diff --git a/dev-lang/python/python-2.6.6.bep b/dev-lang/python/python-2.6.6.bep
index 355889e88..88f99fc38 100644
--- a/dev-lang/python/python-2.6.6.bep
+++ b/dev-lang/python/python-2.6.6.bep
@@ -21,5 +21,15 @@ INSTALL {
 	cd Python-2.6.6
 	make install
 }
+
+TEST {
+	cd Python-2.6.6
+	cd Lib/test
+	rm test_asynchat.py  # this one stalls, so skip it for now
+	rm test_multiprocessing.py  # this one stalls, so skip it for now
+	
+	python regrtest.py
+}
+
 LICENSE="Python"
 COPYRIGHT="1990-2010, Python Software Foundation"
diff --git a/sys-apps/coreutils/coreutils-8.5.bep b/sys-apps/coreutils/coreutils-8.5.bep
index d37a2e2f8..4ab1b3322 100644
--- a/sys-apps/coreutils/coreutils-8.5.bep
+++ b/sys-apps/coreutils/coreutils-8.5.bep
@@ -18,5 +18,10 @@ INSTALL {
 	make install
 }
 
+TEST {
+	cd coreutils-8.5
+	make check
+}
+
 LICENSE="GNU GPL v3"
 COPYRIGHT="1994-1996, 2000-2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc."
diff --git a/sys-apps/diffutils/diffutils-3.0.bep b/sys-apps/diffutils/diffutils-3.0.bep
index 0901491a3..9912eb089 100644
--- a/sys-apps/diffutils/diffutils-3.0.bep
+++ b/sys-apps/diffutils/diffutils-3.0.bep
@@ -18,5 +18,10 @@ INSTALL {
 	make install
 }
 
+TEST {
+	cd diffutils-3.0
+	make check
+}
+
 LICENSE="GNU GPL v3"
 COPYRIGHT="1992-2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc."
diff --git a/sys-apps/findutils/findutils-4.4.2.bep b/sys-apps/findutils/findutils-4.4.2.bep
index 331a41c19..df895eda2 100644
--- a/sys-apps/findutils/findutils-4.4.2.bep
+++ b/sys-apps/findutils/findutils-4.4.2.bep
@@ -20,5 +20,10 @@ INSTALL {
 	make install
 }
 
+TEST {
+	cd findutils-4.4.2
+	make install
+}
+
 LICENSE="GNU GPL v3"
 COPYRIGHT="1990-2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc."
diff --git a/sys-devel/automake/automake-1.11.1.bep b/sys-devel/automake/automake-1.11.1.bep
index 1fad16743..6d97f8338 100644
--- a/sys-devel/automake/automake-1.11.1.bep
+++ b/sys-devel/automake/automake-1.11.1.bep
@@ -15,5 +15,11 @@ INSTALL {
 	cd automake-1.11.1
 	make install
 }
+
+TEST {
+	cd automake-1.11.1
+	make check
+}
+
 LICENSE="GNU GPL v2"
 COPYRIGHT="2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc."