diff --git a/eventlet/api.py b/eventlet/api.py
index 1779f42..8100e7e 100644
--- a/eventlet/api.py
+++ b/eventlet/api.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def tcp_listener(address, backlog=50):
     socket object on which one should call ``accept()`` to accept a connection
     on the newly bound socket.
     """
-    warnings.warn("""eventlet.api.tcp_listener is deprecated.  Please use eventlet.green.socket instead.  See examples/echoserver.py for an example.""",
+    warnings.warn("""eventlet.api.tcp_listener is deprecated.  Please use eventlet.listen instead.""",
         DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
 
     from eventlet import greenio, util
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def connect_tcp(address, localaddr=None):
     Create a TCP connection to address ``(host, port)`` and return the socket.
     Optionally, bind to localaddr ``(host, port)`` first.
     """
-    warnings.warn("""eventlet.api.connect_tcp is deprecated.  Please use eventlet.green.socket instead.  See examples/connect.py for an example.""",
+    warnings.warn("""eventlet.api.connect_tcp is deprecated.  Please use eventlet.connect instead.""",
         DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
         
     from eventlet import greenio, util
diff --git a/eventlet/db_pool.py b/eventlet/db_pool.py
index 61effe3..07b96ae 100644
--- a/eventlet/db_pool.py
+++ b/eventlet/db_pool.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import sys
 import time
 
 from eventlet.pools import Pool
-from eventlet.processes import DeadProcess
 from eventlet import timeout
 from eventlet import greenthread
 
diff --git a/eventlet/debug.py b/eventlet/debug.py
index 937e6af..5e44eeb 100644
--- a/eventlet/debug.py
+++ b/eventlet/debug.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ debugging Eventlet-powered applications."""
 import os
 import sys
 import linecache
+import string
+import inspect
 
 __all__ = ['spew', 'unspew', 'format_hub_listeners', 'hub_listener_stacks', 
 'hub_exceptions', 'tpool_exceptions']
@@ -122,4 +124,4 @@ def tpool_exceptions(state):
     functions that are executed in it, in addition to raising them like
     it normally does."""
     from eventlet import tpool
-    tpool.QUIET = not state
\ No newline at end of file
+    tpool.QUIET = not state
diff --git a/eventlet/greenio.py b/eventlet/greenio.py
index bcf03d9..b95ab39 100644
--- a/eventlet/greenio.py
+++ b/eventlet/greenio.py
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ class GreenSocket(object):
 class GreenPipe(object):
     """ GreenPipe is a cooperatively-yielding wrapper around OS pipes.
     """
-    newlines = '\r\n'
+    newlines = '\n'
     def __init__(self, fd):
         set_nonblocking(fd)
         self.fd = fd
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ class GreenPipe(object):
                     chunk, self.recvbuffer = buf[:found], buf[found:]
                     return chunk
                 checked = max(0, len(buf) - (len(terminator) - 1))
-                d = self.fd.read(BUFFER_SIZE)
+                d = self._recv(BUFFER_SIZE)
                 if not d:
                     break
                 buf += d
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ class GreenPipe(object):
                 chunk, self.recvbuffer = buf[:found], buf[found:]
                 return chunk
             checked = len(buf)
-            d = self.fd.read(BUFFER_SIZE)
+            d = self._recv(BUFFER_SIZE)
             if not d:
                 break
             buf += d
@@ -574,4 +574,4 @@ def serve(sock, handle, concurrency=1000):
     connections until the existing ones complete.
     """
     pass
-    
\ No newline at end of file
+    
diff --git a/eventlet/pools.py b/eventlet/pools.py
index d79f7f3..73d8238 100644
--- a/eventlet/pools.py
+++ b/eventlet/pools.py
@@ -34,35 +34,41 @@ except ImportError:
 
 class Pool(object):
     """
-    Pool is a base class that is meant to be subclassed.  When subclassing,
-    define the :meth:`create` method to implement the desired resource.
+    Pool is a base class that implements resource limitation and construction.
+    It is meant to be subclassed.  When subclassing, define only 
+    the :meth:`create` method to implement the desired resource::
     
-    When using the pool, if you do a get, you should **always** do a
-    :meth:`put`.
+        class MyPool(pools.Pool):
+            def create(self):
+                return MyObject()
+            
+    If using 2.5 or greater, the :meth:`item` method acts as a context manager;
+    that's the best way to use it::
+        
+        with mypool.item() as thing:
+            thing.dostuff()
+            
+    If stuck on 2.4, the :meth:`get` and :meth:`put` methods are the preferred 
+    nomenclature.  Use a ``finally`` to ensure that nothing is leaked::
 
-    The pattern is::
+        thing = self.pool.get()
+        try:
+            thing.dostuff()
+        finally:
+            self.pool.put(thing)
 
-     thing = self.pool.get()
-     try:
-         thing.method()
-     finally:
-         self.pool.put(thing)
-
-    The maximum size of the pool can be modified at runtime via the
-    :attr:`max_size` attribute.  Adjusting this number does not affect existing
-    items checked out of the pool, nor on any waiters who are waiting for an
-    item to free up.  Some indeterminate number of :meth:`get`/:meth:`put`
-    cycles will be necessary before the new maximum size truly matches the
-    actual operation of the pool.
+    The maximum size of the pool can be modified at runtime via
+    the :meth:`resize` method.
+    
+    Specifying a non-zero *min-size* argument pre-populates the pool with 
+    *min_size* items.  *max-size* sets a hard limit to the size of the pool -- 
+    it cannot contain any more items than *max_size*, and if there are already 
+    *max_size* items 'checked out' of the pool, the pool will cause any 
+    greenthread calling :meth:`get` to cooperatively yield until an item 
+    is :meth:`put` in.
     """
     def __init__(self, min_size=0, max_size=4, order_as_stack=False):
-        """ Pre-populates the pool with *min_size* items.  Sets a hard limit to
-        the size of the pool -- it cannot contain any more items than
-        *max_size*, and if there are already *max_size* items 'checked out' of
-        the pool, the pool will cause any getter to cooperatively yield until an
-        item is put in.
-
-        *order_as_stack* governs the ordering of the items in the free pool.
+        """*order_as_stack* governs the ordering of the items in the free pool.
         If ``False`` (the default), the free items collection (of items that
         were created and were put back in the pool) acts as a round-robin,
         giving each item approximately equal utilization.  If ``True``, the
@@ -80,7 +86,8 @@ class Pool(object):
             self.free_items.append(self.create())
 
     def get(self):
-        """Return an item from the pool, when one is available
+        """Return an item from the pool, when one is available.  This may
+        cause the calling greenthread to block.
         """
         if self.free_items:
             return self.free_items.popleft()
@@ -89,12 +96,13 @@ class Pool(object):
             self.current_size += 1
             return created
         return self.channel.get()
-
+        
     if item_impl is not None:
         item = item_impl
 
     def put(self, item):
-        """Put an item back into the pool, when done
+        """Put an item back into the pool, when done.  This may
+        cause the putting greenthread to block.
         """
         if self.current_size > self.max_size:
             self.current_size -= 1
@@ -109,12 +117,19 @@ class Pool(object):
                 self.free_items.append(item)
 
     def resize(self, new_size):
-        """Resize the pool
+        """Resize the pool to *new_size*.
+        
+        Adjusting this number does not affect existing items checked out of 
+        the pool, nor on any greenthreads who are waiting for an item to free 
+        up.  Some indeterminate number of :meth:`get`/:meth:`put`
+        cycles will be necessary before the new maximum size truly matches 
+        the actual operation of the pool.
         """
         self.max_size = new_size
 
     def free(self):
-        """Return the number of free items in the pool.
+        """Return the number of free items in the pool.  This corresponds
+        to the number of :meth:`get` calls needed to empty the pool.
         """
         return len(self.free_items) + self.max_size - self.current_size
 
@@ -124,7 +139,17 @@ class Pool(object):
         return max(0, self.channel.getting() - self.channel.putting())
   
     def create(self):
-        """Generate a new pool item
+        """Generate a new pool item.  This method must be overridden in order
+        for the pool to function.  It accepts no arguments and returns a single
+        instance of whatever thing the pool is supposed to contain.
+        
+        In general, :meth:`create` is called whenever the pool exceeds its 
+        previous high-water mark of concurrently-checked-out-items.  In other 
+        words, in a new pool with *min_size* of 0, the very first call 
+        to :meth:`get` will result in a call to :meth:`create`.  If the first 
+        caller calls :meth:`put` before some other caller calls :meth:`get`, 
+        then the first item will be returned, and :meth:`create` will not be 
+        called a second time.
         """
         raise NotImplementedError("Implement in subclass")
 
diff --git a/eventlet/queue.py b/eventlet/queue.py
index 3963381..1bf3aef 100644
--- a/eventlet/queue.py
+++ b/eventlet/queue.py
@@ -181,6 +181,15 @@ class LightQueue(object):
     def qsize(self):
         """Return the size of the queue."""
         return len(self.queue)
+
+    def resize(self, size):
+        """Resizes the queue's maximum size.
+
+        If the size is increased, and there are putters waiting, they may be woken up."""
+        if size > self.maxsize:
+            # Maybe wake some stuff up
+            self._schedule_unlock()
+        self.maxsize = size
         
     def putting(self):
         """Returns the number of greenthreads that are blocked waiting to put
diff --git a/eventlet/support/greenlets.py b/eventlet/support/greenlets.py
index 25bb60d..cb75667 100644
--- a/eventlet/support/greenlets.py
+++ b/eventlet/support/greenlets.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ try:
     GreenletExit = greenlet.GreenletExit
     greenlet = greenlet.greenlet
 except ImportError, e:
+    raise
     try:
         from py.magic import greenlet
         getcurrent = greenlet.getcurrent
diff --git a/tests/debug_test.py b/tests/debug_test.py
index 4afa349..db5e329 100644
--- a/tests/debug_test.py
+++ b/tests/debug_test.py
@@ -4,12 +4,90 @@ import eventlet
 from eventlet import debug
 from eventlet import api
 from tests import LimitedTestCase, main
+from unittest import TestCase
 
 try:
     from cStringIO import StringIO
 except ImportError:
     from StringIO import StringIO
 
+class TestSpew(TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.orig_trace = sys.settrace
+        sys.settrace = self._settrace
+        self.tracer = None
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        sys.settrace = self.orig_trace
+        sys.stdout = sys.__stdout__
+
+    def _settrace(self, cb):
+        self.tracer = cb
+
+    def test_spew(self):
+        debug.spew()
+        self.failUnless(isinstance(self.tracer, debug.Spew))
+
+    def test_unspew(self):
+        debug.spew()
+        debug.unspew()
+        self.failUnlessEqual(self.tracer, None)
+
+    def test_line(self):
+        sys.stdout = StringIO()
+        s = debug.Spew()
+        f = sys._getframe()
+        s(f, "line", None)
+        lineno = f.f_lineno - 1 # -1 here since we called with frame f in the line above
+        output = sys.stdout.getvalue()
+        self.failUnless("debug_test:%i" % lineno in output, "Didn't find line %i in %s" % (lineno, output))
+        self.failUnless("f=<frame object at" in output)
+
+    def test_line_nofile(self):
+        sys.stdout = StringIO()
+        s = debug.Spew()
+        g = globals().copy()
+        del g['__file__']
+        f = eval("sys._getframe()", g)
+        s(f, "line", None)
+        output = sys.stdout.getvalue()
+        self.failUnless("[unknown]:1" in output, "Didn't find [unknown]:1 in %s" % (output))
+        self.failUnless("VM instruction #" in output, output)
+
+    def test_line_global(self):
+        global GLOBAL_VAR
+        sys.stdout = StringIO()
+        GLOBAL_VAR = debug.Spew()
+        f = sys._getframe()
+        GLOBAL_VAR(f, "line", None)
+        lineno = f.f_lineno - 1 # -1 here since we called with frame f in the line above
+        output = sys.stdout.getvalue()
+        self.failUnless("debug_test:%i" % lineno in output, "Didn't find line %i in %s" % (lineno, output))
+        self.failUnless("f=<frame object at" in output)
+        self.failUnless("GLOBAL_VAR" in f.f_globals)
+        self.failUnless("GLOBAL_VAR=<eventlet.debug.Spew object at" in output)
+        del GLOBAL_VAR
+
+    def test_line_novalue(self):
+        sys.stdout = StringIO()
+        s = debug.Spew(show_values=False)
+        f = sys._getframe()
+        s(f, "line", None)
+        lineno = f.f_lineno - 1 # -1 here since we called with frame f in the line above
+        output = sys.stdout.getvalue()
+        self.failUnless("debug_test:%i" % lineno in output, "Didn't find line %i in %s" % (lineno, output))
+        self.failIf("f=<frame object at" in output)
+
+    def test_line_nooutput(self):
+        sys.stdout = StringIO()
+        s = debug.Spew(trace_names=['foo'])
+        f = sys._getframe()
+        s(f, "line", None)
+        lineno = f.f_lineno - 1 # -1 here since we called with frame f in the line above
+        output = sys.stdout.getvalue()
+        self.failUnlessEqual(output, "")
+
+
 class TestDebug(LimitedTestCase):
     def test_everything(self):
         debug.hub_exceptions(True)
@@ -18,7 +96,10 @@ class TestDebug(LimitedTestCase):
         debug.tpool_exceptions(False)
         debug.hub_listener_stacks(True)
         debug.hub_listener_stacks(False)
+        debug.hub_timer_stacks(True)
+        debug.hub_timer_stacks(False)
         debug.format_hub_listeners()
+        debug.format_hub_timers()
 
     def test_hub_exceptions(self):
         debug.hub_exceptions(True)
@@ -46,4 +127,4 @@ class TestDebug(LimitedTestCase):
             "Traceback not in:\n" + fake.getvalue())
         
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
\ No newline at end of file
+    main()
diff --git a/tests/greenio_test.py b/tests/greenio_test.py
index f956954..2cbaad4 100644
--- a/tests/greenio_test.py
+++ b/tests/greenio_test.py
@@ -259,7 +259,39 @@ class TestGreenIo(LimitedTestCase):
         self.assertEquals(result, 'sent via event')
         server.close()
         client.close()
-        
+
+    def test_pipe_read(self):
+        # ensure that 'readline' works properly on GreenPipes when data is not
+        # immediately available (fd is nonblocking, was raising EAGAIN)
+        # also ensures that readline() terminates on '\n' and '\r\n'
+        r, w = os.pipe()
+
+        r = os.fdopen(r)
+        w = os.fdopen(w, 'w')
+
+        r = greenio.GreenPipe(r)
+        w = greenio.GreenPipe(w)
+
+        def writer():
+            eventlet.sleep(.1)
+
+            w.write('line\n')
+            w.flush()
+
+            w.write('line\r\n')
+            w.flush()
+
+        gt = eventlet.spawn(writer)
+
+        eventlet.sleep(0)
+
+        line = r.readline()
+        self.assertEquals(line, 'line\n')
+
+        line = r.readline()
+        self.assertEquals(line, 'line\r\n')
+
+        gt.wait()
 
 class TestGreenIoLong(LimitedTestCase):
     TEST_TIMEOUT=10  # the test here might take a while depending on the OS
diff --git a/tests/queue_test.py b/tests/queue_test.py
index 99a713b..496a8cc 100644
--- a/tests/queue_test.py
+++ b/tests/queue_test.py
@@ -68,6 +68,33 @@ class TestQueue(LimitedTestCase):
         self.assertEquals(evt.wait(),'done')
         gt.wait()
 
+    def test_resize_up(self):
+        q = eventlet.Queue(0)
+        def sender(evt, q):
+            q.put('hi')
+            evt.send('done')
+
+        evt = event.Event()
+        gt = eventlet.spawn(sender, evt, q)
+        eventlet.sleep(0)
+        self.assert_(not evt.ready())
+        q.resize(1)
+        eventlet.sleep(0)
+        self.assert_(evt.ready())
+        gt.wait()
+
+    def test_resize_down(self):
+        size = 5
+        q = eventlet.Queue(5)
+
+        for i in range(5):
+            q.put(i)
+
+        self.assertEquals(list(q.queue), range(5))
+        q.resize(1)
+        eventlet.sleep(0)
+        self.assertEquals(list(q.queue), range(5))
+
     def test_multiple_waiters(self):
         # tests that multiple waiters get their results back
         q = eventlet.Queue()
diff --git a/tests/saranwrap_test.py b/tests/saranwrap_test.py
index 76ca96e..07bc2da 100644
--- a/tests/saranwrap_test.py
+++ b/tests/saranwrap_test.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import eventlet
 import sys
 import tempfile
 import time
-from tests import LimitedTestCase, main, skip_on_windows
+from tests import LimitedTestCase, main, skip_on_windows, skip_with_pyevent
 import re
 import StringIO
 
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class TestSaranwrap(LimitedTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(0, prox.foo)
 
     @skip_on_windows
+    @skip_with_pyevent
     def test_wrap_tuple(self):
         my_tuple = (1, 2)
         prox = saranwrap.wrap(my_tuple)
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ class TestSaranwrap(LimitedTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(len(my_tuple), 2)
 
     @skip_on_windows
+    @skip_with_pyevent
     def test_wrap_string(self):
         my_object = "whatever"
         prox = saranwrap.wrap(my_object)
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ class TestSaranwrap(LimitedTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(my_object.join(['a', 'b']), prox.join(['a', 'b']))
 
     @skip_on_windows
+    @skip_with_pyevent
     def test_wrap_uniterable(self):
         # here we're treating the exception as just a normal class
         prox = saranwrap.wrap(FloatingPointError())
@@ -68,6 +71,7 @@ class TestSaranwrap(LimitedTestCase):
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, key)
 
     @skip_on_windows
+    @skip_with_pyevent
     def test_wrap_dict(self):
         my_object = {'a':1}
         prox = saranwrap.wrap(my_object)
@@ -78,6 +82,7 @@ class TestSaranwrap(LimitedTestCase):
         self.assertEqual('saran:' + `my_object`, `prox`)
 
     @skip_on_windows
+    @skip_with_pyevent
     def test_wrap_module_class(self):
         prox = saranwrap.wrap(re)
         self.assertEqual(saranwrap.Proxy, type(prox))
@@ -86,6 +91,7 @@ class TestSaranwrap(LimitedTestCase):
         self.assert_(repr(prox.compile))
 
     @skip_on_windows
+    @skip_with_pyevent
     def test_wrap_eq(self):
         prox = saranwrap.wrap(re)
         exp1 = prox.compile('.')
@@ -95,6 +101,7 @@ class TestSaranwrap(LimitedTestCase):
         self.assert_(exp1 != exp3)
 
     @skip_on_windows
+    @skip_with_pyevent
     def test_wrap_nonzero(self):
         prox = saranwrap.wrap(re)
         exp1 = prox.compile('.')
@@ -103,6 +110,7 @@ class TestSaranwrap(LimitedTestCase):
         self.assert_(bool(prox2))
 
     @skip_on_windows
+    @skip_with_pyevent
     def test_multiple_wraps(self):
         prox1 = saranwrap.wrap(re)
         prox2 = saranwrap.wrap(re)
@@ -112,6 +120,7 @@ class TestSaranwrap(LimitedTestCase):
         x3 = prox2.compile('.')
 
     @skip_on_windows
+    @skip_with_pyevent
     def test_dict_passthru(self):
         prox = saranwrap.wrap(StringIO)
         x = prox.StringIO('a')
@@ -120,22 +129,26 @@ class TestSaranwrap(LimitedTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(type(saranwrap.wrap(StringIO).StringIO('a').__dict__), saranwrap.ObjectProxy)
 
     @skip_on_windows
+    @skip_with_pyevent
     def test_is_value(self):
         server = saranwrap.Server(None, None, None)
         self.assert_(server.is_value(None))
 
     @skip_on_windows
+    @skip_with_pyevent
     def test_wrap_getitem(self):
         prox = saranwrap.wrap([0,1,2])
         self.assertEqual(prox[0], 0)
 
     @skip_on_windows
+    @skip_with_pyevent
     def test_wrap_setitem(self):
         prox = saranwrap.wrap([0,1,2])
         prox[1] = 2
         self.assertEqual(prox[1], 2)
 
     @skip_on_windows
+    @skip_with_pyevent
     def test_raising_exceptions(self):
         prox = saranwrap.wrap(re)
         def nofunc():
@@ -143,6 +156,7 @@ class TestSaranwrap(LimitedTestCase):
         self.assertRaises(AttributeError, nofunc)
 
     @skip_on_windows
+    @skip_with_pyevent
     def test_unpicklable_server_exception(self):
         prox = saranwrap.wrap(saranwrap)
         def unpickle():
@@ -154,6 +168,7 @@ class TestSaranwrap(LimitedTestCase):
         #self.assert_server_exists(prox)
 
     @skip_on_windows
+    @skip_with_pyevent
     def test_pickleable_server_exception(self):
         prox = saranwrap.wrap(saranwrap)
         def fperror():
@@ -163,12 +178,14 @@ class TestSaranwrap(LimitedTestCase):
         self.assert_server_exists(prox)
 
     @skip_on_windows
+    @skip_with_pyevent
     def test_print_does_not_break_wrapper(self):
         prox = saranwrap.wrap(saranwrap)
         prox.print_string('hello')
         self.assert_server_exists(prox)
 
     @skip_on_windows
+    @skip_with_pyevent
     def test_stderr_does_not_break_wrapper(self):
         prox = saranwrap.wrap(saranwrap)
         prox.err_string('goodbye')
@@ -178,6 +195,7 @@ class TestSaranwrap(LimitedTestCase):
         self.assert_(a < b, "%s is not less than %s" % (a, b))
 
     @skip_on_windows
+    @skip_with_pyevent
     def test_status(self):
         prox = saranwrap.wrap(time)
         a = prox.gmtime(0)
@@ -197,6 +215,7 @@ class TestSaranwrap(LimitedTestCase):
         self.assert_(status['pid'] != saranwrap.status(prox2)['pid'])
 
     @skip_on_windows
+    @skip_with_pyevent
     def test_del(self):
         prox = saranwrap.wrap(time)
         delme = prox.gmtime(0)
@@ -211,12 +230,14 @@ class TestSaranwrap(LimitedTestCase):
         self.assertLessThan(status_after['object_count'], status_before['object_count'])
 
     @skip_on_windows
+    @skip_with_pyevent
     def test_contains(self):
         prox = saranwrap.wrap({'a':'b'})
         self.assert_('a' in prox)
         self.assert_('x' not in prox)
 
     @skip_on_windows
+    @skip_with_pyevent
     def test_variable_and_keyword_arguments_with_function_calls(self):
         import optparse
         prox = saranwrap.wrap(optparse)
@@ -226,6 +247,7 @@ class TestSaranwrap(LimitedTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(opts.n, 'foo')
 
     @skip_on_windows
+    @skip_with_pyevent
     def test_original_proxy_going_out_of_scope(self):
         def make_re():
             prox = saranwrap.wrap(re)
@@ -249,6 +271,7 @@ class TestSaranwrap(LimitedTestCase):
             pass
 
     @skip_on_windows
+    @skip_with_pyevent
     def test_not_inheriting_pythonpath(self):
         # construct a fake module in the temp directory
         temp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp("saranwrap_test")
@@ -279,6 +302,7 @@ sys_path = sys.path""")
             sys.path.remove(temp_dir)
 
     @skip_on_windows
+    @skip_with_pyevent
     def test_contention(self):
         from tests import saranwrap_test
         prox = saranwrap.wrap(saranwrap_test)
@@ -290,6 +314,7 @@ sys_path = sys.path""")
         pool.waitall()
 
     @skip_on_windows
+    @skip_with_pyevent
     def test_copy(self):
         import copy
         compound_object = {'a':[1,2,3]}
@@ -304,6 +329,7 @@ sys_path = sys.path""")
         make_assertions(copy.deepcopy(prox))
 
     @skip_on_windows
+    @skip_with_pyevent
     def test_list_of_functions(self):
         return # this test is known to fail, we can implement it sometime in the future if we wish
         from tests import saranwrap_test
@@ -311,6 +337,7 @@ sys_path = sys.path""")
         self.assertEquals(list_maker(), prox[0]())
 
     @skip_on_windows
+    @skip_with_pyevent
     def test_under_the_hood_coroutines(self):
         # so, we want to write a class which uses a coroutine to call
         # a function.  Then we want to saranwrap that class, have
@@ -330,6 +357,7 @@ sys_path = sys.path""")
             'Coroutine in saranwrapped object did not run')
 
     @skip_on_windows
+    @skip_with_pyevent
     def test_child_process_death(self):
         prox = saranwrap.wrap({})
         pid = saranwrap.getpid(prox)
@@ -339,16 +367,19 @@ sys_path = sys.path""")
         self.assertRaises(OSError, os.kill, pid, 0)  # raises OSError if pid doesn't exist
 
     @skip_on_windows
+    @skip_with_pyevent
     def test_detection_of_server_crash(self):
         # make the server crash here
         pass
 
     @skip_on_windows
+    @skip_with_pyevent
     def test_equality_with_local_object(self):
         # we'll implement this if there's a use case for it
         pass
 
     @skip_on_windows
+    @skip_with_pyevent
     def test_non_blocking(self):
         # here we test whether it's nonblocking
         pass