--- testsuite-orig/runtests.py	2010-05-20 10:55:49.000000000 +0200
+++ testsuite/runtests.py	2010-05-19 16:57:17.000000000 +0200
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import subprocess
 import optparse
 import time
 import yaml
+import string
 
 sys.path.append("lib/python")
 
@@ -295,22 +296,29 @@ def main(argv=None):
     parser.add_option("-l", "--list-tests", action="store_true",
             dest="list_tests", default=False,
             help="List tests instead of running them.")
+    parser.add_option("-n", "--no-asterisk-source", action="store_true",
+            dest="no_asterisk_source", default=False,
+            help="Test without asterisk source.")
     (options, args) = parser.parse_args(argv)
 
-    # Check to see if this has been executed within a sub directory of an
-    # Asterisk source tree.  This is required so that we can execute
-    # install and uninstall targets of the Asterisk Makefile in between
-    # tests.
-    if os.path.exists("../main/asterisk.c") is False:
-        print "***  ERROR  ***\n" \
-              "runtests has not been executed from within a\n" \
-              "subdirectory of an Asterisk source tree.  This\n" \
-              "is required for being able to uninstall and install\n" \
-              "Asterisk in between tests.\n" \
-              "***************\n"
-        return 1
-
-    ast_version = AsteriskVersion()
+    if options.no_asterisk_source is False:
+    	# Check to see if this has been executed within a sub directory of an
+	# Asterisk source tree.  This is required so that we can execute
+        # install and uninstall targets of the Asterisk Makefile in between
+        # tests.
+        if os.path.exists("../main/asterisk.c") is False:
+            print "***  ERROR  ***\n" \
+                  "runtests has not been executed from within a\n" \
+                  "subdirectory of an Asterisk source tree.  This\n" \
+                  "is required for being able to uninstall and install\n" \
+                  "Asterisk in between tests.\n" \
+                  "***************\n"
+            return 1
+
+    	ast_version = AsteriskVersion()
+    else:
+	#Check version from allready installed Asterisk.
+	ast_version = AsteriskVersion(string.split(os.popen("asterisk -V | cut -d ' ' -f 2 2> /dev/null ").read())[0]);
 
     test_suite = TestSuite(ast_version)