diff -r 95e6504e6e27 -r 2498fa07212f tests/run-tests.py
--- a/tests/run-tests.py	Thu Oct 18 16:28:04 2012 +0200
+++ b/tests/run-tests.py	Sun Oct 21 16:10:25 2012 +0100
@@ -476,11 +476,8 @@
     py3kswitch = options.py3k_warnings and ' -3' or ''
     cmd = '%s%s "%s"' % (PYTHON, py3kswitch, test)
     vlog("# Running", cmd)
-    return run(cmd, wd, options, replacements)
-
-def shtest(test, wd, options, replacements):
-    cmd = '%s "%s"' % (options.shell, test)
-    vlog("# Running", cmd)
+    if os.name == 'nt':
+        replacements.append((r'\r\n', '\n'))
     return run(cmd, wd, options, replacements)
 
 needescape = re.compile(r'[\x00-\x08\x0b-\x1f\x7f-\xff]').search
@@ -494,8 +491,10 @@
 
 def rematch(el, l):
     try:
-        # ensure that the regex matches to the end of the string
-        return re.match(el + r'\Z', l)
+        # use \Z to ensure that the regex matches to the end of the string
+        if os.name == 'nt':
+            return re.match(el + r'\r?\n\Z', l)
+        return re.match(el + r'\n\Z', l)
     except re.error:
         # el is an invalid regex
         return False
@@ -524,14 +523,14 @@
 def linematch(el, l):
     if el == l: # perfect match (fast)
         return True
-    if (el and
-        (el.endswith(" (re)\n") and rematch(el[:-6] + '\n', l) or
-         el.endswith(" (glob)\n") and globmatch(el[:-8] + '\n', l) or
-         el.endswith(" (esc)\n") and
-             (el[:-7].decode('string-escape') + '\n' == l or
-              el[:-7].decode('string-escape').replace('\r', '') +
-                  '\n' == l and os.name == 'nt'))):
-        return True
+    if el:
+        if el.endswith(" (esc)\n"):
+            el = el[:-7].decode('string-escape') + '\n'
+        if el == l or os.name == 'nt' and el[:-1] + '\r\n' == l:
+            return True
+        if (el.endswith(" (re)\n") and rematch(el[:-6], l) or
+            el.endswith(" (glob)\n") and globmatch(el[:-8], l)):
+            return True
     return False
 
 def tsttest(test, wd, options, replacements):
@@ -870,10 +869,7 @@
         runner = tsttest
         ref = testpath
     else:
-        # do not try to run non-executable programs
-        if not os.access(testpath, os.X_OK):
-            return skip("not executable")
-        runner = shtest
+        return skip("unknown test type")
 
     # Make a tmp subdirectory to work in
     testtmp = os.environ["TESTTMP"] = os.environ["HOME"] = \
@@ -885,7 +881,6 @@
         (r':%s\b' % (options.port + 2), ':$HGPORT2'),
         ]
     if os.name == 'nt':
-        replacements.append((r'\r\n', '\n'))
         replacements.append(
             (''.join(c.isalpha() and '[%s%s]' % (c.lower(), c.upper()) or
                      c in '/\\' and r'[/\\]' or