diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 67c9cc9d25..b1f92f5b34 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ test-network: all
 
 test-stem: $(TESTING_TOR_BINARY)
 	@if test -d "$$STEM_SOURCE_DIR"; then \
-		"$$STEM_SOURCE_DIR"/run_tests.py --tor $(TESTING_TOR_BINARY) --all --log notice --target RUN_ALL; \
+		$(PYTHON) "$$STEM_SOURCE_DIR"/run_tests.py --tor $(TESTING_TOR_BINARY) --all --log notice --target RUN_ALL; \
 	else \
 		echo '$$STEM_SOURCE_DIR was not set.'; echo; \
 		echo "To run these tests, git clone https://git.torproject.org/stem.git/ ; export STEM_SOURCE_DIR=\`pwd\`/stem"; \
diff --git a/changes/bug15037 b/changes/bug15037
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..587d63186e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/bug15037
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+  o Minor bugfixes (testing):
+    - When running the new 'make test-stem' target, use the configured
+      python binary. Fixes bug 15037; bugfix on 0.2.6.3-alpha. Patch
+      from "cypherpunks".
diff --git a/changes/bug15127 b/changes/bug15127
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..642dc02bc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/bug15127
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+  o Minor bugfixes (compilation):
+    - Add missing dependencies to fix compilation on BSD.  Patch from
+      Peter Palfrader. Fixes bug 15127; bugfix on 0.2.5.1-alpha.
diff --git a/changes/bug15151 b/changes/bug15151
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b9c3061554
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/bug15151
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+  o Minor bugfixes (compilation):
+    - Fix a compilation warning on FreeBSD. Fixes bug 15151; bugfix on
+      0.2.6.2-alpha.
diff --git a/src/common/include.am b/src/common/include.am
index 5b63392541..a642f7a79c 100644
--- a/src/common/include.am
+++ b/src/common/include.am
@@ -146,4 +146,5 @@ src/common/common_sha1.i: $(libor_SOURCES) $(libor_crypto_a_SOURCES) $(COMMONHEA
 	fi
 
 src/common/util_codedigest.o: src/common/common_sha1.i
+src/common/src_common_libor_testing_a-util_codedigest.o: src/common/common_sha1.i
 
diff --git a/src/or/connection_edge.c b/src/or/connection_edge.c
index 3c817decfb..e6dfc634e9 100644
--- a/src/or/connection_edge.c
+++ b/src/or/connection_edge.c
@@ -1598,7 +1598,6 @@ destination_from_socket(entry_connection_t *conn, socks_request_t *req)
   struct sockaddr_storage orig_dst;
   socklen_t orig_dst_len = sizeof(orig_dst);
   tor_addr_t addr;
-  int rv;
 
 #ifdef TRANS_TRPOXY
   if (options->TransProxyType_parsed == TPT_TPROXY) {
@@ -1613,6 +1612,7 @@ destination_from_socket(entry_connection_t *conn, socks_request_t *req)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef TRANS_NETFILTER
+  int rv = -1;
   switch (ENTRY_TO_CONN(conn)->socket_family) {
 #ifdef TRANS_NETFILTER_IPV4
     case AF_INET:
diff --git a/src/or/include.am b/src/or/include.am
index b44e1099dc..e257ceb8cc 100644
--- a/src/or/include.am
+++ b/src/or/include.am
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ ORHEADERS = \
 noinst_HEADERS+= $(ORHEADERS) micro-revision.i
 
 src/or/config_codedigest.o: src/or/or_sha1.i
+src/or/src_or_libtor_testing_a-config_codedigest.o: src/or/or_sha1.i
 
 micro-revision.i: FORCE
 	@rm -f micro-revision.tmp;				\