument can be a list of names separated by a comma.
+
+.. cmdoption:: --ignore-dir=<dir>
+
+   Ignore all modules and packages in the named directory and subdirectories.
+   The argument can be a list of directories separated by :data:`os.pathsep`.
 
 .. _trace-api:
 
-Programming Interface
----------------------
-
+Programmatic Interface
+----------------------
 
 .. class:: Trace([count=1[, trace=1[, countfuncs=0[, countcallers=0[, ignoremods=()[, ignoredirs=()[, infile=None[, outfile=None[, timing=False]]]]]]]]])
 
-   Create an object to trace execution of a single statement or expression. All
-   parameters are optional.  *count* enables counting of line numbers. *trace*
-   enables line execution tracing.  *countfuncs* enables listing of the functions
-   called during the run.  *countcallers* enables call relationship tracking.
-   *ignoremods* is a list of modules or packages to ignore.  *ignoredirs* is a list
-   of directories whose modules or packages should be ignored.  *infile* is the
-   file from which to read stored count information.  *outfile* is a file in which
-   to write updated count information. *timing* enables a timestamp relative
-   to when tracing was started to be displayed.
+   Create an object to trace execution of a single statement or expression.  All
+   parameters are optional.  *count* enables counting of line numbers.  *trace*
+   enables line execution tracing.  *countfuncs* enables listing of the
+   functions called during the run.  *countcallers* enables call relationship
+   tracking.  *ignoremods* is a list of modules or packages to ignore.
+   *ignoredirs* is a list of directories whose modules or packages should be
+   ignored.  *infile* is the name of the file from which to read stored count
+   information.  *outfile* is the name of the file in which to write updated
+   count information.  *timing* enables a timestamp relative to when tracing was
+   started to be displayed.
 
+    .. method:: run(cmd)
 
-.. method:: Trace.run(cmd)
+       Execute the command and gather statistics from the execution with
+       the current tracing parameters.  *cmd* must be a string or code object,
+       suitable for passing into :func:`exec`.
 
-   Run *cmd* under control of the Trace object with the current tracing parameters.
+    .. method:: runctx(cmd[, globals=None[, locals=None]])
 
+       Execute the command and gather statistics from the execution with the
+       current tracing parameters, in the defined global and local
+       environments.  If not defined, *globals* and *locals* default to empty
+       dictionaries.
 
-.. method:: Trace.runctx(cmd[, globals=None[, locals=None]])
+    .. method:: runfunc(func, *args, **kwds)
 
-   Run *cmd* under control of the Trace object with the current tracing parameters
-   in the defined global and local environments.  If not defined, *globals* and
-   *locals* default to empty dictionaries.
+       Call *func* with the given arguments under control of the :class:`Trace`
+       object with the current tracing parameters.
 
+    .. method:: results()
 
-.. method:: Trace.runfunc(func, *args, **kwds)
+       Return a :class:`CoverageResults` object that contains the cumulative
+       results of all previous calls to ``run``, ``runctx`` and ``runfunc``
+       for the given :class:`Trace` instance.  Does not reset the accumulated
+       trace results.
 
-   Call *func* with the given arguments under control of the :class:`Trace` object
-   with the current tracing parameters.
+.. class:: CoverageResults
 
-This is a simple example showing the use of this module::
+   A container for coverage results, created by :meth:`Trace.results`.  Should
+   not be created directly by the user.
+
+    .. method:: update(other)
+
+       Merge in data from another :class:`CoverageResults` object.
+
+    .. method:: write_results([show_missing=True[, summary=False[, coverdir=None]]])
+
+       Write coverage results.  Set *show_missing* to show lines that had no
+       hits.  Set *summary* to include in the output the coverage summary per
+       module.  *coverdir* specifies the directory into which the coverage
+       result files will be output.  If ``None``, the results for each source
+       file are placed in its directory.
+
+A simple example demonstrating the use of the programmatic interface::
 
    import sys
    import trace
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/__init__.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/__init__.py
index 7bdb912..697ff84 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/__init__.py
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@
 import os
 import sys
 import unittest
+from test.test_support import run_unittest
 
 
-here = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+here = os.path.dirname(__file__) or os.curdir
 
 
 def test_suite():
@@ -32,4 +33,4 @@
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main(defaultTest="test_suite")
+    run_unittest(test_suite())
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_archive_util.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_archive_util.py
index bab9157..1f7106f 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_archive_util.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_archive_util.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
                                     ARCHIVE_FORMATS)
 from distutils.spawn import find_executable, spawn
 from distutils.tests import support
-from test.test_support import check_warnings
+from test.test_support import check_warnings, run_unittest
 
 try:
     import grp
@@ -281,4 +281,4 @@
     return unittest.makeSuite(ArchiveUtilTestCase)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main(defaultTest="test_suite")
+    run_unittest(test_suite())
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_bdist_msi.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_bdist_msi.py
index 7554e9f..1c897ab 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_bdist_msi.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_bdist_msi.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
                        support.LoggingSilencer,
                        unittest.TestCase):
 
-    def test_minial(self):
+    def test_minimal(self):
         # minimal test XXX need more tests
         from distutils.command.bdist_msi import bdist_msi
         pkg_pth, dist = self.create_dist()
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_build.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_build.py
index 3db5703..eeb8d73 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_build.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_build.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import unittest
 import os
 import sys
+from test.test_support import run_unittest
 
 from distutils.command.build import build
 from distutils.tests import support
@@ -51,4 +52,4 @@
     return unittest.makeSuite(BuildTestCase)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main(defaultTest="test_suite")
+    run_unittest(test_suite())
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_build_clib.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_build_clib.py
index d77912a..4f4e2bc 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_build_clib.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_build_clib.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 import os
 import sys
 
+from test.test_support import run_unittest
+
 from distutils.command.build_clib import build_clib
 from distutils.errors import DistutilsSetupError
 from distutils.tests import support
@@ -140,4 +142,4 @@
     return unittest.makeSuite(BuildCLibTestCase)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main(defaultTest="test_suite")
+    run_unittest(test_suite())
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_build_py.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_build_py.py
index 0351739..937fa0c 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_build_py.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_build_py.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from distutils.errors import DistutilsFileError
 
 from distutils.tests import support
+from test.test_support import run_unittest
 
 
 class BuildPyTestCase(support.TempdirManager,
@@ -123,4 +124,4 @@
     return unittest.makeSuite(BuildPyTestCase)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main(defaultTest="test_suite")
+    run_unittest(test_suite())
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_build_scripts.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_build_scripts.py
index df89cde..4da93cc 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_build_scripts.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_build_scripts.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import sysconfig
 
 from distutils.tests import support
+from test.test_support import run_unittest
 
 
 class BuildScriptsTestCase(support.TempdirManager,
@@ -108,4 +109,4 @@
     return unittest.makeSuite(BuildScriptsTestCase)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main(defaultTest="test_suite")
+    run_unittest(test_suite())
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_check.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_check.py
index 7c56c04..4ea83dc 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_check.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_check.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Tests for distutils.command.check."""
 import unittest
+from test.test_support import run_unittest
 
 from distutils.command.check import check, HAS_DOCUTILS
 from distutils.tests import support
@@ -95,4 +96,4 @@
     return unittest.makeSuite(CheckTestCase)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main(defaultTest="test_suite")
+    run_unittest(test_suite())
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_clean.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_clean.py
index dbc4ee2..2d1610d 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_clean.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_clean.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 from distutils.command.clean import clean
 from distutils.tests import support
+from test.test_support import run_unittest
 
 class cleanTestCase(support.TempdirManager,
                     support.LoggingSilencer,
@@ -47,4 +48,4 @@
     return unittest.makeSuite(cleanTestCase)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main(defaultTest="test_suite")
+    run_unittest(test_suite())
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_cmd.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_cmd.py
index 97cdb8a..e074099 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_cmd.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_cmd.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 
     def test_ensure_dirname(self):
         cmd = self.cmd
-        cmd.option1 = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+        cmd.option1 = os.path.dirname(__file__) or os.curdir
         cmd.ensure_dirname('option1')
         cmd.option2 = 'xxx'
         self.assertRaises(DistutilsOptionError, cmd.ensure_dirname, 'option2')
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_config.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_config.py
index 8d71234..cfd096e 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_config.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from distutils.log import WARN
 
 from distutils.tests import support
+from test.test_support import run_unittest
 
 PYPIRC = """\
 [distutils]
@@ -119,4 +120,4 @@
     return unittest.makeSuite(PyPIRCCommandTestCase)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main(defaultTest="test_suite")
+    run_unittest(test_suite())
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_config_cmd.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_config_cmd.py
index fcb798e..a36a1d5 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_config_cmd.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_config_cmd.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import unittest
 import os
 import sys
+from test.test_support import run_unittest
 
 from distutils.command.config import dump_file, config
 from distutils.tests import support
@@ -86,4 +87,4 @@
     return unittest.makeSuite(ConfigTestCase)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main(defaultTest="test_suite")
+    run_unittest(test_suite())
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_core.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_core.py
index 74d1f3b..0d979bc 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_core.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_core.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import shutil
 import sys
 import test.test_support
-from test.test_support import captured_stdout
+from test.test_support import captured_stdout, run_unittest
 import unittest
 from distutils.tests import support
 
@@ -105,4 +105,4 @@
     return unittest.makeSuite(CoreTestCase)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main(defaultTest="test_suite")
+    run_unittest(test_suite())
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_dep_util.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_dep_util.py
index 3550819..7510434 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_dep_util.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_dep_util.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from distutils.dep_util import newer, newer_pairwise, newer_group
 from distutils.errors import DistutilsFileError
 from distutils.tests import support
+from test.test_support import run_unittest
 
 class DepUtilTestCase(support.TempdirManager, unittest.TestCase):
 
@@ -77,4 +78,4 @@
     return unittest.makeSuite(DepUtilTestCase)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main(defaultTest="test_suite")
+    run_unittest(test_suite())
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_dir_util.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_dir_util.py
index 84a0ec6..693f77c 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_dir_util.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_dir_util.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 from distutils import log
 from distutils.tests import support
+from test.test_support import run_unittest
 
 class DirUtilTestCase(support.TempdirManager, unittest.TestCase):
 
@@ -112,4 +113,4 @@
     return unittest.makeSuite(DirUtilTestCase)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main(defaultTest="test_suite")
+    run_unittest(test_suite())
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_dist.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_dist.py
index 8ab7e9f..ba60638 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_dist.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_dist.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 from distutils.dist import Distribution, fix_help_options, DistributionMetadata
 from distutils.cmd import Command
 import distutils.dist
-from test.test_support import TESTFN, captured_stdout
+from test.test_support import TESTFN, captured_stdout, run_unittest
 from distutils.tests import support
 
 class test_dist(Command):
@@ -433,4 +433,4 @@
     return suite
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main(defaultTest="test_suite")
+    run_unittest(test_suite())
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_file_util.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_file_util.py
index dbc6283..7dbcf52 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_file_util.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_file_util.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from distutils.file_util import move_file, write_file, copy_file
 from distutils import log
 from distutils.tests import support
+from test.test_support import run_unittest
 
 class FileUtilTestCase(support.TempdirManager, unittest.TestCase):
 
@@ -77,4 +78,4 @@
     return unittest.makeSuite(FileUtilTestCase)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main(defaultTest="test_suite")
+    run_unittest(test_suite())
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_filelist.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_filelist.py
index 32c56c7..be11ea5d 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_filelist.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_filelist.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """Tests for distutils.filelist."""
 from os.path import join
 import unittest
-from test.test_support import captured_stdout
+from test.test_support import captured_stdout, run_unittest
 
 from distutils.filelist import glob_to_re, FileList
 from distutils import debug
@@ -82,4 +82,4 @@
     return unittest.makeSuite(FileListTestCase)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main(defaultTest="test_suite")
+    run_unittest(test_suite())
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_install.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_install.py
index c834b91..4f976f3 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_install.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_install.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 import os
 import unittest
 
+from test.test_support import run_unittest
+
 from distutils.command.install import install
 from distutils.core import Distribution
 
@@ -52,4 +54,4 @@
     return unittest.makeSuite(InstallTestCase)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main(defaultTest="test_suite")
+    run_unittest(test_suite())
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_install_data.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_install_data.py
index 86db4a1..4775694 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_install_data.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_install_data.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 from distutils.command.install_data import install_data
 from distutils.tests import support
+from test.test_support import run_unittest
 
 class InstallDataTestCase(support.TempdirManager,
                           support.LoggingSilencer,
@@ -73,4 +74,4 @@
     return unittest.makeSuite(InstallDataTestCase)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main(defaultTest="test_suite")
+    run_unittest(test_suite())
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_install_headers.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_install_headers.py
index aa8a4e6..b37224b 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_install_headers.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_install_headers.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 from distutils.command.install_headers import install_headers
 from distutils.tests import support
+from test.test_support import run_unittest
 
 class InstallHeadersTestCase(support.TempdirManager,
                              support.LoggingSilencer,
@@ -37,4 +38,4 @@
     return unittest.makeSuite(InstallHeadersTestCase)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main(defaultTest="test_suite")
+    run_unittest(test_suite())
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_install_lib.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_install_lib.py
index 754ea63..4d86308 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_install_lib.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_install_lib.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from distutils.extension import Extension
 from distutils.tests import support
 from distutils.errors import DistutilsOptionError
+from test.test_support import run_unittest
 
 class InstallLibTestCase(support.TempdirManager,
                          support.LoggingSilencer,
@@ -103,4 +104,4 @@
     return unittest.makeSuite(InstallLibTestCase)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main(defaultTest="test_suite")
+    run_unittest(test_suite())
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_install_scripts.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_install_scripts.py
index 08360d2..4608545 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_install_scripts.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_install_scripts.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from distutils.core import Distribution
 
 from distutils.tests import support
+from test.test_support import run_unittest
 
 
 class InstallScriptsTestCase(support.TempdirManager,
@@ -78,4 +79,4 @@
     return unittest.makeSuite(InstallScriptsTestCase)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main(defaultTest="test_suite")
+    run_unittest(test_suite())
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_msvc9compiler.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_msvc9compiler.py
index b8e2209..e155dbf 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_msvc9compiler.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_msvc9compiler.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 from distutils.errors import DistutilsPlatformError
 from distutils.tests import support
+from test.test_support import run_unittest
 
 _MANIFEST = """\
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
@@ -137,4 +138,4 @@
     return unittest.makeSuite(msvc9compilerTestCase)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main(defaultTest="test_suite")
+    run_unittest(test_suite())
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_register.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_register.py
index 915427b..dd60f8c 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_register.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_register.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import urllib2
 import warnings
 
-from test.test_support import check_warnings
+from test.test_support import check_warnings, run_unittest
 
 from distutils.command import register as register_module
 from distutils.command.register import register
@@ -258,4 +258,4 @@
     return unittest.makeSuite(RegisterTestCase)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main(defaultTest="test_suite")
+    run_unittest(test_suite())
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_sdist.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_sdist.py
index b9d86bb..ab8c3d9 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_sdist.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_sdist.py
@@ -24,11 +24,9 @@
 import tempfile
 import warnings
 
-from test.test_support import check_warnings
-from test.test_support import captured_stdout
+from test.test_support import captured_stdout, check_warnings, run_unittest
 
-from distutils.command.sdist import sdist
-from distutils.command.sdist import show_formats
+from distutils.command.sdist import sdist, show_formats
 from distutils.core import Distribution
 from distutils.tests.test_config import PyPIRCCommandTestCase
 from distutils.errors import DistutilsExecError, DistutilsOptionError
@@ -426,4 +424,4 @@
     return unittest.makeSuite(SDistTestCase)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main(defaultTest="test_suite")
+    run_unittest(test_suite())
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_spawn.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_spawn.py
index 6caf039..defa54d 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_spawn.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_spawn.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import unittest
 import os
 import time
-from test.test_support import captured_stdout
+from test.test_support import captured_stdout, run_unittest
 
 from distutils.spawn import _nt_quote_args
 from distutils.spawn import spawn, find_executable
@@ -57,4 +57,4 @@
     return unittest.makeSuite(SpawnTestCase)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main(defaultTest="test_suite")
+    run_unittest(test_suite())
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_text_file.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_text_file.py
index f1e32b6..ce19cd4 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_text_file.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_text_file.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import unittest
 from distutils.text_file import TextFile
 from distutils.tests import support
+from test.test_support import run_unittest
 
 TEST_DATA = """# test file
 
@@ -103,4 +104,4 @@
     return unittest.makeSuite(TextFileTestCase)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main(defaultTest="test_suite")
+    run_unittest(test_suite())
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_unixccompiler.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_unixccompiler.py
index 3f233e2..40c908a 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_unixccompiler.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_unixccompiler.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Tests for distutils.unixccompiler."""
 import sys
 import unittest
+from test.test_support import run_unittest
 
 from distutils import sysconfig
 from distutils.unixccompiler import UnixCCompiler
@@ -126,4 +127,4 @@
     return unittest.makeSuite(UnixCCompilerTestCase)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main(defaultTest="test_suite")
+    run_unittest(test_suite())
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_upload.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_upload.py
index f45ee41..9911199 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_upload.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_upload.py
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
-"""Tests for distutils.command.upload."""
 # -*- encoding: utf8 -*-
-import sys
+"""Tests for distutils.command.upload."""
 import os
 import unittest
+from test.test_support import run_unittest
 
 from distutils.command import upload as upload_mod
 from distutils.command.upload import upload
 from distutils.core import Distribution
 
-from distutils.tests import support
 from distutils.tests.test_config import PYPIRC, PyPIRCCommandTestCase
 
 PYPIRC_LONG_PASSWORD = """\
@@ -129,4 +128,4 @@
     return unittest.makeSuite(uploadTestCase)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main(defaultTest="test_suite")
+    run_unittest(test_suite())
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_util.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_util.py
index 981ad00..67cd4cc 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_util.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_util.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Tests for distutils.util."""
 import sys
 import unittest
+from test.test_support import run_unittest
 
 from distutils.errors import DistutilsPlatformError, DistutilsByteCompileError
 from distutils.util import byte_compile
@@ -21,4 +22,4 @@
     return unittest.makeSuite(UtilTestCase)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main(defaultTest="test_suite")
+    run_unittest(test_suite())
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_version.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_version.py
index 1d9fbc7..2189956 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_version.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_version.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import unittest
 from distutils.version import LooseVersion
 from distutils.version import StrictVersion
+from test.test_support import run_unittest
 
 class VersionTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
@@ -67,4 +68,4 @@
     return unittest.makeSuite(VersionTestCase)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main(defaultTest="test_suite")
+    run_unittest(test_suite())
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_versionpredicate.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_versionpredicate.py
index 8a60dbe..1d6c8d5 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_versionpredicate.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_versionpredicate.py
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 
 import distutils.versionpredicate
 import doctest
+from test.test_support import run_unittest
 
 def test_suite():
     return doctest.DocTestSuite(distutils.versionpredicate)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    run_unittest(test_suite())
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_gettext.py b/Lib/test/test_gettext.py
index 65b395b..f036954 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_gettext.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_gettext.py
@@ -64,15 +64,13 @@
     def setUp(self):
         if not os.path.isdir(LOCALEDIR):
             os.makedirs(LOCALEDIR)
-        fp = open(MOFILE, 'wb')
-        fp.write(base64.decodestring(GNU_MO_DATA))
-        fp.close()
-        fp = open(UMOFILE, 'wb')
-        fp.write(base64.decodestring(UMO_DATA))
-        fp.close()
-        fp = open(MMOFILE, 'wb')
-        fp.write(base64.decodestring(MMO_DATA))
-        fp.close()
+        with open(MOFILE, 'wb') as fp:
+            fp.write(base64.decodestring(GNU_MO_DATA))
+        with open(UMOFILE, 'wb') as fp:
+            fp.write(base64.decodestring(UMO_DATA))
+        with open(MMOFILE, 'wb') as fp:
+            fp.write(base64.decodestring(MMO_DATA))
+
         self.env = test_support.EnvironmentVarGuard()
         self.env['LANGUAGE'] = 'xx'
         gettext._translations.clear()
@@ -135,9 +133,8 @@
     def test_the_alternative_interface(self):
         eq = self.assertEqual
         # test the alternative interface
-        fp = open(self.mofile, 'rb')
-        t = gettext.GNUTranslations(fp)
-        fp.close()
+        with open(self.mofile, 'rb') as fp:
+            t = gettext.GNUTranslations(fp)
         # Install the translation object
         t.install()
         eq(_('nudge nudge'), 'wink wink')
@@ -227,9 +224,8 @@
 
     def test_plural_forms2(self):
         eq = self.assertEqual
-        fp = open(self.mofile, 'rb')
-        t = gettext.GNUTranslations(fp)
-        fp.close()
+        with open(self.mofile, 'rb') as fp:
+            t = gettext.GNUTranslations(fp)
         x = t.ngettext('There is %s file', 'There are %s files', 1)
         eq(x, 'Hay %s fichero')
         x = t.ngettext('There is %s file', 'There are %s files', 2)
@@ -299,11 +295,8 @@
 class UnicodeTranslationsTest(GettextBaseTest):
     def setUp(self):
         GettextBaseTest.setUp(self)
-        fp = open(UMOFILE, 'rb')
-        try:
+        with open(UMOFILE, 'rb') as fp:
             self.t = gettext.GNUTranslations(fp)
-        finally:
-            fp.close()
         self._ = self.t.ugettext
 
     def test_unicode_msgid(self):
@@ -319,15 +312,12 @@
 class WeirdMetadataTest(GettextBaseTest):
     def setUp(self):
         GettextBaseTest.setUp(self)
-        fp = open(MMOFILE, 'rb')
-        try:
+        with open(MMOFILE, 'rb') as fp:
             try:
                 self.t = gettext.GNUTranslations(fp)
             except:
                 self.tearDown()
                 raise
-        finally:
-            fp.close()
 
     def test_weird_metadata(self):
         info = self.t.info()
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_tuple.py b/Lib/test/test_tuple.py
index 4d2137f..0c308f0 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_tuple.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_tuple.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     type2test = tuple
 
     def test_constructors(self):
-        super(TupleTest, self).test_len()
+        super(TupleTest, self).test_constructors()
         # calling built-in types without argument must return empty
         self.assertEqual(tuple(), ())
         t0_3 = (0, 1, 2, 3)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 8c52b09..0808f07 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -213,6 +213,10 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #2236: distutils' mkpath ignored the mode parameter.
+
+- Fix typo in one sdist option (medata-check).
+
 - Issue #10323: itertools.islice() now consumes the minimum number of
   inputs before stopping.  Formerly, the final state of the underlying
   iterator was undefined.