diff --git a/src/tests/Makefile b/src/tests/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index b58b7042d..000000000
--- a/src/tests/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-PROJECT = t.t tdb.t
-CFLAGS  = -I.. -I../../../library/include -Wall -pedantic -ggdb3 -fno-rtti
-LFLAGS  = -L/usr/local/lib -L../../../library/lib -lcompany -lpcre -lncurses -lcurl
-
-all: $(PROJECT)
-
-install: $(PROJECT)
-	@echo unimplemented
-
-test: $(PROJECT)
-	@echo unimplemented
-
-clean:
-	-rm *.o $(PROJECT)
-
-.cpp.o:
-	g++ -c $(CFLAGS) $<
-
-t.t: t.t.o ../T.o ../parse.o ../../../library/lib/libcompany.a
-	g++ t.t.o ../T.o ../parse.o $(LFLAGS) -o t.t
-
-tdb.t: tdb.t.o ../TDB.o ../T.o ../parse.o ../../../library/lib/libcompany.a
-	g++ tdb.t.o ../TDB.o ../T.o ../parse.o $(LFLAGS) -o tdb.t
-
diff --git a/src/tests/t.t.cpp b/src/tests/t.t.cpp
index fd74e5744..8a93f411f 100644
--- a/src/tests/t.t.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/t.t.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-#include <T.h>
-#include <library.h>
+#include "../T.h"
+#include "../task.h"
+#include "test.h"
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 int main (int argc, char** argv)
diff --git a/src/tests/tdb.t.cpp b/src/tests/tdb.t.cpp
index b27f95746..24b212fa1 100644
--- a/src/tests/tdb.t.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/tdb.t.cpp
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#include <TDB.h>
-#include <library.h>
+#include "../TDB.h"
+#include "../task.h"
+#include "test.h"
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 int main (int argc, char** argv)
@@ -116,10 +117,10 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv)
     return -2;
   }
 
-/*
+
   unlink ("./pending.data");
   unlink ("./completed.data");
-*/
+
   return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/tests/test.cpp b/src/tests/test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88af6b3c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,254 @@
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Copyright 2007, 2008, Paul Beckingham.  All rights reserved.
+//
+//
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+#include <library.h>
+
+static int total = 0;
+static int counter = 0;
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+static void check (void)
+{
+  if (counter > total)
+    std::cout << "# Warning: There are more tests than planned."
+              << std::endl;
+}
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void plan (int quantity)
+{
+  total = quantity;
+  std::cout << "1.." << quantity << std::endl;
+  check ();
+}
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void ok (bool expression, const std::string& name)
+{
+  ++counter;
+
+  if (expression)
+    std::cout << "ok "
+              << counter
+              << " - "
+              << name
+              << std::endl;
+  else
+    std::cout << "not ok "
+              << counter
+              << " - "
+              << name
+              << std::endl;
+  check ();
+}
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void notok (bool expression, const std::string& name)
+{
+  ++counter;
+
+  if (!expression)
+    std::cout << "ok "
+              << counter
+              << " - "
+              << name
+              << std::endl;
+  else
+    std::cout << "not ok "
+              << counter
+              << " - "
+              << name
+              << std::endl;
+  check ();
+}
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void is (bool actual, bool expected, const std::string& name)
+{
+  ++counter;
+  if (actual == expected)
+    std::cout << "ok "
+              << counter
+              << " - "
+              << name
+              << std::endl;
+  else
+    std::cout << "not ok "
+              << counter
+              << " - "
+              << name
+              << std::endl
+              << "# expected: "
+              << expected
+              << std::endl
+              << "#      got: "
+              << actual
+              << std::endl;
+  check ();
+}
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void is (size_t actual, size_t expected, const std::string& name)
+{
+  ++counter;
+  if (actual == expected)
+    std::cout << "ok "
+              << counter
+              << " - "
+              << name
+              << std::endl;
+  else
+    std::cout << "not ok "
+              << counter
+              << " - "
+              << name
+              << std::endl
+              << "# expected: "
+              << expected
+              << std::endl
+              << "#      got: "
+              << actual
+              << std::endl;
+  check ();
+}
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void is (int actual, int expected, const std::string& name)
+{
+  ++counter;
+  if (actual == expected)
+    std::cout << "ok "
+              << counter
+              << " - "
+              << name
+              << std::endl;
+  else
+    std::cout << "not ok "
+              << counter
+              << " - "
+              << name
+              << std::endl
+              << "# expected: "
+              << expected
+              << std::endl
+              << "#      got: "
+              << actual
+              << std::endl;
+  check ();
+}
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void is (double actual, double expected, const std::string& name)
+{
+  ++counter;
+  if (actual == expected)
+    std::cout << "ok "
+              << counter
+              << " - "
+              << name
+              << std::endl;
+  else
+    std::cout << "not ok "
+              << counter
+              << " - "
+              << name
+              << std::endl
+              << "# expected: "
+              << expected
+              << std::endl
+              << "#      got: "
+              << actual
+              << std::endl;
+  check ();
+}
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void is (char actual, char expected, const std::string& name)
+{
+  ++counter;
+  if (actual == expected)
+    std::cout << "ok "
+              << counter
+              << " - "
+              << name
+              << std::endl;
+  else
+    std::cout << "not ok "
+              << counter
+              << " - "
+              << name
+              << std::endl
+              << "# expected: "
+              << expected
+              << std::endl
+              << "#      got: "
+              << actual
+              << std::endl;
+  check ();
+}
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void is (
+  const std::string& actual,
+  const std::string& expected,
+  const std::string& name)
+{
+  ++counter;
+  if (actual == expected)
+    std::cout << "ok "
+              << counter
+              << " - "
+              << name
+              << std::endl;
+  else
+    std::cout << "not ok "
+              << counter
+              << " - "
+              << name
+              << std::endl
+              << "# expected: '"
+              << expected
+              << "'"
+              << std::endl
+              << "#      got: '"
+              << actual
+              << "'"
+              << std::endl;
+  check ();
+}
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void diag (const std::string& text)
+{
+  std::string trimmed = trim (text, " \t\n\r\f");
+
+  std::cout << "# " << trimmed << std::endl;
+}
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void pass (const std::string& text)
+{
+  ++counter;
+  std::cout << "ok "
+            << counter
+            << " "
+            << text
+            << std::endl;
+}
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void fail (const std::string& text)
+{
+  ++counter;
+  std::cout << "not ok "
+            << counter
+            << " "
+            << text
+            << std::endl;
+}
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/tests/test.h b/src/tests/test.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..81bf05179
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/test.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Copyright 2007, 2008, Paul Beckingham.  All rights reserved.
+//
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+#ifndef INCLUDED_TEST
+#define INCLUDED_TEST
+
+#include <string>
+
+void plan (int);
+void ok (bool, const std::string&);
+void notok (bool, const std::string&);
+void is (bool, bool, const std::string&);
+void is (int, int, const std::string&);
+void is (size_t, size_t, const std::string&);
+void is (double, double, const std::string&);
+void is (char, char, const std::string&);
+void is (const std::string&, const std::string&, const std::string&);
+void diag (const std::string&);
+void fail (const std::string&);
+void pass (const std::string&);
+
+#endif
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////