diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 56d7667..014eb50 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@
 
   <!-- various directories used when building things -->
   <property name="src.dir"     value="src/java"/>
+  <property name="test.dir"     value="src/test/java"/>
   <property name="deploy.dir"  value="dist"/>
   <property name="classes.dir" value="${deploy.dir}/classes"/>
+  <property name="tclasses.dir" value="${deploy.dir}/test-classes"/>
   <property name="javadoc.dir" value="${deploy.dir}/docs"/>
   <property name="libs.dir"    value="lib"/>
 
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@
     <mkdir dir="${deploy.dir}"/>
     <mkdir dir="${deploy.dir}/lib"/>
     <mkdir dir="${classes.dir}"/>
+    <mkdir dir="${tclasses.dir}"/>
     <mkdir dir="${javadoc.dir}"/>
     <copy todir="${classes.dir}">
       <fileset dir="${src.dir}" includes="**/*.tmpl"/>
@@ -67,8 +70,10 @@
     <taskdef name="grecord" classname="com.samskivert.depot.tools.GenRecordTask"
              classpathref="classpath"/>
     <!-- make sure the record class files are all compiled -->
-    <javac srcdir="src/java" destdir="${classes.dir}"
+    <javac destdir="${classes.dir}"
            debug="on" optimize="${build.optimize}" deprecation="on">
+      <src name="${src.dir}"/>
+      <src name="${test.dir}"/>
       <classpath refid="classpath"/>
       <include name="**/*Record.java"/>
     </javac>
@@ -105,6 +110,18 @@
     </javac>
   </target>
 
+  <target name="test-compile" depends="compile" description="Compiles test classes.">
+    <javac srcdir="${test.dir}" destdir="${tclasses.dir}" includeAntRuntime="false"
+           debug="on" optimize="${build.optimize}" source="1.5" target="1.5" encoding="utf-8">
+      <classpath>
+        <pathelement location="${classes.dir}"/>
+        <path refid="classpath"/>
+      </classpath>
+      <compilerarg value="-Xlint"/>
+      <compilerarg value="-Xlint:-serial"/>
+    </javac>
+  </target>
+
   <!-- build the javadoc documentation -->
   <target name="javadoc" depends="prepare,compute-builds"
           description="Generates javadoc documentation.">
@@ -125,11 +142,11 @@
   </target>
 
   <!-- a target for rebuilding everything -->
-  <target name="all" depends="clean,prepare,compile,javadoc,dist"
+  <target name="all" depends="clean,compile,javadoc,dist"
           description="Cleans and rebuilds everything including documentation."/>
 
   <!-- runs our unit tests -->
-  <target name="tests" depends="prepare,compile" description="Runs the unit tests.">
+  <target name="tests" depends="test-compile" description="Runs the unit tests.">
     <!-- allows passing -Dtest=NamePrefix to restrict to subset of tests -->
     <property name="test" value=""/>
     <taskdef name="unit" classpathref="classpath"
@@ -137,14 +154,15 @@
     <unit printsummary="off" haltonfailure="yes" fork="${junit.fork}">
       <classpath>
         <pathelement location="${classes.dir}"/>
+        <pathelement location="${tclasses.dir}"/>
         <pathelement location="${basedir}"/> <!-- for rsrc/ -->
         <fileset dir="${deploy.dir}/lib" includes="*.jar"/>
       </classpath>
       <sysproperty key="com.samskivert.depot.debug" value="${debug}"/>
       <formatter type="brief" usefile="false"/>
       <batchtest>
-        <fileset dir="${src.dir}">
-          <include name="**/tests/**/${test}*Test.java"/>
+        <fileset dir="${test.dir}">
+          <include name="**/${test}*Test.java"/>
           <exclude name="com/samskivert/depot/EHCacheAdapter.java" unless="ehcache.present"/>
         </fileset>
       </batchtest>
diff --git a/src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/AllTypesRecord.java b/src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/AllTypesRecord.java
similarity index 98%
rename from src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/AllTypesRecord.java
rename to src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/AllTypesRecord.java
index c73e766..4de61d3 100644
--- a/src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/AllTypesRecord.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/AllTypesRecord.java
@@ -18,15 +18,13 @@
 // License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 // Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 
-package com.samskivert.depot.tests;
+package com.samskivert.depot;
 
 import java.sql.Date;
 import java.sql.Time;
 import java.sql.Timestamp;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
-import com.samskivert.depot.Key;
-import com.samskivert.depot.PersistentRecord;
 import com.samskivert.depot.expression.ColumnExp;
 import com.samskivert.depot.annotation.Column;
 import com.samskivert.depot.annotation.Id;
diff --git a/src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/AllTypesTest.java b/src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/AllTypesTest.java
similarity index 93%
rename from src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/AllTypesTest.java
rename to src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/AllTypesTest.java
index 3f304ff..509a216 100644
--- a/src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/AllTypesTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/AllTypesTest.java
@@ -18,17 +18,13 @@
 // License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 // Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 
-package com.samskivert.depot.tests;
+package com.samskivert.depot;
 
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
-import com.samskivert.depot.DepotRepository;
-import com.samskivert.depot.PersistenceContext;
-import com.samskivert.depot.PersistentRecord;
-
 /**
  * Tests the handling of our various supported field types.
  */
diff --git a/src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/ByteEnumTest.java b/src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/ByteEnumTest.java
similarity index 96%
rename from src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/ByteEnumTest.java
rename to src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/ByteEnumTest.java
index dc1199d..02b7ab4 100644
--- a/src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/ByteEnumTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/ByteEnumTest.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 // License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 // Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 
-package com.samskivert.depot.tests;
+package com.samskivert.depot;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
 import com.samskivert.util.ByteEnum;
 
-import com.samskivert.depot.PersistentRecord;
 import com.samskivert.depot.impl.FieldMarshaller;
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/CrudTest.java b/src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/CrudTest.java
similarity index 98%
rename from src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/CrudTest.java
rename to src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/CrudTest.java
index 469faaf..e680438 100644
--- a/src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/CrudTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/CrudTest.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 // License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 // Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 
-package com.samskivert.depot.tests;
+package com.samskivert.depot;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
diff --git a/src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/KeyTest.java b/src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/KeyTest.java
similarity index 97%
rename from src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/KeyTest.java
rename to src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/KeyTest.java
index cdff30d..993b6dc 100644
--- a/src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/KeyTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/KeyTest.java
@@ -18,16 +18,14 @@
 // License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 // Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 
-package com.samskivert.depot.tests;
+package com.samskivert.depot;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
-import com.samskivert.depot.Key;
 import com.samskivert.depot.expression.ColumnExp;
 import com.samskivert.depot.impl.DepotUtil;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.*;
-
 /**
  * Tests some super basic {@link Key} stuff.
  */
diff --git a/src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/MonkeyRecord.java b/src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/MonkeyRecord.java
similarity index 94%
rename from src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/MonkeyRecord.java
rename to src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/MonkeyRecord.java
index ed3673d..71ac20b 100644
--- a/src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/MonkeyRecord.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/MonkeyRecord.java
@@ -18,10 +18,8 @@
 // License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 // Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 
-package com.samskivert.depot.tests;
+package com.samskivert.depot;
 
-import com.samskivert.depot.Key;
-import com.samskivert.depot.PersistentRecord;
 import com.samskivert.depot.expression.ColumnExp;
 import com.samskivert.depot.annotation.Id;
 
diff --git a/src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/QueryTest.java b/src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/QueryTest.java
similarity index 95%
rename from src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/QueryTest.java
rename to src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/QueryTest.java
index 8473544..b16c631 100644
--- a/src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/QueryTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/QueryTest.java
@@ -18,23 +18,19 @@
 // License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 // Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 
-package com.samskivert.depot.tests;
+package com.samskivert.depot;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
 import com.samskivert.util.RandomUtil;
 
-import com.samskivert.depot.Exps;
-import com.samskivert.depot.Key;
-import com.samskivert.depot.KeySet;
-import com.samskivert.depot.PersistentRecord;
-import com.samskivert.depot.annotation.Computed;
-import com.samskivert.depot.clause.Where;
-
 import org.junit.Test;
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
+import com.samskivert.depot.annotation.Computed;
+import com.samskivert.depot.clause.Where;
+
 /**
  * Tests queries.
  */
diff --git a/src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/TestBase.java b/src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/TestBase.java
similarity index 97%
rename from src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/TestBase.java
rename to src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/TestBase.java
index dd48aaa..8e4861a 100644
--- a/src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/TestBase.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/TestBase.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 // License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 // Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 
-package com.samskivert.depot.tests;
+package com.samskivert.depot;
 
 import java.sql.Date;
 import java.sql.Timestamp;
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ import java.util.Properties;
 import com.samskivert.jdbc.StaticConnectionProvider;
 import com.samskivert.util.Calendars;
 
-import com.samskivert.depot.PersistenceContext;
-
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/TestCacheAdapter.java b/src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/TestCacheAdapter.java
similarity index 97%
rename from src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/TestCacheAdapter.java
rename to src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/TestCacheAdapter.java
index 0efa616..7141e96 100644
--- a/src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/TestCacheAdapter.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/TestCacheAdapter.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 // License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 // Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 
-package com.samskivert.depot.tests;
+package com.samskivert.depot;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
 
-import com.samskivert.depot.CacheAdapter;
 import com.samskivert.util.Tuple;
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/TestRecord.java b/src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/TestRecord.java
similarity index 95%
rename from src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/TestRecord.java
rename to src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/TestRecord.java
index efd9d25..3b3a6b4 100644
--- a/src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/TestRecord.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/TestRecord.java
@@ -18,20 +18,18 @@
 // License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 // Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 
-package com.samskivert.depot.tests;
+package com.samskivert.depot;
 
 import java.sql.Date;
 import java.sql.Timestamp;
 
-import com.samskivert.depot.Key;
-import com.samskivert.depot.PersistentRecord;
+import com.samskivert.util.StringUtil;
+
 import com.samskivert.depot.annotation.Entity;
 import com.samskivert.depot.annotation.Id;
 import com.samskivert.depot.annotation.Index;
 import com.samskivert.depot.expression.ColumnExp;
 
-import com.samskivert.util.StringUtil;
-
 /**
  * A test persistent object.
  */
diff --git a/src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/TestRepository.java b/src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/TestRepository.java
similarity index 89%
rename from src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/TestRepository.java
rename to src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/TestRepository.java
index 3bc9266..c8b091e 100644
--- a/src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/TestRepository.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/TestRepository.java
@@ -18,14 +18,10 @@
 // License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 // Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 
-package com.samskivert.depot.tests;
+package com.samskivert.depot;
 
 import java.util.Set;
 
-import com.samskivert.depot.DepotRepository;
-import com.samskivert.depot.PersistenceContext;
-import com.samskivert.depot.PersistentRecord;
-
 /**
  * A test tool for the Depot repository services.
  */
diff --git a/src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/TransformTest.java b/src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/TransformTest.java
similarity index 97%
rename from src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/TransformTest.java
rename to src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/TransformTest.java
index 50eb79c..37aa519 100644
--- a/src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/TransformTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/TransformTest.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 // License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 // Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 
-package com.samskivert.depot.tests;
+package com.samskivert.depot;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.lang.reflect.Type;
@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@ import com.samskivert.util.ByteEnum;
 import com.samskivert.depot.Key;
 import com.samskivert.depot.expression.ColumnExp;
 
-import com.samskivert.depot.DepotRepository;
-import com.samskivert.depot.PersistenceContext;
-import com.samskivert.depot.PersistentRecord;
-import com.samskivert.depot.Transformer;
-import com.samskivert.depot.Transformers;
 import com.samskivert.depot.annotation.Column;
 import com.samskivert.depot.annotation.Id;
 import com.samskivert.depot.annotation.Transform;
diff --git a/src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/TransformersTest.java b/src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/TransformersTest.java
similarity index 97%
rename from src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/TransformersTest.java
rename to src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/TransformersTest.java
index 0c415c5..a47d957 100644
--- a/src/java/com/samskivert/depot/tests/TransformersTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/samskivert/depot/TransformersTest.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 // License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 // Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 
-package com.samskivert.depot.tests;
+package com.samskivert.depot;
 
 import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
 
 import com.samskivert.util.ByteEnum;
 
-import com.samskivert.depot.Transformers;
-
 /**
  * Tests the stock transformers.
  */