diff --git a/lib/Cake/Console/Command/CommandListShell.php b/lib/Cake/Console/Command/CommandListShell.php
index 67e0005cb..051436a7d 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Console/Command/CommandListShell.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Console/Command/CommandListShell.php
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ class CommandListShell extends Shell {
 	protected function _getShellList() {
 		$shellList = array();
 
-		$shells = App::objects('file', App::core('Console/Command'));
+		$corePath = App::core('Console/Command');
+		$shells = App::objects('file', $corePath[0]);
 		$shellList = $this->_appendShells('CORE', $shells, $shellList);
 
 		$appShells = App::objects('Console/Command', null, false);
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/CakeSchema.php b/lib/Cake/Model/CakeSchema.php
index f3bd3841b..b38429719 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Model/CakeSchema.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/CakeSchema.php
@@ -546,9 +546,10 @@ class CakeSchema extends Object {
 				$difference[$key] = $value;
 				continue;
 			}
-			$compare = strval($value);
-			$correspondingValue = strval($correspondingValue);
-			if ($compare === $correspondingValue) {
+			if (is_array($value) && is_array($correspondingValue)) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			if ($value === $correspondingValue) {
 				continue;
 			}
 			$difference[$key] = $value;
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/ComponentTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/ComponentTest.php
index a613c944d..888a1f014 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/ComponentTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/ComponentTest.php
@@ -40,23 +40,6 @@ class ParamTestComponent extends Component {
  * @var array
  */
 	public $components = array('Banana' => array('config' => 'value'));
-
-/**
- * initialize method
- *
- * @param mixed $controller
- * @param mixed $settings
- * @return void
- */
-	public function initialize(&$controller, $settings) {
-		foreach ($settings as $key => $value) {
-			if (is_numeric($key)) {
-				$this->{$value} = true;
-			} else {
-				$this->{$key} = $value;
-			}
-		}
-	}
 }
 
 /**
@@ -109,7 +92,7 @@ class AppleComponent extends Component {
  * @param mixed $controller
  * @return void
  */
-	public function startup(&$controller) {
+	public function startup($controller) {
 		$this->testName = $controller->name;
 	}
 }
@@ -134,7 +117,7 @@ class OrangeComponent extends Component {
  * @param mixed $controller
  * @return void
  */
-	public function initialize(&$controller) {
+	public function initialize($controller) {
 		$this->Controller = $controller;
 		$this->Banana->testField = 'OrangeField';
 	}
@@ -145,7 +128,7 @@ class OrangeComponent extends Component {
  * @param Controller $controller
  * @return string
  */
-	public function startup(&$controller) {
+	public function startup($controller) {
 		$controller->foo = 'pass';
 	}
 }
@@ -170,7 +153,7 @@ class BananaComponent extends Component {
  * @param Controller $controller
  * @return string
  */
-	public function startup(&$controller) {
+	public function startup($controller) {
 		$controller->bar = 'fail';
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/ControllerTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/ControllerTest.php
index c93079b62..d492b1d8a 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/ControllerTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/ControllerTest.php
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class ControllerPost extends CakeTestModel {
  * @param array $options
  * @return void
  */
-	public function find($type, $options = array()) {
+	public function find($type = 'first', $options = array()) {
 		if ($type == 'popular') {
 			$conditions = array($this->name . '.' . $this->primaryKey .' > ' => '1');
 			$options = Set::merge($options, compact('conditions'));
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/PagesControllerTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/PagesControllerTest.php
index 8a71cb5ae..cd451f2d8 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/PagesControllerTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/PagesControllerTest.php
@@ -26,15 +26,6 @@ App::uses('PagesController', 'Controller');
  */
 class PagesControllerTest extends CakeTestCase {
 
-/**
- * endTest method
- *
- * @return void
- */
-	public function endTest() {
-		App::build();
-	}
-
 /**
  * testDisplay method
  *
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/ScaffoldTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/ScaffoldTest.php
index fcd7648be..f28f03828 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/ScaffoldTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/ScaffoldTest.php
@@ -87,12 +87,12 @@ class ScaffoldMockControllerWithFields extends Controller {
 class TestScaffoldMock extends Scaffold {
 
 /**
- * Overload __scaffold
+ * Overload _scaffold
  *
  * @param unknown_type $params
  */
-    function _scaffold($params) {
-        $this->_params = $params;
+    function _scaffold(CakeRequest $request) {
+        $this->_params = $request;
     }
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Error/ExceptionRendererTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Error/ExceptionRendererTest.php
index 48064925a..f353b87bf 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Error/ExceptionRendererTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Error/ExceptionRendererTest.php
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class BlueberryComponent extends Component {
  *
  * @return void
  */
-	public function initialize(&$controller) {
+	public function initialize($controller) {
 		$this->testName = 'BlueberryComponent';
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Behavior/ContainableBehaviorTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Behavior/ContainableBehaviorTest.php
index 909c5dbf9..332a01d43 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Behavior/ContainableBehaviorTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Behavior/ContainableBehaviorTest.php
@@ -3305,9 +3305,9 @@ class ContainableBehaviorTest extends CakeTestCase {
 
 		$this->assertTrue(empty($this->Article->hasMany['ArticlesTag']));
 
-		$this->JoinA =& ClassRegistry::init('JoinA');
-		$this->JoinB =& ClassRegistry::init('JoinB');
-		$this->JoinC =& ClassRegistry::init('JoinC');
+		$this->JoinA = ClassRegistry::init('JoinA');
+		$this->JoinB = ClassRegistry::init('JoinB');
+		$this->JoinC = ClassRegistry::init('JoinC');
 
 		$this->JoinA->Behaviors->attach('Containable');
 		$this->JoinB->Behaviors->attach('Containable');
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/CakeSchemaTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/CakeSchemaTest.php
index f83c5a61b..d4fd29a77 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/CakeSchemaTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/CakeSchemaTest.php
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ class CakeSchemaTest extends CakeTestCase {
 				)
 			)
 		);
-		$this->assertEqual($compare, $expected);
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, $compare);
 	}
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Datasource/Database/PostgresTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Datasource/Database/PostgresTest.php
index 68003fd15..7aa531359 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Datasource/Database/PostgresTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Datasource/Database/PostgresTest.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class DboPostgresTestDb extends Postgres {
  * @param mixed $sql
  * @return void
  */
-	function _execute($sql, $params = array()) {
+	function _execute($sql, $params = array(), $prepareOptions = array()) {
 		$this->simulated[] = $sql;
 		return null;
 	}
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Datasource/Database/SqliteTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Datasource/Database/SqliteTest.php
index 9b08b4bdf..e5a5d1000 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Datasource/Database/SqliteTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Datasource/Database/SqliteTest.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class DboSqliteTestDb extends Sqlite {
  * @param mixed $sql
  * @return void
  */
-	function _execute($sql, $params = array()) {
+	function _execute($sql, $params = array(), $prepareOptions = array()) {
 		$this->simulated[] = $sql;
 		return null;
 	}
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Datasource/Database/SqlserverTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Datasource/Database/SqlserverTest.php
index 54fdad8dc..92a244a35 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Datasource/Database/SqlserverTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Datasource/Database/SqlserverTest.php
@@ -48,9 +48,11 @@ class SqlserverTestDb extends Sqlserver {
  * execute method
  *
  * @param mixed $sql
+ * @param mixed $params
+ * @param mixed $prepareOptions
  * @return mixed
  */
-	protected function _execute($sql) {
+	protected function _execute($sql, $params = array(), $prepareOptions = array()) {
 		$this->simulated[] = $sql;
 		return empty($this->executeResultsStack) ? null : array_pop($this->executeResultsStack);
 	}
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Datasource/DboSourceTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Datasource/DboSourceTest.php
index f870aac1c..85aaf03e3 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Datasource/DboSourceTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Datasource/DboSourceTest.php
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ class DboTestSource extends DboSource {
 	}
 
 	public function mergeAssociation(&$data, &$merge, $association, $type, $selfJoin = false) {
-		return parent::_mergeAssociation(&$data, &$merge, $association, $type, $selfJoin);
+		return parent::_mergeAssociation($data, $merge, $association, $type, $selfJoin);
 	}
 
-	public function setConfig($config) {
+	public function setConfig($config = array()) {
 		$this->config = $config;
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Network/Http/DigestAuthenticationTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Network/Http/DigestAuthenticationTest.php
index ca8a9dc3b..62699b8d6 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Network/Http/DigestAuthenticationTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Network/Http/DigestAuthenticationTest.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class DigestHttpSocket extends HttpSocket {
  * @param mixed $request
  * @return void
  */
-	public function request($request) {
+	public function request($request = array()) {
 		if ($request === false) {
 			if (isset($this->response['header']['WWW-Authenticate'])) {
 				unset($this->response['header']['WWW-Authenticate']);
@@ -192,4 +192,4 @@ class DigestAuthenticationTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$this->assertFalse(isset($this->HttpSocket->request['header']['Authorization']));
 	}
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/View/Helper/SessionHelperTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/View/Helper/SessionHelperTest.php
index acf6475f5..e5697e004 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/View/Helper/SessionHelperTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/View/Helper/SessionHelperTest.php
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class SessionHelperTest extends CakeTestCase {
 
 		if (!CakeSession::started()) {
 			CakeSession::start();
+			var_dump('session was not started');
 		}
 
 		$_SESSION = array(
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ class SessionHelperTest extends CakeTestCase {
 			),
 			'Deeply' => array('nested' => array('key' => 'value')),
 		);
+		var_dump($_SESSION);
 	}
 
 /**