diff --git a/misc/cgo/life/life.go b/misc/cgo/life/life.go
index ec000ce3a3..bbec4c56fa 100644
--- a/misc/cgo/life/life.go
+++ b/misc/cgo/life/life.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// skip
+
 // Copyright 2010 The Go Authors.  All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
diff --git a/misc/cgo/life/main.go b/misc/cgo/life/main.go
index 47ae0e18c5..dba0965eec 100644
--- a/misc/cgo/life/main.go
+++ b/misc/cgo/life/main.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// cmpout
+
 // Copyright 2010 The Go Authors.  All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
diff --git a/misc/cgo/life/golden.out b/misc/cgo/life/main.out
similarity index 97%
rename from misc/cgo/life/golden.out
rename to misc/cgo/life/main.out
index 539d2106d6..26fc9c6e3f 100644
--- a/misc/cgo/life/golden.out
+++ b/misc/cgo/life/main.out
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-* life
                 
                 
   XXX     XXX   
diff --git a/misc/cgo/life/test.bash b/misc/cgo/life/test.bash
deleted file mode 100755
index bb483522c1..0000000000
--- a/misc/cgo/life/test.bash
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-# Copyright 2010 The Go Authors.  All rights reserved.
-# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
-# license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
-
-set -e
-go build -o life main.go
-
-echo '*' life >run.out
-./life >>run.out
-diff run.out golden.out
-
-rm -f life
-
diff --git a/misc/cgo/stdio/chain.go b/misc/cgo/stdio/chain.go
index 1cf0b1fe5f..a55cefa40c 100644
--- a/misc/cgo/stdio/chain.go
+++ b/misc/cgo/stdio/chain.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// cmpout
+
 // Copyright 2009 The Go Authors.  All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
diff --git a/misc/cgo/stdio/chain.out b/misc/cgo/stdio/chain.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..963cf9b667
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/cgo/stdio/chain.out
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+0
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+10
diff --git a/misc/cgo/stdio/fib.go b/misc/cgo/stdio/fib.go
index 6d3ccfd527..981ffeb9ab 100644
--- a/misc/cgo/stdio/fib.go
+++ b/misc/cgo/stdio/fib.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// cmpout
+
 // Copyright 2009 The Go Authors.  All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
diff --git a/misc/cgo/stdio/fib.out b/misc/cgo/stdio/fib.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..17ff503356
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/cgo/stdio/fib.out
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
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diff --git a/misc/cgo/stdio/file.go b/misc/cgo/stdio/file.go
index a202f358c6..e7bb906a54 100644
--- a/misc/cgo/stdio/file.go
+++ b/misc/cgo/stdio/file.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// skip
+
 // Copyright 2009 The Go Authors.  All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
diff --git a/misc/cgo/stdio/hello.go b/misc/cgo/stdio/hello.go
index 4ab3c7447f..9cfeefbba7 100644
--- a/misc/cgo/stdio/hello.go
+++ b/misc/cgo/stdio/hello.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// cmpout
+
 // Copyright 2009 The Go Authors.  All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
diff --git a/misc/cgo/stdio/hello.out b/misc/cgo/stdio/hello.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4b5fa63702
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/cgo/stdio/hello.out
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hello, world
diff --git a/misc/cgo/stdio/golden.out b/misc/cgo/stdio/run.out
similarity index 100%
rename from misc/cgo/stdio/golden.out
rename to misc/cgo/stdio/run.out
diff --git a/misc/cgo/stdio/test.bash b/misc/cgo/stdio/test.bash
deleted file mode 100755
index 21829fa31f..0000000000
--- a/misc/cgo/stdio/test.bash
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-# Copyright 2009 The Go Authors.  All rights reserved.
-# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
-# license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
-
-set -e
-go build hello.go
-go build fib.go
-go build chain.go
-
-echo '*' hello >run.out
-./hello >>run.out
-echo '*' fib >>run.out
-./fib >>run.out
-echo '*' chain >>run.out
-./chain >>run.out
-diff run.out golden.out
-
-rm -f hello fib chain
-
diff --git a/src/run.bash b/src/run.bash
index ca84b7034d..e818e96ecc 100755
--- a/src/run.bash
+++ b/src/run.bash
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ xcd() {
 [ "$CGO_ENABLED" != 1 ] ||
 [ "$GOHOSTOS" == windows ] ||
 (xcd ../misc/cgo/stdio
-./test.bash
+go run $GOROOT/test/run.go - .
 ) || exit $?
 
 [ "$CGO_ENABLED" != 1 ] ||
 (xcd ../misc/cgo/life
-./test.bash
+go run $GOROOT/test/run.go - .
 ) || exit $?
 
 [ "$CGO_ENABLED" != 1 ] ||
diff --git a/src/run.bat b/src/run.bat
index 9a09d435ca..496cbe3d57 100644
--- a/src/run.bat
+++ b/src/run.bat
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ echo.
 :: at least runtime/debug test will fail.
 set GOROOT_FINAL=
 
+:: get CGO_ENABLED
+go env > env.bat
+if errorlevel 1 goto fail
+call env.bat
+del env.bat
+echo.
+
 echo # Testing packages.
 go test std -short -timeout=120s
 if errorlevel 1 goto fail
@@ -56,6 +63,15 @@ echo.
 ::if errorlevel 1 goto fail
 ::echo.
 
+:: cgo tests
+:: TODO: Other cgo tests
+if x%CGO_ENABLED% == x0 goto nocgo
+echo # ..\misc\cgo\life
+go run %GOROOT%\test\run.go - ..\misc\cgo\life
+if errorlevel 1 goto fail
+echo.
+:nocgo
+
 :: TODO: The other tests in run.bash.
 
 echo # test
diff --git a/test/run.go b/test/run.go
index e3c305690d..325d2ea410 100644
--- a/test/run.go
+++ b/test/run.go
@@ -77,16 +77,23 @@ func main() {
 	if flag.NArg() > 0 {
 		for _, arg := range flag.Args() {
 			if arg == "-" || arg == "--" {
-				// Permit running either:
+				// Permit running:
 				// $ go run run.go - env.go
 				// $ go run run.go -- env.go
+				// $ go run run.go - ./fixedbugs
+				// $ go run run.go -- ./fixedbugs
 				continue
 			}
-			if !strings.HasSuffix(arg, ".go") {
-				log.Fatalf("can't yet deal with non-go file %q", arg)
+			if fi, err := os.Stat(arg); err == nil && fi.IsDir() {
+				for _, baseGoFile := range goFiles(arg) {
+					tests = append(tests, startTest(arg, baseGoFile))
+				}
+			} else if strings.HasSuffix(arg, ".go") {
+				dir, file := filepath.Split(arg)
+				tests = append(tests, startTest(dir, file))
+			} else {
+				log.Fatalf("can't yet deal with non-directory and non-go file %q", arg)
 			}
-			dir, file := filepath.Split(arg)
-			tests = append(tests, startTest(dir, file))
 		}
 	} else {
 		for _, dir := range dirs {