diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 884ececa24b..0c4afa0566d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -439,6 +439,10 @@ then
     probe CFG_ZCAT             zcat
 fi
 
+step_msg "looking for target specific programs"
+
+probe CFG_ADB        adb
+
 if [ ! -z "$CFG_PANDOC" ]
 then
     PV_MAJOR_MINOR=$(pandoc --version | grep '^pandoc ' |
diff --git a/mk/install.mk b/mk/install.mk
index a84f527a165..5fa477a790d 100644
--- a/mk/install.mk
+++ b/mk/install.mk
@@ -154,3 +154,76 @@ uninstall:
         done
 	$(Q)rm -Rf $(PHL)/rustc
 	$(Q)rm -f $(PREFIX_ROOT)/share/man/man1/rustc.1
+
+# target platform specific variables
+# for arm-linux-androidabi
+define DEF_ADB_DEVICE_STATUS
+CFG_ADB_DEVICE_STATUS=$(1)
+endef
+
+$(foreach target,$(CFG_TARGET_TRIPLES), \
+  $(if $(findstring $(target),"arm-linux-androideabi"), \
+    $(if $(findstring adb,$(CFG_ADB)), \
+      $(if $(findstring device,$(shell adb devices 2>/dev/null | grep -E '^[_A-Za-z0-9-]+[[:blank:]]+device')), \
+        $(info install: install-runtime-target for $(target) enabled \
+          $(info install: android device attached) \
+          $(eval $(call DEF_ADB_DEVICE_STATUS, true))), \
+        $(info install: install-runtime-target for $(target) disabled \
+          $(info install: android device not attached) \
+          $(eval $(call DEF_ADB_DEVICE_STATUS, false))) \
+      ), \
+      $(info install: install-runtime-target for $(target) disabled \
+        $(info install: adb not found) \
+        $(eval $(call DEF_ADB_DEVICE_STATUS, false))) \
+    ), \
+  ) \
+)
+
+ifeq (install-runtime-target,$(firstword $(MAKECMDGOALS)))
+$(eval $(wordlist 2,$(words $(MAKECMDGOALS)),$(MAKECMDGOALS)):;@:)
+L_TOKEN := $(word 2,$(MAKECMDGOALS))
+ifeq ($(L_TOKEN),)
+CFG_RUNTIME_PUSH_DIR=/system/lib
+else
+CFG_RUNTIME_PUSH_DIR=$(L_TOKEN)
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(CFG_ADB_DEVICE_STATUS),true)
+ifdef VERBOSE
+ ADB = adb $(1)
+ ADB_PUSH = adb push $(1) $(2)
+ ADB_SHELL = adb shell $(1) $(2) 
+else
+ ADB = $(Q)$(call E, adb $(1)) && adb $(1) 1>/dev/null 
+ ADB_PUSH = $(Q)$(call E, adb push $(1)) && adb push $(1) $(2) 1>/dev/null
+ ADB_SHELL = $(Q)$(call E, adb shell $(1) $(2)) && adb shell $(1) $(2) 1>/dev/null
+endif
+
+define INSTALL_RUNTIME_TARGET_N
+install-runtime-target-$(1)-host-$(2): $$(TSREQ$$(ISTAGE)_T_$(1)_H_$(2)) $$(SREQ$$(ISTAGE)_T_$(1)_H_$(2))
+	$(Q)$(call ADB_SHELL,mkdir,$(CFG_RUNTIME_PUSH_DIR))
+	$(Q)$(call ADB_PUSH,$$(TL$(1)$(2))/$$(CFG_RUNTIME_$(1)),$(CFG_RUNTIME_PUSH_DIR))
+	$(Q)$(call ADB_PUSH,$$(TL$(1)$(2))/$$(CORELIB_GLOB_$(1)),$(CFG_RUNTIME_PUSH_DIR))
+	$(Q)$(call ADB_PUSH,$$(TL$(1)$(2))/$$(STDLIB_GLOB_$(1)),$(CFG_RUNTIME_PUSH_DIR))
+endef
+
+define INSTALL_RUNTIME_TARGET_CLEANUP_N
+install-runtime-target-$(1)-cleanup:
+	$(Q)$(call ADB,remount)
+	$(Q)$(call ADB_SHELL,rm,$(CFG_RUNTIME_PUSH_DIR)/$(CFG_RUNTIME_$(1)))
+	$(Q)$(call ADB_SHELL,rm,$(CFG_RUNTIME_PUSH_DIR)/$(CORELIB_GLOB_$(1)))
+	$(Q)$(call ADB_SHELL,rm,$(CFG_RUNTIME_PUSH_DIR)/$(STDLIB_GLOB_$(1)))
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call INSTALL_RUNTIME_TARGET_N,arm-linux-androideabi,$(CFG_BUILD_TRIPLE)))
+$(eval $(call INSTALL_RUNTIME_TARGET_CLEANUP_N,arm-linux-androideabi))
+
+install-runtime-target: \
+	install-runtime-target-arm-linux-androideabi-cleanup \
+	install-runtime-target-arm-linux-androideabi-host-$(CFG_BUILD_TRIPLE)
+else
+install-runtime-target: 
+	@echo "No device to install runtime library"
+	@echo 
+endif
+endif
diff --git a/mk/tests.mk b/mk/tests.mk
index 175e33c6654..a04ec3e6514 100644
--- a/mk/tests.mk
+++ b/mk/tests.mk
@@ -92,6 +92,43 @@ endef
 $(foreach target,$(CFG_TARGET_TRIPLES), \
   $(eval $(call DEF_TARGET_COMMANDS,$(target))))
 
+# Target platform specific variables 
+# for arm-linux-androidabi
+define DEF_ADB_DEVICE_STATUS
+CFG_ADB_DEVICE_STATUS=$(1)
+endef
+
+$(foreach target,$(CFG_TARGET_TRIPLES), \
+  $(if $(findstring $(target),"arm-linux-androideabi"), \
+    $(if $(findstring adb,$(CFG_ADB)), \
+      $(if $(findstring device,$(shell adb devices 2>/dev/null | grep -E '^[_A-Za-z0-9-]+[[:blank:]]+device')), \
+        $(info check: $(target) test enabled \
+          $(info check: android device attached) \
+          $(eval $(call DEF_ADB_DEVICE_STATUS, true))), \
+        $(info check: $(target) test disabled \
+          $(info check: android device not attached) \
+          $(eval $(call DEF_ADB_DEVICE_STATUS, false))) \
+      ), \
+      $(info check: $(target) test disabled \
+        $(info check: adb not found) \
+        $(eval $(call DEF_ADB_DEVICE_STATUS, false))) \
+    ), \
+  ) \
+)
+
+ifeq ($(CFG_ADB_DEVICE_STATUS),true)
+CFG_ADB_TEST_DIR=/data/tmp
+
+$(info check: android device test dir $(CFG_ADB_TEST_DIR) ready \
+ $(shell adb remount 1>/dev/null) \
+ $(shell adb shell mkdir $(CFG_ADB_TEST_DIR) 1>/dev/null) \
+ $(shell adb push $(CFG_ANDROID_CROSS_PATH)/arm-linux-androideabi/lib/armv7-a/libgnustl_shared.so \
+                  $(CFG_ADB_TEST_DIR) 1>/dev/null) \
+ )
+else
+CFG_ADB_TEST_DIR=
+endif
+
 
 ######################################################################
 # Main test targets
@@ -319,11 +356,53 @@ $$(call TEST_OK_FILE,$(1),$(2),$(3),$(4)): \
 	&& touch $$@
 endef
 
+define DEF_TEST_CRATE_RULES_arm-linux-androideabi
+check-stage$(1)-T-$(2)-H-$(3)-$(4)-exec: $$(call TEST_OK_FILE,$(1),$(2),$(3),$(4))
+
+$$(call TEST_OK_FILE,$(1),$(2),$(3),$(4)): \
+		$(3)/test/$(4)test.stage$(1)-$(2)$$(X_$(2))
+	@$$(call E, run: $$< via adb)
+	@$(CFG_ADB) push $$< $(CFG_ADB_TEST_DIR)
+	@$(CFG_ADB) shell LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(CFG_ADB_TEST_DIR) \
+        $(CFG_ADB_TEST_DIR)/`echo $$< | sed 's/.*\///'` \
+		--logfile $(CFG_ADB_TEST_DIR)/check-stage$(1)-T-$(2)-H-$(3)-$(4).log > \
+		tmp/check-stage$(1)-T-$(2)-H-$(3)-$(4).tmp
+	@cat tmp/check-stage$(1)-T-$(2)-H-$(3)-$(4).tmp
+	@touch tmp/check-stage$(1)-T-$(2)-H-$(3)-$(4).log
+	@$(CFG_ADB) pull $(CFG_ADB_TEST_DIR)/check-stage$(1)-T-$(2)-H-$(3)-$(4).log tmp/
+	@$(CFG_ADB) shell rm $(CFG_ADB_TEST_DIR)/check-stage$(1)-T-$(2)-H-$(3)-$(4).log
+	@if grep -q "result: ok" tmp/check-stage$(1)-T-$(2)-H-$(3)-$(4).tmp; \
+	then \
+		rm tmp/check-stage$(1)-T-$(2)-H-$(3)-$(4).tmp; \
+		touch $$@; \
+	else \
+		rm tmp/check-stage$(1)-T-$(2)-H-$(3)-$(4).tmp; \
+		exit 101; \
+	fi
+endef
+
+define DEF_TEST_CRATE_RULES_null
+check-stage$(1)-T-$(2)-H-$(3)-$(4)-exec: $$(call TEST_OK_FILE,$(1),$(2),$(3),$(4))
+
+$$(call TEST_OK_FILE,$(1),$(2),$(3),$(4)): \
+		$(3)/test/$(4)test.stage$(1)-$(2)$$(X_$(2))
+	@$$(call E, run: skipped $$< )
+	@touch $$@
+endef
+
 $(foreach host,$(CFG_HOST_TRIPLES), \
  $(foreach target,$(CFG_TARGET_TRIPLES), \
   $(foreach stage,$(STAGES), \
    $(foreach crate, $(TEST_CRATES), \
-    $(eval $(call DEF_TEST_CRATE_RULES,$(stage),$(target),$(host),$(crate)))))))
+    $(if $(findstring $(target),$(CFG_BUILD_TRIPLE)), \
+     $(eval $(call DEF_TEST_CRATE_RULES,$(stage),$(target),$(host),$(crate))), \
+     $(if $(findstring $(target),"arm-linux-androideabi"), \
+      $(if $(findstring $(CFG_ADB_DEVICE_STATUS),"true"), \
+       $(eval $(call DEF_TEST_CRATE_RULES_arm-linux-androideabi,$(stage),$(target),$(host),$(crate))), \
+       $(eval $(call DEF_TEST_CRATE_RULES_null,$(stage),$(target),$(host),$(crate))) \
+      ), \
+      $(eval $(call DEF_TEST_CRATE_RULES,$(stage),$(target),$(host),$(crate))) \
+     )))))) 
 
 
 ######################################################################
@@ -420,6 +499,9 @@ CTEST_COMMON_ARGS$(1)-T-$(2)-H-$(3) :=						\
         --rustc-path $$(HBIN$(1)_H_$(3))/rustc$$(X_$(3))			\
         --aux-base $$(S)src/test/auxiliary/                 \
         --stage-id stage$(1)-$(2)							\
+        --target $(2)                                       \
+        --adb-path=$(CFG_ADB)                          \
+        --adb-test-dir=$(CFG_ADB_TEST_DIR)                  \
         --rustcflags "$(RUSTC_FLAGS_$(2)) $$(CFG_RUSTC_FLAGS) --target=$(2)" \
         $$(CTEST_TESTARGS)
 
@@ -454,7 +536,7 @@ ifeq ($$(CTEST_DISABLE_$(4)),)
 $$(call TEST_OK_FILE,$(1),$(2),$(3),$(4)): \
 		$$(TEST_SREQ$(1)_T_$(2)_H_$(3)) \
                 $$(CTEST_DEPS_$(4)_$(1)-T-$(2)-H-$(3))
-	@$$(call E, run $(4): $$<)
+	@$$(call E, run $(4) [$(2)]: $$<)
 	$$(Q)$$(call CFG_RUN_CTEST_$(2),$(1),$$<,$(3)) \
 		$$(CTEST_ARGS$(1)-T-$(2)-H-$(3)-$(4)) \
 		--logfile $$(call TEST_LOG_FILE,$(1),$(2),$(3),$(4)) \
@@ -465,7 +547,7 @@ else
 $$(call TEST_OK_FILE,$(1),$(2),$(3),$(4)): \
 		$$(TEST_SREQ$(1)_T_$(2)_H_$(3)) \
                 $$(CTEST_DEPS_$(4)_$(1)-T-$(2)-H-$(3))
-	@$$(call E, run $(4): $$<)
+	@$$(call E, run $(4) [$(2)]: $$<)
 	@$$(call E, warning: tests disabled: $$(CTEST_DISABLE_$(4)))
 	touch $$@
 
@@ -506,7 +588,7 @@ check-stage$(1)-T-$(2)-H-$(3)-$(4)-exec: $$(call TEST_OK_FILE,$(1),$(2),$(3),$(4
 $$(call TEST_OK_FILE,$(1),$(2),$(3),$(4)): \
 	        $$(TEST_SREQ$(1)_T_$(2)_H_$(3))		\
 	        $$(PRETTY_DEPS_$(4))
-	@$$(call E, run pretty-rpass: $$<)
+	@$$(call E, run pretty-rpass [$(2)]: $$<)
 	$$(Q)$$(call CFG_RUN_CTEST_$(2),$(1),$$<,$(3)) \
 		$$(PRETTY_ARGS$(1)-T-$(2)-H-$(3)-$(4)) \
 		--logfile $$(call TEST_LOG_FILE,$(1),$(2),$(3),$(4)) \
@@ -533,7 +615,7 @@ check-stage$(1)-T-$(2)-H-$(3)-doc-$(4)-exec: $$(call TEST_OK_FILE,$(1),$(2),$(3)
 $$(call TEST_OK_FILE,$(1),$(2),$(3),doc-$(4)): \
 	        $$(TEST_SREQ$(1)_T_$(2)_H_$(3))		\
                 doc-$(4)-extract$(3)
-	@$$(call E, run doc-$(4): $$<)
+	@$$(call E, run doc-$(4) [$(2)]: $$<)
 	$$(Q)$$(call CFG_RUN_CTEST_$(2),$(1),$$<,$(3)) \
                 $$(DOC_TEST_ARGS$(1)-T-$(2)-H-$(3)-doc-$(4)) \
 		--logfile $$(call TEST_LOG_FILE,$(1),$(2),$(3),doc-$(4)) \
diff --git a/src/compiletest/common.rs b/src/compiletest/common.rs
index e515ef302f6..38289f62741 100644
--- a/src/compiletest/common.rs
+++ b/src/compiletest/common.rs
@@ -64,6 +64,18 @@ pub struct config {
     // Run tests using the new runtime
     newrt: bool,
 
+    // Target system to be tested
+    target: ~str,
+
+    // Extra parameter to run adb on arm-linux-androideabi
+    adb_path: ~str,
+
+    // Extra parameter to run test sute on arm-linux-androideabi
+    adb_test_dir: ~str,
+
+    // status whether android device available or not
+    adb_device_status: bool,
+
     // Explain what's going on
     verbose: bool
 
diff --git a/src/compiletest/compiletest.rc b/src/compiletest/compiletest.rc
index b6d690f8307..6db926b29e3 100644
--- a/src/compiletest/compiletest.rc
+++ b/src/compiletest/compiletest.rc
@@ -60,7 +60,11 @@ pub fn parse_config(args: ~[~str]) -> config {
           getopts::optflag(~"verbose"),
           getopts::optopt(~"logfile"),
           getopts::optflag(~"jit"),
-          getopts::optflag(~"newrt")];
+          getopts::optflag(~"newrt"),
+          getopts::optopt(~"target"),
+          getopts::optopt(~"adb-path"),
+          getopts::optopt(~"adb-test-dir")
+         ];
 
     assert!(!args.is_empty());
     let args_ = vec::tail(args);
@@ -93,6 +97,18 @@ pub fn parse_config(args: ~[~str]) -> config {
         rustcflags: getopts::opt_maybe_str(matches, ~"rustcflags"),
         jit: getopts::opt_present(matches, ~"jit"),
         newrt: getopts::opt_present(matches, ~"newrt"),
+        target: opt_str(getopts::opt_maybe_str(matches, ~"target")),
+        adb_path: opt_str(getopts::opt_maybe_str(matches, ~"adb-path")),
+        adb_test_dir: opt_str(getopts::opt_maybe_str(matches, ~"adb-test-dir")),
+        adb_device_status:
+            if (opt_str(getopts::opt_maybe_str(matches, ~"target")) ==
+                ~"arm-linux-androideabi") {
+                if (opt_str(getopts::opt_maybe_str(matches, ~"adb-test-dir")) !=
+                    ~"(none)" &&
+                    opt_str(getopts::opt_maybe_str(matches, ~"adb-test-dir")) !=
+                    ~"") { true }
+                else { false }
+            } else { false },
         verbose: getopts::opt_present(matches, ~"verbose")
     }
 }
@@ -113,6 +129,10 @@ pub fn log_config(config: config) {
     logv(c, fmt!("rustcflags: %s", opt_str(config.rustcflags)));
     logv(c, fmt!("jit: %b", config.jit));
     logv(c, fmt!("newrt: %b", config.newrt));
+    logv(c, fmt!("target: %s", config.target));
+    logv(c, fmt!("adb_path: %s", config.adb_path));
+    logv(c, fmt!("adb_test_dir: %s", config.adb_test_dir));
+    logv(c, fmt!("adb_device_status: %b", config.adb_device_status));
     logv(c, fmt!("verbose: %b", config.verbose));
     logv(c, fmt!("\n"));
 }
diff --git a/src/compiletest/runtest.rs b/src/compiletest/runtest.rs
index 5805c173029..8777eedd7da 100644
--- a/src/compiletest/runtest.rs
+++ b/src/compiletest/runtest.rs
@@ -77,8 +77,20 @@ fn run_rfail_test(config: config, props: TestProps, testfile: &Path) {
         fatal_ProcRes(~"run-fail test isn't valgrind-clean!", ProcRes);
     }
 
-    check_correct_failure_status(ProcRes);
-    check_error_patterns(props, testfile, ProcRes);
+    match config.target {
+
+        ~"arm-linux-androideabi" => {
+            if (config.adb_device_status) {
+                check_correct_failure_status(ProcRes);
+                check_error_patterns(props, testfile, ProcRes);
+            }
+        }
+
+        _=> {
+            check_correct_failure_status(ProcRes);
+            check_error_patterns(props, testfile, ProcRes);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 fn check_correct_failure_status(ProcRes: ProcRes) {
@@ -483,10 +495,23 @@ fn exec_compiled_test(config: config, props: TestProps,
         props.exec_env
     };
 
-    compose_and_run(config, testfile,
-                    make_run_args(config, props, testfile),
-                    env,
-                    config.run_lib_path, None)
+    match config.target {
+
+        ~"arm-linux-androideabi" => {
+            if (config.adb_device_status) {
+                _arm_exec_compiled_test(config, props, testfile)
+            } else {
+                _dummy_exec_compiled_test(config, props, testfile)
+            }
+        }
+
+        _=> {
+            compose_and_run(config, testfile,
+                            make_run_args(config, props, testfile),
+                            env,
+                            config.run_lib_path, None)
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 fn compose_and_run_compiler(
@@ -516,6 +541,17 @@ fn compose_and_run_compiler(
                      abs_ab.to_str()),
                 auxres);
         }
+
+        match config.target {
+
+            ~"arm-linux-androideabi" => {
+                if (config.adb_device_status) {
+                    _arm_push_aux_shared_library(config, testfile);
+                }
+            }
+
+            _=> { }
+        }
     }
 
     compose_and_run(config, testfile, args, ~[],
@@ -700,3 +736,108 @@ stderr:\n\
     io::stdout().write_str(msg);
     fail!();
 }
+
+fn _arm_exec_compiled_test(config: config, props: TestProps,
+                      testfile: &Path) -> ProcRes {
+
+    let args = make_run_args(config, props, testfile);
+    let cmdline = make_cmdline(~"", args.prog, args.args);
+
+    // get bare program string
+    let mut tvec = ~[];
+    let tstr = args.prog;
+    for str::each_split_char(tstr, '/') |ts| { tvec.push(ts.to_owned()) }
+    let prog_short = tvec.pop();
+
+    // copy to target
+    let copy_result = procsrv::run(~"", config.adb_path,
+        ~[~"push", args.prog, config.adb_test_dir],
+        ~[(~"",~"")], Some(~""));
+
+    if config.verbose {
+        io::stdout().write_str(fmt!("push (%s) %s %s %s",
+            config.target, args.prog,
+            copy_result.out, copy_result.err));
+    }
+
+    // execute program
+    logv(config, fmt!("executing (%s) %s", config.target, cmdline));
+
+    // adb shell dose not forward stdout and stderr of internal result
+    // to stdout and stderr seperately but to stdout only
+    let mut newargs_out = ~[];
+    let mut newargs_err = ~[];
+    let subargs = args.args;
+    newargs_out.push(~"shell");
+    newargs_err.push(~"shell");
+
+    let mut newcmd_out = ~"";
+    let mut newcmd_err = ~"";
+
+    newcmd_out.push_str(fmt!("LD_LIBRARY_PATH=%s %s/%s",
+        config.adb_test_dir, config.adb_test_dir, prog_short));
+
+    newcmd_err.push_str(fmt!("LD_LIBRARY_PATH=%s %s/%s",
+        config.adb_test_dir, config.adb_test_dir, prog_short));
+
+    for vec::each(subargs) |tv| {
+        newcmd_out.push_str(" ");
+        newcmd_err.push_str(" ");
+        newcmd_out.push_str(tv.to_owned());
+        newcmd_err.push_str(tv.to_owned());
+    }
+
+    newcmd_out.push_str(" 2>/dev/null");
+    newcmd_err.push_str(" 1>/dev/null");
+
+    newargs_out.push(newcmd_out);
+    newargs_err.push(newcmd_err);
+
+    let exe_result_out = procsrv::run(~"", config.adb_path,
+        newargs_out, ~[(~"",~"")], Some(~""));
+    let exe_result_err = procsrv::run(~"", config.adb_path,
+        newargs_err, ~[(~"",~"")], Some(~""));
+
+    dump_output(config, testfile, exe_result_out.out, exe_result_err.out);
+
+    match exe_result_err.out {
+        ~"" => ProcRes {status: exe_result_out.status, stdout: exe_result_out.out,
+            stderr: exe_result_err.out, cmdline: cmdline },
+        _   => ProcRes {status: 101, stdout: exe_result_out.out,
+            stderr: exe_result_err.out, cmdline: cmdline }
+    }
+}
+
+fn _dummy_exec_compiled_test(config: config, props: TestProps,
+                      testfile: &Path) -> ProcRes {
+
+    let args = make_run_args(config, props, testfile);
+    let cmdline = make_cmdline(~"", args.prog, args.args);
+
+    match config.mode {
+        mode_run_fail => ProcRes {status: 101, stdout: ~"",
+                                 stderr: ~"", cmdline: cmdline},
+        _             => ProcRes {status: 0, stdout: ~"",
+                                 stderr: ~"", cmdline: cmdline}
+    }
+}
+
+fn _arm_push_aux_shared_library(config: config, testfile: &Path) {
+    let tstr = aux_output_dir_name(config, testfile).to_str();
+
+    for os::list_dir_path(&Path(tstr)).each |file| {
+
+        if (file.filetype() == Some(~".so")) {
+
+            let copy_result = procsrv::run(~"", config.adb_path,
+                ~[~"push", file.to_str(), config.adb_test_dir],
+                ~[(~"",~"")], Some(~""));
+
+            if config.verbose {
+                io::stdout().write_str(fmt!("push (%s) %s %s %s",
+                    config.target, file.to_str(),
+                    copy_result.out, copy_result.err));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}