1 files changed, 12 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/include/ruby/internal/intern/error.h b/include/ruby/internal/intern/error.h
index 9c153cbac5..1fd9ec2f51 100644
--- a/include/ruby/internal/intern/error.h
+++ b/include/ruby/internal/intern/error.h
@@ -235,7 +235,9 @@ RBIMPL_ATTR_NORETURN()
  * @param[in]  max           Maximum allowed `argc`.
  * @exception  rb_eArgError  Always.
  */
-MJIT_STATIC void rb_error_arity(int argc, int min, int max);
+void rb_error_arity(int argc, int min, int max);
+
+void rb_str_modify(VALUE str);
 
 RBIMPL_SYMBOL_EXPORT_END()
 
@@ -244,12 +246,7 @@ RBIMPL_SYMBOL_EXPORT_END()
  *
  * Does anyone use this?  Remain not deleted for compatibility.
  */
-#define rb_check_frozen_internal(obj) do { \
-        VALUE frozen_obj = (obj); \
-        if (RB_UNLIKELY(RB_OBJ_FROZEN(frozen_obj))) { \
-            rb_error_frozen_object(frozen_obj); \
-        } \
-    } while (0)
+#define rb_check_frozen_internal rb_check_frozen
 
 /** @alias{rb_check_frozen} */
 static inline void
@@ -258,9 +255,16 @@ rb_check_frozen_inline(VALUE obj)
     if (RB_UNLIKELY(RB_OBJ_FROZEN(obj))) {
         rb_error_frozen_object(obj);
     }
+
+    /* ref: internal CHILLED_STRING_P()
+       This is an implementation detail subject to change. */
+    if (RB_UNLIKELY(RB_TYPE_P(obj, T_STRING) && FL_TEST_RAW(obj, RUBY_FL_USER2 | RUBY_FL_USER3))) { // STR_CHILLED
+        rb_str_modify(obj);
+    }
 }
 
-/** @alias{rb_check_frozen} */
+/* rb_check_frozen() is available as a symbol, but have
+ * the inline version take priority for native consumers. */
 #define rb_check_frozen rb_check_frozen_inline
 
 /**
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/argf_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/argf_spec.rb
index af67170b98..f9468539bb 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/argf_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/argf/argf_spec.rb
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "ARGF" do
   it "is extended by the Enumerable module" do
-    ARGF.should be_kind_of(Enumerable)
+    ARGF.should.is_a?(Enumerable)
   end
 
   it "is an instance of ARGF.class" do
-    ARGF.should be_an_instance_of(ARGF.class)
+    ARGF.should.instance_of?(ARGF.class)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/argv_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/argv_spec.rb
index eab03c450f..77dfe78c21 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/argv_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/argf/argv_spec.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ describe "ARGF.argv" do
   end
 
   it "returns ARGV for the initial ARGF" do
-    ARGF.argv.should equal ARGV
+    ARGF.argv.should.equal? ARGV
   end
 
   it "returns the remaining arguments to treat" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/binmode_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/binmode_spec.rb
index e083a30a27..5288e3199d 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/binmode_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/argf/binmode_spec.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ describe "ARGF.binmode" do
 
   it "returns self" do
     argf [@bin_file] do
-      @argf.binmode.should equal @argf
+      @argf.binmode.should.equal? @argf
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/bytes_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/bytes_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index bf35ded1db..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/bytes_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/each_byte'
-
-ruby_version_is ''...'3.0' do
-  describe "ARGF.bytes" do
-    before :each do
-      @verbose, $VERBOSE = $VERBOSE, nil
-    end
-
-    after :each do
-      $VERBOSE = @verbose
-    end
-
-    it_behaves_like :argf_each_byte, :bytes
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/chars_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/chars_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 6af73cdabb..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/chars_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/each_char'
-
-ruby_version_is ''...'3.0' do
-  describe "ARGF.chars" do
-    before :each do
-      @verbose, $VERBOSE = $VERBOSE, nil
-    end
-
-    after :each do
-      $VERBOSE = @verbose
-    end
-
-    it_behaves_like :argf_each_char, :chars
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/close_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/close_spec.rb
index d4d6a51e72..8ca7d71dc2 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/close_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/argf/close_spec.rb
@@ -10,20 +10,20 @@ describe "ARGF.close" do
     argf [@file1_name, @file2_name] do
       io = @argf.to_io
       @argf.close
-      io.closed?.should be_true
+      io.closed?.should == true
     end
   end
 
   it "returns self" do
     argf [@file1_name, @file2_name] do
-      @argf.close.should equal(@argf)
+      @argf.close.should.equal?(@argf)
     end
   end
 
   it "doesn't raise an IOError if called on a closed stream" do
     argf [@file1_name] do
-      -> { @argf.close }.should_not raise_error
-      -> { @argf.close }.should_not raise_error
+      -> { @argf.close }.should_not.raise
+      -> { @argf.close }.should_not.raise
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/closed_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/closed_spec.rb
index e2dd6134e5..769381e8c3 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/closed_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/argf/closed_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe "ARGF.closed?" do
       stream = @argf.to_io
       stream.close
 
-      @argf.closed?.should be_true
+      @argf.closed?.should == true
       stream.reopen(@argf.filename, 'r')
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/codepoints_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/codepoints_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index bb28c17fbb..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/codepoints_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/each_codepoint'
-
-ruby_version_is ''...'3.0' do
-  describe "ARGF.codepoints" do
-    before :each do
-      @verbose, $VERBOSE = $VERBOSE, nil
-    end
-
-    after :each do
-      $VERBOSE = @verbose
-    end
-
-    it_behaves_like :argf_each_codepoint, :codepoints
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/each_byte_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/each_byte_spec.rb
index c5cce9f250..d9e4e7fe5b 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/each_byte_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/argf/each_byte_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,60 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/each_byte'
 
 describe "ARGF.each_byte" do
-  it_behaves_like :argf_each_byte, :each_byte
+  before :each do
+    @file1_name = fixture __FILE__, "file1.txt"
+    @file2_name = fixture __FILE__, "file2.txt"
+
+    @bytes = []
+    File.read(@file1_name).each_byte { |b| @bytes << b }
+    File.read(@file2_name).each_byte { |b| @bytes << b }
+  end
+
+  it "yields each byte of all streams to the passed block" do
+    argf [@file1_name, @file2_name] do
+      bytes = []
+      @argf.each_byte { |b| bytes << b }
+      bytes.should == @bytes
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "returns self when passed a block" do
+    argf [@file1_name, @file2_name] do
+      @argf.each_byte {}.should.equal?(@argf)
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "returns an Enumerator when passed no block" do
+    argf [@file1_name, @file2_name] do
+      enum = @argf.each_byte
+      enum.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
+
+      bytes = []
+      enum.each { |b| bytes << b }
+      bytes.should == @bytes
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "when no block is given" do
+    it "returns an Enumerator" do
+      argf [@file1_name, @file2_name] do
+        enum = @argf.each_byte
+        enum.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
+
+        bytes = []
+        enum.each { |b| bytes << b }
+        bytes.should == @bytes
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "returned Enumerator" do
+      describe "size" do
+        it "should return nil" do
+          argf [@file1_name, @file2_name] do
+            @argf.each_byte.size.should == nil
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/each_char_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/each_char_spec.rb
index 724e5e6e3e..62d19b6574 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/each_char_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/argf/each_char_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,60 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/each_char'
 
 describe "ARGF.each_char" do
-  it_behaves_like :argf_each_char, :each_char
+  before :each do
+    @file1_name = fixture __FILE__, "file1.txt"
+    @file2_name = fixture __FILE__, "file2.txt"
+
+    @chars = []
+    File.read(@file1_name).each_char { |c| @chars << c }
+    File.read(@file2_name).each_char { |c| @chars << c }
+  end
+
+  it "yields each char of all streams to the passed block" do
+    argf [@file1_name, @file2_name] do
+      chars = []
+      @argf.each_char { |c| chars << c }
+      chars.should == @chars
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "returns self when passed a block" do
+    argf [@file1_name, @file2_name] do
+      @argf.each_char {}.should.equal?(@argf)
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "returns an Enumerator when passed no block" do
+    argf [@file1_name, @file2_name] do
+      enum = @argf.each_char
+      enum.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
+
+      chars = []
+      enum.each { |c| chars << c }
+      chars.should == @chars
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "when no block is given" do
+    it "returns an Enumerator" do
+      argf [@file1_name, @file2_name] do
+        enum = @argf.each_char
+        enum.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
+
+        chars = []
+        enum.each { |c| chars << c }
+        chars.should == @chars
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "returned Enumerator" do
+      describe "size" do
+        it "should return nil" do
+          argf [@file1_name, @file2_name] do
+            @argf.each_char.size.should == nil
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/each_codepoint_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/each_codepoint_spec.rb
index 0bf8bf9764..ad55785cba 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/each_codepoint_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/argf/each_codepoint_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,60 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/each_codepoint'
 
 describe "ARGF.each_codepoint" do
-  it_behaves_like :argf_each_codepoint, :each_codepoint
+  before :each do
+    file1_name = fixture __FILE__, "file1.txt"
+    file2_name = fixture __FILE__, "file2.txt"
+    @filenames = [file1_name, file2_name]
+
+    @codepoints = File.read(file1_name).codepoints
+    @codepoints.concat File.read(file2_name).codepoints
+  end
+
+  it "is a public method" do
+    argf @filenames do
+      @argf.public_methods(false).should.include?(:each_codepoint)
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "does not require arguments" do
+    argf @filenames do
+      @argf.method(:each_codepoint).arity.should == 0
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "returns self when passed a block" do
+    argf @filenames do
+      @argf.each_codepoint {}.should.equal?(@argf)
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "returns an Enumerator when passed no block" do
+    argf @filenames do
+      @argf.each_codepoint.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "yields each codepoint of all streams" do
+    argf @filenames do
+      @argf.each_codepoint.to_a.should == @codepoints
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "when no block is given" do
+    it "returns an Enumerator" do
+      argf @filenames do
+        @argf.each_codepoint.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "returned Enumerator" do
+      describe "size" do
+        it "should return nil" do
+          argf @filenames do
+            @argf.each_codepoint.size.should == nil
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/each_line_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/each_line_spec.rb
index 52a7e5c411..fc4d6433b8 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/each_line_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/argf/each_line_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,64 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/each_line'
 
 describe "ARGF.each_line" do
-  it_behaves_like :argf_each_line, :each_line
+  before :each do
+    @file1_name = fixture __FILE__, "file1.txt"
+    @file2_name = fixture __FILE__, "file2.txt"
+
+    @lines  = File.readlines @file1_name
+    @lines += File.readlines @file2_name
+  end
+
+  it "is a public method" do
+    argf [@file1_name, @file2_name] do
+      @argf.public_methods(false).should.include?(:each_line)
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "requires multiple arguments" do
+    argf [@file1_name, @file2_name] do
+      @argf.method(:each_line).arity.should < 0
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "reads each line of files" do
+    argf [@file1_name, @file2_name] do
+      lines = []
+      @argf.each_line { |b| lines << b }
+      lines.should == @lines
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "returns self when passed a block" do
+    argf [@file1_name, @file2_name] do
+      @argf.each_line {}.should.equal?(@argf)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "with a separator" do
+    it "yields each separated section of all streams" do
+      argf [@file1_name, @file2_name] do
+        @argf.send(:each_line, '.').to_a.should ==
+          (File.readlines(@file1_name, '.') + File.readlines(@file2_name, '.'))
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "when no block is given" do
+    it "returns an Enumerator" do
+      argf [@file1_name, @file2_name] do
+        @argf.each_line.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "returned Enumerator" do
+      describe "size" do
+        it "should return nil" do
+          argf [@file1_name, @file2_name] do
+            @argf.each_line.size.should == nil
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/each_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/each_spec.rb
index 5742ba43bd..25f60b31d2 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/each_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/argf/each_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/each_line'
 
 describe "ARGF.each" do
-  it_behaves_like :argf_each_line, :each
+  it "is an alias of ARGF.each_line" do
+    ARGF.method(:each).should == ARGF.method(:each_line)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/eof_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/eof_spec.rb
index 518f6e566e..940d104d69 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/eof_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/argf/eof_spec.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,32 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/eof'
 
 describe "ARGF.eof" do
-  it_behaves_like :argf_eof, :eof
+  it "is an alias of ARGF.eof?" do
+    ARGF.method(:eof).should == ARGF.method(:eof?)
+  end
 end
 
 describe "ARGF.eof?" do
-  it_behaves_like :argf_eof, :eof?
+  before :each do
+    @file1 = fixture __FILE__, "file1.txt"
+    @file2 = fixture __FILE__, "file2.txt"
+  end
+
+  # NOTE: this test assumes that fixtures files have two lines each
+  it "returns true when reaching the end of a file" do
+    argf [@file1, @file2] do
+      result = []
+      while @argf.gets
+        result << @argf.eof?
+      end
+      result.should == [false, true, false, true]
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "raises IOError when called on a closed stream" do
+    argf [@file1] do
+      @argf.read
+      -> { @argf.eof? }.should.raise(IOError)
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/filename_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/filename_spec.rb
index 7c0446269d..f4b6e922c6 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/filename_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/argf/filename_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,30 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/filename'
 
 describe "ARGF.filename" do
-  it_behaves_like :argf_filename, :filename
+  before :each do
+    @file1 = fixture __FILE__, "file1.txt"
+    @file2 = fixture __FILE__, "file2.txt"
+  end
+
+  # NOTE: this test assumes that fixtures files have two lines each
+  it "returns the current file name on each file" do
+    argf [@file1, @file2] do
+      result = []
+      # returns first current file even when not yet open
+      result << @argf.filename
+      result << @argf.filename while @argf.gets
+      # returns last current file even when closed
+      result << @argf.filename
+
+      result.map! { |f| File.expand_path(f) }
+      result.should == [@file1, @file1, @file1, @file2, @file2, @file2]
+    end
+  end
+
+  # NOTE: this test assumes that fixtures files have two lines each
+  it "sets the $FILENAME global variable with the current file name on each file" do
+    script = fixture __FILE__, "filename.rb"
+    out = ruby_exe(script, args: [@file1, @file2])
+    out.should == "#{@file1}\n#{@file1}\n#{@file2}\n#{@file2}\n#{@file2}\n"
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/fileno_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/fileno_spec.rb
index 29d50c3582..99245f043c 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/fileno_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/argf/fileno_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,26 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/fileno'
 
 describe "ARGF.fileno" do
-  it_behaves_like :argf_fileno, :fileno
+  before :each do
+    @file1 = fixture __FILE__, "file1.txt"
+    @file2 = fixture __FILE__, "file2.txt"
+  end
+
+  # NOTE: this test assumes that fixtures files have two lines each
+  it "returns the current file number on each file" do
+    argf [@file1, @file2] do
+      result = []
+      # returns first current file even when not yet open
+      result << @argf.fileno while @argf.gets
+      # returns last current file even when closed
+      result.map { |d| d.class }.should == [Integer, Integer, Integer, Integer]
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "raises an ArgumentError when called on a closed stream" do
+    argf [@file1] do
+      @argf.read
+      -> { @argf.fileno }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/inspect_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/inspect_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..df0e3ba8dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/argf/inspect_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "ARGF.inspect" do
+  it "is an alias of ARGF.to_s" do
+    ARGF.method(:inspect).should == ARGF.method(:to_s)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/lines_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/lines_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index e964dbd0d3..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/lines_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/each_line'
-
-ruby_version_is ''...'3.0' do
-  describe "ARGF.lines" do
-    before :each do
-      @verbose, $VERBOSE = $VERBOSE, nil
-    end
-
-    after :each do
-      $VERBOSE = @verbose
-    end
-
-    it_behaves_like :argf_each_line, :lines
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/path_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/path_spec.rb
index 7120f7d0e3..2f7b91999f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/path_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/argf/path_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/filename'
 
 describe "ARGF.path" do
-  it_behaves_like :argf_filename, :path
+  it "is an alias of ARGF.filename" do
+    ARGF.method(:path).should == ARGF.method(:filename)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/pos_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/pos_spec.rb
index fb3f25b945..1ff16e4f17 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/pos_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/argf/pos_spec.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,35 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/pos'
 
 describe "ARGF.pos" do
-  it_behaves_like :argf_pos, :pos
+  before :each do
+    @file1 = fixture __FILE__, "file1.txt"
+    @file2 = fixture __FILE__, "file2.txt"
+  end
+
+  it "gives the correct position for each read operation" do
+    argf [@file1, @file2] do
+      size1 = File.size(@file1)
+      size2 = File.size(@file2)
+
+      @argf.read(2)
+      @argf.pos.should == 2
+      @argf.read(size1-2)
+      @argf.pos.should == size1
+      @argf.read(6)
+      @argf.pos.should == 6
+      @argf.rewind
+      @argf.pos.should == 0
+      @argf.read(size2)
+      @argf.pos.should == size2
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "raises an ArgumentError when called on a closed stream" do
+    argf [@file1] do
+      @argf.read
+      -> { @argf.pos }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    end
+  end
 end
 
 describe "ARGF.pos=" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/read_nonblock_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/read_nonblock_spec.rb
index 804a459a62..5c6bd52d80 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/read_nonblock_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/argf/read_nonblock_spec.rb
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ platform_is_not :windows do
         argf ['-'] do
           -> {
             @argf.read_nonblock(4)
-          }.should raise_error(IO::EAGAINWaitReadable)
+          }.should.raise(IO::EAGAINWaitReadable)
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/readchar_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/readchar_spec.rb
index 4eca2efcf7..63632721ec 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/readchar_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/argf/readchar_spec.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ describe "ARGF.readchar" do
 
   it "raises EOFError when end of stream reached" do
     argf [@file1, @file2] do
-      -> { while @argf.readchar; end }.should raise_error(EOFError)
+      -> { while @argf.readchar; end }.should.raise(EOFError)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/readline_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/readline_spec.rb
index db53c499e9..8c23549b1b 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/readline_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/argf/readline_spec.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ describe "ARGF.readline" do
 
   it "raises an EOFError when reaching end of files" do
     argf [@file1, @file2] do
-      -> { while @argf.readline; end }.should raise_error(EOFError)
+      -> { while @argf.readline; end }.should.raise(EOFError)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/readlines_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/readlines_spec.rb
index 30be936dab..156bb6a33f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/readlines_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/argf/readlines_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,24 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/readlines'
 
 describe "ARGF.readlines" do
-  it_behaves_like :argf_readlines, :readlines
+  before :each do
+    @file1 = fixture __FILE__, "file1.txt"
+    @file2 = fixture __FILE__, "file2.txt"
+
+    @lines  = File.readlines(@file1)
+    @lines += File.readlines(@file2)
+  end
+
+  it "reads all lines of all files" do
+    argf [@file1, @file2] do
+      @argf.readlines.should == @lines
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "returns an empty Array when end of stream reached" do
+    argf [@file1, @file2] do
+      @argf.read
+      @argf.readlines.should == []
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/readpartial_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/readpartial_spec.rb
index 5e284b3423..9f04e72cc2 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/readpartial_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/argf/readpartial_spec.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ describe "ARGF.readpartial" do
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if called without a maximum read length" do
     argf [@file1_name] do
-      -> { @argf.readpartial }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      -> { @argf.readpartial }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
     end
   end
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ describe "ARGF.readpartial" do
 
   it "clears output buffer even if EOFError is raised because @argf is at end" do
     begin
-      output = "to be cleared"
+      output = +"to be cleared"
 
       argf [@file1_name] do
         @argf.read
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ describe "ARGF.readpartial" do
       @argf.readpartial(@file1.size)
       @argf.readpartial(1)
       @argf.readpartial(@file2.size)
-      -> { @argf.readpartial(1) }.should raise_error(EOFError)
-      -> { @argf.readpartial(1) }.should raise_error(EOFError)
+      -> { @argf.readpartial(1) }.should.raise(EOFError)
+      -> { @argf.readpartial(1) }.should.raise(EOFError)
     end
   end
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ describe "ARGF.readpartial" do
       print ARGF.readpartial(#{@stdin.size})
       ARGF.readpartial(1) rescue print $!.class
     STR
-    stdin = ruby_exe(ruby_str, args: "< #{@stdin_name}", escape: true)
+    stdin = ruby_exe(ruby_str, args: "< #{@stdin_name}")
     stdin.should == @stdin + "EOFError"
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/rewind_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/rewind_spec.rb
index b29f0b75b7..9255f790fe 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/rewind_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/argf/rewind_spec.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe "ARGF.rewind" do
   it "raises an ArgumentError when end of stream reached" do
     argf [@file1_name, @file2_name] do
       @argf.read
-      -> { @argf.rewind }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      -> { @argf.rewind }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/seek_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/seek_spec.rb
index 2b73bd46fb..c1ea1ea438 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/seek_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/argf/seek_spec.rb
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ describe "ARGF.seek" do
 
   it "takes at least one argument (offset)" do
     argf [@file1_name] do
-      -> { @argf.seek }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      -> { @argf.seek }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/shared/each_byte.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/shared/each_byte.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b1dc1dae2..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/shared/each_byte.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-describe :argf_each_byte, shared: true do
-  before :each do
-    @file1_name = fixture __FILE__, "file1.txt"
-    @file2_name = fixture __FILE__, "file2.txt"
-
-    @bytes = []
-    File.read(@file1_name).each_byte { |b| @bytes << b }
-    File.read(@file2_name).each_byte { |b| @bytes << b }
-  end
-
-  it "yields each byte of all streams to the passed block" do
-    argf [@file1_name, @file2_name] do
-      bytes = []
-      @argf.send(@method) { |b| bytes << b }
-      bytes.should == @bytes
-    end
-  end
-
-  it "returns self when passed a block" do
-    argf [@file1_name, @file2_name] do
-      @argf.send(@method) {}.should equal(@argf)
-    end
-  end
-
-  it "returns an Enumerator when passed no block" do
-    argf [@file1_name, @file2_name] do
-      enum = @argf.send(@method)
-      enum.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
-
-      bytes = []
-      enum.each { |b| bytes << b }
-      bytes.should == @bytes
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe "when no block is given" do
-    it "returns an Enumerator" do
-      argf [@file1_name, @file2_name] do
-        enum = @argf.send(@method)
-        enum.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
-
-        bytes = []
-        enum.each { |b| bytes << b }
-        bytes.should == @bytes
-      end
-    end
-
-    describe "returned Enumerator" do
-      describe "size" do
-        it "should return nil" do
-          argf [@file1_name, @file2_name] do
-            @argf.send(@method).size.should == nil
-          end
-        end
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/shared/each_char.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/shared/each_char.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 9e333ecc5b..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/shared/each_char.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-describe :argf_each_char, shared: true do
-  before :each do
-    @file1_name = fixture __FILE__, "file1.txt"
-    @file2_name = fixture __FILE__, "file2.txt"
-
-    @chars = []
-    File.read(@file1_name).each_char { |c| @chars << c }
-    File.read(@file2_name).each_char { |c| @chars << c }
-  end
-
-  it "yields each char of all streams to the passed block" do
-    argf [@file1_name, @file2_name] do
-      chars = []
-      @argf.send(@method) { |c| chars << c }
-      chars.should == @chars
-    end
-  end
-
-  it "returns self when passed a block" do
-    argf [@file1_name, @file2_name] do
-      @argf.send(@method) {}.should equal(@argf)
-    end
-  end
-
-  it "returns an Enumerator when passed no block" do
-    argf [@file1_name, @file2_name] do
-      enum = @argf.send(@method)
-      enum.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
-
-      chars = []
-      enum.each { |c| chars << c }
-      chars.should == @chars
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe "when no block is given" do
-    it "returns an Enumerator" do
-      argf [@file1_name, @file2_name] do
-        enum = @argf.send(@method)
-        enum.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
-
-        chars = []
-        enum.each { |c| chars << c }
-        chars.should == @chars
-      end
-    end
-
-    describe "returned Enumerator" do
-      describe "size" do
-        it "should return nil" do
-          argf [@file1_name, @file2_name] do
-            @argf.send(@method).size.should == nil
-          end
-        end
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/shared/each_codepoint.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/shared/each_codepoint.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index e2a2dfff46..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/shared/each_codepoint.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-describe :argf_each_codepoint, shared: true do
-  before :each do
-    file1_name = fixture __FILE__, "file1.txt"
-    file2_name = fixture __FILE__, "file2.txt"
-    @filenames = [file1_name, file2_name]
-
-    @codepoints = File.read(file1_name).codepoints
-    @codepoints.concat File.read(file2_name).codepoints
-  end
-
-  it "is a public method" do
-    argf @filenames do
-      @argf.public_methods(false).should include(@method)
-    end
-  end
-
-  it "does not require arguments" do
-    argf @filenames do
-      @argf.method(@method).arity.should == 0
-    end
-  end
-
-  it "returns self when passed a block" do
-    argf @filenames do
-      @argf.send(@method) {}.should equal(@argf)
-    end
-  end
-
-  it "returns an Enumerator when passed no block" do
-    argf @filenames do
-      @argf.send(@method).should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
-    end
-  end
-
-  it "yields each codepoint of all streams" do
-    argf @filenames do
-      @argf.send(@method).to_a.should == @codepoints
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe "when no block is given" do
-    it "returns an Enumerator" do
-      argf @filenames do
-        @argf.send(@method).should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
-      end
-    end
-
-    describe "returned Enumerator" do
-      describe "size" do
-        it "should return nil" do
-          argf @filenames do
-            @argf.send(@method).size.should == nil
-          end
-        end
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/shared/each_line.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/shared/each_line.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index c0ef77dc54..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/shared/each_line.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-describe :argf_each_line, shared: true do
-  before :each do
-    @file1_name = fixture __FILE__, "file1.txt"
-    @file2_name = fixture __FILE__, "file2.txt"
-
-    @lines  = File.readlines @file1_name
-    @lines += File.readlines @file2_name
-  end
-
-  it "is a public method" do
-    argf [@file1_name, @file2_name] do
-      @argf.public_methods(false).should include(@method)
-    end
-  end
-
-  it "requires multiple arguments" do
-    argf [@file1_name, @file2_name] do
-      @argf.method(@method).arity.should < 0
-    end
-  end
-
-  it "reads each line of files" do
-    argf [@file1_name, @file2_name] do
-      lines = []
-      @argf.send(@method) { |b| lines << b }
-      lines.should == @lines
-    end
-  end
-
-  it "returns self when passed a block" do
-    argf [@file1_name, @file2_name] do
-      @argf.send(@method) {}.should equal(@argf)
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe "with a separator" do
-    it "yields each separated section of all streams" do
-      argf [@file1_name, @file2_name] do
-        @argf.send(@method, '.').to_a.should ==
-          (File.readlines(@file1_name, '.') + File.readlines(@file2_name, '.'))
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe "when no block is given" do
-    it "returns an Enumerator" do
-      argf [@file1_name, @file2_name] do
-        @argf.send(@method).should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
-      end
-    end
-
-    describe "returned Enumerator" do
-      describe "size" do
-        it "should return nil" do
-          argf [@file1_name, @file2_name] do
-            @argf.send(@method).size.should == nil
-          end
-        end
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/shared/eof.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/shared/eof.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e684f943f..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/shared/eof.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-describe :argf_eof, shared: true do
-  before :each do
-    @file1 = fixture __FILE__, "file1.txt"
-    @file2 = fixture __FILE__, "file2.txt"
-  end
-
-  # NOTE: this test assumes that fixtures files have two lines each
-  it "returns true when reaching the end of a file" do
-    argf [@file1, @file2] do
-      result = []
-      while @argf.gets
-        result << @argf.send(@method)
-      end
-      result.should == [false, true, false, true]
-    end
-  end
-
-  it "raises IOError when called on a closed stream" do
-    argf [@file1] do
-      @argf.read
-      -> { @argf.send(@method) }.should raise_error(IOError)
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/shared/filename.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/shared/filename.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index f47c673dc0..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/shared/filename.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-describe :argf_filename, shared: true do
-  before :each do
-    @file1 = fixture __FILE__, "file1.txt"
-    @file2 = fixture __FILE__, "file2.txt"
-  end
-
-  # NOTE: this test assumes that fixtures files have two lines each
-  it "returns the current file name on each file" do
-    argf [@file1, @file2] do
-      result = []
-      # returns first current file even when not yet open
-      result << @argf.send(@method)
-      result << @argf.send(@method) while @argf.gets
-      # returns last current file even when closed
-      result << @argf.send(@method)
-
-      result.map! { |f| File.expand_path(f) }
-      result.should == [@file1, @file1, @file1, @file2, @file2, @file2]
-    end
-  end
-
-  # NOTE: this test assumes that fixtures files have two lines each
-  it "sets the $FILENAME global variable with the current file name on each file" do
-    script = fixture __FILE__, "filename.rb"
-    out = ruby_exe(script, args: [@file1, @file2])
-    out.should == "#{@file1}\n#{@file1}\n#{@file2}\n#{@file2}\n#{@file2}\n"
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/shared/fileno.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/shared/fileno.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 4350d43747..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/shared/fileno.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-describe :argf_fileno, shared: true do
-  before :each do
-    @file1 = fixture __FILE__, "file1.txt"
-    @file2 = fixture __FILE__, "file2.txt"
-  end
-
-  # NOTE: this test assumes that fixtures files have two lines each
-  it "returns the current file number on each file" do
-    argf [@file1, @file2] do
-      result = []
-      # returns first current file even when not yet open
-      result << @argf.send(@method) while @argf.gets
-      # returns last current file even when closed
-      result.map { |d| d.class }.should == [Integer, Integer, Integer, Integer]
-    end
-  end
-
-  it "raises an ArgumentError when called on a closed stream" do
-    argf [@file1] do
-      @argf.read
-      -> { @argf.send(@method) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/shared/getc.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/shared/getc.rb
index 8be39c60b6..d63372d9d7 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/shared/getc.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/argf/shared/getc.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ describe :argf_getc, shared: true do
 
   it "reads each char of files" do
     argf [@file1, @file2] do
-      chars = ""
+      chars = +""
       @chars.size.times { chars << @argf.send(@method) }
       chars.should == @chars
     end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/shared/pos.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/shared/pos.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 9836d5f1e4..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/shared/pos.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-describe :argf_pos, shared: true do
-  before :each do
-    @file1 = fixture __FILE__, "file1.txt"
-    @file2 = fixture __FILE__, "file2.txt"
-  end
-
-  it "gives the correct position for each read operation" do
-    argf [@file1, @file2] do
-      size1 = File.size(@file1)
-      size2 = File.size(@file2)
-
-      @argf.read(2)
-      @argf.send(@method).should == 2
-      @argf.read(size1-2)
-      @argf.send(@method).should == size1
-      @argf.read(6)
-      @argf.send(@method).should == 6
-      @argf.rewind
-      @argf.send(@method).should == 0
-      @argf.read(size2)
-      @argf.send(@method).should == size2
-    end
-  end
-
-  it "raises an ArgumentError when called on a closed stream" do
-    argf [@file1] do
-      @argf.read
-      -> { @argf.send(@method) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/shared/read.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/shared/read.rb
index fe903983c0..e76d022139 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/shared/read.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/argf/shared/read.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ describe :argf_read, shared: true do
 
   it "treats second argument as an output buffer" do
     argf [@file1_name] do
-      buffer = ""
+      buffer = +""
       @argf.send(@method, @file1.size, buffer)
       buffer.should == @file1
     end
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ describe :argf_read, shared: true do
 
   it "clears output buffer before appending to it" do
     argf [@file1_name] do
-      buffer = "to be cleared"
+      buffer = +"to be cleared"
       @argf.send(@method, @file1.size, buffer)
       buffer.should == @file1
     end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/shared/readlines.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/shared/readlines.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 505fa94acb..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/shared/readlines.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-describe :argf_readlines, shared: true do
-  before :each do
-    @file1 = fixture __FILE__, "file1.txt"
-    @file2 = fixture __FILE__, "file2.txt"
-
-    @lines  = File.readlines(@file1)
-    @lines += File.readlines(@file2)
-  end
-
-  it "reads all lines of all files" do
-    argf [@file1, @file2] do
-      @argf.send(@method).should == @lines
-    end
-  end
-
-  it "returns an empty Array when end of stream reached" do
-    argf [@file1, @file2] do
-      @argf.read
-      @argf.send(@method).should == []
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/skip_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/skip_spec.rb
index 0181801c2d..bb1c0ae110 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/skip_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/argf/skip_spec.rb
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@ describe "ARGF.skip" do
   # which as a side-effect calls argf.file which will initialize
   # internals of ARGF enough for this to work.
   it "has no effect when nothing has been processed yet" do
-    -> { ARGF.class.new(@file1_name).skip }.should_not raise_error
+    -> { ARGF.class.new(@file1_name).skip }.should_not.raise
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/tell_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/tell_spec.rb
index 16d9f29920..bb28df74a2 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/tell_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/argf/tell_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/pos'
 
 describe "ARGF.tell" do
-  it_behaves_like :argf_pos, :tell
+  it "is an alias of ARGF.pos" do
+    ARGF.method(:tell).should == ARGF.method(:pos)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/to_a_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/to_a_spec.rb
index b17a93db33..d95dc732ec 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/to_a_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/argf/to_a_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/readlines'
 
 describe "ARGF.to_a" do
-  it_behaves_like :argf_readlines, :to_a
+  it "is an alias of ARGF.readlines" do
+    ARGF.method(:to_a).should == ARGF.method(:readlines)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/to_i_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/to_i_spec.rb
index 2183de6cd4..e8df378f4e 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/to_i_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/argf/to_i_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/fileno'
 
 describe "ARGF.to_i" do
-  it_behaves_like :argf_fileno, :to_i
+  it "is an alias of ARGF.fileno" do
+    ARGF.method(:to_i).should == ARGF.method(:fileno)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/argf/to_io_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/argf/to_io_spec.rb
index 062383d291..ab5de58bcf 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/argf/to_io_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/argf/to_io_spec.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ describe "ARGF.to_io" do
         result << @argf.to_io
       end
 
-      result.each { |io| io.should be_kind_of(IO) }
+      result.each { |io| io.should.is_a?(IO) }
       result[0].should == result[1]
       result[2].should == result[3]
     end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/all_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/all_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..680e8c26fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/all_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'shared/iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing'
+
+describe "Array#all?" do
+  @value_to_return = -> _ { true }
+  it_behaves_like :array_iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing, :all?
+
+  it "ignores the block if there is an argument" do
+    -> {
+      ['bar', 'foobar'].all?(/bar/) { false }.should == true
+    }.should complain(/given block not used/)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/allocate_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/allocate_spec.rb
index 04f7c0d0ad..c9eceef590 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/allocate_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/allocate_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 describe "Array.allocate" do
   it "returns an instance of Array" do
     ary = Array.allocate
-    ary.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    ary.should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 
   it "returns a fully-formed instance of Array" do
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ describe "Array.allocate" do
   end
 
   it "does not accept any arguments" do
-    -> { Array.allocate(1) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { Array.allocate(1) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/any_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/any_spec.rb
index 09d949fe6e..b51ce62f0f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/any_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/any_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'shared/iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing'
 
 describe "Array#any?" do
   describe 'with no block given (a default block of { |x| x } is implicit)' do
@@ -19,6 +20,9 @@ describe "Array#any?" do
   end
 
   describe 'with a block given' do
+    @value_to_return = -> _ { false }
+    it_behaves_like :array_iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing, :any?
+
     it 'is false if the array is empty' do
       empty_array = []
       empty_array.any? {|v| 1 == 1 }.should == false
@@ -34,4 +38,12 @@ describe "Array#any?" do
       array_with_members.any? {|v| v == 42 }.should == false
     end
   end
+
+  describe 'when given a pattern argument' do
+    it "ignores the block if there is an argument" do
+      -> {
+        ['bar', 'foobar'].any?(/bar/) { false }.should == true
+      }.should complain(/given block not used/)
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/append_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/append_spec.rb
index c12473dc07..5480d9f65e 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/append_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/append_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
-require_relative 'shared/push'
 
 describe "Array#<<" do
   it "pushes the object onto the end of the array" do
@@ -10,8 +9,8 @@ describe "Array#<<" do
   it "returns self to allow chaining" do
     a = []
     b = a
-    (a << 1).should equal(b)
-    (a << 2 << 3).should equal(b)
+    (a << 1).should.equal?(b)
+    (a << 2 << 3).should.equal?(b)
   end
 
   it "correctly resizes the Array" do
@@ -31,10 +30,12 @@ describe "Array#<<" do
   end
 
   it "raises a FrozenError on a frozen array" do
-    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array << 5 }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array << 5 }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 end
 
 describe "Array#append" do
-  it_behaves_like :array_push, :append
+  it "is an alias of Array#push" do
+    Array.instance_method(:append).should == Array.instance_method(:push)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/assoc_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/assoc_spec.rb
index f8479d763c..a5026cf5d4 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/assoc_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/assoc_spec.rb
@@ -6,18 +6,18 @@ describe "Array#assoc" do
     s1 = ["colors", "red", "blue", "green"]
     s2 = [:letters, "a", "b", "c"]
     s3 = [4]
-    s4 = ["colors", "cyan", "yellow", "magenda"]
+    s4 = ["colors", "cyan", "yellow", "magenta"]
     s5 = [:letters, "a", "i", "u"]
     s_nil = [nil, nil]
     a = [s1, s2, s3, s4, s5, s_nil]
-    a.assoc(s1.first).should equal(s1)
-    a.assoc(s2.first).should equal(s2)
-    a.assoc(s3.first).should equal(s3)
-    a.assoc(s4.first).should equal(s1)
-    a.assoc(s5.first).should equal(s2)
-    a.assoc(s_nil.first).should equal(s_nil)
-    a.assoc(4).should equal(s3)
-    a.assoc("key not in array").should be_nil
+    a.assoc(s1.first).should.equal?(s1)
+    a.assoc(s2.first).should.equal?(s2)
+    a.assoc(s3.first).should.equal?(s3)
+    a.assoc(s4.first).should.equal?(s1)
+    a.assoc(s5.first).should.equal?(s2)
+    a.assoc(s_nil.first).should.equal?(s_nil)
+    a.assoc(4).should.equal?(s3)
+    a.assoc("key not in array").should == nil
   end
 
   it "calls == on first element of each array" do
@@ -25,16 +25,28 @@ describe "Array#assoc" do
     key2 = mock('key2')
     items = [['not it', 1], [ArraySpecs::AssocKey.new, 2], ['na', 3]]
 
-    items.assoc(key1).should equal(items[1])
-    items.assoc(key2).should be_nil
+    items.assoc(key1).should.equal?(items[1])
+    items.assoc(key2).should == nil
   end
 
   it "ignores any non-Array elements" do
-    [1, 2, 3].assoc(2).should be_nil
+    [1, 2, 3].assoc(2).should == nil
     s1 = [4]
     s2 = [5, 4, 3]
     a = ["foo", [], s1, s2, nil, []]
-    a.assoc(s1.first).should equal(s1)
-    a.assoc(s2.first).should equal(s2)
+    a.assoc(s1.first).should.equal?(s1)
+    a.assoc(s2.first).should.equal?(s2)
+  end
+
+  it "calls to_ary on non-array elements" do
+    s1 = [1, 2]
+    s2 = ArraySpecs::ArrayConvertible.new(2, 3)
+    a = [s1, s2]
+
+    s1.should_not_receive(:to_ary)
+    a.assoc(s1.first).should.equal?(s1)
+
+    a.assoc(2).should == [2, 3]
+    s2.called.should.equal?(:to_ary)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/at_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/at_spec.rb
index 8bc789fef7..3c7c99fdff 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/at_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/at_spec.rb
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ describe "Array#at" do
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError when the passed argument can't be coerced to Integer" do
-    -> { [].at("cat") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [].at("cat") }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError when 2 or more arguments are passed" do
-    -> { [:a, :b].at(0,1) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { [:a, :b].at(0,1) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/bsearch_index_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/bsearch_index_spec.rb
index df2c7c098e..e1d5eb66bb 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/bsearch_index_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/bsearch_index_spec.rb
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ describe "Array#bsearch_index" do
     end
 
     it "returns an Enumerator" do
-      @enum.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+      @enum.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
     end
 
     it "returns an Enumerator with unknown size" do
-      @enum.size.should be_nil
+      @enum.size.should == nil
     end
 
     it "returns index of element when block condition is satisfied" do
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ describe "Array#bsearch_index" do
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError when block returns a String" do
-    -> { [1, 2, 3].bsearch_index { "not ok" } }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [1, 2, 3].bsearch_index { "not ok" } }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "returns nil when block is empty" do
-    [1, 2, 3].bsearch_index {}.should be_nil
+    [1, 2, 3].bsearch_index {}.should == nil
   end
 
   context "minimum mode" do
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ describe "Array#bsearch_index" do
     end
 
     it "returns nil when block condition is never satisfied" do
-      @array.bsearch_index { false }.should be_nil
-      @array.bsearch_index { |x| x >= 100 }.should be_nil
+      @array.bsearch_index { false }.should == nil
+      @array.bsearch_index { |x| x >= 100 }.should == nil
     end
   end
 
@@ -51,34 +51,30 @@ describe "Array#bsearch_index" do
     end
 
     it "returns the index of any matched elements where element is between 4 <= x < 8" do
-      [1, 2].should include(@array.bsearch_index { |x| 1 - x / 4 })
+      [1, 2].should.include?(@array.bsearch_index { |x| 1 - x / 4 })
     end
 
     it "returns the index of any matched elements where element is between 8 <= x < 10" do
-      @array.bsearch_index { |x| 4 - x / 2 }.should be_nil
+      @array.bsearch_index { |x| 4 - x / 2 }.should == nil
     end
 
     it "returns nil when block never returns 0" do
-      @array.bsearch_index { |x| 1 }.should be_nil
-      @array.bsearch_index { |x| -1 }.should be_nil
-    end
-
-    it "returns the middle element when block always returns zero" do
-      @array.bsearch_index { |x| 0 }.should == 2
+      @array.bsearch_index { |x| 1 }.should == nil
+      @array.bsearch_index { |x| -1 }.should == nil
     end
 
     context "magnitude does not effect the result" do
       it "returns the index of any matched elements where element is between 4n <= xn < 8n" do
-        [1, 2].should include(@array.bsearch_index { |x| (1 - x / 4) * (2**100) })
+        [1, 2].should.include?(@array.bsearch_index { |x| (1 - x / 4) * (2**100) })
       end
 
       it "returns nil when block never returns 0" do
-        @array.bsearch_index { |x| 1 * (2**100) }.should be_nil
-        @array.bsearch_index { |x| (-1) * (2**100) }.should be_nil
+        @array.bsearch_index { |x| 1 * (2**100) }.should == nil
+        @array.bsearch_index { |x| (-1) * (2**100) }.should == nil
       end
 
       it "handles values from Integer#coerce" do
-        [1, 2].should include(@array.bsearch_index { |x| (2**100).coerce((1 - x / 4) * (2**100)).first })
+        [1, 2].should.include?(@array.bsearch_index { |x| (2**100).coerce((1 - x / 4) * (2**100)).first })
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/bsearch_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/bsearch_spec.rb
index 8fa6245dbf..12aec60654 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/bsearch_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/bsearch_spec.rb
@@ -3,26 +3,26 @@ require_relative '../enumerable/shared/enumeratorized'
 
 describe "Array#bsearch" do
   it "returns an Enumerator when not passed a block" do
-    [1].bsearch.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    [1].bsearch.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
   end
 
   it_behaves_like :enumeratorized_with_unknown_size, :bsearch, [1,2,3]
 
   it "raises a TypeError if the block returns an Object" do
-    -> { [1].bsearch { Object.new } }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [1].bsearch { Object.new } }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if the block returns a String" do
-    -> { [1].bsearch { "1" } }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [1].bsearch { "1" } }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   context "with a block returning true or false" do
     it "returns nil if the block returns false for every element" do
-      [0, 1, 2, 3].bsearch { |x| x > 3 }.should be_nil
+      [0, 1, 2, 3].bsearch { |x| x > 3 }.should == nil
     end
 
     it "returns nil if the block returns nil for every element" do
-      [0, 1, 2, 3].bsearch { |x| nil }.should be_nil
+      [0, 1, 2, 3].bsearch { |x| nil }.should == nil
     end
 
     it "returns element at zero if the block returns true for every element" do
@@ -38,21 +38,21 @@ describe "Array#bsearch" do
 
   context "with a block returning negative, zero, positive numbers" do
     it "returns nil if the block returns less than zero for every element" do
-      [0, 1, 2, 3].bsearch { |x| x <=> 5 }.should be_nil
+      [0, 1, 2, 3].bsearch { |x| x <=> 5 }.should == nil
     end
 
     it "returns nil if the block returns greater than zero for every element" do
-      [0, 1, 2, 3].bsearch { |x| x <=> -1 }.should be_nil
+      [0, 1, 2, 3].bsearch { |x| x <=> -1 }.should == nil
 
     end
 
     it "returns nil if the block never returns zero" do
-      [0, 1, 3, 4].bsearch { |x| x <=> 2 }.should be_nil
+      [0, 1, 3, 4].bsearch { |x| x <=> 2 }.should == nil
     end
 
     it "accepts (+/-)Float::INFINITY from the block" do
-      [0, 1, 3, 4].bsearch { |x| Float::INFINITY }.should be_nil
-      [0, 1, 3, 4].bsearch { |x| -Float::INFINITY }.should be_nil
+      [0, 1, 3, 4].bsearch { |x| Float::INFINITY }.should == nil
+      [0, 1, 3, 4].bsearch { |x| -Float::INFINITY }.should == nil
     end
 
     it "returns an element at an index for which block returns 0.0" do
@@ -62,17 +62,17 @@ describe "Array#bsearch" do
 
     it "returns an element at an index for which block returns 0" do
       result = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4].bsearch { |x| x < 1 ? 1 : x > 3 ? -1 : 0 }
-      [1, 2].should include(result)
+      [1, 2].should.include?(result)
     end
   end
 
   context "with a block that calls break" do
     it "returns nil if break is called without a value" do
-      ['a', 'b', 'c'].bsearch { |v| break }.should be_nil
+      ['a', 'b', 'c'].bsearch { |v| break }.should == nil
     end
 
     it "returns nil if break is called with a nil value" do
-      ['a', 'b', 'c'].bsearch { |v| break nil }.should be_nil
+      ['a', 'b', 'c'].bsearch { |v| break nil }.should == nil
     end
 
     it "returns object if break is called with an object" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/clear_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/clear_spec.rb
index bddc672d3b..15778f864f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/clear_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/clear_spec.rb
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 describe "Array#clear" do
   it "removes all elements" do
     a = [1, 2, 3, 4]
-    a.clear.should equal(a)
+    a.clear.should.equal?(a)
     a.should == []
   end
 
   it "returns self" do
     a = [1]
-    a.should equal a.clear
+    a.should.equal? a.clear
   end
 
   it "leaves the Array empty" do
@@ -20,33 +20,13 @@ describe "Array#clear" do
     a.size.should == 0
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is ''...'2.7' do
-    it "keeps tainted status" do
-      a = [1]
-      a.taint
-      a.tainted?.should be_true
-      a.clear
-      a.tainted?.should be_true
-    end
-  end
-
   it "does not accept any arguments" do
-    -> { [1].clear(true) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-  end
-
-  ruby_version_is ''...'2.7' do
-    it "keeps untrusted status" do
-      a = [1]
-      a.untrust
-      a.untrusted?.should be_true
-      a.clear
-      a.untrusted?.should be_true
-    end
+    -> { [1].clear(true) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "raises a FrozenError on a frozen array" do
     a = [1]
     a.freeze
-    -> { a.clear }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { a.clear }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/clone_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/clone_spec.rb
index e22a6c6d53..7ce9d40a81 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/clone_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/clone_spec.rb
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ describe "Array#clone" do
     aa = a.clone
     bb = b.clone
 
-    a.respond_to?(:a_singleton_method).should be_true
-    b.respond_to?(:a_singleton_method).should be_false
-    aa.respond_to?(:a_singleton_method).should be_true
-    bb.respond_to?(:a_singleton_method).should be_false
+    a.respond_to?(:a_singleton_method).should == true
+    b.respond_to?(:a_singleton_method).should == false
+    aa.respond_to?(:a_singleton_method).should == true
+    bb.respond_to?(:a_singleton_method).should == false
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/collect_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/collect_spec.rb
index 0ad4c283b1..43a539f805 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/collect_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/collect_spec.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,143 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
-require_relative 'shared/collect'
+require_relative '../enumerable/shared/enumeratorized'
+require_relative 'shared/iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing'
 
 describe "Array#collect" do
-  it_behaves_like :array_collect, :collect
+  it "returns a copy of array with each element replaced by the value returned by block" do
+    a = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd']
+    b = a.collect { |i| i + '!' }
+    b.should == ["a!", "b!", "c!", "d!"]
+    b.should_not.equal? a
+  end
+
+  it "does not return subclass instance" do
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].collect { |x| x + 1 }.should.instance_of?(Array)
+  end
+
+  it "does not change self" do
+    a = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd']
+    a.collect { |i| i + '!' }
+    a.should == ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd']
+  end
+
+  it "returns the evaluated value of block if it broke in the block" do
+    a = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd']
+    b = a.collect {|i|
+      if i == 'c'
+        break 0
+      else
+        i + '!'
+      end
+    }
+    b.should == 0
+  end
+
+  it "returns an Enumerator when no block given" do
+    a = [1, 2, 3]
+    a.collect.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
+  end
+
+  it "raises an ArgumentError when no block and with arguments" do
+    a = [1, 2, 3]
+    -> {
+      a.collect(:foo)
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+  end
+
+  before :each do
+    @object = [1, 2, 3, 4]
+  end
+  it_behaves_like :enumeratorized_with_origin_size, :collect
+
+  it_behaves_like :array_iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing, :collect
 end
 
 describe "Array#collect!" do
-  it_behaves_like :array_collect_b, :collect!
+  it "replaces each element with the value returned by block" do
+    a = [7, 9, 3, 5]
+    a.collect! { |i| i - 1 }.should.equal?(a)
+    a.should == [6, 8, 2, 4]
+  end
+
+  it "returns self" do
+    a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+    b = a.collect! {|i| i+1 }
+    a.should.equal? b
+  end
+
+  it "returns the evaluated value of block but its contents is partially modified, if it broke in the block" do
+    a = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd']
+    b = a.collect! {|i|
+      if i == 'c'
+        break 0
+      else
+        i + '!'
+      end
+    }
+    b.should == 0
+    a.should == ['a!', 'b!', 'c', 'd']
+  end
+
+  it "returns an Enumerator when no block given, and the enumerator can modify the original array" do
+    a = [1, 2, 3]
+    enum = a.collect!
+    enum.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
+    enum.each{|i| "#{i}!" }
+    a.should == ["1!", "2!", "3!"]
+  end
+
+  describe "when frozen" do
+    it "raises a FrozenError" do
+      -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.collect! {} }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+    end
+
+    it "raises a FrozenError when empty" do
+      -> { ArraySpecs.empty_frozen_array.collect! {} }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+    end
+
+    it "raises a FrozenError when calling #each on the returned Enumerator" do
+      enumerator = ArraySpecs.frozen_array.collect!
+      -> { enumerator.each {|x| x } }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+    end
+
+    it "raises a FrozenError when calling #each on the returned Enumerator when empty" do
+      enumerator = ArraySpecs.empty_frozen_array.collect!
+      -> { enumerator.each {|x| x } }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "does not truncate the array is the block raises an exception" do
+    a = [1, 2, 3]
+    begin
+      a.collect! { raise StandardError, 'Oops' }
+    rescue
+    end
+
+    a.should == [1, 2, 3]
+  end
+
+  it "only changes elements before error is raised, keeping the element which raised an error." do
+    a = [1, 2, 3, 4]
+    begin
+      a.collect! do |e|
+        case e
+        when 1 then -1
+        when 2 then -2
+        when 3 then raise StandardError, 'Oops'
+        else 0
+        end
+      end
+    rescue StandardError
+    end
+
+    a.should == [-1, -2, 3, 4]
+  end
+
+  before :each do
+    @object = [1, 2, 3, 4]
+  end
+  it_behaves_like :enumeratorized_with_origin_size, :collect!
+
+  it_behaves_like :array_iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing, :collect!
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/combination_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/combination_spec.rb
index f16d6f98fc..ac570687ca 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/combination_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/combination_spec.rb
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ describe "Array#combination" do
   end
 
   it "returns an enumerator when no block is provided" do
-    @array.combination(2).should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    @array.combination(2).should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
   end
 
   it "returns self when a block is given" do
-    @array.combination(2){}.should equal(@array)
+    @array.combination(2){}.should.equal?(@array)
   end
 
   it "yields nothing for out of bounds length and return self" do
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe "Array#combination" do
   it "yields a copy of self if the argument is the size of the receiver" do
     r = @array.combination(4).to_a
     r.should == [@array]
-    r[0].should_not equal(@array)
+    r[0].should_not.equal?(@array)
   end
 
   it "yields [] when length is 0" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/compact_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/compact_spec.rb
index aa3c1c0446..dbcd16da35 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/compact_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/compact_spec.rb
@@ -15,67 +15,37 @@ describe "Array#compact" do
 
   it "does not return self" do
     a = [1, 2, 3]
-    a.compact.should_not equal(a)
+    a.compact.should_not.equal?(a)
   end
 
   it "does not return subclass instance for Array subclasses" do
-    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3, nil].compact.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-  end
-
-  ruby_version_is ''...'2.7' do
-    it "does not keep tainted status even if all elements are removed" do
-      a = [nil, nil]
-      a.taint
-      a.compact.tainted?.should be_false
-    end
-
-    it "does not keep untrusted status even if all elements are removed" do
-      a = [nil, nil]
-      a.untrust
-      a.compact.untrusted?.should be_false
-    end
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3, nil].compact.should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 end
 
 describe "Array#compact!" do
   it "removes all nil elements" do
     a = ['a', nil, 'b', false, 'c']
-    a.compact!.should equal(a)
+    a.compact!.should.equal?(a)
     a.should == ["a", "b", false, "c"]
     a = [nil, 'a', 'b', false, 'c']
-    a.compact!.should equal(a)
+    a.compact!.should.equal?(a)
     a.should == ["a", "b", false, "c"]
     a = ['a', 'b', false, 'c', nil]
-    a.compact!.should equal(a)
+    a.compact!.should.equal?(a)
     a.should == ["a", "b", false, "c"]
   end
 
   it "returns self if some nil elements are removed" do
     a = ['a', nil, 'b', false, 'c']
-    a.compact!.should equal a
+    a.compact!.should.equal? a
   end
 
   it "returns nil if there are no nil elements to remove" do
     [1, 2, false, 3].compact!.should == nil
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is ''...'2.7' do
-    it "keeps tainted status even if all elements are removed" do
-      a = [nil, nil]
-      a.taint
-      a.compact!
-      a.tainted?.should be_true
-    end
-
-    it "keeps untrusted status even if all elements are removed" do
-      a = [nil, nil]
-      a.untrust
-      a.compact!
-      a.untrusted?.should be_true
-    end
-  end
-
   it "raises a FrozenError on a frozen array" do
-    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.compact! }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.compact! }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/comparison_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/comparison_spec.rb
index 5d1c3265f1..14e8931e5a 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/comparison_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/comparison_spec.rb
@@ -92,6 +92,6 @@ describe "Array#<=>" do
   end
 
   it "returns nil when the argument is not array-like" do
-    ([] <=> false).should be_nil
+    ([] <=> false).should == nil
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/concat_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/concat_spec.rb
index da6763bfd6..1e8d20c36c 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/concat_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/concat_spec.rb
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 describe "Array#concat" do
   it "returns the array itself" do
     ary = [1,2,3]
-    ary.concat([4,5,6]).equal?(ary).should be_true
+    ary.concat([4,5,6]).equal?(ary).should == true
   end
 
   it "appends the elements in the other array" do
     ary = [1, 2, 3]
-    ary.concat([9, 10, 11]).should equal(ary)
+    ary.concat([9, 10, 11]).should.equal?(ary)
     ary.should == [1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 11]
     ary.concat([])
     ary.should == [1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 11]
@@ -33,70 +33,12 @@ describe "Array#concat" do
   end
 
   it "raises a FrozenError when Array is frozen and modification occurs" do
-    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.concat [1] }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.concat [1] }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 
   # see [ruby-core:23666]
   it "raises a FrozenError when Array is frozen and no modification occurs" do
-    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.concat([]) }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-  end
-
-  ruby_version_is ''...'2.7' do
-    it "keeps tainted status" do
-      ary = [1, 2]
-      ary.taint
-      ary.concat([3])
-      ary.tainted?.should be_true
-      ary.concat([])
-      ary.tainted?.should be_true
-    end
-
-    it "is not infected by the other" do
-      ary = [1,2]
-      other = [3]; other.taint
-      ary.tainted?.should be_false
-      ary.concat(other)
-      ary.tainted?.should be_false
-    end
-
-    it "keeps the tainted status of elements" do
-      ary = [ Object.new, Object.new, Object.new ]
-      ary.each {|x| x.taint }
-
-      ary.concat([ Object.new ])
-      ary[0].tainted?.should be_true
-      ary[1].tainted?.should be_true
-      ary[2].tainted?.should be_true
-      ary[3].tainted?.should be_false
-    end
-
-    it "keeps untrusted status" do
-      ary = [1, 2]
-      ary.untrust
-      ary.concat([3])
-      ary.untrusted?.should be_true
-      ary.concat([])
-      ary.untrusted?.should be_true
-    end
-
-    it "is not infected untrustedness by the other" do
-      ary = [1,2]
-      other = [3]; other.untrust
-      ary.untrusted?.should be_false
-      ary.concat(other)
-      ary.untrusted?.should be_false
-    end
-
-    it "keeps the untrusted status of elements" do
-      ary = [ Object.new, Object.new, Object.new ]
-      ary.each {|x| x.untrust }
-
-      ary.concat([ Object.new ])
-      ary[0].untrusted?.should be_true
-      ary[1].untrusted?.should be_true
-      ary[2].untrusted?.should be_true
-      ary[3].untrusted?.should be_false
-    end
+    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.concat([]) }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 
   it "appends elements to an Array with enough capacity that has been shifted" do
@@ -126,7 +68,7 @@ describe "Array#concat" do
 
   it "returns self when given no arguments" do
     ary = [1, 2]
-    ary.concat.should equal(ary)
+    ary.concat.should.equal?(ary)
     ary.should == [1, 2]
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/constructor_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/constructor_spec.rb
index 6f36074c45..c4398c535d 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/constructor_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/constructor_spec.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ describe "Array.[]" do
     Array.[](5, true, nil, 'a', "Ruby", obj).should == [5, true, nil, "a", "Ruby", obj]
 
     a = ArraySpecs::MyArray.[](5, true, nil, 'a', "Ruby", obj)
-    a.should be_an_instance_of(ArraySpecs::MyArray)
+    a.should.instance_of?(ArraySpecs::MyArray)
     a.inspect.should == [5, true, nil, "a", "Ruby", obj].inspect
   end
 end
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe "Array[]" do
     Array[5, true, nil, 'a', "Ruby", obj].should == Array.[](5, true, nil, "a", "Ruby", obj)
 
     a = ArraySpecs::MyArray[5, true, nil, 'a', "Ruby", obj]
-    a.should be_an_instance_of(ArraySpecs::MyArray)
+    a.should.instance_of?(ArraySpecs::MyArray)
     a.inspect.should == [5, true, nil, "a", "Ruby", obj].inspect
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/count_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/count_spec.rb
index eaf275aeb7..e778233c16 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/count_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/count_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'shared/iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing'
 
 describe "Array#count" do
   it "returns the number of elements" do
@@ -12,4 +13,14 @@ describe "Array#count" do
   it "returns the number of element for which the block evaluates to true" do
     [:a, :b, :c].count { |s| s != :b }.should == 2
   end
+
+  it "ignores the block if there is an argument" do
+    -> {
+      [:a, :b, :b, :c].count(:b) { |e| e.size > 10 }.should == 2
+    }.should complain(/given block not used/)
+  end
+
+  context "when a block argument given" do
+    it_behaves_like :array_iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing, :count
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/cycle_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/cycle_spec.rb
index 7219b49883..29284257e9 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/cycle_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/cycle_spec.rb
@@ -10,17 +10,17 @@ describe "Array#cycle" do
   end
 
   it "does not yield and returns nil when the array is empty and passed value is an integer" do
-    [].cycle(6, &@prc).should be_nil
+    [].cycle(6, &@prc).should == nil
     ScratchPad.recorded.should == []
   end
 
   it "does not yield and returns nil when the array is empty and passed value is nil" do
-    [].cycle(nil, &@prc).should be_nil
+    [].cycle(nil, &@prc).should == nil
     ScratchPad.recorded.should == []
   end
 
   it "does not yield and returns nil when passed 0" do
-    @array.cycle(0, &@prc).should be_nil
+    @array.cycle(0, &@prc).should == nil
     ScratchPad.recorded.should == []
   end
 
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ describe "Array#cycle" do
   it "does not rescue StopIteration when not passed a count" do
     -> do
       @array.cycle { raise StopIteration }
-    end.should raise_error(StopIteration)
+    end.should.raise(StopIteration)
   end
 
   it "does not rescue StopIteration when passed a count" do
     -> do
       @array.cycle(3) { raise StopIteration }
-    end.should raise_error(StopIteration)
+    end.should.raise(StopIteration)
   end
 
   it "iterates the array Integer(count) times when passed a Float count" do
@@ -74,23 +74,23 @@ describe "Array#cycle" do
     count = mock("cycle count 2")
     count.should_receive(:to_int).and_return("2")
 
-    -> { @array.cycle(count, &@prc) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { @array.cycle(count, &@prc) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if passed a String" do
-    -> { @array.cycle("4") { } }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { @array.cycle("4") { } }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if passed an Object" do
-    -> { @array.cycle(mock("cycle count")) { } }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { @array.cycle(mock("cycle count")) { } }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if passed true" do
-    -> { @array.cycle(true) { } }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { @array.cycle(true) { } }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if passed false" do
-    -> { @array.cycle(false) { } }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { @array.cycle(false) { } }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   before :all do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/deconstruct_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/deconstruct_spec.rb
index 2b07152dfc..11bb8e72c4 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/deconstruct_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/deconstruct_spec.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
-ruby_version_is "2.7" do
-  describe "Array#deconstruct" do
-    it "returns self" do
-      array = [1]
+describe "Array#deconstruct" do
+  it "returns self" do
+    array = [1]
 
-      array.deconstruct.should equal array
-    end
+    array.deconstruct.should.equal? array
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/delete_at_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/delete_at_spec.rb
index fc225a03f1..1e298b6730 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/delete_at_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/delete_at_spec.rb
@@ -36,28 +36,6 @@ describe "Array#delete_at" do
   end
 
   it "raises a FrozenError on a frozen array" do
-    -> { [1,2,3].freeze.delete_at(0) }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-  end
-
-  ruby_version_is ''...'2.7' do
-    it "keeps tainted status" do
-      ary = [1, 2]
-      ary.taint
-      ary.tainted?.should be_true
-      ary.delete_at(0)
-      ary.tainted?.should be_true
-      ary.delete_at(0) # now empty
-      ary.tainted?.should be_true
-    end
-
-    it "keeps untrusted status" do
-      ary = [1, 2]
-      ary.untrust
-      ary.untrusted?.should be_true
-      ary.delete_at(0)
-      ary.untrusted?.should be_true
-      ary.delete_at(0) # now empty
-      ary.untrusted?.should be_true
-    end
+    -> { [1,2,3].freeze.delete_at(0) }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/delete_if_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/delete_if_spec.rb
index e1931220f5..701a612395 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/delete_if_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/delete_if_spec.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 require_relative 'shared/enumeratorize'
 require_relative 'shared/delete_if'
+require_relative 'shared/iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing'
 require_relative '../enumerable/shared/enumeratorized'
 
 describe "Array#delete_if" do
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ describe "Array#delete_if" do
   end
 
   it "returns self" do
-    @a.delete_if{ true }.equal?(@a).should be_true
+    @a.delete_if{ true }.equal?(@a).should == true
   end
 
   it_behaves_like :enumeratorize, :delete_if
@@ -24,45 +25,58 @@ describe "Array#delete_if" do
   it "returns self when called on an Array emptied with #shift" do
     array = [1]
     array.shift
-    array.delete_if { |x| true }.should equal(array)
+    array.delete_if { |x| true }.should.equal?(array)
   end
 
   it "returns an Enumerator if no block given, and the enumerator can modify the original array" do
     enum = @a.delete_if
-    enum.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
-    @a.should_not be_empty
+    enum.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
+    @a.should_not.empty?
     enum.each { true }
-    @a.should be_empty
+    @a.should.empty?
   end
 
   it "returns an Enumerator if no block given, and the array is frozen" do
-    @a.freeze.delete_if.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    @a.freeze.delete_if.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
   end
 
   it "raises a FrozenError on a frozen array" do
-    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.delete_if {} }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.delete_if {} }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 
   it "raises a FrozenError on an empty frozen array" do
-    -> { ArraySpecs.empty_frozen_array.delete_if {} }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { ArraySpecs.empty_frozen_array.delete_if {} }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is ''...'2.7' do
-    it "keeps tainted status" do
-      @a.taint
-      @a.tainted?.should be_true
-      @a.delete_if{ true }
-      @a.tainted?.should be_true
+  it "does not truncate the array is the block raises an exception" do
+    a = [1, 2, 3]
+    begin
+      a.delete_if { raise StandardError, 'Oops' }
+    rescue
     end
 
-    it "keeps untrusted status" do
-      @a.untrust
-      @a.untrusted?.should be_true
-      @a.delete_if{ true }
-      @a.untrusted?.should be_true
+    a.should == [1, 2, 3]
+  end
+
+  it "only removes elements for which the block returns true, keeping the element which raised an error." do
+    a = [1, 2, 3, 4]
+    begin
+      a.delete_if do |e|
+        case e
+        when 2 then true
+        when 3 then raise StandardError, 'Oops'
+        else false
+        end
+      end
+    rescue StandardError
     end
+
+    a.should == [1, 3, 4]
   end
 
   it_behaves_like :enumeratorized_with_origin_size, :delete_if, [1,2,3]
   it_behaves_like :delete_if, :delete_if
+
+  @value_to_return = -> _ { false }
+  it_behaves_like :array_iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing, :delete_if
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/delete_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/delete_spec.rb
index 5d53c74e47..0d80b2839d 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/delete_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/delete_spec.rb
@@ -41,28 +41,6 @@ describe "Array#delete" do
   end
 
   it "raises a FrozenError on a frozen array" do
-    -> { [1, 2, 3].freeze.delete(1) }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-  end
-
-  ruby_version_is ''...'2.7' do
-    it "keeps tainted status" do
-      a = [1, 2]
-      a.taint
-      a.tainted?.should be_true
-      a.delete(2)
-      a.tainted?.should be_true
-      a.delete(1) # now empty
-      a.tainted?.should be_true
-    end
-
-    it "keeps untrusted status" do
-      a = [1, 2]
-      a.untrust
-      a.untrusted?.should be_true
-      a.delete(2)
-      a.untrusted?.should be_true
-      a.delete(1) # now empty
-      a.untrusted?.should be_true
-    end
+    -> { [1, 2, 3].freeze.delete(1) }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/difference_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/difference_spec.rb
index a357657967..63e32feca0 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/difference_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/difference_spec.rb
@@ -2,23 +2,21 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 require_relative 'shared/difference'
 
-ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-  describe "Array#difference" do
-    it_behaves_like :array_binary_difference, :difference
+describe "Array#difference" do
+  it_behaves_like :array_binary_difference, :difference
 
-    it "returns a copy when called without any parameter" do
-      x = [1, 2, 3, 2]
-      x.difference.should == x
-      x.difference.should_not equal x
-    end
+  it "returns a copy when called without any parameter" do
+    x = [1, 2, 3, 2]
+    x.difference.should == x
+    x.difference.should_not.equal? x
+  end
 
-    it "does not return subclass instances for Array subclasses" do
-      ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].difference.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-    end
+  it "does not return subclass instances for Array subclasses" do
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].difference.should.instance_of?(Array)
+  end
 
-    it "accepts multiple arguments" do
-      x = [1, 2, 3, 1]
-      x.difference([], [0, 1], [3, 4], [3]).should == [2]
-    end
+  it "accepts multiple arguments" do
+    x = [1, 2, 3, 1]
+    x.difference([], [0, 1], [3, 4], [3]).should == [2]
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/dig_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/dig_spec.rb
index f2d8ff47fd..4166ff9f1f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/dig_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/dig_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ describe "Array#dig" do
 
   it "returns #at with one arg" do
     ['a'].dig(0).should == 'a'
-    ['a'].dig(1).should be_nil
+    ['a'].dig(1).should == nil
   end
 
   it "recurses array elements" do
@@ -22,20 +22,20 @@ describe "Array#dig" do
   it "raises a TypeError for a non-numeric index" do
     -> {
       ['a'].dig(:first)
-    }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if any intermediate step does not respond to #dig" do
     a = [1, 2]
     -> {
       a.dig(0, 1)
-    }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if no arguments provided" do
     -> {
       [10].dig()
-    }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "returns nil if any intermediate step is nil" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/drop_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/drop_spec.rb
index f911fd9018..c0e1c9edce 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/drop_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/drop_spec.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ describe "Array#drop" do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if the number of elements specified is negative" do
-   -> { [1, 2].drop(-3) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { [1, 2].drop(-3) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "returns an empty Array if all elements are dropped" do
@@ -40,25 +40,17 @@ describe "Array#drop" do
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError when the passed argument can't be coerced to Integer" do
-    -> { [1, 2].drop("cat") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [1, 2].drop("cat") }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError when the passed argument isn't an integer and #to_int returns non-Integer" do
     obj = mock("to_int")
     obj.should_receive(:to_int).and_return("cat")
 
-    -> { [1, 2].drop(obj) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [1, 2].drop(obj) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is ''...'3.0' do
-    it 'returns a subclass instance for Array subclasses' do
-      ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3, 4, 5].drop(1).should be_an_instance_of(ArraySpecs::MyArray)
-    end
-  end
-
-  ruby_version_is '3.0' do
-    it 'returns a Array instance for Array subclasses' do
-      ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3, 4, 5].drop(1).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-    end
+  it 'returns a Array instance for Array subclasses' do
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3, 4, 5].drop(1).should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/drop_while_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/drop_while_spec.rb
index bb783d22a5..4fead3ff06 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/drop_while_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/drop_while_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
+require_relative 'shared/iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing'
 
 describe "Array#drop_while" do
+  @value_to_return = -> _ { true }
+  it_behaves_like :array_iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing, :drop_while
+
   it "removes elements from the start of the array while the block evaluates to true" do
     [1, 2, 3, 4].drop_while { |n| n < 4 }.should == [4]
   end
@@ -14,15 +18,7 @@ describe "Array#drop_while" do
     [1, 2, 3, false, 5].drop_while { |n| n }.should == [false, 5]
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is ''...'3.0' do
-    it 'returns a subclass instance for Array subclasses' do
-      ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3, 4, 5].drop_while { |n| n < 4 }.should be_an_instance_of(ArraySpecs::MyArray)
-    end
-  end
-
-  ruby_version_is '3.0' do
-    it 'returns a Array instance for Array subclasses' do
-      ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3, 4, 5].drop_while { |n| n < 4 }.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-    end
+  it 'returns a Array instance for Array subclasses' do
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3, 4, 5].drop_while { |n| n < 4 }.should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/dup_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/dup_spec.rb
index 17f467d5fc..f14aeca3b5 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/dup_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/dup_spec.rb
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ describe "Array#dup" do
     aa = a.dup
     bb = b.dup
 
-    aa.frozen?.should be_false
-    bb.frozen?.should be_false
+    aa.frozen?.should == false
+    bb.frozen?.should == false
   end
 
   it "does not copy singleton methods" do
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ describe "Array#dup" do
     aa = a.dup
     bb = b.dup
 
-    a.respond_to?(:a_singleton_method).should be_true
-    b.respond_to?(:a_singleton_method).should be_false
-    aa.respond_to?(:a_singleton_method).should be_false
-    bb.respond_to?(:a_singleton_method).should be_false
+    a.respond_to?(:a_singleton_method).should == true
+    b.respond_to?(:a_singleton_method).should == false
+    aa.respond_to?(:a_singleton_method).should == false
+    bb.respond_to?(:a_singleton_method).should == false
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/each_index_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/each_index_spec.rb
index 51af5842c4..b238a89d8a 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/each_index_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/each_index_spec.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ require_relative '../enumerable/shared/enumeratorized'
 
 # Modifying a collection while the contents are being iterated
 # gives undefined behavior. See
-# http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-core/23633
+# https://blade.ruby-lang.org/ruby-core/23633
 
 describe "Array#each_index" do
   before :each do
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe "Array#each_index" do
 
   it "returns self" do
     a = [:a, :b, :c]
-    a.each_index { |i| }.should equal(a)
+    a.each_index { |i| }.should.equal?(a)
   end
 
   it "is not confused by removing elements from the front" do
@@ -40,3 +40,19 @@ describe "Array#each_index" do
   it_behaves_like :enumeratorize, :each_index
   it_behaves_like :enumeratorized_with_origin_size, :each_index, [1,2,3]
 end
+
+describe "Array#each_index" do
+  it "tolerates increasing an array size during iteration" do
+    array = [:a, :b, :c]
+    ScratchPad.record []
+    i = 0
+
+    array.each_index do |index|
+      ScratchPad << index
+      array << i if i < 100
+      i += 1
+    end
+
+    ScratchPad.recorded.should == (0..102).to_a # element indices
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/each_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/each_spec.rb
index 256647d61e..73a4c36b17 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/each_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/each_spec.rb
@@ -1,20 +1,50 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 require_relative 'shared/enumeratorize'
+require_relative 'shared/iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing'
 require_relative '../enumerable/shared/enumeratorized'
 
-# Modifying a collection while the contents are being iterated
-# gives undefined behavior. See
-# http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-core/23633
+# Mutating the array while it is being iterated is discouraged as it can result in confusing behavior.
+# Yet a Ruby implementation must not crash in such a case, and following the simple CRuby behavior makes sense.
+# CRuby simply reads the array storage and checks the size for every iteration;
+# like `i = 0; while i < size; yield self[i]; i += 1; end`
 
 describe "Array#each" do
   it "yields each element to the block" do
     a = []
     x = [1, 2, 3]
-    x.each { |item| a << item }.should equal(x)
+    x.each { |item| a << item }.should.equal?(x)
     a.should == [1, 2, 3]
   end
 
+  it "yields each element to the block even if the array is changed during iteration" do
+    a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+    iterated = []
+    a.each { |x| iterated << x; a << x+5 if x.even? }
+    iterated.should == [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9]
+  end
+
+  it "yields only elements that are still in the array" do
+    a = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]
+    iterated = []
+    a.each { |x| iterated << x; a.pop if x.even? }
+    iterated.should == [0, 1, 2]
+  end
+
+  it "yields elements based on an internal index" do
+    a = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]
+    iterated = []
+    a.each { |x| iterated << x; a.shift if x.even? }
+    iterated.should == [0, 2, 4]
+  end
+
+  it "yields the same element multiple times if inserting while iterating" do
+    a = [1, 2]
+    iterated = []
+    a.each { |x| iterated << x; a.unshift(0) if a.size == 2 }
+    iterated.should == [1, 1, 2]
+  end
+
   it "yields each element to a block that takes multiple arguments" do
     a = [[1, 2], :a, [3, 4]]
     b = []
@@ -46,3 +76,7 @@ describe "Array#each" do
   it_behaves_like :enumeratorize, :each
   it_behaves_like :enumeratorized_with_origin_size, :each, [1,2,3]
 end
+
+describe "Array#each" do
+  it_behaves_like :array_iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing, :each
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/element_reference_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/element_reference_spec.rb
index 31e5578a09..d5f4b54961 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/element_reference_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/element_reference_spec.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,862 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
-require_relative 'shared/slice'
 
 describe "Array#[]" do
-  it_behaves_like :array_slice, :[]
+  it "returns the element at index with [index]" do
+    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ][1].should == "b"
+
+    a = [1, 2, 3, 4]
+
+    a[0].should == 1
+    a[1].should == 2
+    a[2].should == 3
+    a[3].should == 4
+    a[4].should == nil
+    a[10].should == nil
+
+    a.should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
+  end
+
+  it "returns the element at index from the end of the array with [-index]" do
+    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ][-2].should == "d"
+
+    a = [1, 2, 3, 4]
+
+    a[-1].should == 4
+    a[-2].should == 3
+    a[-3].should == 2
+    a[-4].should == 1
+    a[-5].should == nil
+    a[-10].should == nil
+
+    a.should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
+  end
+
+  it "returns count elements starting from index with [index, count]" do
+    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ][2, 3].should == ["c", "d", "e"]
+
+    a = [1, 2, 3, 4]
+
+    a[0, 0].should == []
+    a[0, 1].should == [1]
+    a[0, 2].should == [1, 2]
+    a[0, 4].should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
+    a[0, 6].should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
+    a[0, -1].should == nil
+    a[0, -2].should == nil
+    a[0, -4].should == nil
+
+    a[2, 0].should == []
+    a[2, 1].should == [3]
+    a[2, 2].should == [3, 4]
+    a[2, 4].should == [3, 4]
+    a[2, -1].should == nil
+
+    a[4, 0].should == []
+    a[4, 2].should == []
+    a[4, -1].should == nil
+
+    a[5, 0].should == nil
+    a[5, 2].should == nil
+    a[5, -1].should == nil
+
+    a[6, 0].should == nil
+    a[6, 2].should == nil
+    a[6, -1].should == nil
+
+    a.should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
+  end
+
+  it "returns count elements starting at index from the end of array with [-index, count]" do
+    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ][-2, 2].should == ["d", "e"]
+
+    a = [1, 2, 3, 4]
+
+    a[-1, 0].should == []
+    a[-1, 1].should == [4]
+    a[-1, 2].should == [4]
+    a[-1, -1].should == nil
+
+    a[-2, 0].should == []
+    a[-2, 1].should == [3]
+    a[-2, 2].should == [3, 4]
+    a[-2, 4].should == [3, 4]
+    a[-2, -1].should == nil
+
+    a[-4, 0].should == []
+    a[-4, 1].should == [1]
+    a[-4, 2].should == [1, 2]
+    a[-4, 4].should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
+    a[-4, 6].should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
+    a[-4, -1].should == nil
+
+    a[-5, 0].should == nil
+    a[-5, 1].should == nil
+    a[-5, 10].should == nil
+    a[-5, -1].should == nil
+
+    a.should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
+  end
+
+  it "returns the first count elements with [0, count]" do
+    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ][0, 3].should == ["a", "b", "c"]
+  end
+
+  it "returns the subarray which is independent to self with [index,count]" do
+    a = [1, 2, 3]
+    sub = a[1, 2]
+    sub.replace([:a, :b])
+    a.should == [1, 2, 3]
+  end
+
+  it "tries to convert the passed argument to an Integer using #to_int" do
+    obj = mock('to_int')
+    obj.stub!(:to_int).and_return(2)
+
+    a = [1, 2, 3, 4]
+    a[obj].should == 3
+    a[obj, 1].should == [3]
+    a[obj, obj].should == [3, 4]
+    a[0, obj].should == [1, 2]
+  end
+
+  it "raises TypeError if to_int returns non-integer" do
+    from = mock('from')
+    to = mock('to')
+
+    # So we can construct a range out of them...
+    def from.<=>(o) 0 end
+    def to.<=>(o) 0 end
+
+    a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+
+    def from.to_int() 'cat' end
+    def to.to_int() -2 end
+
+    -> { a[from..to] }.should.raise(TypeError)
+
+    def from.to_int() 1 end
+    def to.to_int() 'cat' end
+
+    -> { a[from..to] }.should.raise(TypeError)
+  end
+
+  it "returns the elements specified by Range indexes with [m..n]" do
+    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ][1..3].should == ["b", "c", "d"]
+    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ][4..-1].should == ['e']
+    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ][3..3].should == ['d']
+    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ][3..-2].should == ['d']
+    ['a'][0..-1].should == ['a']
+
+    a = [1, 2, 3, 4]
+
+    a[0..-10].should == []
+    a[0..0].should == [1]
+    a[0..1].should == [1, 2]
+    a[0..2].should == [1, 2, 3]
+    a[0..3].should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
+    a[0..4].should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
+    a[0..10].should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
+
+    a[2..-10].should == []
+    a[2..0].should == []
+    a[2..2].should == [3]
+    a[2..3].should == [3, 4]
+    a[2..4].should == [3, 4]
+
+    a[3..0].should == []
+    a[3..3].should == [4]
+    a[3..4].should == [4]
+
+    a[4..0].should == []
+    a[4..4].should == []
+    a[4..5].should == []
+
+    a[5..0].should == nil
+    a[5..5].should == nil
+    a[5..6].should == nil
+
+    a.should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
+  end
+
+  it "returns elements specified by Range indexes except the element at index n with [m...n]" do
+    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ][1...3].should == ["b", "c"]
+
+    a = [1, 2, 3, 4]
+
+    a[0...-10].should == []
+    a[0...0].should == []
+    a[0...1].should == [1]
+    a[0...2].should == [1, 2]
+    a[0...3].should == [1, 2, 3]
+    a[0...4].should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
+    a[0...10].should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
+
+    a[2...-10].should == []
+    a[2...0].should == []
+    a[2...2].should == []
+    a[2...3].should == [3]
+    a[2...4].should == [3, 4]
+
+    a[3...0].should == []
+    a[3...3].should == []
+    a[3...4].should == [4]
+
+    a[4...0].should == []
+    a[4...4].should == []
+    a[4...5].should == []
+
+    a[5...0].should == nil
+    a[5...5].should == nil
+    a[5...6].should == nil
+
+    a.should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
+  end
+
+  it "returns elements that exist if range start is in the array but range end is not with [m..n]" do
+    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ][4..7].should == ["e"]
+  end
+
+  it "accepts Range instances having a negative m and both signs for n with [m..n] and [m...n]" do
+    a = [1, 2, 3, 4]
+
+    a[-1..-1].should == [4]
+    a[-1...-1].should == []
+    a[-1..3].should == [4]
+    a[-1...3].should == []
+    a[-1..4].should == [4]
+    a[-1...4].should == [4]
+    a[-1..10].should == [4]
+    a[-1...10].should == [4]
+    a[-1..0].should == []
+    a[-1..-4].should == []
+    a[-1...-4].should == []
+    a[-1..-6].should == []
+    a[-1...-6].should == []
+
+    a[-2..-2].should == [3]
+    a[-2...-2].should == []
+    a[-2..-1].should == [3, 4]
+    a[-2...-1].should == [3]
+    a[-2..10].should == [3, 4]
+    a[-2...10].should == [3, 4]
+
+    a[-4..-4].should == [1]
+    a[-4..-2].should == [1, 2, 3]
+    a[-4...-2].should == [1, 2]
+    a[-4..-1].should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
+    a[-4...-1].should == [1, 2, 3]
+    a[-4..3].should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
+    a[-4...3].should == [1, 2, 3]
+    a[-4..4].should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
+    a[-4...4].should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
+    a[-4...4].should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
+    a[-4..0].should == [1]
+    a[-4...0].should == []
+    a[-4..1].should == [1, 2]
+    a[-4...1].should == [1]
+
+    a[-5..-5].should == nil
+    a[-5...-5].should == nil
+    a[-5..-4].should == nil
+    a[-5..-1].should == nil
+    a[-5..10].should == nil
+
+    a.should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
+  end
+
+  it "returns the subarray which is independent to self with [m..n]" do
+    a = [1, 2, 3]
+    sub = a[1..2]
+    sub.replace([:a, :b])
+    a.should == [1, 2, 3]
+  end
+
+  it "tries to convert Range elements to Integers using #to_int with [m..n] and [m...n]" do
+    from = mock('from')
+    to = mock('to')
+
+    # So we can construct a range out of them...
+    def from.<=>(o) 0 end
+    def to.<=>(o) 0 end
+
+    def from.to_int() 1 end
+    def to.to_int() -2 end
+
+    a = [1, 2, 3, 4]
+
+    a[from..to].should == [2, 3]
+    a[from...to].should == [2]
+    a[1..0].should == []
+    a[1...0].should == []
+
+    -> { a["a" .. "b"] }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { a["a" ... "b"] }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { a[from .. "b"] }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { a[from ... "b"] }.should.raise(TypeError)
+  end
+
+  it "returns the same elements as [m..n] and [m...n] with Range subclasses" do
+    a = [1, 2, 3, 4]
+    range_incl = ArraySpecs::MyRange.new(1, 2)
+    range_excl = ArraySpecs::MyRange.new(-3, -1, true)
+
+    a[range_incl].should == [2, 3]
+    a[range_excl].should == [2, 3]
+  end
+
+  it "returns nil for a requested index not in the array with [index]" do
+    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ][5].should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "returns [] if the index is valid but length is zero with [index, length]" do
+    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ][0, 0].should == []
+    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ][2, 0].should == []
+  end
+
+  it "returns nil if length is zero but index is invalid with [index, length]" do
+    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ][100, 0].should == nil
+    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ][-50, 0].should == nil
+  end
+
+  # This is by design. It is in the official documentation.
+  it "returns [] if index == array.size with [index, length]" do
+    %w|a b c d e|[5, 2].should == []
+  end
+
+  it "returns nil if index > array.size with [index, length]" do
+    %w|a b c d e|[6, 2].should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "returns nil if length is negative with [index, length]" do
+    %w|a b c d e|[3, -1].should == nil
+    %w|a b c d e|[2, -2].should == nil
+    %w|a b c d e|[1, -100].should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "returns nil if no requested index is in the array with [m..n]" do
+    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ][6..10].should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "returns nil if range start is not in the array with [m..n]" do
+    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ][-10..2].should == nil
+    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ][10..12].should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "returns an empty array when m == n with [m...n]" do
+    [1, 2, 3, 4, 5][1...1].should == []
+  end
+
+  it "returns an empty array with [0...0]" do
+    [1, 2, 3, 4, 5][0...0].should == []
+  end
+
+  it "returns a subarray where m, n negatives and m < n with [m..n]" do
+    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ][-3..-2].should == ["c", "d"]
+  end
+
+  it "returns an array containing the first element with [0..0]" do
+    [1, 2, 3, 4, 5][0..0].should == [1]
+  end
+
+  it "returns the entire array with [0..-1]" do
+    [1, 2, 3, 4, 5][0..-1].should == [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+  end
+
+  it "returns all but the last element with [0...-1]" do
+    [1, 2, 3, 4, 5][0...-1].should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
+  end
+
+  it "returns [3] for [2..-1] out of [1, 2, 3]" do
+    [1,2,3][2..-1].should == [3]
+  end
+
+  it "returns an empty array when m > n and m, n are positive with [m..n]" do
+    [1, 2, 3, 4, 5][3..2].should == []
+  end
+
+  it "returns an empty array when m > n and m, n are negative with [m..n]" do
+    [1, 2, 3, 4, 5][-2..-3].should == []
+  end
+
+  it "does not expand array when the indices are outside of the array bounds" do
+    a = [1, 2]
+    a[4].should == nil
+    a.should == [1, 2]
+    a[4, 0].should == nil
+    a.should == [1, 2]
+    a[6, 1].should == nil
+    a.should == [1, 2]
+    a[8...8].should == nil
+    a.should == [1, 2]
+    a[10..10].should == nil
+    a.should == [1, 2]
+  end
+
+  describe "with a subclass of Array" do
+    before :each do
+      ScratchPad.clear
+
+      @array = ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+    end
+
+    it "returns a Array instance with [n, m]" do
+      @array[0, 2].should.instance_of?(Array)
+    end
+
+    it "returns a Array instance with [-n, m]" do
+      @array[-3, 2].should.instance_of?(Array)
+    end
+
+    it "returns a Array instance with [n..m]" do
+      @array[1..3].should.instance_of?(Array)
+    end
+
+    it "returns a Array instance with [n...m]" do
+      @array[1...3].should.instance_of?(Array)
+    end
+
+    it "returns a Array instance with [-n..-m]" do
+      @array[-3..-1].should.instance_of?(Array)
+    end
+
+    it "returns a Array instance with [-n...-m]" do
+      @array[-3...-1].should.instance_of?(Array)
+    end
+
+    it "returns an empty array when m == n with [m...n]" do
+      @array[1...1].should == []
+      ScratchPad.recorded.should == nil
+    end
+
+    it "returns an empty array with [0...0]" do
+      @array[0...0].should == []
+      ScratchPad.recorded.should == nil
+    end
+
+    it "returns an empty array when m > n and m, n are positive with [m..n]" do
+      @array[3..2].should == []
+      ScratchPad.recorded.should == nil
+    end
+
+    it "returns an empty array when m > n and m, n are negative with [m..n]" do
+      @array[-2..-3].should == []
+      ScratchPad.recorded.should == nil
+    end
+
+    it "returns [] if index == array.size with [index, length]" do
+      @array[5, 2].should == []
+      ScratchPad.recorded.should == nil
+    end
+
+    it "returns [] if the index is valid but length is zero with [index, length]" do
+      @array[0, 0].should == []
+      @array[2, 0].should == []
+      ScratchPad.recorded.should == nil
+    end
+
+    it "does not call #initialize on the subclass instance" do
+      @array[0, 3].should == [1, 2, 3]
+      ScratchPad.recorded.should == nil
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "raises a RangeError when the start index is out of range of Fixnum" do
+    array = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
+    obj = mock('large value')
+    obj.should_receive(:to_int).and_return(bignum_value)
+    -> { array[obj] }.should.raise(RangeError)
+
+    obj = 8e19
+    -> { array[obj] }.should.raise(RangeError)
+
+    # boundary value when longs are 64 bits
+    -> { array[2.0**63] }.should.raise(RangeError)
+
+    # just under the boundary value when longs are 64 bits
+    array[max_long.to_f.prev_float].should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "raises a RangeError when the length is out of range of Fixnum" do
+    array = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
+    obj = mock('large value')
+    obj.should_receive(:to_int).and_return(bignum_value)
+    -> { array[1, obj] }.should.raise(RangeError)
+
+    obj = 8e19
+    -> { array[1, obj] }.should.raise(RangeError)
+  end
+
+  it "raises a type error if a range is passed with a length" do
+    ->{ [1, 2, 3][1..2, 1] }.should.raise(TypeError)
+  end
+
+  it "raises a RangeError if passed a range with a bound that is too large" do
+    array = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
+    -> { array[bignum_value..(bignum_value + 1)] }.should.raise(RangeError)
+    -> { array[0..bignum_value] }.should.raise(RangeError)
+  end
+
+  it "can accept endless ranges" do
+    a = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+    a[eval("(2..)")].should == [2, 3, 4, 5]
+    a[eval("(2...)")].should == [2, 3, 4, 5]
+    a[eval("(-2..)")].should == [4, 5]
+    a[eval("(-2...)")].should == [4, 5]
+    a[eval("(9..)")].should == nil
+    a[eval("(9...)")].should == nil
+    a[eval("(-9..)")].should == nil
+    a[eval("(-9...)")].should == nil
+  end
+
+  describe "can be sliced with Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence" do
+    before :each do
+      @array = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+    end
+
+    it "has endless range and positive steps" do
+      @array[eval("(0..).step(1)")].should == [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+      @array[eval("(0..).step(2)")].should == [0, 2, 4]
+      @array[eval("(0..).step(10)")].should == [0]
+
+      @array[eval("(2..).step(1)")].should == [2, 3, 4, 5]
+      @array[eval("(2..).step(2)")].should == [2, 4]
+      @array[eval("(2..).step(10)")].should == [2]
+
+      @array[eval("(-3..).step(1)")].should == [3, 4, 5]
+      @array[eval("(-3..).step(2)")].should == [3, 5]
+      @array[eval("(-3..).step(10)")].should == [3]
+    end
+
+    it "has beginless range and positive steps" do
+      # end with zero index
+      @array[(..0).step(1)].should == [0]
+      @array[(...0).step(1)].should == []
+
+      @array[(..0).step(2)].should == [0]
+      @array[(...0).step(2)].should == []
+
+      @array[(..0).step(10)].should == [0]
+      @array[(...0).step(10)].should == []
+
+      # end with positive index
+      @array[(..3).step(1)].should == [0, 1, 2, 3]
+      @array[(...3).step(1)].should == [0, 1, 2]
+
+      @array[(..3).step(2)].should == [0, 2]
+      @array[(...3).step(2)].should == [0, 2]
+
+      @array[(..3).step(10)].should == [0]
+      @array[(...3).step(10)].should == [0]
+
+      # end with negative index
+      @array[(..-2).step(1)].should == [0, 1, 2, 3, 4,]
+      @array[(...-2).step(1)].should == [0, 1, 2, 3]
+
+      @array[(..-2).step(2)].should == [0, 2, 4]
+      @array[(...-2).step(2)].should == [0, 2]
+
+      @array[(..-2).step(10)].should == [0]
+      @array[(...-2).step(10)].should == [0]
+    end
+
+    it "has endless range and negative steps" do
+      @array[eval("(0..).step(-1)")].should == [0]
+      @array[eval("(0..).step(-2)")].should == [0]
+      @array[eval("(0..).step(-10)")].should == [0]
+
+      @array[eval("(2..).step(-1)")].should == [2, 1, 0]
+      @array[eval("(2..).step(-2)")].should == [2, 0]
+
+      @array[eval("(-3..).step(-1)")].should == [3, 2, 1, 0]
+      @array[eval("(-3..).step(-2)")].should == [3, 1]
+    end
+
+    it "has closed range and positive steps" do
+      # start and end with 0
+      @array[eval("(0..0).step(1)")].should == [0]
+      @array[eval("(0...0).step(1)")].should == []
+
+      @array[eval("(0..0).step(2)")].should == [0]
+      @array[eval("(0...0).step(2)")].should == []
+
+      @array[eval("(0..0).step(10)")].should == [0]
+      @array[eval("(0...0).step(10)")].should == []
+
+      # start and end with positive index
+      @array[eval("(1..3).step(1)")].should == [1, 2, 3]
+      @array[eval("(1...3).step(1)")].should == [1, 2]
+
+      @array[eval("(1..3).step(2)")].should == [1, 3]
+      @array[eval("(1...3).step(2)")].should == [1]
+
+      @array[eval("(1..3).step(10)")].should == [1]
+      @array[eval("(1...3).step(10)")].should == [1]
+
+      # start with positive index, end with negative index
+      @array[eval("(1..-2).step(1)")].should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
+      @array[eval("(1...-2).step(1)")].should == [1, 2, 3]
+
+      @array[eval("(1..-2).step(2)")].should ==  [1, 3]
+      @array[eval("(1...-2).step(2)")].should ==  [1, 3]
+
+      @array[eval("(1..-2).step(10)")].should == [1]
+      @array[eval("(1...-2).step(10)")].should == [1]
+
+      # start with negative index, end with positive index
+      @array[eval("(-4..4).step(1)")].should == [2, 3, 4]
+      @array[eval("(-4...4).step(1)")].should == [2, 3]
+
+      @array[eval("(-4..4).step(2)")].should == [2, 4]
+      @array[eval("(-4...4).step(2)")].should == [2]
+
+      @array[eval("(-4..4).step(10)")].should == [2]
+      @array[eval("(-4...4).step(10)")].should == [2]
+
+      # start with negative index, end with negative index
+      @array[eval("(-4..-2).step(1)")].should == [2, 3, 4]
+      @array[eval("(-4...-2).step(1)")].should == [2, 3]
+
+      @array[eval("(-4..-2).step(2)")].should == [2, 4]
+      @array[eval("(-4...-2).step(2)")].should == [2]
+
+      @array[eval("(-4..-2).step(10)")].should == [2]
+      @array[eval("(-4...-2).step(10)")].should == [2]
+    end
+
+    it "has closed range and negative steps" do
+      # start and end with 0
+      @array[eval("(0..0).step(-1)")].should == [0]
+      @array[eval("(0...0).step(-1)")].should == []
+
+      @array[eval("(0..0).step(-2)")].should == [0]
+      @array[eval("(0...0).step(-2)")].should == []
+
+      @array[eval("(0..0).step(-10)")].should == [0]
+      @array[eval("(0...0).step(-10)")].should == []
+
+      # start and end with positive index
+      @array[eval("(1..3).step(-1)")].should == []
+      @array[eval("(1...3).step(-1)")].should == []
+
+      @array[eval("(1..3).step(-2)")].should == []
+      @array[eval("(1...3).step(-2)")].should == []
+
+      @array[eval("(1..3).step(-10)")].should == []
+      @array[eval("(1...3).step(-10)")].should == []
+
+      # start with positive index, end with negative index
+      @array[eval("(1..-2).step(-1)")].should == []
+      @array[eval("(1...-2).step(-1)")].should == []
+
+      @array[eval("(1..-2).step(-2)")].should ==  []
+      @array[eval("(1...-2).step(-2)")].should ==  []
+
+      @array[eval("(1..-2).step(-10)")].should == []
+      @array[eval("(1...-2).step(-10)")].should == []
+
+      # start with negative index, end with positive index
+      @array[eval("(-4..4).step(-1)")].should == []
+      @array[eval("(-4...4).step(-1)")].should == []
+
+      @array[eval("(-4..4).step(-2)")].should == []
+      @array[eval("(-4...4).step(-2)")].should == []
+
+      @array[eval("(-4..4).step(-10)")].should == []
+      @array[eval("(-4...4).step(-10)")].should == []
+
+      # start with negative index, end with negative index
+      @array[eval("(-4..-2).step(-1)")].should == []
+      @array[eval("(-4...-2).step(-1)")].should == []
+
+      @array[eval("(-4..-2).step(-2)")].should == []
+      @array[eval("(-4...-2).step(-2)")].should == []
+
+      @array[eval("(-4..-2).step(-10)")].should == []
+      @array[eval("(-4...-2).step(-10)")].should == []
+    end
+
+    it "has inverted closed range and positive steps" do
+      # start and end with positive index
+      @array[eval("(3..1).step(1)")].should == []
+      @array[eval("(3...1).step(1)")].should == []
+
+      @array[eval("(3..1).step(2)")].should == []
+      @array[eval("(3...1).step(2)")].should == []
+
+      @array[eval("(3..1).step(10)")].should == []
+      @array[eval("(3...1).step(10)")].should == []
+
+      # start with negative index, end with positive index
+      @array[eval("(-2..1).step(1)")].should == []
+      @array[eval("(-2...1).step(1)")].should == []
+
+      @array[eval("(-2..1).step(2)")].should ==  []
+      @array[eval("(-2...1).step(2)")].should ==  []
+
+      @array[eval("(-2..1).step(10)")].should == []
+      @array[eval("(-2...1).step(10)")].should == []
+
+      # start with positive index, end with negative index
+      @array[eval("(4..-4).step(1)")].should == []
+      @array[eval("(4...-4).step(1)")].should == []
+
+      @array[eval("(4..-4).step(2)")].should == []
+      @array[eval("(4...-4).step(2)")].should == []
+
+      @array[eval("(4..-4).step(10)")].should == []
+      @array[eval("(4...-4).step(10)")].should == []
+
+      # start with negative index, end with negative index
+      @array[eval("(-2..-4).step(1)")].should == []
+      @array[eval("(-2...-4).step(1)")].should == []
+
+      @array[eval("(-2..-4).step(2)")].should == []
+      @array[eval("(-2...-4).step(2)")].should == []
+
+      @array[eval("(-2..-4).step(10)")].should == []
+      @array[eval("(-2...-4).step(10)")].should == []
+    end
+
+    it "has range with bounds outside of array" do
+      # end is equal to array's length
+      @array[(0..6).step(1)].should == [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+      -> { @array[(0..6).step(2)] }.should.raise(RangeError)
+
+      # end is greater than length with positive steps
+      @array[(1..6).step(2)].should == [1, 3, 5]
+      @array[(2..7).step(2)].should == [2, 4]
+      -> { @array[(2..8).step(2)] }.should.raise(RangeError)
+
+      # begin is greater than length with negative steps
+      @array[(6..1).step(-2)].should == [5, 3, 1]
+      @array[(7..2).step(-2)].should == [5, 3]
+      -> { @array[(8..2).step(-2)] }.should.raise(RangeError)
+    end
+
+    it "has endless range with start outside of array's bounds" do
+      @array[eval("(6..).step(1)")].should == []
+      @array[eval("(7..).step(1)")].should == nil
+
+      @array[eval("(6..).step(2)")].should == []
+      -> { @array[eval("(7..).step(2)")] }.should.raise(RangeError)
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "can accept beginless ranges" do
+    a = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+    a[(..3)].should == [0, 1, 2, 3]
+    a[(...3)].should == [0, 1, 2]
+    a[(..-3)].should == [0, 1, 2, 3]
+    a[(...-3)].should == [0, 1, 2]
+    a[(..0)].should == [0]
+    a[(...0)].should == []
+    a[(..9)].should == [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+    a[(...9)].should == [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+    a[(..-9)].should == []
+    a[(...-9)].should == []
+  end
+
+  describe "can be sliced with Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence" do
+    it "with infinite/inverted ranges and negative steps" do
+      array = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+      array[(2..).step(-1)].should == [2, 1, 0]
+      array[(2..).step(-2)].should == [2, 0]
+      array[(2..).step(-3)].should == [2]
+      array[(2..).step(-4)].should == [2]
+
+      array[(-3..).step(-1)].should == [3, 2, 1, 0]
+      array[(-3..).step(-2)].should == [3, 1]
+      array[(-3..).step(-3)].should == [3, 0]
+      array[(-3..).step(-4)].should == [3]
+      array[(-3..).step(-5)].should == [3]
+
+      array[(..0).step(-1)].should == [5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0]
+      array[(..0).step(-2)].should == [5, 3, 1]
+      array[(..0).step(-3)].should == [5, 2]
+      array[(..0).step(-4)].should == [5, 1]
+      array[(..0).step(-5)].should == [5, 0]
+      array[(..0).step(-6)].should == [5]
+      array[(..0).step(-7)].should == [5]
+
+      array[(...0).step(-1)].should == [5, 4, 3, 2, 1]
+      array[(...0).step(-2)].should == [5, 3, 1]
+      array[(...0).step(-3)].should == [5, 2]
+      array[(...0).step(-4)].should == [5, 1]
+      array[(...0).step(-5)].should == [5]
+      array[(...0).step(-6)].should == [5]
+
+      array[(...1).step(-1)].should == [5, 4, 3, 2]
+      array[(...1).step(-2)].should == [5, 3]
+      array[(...1).step(-3)].should == [5, 2]
+      array[(...1).step(-4)].should == [5]
+      array[(...1).step(-5)].should == [5]
+
+      array[(..-5).step(-1)].should == [5, 4, 3, 2, 1]
+      array[(..-5).step(-2)].should == [5, 3, 1]
+      array[(..-5).step(-3)].should == [5, 2]
+      array[(..-5).step(-4)].should == [5, 1]
+      array[(..-5).step(-5)].should == [5]
+      array[(..-5).step(-6)].should == [5]
+
+      array[(...-5).step(-1)].should == [5, 4, 3, 2]
+      array[(...-5).step(-2)].should == [5, 3]
+      array[(...-5).step(-3)].should == [5, 2]
+      array[(...-5).step(-4)].should == [5]
+      array[(...-5).step(-5)].should == [5]
+
+      array[(4..1).step(-1)].should == [4, 3, 2, 1]
+      array[(4..1).step(-2)].should == [4, 2]
+      array[(4..1).step(-3)].should == [4, 1]
+      array[(4..1).step(-4)].should == [4]
+      array[(4..1).step(-5)].should == [4]
+
+      array[(4...1).step(-1)].should == [4, 3, 2]
+      array[(4...1).step(-2)].should == [4, 2]
+      array[(4...1).step(-3)].should == [4]
+      array[(4...1).step(-4)].should == [4]
+
+      array[(-2..1).step(-1)].should == [4, 3, 2, 1]
+      array[(-2..1).step(-2)].should == [4, 2]
+      array[(-2..1).step(-3)].should == [4, 1]
+      array[(-2..1).step(-4)].should == [4]
+      array[(-2..1).step(-5)].should == [4]
+
+      array[(-2...1).step(-1)].should == [4, 3, 2]
+      array[(-2...1).step(-2)].should == [4, 2]
+      array[(-2...1).step(-3)].should == [4]
+      array[(-2...1).step(-4)].should == [4]
+
+      array[(4..-5).step(-1)].should == [4, 3, 2, 1]
+      array[(4..-5).step(-2)].should == [4, 2]
+      array[(4..-5).step(-3)].should == [4, 1]
+      array[(4..-5).step(-4)].should == [4]
+      array[(4..-5).step(-5)].should == [4]
+
+      array[(4...-5).step(-1)].should == [4, 3, 2]
+      array[(4...-5).step(-2)].should == [4, 2]
+      array[(4...-5).step(-3)].should == [4]
+      array[(4...-5).step(-4)].should == [4]
+
+      array[(-2..-5).step(-1)].should == [4, 3, 2, 1]
+      array[(-2..-5).step(-2)].should == [4, 2]
+      array[(-2..-5).step(-3)].should == [4, 1]
+      array[(-2..-5).step(-4)].should == [4]
+      array[(-2..-5).step(-5)].should == [4]
+
+      array[(-2...-5).step(-1)].should == [4, 3, 2]
+      array[(-2...-5).step(-2)].should == [4, 2]
+      array[(-2...-5).step(-3)].should == [4]
+      array[(-2...-5).step(-4)].should == [4]
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "can accept nil...nil ranges" do
+    a = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+    a[eval("(nil...nil)")].should == a
+    a[(...nil)].should == a
+    a[eval("(nil..)")].should == a
+  end
 end
 
 describe "Array.[]" do
@@ -39,12 +892,12 @@ describe "Array.[]" do
     end
 
     it "returns an instance of the subclass" do
-      ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].should be_an_instance_of(ArraySpecs::MyArray)
+      ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].should.instance_of?(ArraySpecs::MyArray)
     end
 
     it "does not call #initialize on the subclass instance" do
       ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].should == [1, 2, 3]
-      ScratchPad.recorded.should be_nil
+      ScratchPad.recorded.should == nil
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/element_set_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/element_set_spec.rb
index 1c143f3e37..671e4338de 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/element_set_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/element_set_spec.rb
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ describe "Array#[]=" do
     a[3, 2] = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd']
     a.should == [2, 2, 3, "a", "b", "c", "d", 6]
   end
+
   it "replaces the section defined by [start,length] with the given values" do
     a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
     a[3, 2] = 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd'
@@ -94,8 +95,8 @@ describe "Array#[]=" do
 
   it "checks frozen before attempting to coerce arguments" do
     a = [1,2,3,4].freeze
-    -> {a[:foo] = 1}.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-    -> {a[:foo, :bar] = 1}.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> {a[:foo] = 1}.should.raise(FrozenError)
+    -> {a[:foo, :bar] = 1}.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 
   it "sets elements in the range arguments when passed ranges" do
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@ describe "Array#[]=" do
     ary[1...1] = []
     ary.should == [1, 2, 3]
   end
+
   it "does nothing if the section defined by range has negative width and the rhs is an empty array" do
     ary = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
     ary[1...0] = []
@@ -195,25 +197,25 @@ describe "Array#[]=" do
 
     a[to .. from] = ["x"]
     a.should == [1, "a", "b", "x", "c", 4]
-    -> { a["a" .. "b"] = []  }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { a[from .. "b"] = [] }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { a["a" .. "b"] = []  }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { a[from .. "b"] = [] }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises an IndexError when passed indexes out of bounds" do
     a = [1, 2, 3, 4]
-    -> { a[-5] = ""      }.should raise_error(IndexError)
-    -> { a[-5, -1] = ""  }.should raise_error(IndexError)
-    -> { a[-5, 0] = ""   }.should raise_error(IndexError)
-    -> { a[-5, 1] = ""   }.should raise_error(IndexError)
-    -> { a[-5, 2] = ""   }.should raise_error(IndexError)
-    -> { a[-5, 10] = ""  }.should raise_error(IndexError)
-
-    -> { a[-5..-5] = ""  }.should raise_error(RangeError)
-    -> { a[-5...-5] = "" }.should raise_error(RangeError)
-    -> { a[-5..-4] = ""  }.should raise_error(RangeError)
-    -> { a[-5...-4] = "" }.should raise_error(RangeError)
-    -> { a[-5..10] = ""  }.should raise_error(RangeError)
-    -> { a[-5...10] = "" }.should raise_error(RangeError)
+    -> { a[-5] = ""      }.should.raise(IndexError)
+    -> { a[-5, -1] = ""  }.should.raise(IndexError)
+    -> { a[-5, 0] = ""   }.should.raise(IndexError)
+    -> { a[-5, 1] = ""   }.should.raise(IndexError)
+    -> { a[-5, 2] = ""   }.should.raise(IndexError)
+    -> { a[-5, 10] = ""  }.should.raise(IndexError)
+
+    -> { a[-5..-5] = ""  }.should.raise(RangeError)
+    -> { a[-5...-5] = "" }.should.raise(RangeError)
+    -> { a[-5..-4] = ""  }.should.raise(RangeError)
+    -> { a[-5...-4] = "" }.should.raise(RangeError)
+    -> { a[-5..10] = ""  }.should.raise(RangeError)
+    -> { a[-5...10] = "" }.should.raise(RangeError)
 
     # ok
     a[0..-9] = [1]
@@ -237,7 +239,7 @@ describe "Array#[]=" do
   end
 
   it "raises a FrozenError on a frozen array" do
-    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array[0, 0] = [] }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array[0, 0] = [] }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 end
 
@@ -284,6 +286,12 @@ describe "Array#[]= with [index, count]" do
     (a[2, 3] = [4, 5]).should == [4, 5]
   end
 
+  it "accepts a frozen String literal as RHS" do
+    a = ['a', 'b', 'c']
+    a[0, 2] = 'd'.freeze
+    a.should == ['d', 'c']
+  end
+
   it "just sets the section defined by [start,length] to nil even if the rhs is nil" do
     a = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e']
     a[1, 3] = nil
@@ -341,12 +349,12 @@ describe "Array#[]= with [index, count]" do
 
   it "raises an IndexError when passed start and negative length" do
     a = [1, 2, 3, 4]
-    -> { a[-2, -1] = "" }.should raise_error(IndexError)
-    -> { a[0, -1] = ""  }.should raise_error(IndexError)
-    -> { a[2, -1] = ""  }.should raise_error(IndexError)
-    -> { a[4, -1] = ""  }.should raise_error(IndexError)
-    -> { a[10, -1] = "" }.should raise_error(IndexError)
-    -> { [1, 2, 3, 4,  5][2, -1] = [7, 8] }.should raise_error(IndexError)
+    -> { a[-2, -1] = "" }.should.raise(IndexError)
+    -> { a[0, -1] = ""  }.should.raise(IndexError)
+    -> { a[2, -1] = ""  }.should.raise(IndexError)
+    -> { a[4, -1] = ""  }.should.raise(IndexError)
+    -> { a[10, -1] = "" }.should.raise(IndexError)
+    -> { [1, 2, 3, 4,  5][2, -1] = [7, 8] }.should.raise(IndexError)
   end
 end
 
@@ -437,88 +445,84 @@ describe "Array#[]= with [m..n]" do
   end
 end
 
-ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-  describe "Array#[]= with [m..]" do
-    it "just sets the section defined by range to nil even if the rhs is nil" do
-      a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
-      a[eval("(2..)")] = nil
-      a.should == [1, 2, nil]
-    end
+describe "Array#[]= with [m..]" do
+  it "just sets the section defined by range to nil even if the rhs is nil" do
+    a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+    a[eval("(2..)")] = nil
+    a.should == [1, 2, nil]
+  end
 
-    it "just sets the section defined by range to nil if m and n < 0 and the rhs is nil" do
-      a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
-      a[eval("(-3..)")] = nil
-      a.should == [1, 2, nil]
-    end
+  it "just sets the section defined by range to nil if m and n < 0 and the rhs is nil" do
+    a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+    a[eval("(-3..)")] = nil
+    a.should == [1, 2, nil]
+  end
 
-    it "replaces the section defined by range" do
-      a = [6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1]
-      a[eval("(3...)")] = 9
-      a.should == [6, 5, 4, 9]
-      a[eval("(2..)")] = [7, 7, 7]
-      a.should == [6, 5, 7, 7, 7]
-    end
+  it "replaces the section defined by range" do
+    a = [6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1]
+    a[eval("(3...)")] = 9
+    a.should == [6, 5, 4, 9]
+    a[eval("(2..)")] = [7, 7, 7]
+    a.should == [6, 5, 7, 7, 7]
+  end
 
-    it "replaces the section if m and n < 0" do
-      a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
-      a[eval("(-3..)")] = [7, 8, 9]
-      a.should == [1, 2, 7, 8, 9]
-    end
+  it "replaces the section if m and n < 0" do
+    a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+    a[eval("(-3..)")] = [7, 8, 9]
+    a.should == [1, 2, 7, 8, 9]
+  end
 
-    it "inserts at the end if m > the array size" do
-      a = [1, 2, 3]
-      a[eval("(3..)")] = [4]
-      a.should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
-      a[eval("(5..)")] = [6]
-      a.should == [1, 2, 3, 4, nil, 6]
-    end
+  it "inserts at the end if m > the array size" do
+    a = [1, 2, 3]
+    a[eval("(3..)")] = [4]
+    a.should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
+    a[eval("(5..)")] = [6]
+    a.should == [1, 2, 3, 4, nil, 6]
   end
 end
 
-ruby_version_is "2.7" do
-  describe "Array#[]= with [..n] and [...n]" do
-    it "just sets the section defined by range to nil even if the rhs is nil" do
-      a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
-      a[eval("(..2)")] = nil
-      a.should == [nil, 4, 5]
-      a[eval("(...2)")] = nil
-      a.should == [nil, 5]
-    end
+describe "Array#[]= with [..n] and [...n]" do
+  it "just sets the section defined by range to nil even if the rhs is nil" do
+    a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+    a[(..2)] = nil
+    a.should == [nil, 4, 5]
+    a[(...2)] = nil
+    a.should == [nil, 5]
+  end
 
-    it "just sets the section defined by range to nil if n < 0 and the rhs is nil" do
-      a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
-      a[eval("(..-3)")] = nil
-      a.should == [nil, 4, 5]
-      a[eval("(...-1)")] = [nil, 5]
-    end
+  it "just sets the section defined by range to nil if n < 0 and the rhs is nil" do
+    a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+    a[(..-3)] = nil
+    a.should == [nil, 4, 5]
+    a[(...-1)] = [nil, 5]
+  end
 
-    it "replaces the section defined by range" do
-      a = [6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1]
-      a[eval("(...3)")] = 9
-      a.should == [9, 3, 2, 1]
-      a[eval("(..2)")] = [7, 7, 7, 7, 7]
-      a.should == [7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 1]
-    end
+  it "replaces the section defined by range" do
+    a = [6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1]
+    a[(...3)] = 9
+    a.should == [9, 3, 2, 1]
+    a[(..2)] = [7, 7, 7, 7, 7]
+    a.should == [7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 1]
+  end
 
-    it "replaces the section if n < 0" do
-      a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
-      a[eval("(..-2)")] = [7, 8, 9]
-      a.should == [7, 8, 9, 5]
-    end
+  it "replaces the section if n < 0" do
+    a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+    a[(..-2)] = [7, 8, 9]
+    a.should == [7, 8, 9, 5]
+  end
 
-    it "replaces everything if n > the array size" do
-      a = [1, 2, 3]
-      a[eval("(...7)")] = [4]
-      a.should == [4]
-    end
+  it "replaces everything if n > the array size" do
+    a = [1, 2, 3]
+    a[(...7)] = [4]
+    a.should == [4]
+  end
 
-    it "inserts at the beginning if n < negative the array size" do
-      a = [1, 2, 3]
-      a[eval("(..-7)")] = [4]
-      a.should == [4, 1, 2, 3]
-      a[eval("(...-10)")] = [6]
-      a.should == [6, 4, 1, 2, 3]
-    end
+  it "inserts at the beginning if n < negative the array size" do
+    a = [1, 2, 3]
+    a[(..-7)] = [4]
+    a.should == [4, 1, 2, 3]
+    a[(...-10)] = [6]
+    a.should == [6, 4, 1, 2, 3]
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/eql_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/eql_spec.rb
index 8565b94c60..9a7447c2e8 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/eql_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/eql_spec.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ describe "Array#eql?" do
   it_behaves_like :array_eql, :eql?
 
   it "returns false if any corresponding elements are not #eql?" do
-    [1, 2, 3, 4].should_not eql([1, 2, 3, 4.0])
+    [1, 2, 3, 4].should_not.eql?([1, 2, 3, 4.0])
   end
 
   it "returns false if other is not a kind of Array" do
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ describe "Array#eql?" do
     obj.should_not_receive(:to_ary)
     obj.should_not_receive(:eql?)
 
-    [1, 2, 3].should_not eql(obj)
+    [1, 2, 3].should_not.eql?(obj)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/equal_value_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/equal_value_spec.rb
index a82e07b218..4f7c0ce5e3 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/equal_value_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/equal_value_spec.rb
@@ -10,17 +10,17 @@ describe "Array#==" do
     obj.should_receive(:respond_to?).at_least(1).with(:to_ary).and_return(true)
     obj.should_receive(:==).with([1]).at_least(1).and_return(true)
 
-    ([1] == obj).should be_true
-    ([[1]] == [obj]).should be_true
-    ([[[1], 3], 2] == [[obj, 3], 2]).should be_true
+    ([1] == obj).should == true
+    ([[1]] == [obj]).should == true
+    ([[[1], 3], 2] == [[obj, 3], 2]).should == true
 
     # recursive arrays
     arr1 = [[1]]
     arr1 << arr1
     arr2 = [obj]
     arr2 << arr2
-    (arr1 == arr2).should be_true
-    (arr2 == arr1).should be_true
+    (arr1 == arr2).should == true
+    (arr2 == arr1).should == true
   end
 
   it "returns false if any corresponding elements are not #==" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/fetch_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/fetch_spec.rb
index b81c0b48d7..ee94cfcbb2 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/fetch_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/fetch_spec.rb
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ describe "Array#fetch" do
   end
 
   it "raises an IndexError if there is no element at index" do
-    -> { [1, 2, 3].fetch(3) }.should raise_error(IndexError)
-    -> { [1, 2, 3].fetch(-4) }.should raise_error(IndexError)
-    -> { [].fetch(0) }.should raise_error(IndexError)
+    -> { [1, 2, 3].fetch(3) }.should.raise(IndexError, "index 3 outside of array bounds: -3...3")
+    -> { [1, 2, 3].fetch(-4) }.should.raise(IndexError, "index -4 outside of array bounds: -3...3")
+    -> { [].fetch(0) }.should.raise(IndexError, "index 0 outside of array bounds: 0...0")
   end
 
   it "returns default if there is no element at index if passed a default value" do
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe "Array#fetch" do
     o = mock('5')
     def o.to_int(); 5; end
 
-    [1, 2, 3].fetch(o) { |i| i }.should equal(o)
+    [1, 2, 3].fetch(o) { |i| i }.should.equal?(o)
   end
 
   it "gives precedence to the default block over the default argument" do
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@ describe "Array#fetch" do
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError when the passed argument can't be coerced to Integer" do
-    -> { [].fetch("cat") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [].fetch("cat") }.should.raise(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of String into Integer")
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/fetch_values_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/fetch_values_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..237d6ad7f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/fetch_values_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
+
+describe "Array#fetch_values" do
+  before :each do
+    @array = [:a, :b, :c]
+  end
+
+  ruby_version_is "3.4" do
+    describe "with matched indexes" do
+      it "returns the values for indexes" do
+        @array.fetch_values(0).should == [:a]
+        @array.fetch_values(0, 2).should == [:a, :c]
+        @array.fetch_values(-1).should == [:c]
+      end
+
+      it "returns the values for indexes ordered in the order of the requested indexes" do
+        @array.fetch_values(2, 0).should == [:c, :a]
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "with unmatched indexes" do
+      it "raises a index error if no block is provided" do
+        -> { @array.fetch_values(0, 1, 44) }.should.raise(IndexError, "index 44 outside of array bounds: -3...3")
+      end
+
+      it "returns the default value from block" do
+        @array.fetch_values(44) { |index| "`#{index}' is not found" }.should == ["`44' is not found"]
+        @array.fetch_values(0, 44) { |index| "`#{index}' is not found" }.should == [:a, "`44' is not found"]
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "without keys" do
+      it "returns an empty Array" do
+        @array.fetch_values.should == []
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "tries to convert the passed argument to an Integer using #to_int" do
+      obj = mock('to_int')
+      obj.should_receive(:to_int).and_return(2)
+      @array.fetch_values(obj).should == [:c]
+    end
+
+    it "does not support a Range object as argument" do
+      -> {
+        @array.fetch_values(1..2)
+      }.should.raise(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of Range into Integer")
+    end
+
+    it "raises a TypeError when the passed argument can't be coerced to Integer" do
+      -> { [].fetch_values("cat") }.should.raise(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of String into Integer")
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/fill_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/fill_spec.rb
index 8f0814a5da..e4d51bd998 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/fill_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/fill_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe "Array#fill" do
 
   it "returns self" do
     ary = [1, 2, 3]
-    ary.fill(:a).should equal(ary)
+    ary.fill(:a).should.equal?(ary)
   end
 
   it "is destructive" do
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ describe "Array#fill" do
 
   it "does not replicate the filler" do
     ary = [1, 2, 3, 4]
-    str = "x"
+    str = +"x"
     ary.fill(str).should == [str, str, str, str]
     str << "y"
     ary.should == [str, str, str, str]
-    ary[0].should equal(str)
-    ary[1].should equal(str)
-    ary[2].should equal(str)
-    ary[3].should equal(str)
+    ary[0].should.equal?(str)
+    ary[1].should.equal?(str)
+    ary[2].should.equal?(str)
+    ary[3].should.equal?(str)
   end
 
   it "replaces all elements in the array with the filler if not given a index nor a length" do
@@ -44,33 +44,71 @@ describe "Array#fill" do
   end
 
   it "raises a FrozenError on a frozen array" do
-    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.fill('x') }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.fill('x') }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 
   it "raises a FrozenError on an empty frozen array" do
-    -> { ArraySpecs.empty_frozen_array.fill('x') }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { ArraySpecs.empty_frozen_array.fill('x') }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if 4 or more arguments are passed when no block given" do
-    -> { [].fill('a') }.should_not raise_error(ArgumentError)
-
-    -> { [].fill('a', 1) }.should_not raise_error(ArgumentError)
-
-    -> { [].fill('a', 1, 2) }.should_not raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { [].fill('a', 1, 2, true) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    [].fill('a').should == []
+    [].fill('a', 1).should == []
+    [].fill('a', 1, 2).should == [nil, 'a', 'a']
+    -> { [].fill('a', 1, 2, true) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if no argument passed and no block given" do
-    -> { [].fill }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { [].fill }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if 3 or more arguments are passed when a block given" do
-    -> { [].fill() {|i|} }.should_not raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    [].fill() {|i|}.should == []
+    [].fill(1) {|i|}.should == []
+    [].fill(1, 2) {|i|}.should == [nil, nil, nil]
+    -> { [].fill(1, 2, true) {|i|} }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+  end
 
-    -> { [].fill(1) {|i|} }.should_not raise_error(ArgumentError)
+  it "does not truncate the array is the block raises an exception" do
+    a = [1, 2, 3]
+    begin
+      a.fill { raise StandardError, 'Oops' }
+    rescue
+    end
+
+    a.should == [1, 2, 3]
+  end
+
+  it "only changes elements before error is raised, keeping the element which raised an error." do
+    a = [1, 2, 3, 4]
+    begin
+      a.fill do |i|
+        case i
+        when 0 then -1
+        when 1 then -2
+        when 2 then raise StandardError, 'Oops'
+        else 0
+        end
+      end
+    rescue StandardError
+    end
 
-    -> { [].fill(1, 2) {|i|} }.should_not raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { [].fill(1, 2, true) {|i|} }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    a.should == [-1, -2, 3, 4]
+  end
+
+  it "tolerates increasing an array size during iteration" do
+    array = [:a, :b, :c]
+    ScratchPad.record []
+    i = 0
+
+    array.fill do |index|
+      ScratchPad << index
+      array << i if i < 100
+      i++
+      index
+    end
+
+    ScratchPad.recorded.should == [0, 1, 2]
   end
 end
 
@@ -169,25 +207,25 @@ describe "Array#fill with (filler, index, length)" do
     [1, 2, 3, 4, 5].fill(-2, -2, &@never_passed).should == [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
   end
 
-  # See: http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-core/17481
+  # See: https://blade.ruby-lang.org/ruby-core/17481
   it "does not raise an exception if the given length is negative and its absolute value does not exceed the index" do
-    -> { [1, 2, 3, 4].fill('a', 3, -1)}.should_not raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { [1, 2, 3, 4].fill('a', 3, -2)}.should_not raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { [1, 2, 3, 4].fill('a', 3, -3)}.should_not raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    [1, 2, 3, 4].fill('a', 3, -1).should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
+    [1, 2, 3, 4].fill('a', 3, -2).should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
+    [1, 2, 3, 4].fill('a', 3, -3).should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
 
-    -> { [1, 2, 3, 4].fill(3, -1, &@never_passed)}.should_not raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { [1, 2, 3, 4].fill(3, -2, &@never_passed)}.should_not raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { [1, 2, 3, 4].fill(3, -3, &@never_passed)}.should_not raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    [1, 2, 3, 4].fill(3, -1, &@never_passed).should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
+    [1, 2, 3, 4].fill(3, -2, &@never_passed).should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
+    [1, 2, 3, 4].fill(3, -3, &@never_passed).should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
   end
 
   it "does not raise an exception even if the given length is negative and its absolute value exceeds the index" do
-    -> { [1, 2, 3, 4].fill('a', 3, -4)}.should_not raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { [1, 2, 3, 4].fill('a', 3, -5)}.should_not raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { [1, 2, 3, 4].fill('a', 3, -10000)}.should_not raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    [1, 2, 3, 4].fill('a', 3, -4).should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
+    [1, 2, 3, 4].fill('a', 3, -5).should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
+    [1, 2, 3, 4].fill('a', 3, -10000).should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
 
-    -> { [1, 2, 3, 4].fill(3, -4, &@never_passed)}.should_not raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { [1, 2, 3, 4].fill(3, -5, &@never_passed)}.should_not raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { [1, 2, 3, 4].fill(3, -10000, &@never_passed)}.should_not raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    [1, 2, 3, 4].fill(3, -4, &@never_passed).should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
+    [1, 2, 3, 4].fill(3, -5, &@never_passed).should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
+    [1, 2, 3, 4].fill(3, -10000, &@never_passed).should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
   end
 
   it "tries to convert the second and third arguments to Integers using #to_int" do
@@ -199,18 +237,24 @@ describe "Array#fill with (filler, index, length)" do
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if the index is not numeric" do
-    -> { [].fill 'a', true }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [].fill 'a', true }.should.raise(TypeError)
 
     obj = mock('nonnumeric')
-    -> { [].fill('a', obj) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [].fill('a', obj) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+  end
+
+  it "raises a TypeError when the length is not numeric" do
+    -> { [1, 2, 3].fill("x", 1, "foo") }.should.raise(TypeError, /no implicit conversion of String into Integer/)
+    -> { [1, 2, 3].fill("x", 1, :"foo") }.should.raise(TypeError, /no implicit conversion of Symbol into Integer/)
+    -> { [1, 2, 3].fill("x", 1, Object.new) }.should.raise(TypeError, /no implicit conversion of Object into Integer/)
   end
 
   not_supported_on :opal do
     it "raises an ArgumentError or RangeError for too-large sizes" do
       error_types = [RangeError, ArgumentError]
       arr = [1, 2, 3]
-      -> { arr.fill(10, 1, fixnum_max) }.should raise_error { |err| error_types.should include(err.class) }
-      -> { arr.fill(10, 1, bignum_value) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
+      -> { arr.fill(10, 1, fixnum_max) }.should.raise { |err| error_types.should.include?(err.class) }
+      -> { arr.fill(10, 1, bignum_value) }.should.raise(RangeError)
     end
   end
 end
@@ -240,7 +284,7 @@ describe "Array#fill with (filler, range)" do
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError with range and length argument" do
-    -> { [].fill('x', 0 .. 2, 5) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [].fill('x', 0 .. 2, 5) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "replaces elements between the (-m)th to the last and the (n+1)th from the first if given an range m..n where m < 0 and n >= 0" do
@@ -292,13 +336,13 @@ describe "Array#fill with (filler, range)" do
   end
 
   it "raises an exception if some of the given range lies before the first of the array" do
-    -> { [1, 2, 3].fill('x', -5..-3) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
-    -> { [1, 2, 3].fill('x', -5...-3) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
-    -> { [1, 2, 3].fill('x', -5..-4) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
+    -> { [1, 2, 3].fill('x', -5..-3) }.should.raise(RangeError)
+    -> { [1, 2, 3].fill('x', -5...-3) }.should.raise(RangeError)
+    -> { [1, 2, 3].fill('x', -5..-4) }.should.raise(RangeError)
 
-    -> { [1, 2, 3].fill(-5..-3, &@never_passed) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
-    -> { [1, 2, 3].fill(-5...-3, &@never_passed) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
-    -> { [1, 2, 3].fill(-5..-4, &@never_passed) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
+    -> { [1, 2, 3].fill(-5..-3, &@never_passed) }.should.raise(RangeError)
+    -> { [1, 2, 3].fill(-5...-3, &@never_passed) }.should.raise(RangeError)
+    -> { [1, 2, 3].fill(-5..-4, &@never_passed) }.should.raise(RangeError)
   end
 
   it "tries to convert the start and end of the passed range to Integers using #to_int" do
@@ -313,22 +357,18 @@ describe "Array#fill with (filler, range)" do
   it "raises a TypeError if the start or end of the passed range is not numeric" do
     obj = mock('nonnumeric')
     def obj.<=>(rhs); rhs == self ? 0 : nil end
-    -> { [].fill('a', obj..obj) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [].fill('a', obj..obj) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-    it "works with endless ranges" do
-      [1, 2, 3, 4].fill('x', eval("(1..)")).should == [1, 'x', 'x', 'x']
-      [1, 2, 3, 4].fill('x', eval("(3...)")).should == [1, 2, 3, 'x']
-      [1, 2, 3, 4].fill(eval("(1..)")) { |x| x + 2 }.should == [1, 3, 4, 5]
-      [1, 2, 3, 4].fill(eval("(3...)")) { |x| x + 2 }.should == [1, 2, 3, 5]
-    end
+  it "works with endless ranges" do
+    [1, 2, 3, 4].fill('x', eval("(1..)")).should == [1, 'x', 'x', 'x']
+    [1, 2, 3, 4].fill('x', eval("(3...)")).should == [1, 2, 3, 'x']
+    [1, 2, 3, 4].fill(eval("(1..)")) { |x| x + 2 }.should == [1, 3, 4, 5]
+    [1, 2, 3, 4].fill(eval("(3...)")) { |x| x + 2 }.should == [1, 2, 3, 5]
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is "2.7" do
-    it "works with beginless ranges" do
-      [1, 2, 3, 4].fill('x', eval("(..2)")).should == ["x", "x", "x", 4]
-      [1, 2, 3, 4].fill(eval("(...2)")) { |x| x + 2 }.should == [2, 3, 3, 4]
-    end
+  it "works with beginless ranges" do
+    [1, 2, 3, 4].fill('x', (..2)).should == ["x", "x", "x", 4]
+    [1, 2, 3, 4].fill((...2)) { |x| x + 2 }.should == [2, 3, 3, 4]
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/filter_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/filter_spec.rb
index ee4f71ca28..6ebda61069 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/filter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/filter_spec.rb
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/select'
 
-ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-  describe "Array#filter" do
-    it_behaves_like :array_select, :filter
+describe "Array#filter" do
+  it "is an alias of Array#select" do
+    Array.instance_method(:filter).should == Array.instance_method(:select)
   end
+end
 
-  describe "Array#filter!" do
-    it "returns nil if no changes were made in the array" do
-      [1, 2, 3].filter! { true }.should be_nil
-    end
-
-    it_behaves_like :keep_if, :filter!
+describe "Array#filter!" do
+  it "is an alias of Array#select!" do
+    Array.instance_method(:filter!).should == Array.instance_method(:select!)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/find_index_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/find_index_spec.rb
index 759472024a..17ff6c04a7 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/find_index_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/find_index_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,42 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/index'
+require_relative 'shared/iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing'
 
 describe "Array#find_index" do
-  it_behaves_like :array_index, :find_index
+  it "returns the index of the first element == to object" do
+    x = mock('3')
+    def x.==(obj) 3 == obj; end
+
+    [2, x, 3, 1, 3, 1].find_index(3).should == 1
+    [2, 3.0, 3, x, 1, 3, 1].find_index(x).should == 1
+  end
+
+  it "returns 0 if first element == to object" do
+    [2, 1, 3, 2, 5].find_index(2).should == 0
+  end
+
+  it "returns size-1 if only last element == to object" do
+    [2, 1, 3, 1, 5].find_index(5).should == 4
+  end
+
+  it "returns nil if no element == to object" do
+    [2, 1, 1, 1, 1].find_index(3).should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "accepts a block instead of an argument" do
+    [4, 2, 1, 5, 1, 3].find_index {|x| x < 2}.should == 2
+  end
+
+  it "ignores the block if there is an argument" do
+    -> {
+      [4, 2, 1, 5, 1, 3].find_index(5) {|x| x < 2}.should == 3
+    }.should complain(/given block not used/)
+  end
+
+  describe "given no argument and no block" do
+    it "produces an Enumerator" do
+      [].find_index.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
+    end
+  end
+
+  it_behaves_like :array_iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing, :find_index
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/first_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/first_spec.rb
index 66eeba6565..2c343ac8f6 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/first_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/first_spec.rb
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ describe "Array#first" do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError when count is negative" do
-    -> { [1, 2].first(-1) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { [1, 2].first(-1) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "raises a RangeError when count is a Bignum" do
-    -> { [].first(bignum_value) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
+    -> { [].first(bignum_value) }.should.raise(RangeError)
   end
 
   it "returns the entire array when count > length" do
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ describe "Array#first" do
 
   it "properly handles recursive arrays" do
     empty = ArraySpecs.empty_recursive_array
-    empty.first.should equal(empty)
+    empty.first.should.equal?(empty)
 
     ary = ArraySpecs.head_recursive_array
-    ary.first.should equal(ary)
+    ary.first.should.equal?(ary)
   end
 
   it "tries to convert the passed argument to an Integer using #to_int" do
@@ -66,19 +66,19 @@ describe "Array#first" do
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if the passed argument is not numeric" do
-    -> { [1,2].first(nil) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { [1,2].first("a") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [1,2].first(nil) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { [1,2].first("a") }.should.raise(TypeError)
 
     obj = mock("nonnumeric")
-    -> { [1,2].first(obj) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [1,2].first(obj) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "does not return subclass instance when passed count on Array subclasses" do
-    ArraySpecs::MyArray[].first(0).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-    ArraySpecs::MyArray[].first(2).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].first(0).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].first(1).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].first(2).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[].first(0).should.instance_of?(Array)
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[].first(2).should.instance_of?(Array)
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].first(0).should.instance_of?(Array)
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].first(1).should.instance_of?(Array)
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].first(2).should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 
   it "is not destructive" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/fixtures/classes.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/fixtures/classes.rb
index affb3b49e6..05283c0f74 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/fixtures/classes.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/fixtures/classes.rb
@@ -40,6 +40,62 @@ module ArraySpecs
     a
   end
 
+  # Chi squared critical values for tests with n degrees of freedom at 99% confidence.
+  # Values obtained from NIST Engineering Statistic Handbook at
+  # https://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/eda/section3/eda3674.htm
+
+  CHI_SQUARED_CRITICAL_VALUES = [
+    0,
+    6.635, 9.210, 11.345, 13.277, 15.086, 16.812, 18.475, 20.090, 21.666, 23.209,
+    24.725, 26.217, 27.688, 29.141, 30.578, 32.000, 33.409, 34.805, 36.191, 37.566,
+    38.932, 40.289, 41.638, 42.980, 44.314, 45.642, 46.963, 48.278, 49.588, 50.892,
+    52.191, 53.486, 54.776, 56.061, 57.342, 58.619, 59.893, 61.162, 62.428, 63.691,
+    64.950, 66.206, 67.459, 68.710, 69.957, 71.201, 72.443, 73.683, 74.919, 76.154,
+    77.386, 78.616, 79.843, 81.069, 82.292, 83.513, 84.733, 85.950, 87.166, 88.379,
+    89.591, 90.802, 92.010, 93.217, 94.422, 95.626, 96.828, 98.028, 99.228, 100.425,
+    101.621, 102.816, 104.010, 105.202, 106.393, 107.583, 108.771, 109.958, 111.144, 112.329,
+    113.512, 114.695, 115.876, 117.057, 118.236, 119.414, 120.591, 121.767, 122.942, 124.116,
+    125.289, 126.462, 127.633, 128.803, 129.973, 131.141, 132.309, 133.476, 134.642, 135.807,
+  ]
+
+  def self.measure_sample_fairness(size, samples, iters)
+    ary = Array.new(size) { |x| x }
+    expected = iters.fdiv size
+    (samples).times do |i|
+      chi_results = []
+      3.times do
+        counts = Array.new(size, 0)
+        iters.times do
+          x = ary.sample(samples)[i]
+          counts[x] += 1
+        end
+        chi_squared = counts.sum {|count| (count - expected) ** 2} / expected
+        chi_results << chi_squared
+        break if chi_squared <= CHI_SQUARED_CRITICAL_VALUES[size]
+      end
+
+      chi_results.min.should <= CHI_SQUARED_CRITICAL_VALUES[size]
+    end
+  end
+
+  def self.measure_sample_fairness_large_sample_size(size, samples, iters)
+    ary = Array.new(size) { |x| x }
+    counts = Array.new(size, 0)
+    expected = (iters * samples).fdiv size
+    iters.times do
+      ary.sample(samples).each do |sample|
+        counts[sample] += 1
+      end
+    end
+    chi_squared = counts.sum {|count| (count - expected) ** 2} / expected
+
+    # Chi squared critical values for tests with 4 degrees of freedom
+    # Values obtained from NIST Engineering Statistic Handbook at
+    # https://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/eda/section3/eda3674.htm
+
+    chi_squared.should <= CHI_SQUARED_CRITICAL_VALUES[size]
+  end
+
   class MyArray < Array
     # The #initialize method has a different signature than Array to help
     # catch places in the specs that do not assert the #initialize is not
@@ -98,6 +154,16 @@ module ArraySpecs
     end
   end
 
+  class ArrayMethodMissing
+    def initialize(*values, &block)
+      @values = values;
+    end
+
+    def method_missing(name, *args)
+      @values
+    end
+  end
+
   class SortSame
     def <=>(other); 0; end
     def ==(other); true; end
@@ -151,366 +217,370 @@ module ArraySpecs
     obj
   end
 
-  LargeArray = ["test_create_table_with_force_true_does_not_drop_nonexisting_table",
- "test_add_table",
- "assert_difference",
- "assert_operator",
- "instance_variables",
- "class",
- "instance_variable_get",
- "__class__",
- "expects",
- "assert_no_difference",
- "name",
- "assert_blank",
- "assert_not_same",
- "is_a?",
- "test_add_table_with_decimals",
- "test_create_table_with_timestamps_should_create_datetime_columns",
- "assert_present",
- "assert_no_match",
- "__instance_of__",
- "assert_deprecated",
- "assert",
- "assert_throws",
- "kind_of?",
- "try",
- "__instance_variable_get__",
- "object_id",
- "timeout",
- "instance_variable_set",
- "assert_nothing_thrown",
- "__instance_variable_set__",
- "copy_object",
- "test_create_table_with_timestamps_should_create_datetime_columns_with_options",
- "assert_not_deprecated",
- "assert_in_delta",
- "id",
- "copy_metaclass",
- "test_create_table_without_a_block",
- "dup",
- "assert_not_nil",
- "send",
- "__instance_variables__",
- "to_sql",
- "mock",
- "assert_send",
- "instance_variable_defined?",
- "clone",
- "require",
- "test_migrator",
- "__instance_variable_defined_eh__",
- "frozen?",
- "test_add_column_not_null_with_default",
- "freeze",
- "test_migrator_one_up",
- "test_migrator_one_down",
- "singleton_methods",
- "method_exists?",
- "create_fixtures",
- "test_migrator_one_up_one_down",
- "test_native_decimal_insert_manual_vs_automatic",
- "instance_exec",
- "__is_a__",
- "test_migrator_double_up",
- "stub",
- "private_methods",
- "stubs",
- "test_migrator_double_down",
- "fixture_path",
- "private_singleton_methods",
- "stub_everything",
- "test_migrator_one_up_with_exception_and_rollback",
- "sequence",
- "protected_methods",
- "enum_for",
- "test_finds_migrations",
- "run_before_mocha",
- "states",
- "protected_singleton_methods",
- "to_json",
- "instance_values",
- "==",
- "mocha_setup",
- "public_methods",
- "test_finds_pending_migrations",
- "mocha_verify",
- "assert_kind_of",
- "===",
- "=~",
- "test_relative_migrations",
- "mocha_teardown",
- "gem",
- "mocha",
- "test_only_loads_pending_migrations",
- "test_add_column_with_precision_and_scale",
- "require_or_load",
- "eql?",
- "require_dependency",
- "test_native_types",
- "test_target_version_zero_should_run_only_once",
- "extend",
- "to_matcher",
- "unloadable",
- "require_association",
- "hash",
- "__id__",
- "load_dependency",
- "equals",
- "test_migrator_db_has_no_schema_migrations_table",
- "test_migrator_verbosity",
- "kind_of",
- "to_yaml",
- "to_bool",
- "test_migrator_verbosity_off",
- "taint",
- "test_migrator_going_down_due_to_version_target",
- "tainted?",
- "mocha_inspect",
- "test_migrator_rollback",
- "vim",
- "untaint",
- "taguri=",
- "test_migrator_forward",
- "test_schema_migrations_table_name",
- "test_proper_table_name",
- "all_of",
- "test_add_drop_table_with_prefix_and_suffix",
- "_setup_callbacks",
- "setup",
- "Not",
- "test_create_table_with_binary_column",
- "assert_not_equal",
- "enable_warnings",
- "acts_like?",
- "Rational",
- "_removed_setup_callbacks",
- "Table",
- "bind",
- "any_of",
- "__method__",
- "test_migrator_with_duplicates",
- "_teardown_callbacks",
- "method",
- "test_migrator_with_duplicate_names",
- "_removed_teardown_callbacks",
- "any_parameters",
- "test_migrator_with_missing_version_numbers",
- "test_add_remove_single_field_using_string_arguments",
- "test_create_table_with_custom_sequence_name",
- "test_add_remove_single_field_using_symbol_arguments",
- "_one_time_conditions_valid_14?",
- "_one_time_conditions_valid_16?",
- "run_callbacks",
- "anything",
- "silence_warnings",
- "instance_variable_names",
- "_fixture_path",
- "copy_instance_variables_from",
- "fixture_path?",
- "has_entry",
- "__marshal__",
- "_fixture_table_names",
- "__kind_of__",
- "fixture_table_names?",
- "test_add_rename",
- "assert_equal",
- "_fixture_class_names",
- "fixture_class_names?",
- "has_entries",
- "_use_transactional_fixtures",
- "people",
- "test_rename_column_using_symbol_arguments",
- "use_transactional_fixtures?",
- "instance_eval",
- "blank?",
- "with_warnings",
- "__nil__",
- "load",
- "metaclass",
- "_use_instantiated_fixtures",
- "has_key",
- "class_eval",
- "present?",
- "test_rename_column",
- "teardown",
- "use_instantiated_fixtures?",
- "method_name",
- "silence_stderr",
- "presence",
- "test_rename_column_preserves_default_value_not_null",
- "silence_stream",
- "_pre_loaded_fixtures",
- "__metaclass__",
- "__fixnum__",
- "pre_loaded_fixtures?",
- "has_value",
- "suppress",
- "to_yaml_properties",
- "test_rename_nonexistent_column",
- "test_add_index",
- "includes",
- "find_correlate_in",
- "equality_predicate_sql",
- "assert_nothing_raised",
- "let",
- "not_predicate_sql",
- "test_rename_column_with_sql_reserved_word",
- "singleton_class",
- "test_rename_column_with_an_index",
- "display",
- "taguri",
- "to_yaml_style",
- "test_remove_column_with_index",
- "size",
- "current_adapter?",
- "test_remove_column_with_multi_column_index",
- "respond_to?",
- "test_change_type_of_not_null_column",
- "is_a",
- "to_a",
- "test_rename_table_for_sqlite_should_work_with_reserved_words",
- "require_library_or_gem",
- "setup_fixtures",
- "equal?",
- "teardown_fixtures",
- "nil?",
- "fixture_table_names",
- "fixture_class_names",
- "test_create_table_without_id",
- "use_transactional_fixtures",
- "test_add_column_with_primary_key_attribute",
- "repair_validations",
- "use_instantiated_fixtures",
- "instance_of?",
- "test_create_table_adds_id",
- "test_rename_table",
- "pre_loaded_fixtures",
- "to_enum",
- "test_create_table_with_not_null_column",
- "instance_of",
- "test_change_column_nullability",
- "optionally",
- "test_rename_table_with_an_index",
- "run",
- "test_change_column",
- "default_test",
- "assert_raise",
- "test_create_table_with_defaults",
- "assert_nil",
- "flunk",
- "regexp_matches",
- "duplicable?",
- "reset_mocha",
- "stubba_method",
- "filter_backtrace",
- "test_create_table_with_limits",
- "responds_with",
- "stubba_object",
- "test_change_column_with_nil_default",
- "assert_block",
- "__show__",
- "assert_date_from_db",
- "__respond_to_eh__",
- "run_in_transaction?",
- "inspect",
- "assert_sql",
- "test_change_column_with_new_default",
- "yaml_equivalent",
- "build_message",
- "to_s",
- "test_change_column_default",
- "assert_queries",
- "pending",
- "as_json",
- "assert_no_queries",
- "test_change_column_quotes_column_names",
- "assert_match",
- "test_keeping_default_and_notnull_constraint_on_change",
- "methods",
- "connection_allow_concurrency_setup",
- "connection_allow_concurrency_teardown",
- "test_create_table_with_primary_key_prefix_as_table_name_with_underscore",
- "__send__",
- "make_connection",
- "assert_raises",
- "tap",
- "with_kcode",
- "assert_instance_of",
- "test_create_table_with_primary_key_prefix_as_table_name",
- "assert_respond_to",
- "test_change_column_default_to_null",
- "assert_same",
- "__extend__"]
-
-  LargeTestArraySorted = ["test_add_column_not_null_with_default",
- "test_add_column_with_precision_and_scale",
- "test_add_column_with_primary_key_attribute",
- "test_add_drop_table_with_prefix_and_suffix",
- "test_add_index",
- "test_add_remove_single_field_using_string_arguments",
- "test_add_remove_single_field_using_symbol_arguments",
- "test_add_rename",
- "test_add_table",
- "test_add_table_with_decimals",
- "test_change_column",
- "test_change_column_default",
- "test_change_column_default_to_null",
- "test_change_column_nullability",
- "test_change_column_quotes_column_names",
- "test_change_column_with_new_default",
- "test_change_column_with_nil_default",
- "test_change_type_of_not_null_column",
- "test_create_table_adds_id",
- "test_create_table_with_binary_column",
- "test_create_table_with_custom_sequence_name",
- "test_create_table_with_defaults",
- "test_create_table_with_force_true_does_not_drop_nonexisting_table",
- "test_create_table_with_limits",
- "test_create_table_with_not_null_column",
- "test_create_table_with_primary_key_prefix_as_table_name",
- "test_create_table_with_primary_key_prefix_as_table_name_with_underscore",
- "test_create_table_with_timestamps_should_create_datetime_columns",
- "test_create_table_with_timestamps_should_create_datetime_columns_with_options",
- "test_create_table_without_a_block",
- "test_create_table_without_id",
- "test_finds_migrations",
- "test_finds_pending_migrations",
- "test_keeping_default_and_notnull_constraint_on_change",
- "test_migrator",
- "test_migrator_db_has_no_schema_migrations_table",
- "test_migrator_double_down",
- "test_migrator_double_up",
- "test_migrator_forward",
- "test_migrator_going_down_due_to_version_target",
- "test_migrator_one_down",
- "test_migrator_one_up",
- "test_migrator_one_up_one_down",
- "test_migrator_one_up_with_exception_and_rollback",
- "test_migrator_rollback",
- "test_migrator_verbosity",
- "test_migrator_verbosity_off",
- "test_migrator_with_duplicate_names",
- "test_migrator_with_duplicates",
- "test_migrator_with_missing_version_numbers",
- "test_native_decimal_insert_manual_vs_automatic",
- "test_native_types",
- "test_only_loads_pending_migrations",
- "test_proper_table_name",
- "test_relative_migrations",
- "test_remove_column_with_index",
- "test_remove_column_with_multi_column_index",
- "test_rename_column",
- "test_rename_column_preserves_default_value_not_null",
- "test_rename_column_using_symbol_arguments",
- "test_rename_column_with_an_index",
- "test_rename_column_with_sql_reserved_word",
- "test_rename_nonexistent_column",
- "test_rename_table",
- "test_rename_table_for_sqlite_should_work_with_reserved_words",
- "test_rename_table_with_an_index",
- "test_schema_migrations_table_name",
- "test_target_version_zero_should_run_only_once"]
+  LargeArray = [
+    "test_create_table_with_force_true_does_not_drop_nonexisting_table",
+    "test_add_table",
+    "assert_difference",
+    "assert_operator",
+    "instance_variables",
+    "class",
+    "instance_variable_get",
+    "__class__",
+    "expects",
+    "assert_no_difference",
+    "name",
+    "assert_blank",
+    "assert_not_same",
+    "is_a?",
+    "test_add_table_with_decimals",
+    "test_create_table_with_timestamps_should_create_datetime_columns",
+    "assert_present",
+    "assert_no_match",
+    "__instance_of__",
+    "assert_deprecated",
+    "assert",
+    "assert_throws",
+    "kind_of?",
+    "try",
+    "__instance_variable_get__",
+    "object_id",
+    "timeout",
+    "instance_variable_set",
+    "assert_nothing_thrown",
+    "__instance_variable_set__",
+    "copy_object",
+    "test_create_table_with_timestamps_should_create_datetime_columns_with_options",
+    "assert_not_deprecated",
+    "assert_in_delta",
+    "id",
+    "copy_metaclass",
+    "test_create_table_without_a_block",
+    "dup",
+    "assert_not_nil",
+    "send",
+    "__instance_variables__",
+    "to_sql",
+    "mock",
+    "assert_send",
+    "instance_variable_defined?",
+    "clone",
+    "require",
+    "test_migrator",
+    "__instance_variable_defined_eh__",
+    "frozen?",
+    "test_add_column_not_null_with_default",
+    "freeze",
+    "test_migrator_one_up",
+    "test_migrator_one_down",
+    "singleton_methods",
+    "method_exists?",
+    "create_fixtures",
+    "test_migrator_one_up_one_down",
+    "test_native_decimal_insert_manual_vs_automatic",
+    "instance_exec",
+    "__is_a__",
+    "test_migrator_double_up",
+    "stub",
+    "private_methods",
+    "stubs",
+    "test_migrator_double_down",
+    "fixture_path",
+    "private_singleton_methods",
+    "stub_everything",
+    "test_migrator_one_up_with_exception_and_rollback",
+    "sequence",
+    "protected_methods",
+    "enum_for",
+    "test_finds_migrations",
+    "run_before_mocha",
+    "states",
+    "protected_singleton_methods",
+    "to_json",
+    "instance_values",
+    "==",
+    "mocha_setup",
+    "public_methods",
+    "test_finds_pending_migrations",
+    "mocha_verify",
+    "assert_kind_of",
+    "===",
+    "=~",
+    "test_relative_migrations",
+    "mocha_teardown",
+    "gem",
+    "mocha",
+    "test_only_loads_pending_migrations",
+    "test_add_column_with_precision_and_scale",
+    "require_or_load",
+    "eql?",
+    "require_dependency",
+    "test_native_types",
+    "test_target_version_zero_should_run_only_once",
+    "extend",
+    "to_matcher",
+    "unloadable",
+    "require_association",
+    "hash",
+    "__id__",
+    "load_dependency",
+    "equals",
+    "test_migrator_db_has_no_schema_migrations_table",
+    "test_migrator_verbosity",
+    "kind_of",
+    "to_yaml",
+    "to_bool",
+    "test_migrator_verbosity_off",
+    "taint",
+    "test_migrator_going_down_due_to_version_target",
+    "tainted?",
+    "mocha_inspect",
+    "test_migrator_rollback",
+    "vim",
+    "untaint",
+    "taguri=",
+    "test_migrator_forward",
+    "test_schema_migrations_table_name",
+    "test_proper_table_name",
+    "all_of",
+    "test_add_drop_table_with_prefix_and_suffix",
+    "_setup_callbacks",
+    "setup",
+    "Not",
+    "test_create_table_with_binary_column",
+    "assert_not_equal",
+    "enable_warnings",
+    "acts_like?",
+    "Rational",
+    "_removed_setup_callbacks",
+    "Table",
+    "bind",
+    "any_of",
+    "__method__",
+    "test_migrator_with_duplicates",
+    "_teardown_callbacks",
+    "method",
+    "test_migrator_with_duplicate_names",
+    "_removed_teardown_callbacks",
+    "any_parameters",
+    "test_migrator_with_missing_version_numbers",
+    "test_add_remove_single_field_using_string_arguments",
+    "test_create_table_with_custom_sequence_name",
+    "test_add_remove_single_field_using_symbol_arguments",
+    "_one_time_conditions_valid_14?",
+    "_one_time_conditions_valid_16?",
+    "run_callbacks",
+    "anything",
+    "silence_warnings",
+    "instance_variable_names",
+    "_fixture_path",
+    "copy_instance_variables_from",
+    "fixture_path?",
+    "has_entry",
+    "__marshal__",
+    "_fixture_table_names",
+    "__kind_of__",
+    "fixture_table_names?",
+    "test_add_rename",
+    "assert_equal",
+    "_fixture_class_names",
+    "fixture_class_names?",
+    "has_entries",
+    "_use_transactional_fixtures",
+    "people",
+    "test_rename_column_using_symbol_arguments",
+    "use_transactional_fixtures?",
+    "instance_eval",
+    "blank?",
+    "with_warnings",
+    "__nil__",
+    "load",
+    "metaclass",
+    "_use_instantiated_fixtures",
+    "has_key",
+    "class_eval",
+    "present?",
+    "test_rename_column",
+    "teardown",
+    "use_instantiated_fixtures?",
+    "method_name",
+    "silence_stderr",
+    "presence",
+    "test_rename_column_preserves_default_value_not_null",
+    "silence_stream",
+    "_pre_loaded_fixtures",
+    "__metaclass__",
+    "__fixnum__",
+    "pre_loaded_fixtures?",
+    "has_value",
+    "suppress",
+    "to_yaml_properties",
+    "test_rename_nonexistent_column",
+    "test_add_index",
+    "includes",
+    "find_correlate_in",
+    "equality_predicate_sql",
+    "assert_nothing_raised",
+    "let",
+    "not_predicate_sql",
+    "test_rename_column_with_sql_reserved_word",
+    "singleton_class",
+    "test_rename_column_with_an_index",
+    "display",
+    "taguri",
+    "to_yaml_style",
+    "test_remove_column_with_index",
+    "size",
+    "current_adapter?",
+    "test_remove_column_with_multi_column_index",
+    "respond_to?",
+    "test_change_type_of_not_null_column",
+    "is_a",
+    "to_a",
+    "test_rename_table_for_sqlite_should_work_with_reserved_words",
+    "require_library_or_gem",
+    "setup_fixtures",
+    "equal?",
+    "teardown_fixtures",
+    "nil?",
+    "fixture_table_names",
+    "fixture_class_names",
+    "test_create_table_without_id",
+    "use_transactional_fixtures",
+    "test_add_column_with_primary_key_attribute",
+    "repair_validations",
+    "use_instantiated_fixtures",
+    "instance_of?",
+    "test_create_table_adds_id",
+    "test_rename_table",
+    "pre_loaded_fixtures",
+    "to_enum",
+    "test_create_table_with_not_null_column",
+    "instance_of",
+    "test_change_column_nullability",
+    "optionally",
+    "test_rename_table_with_an_index",
+    "run",
+    "test_change_column",
+    "default_test",
+    "assert_raise",
+    "test_create_table_with_defaults",
+    "assert_nil",
+    "flunk",
+    "regexp_matches",
+    "duplicable?",
+    "reset_mocha",
+    "stubba_method",
+    "filter_backtrace",
+    "test_create_table_with_limits",
+    "responds_with",
+    "stubba_object",
+    "test_change_column_with_nil_default",
+    "assert_block",
+    "__show__",
+    "assert_date_from_db",
+    "__respond_to_eh__",
+    "run_in_transaction?",
+    "inspect",
+    "assert_sql",
+    "test_change_column_with_new_default",
+    "yaml_equivalent",
+    "build_message",
+    "to_s",
+    "test_change_column_default",
+    "assert_queries",
+    "pending",
+    "as_json",
+    "assert_no_queries",
+    "test_change_column_quotes_column_names",
+    "assert_match",
+    "test_keeping_default_and_notnull_constraint_on_change",
+    "methods",
+    "connection_allow_concurrency_setup",
+    "connection_allow_concurrency_teardown",
+    "test_create_table_with_primary_key_prefix_as_table_name_with_underscore",
+    "__send__",
+    "make_connection",
+    "assert_raises",
+    "tap",
+    "with_kcode",
+    "assert_instance_of",
+    "test_create_table_with_primary_key_prefix_as_table_name",
+    "assert_respond_to",
+    "test_change_column_default_to_null",
+    "assert_same",
+    "__extend__",
+  ]
+
+  LargeTestArraySorted = [
+    "test_add_column_not_null_with_default",
+    "test_add_column_with_precision_and_scale",
+    "test_add_column_with_primary_key_attribute",
+    "test_add_drop_table_with_prefix_and_suffix",
+    "test_add_index",
+    "test_add_remove_single_field_using_string_arguments",
+    "test_add_remove_single_field_using_symbol_arguments",
+    "test_add_rename",
+    "test_add_table",
+    "test_add_table_with_decimals",
+    "test_change_column",
+    "test_change_column_default",
+    "test_change_column_default_to_null",
+    "test_change_column_nullability",
+    "test_change_column_quotes_column_names",
+    "test_change_column_with_new_default",
+    "test_change_column_with_nil_default",
+    "test_change_type_of_not_null_column",
+    "test_create_table_adds_id",
+    "test_create_table_with_binary_column",
+    "test_create_table_with_custom_sequence_name",
+    "test_create_table_with_defaults",
+    "test_create_table_with_force_true_does_not_drop_nonexisting_table",
+    "test_create_table_with_limits",
+    "test_create_table_with_not_null_column",
+    "test_create_table_with_primary_key_prefix_as_table_name",
+    "test_create_table_with_primary_key_prefix_as_table_name_with_underscore",
+    "test_create_table_with_timestamps_should_create_datetime_columns",
+    "test_create_table_with_timestamps_should_create_datetime_columns_with_options",
+    "test_create_table_without_a_block",
+    "test_create_table_without_id",
+    "test_finds_migrations",
+    "test_finds_pending_migrations",
+    "test_keeping_default_and_notnull_constraint_on_change",
+    "test_migrator",
+    "test_migrator_db_has_no_schema_migrations_table",
+    "test_migrator_double_down",
+    "test_migrator_double_up",
+    "test_migrator_forward",
+    "test_migrator_going_down_due_to_version_target",
+    "test_migrator_one_down",
+    "test_migrator_one_up",
+    "test_migrator_one_up_one_down",
+    "test_migrator_one_up_with_exception_and_rollback",
+    "test_migrator_rollback",
+    "test_migrator_verbosity",
+    "test_migrator_verbosity_off",
+    "test_migrator_with_duplicate_names",
+    "test_migrator_with_duplicates",
+    "test_migrator_with_missing_version_numbers",
+    "test_native_decimal_insert_manual_vs_automatic",
+    "test_native_types",
+    "test_only_loads_pending_migrations",
+    "test_proper_table_name",
+    "test_relative_migrations",
+    "test_remove_column_with_index",
+    "test_remove_column_with_multi_column_index",
+    "test_rename_column",
+    "test_rename_column_preserves_default_value_not_null",
+    "test_rename_column_using_symbol_arguments",
+    "test_rename_column_with_an_index",
+    "test_rename_column_with_sql_reserved_word",
+    "test_rename_nonexistent_column",
+    "test_rename_table",
+    "test_rename_table_for_sqlite_should_work_with_reserved_words",
+    "test_rename_table_with_an_index",
+    "test_schema_migrations_table_name",
+    "test_target_version_zero_should_run_only_once",
+  ]
 
   class PrivateToAry
     private
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/fixtures/encoded_strings.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/fixtures/encoded_strings.rb
index 5b85bd0e06..b5888d86ae 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/fixtures/encoded_strings.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/fixtures/encoded_strings.rb
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 module ArraySpecs
   def self.array_with_usascii_and_7bit_utf8_strings
     [
-      'foo'.force_encoding('US-ASCII'),
+      'foo'.dup.force_encoding('US-ASCII'),
       'bar'
     ]
   end
 
   def self.array_with_usascii_and_utf8_strings
     [
-      'foo'.force_encoding('US-ASCII'),
+      'foo'.dup.force_encoding('US-ASCII'),
       'báz'
     ]
   end
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ module ArraySpecs
   def self.array_with_7bit_utf8_and_usascii_strings
     [
       'bar',
-      'foo'.force_encoding('US-ASCII')
+      'foo'.dup.force_encoding('US-ASCII')
     ]
   end
 
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ module ArraySpecs
     [
       'báz',
       'bar',
-      'foo'.force_encoding('US-ASCII')
+      'foo'.dup.force_encoding('US-ASCII')
     ]
   end
 
   def self.array_with_usascii_and_utf8_strings
     [
-      'foo'.force_encoding('US-ASCII'),
+      'foo'.dup.force_encoding('US-ASCII'),
       'bar',
       'báz'
     ]
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ module ArraySpecs
     [
       'bar',
       'báz',
-      'foo'.force_encoding('BINARY')
+      'foo'.dup.force_encoding('BINARY')
     ]
   end
 
@@ -55,14 +55,14 @@ module ArraySpecs
 
   def self.array_with_usascii_and_7bit_binary_strings
     [
-      'bar'.force_encoding('US-ASCII'),
-      'foo'.force_encoding('BINARY')
+      'bar'.dup.force_encoding('US-ASCII'),
+      'foo'.dup.force_encoding('BINARY')
     ]
   end
 
   def self.array_with_usascii_and_binary_strings
     [
-      'bar'.force_encoding('US-ASCII'),
+      'bar'.dup.force_encoding('US-ASCII'),
       [255].pack('C').force_encoding('BINARY')
     ]
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/flatten_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/flatten_spec.rb
index 2f9fb8a3ec..272406b8f9 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/flatten_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/flatten_spec.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ describe "Array#flatten" do
   it "returns dup when the level of recursion is 0" do
     a = [ 1, 2, [3, [4, 5] ] ]
     a.flatten(0).should == a
-    a.flatten(0).should_not equal(a)
+    a.flatten(0).should_not.equal?(a)
   end
 
   it "ignores negative levels" do
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe "Array#flatten" do
 
   it "raises a TypeError when the passed Object can't be converted to an Integer" do
     obj = mock("Not converted")
-    -> { [ 1, 2, [3, [4, 5] ] ].flatten(obj) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [ 1, 2, [3, [4, 5] ] ].flatten(obj) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "does not call flatten on elements" do
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ describe "Array#flatten" do
   it "raises an ArgumentError on recursive arrays" do
     x = []
     x << x
-    -> { x.flatten }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { x.flatten }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
 
     x = []
     y = []
     x << y
     y << x
-    -> { x.flatten }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { x.flatten }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "flattens any element which responds to #to_ary, using the return value of said method" do
@@ -75,24 +75,12 @@ describe "Array#flatten" do
     [[obj]].flatten(1)
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is ''...'3.0' do
-    it "returns subclass instance for Array subclasses" do
-      ArraySpecs::MyArray[].flatten.should be_an_instance_of(ArraySpecs::MyArray)
-      ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].flatten.should be_an_instance_of(ArraySpecs::MyArray)
-      ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, [2], 3].flatten.should be_an_instance_of(ArraySpecs::MyArray)
-      ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, [2, 3], 4].flatten.should == ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3, 4]
-      [ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3]].flatten.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-    end
-  end
-
-  ruby_version_is '3.0' do
-    it "returns Array instance for Array subclasses" do
-      ArraySpecs::MyArray[].flatten.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-      ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].flatten.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-      ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, [2], 3].flatten.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-      ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, [2, 3], 4].flatten.should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
-      [ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3]].flatten.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-    end
+  it "returns Array instance for Array subclasses" do
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[].flatten.should.instance_of?(Array)
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].flatten.should.instance_of?(Array)
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, [2], 3].flatten.should.instance_of?(Array)
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, [2, 3], 4].flatten.should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
+    [ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3]].flatten.should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 
   it "is not destructive" do
@@ -118,7 +106,7 @@ describe "Array#flatten" do
 
     it "raises a TypeError if #to_ary does not return an Array" do
       @obj.should_receive(:to_ary).and_return(1)
-      -> { [@obj].flatten }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { [@obj].flatten }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
 
     it "calls respond_to_missing?(:to_ary, true) to try coercing" do
@@ -137,7 +125,7 @@ describe "Array#flatten" do
     it "calls #to_ary if not defined when #respond_to_missing? returns true" do
       def @obj.respond_to_missing?(name, priv) ScratchPad << name; true end
 
-      -> { [@obj].flatten }.should raise_error(NoMethodError)
+      -> { [@obj].flatten }.should.raise(NoMethodError)
       ScratchPad.recorded.should == [:to_ary]
     end
 
@@ -147,16 +135,6 @@ describe "Array#flatten" do
     end
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is ''...'2.7' do
-    it "returns a tainted array if self is tainted" do
-      [].taint.flatten.tainted?.should be_true
-    end
-
-    it "returns an untrusted array if self is untrusted" do
-      [].untrust.flatten.untrusted?.should be_true
-    end
-  end
-
   it "performs respond_to? and method_missing-aware checks when coercing elements to array" do
     bo = BasicObject.new
     [bo].flatten.should == [bo]
@@ -190,7 +168,7 @@ describe "Array#flatten!" do
 
   it "returns self if made some modifications" do
     a = [[[1, [2, 3]],[2, 3, [4, [4, [5, 5]], [1, 2, 3]]], [4]], []]
-    a.flatten!.should equal(a)
+    a.flatten!.should.equal?(a)
   end
 
   it "returns nil if no modifications took place" do
@@ -230,7 +208,7 @@ describe "Array#flatten!" do
 
   it "raises a TypeError when the passed Object can't be converted to an Integer" do
     obj = mock("Not converted")
-    -> { [ 1, 2, [3, [4, 5] ] ].flatten!(obj) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [ 1, 2, [3, [4, 5] ] ].flatten!(obj) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "does not call flatten! on elements" do
@@ -246,13 +224,13 @@ describe "Array#flatten!" do
   it "raises an ArgumentError on recursive arrays" do
     x = []
     x << x
-    -> { x.flatten! }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { x.flatten! }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
 
     x = []
     y = []
     x << y
     y << x
-    -> { x.flatten! }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { x.flatten! }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "flattens any elements which responds to #to_ary, using the return value of said method" do
@@ -270,19 +248,19 @@ describe "Array#flatten!" do
 
     ary = [ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3]]
     ary.flatten!
-    ary.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    ary.should.instance_of?(Array)
     ary.should == [1, 2, 3]
   end
 
   it "raises a FrozenError on frozen arrays when the array is modified" do
     nested_ary = [1, 2, []]
     nested_ary.freeze
-    -> { nested_ary.flatten! }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { nested_ary.flatten! }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 
   # see [ruby-core:23663]
   it "raises a FrozenError on frozen arrays when the array would not be modified" do
-    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.flatten! }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-    -> { ArraySpecs.empty_frozen_array.flatten! }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.flatten! }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+    -> { ArraySpecs.empty_frozen_array.flatten! }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/hash_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/hash_spec.rb
index f3bcc83fce..3b7b6d5bed 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/hash_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/hash_spec.rb
@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@ describe "Array#hash" do
 
     [[], [1, 2, 3]].each do |ary|
       ary.hash.should == ary.dup.hash
-      ary.hash.should be_an_instance_of(Integer)
+      ary.hash.should.instance_of?(Integer)
     end
   end
 
   it "properly handles recursive arrays" do
     empty = ArraySpecs.empty_recursive_array
-    -> { empty.hash }.should_not raise_error
+    -> { empty.hash }.should_not.raise
 
     array = ArraySpecs.recursive_array
-    -> { array.hash }.should_not raise_error
+    -> { array.hash }.should_not.raise
   end
 
   it "returns the same hash for equal recursive arrays" do
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ describe "Array#hash" do
     a.fill 'a', 0..3
     b = %w|a a a a|
     a.hash.should == b.hash
-    a.should eql(b)
+    a.should.eql?(b)
   end
 
   it "produces different hashes for nested arrays with different values and empty terminator" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/index_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/index_spec.rb
index 3acb7d0ef3..b66cb6eb53 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/index_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/index_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/index'
 
 describe "Array#index" do
-  it_behaves_like :array_index, :index
+  it "is an alias of Array#find_index" do
+    Array.instance_method(:index).should == Array.instance_method(:find_index)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/initialize_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/initialize_spec.rb
index a8deed2b84..19ee37825e 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/initialize_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/initialize_spec.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ describe "Array#initialize" do
   end
 
   it "is private" do
-    Array.should have_private_instance_method("initialize")
+    Array.private_instance_methods(false).should.include?(:initialize)
   end
 
   it "is called on subclasses" do
@@ -19,26 +19,26 @@ describe "Array#initialize" do
 
   it "preserves the object's identity even when changing its value" do
     a = [1, 2, 3]
-    a.send(:initialize).should equal(a)
+    a.send(:initialize).should.equal?(a)
     a.should_not == [1, 2, 3]
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if passed 3 or more arguments" do
     -> do
       [1, 2].send :initialize, 1, 'x', true
-    end.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    end.should.raise(ArgumentError)
     -> do
       [1, 2].send(:initialize, 1, 'x', true) {}
-    end.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    end.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "raises a FrozenError on frozen arrays" do
     -> do
       ArraySpecs.frozen_array.send :initialize
-    end.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    end.should.raise(FrozenError)
     -> do
       ArraySpecs.frozen_array.send :initialize, ArraySpecs.frozen_array
-    end.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    end.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 
   it "calls #to_ary to convert the value to an array, even if it's private" do
@@ -49,11 +49,13 @@ end
 
 describe "Array#initialize with no arguments" do
   it "makes the array empty" do
-    [1, 2, 3].send(:initialize).should be_empty
+    [1, 2, 3].send(:initialize).should.empty?
   end
 
   it "does not use the given block" do
-    ->{ [1, 2, 3].send(:initialize) { raise } }.should_not raise_error
+    -> {
+      -> { [1, 2, 3].send(:initialize) { raise } }.should_not.raise
+    }.should complain(/#{__FILE__}:#{__LINE__-1}: warning: given block not used/, verbose: true)
   end
 end
 
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ describe "Array#initialize with (array)" do
   end
 
   it "does not use the given block" do
-    ->{ [1, 2, 3].send(:initialize) { raise } }.should_not raise_error
+    ->{ [1, 2, 3].send(:initialize) { raise } }.should_not.raise
   end
 
   it "calls #to_ary to convert the value to an array" do
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ describe "Array#initialize with (array)" do
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if an Array type argument and a default object" do
-    -> { [].send(:initialize, [1, 2], 1) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [].send(:initialize, [1, 2], 1) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 end
 
@@ -90,8 +92,8 @@ describe "Array#initialize with (size, object=nil)" do
     a = []
     obj = [3]
     a.send(:initialize, 2, obj).should == [obj, obj]
-    a[0].should equal(obj)
-    a[1].should equal(obj)
+    a[0].should.equal?(obj)
+    a[1].should.equal?(obj)
 
     b = []
     b.send(:initialize, 3, 14).should == [14, 14, 14]
@@ -103,12 +105,12 @@ describe "Array#initialize with (size, object=nil)" do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if size is negative" do
-    -> { [].send(:initialize, -1, :a) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { [].send(:initialize, -1) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { [].send(:initialize, -1, :a) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    -> { [].send(:initialize, -1) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if size is too large" do
-    -> { [].send(:initialize, fixnum_max+1) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { [].send(:initialize, fixnum_max+1) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "calls #to_int to convert the size argument to an Integer when object is given" do
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ describe "Array#initialize with (size, object=nil)" do
   it "raises a TypeError if the size argument is not an Integer type" do
     obj = mock('nonnumeric')
     obj.stub!(:to_ary).and_return([1, 2])
-    ->{ [].send(:initialize, obj, :a) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    ->{ [].send(:initialize, obj, :a) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "yields the index of the element and sets the element to the value of the block" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/insert_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/insert_spec.rb
index 9e1757f68b..38e132fd25 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/insert_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/insert_spec.rb
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 describe "Array#insert" do
   it "returns self" do
     ary = []
-    ary.insert(0).should equal(ary)
-    ary.insert(0, :a).should equal(ary)
+    ary.insert(0).should.equal?(ary)
+    ary.insert(0, :a).should.equal?(ary)
   end
 
   it "inserts objects before the element at index for non-negative index" do
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ describe "Array#insert" do
   end
 
   it "raises an IndexError if the negative index is out of bounds" do
-    -> { [].insert(-2, 1)  }.should raise_error(IndexError)
-    -> { [1].insert(-3, 2) }.should raise_error(IndexError)
+    -> { [].insert(-2, 1)  }.should.raise(IndexError)
+    -> { [1].insert(-3, 2) }.should.raise(IndexError)
   end
 
   it "does nothing of no object is passed" do
@@ -64,15 +64,15 @@ describe "Array#insert" do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if no argument passed" do
-    -> { [].insert() }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { [].insert() }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "raises a FrozenError on frozen arrays when the array is modified" do
-    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.insert(0, 'x') }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.insert(0, 'x') }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 
   # see [ruby-core:23666]
   it "raises a FrozenError on frozen arrays when the array would not be modified" do
-    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.insert(0) }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.insert(0) }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/inspect_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/inspect_spec.rb
index 0832224f5a..e5dca82889 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/inspect_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/inspect_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,108 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
-require_relative 'shared/inspect'
 
 describe "Array#inspect" do
-  it_behaves_like :array_inspect, :inspect
+  it "returns a string" do
+    [1, 2, 3].inspect.should.instance_of?(String)
+  end
+
+  it "returns '[]' for an empty Array" do
+    [].inspect.should == "[]"
+  end
+
+  it "calls inspect on its elements and joins the results with commas" do
+    items = Array.new(3) do |i|
+      obj = mock(i.to_s)
+      obj.should_receive(:inspect).and_return(i.to_s)
+      obj
+    end
+    items.inspect.should == "[0, 1, 2]"
+  end
+
+  it "does not call #to_s on a String returned from #inspect" do
+    str = +"abc"
+    str.should_not_receive(:to_s)
+
+    [str].inspect.should == '["abc"]'
+  end
+
+  it "calls #to_s on the object returned from #inspect if the Object isn't a String" do
+    obj = mock("Array#inspect/to_s calls #to_s")
+    obj.should_receive(:inspect).and_return(obj)
+    obj.should_receive(:to_s).and_return("abc")
+
+    [obj].inspect.should == "[abc]"
+  end
+
+  it "does not call #to_str on the object returned from #inspect when it is not a String" do
+    obj = mock("Array#inspect/to_s does not call #to_str")
+    obj.should_receive(:inspect).and_return(obj)
+    obj.should_not_receive(:to_str)
+
+    [obj].inspect.should =~ /^\[#<MockObject:0x[0-9a-f]+>\]$/
+  end
+
+  it "does not call #to_str on the object returned from #to_s when it is not a String" do
+    obj = mock("Array#inspect/to_s does not call #to_str on #to_s result")
+    obj.should_receive(:inspect).and_return(obj)
+    obj.should_receive(:to_s).and_return(obj)
+    obj.should_not_receive(:to_str)
+
+    [obj].inspect.should =~ /^\[#<MockObject:0x[0-9a-f]+>\]$/
+  end
+
+  it "does not swallow exceptions raised by #to_s" do
+    obj = mock("Array#inspect/to_s does not swallow #to_s exceptions")
+    obj.should_receive(:inspect).and_return(obj)
+    obj.should_receive(:to_s).and_raise(Exception)
+
+    -> { [obj].inspect }.should.raise(Exception)
+  end
+
+  it "represents a recursive element with '[...]'" do
+    ArraySpecs.recursive_array.inspect.should == "[1, \"two\", 3.0, [...], [...], [...], [...], [...]]"
+    ArraySpecs.head_recursive_array.inspect.should == "[[...], [...], [...], [...], [...], 1, \"two\", 3.0]"
+    ArraySpecs.empty_recursive_array.inspect.should == "[[...]]"
+  end
+
+  describe "with encoding" do
+    before :each do
+      @default_external_encoding = Encoding.default_external
+    end
+
+    after :each do
+      Encoding.default_external = @default_external_encoding
+    end
+
+    it "returns a US-ASCII string for an empty Array" do
+      [].inspect.encoding.should == Encoding::US_ASCII
+    end
+
+    it "use the default external encoding if it is ascii compatible" do
+      Encoding.default_external = Encoding.find('UTF-8')
+
+      utf8 = "utf8".encode("UTF-8")
+      jp   = "jp".encode("EUC-JP")
+      array = [jp, utf8]
+
+      array.inspect.encoding.name.should == "UTF-8"
+    end
+
+    it "use US-ASCII encoding if the default external encoding is not ascii compatible" do
+      Encoding.default_external = Encoding.find('UTF-32')
+
+      utf8 = "utf8".encode("UTF-8")
+      jp   = "jp".encode("EUC-JP")
+      array = [jp, utf8]
+
+      array.inspect.encoding.name.should == "US-ASCII"
+    end
+
+    it "does not raise if inspected result is not default external encoding" do
+      utf_16be = mock(+"utf_16be")
+      utf_16be.should_receive(:inspect).and_return(%<"utf_16be \u3042">.encode(Encoding::UTF_16BE))
+
+      [utf_16be].inspect.should == '["utf_16be \u3042"]'
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/intersect_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/intersect_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..456aa26c6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/intersect_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
+
+describe 'Array#intersect?' do
+  describe 'when at least one element in two Arrays is the same' do
+    it 'returns true' do
+      [1, 2].intersect?([2, 3, 4]).should == true
+      [2, 3, 4].intersect?([1, 2]).should == true
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'when there are no elements in common between two Arrays' do
+    it 'returns false' do
+      [0, 1, 2].intersect?([3, 4]).should == false
+      [3, 4].intersect?([0, 1, 2]).should == false
+      [3, 4].intersect?([]).should == false
+      [].intersect?([0, 1, 2]).should == false
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "tries to convert the passed argument to an Array using #to_ary" do
+    obj = mock('[1,2,3]')
+    obj.should_receive(:to_ary).and_return([1, 2, 3])
+
+    [1, 2].intersect?(obj).should == true
+  end
+
+  it "determines equivalence between elements in the sense of eql?" do
+    obj1 = mock('1')
+    obj2 = mock('2')
+    obj1.stub!(:hash).and_return(0)
+    obj2.stub!(:hash).and_return(0)
+    obj1.stub!(:eql?).and_return(true)
+    obj2.stub!(:eql?).and_return(true)
+
+    [obj1].intersect?([obj2]).should == true
+
+    obj1 = mock('3')
+    obj2 = mock('4')
+    obj1.stub!(:hash).and_return(0)
+    obj2.stub!(:hash).and_return(0)
+    obj1.stub!(:eql?).and_return(false)
+    obj2.stub!(:eql?).and_return(false)
+
+    [obj1].intersect?([obj2]).should == false
+  end
+
+  it "does not call to_ary on array subclasses" do
+    [5, 6].intersect?(ArraySpecs::ToAryArray[1, 2, 5, 6]).should == true
+  end
+
+  it "properly handles an identical item even when its #eql? isn't reflexive" do
+    x = mock('x')
+    x.stub!(:hash).and_return(42)
+    x.stub!(:eql?).and_return(false) # Stubbed for clarity and latitude in implementation; not actually sent by MRI.
+
+    [x].intersect?([x]).should == true
+  end
+
+  it "has semantic of !(a & b).empty?" do
+    [].intersect?([]).should == false
+    [nil].intersect?([nil]).should == true
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/intersection_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/intersection_spec.rb
index 27d90f1e44..e01a68d389 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/intersection_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/intersection_spec.rb
@@ -6,16 +6,14 @@ describe "Array#&" do
   it_behaves_like :array_intersection, :&
 end
 
-ruby_version_is "2.7" do
-  describe "Array#intersection" do
-    it_behaves_like :array_intersection, :intersection
+describe "Array#intersection" do
+  it_behaves_like :array_intersection, :intersection
 
-    it "accepts multiple arguments" do
-      [1, 2, 3, 4].intersection([1, 2, 3], [2, 3, 4]).should == [2, 3]
-    end
+  it "accepts multiple arguments" do
+    [1, 2, 3, 4].intersection([1, 2, 3], [2, 3, 4]).should == [2, 3]
+  end
 
-    it "preserves elements order from original array" do
-      [1, 2, 3, 4].intersection([3, 2, 1]).should == [1, 2, 3]
-    end
+  it "preserves elements order from original array" do
+    [1, 2, 3, 4].intersection([3, 2, 1]).should == [1, 2, 3]
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/join_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/join_spec.rb
index e78ea6f9e1..3b4946a99f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/join_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/join_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ require_relative 'shared/join'
 
 describe "Array#join" do
   it_behaves_like :array_join_with_string_separator,  :join
-  it_behaves_like :array_join_with_default_separator, :join
 
   it "does not separate elements when the passed separator is nil" do
     [1, 2, 3].join(nil).should == '123'
@@ -24,11 +23,108 @@ describe "Array#join" do
 
   it "raises a TypeError if the separator cannot be coerced to a String by calling #to_str" do
     obj = mock("not a string")
-    -> { [1, 2].join(obj) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [1, 2].join(obj) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if passed false as the separator" do
-    -> { [1, 2].join(false) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [1, 2].join(false) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+  end
+end
+
+describe "Array#join with default separator" do
+  before :each do
+    @separator = $,
+  end
+
+  after :each do
+    $, = @separator
+  end
+
+  it "returns an empty string if the Array is empty" do
+    [].join.should == ''
+  end
+
+  it "returns a US-ASCII string for an empty Array" do
+    [].join.encoding.should == Encoding::US_ASCII
+  end
+
+  it "returns a string formed by concatenating each String element separated by $," do
+    suppress_warning {
+      $, = " | "
+      ["1", "2", "3"].join.should == "1 | 2 | 3"
+    }
+  end
+
+  it "attempts coercion via #to_str first" do
+    obj = mock('foo')
+    obj.should_receive(:to_str).any_number_of_times.and_return("foo")
+    [obj].join.should == "foo"
+  end
+
+  it "attempts coercion via #to_ary second" do
+    obj = mock('foo')
+    obj.should_receive(:to_str).any_number_of_times.and_return(nil)
+    obj.should_receive(:to_ary).any_number_of_times.and_return(["foo"])
+    [obj].join.should == "foo"
+  end
+
+  it "attempts coercion via #to_s third" do
+    obj = mock('foo')
+    obj.should_receive(:to_str).any_number_of_times.and_return(nil)
+    obj.should_receive(:to_ary).any_number_of_times.and_return(nil)
+    obj.should_receive(:to_s).any_number_of_times.and_return("foo")
+    [obj].join.should == "foo"
+  end
+
+  it "raises a NoMethodError if an element does not respond to #to_str, #to_ary, or #to_s" do
+    obj = mock('o')
+    class << obj; undef :to_s; end
+    -> { [1, obj].join }.should.raise(NoMethodError)
+  end
+
+  it "raises an ArgumentError when the Array is recursive" do
+    -> { ArraySpecs.recursive_array.join }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    -> { ArraySpecs.head_recursive_array.join }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    -> { ArraySpecs.empty_recursive_array.join }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+  end
+
+  it "uses the first encoding when other strings are compatible" do
+    ary1 = ArraySpecs.array_with_7bit_utf8_and_usascii_strings
+    ary2 = ArraySpecs.array_with_usascii_and_7bit_utf8_strings
+    ary3 = ArraySpecs.array_with_utf8_and_7bit_binary_strings
+    ary4 = ArraySpecs.array_with_usascii_and_7bit_binary_strings
+
+    ary1.join.encoding.should == Encoding::UTF_8
+    ary2.join.encoding.should == Encoding::US_ASCII
+    ary3.join.encoding.should == Encoding::UTF_8
+    ary4.join.encoding.should == Encoding::US_ASCII
+  end
+
+  it "uses the widest common encoding when other strings are incompatible" do
+    ary1 = ArraySpecs.array_with_utf8_and_usascii_strings
+    ary2 = ArraySpecs.array_with_usascii_and_utf8_strings
+
+    ary1.join.encoding.should == Encoding::UTF_8
+    ary2.join.encoding.should == Encoding::UTF_8
+  end
+
+  it "fails for arrays with incompatibly-encoded strings" do
+    ary_utf8_bad_binary = ArraySpecs.array_with_utf8_and_binary_strings
+
+    -> { ary_utf8_bad_binary.join }.should.raise(EncodingError)
+  end
+
+  context "when $, is not nil" do
+    before do
+      suppress_warning do
+        $, = '*'
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "warns" do
+      -> { [].join }.should complain(/warning: \$, is set to non-nil value/)
+      -> { [].join(nil) }.should complain(/warning: \$, is set to non-nil value/)
+    end
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/keep_if_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/keep_if_spec.rb
index bf2bdeaf91..62a65a04e8 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/keep_if_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/keep_if_spec.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'shared/keep_if'
 
 describe "Array#keep_if" do
   it "returns the same array if no changes were made" do
     array = [1, 2, 3]
-    array.keep_if { true }.should equal(array)
+    array.keep_if { true }.should.equal?(array)
   end
 
   it_behaves_like :keep_if, :keep_if
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/last_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/last_spec.rb
index d6fefada09..ed417bcd2a 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/last_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/last_spec.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe "Array#last" do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError when count is negative" do
-    -> { [1, 2].last(-1) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { [1, 2].last(-1) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "returns the entire array when count > length" do
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ describe "Array#last" do
 
   it "properly handles recursive arrays" do
     empty = ArraySpecs.empty_recursive_array
-    empty.last.should equal(empty)
+    empty.last.should.equal?(empty)
 
     array = ArraySpecs.recursive_array
-    array.last.should equal(array)
+    array.last.should.equal?(array)
   end
 
   it "tries to convert the passed argument to an Integer using #to_int" do
@@ -60,19 +60,19 @@ describe "Array#last" do
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if the passed argument is not numeric" do
-    -> { [1,2].last(nil) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { [1,2].last("a") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [1,2].last(nil) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { [1,2].last("a") }.should.raise(TypeError)
 
     obj = mock("nonnumeric")
-    -> { [1,2].last(obj) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [1,2].last(obj) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "does not return subclass instance on Array subclasses" do
-    ArraySpecs::MyArray[].last(0).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-    ArraySpecs::MyArray[].last(2).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].last(0).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].last(1).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].last(2).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[].last(0).should.instance_of?(Array)
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[].last(2).should.instance_of?(Array)
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].last(0).should.instance_of?(Array)
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].last(1).should.instance_of?(Array)
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].last(2).should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 
   it "is not destructive" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/length_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/length_spec.rb
index a90c001300..74b2eb3a08 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/length_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/length_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
-require_relative 'shared/length'
 
 describe "Array#length" do
-  it_behaves_like :array_length, :length
+  it "returns the number of elements" do
+    [].length.should == 0
+    [1, 2, 3].length.should == 3
+  end
+
+  it "properly handles recursive arrays" do
+    ArraySpecs.empty_recursive_array.length.should == 1
+    ArraySpecs.recursive_array.length.should == 8
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/map_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/map_spec.rb
index 0c7f3afa8c..f5e88c8624 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/map_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/map_spec.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
-require_relative 'shared/collect'
 
 describe "Array#map" do
-  it_behaves_like :array_collect, :map
+  it "is an alias of Array#collect" do
+    Array.instance_method(:map).should == Array.instance_method(:collect)
+  end
 end
 
 describe "Array#map!" do
-  it_behaves_like :array_collect_b, :map!
+  it "is an alias of Array#collect!" do
+    Array.instance_method(:map!).should == Array.instance_method(:collect!)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/max_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/max_spec.rb
index d1c64519d0..868275a748 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/max_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/max_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Array#max" do
   it "is defined on Array" do
-    [1].method(:max).owner.should equal Array
+    [1].method(:max).owner.should.equal? Array
   end
 
   it "returns nil with no values" do
@@ -70,16 +70,16 @@ describe "Array#max" do
   it "raises a NoMethodError for elements without #<=>" do
     -> do
       [BasicObject.new, BasicObject.new].max
-    end.should raise_error(NoMethodError)
+    end.should.raise(NoMethodError)
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError for incomparable elements" do
     -> do
       [11,"22"].max
-    end.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    end.should.raise(ArgumentError)
     -> do
       [11,12,22,33].max{|a, b| nil}
-    end.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    end.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "returns the maximum element (with block)" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/min_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/min_spec.rb
index 3bdef0dd00..5913e08cf8 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/min_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/min_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Array#min" do
   it "is defined on Array" do
-    [1].method(:max).owner.should equal Array
+    [1].method(:max).owner.should.equal? Array
   end
 
   it "returns nil with no values" do
@@ -64,22 +64,22 @@ describe "Array#min" do
   end
 
   it "returns nil for an empty Enumerable" do
-    [].min.should be_nil
+    [].min.should == nil
   end
 
   it "raises a NoMethodError for elements without #<=>" do
     -> do
       [BasicObject.new, BasicObject.new].min
-    end.should raise_error(NoMethodError)
+    end.should.raise(NoMethodError)
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError for incomparable elements" do
     -> do
       [11,"22"].min
-    end.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    end.should.raise(ArgumentError)
     -> do
       [11,12,22,33].min{|a, b| nil}
-    end.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    end.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "returns the minimum when using a block rule" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/multiply_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/multiply_spec.rb
index 16e407348b..1ac14e1b09 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/multiply_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/multiply_spec.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ describe "Array#*" do
 
   it "raises a TypeError if the argument can neither be converted to a string nor an integer" do
     obj = mock('not a string or integer')
-    ->{ [1,2] * obj }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    ->{ [1,2] * obj }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "converts the passed argument to a String rather than an Integer" do
@@ -28,15 +28,15 @@ describe "Array#*" do
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError is the passed argument is nil" do
-    ->{ [1,2] * nil }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    ->{ [1,2] * nil }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError when passed 2 or more arguments" do
-    ->{ [1,2].send(:*, 1, 2) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    ->{ [1,2].send(:*, 1, 2) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError when passed no arguments" do
-    ->{ [1,2].send(:*) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    ->{ [1,2].send(:*) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 end
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ describe "Array#* with an integer" do
 
   it "does not return self even if the passed integer is 1" do
     ary = [1, 2, 3]
-    (ary * 1).should_not equal(ary)
+    (ary * 1).should_not.equal?(ary)
   end
 
   it "properly handles recursive arrays" do
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ describe "Array#* with an integer" do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError when passed a negative integer" do
-    -> { [ 1, 2, 3 ] * -1 }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { [] * -1 }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { [ 1, 2, 3 ] * -1 }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    -> { [] * -1 }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   describe "with a subclass of Array" do
@@ -76,65 +76,15 @@ describe "Array#* with an integer" do
       @array = ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
     end
 
-    ruby_version_is ''...'3.0' do
-      it "returns a subclass instance" do
-        (@array * 0).should be_an_instance_of(ArraySpecs::MyArray)
-        (@array * 1).should be_an_instance_of(ArraySpecs::MyArray)
-        (@array * 2).should be_an_instance_of(ArraySpecs::MyArray)
-      end
-    end
-
-    ruby_version_is '3.0' do
-      it "returns an Array instance" do
-        (@array * 0).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-        (@array * 1).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-        (@array * 2).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-      end
+    it "returns an Array instance" do
+      (@array * 0).should.instance_of?(Array)
+      (@array * 1).should.instance_of?(Array)
+      (@array * 2).should.instance_of?(Array)
     end
 
     it "does not call #initialize on the subclass instance" do
       (@array * 2).should == [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
-      ScratchPad.recorded.should be_nil
-    end
-  end
-
-  ruby_version_is ''...'2.7' do
-    it "copies the taint status of the original array even if the passed count is 0" do
-      ary = [1, 2, 3]
-      ary.taint
-      (ary * 0).should.tainted?
-    end
-
-    it "copies the taint status of the original array even if the array is empty" do
-      ary = []
-      ary.taint
-      (ary * 3).should.tainted?
-    end
-
-    it "copies the taint status of the original array if the passed count is not 0" do
-      ary = [1, 2, 3]
-      ary.taint
-      (ary * 1).should.tainted?
-      (ary * 2).should.tainted?
-    end
-
-    it "copies the untrusted status of the original array even if the passed count is 0" do
-      ary = [1, 2, 3]
-      ary.untrust
-      (ary * 0).should.untrusted?
-    end
-
-    it "copies the untrusted status of the original array even if the array is empty" do
-      ary = []
-      ary.untrust
-      (ary * 3).should.untrusted?
-    end
-
-    it "copies the untrusted status of the original array if the passed count is not 0" do
-      ary = [1, 2, 3]
-      ary.untrust
-      (ary * 1).should.untrusted?
-      (ary * 2).should.untrusted?
+      ScratchPad.recorded.should == nil
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/new_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/new_spec.rb
index 96ec6b8198..b2f23e2f6b 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/new_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/new_spec.rb
@@ -3,30 +3,32 @@ require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 
 describe "Array.new" do
   it "returns an instance of Array" do
-    Array.new.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    Array.new.should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 
   it "returns an instance of a subclass" do
-    ArraySpecs::MyArray.new(1, 2).should be_an_instance_of(ArraySpecs::MyArray)
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray.new(1, 2).should.instance_of?(ArraySpecs::MyArray)
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if passed 3 or more arguments" do
     -> do
       [1, 2].send :initialize, 1, 'x', true
-    end.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    end.should.raise(ArgumentError)
     -> do
       [1, 2].send(:initialize, 1, 'x', true) {}
-    end.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    end.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 end
 
 describe "Array.new with no arguments" do
   it "returns an empty array" do
-    Array.new.should be_empty
+    Array.new.should.empty?
   end
 
   it "does not use the given block" do
-    ->{ Array.new { raise } }.should_not raise_error
+    -> {
+      -> { Array.new { raise } }.should_not.raise
+    }.should complain(/warning: given block not used/, verbose: true)
   end
 end
 
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ describe "Array.new with (array)" do
   end
 
   it "does not use the given block" do
-    ->{ Array.new([1, 2]) { raise } }.should_not raise_error
+    ->{ Array.new([1, 2]) { raise } }.should_not.raise
   end
 
   it "calls #to_ary to convert the value to an array" do
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ describe "Array.new with (array)" do
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if an Array type argument and a default object" do
-    -> { Array.new([1, 2], 1) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { Array.new([1, 2], 1) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 end
 
@@ -63,8 +65,8 @@ describe "Array.new with (size, object=nil)" do
     obj = [3]
     a = Array.new(2, obj)
     a.should == [obj, obj]
-    a[0].should equal(obj)
-    a[1].should equal(obj)
+    a[0].should.equal?(obj)
+    a[1].should.equal?(obj)
 
     Array.new(3, 14).should == [14, 14, 14]
   end
@@ -74,12 +76,12 @@ describe "Array.new with (size, object=nil)" do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if size is negative" do
-    -> { Array.new(-1, :a) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { Array.new(-1) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { Array.new(-1, :a) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    -> { Array.new(-1) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if size is too large" do
-    -> { Array.new(fixnum_max+1) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { Array.new(fixnum_max+1) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "calls #to_int to convert the size argument to an Integer when object is given" do
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ describe "Array.new with (size, object=nil)" do
   it "raises a TypeError if the size argument is not an Integer type" do
     obj = mock('nonnumeric')
     obj.stub!(:to_ary).and_return([1, 2])
-    ->{ Array.new(obj, :a) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    ->{ Array.new(obj, :a) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "yields the index of the element and sets the element to the value of the block" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/none_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/none_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..31cd8c46d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/none_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'shared/iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing'
+
+describe "Array#none?" do
+  @value_to_return = -> _ { false }
+  it_behaves_like :array_iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing, :none?
+
+  it "ignores the block if there is an argument" do
+    -> {
+      ['bar', 'foobar'].none?(/baz/) { true }.should == true
+    }.should complain(/given block not used/)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/one_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/one_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0c61907881
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/one_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'shared/iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing'
+
+describe "Array#one?" do
+  @value_to_return = -> _ { false }
+  it_behaves_like :array_iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing, :one?
+
+  it "ignores the block if there is an argument" do
+    -> {
+      ['bar', 'foobar'].one?(/foo/) { false }.should == true
+    }.should complain(/given block not used/)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/a_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/a_spec.rb
index 7af7a16c68..03bfd8214c 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/a_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/a_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# -*- encoding: binary -*-
+# encoding: binary
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 require_relative '../fixtures/classes'
 require_relative 'shared/basic'
@@ -12,11 +12,22 @@ describe "Array#pack with format 'A'" do
   it_behaves_like :array_pack_string, 'A'
   it_behaves_like :array_pack_taint, 'A'
 
+  it "calls #to_str to convert an Object to a String" do
+    obj = mock("pack A string")
+    obj.should_receive(:to_str).and_return("``abcdef")
+    [obj].pack("A*").should == "``abcdef"
+  end
+
+  it "will not implicitly convert a number to a string" do
+    -> { [0].pack('A') }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { [0].pack('a') }.should.raise(TypeError)
+  end
+
   it "adds all the bytes to the output when passed the '*' modifier" do
     ["abc"].pack("A*").should == "abc"
   end
 
-  it "padds the output with spaces when the count exceeds the size of the String" do
+  it "pads the output with spaces when the count exceeds the size of the String" do
     ["abc"].pack("A6").should == "abc   "
   end
 
@@ -44,7 +55,7 @@ describe "Array#pack with format 'a'" do
     ["abc"].pack("a*").should == "abc"
   end
 
-  it "padds the output with NULL bytes when the count exceeds the size of the String" do
+  it "pads the output with NULL bytes when the count exceeds the size of the String" do
     ["abc"].pack("a6").should == "abc\x00\x00\x00"
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/at_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/at_spec.rb
index 3942677913..bb9801440a 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/at_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/at_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# -*- encoding: binary -*-
+# encoding: binary
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 require_relative '../fixtures/classes'
 require_relative 'shared/basic'
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/b_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/b_spec.rb
index 872c1b88d5..f7576846ef 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/b_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/b_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# -*- encoding: binary -*-
+# encoding: binary
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 require_relative '../fixtures/classes'
 require_relative 'shared/basic'
@@ -13,11 +13,16 @@ describe "Array#pack with format 'B'" do
   it_behaves_like :array_pack_taint, 'B'
 
   it "calls #to_str to convert an Object to a String" do
-    obj = mock("pack H string")
+    obj = mock("pack B string")
     obj.should_receive(:to_str).and_return("``abcdef")
     [obj].pack("B*").should == "\x2a"
   end
 
+  it "will not implicitly convert a number to a string" do
+    -> { [0].pack('B') }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { [0].pack('b') }.should.raise(TypeError)
+  end
+
   it "encodes one bit for each character starting with the most significant bit" do
     [ [["0"], "\x00"],
       [["1"], "\x80"]
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/buffer_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/buffer_spec.rb
index ecb40bfd06..d104c80186 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/buffer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/buffer_spec.rb
@@ -7,43 +7,53 @@ describe "Array#pack with :buffer option" do
     n = [ 65, 66, 67 ]
     buffer = " "*3
     result = n.pack("ccc", buffer: buffer)      #=> "ABC"
-    result.should equal(buffer)
+    result.should.equal?(buffer)
   end
 
   it "adds result at the end of buffer content" do
     n = [ 65, 66, 67 ] # result without buffer is "ABC"
 
-    buffer = ""
+    buffer = +""
     n.pack("ccc", buffer: buffer).should == "ABC"
 
-    buffer = "123"
+    buffer = +"123"
     n.pack("ccc", buffer: buffer).should == "123ABC"
 
-    buffer = "12345"
+    buffer = +"12345"
     n.pack("ccc", buffer: buffer).should == "12345ABC"
   end
 
   it "raises TypeError exception if buffer is not String" do
-    -> { [65].pack("ccc", buffer: []) }.should raise_error(
+    -> { [65].pack("ccc", buffer: []) }.should.raise(
       TypeError, "buffer must be String, not Array")
   end
 
+  it "raise FrozenError if buffer is frozen" do
+    -> { [65].pack("c", buffer: "frozen-string".freeze) }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+  end
+
+  it "preserves the encoding of the given buffer" do
+    buffer = ''.encode(Encoding::ISO_8859_1)
+    [65, 66, 67].pack("ccc", buffer: buffer)
+    buffer.encoding.should == Encoding::ISO_8859_1
+  end
+
   context "offset (@) is specified" do
     it 'keeps buffer content if it is longer than offset' do
       n = [ 65, 66, 67 ]
-      buffer = "123456"
+      buffer = +"123456"
       n.pack("@3ccc", buffer: buffer).should == "123ABC"
     end
 
     it "fills the gap with \\0 if buffer content is shorter than offset" do
       n = [ 65, 66, 67 ]
-      buffer = "123"
+      buffer = +"123"
       n.pack("@6ccc", buffer: buffer).should == "123\0\0\0ABC"
     end
 
     it 'does not keep buffer content if it is longer than offset + result' do
       n = [ 65, 66, 67 ]
-      buffer = "1234567890"
+      buffer = +"1234567890"
       n.pack("@3ccc", buffer: buffer).should == "123ABC"
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/c_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/c_spec.rb
index 7200830331..de06207a23 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/c_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/c_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# -*- encoding: binary -*-
+# encoding: binary
 
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 require_relative '../fixtures/classes'
@@ -45,8 +45,10 @@ describe :array_pack_8bit, shared: true do
     [1, 2, 3, 4, 5].pack(pack_format('*')).should == "\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05"
   end
 
-  it "ignores NULL bytes between directives" do
-    [1, 2, 3].pack(pack_format("\000", 2)).should == "\x01\x02"
+  it "raise ArgumentError for NULL bytes between directives" do
+    -> {
+      [1, 2, 3].pack(pack_format("\000", 2))
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError, /unknown pack directive/)
   end
 
   it "ignores spaces between directives" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/comment_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/comment_spec.rb
index 254c827ccc..daf1cff06a 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/comment_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/comment_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# -*- encoding: binary -*-
+# encoding: binary
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 require_relative '../fixtures/classes'
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/h_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/h_spec.rb
index 85a875fc8b..1492d02b1f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/h_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/h_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# -*- encoding: binary -*-
+# encoding: binary
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 require_relative '../fixtures/classes'
 require_relative 'shared/basic'
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ describe "Array#pack with format 'H'" do
     [obj].pack("H").should == "\xa0"
   end
 
+  it "will not implicitly convert a number to a string" do
+    -> { [0].pack('H') }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { [0].pack('h') }.should.raise(TypeError)
+  end
+
   it "encodes the first character as the most significant nibble when passed no count modifier" do
     ["ab"].pack("H").should == "\xa0"
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/l_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/l_spec.rb
index b446a7a36a..f6dfb1da83 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/l_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/l_spec.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ describe "Array#pack with format 'L'" do
     it_behaves_like :array_pack_32bit_be, 'L>'
   end
 
-  platform_is wordsize: 32 do
+  platform_is c_long_size: 32 do
     describe "with modifier '<' and '_'" do
       it_behaves_like :array_pack_32bit_le, 'L<_'
       it_behaves_like :array_pack_32bit_le, 'L_<'
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ describe "Array#pack with format 'L'" do
     end
   end
 
-  platform_is wordsize: 64 do
+  platform_is c_long_size: 64 do
     describe "with modifier '<' and '_'" do
       it_behaves_like :array_pack_64bit_le, 'L<_'
       it_behaves_like :array_pack_64bit_le, 'L_<'
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ describe "Array#pack with format 'l'" do
     it_behaves_like :array_pack_32bit_be, 'l>'
   end
 
-  platform_is wordsize: 32 do
+  platform_is c_long_size: 32 do
     describe "with modifier '<' and '_'" do
       it_behaves_like :array_pack_32bit_le, 'l<_'
       it_behaves_like :array_pack_32bit_le, 'l_<'
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ describe "Array#pack with format 'l'" do
     end
   end
 
-  platform_is wordsize: 64 do
+  platform_is c_long_size: 64 do
     describe "with modifier '<' and '_'" do
       it_behaves_like :array_pack_64bit_le, 'l<_'
       it_behaves_like :array_pack_64bit_le, 'l_<'
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ little_endian do
     it_behaves_like :array_pack_32bit_le, 'l'
   end
 
-  platform_is wordsize: 32 do
+  platform_is c_long_size: 32 do
     describe "Array#pack with format 'L' with modifier '_'" do
       it_behaves_like :array_pack_32bit_le, 'L_'
     end
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ little_endian do
     end
   end
 
-  platform_is wordsize: 64 do
+  platform_is c_long_size: 64 do
     describe "Array#pack with format 'L' with modifier '_'" do
       it_behaves_like :array_pack_64bit_le, 'L_'
     end
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ big_endian do
     it_behaves_like :array_pack_32bit_be, 'l'
   end
 
-  platform_is wordsize: 32 do
+  platform_is c_long_size: 32 do
     describe "Array#pack with format 'L' with modifier '_'" do
       it_behaves_like :array_pack_32bit_be, 'L_'
     end
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ big_endian do
     end
   end
 
-  platform_is wordsize: 64 do
+  platform_is c_long_size: 64 do
     describe "Array#pack with format 'L' with modifier '_'" do
       it_behaves_like :array_pack_64bit_be, 'L_'
     end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/m_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/m_spec.rb
index 2b1a84abca..fb670d120e 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/m_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/m_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# -*- encoding: binary -*-
+# encoding: binary
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 require_relative '../fixtures/classes'
 require_relative 'shared/basic'
@@ -80,8 +80,16 @@ describe "Array#pack with format 'M'" do
     ].should be_computed_by(:pack, "M")
   end
 
-  it "encodes a tab followed by a newline with an encoded newline" do
+  it "encodes a tab at the end of a line with an encoded newline" do
+    ["\t"].pack("M").should == "\t=\n"
     ["\t\n"].pack("M").should == "\t=\n\n"
+    ["abc\t\nxyz"].pack("M").should == "abc\t=\n\nxyz=\n"
+  end
+
+  it "encodes a space at the end of a line with an encoded newline" do
+    [" "].pack("M").should == " =\n"
+    [" \n"].pack("M").should == " =\n\n"
+    ["abc \nxyz"].pack("M").should == "abc =\n\nxyz=\n"
   end
 
   it "encodes 127..255 in hex format" do
@@ -147,7 +155,7 @@ describe "Array#pack with format 'M'" do
 
   it "encodes a recursive array" do
     empty = ArraySpecs.empty_recursive_array
-    empty.pack('M').should be_an_instance_of(String)
+    empty.pack('M').should.instance_of?(String)
 
     array = ArraySpecs.recursive_array
     array.pack('M').should == "1=\n"
@@ -164,7 +172,7 @@ describe "Array#pack with format 'M'" do
     obj = mock("pack M non-string")
     obj.should_receive(:to_s).and_return(2)
 
-    [obj].pack("M").should be_an_instance_of(String)
+    [obj].pack("M").should.instance_of?(String)
   end
 
   it "encodes a Symbol as a String" do
@@ -285,16 +293,16 @@ describe "Array#pack with format 'm'" do
 
   it "raises a TypeError if #to_str does not return a String" do
     obj = mock("pack m non-string")
-    -> { [obj].pack("m") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [obj].pack("m") }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if passed nil" do
-    -> { [nil].pack("m") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [nil].pack("m") }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if passed an Integer" do
-    -> { [0].pack("m") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { [bignum_value].pack("m") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [0].pack("m") }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { [bignum_value].pack("m") }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "does not emit a newline if passed zero as the count modifier" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/p_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/p_spec.rb
index d7dff8a4da..b023bf9110 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/p_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/p_spec.rb
@@ -15,18 +15,6 @@ describe "Array#pack with format 'P'" do
     ["hello"].pack("P").unpack("P5").should == ["hello"]
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is ''...'2.7' do
-    it "taints the input string" do
-      input_string = "hello"
-      [input_string].pack("P")
-      input_string.tainted?.should be_true
-    end
-
-    it "does not taint the output string in normal cases" do
-      ["hello"].pack("P").tainted?.should be_false
-    end
-  end
-
   it "with nil gives a null pointer" do
     [nil].pack("P").unpack("J").should == [0]
   end
@@ -44,18 +32,6 @@ describe "Array#pack with format 'p'" do
     ["hello"].pack("p").unpack("p").should == ["hello"]
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is ''...'2.7' do
-    it "taints the input string" do
-      input_string = "hello"
-      [input_string].pack("p")
-      input_string.tainted?.should be_true
-    end
-
-    it "does not taint the output string in normal cases" do
-      ["hello"].pack("p").tainted?.should be_false
-    end
-  end
-
   it "with nil gives a null pointer" do
     [nil].pack("p").unpack("J").should == [0]
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/percent_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/percent_spec.rb
index 5d56dea5fe..29b119732a 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/percent_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/percent_spec.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Array#pack with format '%'" do
   it "raises an Argument Error" do
-    -> { [1].pack("%") }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { [1].pack("%") }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/r_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/r_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cefe1388d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/r_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+# encoding: binary
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+require_relative '../fixtures/classes'
+require_relative 'shared/basic'
+require_relative 'shared/numeric_basic'
+require_relative 'shared/integer'
+
+ruby_version_is "4.1" do
+  describe "Array#pack with format 'R'" do
+    it_behaves_like :array_pack_basic, 'R'
+    it_behaves_like :array_pack_basic_non_float, 'R'
+    it_behaves_like :array_pack_arguments, 'R'
+    it_behaves_like :array_pack_numeric_basic, 'R'
+    it_behaves_like :array_pack_integer, 'R'
+
+    it "encodes a ULEB128 integer" do
+      [ [[0],            "\x00"],
+        [[1],            "\x01"],
+        [[127],          "\x7f"],
+        [[128],          "\x80\x01"],
+        [[0x3fff],       "\xff\x7f"],
+        [[0x4000],       "\x80\x80\x01"],
+        [[0xffffffff],   "\xff\xff\xff\xff\x0f"],
+        [[0x100000000],  "\x80\x80\x80\x80\x10"],
+        [[0xffff_ffff_ffff_ffff], "\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\x01"],
+        [[0xffff_ffff_ffff_ffff_ffff_ffff], "\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\x1f"],
+      ].should be_computed_by(:pack, "R")
+    end
+
+    it "encodes multiple values with '*' modifier" do
+      [1, 2].pack("R*").should == "\x01\x02"
+      [127, 128].pack("R*").should == "\x7f\x80\x01"
+    end
+
+    it "raises an ArgumentError when passed a negative value" do
+      -> { [-1].pack("R") }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+      -> { [-100].pack("R") }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    end
+
+    it "round-trips values through pack and unpack" do
+      values = [0, 1, 127, 128, 0x3fff, 0x4000, 0xffffffff, 0x100000000]
+      values.pack("R*").unpack("R*").should == values
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "Array#pack with format 'r'" do
+    it_behaves_like :array_pack_basic, 'r'
+    it_behaves_like :array_pack_basic_non_float, 'r'
+    it_behaves_like :array_pack_arguments, 'r'
+    it_behaves_like :array_pack_numeric_basic, 'r'
+    it_behaves_like :array_pack_integer, 'r'
+
+    it "encodes a SLEB128 integer" do
+      [ [[0],     "\x00"],
+        [[1],     "\x01"],
+        [[-1],    "\x7f"],
+        [[-2],    "\x7e"],
+        [[127],   "\xff\x00"],
+        [[128],   "\x80\x01"],
+        [[-127],  "\x81\x7f"],
+        [[-128],  "\x80\x7f"],
+      ].should be_computed_by(:pack, "r")
+    end
+
+    it "encodes larger positive numbers" do
+      [0x3fff].pack("r").should == "\xff\xff\x00"
+      [0x4000].pack("r").should == "\x80\x80\x01"
+    end
+
+    it "encodes larger negative numbers" do
+      [-0x3fff].pack("r").should == "\x81\x80\x7f"
+      [-0x4000].pack("r").should == "\x80\x80\x7f"
+    end
+
+    it "encodes very large numbers" do
+      [0xffff_ffff_ffff_ffff_ffff_ffff].pack("r").should == "\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\x1F"
+      [-0xffff_ffff_ffff_ffff_ffff_ffff].pack("r").should == "\x81\x80\x80\x80\x80\x80\x80\x80\x80\x80\x80\x80\x80\x60"
+    end
+
+    it "encodes multiple values with '*' modifier" do
+      [0, 1, -1].pack("r*").should == "\x00\x01\x7f"
+    end
+
+    it "round-trips values through pack and unpack" do
+      values = [0, 1, -1, 127, -127, 128, -128, 0x3fff, -0x3fff, 0x4000, -0x4000]
+      values.pack("r*").unpack("r*").should == values
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/shared/basic.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/shared/basic.rb
index 9061273ad6..2894369c71 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/shared/basic.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/shared/basic.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 describe :array_pack_arguments, shared: true do
   it "raises an ArgumentError if there are fewer elements than the format requires" do
-    -> { [].pack(pack_format(1)) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { [].pack(pack_format(1)) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 end
 
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ describe :array_pack_basic, shared: true do
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError when passed nil" do
-    -> { [@obj].pack(nil) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [@obj].pack(nil) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError when passed an Integer" do
-    -> { [@obj].pack(1) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [@obj].pack(1) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 end
 
@@ -24,46 +24,50 @@ describe :array_pack_basic_non_float, shared: true do
   end
 
   it "ignores whitespace in the format string" do
-    [@obj, @obj].pack("a \t\n\v\f\r"+pack_format).should be_an_instance_of(String)
+    [@obj, @obj].pack("a \t\n\v\f\r"+pack_format).should.instance_of?(String)
+  end
+
+  it "ignores comments in the format string" do
+    # 2 additional directives ('a') are required for the X directive
+    [@obj, @obj, @obj, @obj].pack("aa #{pack_format} # some comment \n#{pack_format}").should.instance_of?(String)
+  end
+
+  it "raise ArgumentError when a directive is unknown" do
+    # additional directive ('a') is required for the X directive
+    -> { [@obj, @obj].pack("a K" + pack_format) }.should.raise(ArgumentError, /unknown pack directive 'K'/)
+    -> { [@obj, @obj].pack("a 0" + pack_format) }.should.raise(ArgumentError, /unknown pack directive '0'/)
+    -> { [@obj, @obj].pack("a :" + pack_format) }.should.raise(ArgumentError, /unknown pack directive ':'/)
   end
 
   it "calls #to_str to coerce the directives string" do
     d = mock("pack directive")
     d.should_receive(:to_str).and_return("x"+pack_format)
-    [@obj, @obj].pack(d).should be_an_instance_of(String)
-  end
-
-  ruby_version_is ''...'2.7' do
-    it "taints the output string if the format string is tainted" do
-      [@obj, @obj].pack("x"+pack_format.taint).tainted?.should be_true
-    end
+    [@obj, @obj].pack(d).should.instance_of?(String)
   end
 end
 
 describe :array_pack_basic_float, shared: true do
   it "ignores whitespace in the format string" do
-    [9.3, 4.7].pack(" \t\n\v\f\r"+pack_format).should be_an_instance_of(String)
+    [9.3, 4.7].pack(" \t\n\v\f\r"+pack_format).should.instance_of?(String)
+  end
+
+  it "ignores comments in the format string" do
+    [9.3, 4.7].pack(pack_format + "# some comment \n" + pack_format).should.instance_of?(String)
   end
 
   it "calls #to_str to coerce the directives string" do
     d = mock("pack directive")
     d.should_receive(:to_str).and_return("x"+pack_format)
-    [1.2, 4.7].pack(d).should be_an_instance_of(String)
-  end
-
-  ruby_version_is ''...'2.7' do
-    it "taints the output string if the format string is tainted" do
-      [3.2, 2.8].pack("x"+pack_format.taint).tainted?.should be_true
-    end
+    [1.2, 4.7].pack(d).should.instance_of?(String)
   end
 end
 
 describe :array_pack_no_platform, shared: true do
   it "raises ArgumentError when the format modifier is '_'" do
-    ->{ [1].pack(pack_format("_")) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    ->{ [1].pack(pack_format("_")) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "raises ArgumentError when the format modifier is '!'" do
-    ->{ [1].pack(pack_format("!")) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    ->{ [1].pack(pack_format("!")) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/shared/encodings.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/shared/encodings.rb
index 6b7ffac764..0b5a5cc8a0 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/shared/encodings.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/shared/encodings.rb
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ describe :array_pack_hex, shared: true do
 
   it "raises a TypeError if the object does not respond to #to_str" do
     obj = mock("pack hex non-string")
-    -> { [obj].pack(pack_format) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [obj].pack(pack_format) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if #to_str does not return a String" do
     obj = mock("pack hex non-string")
     obj.should_receive(:to_str).and_return(1)
-    -> { [obj].pack(pack_format) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [obj].pack(pack_format) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/shared/float.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/shared/float.rb
index c6b194007f..c1efcd7677 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/shared/float.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/shared/float.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# -*- encoding: binary -*-
+# encoding: binary
 
 describe :array_pack_float_le, shared: true do
   it "encodes a positive Float" do
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ describe :array_pack_float_le, shared: true do
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if passed a String representation of a floating point number" do
-    -> { ["13"].pack(pack_format) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { ["13"].pack(pack_format) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "encodes the number of array elements specified by the count modifier" do
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ describe :array_pack_float_le, shared: true do
     [2.9, 1.4, 8.2].pack(pack_format("*")).should == "\x9a\x999@33\xb3?33\x03A"
   end
 
-  it "ignores NULL bytes between directives" do
-    [5.3, 9.2].pack(pack_format("\000", 2)).should == "\x9a\x99\xa9@33\x13A"
+  it "raise ArgumentError for NULL bytes between directives" do
+    -> {
+      [5.3, 9.2].pack(pack_format("\000", 2))
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError, /unknown pack directive/)
   end
 
   it "ignores spaces between directives" do
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ describe :array_pack_float_le, shared: true do
 
   it "encodes NaN" do
     nans = ["\x00\x00\xc0\xff", "\x00\x00\xc0\x7f", "\xFF\xFF\xFF\x7F"]
-    nans.should include([nan_value].pack(pack_format))
+    nans.should.include?([nan_value].pack(pack_format))
   end
 
   it "encodes a positive Float outside the range of a single precision float" do
@@ -53,6 +55,14 @@ describe :array_pack_float_le, shared: true do
   it "encodes a negative Float outside the range of a single precision float" do
     [-1e150].pack(pack_format).should == "\x00\x00\x80\xff"
   end
+
+  it "encodes a bignum as a float" do
+    [2 ** 65].pack(pack_format).should == [(2 ** 65).to_f].pack(pack_format)
+  end
+
+  it "encodes a rational as a float" do
+    [Rational(3, 4)].pack(pack_format).should == [Rational(3, 4).to_f].pack(pack_format)
+  end
 end
 
 describe :array_pack_float_be, shared: true do
@@ -66,10 +76,15 @@ describe :array_pack_float_be, shared: true do
 
   it "converts an Integer to a Float" do
     [8].pack(pack_format).should == "A\x00\x00\x00"
+    [bignum_value].pack(pack_format).should == "_\x80\x00\x00"
+  end
+
+  it "converts a Rational to a Float" do
+    [Rational(8)].pack(pack_format).should == "A\x00\x00\x00"
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if passed a String representation of a floating point number" do
-    -> { ["13"].pack(pack_format) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { ["13"].pack(pack_format) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "encodes the number of array elements specified by the count modifier" do
@@ -80,8 +95,10 @@ describe :array_pack_float_be, shared: true do
     [2.9, 1.4, 8.2].pack(pack_format("*")).should == "@9\x99\x9a?\xb333A\x0333"
   end
 
-  it "ignores NULL bytes between directives" do
-    [5.3, 9.2].pack(pack_format("\000", 2)).should == "@\xa9\x99\x9aA\x1333"
+  it "raise ArgumentError for NULL bytes between directives" do
+    -> {
+      [5.3, 9.2].pack(pack_format("\000", 2))
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError, /unknown pack directive/)
   end
 
   it "ignores spaces between directives" do
@@ -98,7 +115,7 @@ describe :array_pack_float_be, shared: true do
 
   it "encodes NaN" do
     nans = ["\xff\xc0\x00\x00", "\x7f\xc0\x00\x00", "\x7F\xFF\xFF\xFF"]
-    nans.should include([nan_value].pack(pack_format))
+    nans.should.include?([nan_value].pack(pack_format))
   end
 
   it "encodes a positive Float outside the range of a single precision float" do
@@ -121,10 +138,15 @@ describe :array_pack_double_le, shared: true do
 
   it "converts an Integer to a Float" do
     [8].pack(pack_format).should == "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x20@"
+    [bignum_value].pack(pack_format).should == "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xF0C"
+  end
+
+  it "converts a Rational to a Float" do
+    [Rational(8)].pack(pack_format).should == "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00 @"
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if passed a String representation of a floating point number" do
-    -> { ["13"].pack(pack_format) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { ["13"].pack(pack_format) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "encodes the number of array elements specified by the count modifier" do
@@ -135,8 +157,10 @@ describe :array_pack_double_le, shared: true do
     [2.9, 1.4, 8.2].pack(pack_format("*")).should == "333333\x07@ffffff\xf6?ffffff\x20@"
   end
 
-  it "ignores NULL bytes between directives" do
-    [5.3, 9.2].pack(pack_format("\000", 2)).should == "333333\x15@ffffff\x22@"
+  it "raise ArgumentError for NULL bytes between directives" do
+    -> {
+      [5.3, 9.2].pack(pack_format("\000", 2))
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError, /unknown pack directive/)
   end
 
   it "ignores spaces between directives" do
@@ -157,7 +181,7 @@ describe :array_pack_double_le, shared: true do
       "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xf8\x7f",
       "\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\x7F"
     ]
-    nans.should include([nan_value].pack(pack_format))
+    nans.should.include?([nan_value].pack(pack_format))
   end
 
   it "encodes a positive Float outside the range of a single precision float" do
@@ -183,7 +207,7 @@ describe :array_pack_double_be, shared: true do
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if passed a String representation of a floating point number" do
-    -> { ["13"].pack(pack_format) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { ["13"].pack(pack_format) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "encodes the number of array elements specified by the count modifier" do
@@ -194,8 +218,10 @@ describe :array_pack_double_be, shared: true do
     [2.9, 1.4, 8.2].pack(pack_format("*")).should == "@\x07333333?\xf6ffffff@\x20ffffff"
   end
 
-  it "ignores NULL bytes between directives" do
-    [5.3, 9.2].pack(pack_format("\000", 2)).should == "@\x15333333@\x22ffffff"
+  it "raise ArgumentError for NULL bytes between directives" do
+    -> {
+      [5.3, 9.2].pack(pack_format("\000", 2))
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError, /unknown pack directive/)
   end
 
   it "ignores spaces between directives" do
@@ -216,7 +242,7 @@ describe :array_pack_double_be, shared: true do
       "\x7f\xf8\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00",
       "\x7F\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF"
     ]
-    nans.should include([nan_value].pack(pack_format))
+    nans.should.include?([nan_value].pack(pack_format))
   end
 
   it "encodes a positive Float outside the range of a single precision float" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/shared/integer.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/shared/integer.rb
index 6592f85022..1cdd386cc1 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/shared/integer.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/shared/integer.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# -*- encoding: binary -*-
+# encoding: binary
 
 describe :array_pack_16bit_le, shared: true do
   it "encodes the least significant 16 bits of a positive number" do
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@ describe :array_pack_16bit_le, shared: true do
     str.should == "\x78\x65\xcd\xab\x21\x43"
   end
 
-  it "ignores NULL bytes between directives" do
-    str = [0x1243_6578, 0xdef0_abcd].pack(pack_format("\000", 2))
-    str.should == "\x78\x65\xcd\xab"
+  it "raise ArgumentError for NULL bytes between directives" do
+    -> {
+      [0x1243_6578, 0xdef0_abcd].pack(pack_format("\000", 2))
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError, /unknown pack directive/)
   end
 
   it "ignores spaces between directives" do
@@ -93,9 +94,10 @@ describe :array_pack_16bit_be, shared: true do
     str.should == "\x65\x78\xab\xcd\x43\x21"
   end
 
-  it "ignores NULL bytes between directives" do
-    str = [0x1243_6578, 0xdef0_abcd].pack(pack_format("\000", 2))
-    str.should == "\x65\x78\xab\xcd"
+  it "raise ArgumentError for NULL bytes between directives" do
+    -> {
+      [0x1243_6578, 0xdef0_abcd].pack(pack_format("\000", 2))
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError, /unknown pack directive/)
   end
 
   it "ignores spaces between directives" do
@@ -145,9 +147,10 @@ describe :array_pack_32bit_le, shared: true do
     str.should == "\x78\x65\x43\x12\xcd\xab\xf0\xde\x21\x43\x65\x78"
   end
 
-  it "ignores NULL bytes between directives" do
-    str = [0x1243_6578, 0xdef0_abcd].pack(pack_format("\000", 2))
-    str.should == "\x78\x65\x43\x12\xcd\xab\xf0\xde"
+  it "raise ArgumentError for NULL bytes between directives" do
+    -> {
+      [0x1243_6578, 0xdef0_abcd].pack(pack_format("\000", 2))
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError, /unknown pack directive/)
   end
 
   it "ignores spaces between directives" do
@@ -197,9 +200,10 @@ describe :array_pack_32bit_be, shared: true do
     str.should == "\x12\x43\x65\x78\xde\xf0\xab\xcd\x78\x65\x43\x21"
   end
 
-  it "ignores NULL bytes between directives" do
-    str = [0x1243_6578, 0xdef0_abcd].pack(pack_format("\000", 2))
-    str.should == "\x12\x43\x65\x78\xde\xf0\xab\xcd"
+  it "raise ArgumentError for NULL bytes between directives" do
+    -> {
+      [0x1243_6578, 0xdef0_abcd].pack(pack_format("\000", 2))
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError, /unknown pack directive/)
   end
 
   it "ignores spaces between directives" do
@@ -225,7 +229,7 @@ describe :array_pack_32bit_le_platform, shared: true do
     str.should == "\x78\x65\x43\x12\xcd\xab\xf0\xde\x21\x43\x65\x78"
   end
 
-  platform_is wordsize: 64 do
+  platform_is c_long_size: 64 do
     it "encodes the least significant 32 bits of a number that is greater than 32 bits" do
       [ [[0xff_7865_4321],  "\x21\x43\x65\x78"],
         [[-0xff_7865_4321], "\xdf\xbc\x9a\x87"]
@@ -251,7 +255,7 @@ describe :array_pack_32bit_be_platform, shared: true do
     str.should == "\x12\x43\x65\x78\xde\xf0\xab\xcd\x78\x65\x43\x21"
   end
 
-  platform_is wordsize: 64 do
+  platform_is c_long_size: 64 do
     it "encodes the least significant 32 bits of a number that is greater than 32 bits" do
       [ [[0xff_7865_4321],  "\x78\x65\x43\x21"],
         [[-0xff_7865_4321], "\x87\x9a\xbc\xdf"]
@@ -309,9 +313,10 @@ describe :array_pack_64bit_le, shared: true do
     str.should == "\x56\x78\x12\x34\xcd\xab\xf0\xde\xf0\xde\xba\xdc\x21\x43\x65\x78"
   end
 
-  it "ignores NULL bytes between directives" do
-    str = [0xdef0_abcd_3412_7856, 0x7865_4321_dcba_def0].pack(pack_format("\000", 2))
-    str.should == "\x56\x78\x12\x34\xcd\xab\xf0\xde\xf0\xde\xba\xdc\x21\x43\x65\x78"
+  it "raise ArgumentError for NULL bytes between directives" do
+    -> {
+      [0xdef0_abcd_3412_7856, 0x7865_4321_dcba_def0].pack(pack_format("\000", 2))
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError, /unknown pack directive/)
   end
 
   it "ignores spaces between directives" do
@@ -369,9 +374,10 @@ describe :array_pack_64bit_be, shared: true do
     str.should == "\xde\xf0\xab\xcd\x34\x12\x78\x56\x78\x65\x43\x21\xdc\xba\xde\xf0"
   end
 
-  it "ignores NULL bytes between directives" do
-    str = [0xdef0_abcd_3412_7856, 0x7865_4321_dcba_def0].pack(pack_format("\000", 2))
-    str.should == "\xde\xf0\xab\xcd\x34\x12\x78\x56\x78\x65\x43\x21\xdc\xba\xde\xf0"
+  it "raise ArgumentError for NULL bytes between directives" do
+    -> {
+      [0xdef0_abcd_3412_7856, 0x7865_4321_dcba_def0].pack(pack_format("\000", 2))
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError, /unknown pack directive/)
   end
 
   it "ignores spaces between directives" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/shared/numeric_basic.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/shared/numeric_basic.rb
index 7c36ba4a32..6594914933 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/shared/numeric_basic.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/shared/numeric_basic.rb
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ describe :array_pack_numeric_basic, shared: true do
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError when passed nil" do
-    -> { [nil].pack(pack_format) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [nil].pack(pack_format) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError when passed true" do
-    -> { [true].pack(pack_format) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [true].pack(pack_format) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError when passed false" do
-    -> { [false].pack(pack_format) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [false].pack(pack_format) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "returns a binary string" do
@@ -24,21 +24,27 @@ end
 describe :array_pack_integer, shared: true do
   it "raises a TypeError when the object does not respond to #to_int" do
     obj = mock('not an integer')
-    -> { [obj].pack(pack_format) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [obj].pack(pack_format) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError when passed a String" do
-    -> { ["5"].pack(pack_format) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { ["5"].pack(pack_format) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 end
 
 describe :array_pack_float, shared: true do
   it "raises a TypeError if a String does not represent a floating point number" do
-    -> { ["a"].pack(pack_format) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { ["a"].pack(pack_format) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
-  it "raises a TypeError when the object does not respond to #to_f" do
-    obj = mock('not an float')
-    -> { [obj].pack(pack_format) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+  it "raises a TypeError when the object is not Numeric" do
+    obj = Object.new
+    -> { [obj].pack(pack_format) }.should.raise(TypeError, /can't convert Object into Float/)
+  end
+
+  it "raises a TypeError when the Numeric object does not respond to #to_f" do
+    klass = Class.new(Numeric)
+    obj = klass.new
+    -> { [obj].pack(pack_format) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/shared/string.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/shared/string.rb
index 8c82e8c617..b02257059f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/shared/string.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/shared/string.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# -*- encoding: binary -*-
+# encoding: binary
 describe :array_pack_string, shared: true do
   it "adds count bytes of a String to the output" do
     ["abc"].pack(pack_format(2)).should == "ab"
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ describe :array_pack_string, shared: true do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError when the Array is empty" do
-    -> { [].pack(pack_format) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { [].pack(pack_format) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError when the Array has too few elements" do
-    -> { ["a"].pack(pack_format(nil, 2)) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { ["a"].pack(pack_format(nil, 2)) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "calls #to_str to convert the element to a String" do
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ describe :array_pack_string, shared: true do
 
   it "raises a TypeError when the object does not respond to #to_str" do
     obj = mock("not a string")
-    -> { [obj].pack(pack_format) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [obj].pack(pack_format) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "returns a string in encoding of common to the concatenated results" do
     f = pack_format("*")
     [ [["\u{3042 3044 3046 3048}", 0x2000B].pack(f+"U"),       Encoding::BINARY],
       [["abcde\xd1", "\xFF\xFe\x81\x82"].pack(f+"u"),          Encoding::BINARY],
-      [["a".force_encoding("ascii"), "\xFF\xFe\x81\x82"].pack(f+"u"), Encoding::BINARY],
+      [["a".dup.force_encoding("ascii"), "\xFF\xFe\x81\x82"].pack(f+"u"), Encoding::BINARY],
       # under discussion [ruby-dev:37294]
       [["\u{3042 3044 3046 3048}", 1].pack(f+"N"),             Encoding::BINARY]
     ].should be_computed_by(:encoding)
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/shared/taint.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/shared/taint.rb
index 565f04b8b9..2c2b011c34 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/shared/taint.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/shared/taint.rb
@@ -1,35 +1,2 @@
 describe :array_pack_taint, shared: true do
-  ruby_version_is ''...'2.7' do
-    it "returns a tainted string when a pack argument is tainted" do
-      ["abcd".taint, 0x20].pack(pack_format("3C")).tainted?.should be_true
-    end
-
-    it "does not return a tainted string when the array is tainted" do
-      ["abcd", 0x20].taint.pack(pack_format("3C")).tainted?.should be_false
-    end
-
-    it "returns a tainted string when the format is tainted" do
-      ["abcd", 0x20].pack(pack_format("3C").taint).tainted?.should be_true
-    end
-
-    it "returns a tainted string when an empty format is tainted" do
-      ["abcd", 0x20].pack("".taint).tainted?.should be_true
-    end
-
-    it "returns a untrusted string when the format is untrusted" do
-      ["abcd", 0x20].pack(pack_format("3C").untrust).untrusted?.should be_true
-    end
-
-    it "returns a untrusted string when the empty format is untrusted" do
-      ["abcd", 0x20].pack("".untrust).untrusted?.should be_true
-    end
-
-    it "returns a untrusted string when a pack argument is untrusted" do
-      ["abcd".untrust, 0x20].pack(pack_format("3C")).untrusted?.should be_true
-    end
-
-    it "returns a trusted string when the array is untrusted" do
-      ["abcd", 0x20].untrust.pack(pack_format("3C")).untrusted?.should be_false
-    end
-  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/shared/unicode.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/shared/unicode.rb
index dd0f8b38aa..58ba8a8b23 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/shared/unicode.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/shared/unicode.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ describe :array_pack_unicode, shared: true do
   it "constructs strings with valid encodings" do
     str = [0x85].pack("U*")
     str.should == "\xc2\x85"
-    str.valid_encoding?.should be_true
+    str.valid_encoding?.should == true
   end
 
   it "encodes values larger than UTF-8 max codepoints" do
@@ -64,11 +64,13 @@ describe :array_pack_unicode, shared: true do
   it "raises a TypeError if #to_int does not return an Integer" do
     obj = mock('to_int')
     obj.should_receive(:to_int).and_return("5")
-    -> { [obj].pack("U") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [obj].pack("U") }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
-  it "ignores NULL bytes between directives" do
-    [1, 2, 3].pack("U\x00U").should == "\x01\x02"
+  it "raise ArgumentError for NULL bytes between directives" do
+    -> {
+      [1, 2, 3].pack("U\x00U")
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError, /unknown pack directive/)
   end
 
   it "ignores spaces between directives" do
@@ -76,11 +78,11 @@ describe :array_pack_unicode, shared: true do
   end
 
   it "raises a RangeError if passed a negative number" do
-    -> { [-1].pack("U") }.should raise_error(RangeError)
+    -> { [-1].pack("U") }.should.raise(RangeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a RangeError if passed a number larger than an unsigned 32-bit integer" do
-    -> { [2**32].pack("U") }.should raise_error(RangeError)
+    -> { [2**32].pack("U") }.should.raise(RangeError)
   end
 
   it "sets the output string to UTF-8 encoding" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/u_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/u_spec.rb
index fe969cbb2d..c6a0d77eb2 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/u_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/u_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# -*- encoding: binary -*-
+# encoding: binary
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 require_relative '../fixtures/classes'
 require_relative 'shared/basic'
@@ -18,6 +18,16 @@ describe "Array#pack with format 'u'" do
   it_behaves_like :array_pack_arguments, 'u'
   it_behaves_like :array_pack_taint, 'u'
 
+  it "calls #to_str to convert an Object to a String" do
+    obj = mock("pack u string")
+    obj.should_receive(:to_str).and_return("``abcdef")
+    [obj].pack("u*").should == "(8&!A8F-D968`\n"
+  end
+
+  it "will not implicitly convert a number to a string" do
+    -> { [0].pack('u') }.should.raise(TypeError)
+  end
+
   it "encodes an empty string as an empty string" do
     [""].pack("u").should == ""
   end
@@ -112,16 +122,16 @@ describe "Array#pack with format 'u'" do
 
   it "raises a TypeError if #to_str does not return a String" do
     obj = mock("pack m non-string")
-    -> { [obj].pack("u") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [obj].pack("u") }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if passed nil" do
-    -> { [nil].pack("u") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [nil].pack("u") }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if passed an Integer" do
-    -> { [0].pack("u") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { [bignum_value].pack("u") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [0].pack("u") }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { [bignum_value].pack("u") }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "sets the output string to US-ASCII encoding" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/w_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/w_spec.rb
index 439fa02198..263e2a2288 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/w_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/w_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# -*- encoding: binary -*-
+# encoding: binary
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 require_relative '../fixtures/classes'
 require_relative 'shared/basic'
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ describe "Array#pack with format 'w'" do
     [obj].pack("w").should == "\x05"
   end
 
-  it "ignores NULL bytes between directives" do
-    [1, 2, 3].pack("w\x00w").should == "\x01\x02"
+  it "raise ArgumentError for NULL bytes between directives" do
+    -> {
+      [1, 2, 3].pack("w\x00w")
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError, /unknown pack directive/)
   end
 
   it "ignores spaces between directives" do
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ describe "Array#pack with format 'w'" do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError when passed a negative value" do
-    -> { [-1].pack("w") }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { [-1].pack("w") }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "returns a binary string" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/x_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/x_spec.rb
index a28dd0bf21..7ff587a01e 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/x_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/x_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# -*- encoding: binary -*-
+# encoding: binary
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 require_relative '../fixtures/classes'
 require_relative 'shared/basic'
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ describe "Array#pack with format 'x'" do
 
   it "does not add a NULL byte when passed the '*' modifier" do
     [].pack("x*").should == ""
+    [1, 2].pack("Cx*C").should == "\x01\x02"
   end
 end
 
@@ -55,10 +56,10 @@ describe "Array#pack with format 'X'" do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if the output string is empty" do
-    -> { [1, 2, 3].pack("XC") }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { [1, 2, 3].pack("XC") }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if the count modifier is greater than the bytes in the string" do
-    -> { [1, 2, 3].pack("C2X3") }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { [1, 2, 3].pack("C2X3") }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/z_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/z_spec.rb
index 82ce7b4a1c..5cd084c825 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/z_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/pack/z_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# -*- encoding: binary -*-
+# encoding: binary
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 require_relative '../fixtures/classes'
 require_relative 'shared/basic'
@@ -12,11 +12,21 @@ describe "Array#pack with format 'Z'" do
   it_behaves_like :array_pack_string, 'Z'
   it_behaves_like :array_pack_taint, 'Z'
 
+  it "calls #to_str to convert an Object to a String" do
+    obj = mock("pack Z string")
+    obj.should_receive(:to_str).and_return("``abcdef")
+    [obj].pack("Z*").should == "``abcdef\x00"
+  end
+
+  it "will not implicitly convert a number to a string" do
+    -> { [0].pack('Z') }.should.raise(TypeError)
+  end
+
   it "adds all the bytes and appends a NULL byte when passed the '*' modifier" do
     ["abc"].pack("Z*").should == "abc\x00"
   end
 
-  it "padds the output with NULL bytes when the count exceeds the size of the String" do
+  it "pads the output with NULL bytes when the count exceeds the size of the String" do
     ["abc"].pack("Z6").should == "abc\x00\x00\x00"
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/partition_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/partition_spec.rb
index be36fffcab..bd3f3a6b6f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/partition_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/partition_spec.rb
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ describe "Array#partition" do
 
   it "does not return subclass instances on Array subclasses" do
     result = ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].partition { |x| x % 2 == 0 }
-    result.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-    result[0].should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-    result[1].should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    result.should.instance_of?(Array)
+    result[0].should.instance_of?(Array)
+    result[1].should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/permutation_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/permutation_spec.rb
index f15bd76639..b5df84b52b 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/permutation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/permutation_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe "Array#permutation" do
 
   it "returns an Enumerator of all permutations when called without a block or arguments" do
     enum = @numbers.permutation
-    enum.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    enum.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
     enum.to_a.sort.should == [
       [1,2,3],[1,3,2],[2,1,3],[2,3,1],[3,1,2],[3,2,1]
     ].sort
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ describe "Array#permutation" do
 
   it "returns an Enumerator of permutations of given length when called with an argument but no block" do
     enum = @numbers.permutation(1)
-    enum.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    enum.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
     enum.to_a.sort.should == [[1],[2],[3]]
   end
 
   it "yields all permutations to the block then returns self when called with block but no arguments" do
     array = @numbers.permutation {|n| @yielded << n}
-    array.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    array.should.instance_of?(Array)
     array.sort.should == @numbers.sort
     @yielded.sort.should == [
       [1,2,3],[1,3,2],[2,1,3],[2,3,1],[3,1,2],[3,2,1]
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ describe "Array#permutation" do
 
   it "yields all permutations of given length to the block then returns self when called with block and argument" do
     array = @numbers.permutation(2) {|n| @yielded << n}
-    array.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    array.should.instance_of?(Array)
     array.sort.should == @numbers.sort
     @yielded.sort.should == [[1,2],[1,3],[2,1],[2,3],[3,1],[3,2]].sort
   end
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ describe "Array#permutation" do
        [3, 1],      [3, 2],      [3, [4, 5]],
       [[4, 5], 1], [[4, 5], 2], [[4, 5], 3]
     ]
-    expected.each {|e| got.include?(e).should be_true}
+    expected.each {|e| got.include?(e).should == true}
     got.size.should == expected.size
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/plus_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/plus_spec.rb
index 45f8438208..7ead927fc0 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/plus_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/plus_spec.rb
@@ -14,10 +14,23 @@ describe "Array#+" do
     (ary + ary).should == [1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3]
   end
 
-  it "tries to convert the passed argument to an Array using #to_ary" do
-    obj = mock('["x", "y"]')
-    obj.should_receive(:to_ary).and_return(["x", "y"])
-    ([1, 2, 3] + obj).should == [1, 2, 3, "x", "y"]
+  describe "converts the passed argument to an Array using #to_ary" do
+    it "successfully concatenates the resulting array from the #to_ary call" do
+      obj = mock('["x", "y"]')
+      obj.should_receive(:to_ary).and_return(["x", "y"])
+      ([1, 2, 3] + obj).should == [1, 2, 3, "x", "y"]
+    end
+
+    it "raises a TypeError if the given argument can't be converted to an array" do
+      -> { [1, 2, 3] + nil }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { [1, 2, 3] + "abc" }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    end
+
+    it "raises a NoMethodError if the given argument raises a NoMethodError during type coercion to an Array" do
+      obj = mock("hello")
+      obj.should_receive(:to_ary).and_raise(NoMethodError)
+      -> { [1, 2, 3] + obj }.should.raise(NoMethodError)
+    end
   end
 
   it "properly handles recursive arrays" do
@@ -32,28 +45,12 @@ describe "Array#+" do
   end
 
   it "does return subclass instances with Array subclasses" do
-    (ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3] + []).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-    (ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3] + ArraySpecs::MyArray[]).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-    ([1, 2, 3] + ArraySpecs::MyArray[]).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    (ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3] + []).should.instance_of?(Array)
+    (ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3] + ArraySpecs::MyArray[]).should.instance_of?(Array)
+    ([1, 2, 3] + ArraySpecs::MyArray[]).should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 
   it "does not call to_ary on array subclasses" do
     ([5, 6] + ArraySpecs::ToAryArray[1, 2]).should == [5, 6, 1, 2]
   end
-
-  ruby_version_is ''...'2.7' do
-    it "does not get infected even if an original array is tainted" do
-      ([1, 2] + [3, 4]).tainted?.should be_false
-      ([1, 2].taint + [3, 4]).tainted?.should be_false
-      ([1, 2] + [3, 4].taint).tainted?.should be_false
-      ([1, 2].taint + [3, 4].taint).tainted?.should be_false
-    end
-
-    it "does not infected even if an original array is untrusted" do
-      ([1, 2] + [3, 4]).untrusted?.should be_false
-      ([1, 2].untrust + [3, 4]).untrusted?.should be_false
-      ([1, 2] + [3, 4].untrust).untrusted?.should be_false
-      ([1, 2].untrust + [3, 4].untrust).untrusted?.should be_false
-    end
-  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/pop_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/pop_spec.rb
index 96ef78da32..069083331c 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/pop_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/pop_spec.rb
@@ -30,32 +30,12 @@ describe "Array#pop" do
     array.pop.should == [1, 'two', 3.0, array, array, array, array]
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is ''...'2.7' do
-    it "keeps taint status" do
-      a = [1, 2].taint
-      a.pop
-      a.tainted?.should be_true
-      a.pop
-      a.tainted?.should be_true
-    end
-  end
-
   it "raises a FrozenError on a frozen array" do
-    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.pop }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.pop }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 
   it "raises a FrozenError on an empty frozen array" do
-    -> { ArraySpecs.empty_frozen_array.pop }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-  end
-
-  ruby_version_is ''...'2.7' do
-    it "keeps untrusted status" do
-      a = [1, 2].untrust
-      a.pop
-      a.untrusted?.should be_true
-      a.pop
-      a.untrusted?.should be_true
-    end
+    -> { ArraySpecs.empty_frozen_array.pop }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 
   describe "passed a number n as an argument" do
@@ -91,7 +71,7 @@ describe "Array#pop" do
       popped2.should == []
       a.should == []
 
-      popped1.should_not equal(popped2)
+      popped1.should_not.equal?(popped2)
     end
 
     it "returns whole elements if n exceeds size of the array" do
@@ -102,14 +82,14 @@ describe "Array#pop" do
 
     it "does not return self even when it returns whole elements" do
       a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
-      a.pop(5).should_not equal(a)
+      a.pop(5).should_not.equal?(a)
 
       a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
-      a.pop(6).should_not equal(a)
+      a.pop(6).should_not.equal?(a)
     end
 
     it "raises an ArgumentError if n is negative" do
-      ->{ [1, 2, 3].pop(-1) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      ->{ [1, 2, 3].pop(-1) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
     end
 
     it "tries to convert n to an Integer using #to_int" do
@@ -124,53 +104,21 @@ describe "Array#pop" do
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError when the passed n cannot be coerced to Integer" do
-      ->{ [1, 2].pop("cat") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      ->{ [1, 2].pop(nil) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      ->{ [1, 2].pop("cat") }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      ->{ [1, 2].pop(nil) }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
 
     it "raises an ArgumentError if more arguments are passed" do
-      ->{ [1, 2].pop(1, 2) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      ->{ [1, 2].pop(1, 2) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
     end
 
     it "does not return subclass instances with Array subclass" do
-      ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].pop(2).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-    end
-
-    ruby_version_is ''...'2.7' do
-      it "returns an untainted array even if the array is tainted" do
-        ary = [1, 2].taint
-        ary.pop(2).tainted?.should be_false
-        ary.pop(0).tainted?.should be_false
-      end
-
-      it "keeps taint status" do
-        a = [1, 2].taint
-        a.pop(2)
-        a.tainted?.should be_true
-        a.pop(2)
-        a.tainted?.should be_true
-      end
-
-      it "returns a trusted array even if the array is untrusted" do
-        ary = [1, 2].untrust
-        ary.pop(2).untrusted?.should be_false
-        ary.pop(0).untrusted?.should be_false
-      end
+      ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].pop(2).should.instance_of?(Array)
     end
 
     it "raises a FrozenError on a frozen array" do
-      -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.pop(2) }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-      -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.pop(0) }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-    end
-
-    ruby_version_is ''...'2.7' do
-      it "keeps untrusted status" do
-        a = [1, 2].untrust
-        a.pop(2)
-        a.untrusted?.should be_true
-        a.pop(2)
-        a.untrusted?.should be_true
-      end
+      -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.pop(2) }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+      -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.pop(0) }.should.raise(FrozenError)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/prepend_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/prepend_spec.rb
index 368b8dcfcd..2d0ce31c71 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/prepend_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/prepend_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
-require_relative 'shared/unshift'
 
 describe "Array#prepend" do
-  it_behaves_like :array_unshift, :prepend
+  it "is an alias of Array#unshift" do
+    Array.instance_method(:prepend).should == Array.instance_method(:unshift)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/product_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/product_spec.rb
index 07d2880a96..837f0eaf34 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/product_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/product_spec.rb
@@ -3,12 +3,17 @@ require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 
 describe "Array#product" do
   it "returns converted arguments using :to_ary" do
-    ->{ [1].product(2..3) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    ->{ [1].product(2..3) }.should.raise(TypeError)
     ar = ArraySpecs::ArrayConvertible.new(2,3)
     [1].product(ar).should == [[1,2],[1,3]]
     ar.called.should == :to_ary
   end
 
+  it "returns converted arguments using :method_missing" do
+    ar = ArraySpecs::ArrayMethodMissing.new(2,3)
+    [1].product(ar).should == [[1,2],[1,3]]
+  end
+
   it "returns the expected result" do
     [1,2].product([3,4,5],[6,8]).should == [[1, 3, 6], [1, 3, 8], [1, 4, 6], [1, 4, 8], [1, 5, 6], [1, 5, 8],
                                             [2, 3, 6], [2, 3, 8], [2, 4, 6], [2, 4, 8], [2, 5, 6], [2, 5, 8]]
@@ -26,7 +31,7 @@ describe "Array#product" do
     a = (0..100).to_a
     -> do
       a.product(a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a)
-    end.should raise_error(RangeError)
+    end.should.raise(RangeError)
   end
 
   describe "when given a block" do
@@ -38,7 +43,7 @@ describe "Array#product" do
 
       acc = []
       [1,2].product([3,4,5],[],[6,8]){|array| acc << array}
-      acc.should be_empty
+      acc.should.empty?
     end
 
     it "returns self" do
@@ -51,18 +56,18 @@ describe "Array#product" do
       a = (0..100).to_a
       -> do
         a.product(a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a)
-      end.should raise_error(RangeError)
+      end.should.raise(RangeError)
     end
   end
 
   describe "when given an empty block" do
     it "returns self" do
       arr = [1,2]
-      arr.product([3,4,5],[6,8]){}.should equal(arr)
+      arr.product([3,4,5],[6,8]){}.should.equal?(arr)
       arr = []
-      arr.product([3,4,5],[6,8]){}.should equal(arr)
+      arr.product([3,4,5],[6,8]){}.should.equal?(arr)
       arr = [1,2]
-      arr.product([]){}.should equal(arr)
+      arr.product([]){}.should.equal?(arr)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/push_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/push_spec.rb
index 607cbc7b4d..6255a84371 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/push_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/push_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,36 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
-require_relative 'shared/push'
 
 describe "Array#push" do
-  it_behaves_like :array_push, :push
+  it "appends the arguments to the array" do
+    a = [ "a", "b", "c" ]
+    a.push("d", "e", "f").should.equal?(a)
+    a.push.should == ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f"]
+    a.push(5)
+    a.should == ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f", 5]
+
+    a = [0, 1]
+    a.push(2)
+    a.should == [0, 1, 2]
+  end
+
+  it "isn't confused by previous shift" do
+    a = [ "a", "b", "c" ]
+    a.shift
+    a.push("foo")
+    a.should == ["b", "c", "foo"]
+  end
+
+  it "properly handles recursive arrays" do
+    empty = ArraySpecs.empty_recursive_array
+    empty.push(:last).should == [empty, :last]
+
+    array = ArraySpecs.recursive_array
+    array.push(:last).should == [1, 'two', 3.0, array, array, array, array, array, :last]
+  end
+
+  it "raises a FrozenError on a frozen array" do
+    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.push(1) }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.push }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/rassoc_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/rassoc_spec.rb
index 62fbd40611..95e4ed1892 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/rassoc_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/rassoc_spec.rb
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ describe "Array#rassoc" do
 
   it "properly handles recursive arrays" do
     empty = ArraySpecs.empty_recursive_array
-    empty.rassoc([]).should be_nil
+    empty.rassoc([]).should == nil
     [[empty, empty]].rassoc(empty).should == [empty, empty]
 
     array = ArraySpecs.recursive_array
-    array.rassoc(array).should be_nil
+    array.rassoc(array).should == nil
     [[empty, array]].rassoc(array).should == [empty, array]
   end
 
@@ -35,4 +35,16 @@ describe "Array#rassoc" do
 
     [[1, :foobar, o], [2, o, 1], [3, mock('foo')]].rassoc(key).should == [2, o, 1]
   end
+
+  it "calls to_ary on non-array elements" do
+    s1 = [1, 2]
+    s2 = ArraySpecs::ArrayConvertible.new(2, 3)
+    a = [s1, s2]
+
+    s1.should_not_receive(:to_ary)
+    a.rassoc(2).should.equal?(s1)
+
+    a.rassoc(3).should == [2, 3]
+    s2.called.should.equal?(:to_ary)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/reject_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/reject_spec.rb
index fcf43fabde..8d237b3a75 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/reject_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/reject_spec.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 require_relative 'shared/enumeratorize'
 require_relative 'shared/delete_if'
+require_relative 'shared/iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing'
 require_relative '../enumerable/shared/enumeratorized'
 
 describe "Array#reject" do
@@ -9,9 +10,9 @@ describe "Array#reject" do
     ary = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
     ary.reject { true }.should == []
     ary.reject { false }.should == ary
-    ary.reject { false }.should_not equal ary
+    ary.reject { false }.should_not.equal? ary
     ary.reject { nil }.should == ary
-    ary.reject { nil }.should_not equal ary
+    ary.reject { nil }.should_not.equal? ary
     ary.reject { 5 }.should == []
     ary.reject { |i| i < 3 }.should == [3, 4, 5]
     ary.reject { |i| i % 2 == 0 }.should == [1, 3, 5]
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ describe "Array#reject" do
   end
 
   it "does not return subclass instance on Array subclasses" do
-    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].reject { |x| x % 2 == 0 }.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].reject { |x| x % 2 == 0 }.should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 
   it "does not retain instance variables" do
@@ -47,10 +48,14 @@ describe "Array#reject" do
   it_behaves_like :enumeratorized_with_origin_size, :reject, [1,2,3]
 end
 
+describe "Array#reject" do
+  it_behaves_like :array_iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing, :reject
+end
+
 describe "Array#reject!" do
   it "removes elements for which block is true" do
     a = [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
-    a.reject! { |i| i % 2 == 0 }.should equal(a)
+    a.reject! { |i| i % 2 == 0 }.should.equal?(a)
     a.should == [3, 5, 7, 9, 11]
     a.reject! { |i| i > 8 }
     a.should == [3, 5, 7]
@@ -100,15 +105,20 @@ describe "Array#reject!" do
   end
 
   it "returns an Enumerator if no block given, and the array is frozen" do
-    ArraySpecs.frozen_array.reject!.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    ArraySpecs.frozen_array.reject!.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
   end
 
   it "raises a FrozenError on a frozen array" do
-    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.reject! {} }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.reject! {} }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 
   it "raises a FrozenError on an empty frozen array" do
-    -> { ArraySpecs.empty_frozen_array.reject! {} }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { ArraySpecs.empty_frozen_array.reject! {} }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+  end
+
+  it "raises a FrozenError on a frozen array only during iteration if called without a block" do
+    enum = ArraySpecs.frozen_array.reject!
+    -> { enum.each {} }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 
   it "does not truncate the array is the block raises an exception" do
@@ -141,3 +151,8 @@ describe "Array#reject!" do
   it_behaves_like :enumeratorized_with_origin_size, :reject!, [1,2,3]
   it_behaves_like :delete_if, :reject!
 end
+
+describe "Array#reject!" do
+  @value_to_return = -> _ { false }
+  it_behaves_like :array_iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing, :reject!
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/repeated_combination_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/repeated_combination_spec.rb
index b62382024a..a714f05f54 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/repeated_combination_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/repeated_combination_spec.rb
@@ -6,16 +6,16 @@ describe "Array#repeated_combination" do
   end
 
   it "returns an enumerator when no block is provided" do
-    @array.repeated_combination(2).should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    @array.repeated_combination(2).should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
   end
 
   it "returns self when a block is given" do
-    @array.repeated_combination(2){}.should equal(@array)
+    @array.repeated_combination(2){}.should.equal?(@array)
   end
 
   it "yields nothing for negative length and return self" do
-    @array.repeated_combination(-1){ fail }.should equal(@array)
-    @array.repeated_combination(-10){ fail }.should equal(@array)
+    @array.repeated_combination(-1){ fail }.should.equal?(@array)
+    @array.repeated_combination(-10){ fail }.should.equal?(@array)
   end
 
   it "yields the expected repeated_combinations" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/repeated_permutation_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/repeated_permutation_spec.rb
index a165fda09e..c54a8c0c2b 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/repeated_permutation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/repeated_permutation_spec.rb
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ describe "Array#repeated_permutation" do
 
   it "returns an Enumerator of all repeated permutations of given length when called without a block" do
     enum = @numbers.repeated_permutation(2)
-    enum.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    enum.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
     enum.to_a.sort.should == @permutations
   end
 
   it "yields all repeated_permutations to the block then returns self when called with block but no arguments" do
     yielded = []
-    @numbers.repeated_permutation(2) {|n| yielded << n}.should equal(@numbers)
+    @numbers.repeated_permutation(2) {|n| yielded << n}.should.equal?(@numbers)
     yielded.sort.should == @permutations
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/replace_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/replace_spec.rb
index 2f53338f5e..ee6a98a646 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/replace_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/replace_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,63 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
-require_relative 'shared/replace'
 
 describe "Array#replace" do
-  it_behaves_like :array_replace, :replace
+  it "replaces the elements with elements from other array" do
+    a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+    b = ['a', 'b', 'c']
+    a.replace(b).should.equal?(a)
+    a.should == b
+    a.should_not.equal?(b)
+
+    a.replace([4] * 10)
+    a.should == [4] * 10
+
+    a.replace([])
+    a.should == []
+  end
+
+  it "properly handles recursive arrays" do
+    orig = [1, 2, 3]
+    empty = ArraySpecs.empty_recursive_array
+    orig.replace(empty)
+    orig.should == empty
+
+    array = ArraySpecs.recursive_array
+    orig.replace(array)
+    orig.should == array
+  end
+
+  it "returns self" do
+    ary = [1, 2, 3]
+    other = [:a, :b, :c]
+    ary.replace(other).should.equal?(ary)
+  end
+
+  it "does not make self dependent to the original array" do
+    ary = [1, 2, 3]
+    other = [:a, :b, :c]
+    ary.replace(other)
+    ary.should == [:a, :b, :c]
+    ary << :d
+    ary.should == [:a, :b, :c, :d]
+    other.should == [:a, :b, :c]
+  end
+
+  it "tries to convert the passed argument to an Array using #to_ary" do
+    obj = mock('to_ary')
+    obj.stub!(:to_ary).and_return([1, 2, 3])
+    [].replace(obj).should == [1, 2, 3]
+  end
+
+  it "does not call #to_ary on Array subclasses" do
+    obj = ArraySpecs::ToAryArray[5, 6, 7]
+    obj.should_not_receive(:to_ary)
+    [].replace(ArraySpecs::ToAryArray[5, 6, 7]).should == [5, 6, 7]
+  end
+
+  it "raises a FrozenError on a frozen array" do
+    -> {
+      ArraySpecs.frozen_array.replace(ArraySpecs.frozen_array)
+    }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/reverse_each_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/reverse_each_spec.rb
index 28b8bfcb34..8fa5ce6da1 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/reverse_each_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/reverse_each_spec.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ require_relative '../enumerable/shared/enumeratorized'
 
 # Modifying a collection while the contents are being iterated
 # gives undefined behavior. See
-# http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-core/23633
+# https://blade.ruby-lang.org/ruby-core/23633
 
 describe "Array#reverse_each" do
   before :each do
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ describe "Array#reverse_each" do
 
   it "returns self" do
     a = [:a, :b, :c]
-    a.reverse_each { |x| }.should equal(a)
+    a.reverse_each { |x| }.should.equal?(a)
   end
 
   it "yields only the top level element of an empty recursive arrays" do
@@ -38,6 +38,20 @@ describe "Array#reverse_each" do
     [1, 2, 3].reverse_each.size.should == 3
   end
 
+  it "tolerates increasing an array size during iteration" do
+    array = [:a, :b, :c]
+    ScratchPad.record []
+    i = 0
+
+    array.reverse_each do |e|
+      ScratchPad << e
+      array.prepend i if i < 100
+      i += 1
+    end
+
+    ScratchPad.recorded.should == [:c, :a, 1]
+  end
+
   it_behaves_like :enumeratorize, :reverse_each
   it_behaves_like :enumeratorized_with_origin_size, :reverse_each, [1,2,3]
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/reverse_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/reverse_spec.rb
index 05dbd2efcf..f25a484be8 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/reverse_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/reverse_spec.rb
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ describe "Array#reverse" do
   end
 
   it "does not return subclass instance on Array subclasses" do
-    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].reverse.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].reverse.should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 end
 
 describe "Array#reverse!" do
   it "reverses the elements in place" do
     a = [6, 3, 4, 2, 1]
-    a.reverse!.should equal(a)
+    a.reverse!.should.equal?(a)
     a.should == [1, 2, 4, 3, 6]
     [].reverse!.should == []
   end
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@ describe "Array#reverse!" do
   end
 
   it "raises a FrozenError on a frozen array" do
-    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.reverse! }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.reverse! }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/rindex_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/rindex_spec.rb
index 175c7bcfe2..858c39dc92 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/rindex_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/rindex_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ require_relative '../enumerable/shared/enumeratorized'
 
 # Modifying a collection while the contents are being iterated
 # gives undefined behavior. See
-# http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-core/23633
+# https://blade.ruby-lang.org/ruby-core/23633
 
 describe "Array#rindex" do
   it "returns the first index backwards from the end where element == to object" do
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ describe "Array#rindex" do
   it "properly handles empty recursive arrays" do
     empty = ArraySpecs.empty_recursive_array
     empty.rindex(empty).should == 0
-    empty.rindex(1).should be_nil
+    empty.rindex(1).should == nil
   end
 
   it "properly handles recursive arrays" do
@@ -68,10 +68,25 @@ describe "Array#rindex" do
     seen.should == [3]
   end
 
+  it "tolerates increasing an array size during iteration" do
+    array = [:a, :b, :c]
+    ScratchPad.record []
+    i = 0
+
+    array.rindex do |e|
+      ScratchPad << e
+      array.prepend i if i < 100
+      i += 1
+      false
+    end
+
+    ScratchPad.recorded.should == [:c, :a, 1]
+  end
+
   describe "given no argument and no block" do
     it "produces an Enumerator" do
       enum = [4, 2, 1, 5, 1, 3].rindex
-      enum.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+      enum.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
       enum.each { |x| x < 2 }.should == 4
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/rotate_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/rotate_spec.rb
index 60dcc8b113..009ce5ed49 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/rotate_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/rotate_spec.rb
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ describe "Array#rotate" do
     it "raises a TypeError if not passed an integer-like argument" do
       -> {
         [1, 2].rotate(nil)
-      }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      }.should.raise(TypeError)
       -> {
         [1, 2].rotate("4")
-      }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
   end
 
@@ -50,18 +50,18 @@ describe "Array#rotate" do
       [].freeze.rotate
       [2].freeze.rotate(2)
       [1,2,3].freeze.rotate(-3)
-    }.should_not raise_error
+    }.should_not.raise
   end
 
   it "does not return self" do
     a = [1, 2, 3]
-    a.rotate.should_not equal(a)
+    a.rotate.should_not.equal?(a)
     a = []
-    a.rotate(0).should_not equal(a)
+    a.rotate(0).should_not.equal?(a)
   end
 
   it "does not return subclass instance for Array subclasses" do
-    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].rotate.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].rotate.should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 end
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ describe "Array#rotate!" do
   describe "when passed no argument" do
     it "moves the first element to the end and returns self" do
       a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
-      a.rotate!.should equal(a)
+      a.rotate!.should.equal?(a)
       a.should == [2, 3, 4, 5, 1]
     end
   end
@@ -77,11 +77,11 @@ describe "Array#rotate!" do
   describe "with an argument n" do
     it "moves the first (n % size) elements at the end and returns self" do
       a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
-      a.rotate!(2).should equal(a)
+      a.rotate!(2).should.equal?(a)
       a.should == [3, 4, 5, 1, 2]
-      a.rotate!(-12).should equal(a)
+      a.rotate!(-12).should.equal?(a)
       a.should == [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
-      a.rotate!(13).should equal(a)
+      a.rotate!(13).should.equal?(a)
       a.should == [4, 5, 1, 2, 3]
     end
 
@@ -96,34 +96,34 @@ describe "Array#rotate!" do
     it "raises a TypeError if not passed an integer-like argument" do
       -> {
         [1, 2].rotate!(nil)
-      }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      }.should.raise(TypeError)
       -> {
         [1, 2].rotate!("4")
-      }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
   end
 
   it "does nothing and returns self when the length is zero or one" do
     a = [1]
-    a.rotate!.should equal(a)
+    a.rotate!.should.equal?(a)
     a.should == [1]
-    a.rotate!(2).should equal(a)
+    a.rotate!(2).should.equal?(a)
     a.should == [1]
-    a.rotate!(-21).should equal(a)
+    a.rotate!(-21).should.equal?(a)
     a.should == [1]
 
     a = []
-    a.rotate!.should equal(a)
+    a.rotate!.should.equal?(a)
     a.should == []
-    a.rotate!(2).should equal(a)
+    a.rotate!(2).should.equal?(a)
     a.should == []
-    a.rotate!(-21).should equal(a)
+    a.rotate!(-21).should.equal?(a)
     a.should == []
   end
 
   it "raises a FrozenError on a frozen array" do
-    -> { [1, 2, 3].freeze.rotate!(0) }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-    -> { [1].freeze.rotate!(42) }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-    -> { [].freeze.rotate! }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { [1, 2, 3].freeze.rotate!(0) }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+    -> { [1].freeze.rotate!(42) }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+    -> { [].freeze.rotate! }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/sample_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/sample_spec.rb
index 565d7ff7f9..fd443b47de 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/sample_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/sample_spec.rb
@@ -3,24 +3,34 @@ require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 
 describe "Array#sample" do
   it "samples evenly" do
-    ary = [0, 1, 2, 3]
-    3.times do |i|
-      counts = [0, 0, 0, 0]
-      4000.times do
-        counts[ary.sample(3)[i]] += 1
-      end
-      counts.each do |count|
-        (800..1200).should include(count)
-      end
-    end
+    ArraySpecs.measure_sample_fairness(4, 1, 400)
+    ArraySpecs.measure_sample_fairness(4, 2, 400)
+    ArraySpecs.measure_sample_fairness(4, 3, 400)
+    ArraySpecs.measure_sample_fairness(40, 3, 400)
+    ArraySpecs.measure_sample_fairness(40, 4, 400)
+    ArraySpecs.measure_sample_fairness(40, 8, 400)
+    ArraySpecs.measure_sample_fairness(40, 16, 400)
+    ArraySpecs.measure_sample_fairness_large_sample_size(100, 80, 4000)
   end
 
   it "returns nil for an empty Array" do
-    [].sample.should be_nil
+    [].sample.should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "returns nil for an empty array when called without n and a Random is given" do
+    [].sample(random: Random.new(42)).should == nil
   end
 
   it "returns a single value when not passed a count" do
-    [4].sample.should equal(4)
+    [4].sample.should.equal?(4)
+  end
+
+  it "returns a single value when not passed a count and a Random is given" do
+    [4].sample(random: Random.new(42)).should.equal?(4)
+  end
+
+  it "returns a single value when not passed a count and a Random class is given" do
+    [4].sample(random: Random).should.equal?(4)
   end
 
   it "returns an empty Array when passed zero" do
@@ -28,12 +38,12 @@ describe "Array#sample" do
   end
 
   it "returns an Array of elements when passed a count" do
-    [1, 2, 3, 4].sample(3).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    [1, 2, 3, 4].sample(3).should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 
   it "returns elements from the Array" do
     array = [1, 2, 3, 4]
-    array.sample(3).all? { |x| array.should include(x) }
+    array.sample(3).all? { |x| array.should.include?(x) }
   end
 
   it "returns at most the number of elements in the Array" do
@@ -57,11 +67,11 @@ describe "Array#sample" do
   end
 
   it "raises ArgumentError when passed a negative count" do
-    -> { [1, 2].sample(-1) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { [1, 2].sample(-1) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "does not return subclass instances with Array subclass" do
-    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].sample(2).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].sample(2).should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 
   describe "with options" do
@@ -69,13 +79,13 @@ describe "Array#sample" do
       obj = mock("array_sample_random")
       obj.should_receive(:rand).and_return(0.5)
 
-      [1, 2].sample(random: obj).should be_an_instance_of(Integer)
+      [1, 2].sample(random: obj).should.instance_of?(Integer)
     end
 
     it "raises a NoMethodError if an object passed for the RNG does not define #rand" do
       obj = BasicObject.new
 
-      -> { [1, 2].sample(random: obj) }.should raise_error(NoMethodError)
+      -> { [1, 2].sample(random: obj) }.should.raise(NoMethodError)
     end
 
     describe "when the object returned by #rand is an Integer" do
@@ -95,14 +105,21 @@ describe "Array#sample" do
         random = mock("array_sample_random")
         random.should_receive(:rand).and_return(-1)
 
-        -> { [1, 2].sample(random: random) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
+        -> { [1, 2].sample(random: random) }.should.raise(RangeError)
       end
 
       it "raises a RangeError if the value is equal to the Array size" do
         random = mock("array_sample_random")
         random.should_receive(:rand).and_return(2)
 
-        -> { [1, 2].sample(random: random) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
+        -> { [1, 2].sample(random: random) }.should.raise(RangeError)
+      end
+
+      it "raises a RangeError if the value is greater than the Array size" do
+        random = mock("array_sample_random")
+        random.should_receive(:rand).and_return(3)
+
+        -> { [1, 2].sample(random: random) }.should.raise(RangeError)
       end
     end
   end
@@ -123,7 +140,7 @@ describe "Array#sample" do
       random = mock("array_sample_random")
       random.should_receive(:rand).and_return(value)
 
-      -> { [1, 2].sample(random: random) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
+      -> { [1, 2].sample(random: random) }.should.raise(RangeError)
     end
 
     it "raises a RangeError if the value is equal to the Array size" do
@@ -132,7 +149,7 @@ describe "Array#sample" do
       random = mock("array_sample_random")
       random.should_receive(:rand).and_return(value)
 
-      -> { [1, 2].sample(random: random) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
+      -> { [1, 2].sample(random: random) }.should.raise(RangeError)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/select_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/select_spec.rb
index 298b591744..57ec0b2540 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/select_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/select_spec.rb
@@ -1,13 +1,42 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/select'
+require_relative '../enumerable/shared/enumeratorized'
+require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
+require_relative 'shared/enumeratorize'
+require_relative 'shared/iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing'
+require_relative 'shared/keep_if'
 
 describe "Array#select" do
-  it_behaves_like :array_select, :select
+  it_behaves_like :enumeratorize, :select
+
+  it_behaves_like :array_iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing, :select
+
+  before :each do
+    @object = [1,2,3]
+  end
+  it_behaves_like :enumeratorized_with_origin_size, :select
+
+  it "returns a new array of elements for which block is true" do
+    [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9].select { |i| i % ((i + 1) / 2) == 0}.should == [1, 4, 6]
+  end
+
+  it "does not return subclass instance on Array subclasses" do
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].select { true }.should.instance_of?(Array)
+  end
+
+  it "properly handles recursive arrays" do
+    empty = ArraySpecs.empty_recursive_array
+    empty.select { true }.should == empty
+    empty.select { false }.should == []
+
+    array = ArraySpecs.recursive_array
+    array.select { true }.should == [1, 'two', 3.0, array, array, array, array, array]
+    array.select { false }.should == []
+  end
 end
 
 describe "Array#select!" do
   it "returns nil if no changes were made in the array" do
-    [1, 2, 3].select! { true }.should be_nil
+    [1, 2, 3].select! { true }.should == nil
   end
 
   it_behaves_like :keep_if, :select!
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/clone.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/clone.rb
index 3c17b1f10f..1a45c2fe2c 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/clone.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/clone.rb
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 describe :array_clone, shared: true do
   it "returns an Array or a subclass instance" do
-    [].send(@method).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2].send(@method).should be_an_instance_of(ArraySpecs::MyArray)
+    [].send(@method).should.instance_of?(Array)
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2].send(@method).should.instance_of?(ArraySpecs::MyArray)
   end
 
   it "produces a shallow copy where the references are directly copied" do
     a = [mock('1'), mock('2')]
     b = a.send @method
-    b.first.should equal a.first
-    b.last.should equal a.last
+    b.first.should.equal? a.first
+    b.last.should.equal? a.last
   end
 
   it "creates a new array containing all elements or the original" do
@@ -17,28 +17,4 @@ describe :array_clone, shared: true do
     b.should == a
     b.__id__.should_not == a.__id__
   end
-
-  ruby_version_is ''...'2.7' do
-    it "copies taint status from the original" do
-      a = [1, 2, 3, 4]
-      b = [1, 2, 3, 4]
-      a.taint
-      aa = a.send @method
-      bb = b.send @method
-
-      aa.should.tainted?
-      bb.should_not.tainted?
-    end
-
-    it "copies untrusted status from the original" do
-      a = [1, 2, 3, 4]
-      b = [1, 2, 3, 4]
-      a.untrust
-      aa = a.send @method
-      bb = b.send @method
-
-      aa.should.untrusted?
-      bb.should_not.untrusted?
-    end
-  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/collect.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/collect.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index d84432734a..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/collect.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,140 +0,0 @@
-require_relative '../../enumerable/shared/enumeratorized'
-
-describe :array_collect, shared: true do
-  it "returns a copy of array with each element replaced by the value returned by block" do
-    a = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd']
-    b = a.send(@method) { |i| i + '!' }
-    b.should == ["a!", "b!", "c!", "d!"]
-    b.should_not equal a
-  end
-
-  it "does not return subclass instance" do
-    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].send(@method) { |x| x + 1 }.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-  end
-
-  it "does not change self" do
-    a = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd']
-    a.send(@method) { |i| i + '!' }
-    a.should == ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd']
-  end
-
-  it "returns the evaluated value of block if it broke in the block" do
-    a = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd']
-    b = a.send(@method) {|i|
-      if i == 'c'
-        break 0
-      else
-        i + '!'
-      end
-    }
-    b.should == 0
-  end
-
-  it "returns an Enumerator when no block given" do
-    a = [1, 2, 3]
-    a.send(@method).should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
-  end
-
-  it "raises an ArgumentError when no block and with arguments" do
-    a = [1, 2, 3]
-    -> {
-      a.send(@method, :foo)
-    }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-  end
-
-  ruby_version_is ''...'2.7' do
-    it "does not copy tainted status" do
-      a = [1, 2, 3]
-      a.taint
-      a.send(@method){|x| x}.tainted?.should be_false
-    end
-
-    it "does not copy untrusted status" do
-      a = [1, 2, 3]
-      a.untrust
-      a.send(@method){|x| x}.untrusted?.should be_false
-    end
-  end
-
-  before :all do
-    @object = [1, 2, 3, 4]
-  end
-  it_should_behave_like :enumeratorized_with_origin_size
-end
-
-describe :array_collect_b, shared: true do
-  it "replaces each element with the value returned by block" do
-    a = [7, 9, 3, 5]
-    a.send(@method) { |i| i - 1 }.should equal(a)
-    a.should == [6, 8, 2, 4]
-  end
-
-  it "returns self" do
-    a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
-    b = a.send(@method) {|i| i+1 }
-    a.should equal b
-  end
-
-  it "returns the evaluated value of block but its contents is partially modified, if it broke in the block" do
-    a = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd']
-    b = a.send(@method) {|i|
-      if i == 'c'
-        break 0
-      else
-        i + '!'
-      end
-    }
-    b.should == 0
-    a.should == ['a!', 'b!', 'c', 'd']
-  end
-
-  it "returns an Enumerator when no block given, and the enumerator can modify the original array" do
-    a = [1, 2, 3]
-    enum = a.send(@method)
-    enum.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
-    enum.each{|i| "#{i}!" }
-    a.should == ["1!", "2!", "3!"]
-  end
-
-  ruby_version_is ''...'2.7' do
-    it "keeps tainted status" do
-      a = [1, 2, 3]
-      a.taint
-      a.tainted?.should be_true
-      a.send(@method){|x| x}
-      a.tainted?.should be_true
-    end
-
-    it "keeps untrusted status" do
-      a = [1, 2, 3]
-      a.untrust
-      a.send(@method){|x| x}
-      a.untrusted?.should be_true
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe "when frozen" do
-    it "raises a FrozenError" do
-      -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.send(@method) {} }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-    end
-
-    it "raises a FrozenError when empty" do
-      -> { ArraySpecs.empty_frozen_array.send(@method) {} }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-    end
-
-    it "raises a FrozenError when calling #each on the returned Enumerator" do
-      enumerator = ArraySpecs.frozen_array.send(@method)
-      -> { enumerator.each {|x| x } }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-    end
-
-    it "raises a FrozenError when calling #each on the returned Enumerator when empty" do
-      enumerator = ArraySpecs.empty_frozen_array.send(@method)
-      -> { enumerator.each {|x| x } }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-    end
-  end
-
-  before :all do
-    @object = [1, 2, 3, 4]
-  end
-  it_should_behave_like :enumeratorized_with_origin_size
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/difference.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/difference.rb
index 3e69050d82..3fe22331bd 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/difference.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/difference.rb
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ describe :array_binary_difference, shared: true do
 
   it "raises a TypeError if the argument cannot be coerced to an Array by calling #to_ary" do
     obj = mock('not an array')
-    -> { [1, 2, 3].send(@method, obj) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [1, 2, 3].send(@method, obj) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "does not return subclass instance for Array subclasses" do
-    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].send(@method, []).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].send(@method, ArraySpecs::MyArray[]).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-    [1, 2, 3].send(@method, ArraySpecs::MyArray[]).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].send(@method, []).should.instance_of?(Array)
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].send(@method, ArraySpecs::MyArray[]).should.instance_of?(Array)
+    [1, 2, 3].send(@method, ArraySpecs::MyArray[]).should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 
   it "does not call to_ary on array subclasses" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/enumeratorize.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/enumeratorize.rb
index a19a5d3b9b..5beab5c4c4 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/enumeratorize.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/enumeratorize.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 describe :enumeratorize, shared: true do
   it "returns an Enumerator if no block given" do
-    [1,2].send(@method).should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    [1,2].send(@method).should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/eql.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/eql.rb
index b5d9128434..5e770bf167 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/eql.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/eql.rb
@@ -1,59 +1,59 @@
 describe :array_eql, shared: true do
   it "returns true if other is the same array" do
     a = [1]
-    a.send(@method, a).should be_true
+    a.send(@method, a).should == true
   end
 
   it "returns true if corresponding elements are #eql?" do
-    [].send(@method, []).should be_true
-    [1, 2, 3, 4].send(@method, [1, 2, 3, 4]).should be_true
+    [].send(@method, []).should == true
+    [1, 2, 3, 4].send(@method, [1, 2, 3, 4]).should == true
   end
 
   it "returns false if other is shorter than self" do
-    [1, 2, 3, 4].send(@method, [1, 2, 3]).should be_false
+    [1, 2, 3, 4].send(@method, [1, 2, 3]).should == false
   end
 
   it "returns false if other is longer than self" do
-    [1, 2, 3, 4].send(@method, [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]).should be_false
+    [1, 2, 3, 4].send(@method, [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]).should == false
   end
 
   it "returns false immediately when sizes of the arrays differ" do
     obj = mock('1')
     obj.should_not_receive(@method)
 
-    []        .send(@method,    [obj]  ).should be_false
-    [obj]     .send(@method,    []     ).should be_false
+    []        .send(@method,    [obj]  ).should == false
+    [obj]     .send(@method,    []     ).should == false
   end
 
   it "handles well recursive arrays" do
     a = ArraySpecs.empty_recursive_array
-    a       .send(@method,    [a]    ).should be_true
-    a       .send(@method,    [[a]]  ).should be_true
-    [a]     .send(@method,    a      ).should be_true
-    [[a]]   .send(@method,    a      ).should be_true
+    a       .send(@method,    [a]    ).should == true
+    a       .send(@method,    [[a]]  ).should == true
+    [a]     .send(@method,    a      ).should == true
+    [[a]]   .send(@method,    a      ).should == true
     # These may be surprising, but no difference can be
     # found between these arrays, so they are ==.
     # There is no "path" that will lead to a difference
     # (contrary to other examples below)
 
     a2 = ArraySpecs.empty_recursive_array
-    a       .send(@method,    a2     ).should be_true
-    a       .send(@method,    [a2]   ).should be_true
-    a       .send(@method,    [[a2]] ).should be_true
-    [a]     .send(@method,    a2     ).should be_true
-    [[a]]   .send(@method,    a2     ).should be_true
+    a       .send(@method,    a2     ).should == true
+    a       .send(@method,    [a2]   ).should == true
+    a       .send(@method,    [[a2]] ).should == true
+    [a]     .send(@method,    a2     ).should == true
+    [[a]]   .send(@method,    a2     ).should == true
 
     back = []
     forth = [back]; back << forth;
-    back   .send(@method,  a  ).should be_true
+    back   .send(@method,  a  ).should == true
 
     x = []; x << x << x
-    x       .send(@method,    a                ).should be_false  # since x.size != a.size
-    x       .send(@method,    [a, a]           ).should be_false  # since x[0].size != [a, a][0].size
-    x       .send(@method,    [x, a]           ).should be_false  # since x[1].size != [x, a][1].size
-    [x, a]  .send(@method,    [a, x]           ).should be_false  # etc...
-    x       .send(@method,    [x, x]           ).should be_true
-    x       .send(@method,    [[x, x], [x, x]] ).should be_true
+    x       .send(@method,    a                ).should == false  # since x.size != a.size
+    x       .send(@method,    [a, a]           ).should == false  # since x[0].size != [a, a][0].size
+    x       .send(@method,    [x, a]           ).should == false  # since x[1].size != [x, a][1].size
+    [x, a]  .send(@method,    [a, x]           ).should == false  # etc...
+    x       .send(@method,    [x, x]           ).should == true
+    x       .send(@method,    [[x, x], [x, x]] ).should == true
 
     tree = [];
     branch = []; branch << tree << tree; tree << branch
@@ -62,31 +62,31 @@ describe :array_eql, shared: true do
     forest = [tree, branch, :bird, a]; forest << forest
     forest2 = [tree2, branch2, :bird, a2]; forest2 << forest2
 
-    forest .send(@method,     forest2         ).should be_true
-    forest .send(@method,     [tree2, branch, :bird, a, forest2]).should be_true
+    forest .send(@method,     forest2         ).should == true
+    forest .send(@method,     [tree2, branch, :bird, a, forest2]).should == true
 
     diffforest = [branch2, tree2, :bird, a2]; diffforest << forest2
-    forest .send(@method,     diffforest      ).should be_false # since forest[0].size == 1 != 3 == diffforest[0]
-    forest .send(@method,     [nil]           ).should be_false
-    forest .send(@method,     [forest]        ).should be_false
+    forest .send(@method,     diffforest      ).should == false # since forest[0].size == 1 != 3 == diffforest[0]
+    forest .send(@method,     [nil]           ).should == false
+    forest .send(@method,     [forest]        ).should == false
   end
 
   it "does not call #to_ary on its argument" do
     obj = mock('to_ary')
     obj.should_not_receive(:to_ary)
 
-    [1, 2, 3].send(@method, obj).should be_false
+    [1, 2, 3].send(@method, obj).should == false
   end
 
   it "does not call #to_ary on Array subclasses" do
     ary = ArraySpecs::ToAryArray[5, 6, 7]
     ary.should_not_receive(:to_ary)
-    [5, 6, 7].send(@method, ary).should be_true
+    [5, 6, 7].send(@method, ary).should == true
   end
 
   it "ignores array class differences" do
-    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].send(@method, [1, 2, 3]).should be_true
-    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].send(@method, ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3]).should be_true
-    [1, 2, 3].send(@method, ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3]).should be_true
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].send(@method, [1, 2, 3]).should == true
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].send(@method, ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3]).should == true
+    [1, 2, 3].send(@method, ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3]).should == true
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/index.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/index.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index a9896554f2..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/index.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-describe :array_index, shared: true do
-  it "returns the index of the first element == to object" do
-    x = mock('3')
-    def x.==(obj) 3 == obj; end
-
-    [2, x, 3, 1, 3, 1].send(@method, 3).should == 1
-    [2, 3.0, 3, x, 1, 3, 1].send(@method, x).should == 1
-  end
-
-  it "returns 0 if first element == to object" do
-    [2, 1, 3, 2, 5].send(@method, 2).should == 0
-  end
-
-  it "returns size-1 if only last element == to object" do
-    [2, 1, 3, 1, 5].send(@method, 5).should == 4
-  end
-
-  it "returns nil if no element == to object" do
-    [2, 1, 1, 1, 1].send(@method, 3).should == nil
-  end
-
-  it "accepts a block instead of an argument" do
-    [4, 2, 1, 5, 1, 3].send(@method) {|x| x < 2}.should == 2
-  end
-
-  it "ignores the block if there is an argument" do
-    -> {
-      [4, 2, 1, 5, 1, 3].send(@method, 5) {|x| x < 2}.should == 3
-    }.should complain(/given block not used/)
-  end
-
-  describe "given no argument and no block" do
-    it "produces an Enumerator" do
-      [].send(@method).should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/inspect.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/inspect.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 736f8d946b..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/inspect.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,133 +0,0 @@
-require_relative '../fixtures/encoded_strings'
-
-describe :array_inspect, shared: true do
-  it "returns a string" do
-    [1, 2, 3].send(@method).should be_an_instance_of(String)
-  end
-
-  it "returns '[]' for an empty Array" do
-    [].send(@method).should == "[]"
-  end
-
-  it "calls inspect on its elements and joins the results with commas" do
-    items = Array.new(3) do |i|
-      obj = mock(i.to_s)
-      obj.should_receive(:inspect).and_return(i.to_s)
-      obj
-    end
-    items.send(@method).should == "[0, 1, 2]"
-  end
-
-  it "does not call #to_s on a String returned from #inspect" do
-    str = "abc"
-    str.should_not_receive(:to_s)
-
-    [str].send(@method).should == '["abc"]'
-  end
-
-  it "calls #to_s on the object returned from #inspect if the Object isn't a String" do
-    obj = mock("Array#inspect/to_s calls #to_s")
-    obj.should_receive(:inspect).and_return(obj)
-    obj.should_receive(:to_s).and_return("abc")
-
-    [obj].send(@method).should == "[abc]"
-  end
-
-  it "does not call #to_str on the object returned from #inspect when it is not a String" do
-    obj = mock("Array#inspect/to_s does not call #to_str")
-    obj.should_receive(:inspect).and_return(obj)
-    obj.should_not_receive(:to_str)
-
-    [obj].send(@method).should =~ /^\[#<MockObject:0x[0-9a-f]+>\]$/
-  end
-
-  it "does not call #to_str on the object returned from #to_s when it is not a String" do
-    obj = mock("Array#inspect/to_s does not call #to_str on #to_s result")
-    obj.should_receive(:inspect).and_return(obj)
-    obj.should_receive(:to_s).and_return(obj)
-    obj.should_not_receive(:to_str)
-
-    [obj].send(@method).should =~ /^\[#<MockObject:0x[0-9a-f]+>\]$/
-  end
-
-  it "does not swallow exceptions raised by #to_s" do
-    obj = mock("Array#inspect/to_s does not swallow #to_s exceptions")
-    obj.should_receive(:inspect).and_return(obj)
-    obj.should_receive(:to_s).and_raise(Exception)
-
-    -> { [obj].send(@method) }.should raise_error(Exception)
-  end
-
-  it "represents a recursive element with '[...]'" do
-    ArraySpecs.recursive_array.send(@method).should == "[1, \"two\", 3.0, [...], [...], [...], [...], [...]]"
-    ArraySpecs.head_recursive_array.send(@method).should == "[[...], [...], [...], [...], [...], 1, \"two\", 3.0]"
-    ArraySpecs.empty_recursive_array.send(@method).should == "[[...]]"
-  end
-
-  ruby_version_is ''...'2.7' do
-    it "taints the result if the Array is non-empty and tainted" do
-      [1, 2].taint.send(@method).tainted?.should be_true
-    end
-
-    it "does not taint the result if the Array is tainted but empty" do
-      [].taint.send(@method).tainted?.should be_false
-    end
-
-    it "taints the result if an element is tainted" do
-      ["str".taint].send(@method).tainted?.should be_true
-    end
-
-    it "untrusts the result if the Array is untrusted" do
-      [1, 2].untrust.send(@method).untrusted?.should be_true
-    end
-
-    it "does not untrust the result if the Array is untrusted but empty" do
-      [].untrust.send(@method).untrusted?.should be_false
-    end
-
-    it "untrusts the result if an element is untrusted" do
-      ["str".untrust].send(@method).untrusted?.should be_true
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe "with encoding" do
-    before :each do
-      @default_external_encoding = Encoding.default_external
-    end
-
-    after :each do
-      Encoding.default_external = @default_external_encoding
-    end
-
-    it "returns a US-ASCII string for an empty Array" do
-      [].send(@method).encoding.should == Encoding::US_ASCII
-    end
-
-    it "use the default external encoding if it is ascii compatible" do
-      Encoding.default_external = Encoding.find('UTF-8')
-
-      utf8 = "utf8".encode("UTF-8")
-      jp   = "jp".encode("EUC-JP")
-      array = [jp, utf8]
-
-      array.send(@method).encoding.name.should == "UTF-8"
-    end
-
-    it "use US-ASCII encoding if the default external encoding is not ascii compatible" do
-      Encoding.default_external = Encoding.find('UTF-32')
-
-      utf8 = "utf8".encode("UTF-8")
-      jp   = "jp".encode("EUC-JP")
-      array = [jp, utf8]
-
-      array.send(@method).encoding.name.should == "US-ASCII"
-    end
-
-    it "does not raise if inspected result is not default external encoding" do
-      utf_16be = mock("utf_16be")
-      utf_16be.should_receive(:inspect).and_return(%<"utf_16be \u3042">.encode!(Encoding::UTF_16BE))
-
-      [utf_16be].send(@method).should == '["utf_16be \u3042"]'
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/intersection.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/intersection.rb
index 49849b08c2..dda72e8bd7 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/intersection.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/intersection.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ describe :array_intersection, shared: true do
   end
 
   it "creates an array with elements in order they are first encountered" do
-    [ 1, 2, 3, 2, 5 ].send(@method, [ 5, 2, 3, 4 ]).should == [2, 3, 5]
+    [ 1, 2, 3, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 ].send(@method, [ 5, 2, 3, 4 ]).should == [2, 3, 5] # array > other
+    [ 5, 2, 3, 4 ].send(@method, [ 1, 2, 3, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 ]).should == [5, 2, 3] # array < other
   end
 
   it "does not modify the original Array" do
@@ -65,9 +66,9 @@ describe :array_intersection, shared: true do
   end
 
   it "does return subclass instances for Array subclasses" do
-    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].send(@method, []).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].send(@method, ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3]).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-    [].send(@method, ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3]).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].send(@method, []).should.instance_of?(Array)
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].send(@method, ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3]).should.instance_of?(Array)
+    [].send(@method, ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3]).should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 
   it "does not call to_ary on array subclasses" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e73bad44b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+describe :array_iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing, shared: true do
+  before do
+    @value_to_return ||= -> _ { nil }
+  end
+
+  it "tolerates increasing an array size during iteration" do
+    # The goal is to trigger potential reallocation of internal array storage, so we:
+    # - use elements of different types, starting with the less generic (Integer)
+    # - add reasonably big number of new elements (~ 100)
+    array = [1, 2, 3] # to test some methods we need several uniq elements
+    array_to_join = [:a, :b, :c] + (4..100).to_a
+
+    ScratchPad.record []
+    i = 0
+
+    array.send(@method) do |e|
+      ScratchPad << e
+      array << array_to_join[i] if i < array_to_join.size
+      i += 1
+      @value_to_return.call(e)
+    end
+
+    ScratchPad.recorded.should == [1, 2, 3] + array_to_join
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/join.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/join.rb
index c443d9a628..93d5329ee3 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/join.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/join.rb
@@ -1,134 +1,6 @@
 require_relative '../fixtures/classes'
 require_relative '../fixtures/encoded_strings'
 
-describe :array_join_with_default_separator, shared: true do
-  before :each do
-    @separator = $,
-  end
-
-  after :each do
-    $, = @separator
-  end
-
-  it "returns an empty string if the Array is empty" do
-    [].send(@method).should == ''
-  end
-
-  it "returns a US-ASCII string for an empty Array" do
-    [].send(@method).encoding.should == Encoding::US_ASCII
-  end
-
-  it "returns a string formed by concatenating each String element separated by $," do
-    suppress_warning {
-      $, = " | "
-      ["1", "2", "3"].send(@method).should == "1 | 2 | 3"
-    }
-  end
-
-  it "attempts coercion via #to_str first" do
-    obj = mock('foo')
-    obj.should_receive(:to_str).any_number_of_times.and_return("foo")
-    [obj].send(@method).should == "foo"
-  end
-
-  it "attempts coercion via #to_ary second" do
-    obj = mock('foo')
-    obj.should_receive(:to_str).any_number_of_times.and_return(nil)
-    obj.should_receive(:to_ary).any_number_of_times.and_return(["foo"])
-    [obj].send(@method).should == "foo"
-  end
-
-  it "attempts coercion via #to_s third" do
-    obj = mock('foo')
-    obj.should_receive(:to_str).any_number_of_times.and_return(nil)
-    obj.should_receive(:to_ary).any_number_of_times.and_return(nil)
-    obj.should_receive(:to_s).any_number_of_times.and_return("foo")
-    [obj].send(@method).should == "foo"
-  end
-
-  it "raises a NoMethodError if an element does not respond to #to_str, #to_ary, or #to_s" do
-    obj = mock('o')
-    class << obj; undef :to_s; end
-    -> { [1, obj].send(@method) }.should raise_error(NoMethodError)
-  end
-
-  it "raises an ArgumentError when the Array is recursive" do
-    -> { ArraySpecs.recursive_array.send(@method) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { ArraySpecs.head_recursive_array.send(@method) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { ArraySpecs.empty_recursive_array.send(@method) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-  end
-
-  ruby_version_is ''...'2.7' do
-    it "taints the result if the Array is tainted and non-empty" do
-      [1, 2].taint.send(@method).tainted?.should be_true
-    end
-
-    it "does not taint the result if the Array is tainted but empty" do
-      [].taint.send(@method).tainted?.should be_false
-    end
-
-    it "taints the result if the result of coercing an element is tainted" do
-      s = mock("taint")
-      s.should_receive(:to_s).and_return("str".taint)
-      [s].send(@method).tainted?.should be_true
-    end
-
-    it "untrusts the result if the Array is untrusted and non-empty" do
-      [1, 2].untrust.send(@method).untrusted?.should be_true
-    end
-
-    it "does not untrust the result if the Array is untrusted but empty" do
-      [].untrust.send(@method).untrusted?.should be_false
-    end
-
-    it "untrusts the result if the result of coercing an element is untrusted" do
-      s = mock("untrust")
-      s.should_receive(:to_s).and_return("str".untrust)
-      [s].send(@method).untrusted?.should be_true
-    end
-  end
-
-  it "uses the first encoding when other strings are compatible" do
-    ary1 = ArraySpecs.array_with_7bit_utf8_and_usascii_strings
-    ary2 = ArraySpecs.array_with_usascii_and_7bit_utf8_strings
-    ary3 = ArraySpecs.array_with_utf8_and_7bit_binary_strings
-    ary4 = ArraySpecs.array_with_usascii_and_7bit_binary_strings
-
-    ary1.send(@method).encoding.should == Encoding::UTF_8
-    ary2.send(@method).encoding.should == Encoding::US_ASCII
-    ary3.send(@method).encoding.should == Encoding::UTF_8
-    ary4.send(@method).encoding.should == Encoding::US_ASCII
-  end
-
-  it "uses the widest common encoding when other strings are incompatible" do
-    ary1 = ArraySpecs.array_with_utf8_and_usascii_strings
-    ary2 = ArraySpecs.array_with_usascii_and_utf8_strings
-
-    ary1.send(@method).encoding.should == Encoding::UTF_8
-    ary2.send(@method).encoding.should == Encoding::UTF_8
-  end
-
-  it "fails for arrays with incompatibly-encoded strings" do
-    ary_utf8_bad_binary = ArraySpecs.array_with_utf8_and_binary_strings
-
-    -> { ary_utf8_bad_binary.send(@method) }.should raise_error(EncodingError)
-  end
-
-  ruby_version_is "2.7" do
-    context "when $, is not nil" do
-      before do
-        suppress_warning do
-          $, = '*'
-        end
-      end
-
-      it "warns" do
-        -> { [].join }.should complain(/warning: \$, is set to non-nil value/)
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
-
 describe :array_join_with_string_separator, shared: true do
   it "returns a string formed by concatenating each element.to_str separated by separator" do
     obj = mock('foo')
@@ -140,42 +12,4 @@ describe :array_join_with_string_separator, shared: true do
     [1, [2, [3, 4], 5], 6].send(@method, ":").should == "1:2:3:4:5:6"
     [1, [2, ArraySpecs::MyArray[3, 4], 5], 6].send(@method, ":").should == "1:2:3:4:5:6"
   end
-
-  ruby_version_is ''...'2.7' do
-    describe "with a tainted separator" do
-      before :each do
-        @sep = ":".taint
-      end
-
-      it "does not taint the result if the array is empty" do
-        [].send(@method, @sep).tainted?.should be_false
-      end
-
-      it "does not taint the result if the array has only one element" do
-        [1].send(@method, @sep).tainted?.should be_false
-      end
-
-      it "taints the result if the array has two or more elements" do
-        [1, 2].send(@method, @sep).tainted?.should be_true
-      end
-    end
-
-    describe "with an untrusted separator" do
-      before :each do
-        @sep = ":".untrust
-      end
-
-      it "does not untrust the result if the array is empty" do
-        [].send(@method, @sep).untrusted?.should be_false
-      end
-
-      it "does not untrust the result if the array has only one element" do
-        [1].send(@method, @sep).untrusted?.should be_false
-      end
-
-      it "untrusts the result if the array has two or more elements" do
-        [1, 2].send(@method, @sep).untrusted?.should be_true
-      end
-    end
-  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/keep_if.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/keep_if.rb
index f26aff028c..44625eebd1 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/keep_if.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/keep_if.rb
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 require_relative '../../enumerable/shared/enumeratorized'
+require_relative '../shared/iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing'
 
 describe :keep_if, shared: true do
   it "deletes elements for which the block returns a false value" do
     array = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
-    array.send(@method) {|item| item > 3 }.should equal(array)
+    array.send(@method) {|item| item > 3 }.should.equal?(array)
     array.should == [4, 5]
   end
 
   it "returns an enumerator if no block is given" do
-    [1, 2, 3].send(@method).should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    [1, 2, 3].send(@method).should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
   end
 
   it "updates the receiver after all blocks" do
@@ -32,29 +33,63 @@ describe :keep_if, shared: true do
     end
 
     it "returns an Enumerator if no block is given" do
-      @frozen.send(@method).should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+      @frozen.send(@method).should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
     end
 
     describe "with truthy block" do
       it "keeps elements after any exception" do
-        -> { @frozen.send(@method) { true } }.should raise_error(Exception)
+        -> { @frozen.send(@method) { true } }.should.raise(Exception)
         @frozen.should == @origin
       end
 
       it "raises a FrozenError" do
-        -> { @frozen.send(@method) { true } }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+        -> { @frozen.send(@method) { true } }.should.raise(FrozenError)
       end
     end
 
     describe "with falsy block" do
       it "keeps elements after any exception" do
-        -> { @frozen.send(@method) { false } }.should raise_error(Exception)
+        -> { @frozen.send(@method) { false } }.should.raise(Exception)
         @frozen.should == @origin
       end
 
       it "raises a FrozenError" do
-        -> { @frozen.send(@method) { false } }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+        -> { @frozen.send(@method) { false } }.should.raise(FrozenError)
       end
     end
+
+    it "raises a FrozenError on a frozen array only during iteration if called without a block" do
+      enum = @frozen.send(@method)
+      -> { enum.each {} }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "does not truncate the array is the block raises an exception" do
+    a = [1, 2, 3]
+    begin
+      a.send(@method) { raise StandardError, 'Oops' }
+    rescue
+    end
+
+    a.should == [1, 2, 3]
   end
+
+  it "only changes elements before error is raised, keeping the element which raised an error." do
+    a = [1, 2, 3, 4]
+    begin
+      a.send(@method) do |e|
+        case e
+        when 2 then false
+        when 3 then raise StandardError, 'Oops'
+        else true
+        end
+      end
+    rescue StandardError
+    end
+
+    a.should == [1, 3, 4]
+  end
+
+  @value_to_return = -> _ { true }
+  it_should_behave_like :array_iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/length.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/length.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index f84966d0ba..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/length.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-describe :array_length, shared: true do
-  it "returns the number of elements" do
-    [].send(@method).should == 0
-    [1, 2, 3].send(@method).should == 3
-  end
-
-  it "properly handles recursive arrays" do
-    ArraySpecs.empty_recursive_array.send(@method).should == 1
-    ArraySpecs.recursive_array.send(@method).should == 8
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/push.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/push.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index ac790fb6a4..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/push.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-describe :array_push, shared: true do
-  it "appends the arguments to the array" do
-    a = [ "a", "b", "c" ]
-    a.send(@method, "d", "e", "f").should equal(a)
-    a.send(@method).should == ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f"]
-    a.send(@method, 5)
-    a.should == ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f", 5]
-
-    a = [0, 1]
-    a.send(@method, 2)
-    a.should == [0, 1, 2]
-  end
-
-  it "isn't confused by previous shift" do
-    a = [ "a", "b", "c" ]
-    a.shift
-    a.send(@method, "foo")
-    a.should == ["b", "c", "foo"]
-  end
-
-  it "properly handles recursive arrays" do
-    empty = ArraySpecs.empty_recursive_array
-    empty.send(@method, :last).should == [empty, :last]
-
-    array = ArraySpecs.recursive_array
-    array.send(@method, :last).should == [1, 'two', 3.0, array, array, array, array, array, :last]
-  end
-
-  it "raises a FrozenError on a frozen array" do
-    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.send(@method, 1) }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.send(@method) }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/replace.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/replace.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a6e60c1b0..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/replace.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-describe :array_replace, shared: true do
-  it "replaces the elements with elements from other array" do
-    a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
-    b = ['a', 'b', 'c']
-    a.send(@method, b).should equal(a)
-    a.should == b
-    a.should_not equal(b)
-
-    a.send(@method, [4] * 10)
-    a.should == [4] * 10
-
-    a.send(@method, [])
-    a.should == []
-  end
-
-  it "properly handles recursive arrays" do
-    orig = [1, 2, 3]
-    empty = ArraySpecs.empty_recursive_array
-    orig.send(@method, empty)
-    orig.should == empty
-
-    array = ArraySpecs.recursive_array
-    orig.send(@method, array)
-    orig.should == array
-  end
-
-  it "returns self" do
-    ary = [1, 2, 3]
-    other = [:a, :b, :c]
-    ary.send(@method, other).should equal(ary)
-  end
-
-  it "does not make self dependent to the original array" do
-    ary = [1, 2, 3]
-    other = [:a, :b, :c]
-    ary.send(@method, other)
-    ary.should == [:a, :b, :c]
-    ary << :d
-    ary.should == [:a, :b, :c, :d]
-    other.should == [:a, :b, :c]
-  end
-
-  it "tries to convert the passed argument to an Array using #to_ary" do
-    obj = mock('to_ary')
-    obj.stub!(:to_ary).and_return([1, 2, 3])
-    [].send(@method, obj).should == [1, 2, 3]
-  end
-
-  it "does not call #to_ary on Array subclasses" do
-    obj = ArraySpecs::ToAryArray[5, 6, 7]
-    obj.should_not_receive(:to_ary)
-    [].send(@method, ArraySpecs::ToAryArray[5, 6, 7]).should == [5, 6, 7]
-  end
-
-  it "raises a FrozenError on a frozen array" do
-    -> {
-      ArraySpecs.frozen_array.send(@method, ArraySpecs.frozen_array)
-    }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/select.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/select.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 09101e8ab5..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/select.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
-require_relative '../fixtures/classes'
-require_relative '../shared/enumeratorize'
-require_relative '../shared/keep_if'
-require_relative '../../enumerable/shared/enumeratorized'
-
-describe :array_select, shared: true do
-  it_should_behave_like :enumeratorize
-
-  before :each do
-    @object = [1,2,3]
-  end
-  it_should_behave_like :enumeratorized_with_origin_size
-
-  it "returns a new array of elements for which block is true" do
-    [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9].send(@method) { |i| i % ((i + 1) / 2) == 0}.should == [1, 4, 6]
-  end
-
-  it "does not return subclass instance on Array subclasses" do
-    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].send(@method) { true }.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-  end
-
-  it "properly handles recursive arrays" do
-    empty = ArraySpecs.empty_recursive_array
-    empty.send(@method) { true }.should == empty
-    empty.send(@method) { false }.should == []
-
-    array = ArraySpecs.recursive_array
-    array.send(@method) { true }.should == [1, 'two', 3.0, array, array, array, array, array]
-    array.send(@method) { false }.should == []
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/slice.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/slice.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 6818badeda..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/slice.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,560 +0,0 @@
-describe :array_slice, shared: true do
-  it "returns the element at index with [index]" do
-    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ].send(@method, 1).should == "b"
-
-    a = [1, 2, 3, 4]
-
-    a.send(@method, 0).should == 1
-    a.send(@method, 1).should == 2
-    a.send(@method, 2).should == 3
-    a.send(@method, 3).should == 4
-    a.send(@method, 4).should == nil
-    a.send(@method, 10).should == nil
-
-    a.should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
-  end
-
-  it "returns the element at index from the end of the array with [-index]" do
-    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ].send(@method, -2).should == "d"
-
-    a = [1, 2, 3, 4]
-
-    a.send(@method, -1).should == 4
-    a.send(@method, -2).should == 3
-    a.send(@method, -3).should == 2
-    a.send(@method, -4).should == 1
-    a.send(@method, -5).should == nil
-    a.send(@method, -10).should == nil
-
-    a.should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
-  end
-
-  it "returns count elements starting from index with [index, count]" do
-    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ].send(@method, 2, 3).should == ["c", "d", "e"]
-
-    a = [1, 2, 3, 4]
-
-    a.send(@method, 0, 0).should == []
-    a.send(@method, 0, 1).should == [1]
-    a.send(@method, 0, 2).should == [1, 2]
-    a.send(@method, 0, 4).should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
-    a.send(@method, 0, 6).should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
-    a.send(@method, 0, -1).should == nil
-    a.send(@method, 0, -2).should == nil
-    a.send(@method, 0, -4).should == nil
-
-    a.send(@method, 2, 0).should == []
-    a.send(@method, 2, 1).should == [3]
-    a.send(@method, 2, 2).should == [3, 4]
-    a.send(@method, 2, 4).should == [3, 4]
-    a.send(@method, 2, -1).should == nil
-
-    a.send(@method, 4, 0).should == []
-    a.send(@method, 4, 2).should == []
-    a.send(@method, 4, -1).should == nil
-
-    a.send(@method, 5, 0).should == nil
-    a.send(@method, 5, 2).should == nil
-    a.send(@method, 5, -1).should == nil
-
-    a.send(@method, 6, 0).should == nil
-    a.send(@method, 6, 2).should == nil
-    a.send(@method, 6, -1).should == nil
-
-    a.should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
-  end
-
-  it "returns count elements starting at index from the end of array with [-index, count]" do
-    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ].send(@method, -2, 2).should == ["d", "e"]
-
-    a = [1, 2, 3, 4]
-
-    a.send(@method, -1, 0).should == []
-    a.send(@method, -1, 1).should == [4]
-    a.send(@method, -1, 2).should == [4]
-    a.send(@method, -1, -1).should == nil
-
-    a.send(@method, -2, 0).should == []
-    a.send(@method, -2, 1).should == [3]
-    a.send(@method, -2, 2).should == [3, 4]
-    a.send(@method, -2, 4).should == [3, 4]
-    a.send(@method, -2, -1).should == nil
-
-    a.send(@method, -4, 0).should == []
-    a.send(@method, -4, 1).should == [1]
-    a.send(@method, -4, 2).should == [1, 2]
-    a.send(@method, -4, 4).should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
-    a.send(@method, -4, 6).should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
-    a.send(@method, -4, -1).should == nil
-
-    a.send(@method, -5, 0).should == nil
-    a.send(@method, -5, 1).should == nil
-    a.send(@method, -5, 10).should == nil
-    a.send(@method, -5, -1).should == nil
-
-    a.should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
-  end
-
-  it "returns the first count elements with [0, count]" do
-    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ].send(@method, 0, 3).should == ["a", "b", "c"]
-  end
-
-  it "returns the subarray which is independent to self with [index,count]" do
-    a = [1, 2, 3]
-    sub = a.send(@method, 1,2)
-    sub.replace([:a, :b])
-    a.should == [1, 2, 3]
-  end
-
-  it "tries to convert the passed argument to an Integer using #to_int" do
-    obj = mock('to_int')
-    obj.stub!(:to_int).and_return(2)
-
-    a = [1, 2, 3, 4]
-    a.send(@method, obj).should == 3
-    a.send(@method, obj, 1).should == [3]
-    a.send(@method, obj, obj).should == [3, 4]
-    a.send(@method, 0, obj).should == [1, 2]
-  end
-
-  it "raises TypeError if to_int returns non-integer" do
-    from = mock('from')
-    to = mock('to')
-
-    # So we can construct a range out of them...
-    def from.<=>(o) 0 end
-    def to.<=>(o) 0 end
-
-    a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
-
-    def from.to_int() 'cat' end
-    def to.to_int() -2 end
-
-    -> { a.send(@method, from..to) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-
-    def from.to_int() 1 end
-    def to.to_int() 'cat' end
-
-    -> { a.send(@method, from..to) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-  end
-
-  it "returns the elements specified by Range indexes with [m..n]" do
-    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ].send(@method, 1..3).should == ["b", "c", "d"]
-    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ].send(@method, 4..-1).should == ['e']
-    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ].send(@method, 3..3).should == ['d']
-    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ].send(@method, 3..-2).should == ['d']
-    ['a'].send(@method, 0..-1).should == ['a']
-
-    a = [1, 2, 3, 4]
-
-    a.send(@method, 0..-10).should == []
-    a.send(@method, 0..0).should == [1]
-    a.send(@method, 0..1).should == [1, 2]
-    a.send(@method, 0..2).should == [1, 2, 3]
-    a.send(@method, 0..3).should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
-    a.send(@method, 0..4).should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
-    a.send(@method, 0..10).should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
-
-    a.send(@method, 2..-10).should == []
-    a.send(@method, 2..0).should == []
-    a.send(@method, 2..2).should == [3]
-    a.send(@method, 2..3).should == [3, 4]
-    a.send(@method, 2..4).should == [3, 4]
-
-    a.send(@method, 3..0).should == []
-    a.send(@method, 3..3).should == [4]
-    a.send(@method, 3..4).should == [4]
-
-    a.send(@method, 4..0).should == []
-    a.send(@method, 4..4).should == []
-    a.send(@method, 4..5).should == []
-
-    a.send(@method, 5..0).should == nil
-    a.send(@method, 5..5).should == nil
-    a.send(@method, 5..6).should == nil
-
-    a.should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
-  end
-
-  it "returns elements specified by Range indexes except the element at index n with [m...n]" do
-    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ].send(@method, 1...3).should == ["b", "c"]
-
-    a = [1, 2, 3, 4]
-
-    a.send(@method, 0...-10).should == []
-    a.send(@method, 0...0).should == []
-    a.send(@method, 0...1).should == [1]
-    a.send(@method, 0...2).should == [1, 2]
-    a.send(@method, 0...3).should == [1, 2, 3]
-    a.send(@method, 0...4).should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
-    a.send(@method, 0...10).should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
-
-    a.send(@method, 2...-10).should == []
-    a.send(@method, 2...0).should == []
-    a.send(@method, 2...2).should == []
-    a.send(@method, 2...3).should == [3]
-    a.send(@method, 2...4).should == [3, 4]
-
-    a.send(@method, 3...0).should == []
-    a.send(@method, 3...3).should == []
-    a.send(@method, 3...4).should == [4]
-
-    a.send(@method, 4...0).should == []
-    a.send(@method, 4...4).should == []
-    a.send(@method, 4...5).should == []
-
-    a.send(@method, 5...0).should == nil
-    a.send(@method, 5...5).should == nil
-    a.send(@method, 5...6).should == nil
-
-    a.should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
-  end
-
-  it "returns elements that exist if range start is in the array but range end is not with [m..n]" do
-    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ].send(@method, 4..7).should == ["e"]
-  end
-
-  it "accepts Range instances having a negative m and both signs for n with [m..n] and [m...n]" do
-    a = [1, 2, 3, 4]
-
-    a.send(@method, -1..-1).should == [4]
-    a.send(@method, -1...-1).should == []
-    a.send(@method, -1..3).should == [4]
-    a.send(@method, -1...3).should == []
-    a.send(@method, -1..4).should == [4]
-    a.send(@method, -1...4).should == [4]
-    a.send(@method, -1..10).should == [4]
-    a.send(@method, -1...10).should == [4]
-    a.send(@method, -1..0).should == []
-    a.send(@method, -1..-4).should == []
-    a.send(@method, -1...-4).should == []
-    a.send(@method, -1..-6).should == []
-    a.send(@method, -1...-6).should == []
-
-    a.send(@method, -2..-2).should == [3]
-    a.send(@method, -2...-2).should == []
-    a.send(@method, -2..-1).should == [3, 4]
-    a.send(@method, -2...-1).should == [3]
-    a.send(@method, -2..10).should == [3, 4]
-    a.send(@method, -2...10).should == [3, 4]
-
-    a.send(@method, -4..-4).should == [1]
-    a.send(@method, -4..-2).should == [1, 2, 3]
-    a.send(@method, -4...-2).should == [1, 2]
-    a.send(@method, -4..-1).should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
-    a.send(@method, -4...-1).should == [1, 2, 3]
-    a.send(@method, -4..3).should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
-    a.send(@method, -4...3).should == [1, 2, 3]
-    a.send(@method, -4..4).should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
-    a.send(@method, -4...4).should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
-    a.send(@method, -4...4).should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
-    a.send(@method, -4..0).should == [1]
-    a.send(@method, -4...0).should == []
-    a.send(@method, -4..1).should == [1, 2]
-    a.send(@method, -4...1).should == [1]
-
-    a.send(@method, -5..-5).should == nil
-    a.send(@method, -5...-5).should == nil
-    a.send(@method, -5..-4).should == nil
-    a.send(@method, -5..-1).should == nil
-    a.send(@method, -5..10).should == nil
-
-    a.should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
-  end
-
-  it "returns the subarray which is independent to self with [m..n]" do
-    a = [1, 2, 3]
-    sub = a.send(@method, 1..2)
-    sub.replace([:a, :b])
-    a.should == [1, 2, 3]
-  end
-
-  it "tries to convert Range elements to Integers using #to_int with [m..n] and [m...n]" do
-    from = mock('from')
-    to = mock('to')
-
-    # So we can construct a range out of them...
-    def from.<=>(o) 0 end
-    def to.<=>(o) 0 end
-
-    def from.to_int() 1 end
-    def to.to_int() -2 end
-
-    a = [1, 2, 3, 4]
-
-    a.send(@method, from..to).should == [2, 3]
-    a.send(@method, from...to).should == [2]
-    a.send(@method, 1..0).should == []
-    a.send(@method, 1...0).should == []
-
-    -> { a.send(@method, "a" .. "b") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { a.send(@method, "a" ... "b") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { a.send(@method, from .. "b") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { a.send(@method, from ... "b") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-  end
-
-  it "returns the same elements as [m..n] and [m...n] with Range subclasses" do
-    a = [1, 2, 3, 4]
-    range_incl = ArraySpecs::MyRange.new(1, 2)
-    range_excl = ArraySpecs::MyRange.new(-3, -1, true)
-
-    a.send(@method, range_incl).should == [2, 3]
-    a.send(@method, range_excl).should == [2, 3]
-  end
-
-  it "returns nil for a requested index not in the array with [index]" do
-    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ].send(@method, 5).should == nil
-  end
-
-  it "returns [] if the index is valid but length is zero with [index, length]" do
-    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ].send(@method, 0, 0).should == []
-    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ].send(@method, 2, 0).should == []
-  end
-
-  it "returns nil if length is zero but index is invalid with [index, length]" do
-    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ].send(@method, 100, 0).should == nil
-    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ].send(@method, -50, 0).should == nil
-  end
-
-  # This is by design. It is in the official documentation.
-  it "returns [] if index == array.size with [index, length]" do
-    %w|a b c d e|.send(@method, 5, 2).should == []
-  end
-
-  it "returns nil if index > array.size with [index, length]" do
-    %w|a b c d e|.send(@method, 6, 2).should == nil
-  end
-
-  it "returns nil if length is negative with [index, length]" do
-    %w|a b c d e|.send(@method, 3, -1).should == nil
-    %w|a b c d e|.send(@method, 2, -2).should == nil
-    %w|a b c d e|.send(@method, 1, -100).should == nil
-  end
-
-  it "returns nil if no requested index is in the array with [m..n]" do
-    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ].send(@method, 6..10).should == nil
-  end
-
-  it "returns nil if range start is not in the array with [m..n]" do
-    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ].send(@method, -10..2).should == nil
-    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ].send(@method, 10..12).should == nil
-  end
-
-  it "returns an empty array when m == n with [m...n]" do
-    [1, 2, 3, 4, 5].send(@method, 1...1).should == []
-  end
-
-  it "returns an empty array with [0...0]" do
-    [1, 2, 3, 4, 5].send(@method, 0...0).should == []
-  end
-
-  it "returns a subarray where m, n negatives and m < n with [m..n]" do
-    [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ].send(@method, -3..-2).should == ["c", "d"]
-  end
-
-  it "returns an array containing the first element with [0..0]" do
-    [1, 2, 3, 4, 5].send(@method, 0..0).should == [1]
-  end
-
-  it "returns the entire array with [0..-1]" do
-    [1, 2, 3, 4, 5].send(@method, 0..-1).should == [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
-  end
-
-  it "returns all but the last element with [0...-1]" do
-    [1, 2, 3, 4, 5].send(@method, 0...-1).should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
-  end
-
-  it "returns [3] for [2..-1] out of [1, 2, 3]" do
-    [1,2,3].send(@method, 2..-1).should == [3]
-  end
-
-  it "returns an empty array when m > n and m, n are positive with [m..n]" do
-    [1, 2, 3, 4, 5].send(@method, 3..2).should == []
-  end
-
-  it "returns an empty array when m > n and m, n are negative with [m..n]" do
-    [1, 2, 3, 4, 5].send(@method, -2..-3).should == []
-  end
-
-  it "does not expand array when the indices are outside of the array bounds" do
-    a = [1, 2]
-    a.send(@method, 4).should == nil
-    a.should == [1, 2]
-    a.send(@method, 4, 0).should == nil
-    a.should == [1, 2]
-    a.send(@method, 6, 1).should == nil
-    a.should == [1, 2]
-    a.send(@method, 8...8).should == nil
-    a.should == [1, 2]
-    a.send(@method, 10..10).should == nil
-    a.should == [1, 2]
-  end
-
-  describe "with a subclass of Array" do
-    before :each do
-      ScratchPad.clear
-
-      @array = ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
-    end
-
-    ruby_version_is ''...'3.0' do
-      it "returns a subclass instance with [n, m]" do
-        @array.send(@method, 0, 2).should be_an_instance_of(ArraySpecs::MyArray)
-      end
-
-      it "returns a subclass instance with [-n, m]" do
-        @array.send(@method, -3, 2).should be_an_instance_of(ArraySpecs::MyArray)
-      end
-
-      it "returns a subclass instance with [n..m]" do
-        @array.send(@method, 1..3).should be_an_instance_of(ArraySpecs::MyArray)
-      end
-
-      it "returns a subclass instance with [n...m]" do
-        @array.send(@method, 1...3).should be_an_instance_of(ArraySpecs::MyArray)
-      end
-
-      it "returns a subclass instance with [-n..-m]" do
-        @array.send(@method, -3..-1).should be_an_instance_of(ArraySpecs::MyArray)
-      end
-
-      it "returns a subclass instance with [-n...-m]" do
-        @array.send(@method, -3...-1).should be_an_instance_of(ArraySpecs::MyArray)
-      end
-    end
-
-    ruby_version_is '3.0' do
-      it "returns a Array instance with [n, m]" do
-        @array.send(@method, 0, 2).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-      end
-
-      it "returns a Array instance with [-n, m]" do
-        @array.send(@method, -3, 2).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-      end
-
-      it "returns a Array instance with [n..m]" do
-        @array.send(@method, 1..3).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-      end
-
-      it "returns a Array instance with [n...m]" do
-        @array.send(@method, 1...3).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-      end
-
-      it "returns a Array instance with [-n..-m]" do
-        @array.send(@method, -3..-1).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-      end
-
-      it "returns a Array instance with [-n...-m]" do
-        @array.send(@method, -3...-1).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-      end
-    end
-
-    it "returns an empty array when m == n with [m...n]" do
-      @array.send(@method, 1...1).should == []
-      ScratchPad.recorded.should be_nil
-    end
-
-    it "returns an empty array with [0...0]" do
-      @array.send(@method, 0...0).should == []
-      ScratchPad.recorded.should be_nil
-    end
-
-    it "returns an empty array when m > n and m, n are positive with [m..n]" do
-      @array.send(@method, 3..2).should == []
-      ScratchPad.recorded.should be_nil
-    end
-
-    it "returns an empty array when m > n and m, n are negative with [m..n]" do
-      @array.send(@method, -2..-3).should == []
-      ScratchPad.recorded.should be_nil
-    end
-
-    it "returns [] if index == array.size with [index, length]" do
-      @array.send(@method, 5, 2).should == []
-      ScratchPad.recorded.should be_nil
-    end
-
-    it "returns [] if the index is valid but length is zero with [index, length]" do
-      @array.send(@method, 0, 0).should == []
-      @array.send(@method, 2, 0).should == []
-      ScratchPad.recorded.should be_nil
-    end
-
-    it "does not call #initialize on the subclass instance" do
-      @array.send(@method, 0, 3).should == [1, 2, 3]
-      ScratchPad.recorded.should be_nil
-    end
-  end
-
-  it "raises a RangeError when the start index is out of range of Fixnum" do
-    array = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
-    obj = mock('large value')
-    obj.should_receive(:to_int).and_return(bignum_value)
-    -> { array.send(@method, obj) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
-
-    obj = 8e19
-    -> { array.send(@method, obj) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
-
-    # boundary value when longs are 64 bits
-    -> { array.send(@method, 2.0**63) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
-
-    # just under the boundary value when longs are 64 bits
-    array.send(@method, max_long.to_f.prev_float).should == nil
-  end
-
-  it "raises a RangeError when the length is out of range of Fixnum" do
-    array = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
-    obj = mock('large value')
-    obj.should_receive(:to_int).and_return(bignum_value)
-    -> { array.send(@method, 1, obj) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
-
-    obj = 8e19
-    -> { array.send(@method, 1, obj) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
-  end
-
-  it "raises a type error if a range is passed with a length" do
-    ->{ [1, 2, 3].send(@method, 1..2, 1) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-  end
-
-  it "raises a RangeError if passed a range with a bound that is too large" do
-    -> { "hello".send(@method, bignum_value..(bignum_value + 1)) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
-    -> { "hello".send(@method, 0..bignum_value) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
-  end
-
-  ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-    it "can accept endless ranges" do
-      a = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
-      a.send(@method, eval("(2..)")).should == [2, 3, 4, 5]
-      a.send(@method, eval("(2...)")).should == [2, 3, 4, 5]
-      a.send(@method, eval("(-2..)")).should == [4, 5]
-      a.send(@method, eval("(-2...)")).should == [4, 5]
-      a.send(@method, eval("(9..)")).should == nil
-      a.send(@method, eval("(9...)")).should == nil
-      a.send(@method, eval("(-9..)")).should == nil
-      a.send(@method, eval("(-9...)")).should == nil
-    end
-  end
-
-  ruby_version_is "2.7" do
-    it "can accept beginless ranges" do
-      a = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
-      a.send(@method, eval("(..3)")).should == [0, 1, 2, 3]
-      a.send(@method, eval("(...3)")).should == [0, 1, 2]
-      a.send(@method, eval("(..-3)")).should == [0, 1, 2, 3]
-      a.send(@method, eval("(...-3)")).should == [0, 1, 2]
-      a.send(@method, eval("(..0)")).should == [0]
-      a.send(@method, eval("(...0)")).should == []
-      a.send(@method, eval("(..9)")).should == [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
-      a.send(@method, eval("(...9)")).should == [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
-      a.send(@method, eval("(..-9)")).should == []
-      a.send(@method, eval("(...-9)")).should == []
-    end
-
-    it "can accept nil...nil ranges" do
-      a = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
-      a.send(@method, eval("(nil...nil)")).should == a
-      a.send(@method, eval("(...nil)")).should == a
-      a.send(@method, eval("(nil..)")).should == a
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/union.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/union.rb
index 0b60df9ca4..0b225b9a31 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/union.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/union.rb
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ describe :array_binary_union, shared: true do
   end
 
   it "does not return subclass instances for Array subclasses" do
-    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].send(@method, []).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].send(@method, ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3]).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-    [].send(@method, ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3]).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].send(@method, []).should.instance_of?(Array)
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].send(@method, ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3]).should.instance_of?(Array)
+    [].send(@method, ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3]).should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 
   it "does not call to_ary on array subclasses" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/unshift.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/unshift.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index fc82e19e2a..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/unshift.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-describe :array_unshift, shared: true do
-  it "prepends object to the original array" do
-    a = [1, 2, 3]
-    a.send(@method, "a").should equal(a)
-    a.should == ['a', 1, 2, 3]
-    a.send(@method).should equal(a)
-    a.should == ['a', 1, 2, 3]
-    a.send(@method, 5, 4, 3)
-    a.should == [5, 4, 3, 'a', 1, 2, 3]
-
-    # shift all but one element
-    a = [1, 2]
-    a.shift
-    a.send(@method, 3, 4)
-    a.should == [3, 4, 2]
-
-    # now shift all elements
-    a.shift
-    a.shift
-    a.shift
-    a.send(@method, 3, 4)
-    a.should == [3, 4]
-  end
-
-  it "quietly ignores unshifting nothing" do
-    [].send(@method).should == []
-  end
-
-  it "properly handles recursive arrays" do
-    empty = ArraySpecs.empty_recursive_array
-    empty.send(@method, :new).should == [:new, empty]
-
-    array = ArraySpecs.recursive_array
-    array.send(@method, :new)
-    array[0..5].should == [:new, 1, 'two', 3.0, array, array]
-  end
-
-  it "raises a FrozenError on a frozen array when the array is modified" do
-    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.send(@method, 1) }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-  end
-
-  # see [ruby-core:23666]
-  it "raises a FrozenError on a frozen array when the array would not be modified" do
-    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.send(@method) }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/shift_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/shift_spec.rb
index b998e45d28..09dfa79c45 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/shift_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/shift_spec.rb
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ describe "Array#shift" do
   end
 
   it "raises a FrozenError on a frozen array" do
-    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.shift }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.shift }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
   it "raises a FrozenError on an empty frozen array" do
-    -> { ArraySpecs.empty_frozen_array.shift }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { ArraySpecs.empty_frozen_array.shift }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 
   describe "passed a number n as an argument" do
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ describe "Array#shift" do
       popped2.should == []
       a.should == []
 
-      popped1.should_not equal(popped2)
+      popped1.should_not.equal?(popped2)
     end
 
     it "returns whole elements if n exceeds size of the array" do
@@ -83,14 +83,14 @@ describe "Array#shift" do
 
     it "does not return self even when it returns whole elements" do
       a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
-      a.shift(5).should_not equal(a)
+      a.shift(5).should_not.equal?(a)
 
       a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
-      a.shift(6).should_not equal(a)
+      a.shift(6).should_not.equal?(a)
     end
 
     it "raises an ArgumentError if n is negative" do
-      ->{ [1, 2, 3].shift(-1) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      ->{ [1, 2, 3].shift(-1) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
     end
 
     it "tries to convert n to an Integer using #to_int" do
@@ -105,32 +105,16 @@ describe "Array#shift" do
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError when the passed n cannot be coerced to Integer" do
-      ->{ [1, 2].shift("cat") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      ->{ [1, 2].shift(nil) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      ->{ [1, 2].shift("cat") }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      ->{ [1, 2].shift(nil) }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
 
     it "raises an ArgumentError if more arguments are passed" do
-      ->{ [1, 2].shift(1, 2) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      ->{ [1, 2].shift(1, 2) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
     end
 
     it "does not return subclass instances with Array subclass" do
-      ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].shift(2).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-    end
-
-    ruby_version_is ''...'2.7' do
-      it "returns an untainted array even if the array is tainted" do
-        ary = [1, 2].taint
-        ary.shift(2).tainted?.should be_false
-        ary.shift(0).tainted?.should be_false
-      end
-
-      it "keeps taint status" do
-        a = [1, 2].taint
-        a.shift(2)
-        a.tainted?.should be_true
-        a.shift(2)
-        a.tainted?.should be_true
-      end
+      ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].shift(2).should.instance_of?(Array)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/shuffle_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/shuffle_spec.rb
index b255147c75..9bc9df73ac 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/shuffle_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/shuffle_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe "Array#shuffle" do
       s.sort.should == a
       different ||= (a != s)
     end
-    different.should be_true # Will fail once in a blue moon (4!^10)
+    different.should == true # Will fail once in a blue moon (4!^10)
   end
 
   it "is not destructive" do
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ describe "Array#shuffle" do
   end
 
   it "does not return subclass instances with Array subclass" do
-    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].shuffle.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].shuffle.should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 
   it "calls #rand on the Object passed by the :random key in the arguments Hash" do
@@ -31,20 +31,24 @@ describe "Array#shuffle" do
 
     result = [1, 2].shuffle(random: obj)
     result.size.should == 2
-    result.should include(1, 2)
+    result.sort.should == [1, 2]
   end
 
   it "raises a NoMethodError if an object passed for the RNG does not define #rand" do
     obj = BasicObject.new
 
-    -> { [1, 2].shuffle(random: obj) }.should raise_error(NoMethodError)
+    -> { [1, 2].shuffle(random: obj) }.should.raise(NoMethodError)
   end
 
   it "accepts a Float for the value returned by #rand" do
     random = mock("array_shuffle_random")
     random.should_receive(:rand).at_least(1).times.and_return(0.3)
 
-    [1, 2].shuffle(random: random).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    [1, 2].shuffle(random: random).should.instance_of?(Array)
+  end
+
+  it "accepts a Random class for the value for random: argument" do
+    [1, 2].shuffle(random: Random).should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 
   it "calls #to_int on the Object returned by #rand" do
@@ -53,7 +57,7 @@ describe "Array#shuffle" do
     random = mock("array_shuffle_random")
     random.should_receive(:rand).at_least(1).times.and_return(value)
 
-    [1, 2].shuffle(random: random).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    [1, 2].shuffle(random: random).should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 
   it "raises a RangeError if the value is less than zero" do
@@ -62,16 +66,25 @@ describe "Array#shuffle" do
     random = mock("array_shuffle_random")
     random.should_receive(:rand).and_return(value)
 
-    -> { [1, 2].shuffle(random: random) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
+    -> { [1, 2].shuffle(random: random) }.should.raise(RangeError)
+  end
+
+  it "raises a RangeError if the value is equal to the Array size" do
+    value = mock("array_shuffle_random_value")
+    value.should_receive(:to_int).at_least(1).times.and_return(2)
+    random = mock("array_shuffle_random")
+    random.should_receive(:rand).at_least(1).times.and_return(value)
+
+    -> { [1, 2].shuffle(random: random) }.should.raise(RangeError)
   end
 
-  it "raises a RangeError if the value is equal to one" do
+  it "raises a RangeError if the value is greater than the Array size" do
     value = mock("array_shuffle_random_value")
-    value.should_receive(:to_int).at_least(1).times.and_return(1)
+    value.should_receive(:to_int).at_least(1).times.and_return(3)
     random = mock("array_shuffle_random")
     random.should_receive(:rand).at_least(1).times.and_return(value)
 
-    -> { [1, 2].shuffle(random: random) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
+    -> { [1, 2].shuffle(random: random) }.should.raise(RangeError)
   end
 end
 
@@ -85,12 +98,22 @@ describe "Array#shuffle!" do
       a.sort.should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
       different ||= (a != [1, 2, 3, 4])
     end
-    different.should be_true # Will fail once in a blue moon (4!^10)
-    a.should equal(original)
+    different.should == true # Will fail once in a blue moon (4!^10)
+    a.should.equal?(original)
   end
 
   it "raises a FrozenError on a frozen array" do
-    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.shuffle! }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-    -> { ArraySpecs.empty_frozen_array.shuffle! }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.shuffle! }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+    -> { ArraySpecs.empty_frozen_array.shuffle! }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+  end
+
+  it "matches CRuby with random:" do
+    %w[a b c].shuffle(random: Random.new(1)).should == %w[a c b]
+    (0..10).to_a.shuffle(random: Random.new(10)).should == [2, 6, 8, 5, 7, 10, 3, 1, 0, 4, 9]
+  end
+
+  it "matches CRuby with srand" do
+    srand(123)
+    %w[a b c d e f g h i j k].shuffle.should == %w[a e f h i j d b g k c]
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/size_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/size_spec.rb
index d68f956a83..83e8969012 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/size_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/size_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
-require_relative 'shared/length'
 
 describe "Array#size" do
-  it_behaves_like :array_length, :size
+  it "is an alias of Array#length" do
+    Array.instance_method(:size).should == Array.instance_method(:length)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/slice_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/slice_spec.rb
index 2f98df9488..230d1dc5d1 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/slice_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/slice_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
-require_relative 'shared/slice'
 
 describe "Array#slice!" do
   it "removes and return the element at index" do
@@ -116,8 +115,8 @@ describe "Array#slice!" do
     a.slice!(from .. to).should == [2, 3, 4]
     a.should == [1, 5]
 
-    -> { a.slice!("a" .. "b")  }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { a.slice!(from .. "b") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { a.slice!("a" .. "b")  }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { a.slice!(from .. "b") }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "returns last element for consecutive calls at zero index" do
@@ -151,39 +150,35 @@ describe "Array#slice!" do
   end
 
   it "raises a FrozenError on a frozen array" do
-    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.slice!(0, 0) }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.slice!(0, 0) }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-    it "works with endless ranges" do
-      a = [1, 2, 3]
-      a.slice!(eval("(1..)")).should == [2, 3]
-      a.should == [1]
+  it "works with endless ranges" do
+    a = [1, 2, 3]
+    a.slice!(eval("(1..)")).should == [2, 3]
+    a.should == [1]
 
-      a = [1, 2, 3]
-      a.slice!(eval("(2...)")).should == [3]
-      a.should == [1, 2]
+    a = [1, 2, 3]
+    a.slice!(eval("(2...)")).should == [3]
+    a.should == [1, 2]
 
-      a = [1, 2, 3]
-      a.slice!(eval("(-2..)")).should == [2, 3]
-      a.should == [1]
+    a = [1, 2, 3]
+    a.slice!(eval("(-2..)")).should == [2, 3]
+    a.should == [1]
 
-      a = [1, 2, 3]
-      a.slice!(eval("(-1...)")).should == [3]
-      a.should == [1, 2]
-    end
+    a = [1, 2, 3]
+    a.slice!(eval("(-1...)")).should == [3]
+    a.should == [1, 2]
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is "2.7" do
-    it "works with beginless ranges" do
-      a = [0,1,2,3,4]
-      a.slice!(eval("(..3)")).should == [0, 1, 2, 3]
-      a.should == [4]
+  it "works with beginless ranges" do
+    a = [0,1,2,3,4]
+    a.slice!((..3)).should == [0, 1, 2, 3]
+    a.should == [4]
 
-      a = [0,1,2,3,4]
-      a.slice!(eval("(...-2)")).should == [0, 1, 2]
-      a.should == [3, 4]
-    end
+    a = [0,1,2,3,4]
+    a.slice!((...-2)).should == [0, 1, 2]
+    a.should == [3, 4]
   end
 
   describe "with a subclass of Array" do
@@ -191,60 +186,34 @@ describe "Array#slice!" do
       @array = ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
     end
 
-    ruby_version_is ''...'3.0' do
-      it "returns a subclass instance with [n, m]" do
-        @array.slice!(0, 2).should be_an_instance_of(ArraySpecs::MyArray)
-      end
-
-      it "returns a subclass instance with [-n, m]" do
-        @array.slice!(-3, 2).should be_an_instance_of(ArraySpecs::MyArray)
-      end
-
-      it "returns a subclass instance with [n..m]" do
-        @array.slice!(1..3).should be_an_instance_of(ArraySpecs::MyArray)
-      end
-
-      it "returns a subclass instance with [n...m]" do
-        @array.slice!(1...3).should be_an_instance_of(ArraySpecs::MyArray)
-      end
-
-      it "returns a subclass instance with [-n..-m]" do
-        @array.slice!(-3..-1).should be_an_instance_of(ArraySpecs::MyArray)
-      end
-
-      it "returns a subclass instance with [-n...-m]" do
-        @array.slice!(-3...-1).should be_an_instance_of(ArraySpecs::MyArray)
-      end
+    it "returns a Array instance with [n, m]" do
+      @array.slice!(0, 2).should.instance_of?(Array)
     end
 
-    ruby_version_is '3.0' do
-      it "returns a Array instance with [n, m]" do
-        @array.slice!(0, 2).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-      end
-
-      it "returns a Array instance with [-n, m]" do
-        @array.slice!(-3, 2).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-      end
+    it "returns a Array instance with [-n, m]" do
+      @array.slice!(-3, 2).should.instance_of?(Array)
+    end
 
-      it "returns a Array instance with [n..m]" do
-        @array.slice!(1..3).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-      end
+    it "returns a Array instance with [n..m]" do
+      @array.slice!(1..3).should.instance_of?(Array)
+    end
 
-      it "returns a Array instance with [n...m]" do
-        @array.slice!(1...3).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-      end
+    it "returns a Array instance with [n...m]" do
+      @array.slice!(1...3).should.instance_of?(Array)
+    end
 
-      it "returns a Array instance with [-n..-m]" do
-        @array.slice!(-3..-1).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-      end
+    it "returns a Array instance with [-n..-m]" do
+      @array.slice!(-3..-1).should.instance_of?(Array)
+    end
 
-      it "returns a Array instance with [-n...-m]" do
-        @array.slice!(-3...-1).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-      end
+    it "returns a Array instance with [-n...-m]" do
+      @array.slice!(-3...-1).should.instance_of?(Array)
     end
   end
 end
 
 describe "Array#slice" do
-  it_behaves_like :array_slice, :slice
+  it "is an alias of Array#[]" do
+    Array.instance_method(:slice).should == Array.instance_method(:[])
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/sort_by_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/sort_by_spec.rb
index 7cea6ec6d3..132abb028a 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/sort_by_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/sort_by_spec.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
+require_relative 'shared/iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing'
 require_relative '../enumerable/shared/enumeratorized'
 
 describe "Array#sort_by!" do
@@ -10,25 +11,30 @@ describe "Array#sort_by!" do
   end
 
   it "returns an Enumerator if not given a block" do
-    (1..10).to_a.sort_by!.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    (1..10).to_a.sort_by!.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
   end
 
   it "completes when supplied a block that always returns the same result" do
     a = [2, 3, 5, 1, 4]
     a.sort_by!{  1 }
-    a.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    a.should.instance_of?(Array)
     a.sort_by!{  0 }
-    a.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    a.should.instance_of?(Array)
     a.sort_by!{ -1 }
-    a.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    a.should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 
   it "raises a FrozenError on a frozen array" do
-    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.sort_by! {}}.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.sort_by! {}}.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 
   it "raises a FrozenError on an empty frozen array" do
-    -> { ArraySpecs.empty_frozen_array.sort_by! {}}.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { ArraySpecs.empty_frozen_array.sort_by! {}}.should.raise(FrozenError)
+  end
+
+  it "raises a FrozenError on a frozen array only during iteration if called without a block" do
+    enum = ArraySpecs.frozen_array.sort_by!
+    -> { enum.each {} }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 
   it "returns the specified value when it would break in the given block" do
@@ -41,12 +47,39 @@ describe "Array#sort_by!" do
       ary.sort_by!{|x,y| break if x==i; x<=>y}
       ary
     }
-    partially_sorted.any?{|ary| ary != [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.should be_true
+    partially_sorted.any?{|ary| ary != [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.should == true
   end
 
   it "changes nothing when called on a single element array" do
     [1].sort_by!(&:to_s).should == [1]
   end
 
+  it "does not truncate the array is the block raises an exception" do
+    a = [1, 2, 3]
+    begin
+      a.sort_by! { raise StandardError, 'Oops' }
+    rescue
+    end
+
+    a.should == [1, 2, 3]
+  end
+
+  it "doesn't change array if error is raised" do
+    a = [4, 3, 2, 1]
+    begin
+      a.sort_by! do |e|
+        raise StandardError, 'Oops' if e == 1
+        e
+      end
+    rescue StandardError
+    end
+
+    a.should == [4, 3, 2, 1]
+  end
+
   it_behaves_like :enumeratorized_with_origin_size, :sort_by!, [1,2,3]
 end
+
+describe "Array#sort_by!" do
+  it_behaves_like :array_iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing, :sort_by!
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/sort_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/sort_spec.rb
index e20b650516..27300c3385 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/sort_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/sort_spec.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe "Array#sort" do
     a = [1, 2, 3]
     sorted = a.sort
     sorted.should == a
-    sorted.should_not equal(a)
+    sorted.should_not.equal?(a)
   end
 
   it "properly handles recursive arrays" do
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ describe "Array#sort" do
 
     -> {
       [o, 1].sort
-    }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "may take a block which is used to determine the order of objects a and b described as -1, 0 or +1" do
@@ -78,28 +78,28 @@ describe "Array#sort" do
   end
 
   it "raises an error when a given block returns nil" do
-    -> { [1, 2].sort {} }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { [1, 2].sort {} }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "does not call #<=> on contained objects when invoked with a block" do
     a = Array.new(25)
     (0...25).each {|i| a[i] = ArraySpecs::UFOSceptic.new }
 
-    a.sort { -1 }.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    a.sort { -1 }.should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 
   it "does not call #<=> on elements when invoked with a block even if Array is large (Rubinius #412)" do
     a = Array.new(1500)
     (0...1500).each {|i| a[i] = ArraySpecs::UFOSceptic.new }
 
-    a.sort { -1 }.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    a.sort { -1 }.should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 
   it "completes when supplied a block that always returns the same result" do
     a = [2, 3, 5, 1, 4]
-    a.sort {  1 }.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-    a.sort {  0 }.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-    a.sort { -1 }.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    a.sort {  1 }.should.instance_of?(Array)
+    a.sort {  0 }.should.instance_of?(Array)
+    a.sort { -1 }.should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 
   it "does not freezes self during being sorted" do
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ describe "Array#sort" do
     }.should == [-4, 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 12]
     -> {
       a.sort { |n, m| (n - m).to_s }
-    }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "sorts an array that has a value shifted off without a block" do
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ describe "Array#sort" do
 
   it "raises an error if objects can't be compared" do
     a=[ArraySpecs::Uncomparable.new, ArraySpecs::Uncomparable.new]
-    -> {a.sort}.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> {a.sort}.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   # From a strange Rubinius bug
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ describe "Array#sort" do
 
   it "does not return subclass instance on Array subclasses" do
     ary = ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3]
-    ary.sort.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    ary.sort.should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 end
 
@@ -184,13 +184,13 @@ describe "Array#sort!" do
 
   it "returns self if the order of elements changed" do
     a = [6, 7, 2, 3, 7]
-    a.sort!.should equal(a)
+    a.sort!.should.equal?(a)
     a.should == [2, 3, 6, 7, 7]
   end
 
   it "returns self even if makes no modification" do
     a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
-    a.sort!.should equal(a)
+    a.sort!.should.equal?(a)
     a.should == [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
   end
 
@@ -216,25 +216,25 @@ describe "Array#sort!" do
     a = Array.new(25)
     (0...25).each {|i| a[i] = ArraySpecs::UFOSceptic.new }
 
-    a.sort! { -1 }.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    a.sort! { -1 }.should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 
   it "does not call #<=> on elements when invoked with a block even if Array is large (Rubinius #412)" do
     a = Array.new(1500)
     (0...1500).each {|i| a[i] = ArraySpecs::UFOSceptic.new }
 
-    a.sort! { -1 }.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    a.sort! { -1 }.should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 
   it "completes when supplied a block that always returns the same result" do
     a = [2, 3, 5, 1, 4]
-    a.sort!{  1 }.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-    a.sort!{  0 }.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-    a.sort!{ -1 }.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    a.sort!{  1 }.should.instance_of?(Array)
+    a.sort!{  0 }.should.instance_of?(Array)
+    a.sort!{ -1 }.should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 
   it "raises a FrozenError on a frozen array" do
-    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.sort! }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.sort! }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 
   it "returns the specified value when it would break in the given block" do
@@ -247,6 +247,6 @@ describe "Array#sort!" do
       ary.sort!{|x,y| break if x==i; x<=>y}
       ary
     }
-    partially_sorted.any?{|ary| ary != [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.should be_true
+    partially_sorted.any?{|ary| ary != [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.should == true
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/sum_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/sum_spec.rb
index 39c769d328..cd4ba4c2d8 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/sum_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/sum_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'shared/iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing'
 
 describe "Array#sum" do
   it "returns the sum of elements" do
@@ -9,6 +10,39 @@ describe "Array#sum" do
     [1, 2, 3].sum { |i| i * 10 }.should == 60
   end
 
+  it "doesn't apply the block init" do
+    [1, 2, 3].sum(1) { |i| i * 10 }.should == 61
+  end
+
+  # https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/12217
+  # https://github.com/ruby/ruby/blob/master/doc/ChangeLog/ChangeLog-2.4.0#L6208-L6214
+  it "uses Kahan's compensated summation algorithm for precise sum of float numbers" do
+    floats = [2.7800000000000002, 5.0, 2.5, 4.44, 3.89, 3.89, 4.44, 7.78, 5.0, 2.7800000000000002, 5.0, 2.5]
+    naive_sum = floats.reduce { |sum, e| sum + e }
+    naive_sum.should == 50.00000000000001
+    floats.sum.should == 50.0
+  end
+
+  it "handles infinite values and NaN" do
+    [1.0, Float::INFINITY].sum.should == Float::INFINITY
+    [1.0, -Float::INFINITY].sum.should == -Float::INFINITY
+    [1.0, Float::NAN].sum.should.nan?
+
+    [Float::INFINITY, 1.0].sum.should == Float::INFINITY
+    [-Float::INFINITY, 1.0].sum.should == -Float::INFINITY
+    [Float::NAN, 1.0].sum.should.nan?
+
+    [Float::NAN, Float::INFINITY].sum.should.nan?
+    [Float::INFINITY, Float::NAN].sum.should.nan?
+
+    [Float::INFINITY, -Float::INFINITY].sum.should.nan?
+    [-Float::INFINITY, Float::INFINITY].sum.should.nan?
+
+    [Float::INFINITY, Float::INFINITY].sum.should == Float::INFINITY
+    [-Float::INFINITY, -Float::INFINITY].sum.should == -Float::INFINITY
+    [Float::NAN, Float::NAN].sum.should.nan?
+  end
+
   it "returns init value if array is empty" do
     [].sum(-1).should == -1
   end
@@ -26,11 +60,11 @@ describe "Array#sum" do
   end
 
   it 'raises TypeError if any element are not numeric' do
-    -> { ["a"].sum }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { ["a"].sum }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it 'raises TypeError if any element cannot be added to init value' do
-    -> { [1].sum([]) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [1].sum([]) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "calls + to sum the elements" do
@@ -39,4 +73,16 @@ describe "Array#sum" do
     a.should_receive(:+).with(b).and_return(42)
     [b].sum(a).should == 42
   end
+
+  it "calls + on the init value" do
+    a = mock("a")
+    b = mock("b")
+    a.should_receive(:+).with(42).and_return(b)
+    [42].sum(a).should == b
+  end
+end
+
+describe "Array#sum" do
+  @value_to_return = -> _ { 1 }
+  it_behaves_like :array_iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing, :sum
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/take_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/take_spec.rb
index 4fb6f0ce75..837c734b77 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/take_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/take_spec.rb
@@ -23,18 +23,10 @@ describe "Array#take" do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError when the argument is negative" do
-    ->{ [1].take(-3) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    ->{ [1].take(-3) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is ''...'3.0' do
-    it 'returns a subclass instance for Array subclasses' do
-      ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3, 4, 5].take(1).should be_an_instance_of(ArraySpecs::MyArray)
-    end
-  end
-
-  ruby_version_is '3.0' do
-    it 'returns a Array instance for Array subclasses' do
-      ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3, 4, 5].take(1).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-    end
+  it 'returns a Array instance for Array subclasses' do
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3, 4, 5].take(1).should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/take_while_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/take_while_spec.rb
index 363419b265..7811edab9e 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/take_while_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/take_while_spec.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
+require_relative 'shared/iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing'
 
 describe "Array#take_while" do
   it "returns all elements until the block returns false" do
@@ -14,15 +15,12 @@ describe "Array#take_while" do
     [1, 2, false, 4].take_while{ |element| element }.should == [1, 2]
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is ''...'3.0' do
-    it 'returns a subclass instance for Array subclasses' do
-      ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3, 4, 5].take_while { |n| n < 4 }.should be_an_instance_of(ArraySpecs::MyArray)
-    end
+  it 'returns a Array instance for Array subclasses' do
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3, 4, 5].take_while { |n| n < 4 }.should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
+end
 
-  ruby_version_is '3.0' do
-    it 'returns a Array instance for Array subclasses' do
-      ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3, 4, 5].take_while { |n| n < 4 }.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-    end
-  end
+describe "Array#take_while" do
+  @value_to_return = -> _ { true }
+  it_behaves_like :array_iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing, :take_while
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/to_a_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/to_a_spec.rb
index 49d0a4782e..078de1638a 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/to_a_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/to_a_spec.rb
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ describe "Array#to_a" do
   it "returns self" do
     a = [1, 2, 3]
     a.to_a.should == [1, 2, 3]
-    a.should equal(a.to_a)
+    a.should.equal?(a.to_a)
   end
 
   it "does not return subclass instance on Array subclasses" do
     e = ArraySpecs::MyArray.new(1, 2)
-    e.to_a.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    e.to_a.should.instance_of?(Array)
     e.to_a.should == [1, 2]
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/to_ary_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/to_ary_spec.rb
index 314699b709..dc5193158d 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/to_ary_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/to_ary_spec.rb
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 describe "Array#to_ary" do
   it "returns self" do
     a = [1, 2, 3]
-    a.should equal(a.to_ary)
+    a.should.equal?(a.to_ary)
     a = ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3]
-    a.should equal(a.to_ary)
+    a.should.equal?(a.to_ary)
   end
 
   it "properly handles recursive arrays" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/to_h_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/to_h_spec.rb
index 46a79ba58b..1d626763c2 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/to_h_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/to_h_spec.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
+require_relative 'shared/iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing'
 
 describe "Array#to_h" do
   it "converts empty array to empty hash" do
@@ -24,58 +25,67 @@ describe "Array#to_h" do
   end
 
   it "raises TypeError if an element is not an array" do
-    -> { [:x].to_h }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [:x].to_h }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises ArgumentError if an element is not a [key, value] pair" do
-    -> { [[:x]].to_h }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { [[:x]].to_h }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "does not accept arguments" do
-    -> { [].to_h(:a, :b) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { [].to_h(:a, :b) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "produces a hash that returns nil for a missing element" do
-    [[:a, 1], [:b, 2]].to_h[:c].should be_nil
+    [[:a, 1], [:b, 2]].to_h[:c].should == nil
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-    context "with block" do
-      it "converts [key, value] pairs returned by the block to a Hash" do
-        [:a, :b].to_h { |k| [k, k.to_s] }.should == { a: 'a', b: 'b' }
-      end
-
-      it "raises ArgumentError if block returns longer or shorter array" do
-        -> do
-          [:a, :b].to_h { |k| [k, k.to_s, 1] }
-        end.should raise_error(ArgumentError, /wrong array length at 0/)
-
-        -> do
-          [:a, :b].to_h { |k| [k] }
-        end.should raise_error(ArgumentError, /wrong array length at 0/)
-      end
-
-      it "raises TypeError if block returns something other than Array" do
-        -> do
-          [:a, :b].to_h { |k| "not-array" }
-        end.should raise_error(TypeError, /wrong element type String at 0/)
-      end
-
-      it "coerces returned pair to Array with #to_ary" do
-        x = mock('x')
-        x.stub!(:to_ary).and_return([:b, 'b'])
-
-        [:a].to_h { |k| x }.should == { :b => 'b' }
-      end
-
-      it "does not coerce returned pair to Array with #to_a" do
-        x = mock('x')
-        x.stub!(:to_a).and_return([:b, 'b'])
-
-        -> do
-          [:a].to_h { |k| x }
-        end.should raise_error(TypeError, /wrong element type MockObject at 0/)
-      end
+  context "with block" do
+    it "converts [key, value] pairs returned by the block to a Hash" do
+      [:a, :b].to_h { |k| [k, k.to_s] }.should == { a: 'a', b: 'b' }
+    end
+
+    it "passes to a block each element as a single argument" do
+      ScratchPad.record []
+      [[:a, 1], [:b, 2]].to_h { |*args| ScratchPad << args; [args[0], args[1]] }
+      ScratchPad.recorded.sort.should == [[[:a, 1]], [[:b, 2]]]
+    end
+
+    it "raises ArgumentError if block returns longer or shorter array" do
+      -> do
+        [:a, :b].to_h { |k| [k, k.to_s, 1] }
+      end.should.raise(ArgumentError, /wrong array length at 0/)
+
+      -> do
+        [:a, :b].to_h { |k| [k] }
+      end.should.raise(ArgumentError, /wrong array length at 0/)
+    end
+
+    it "raises TypeError if block returns something other than Array" do
+      -> do
+        [:a, :b].to_h { |k| "not-array" }
+      end.should.raise(TypeError, /wrong element type String at 0/)
+    end
+
+    it "coerces returned pair to Array with #to_ary" do
+      x = mock('x')
+      x.stub!(:to_ary).and_return([:b, 'b'])
+
+      [:a].to_h { |k| x }.should == { :b => 'b' }
+    end
+
+    it "does not coerce returned pair to Array with #to_a" do
+      x = mock('x')
+      x.stub!(:to_a).and_return([:b, 'b'])
+
+      -> do
+        [:a].to_h { |k| x }
+      end.should.raise(TypeError, /wrong element type MockObject at 0/)
     end
   end
 end
+
+describe "Array#to_h" do
+  @value_to_return = -> e { [e, e.to_s] }
+  it_behaves_like :array_iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing, :to_h
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/to_s_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/to_s_spec.rb
index e8476702ec..483e14f902 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/to_s_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/to_s_spec.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
-require_relative 'shared/join'
-require_relative 'shared/inspect'
 
 describe "Array#to_s" do
-  it_behaves_like :array_inspect, :to_s
+  it "is an alias of Array#inspect" do
+    Array.instance_method(:to_s).should == Array.instance_method(:inspect)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/transpose_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/transpose_spec.rb
index b39077f4c9..d45e9c351c 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/transpose_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/transpose_spec.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe "Array#transpose" do
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if the passed Argument does not respond to #to_ary" do
-    -> { [Object.new, [:a, :b]].transpose }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [Object.new, [:a, :b]].transpose }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "does not call to_ary on array subclass elements" do
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ describe "Array#transpose" do
   end
 
   it "raises an IndexError if the arrays are not of the same length" do
-    -> { [[1, 2], [:a]].transpose }.should raise_error(IndexError)
+    -> { [[1, 2], [:a]].transpose }.should.raise(IndexError)
   end
 
   it "does not return subclass instance on Array subclasses" do
     result = ArraySpecs::MyArray[ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3], ArraySpecs::MyArray[4, 5, 6]].transpose
-    result.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-    result[0].should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-    result[1].should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    result.should.instance_of?(Array)
+    result[0].should.instance_of?(Array)
+    result[1].should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/try_convert_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/try_convert_spec.rb
index 47b4722d80..3eaa0f4b7c 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/try_convert_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/try_convert_spec.rb
@@ -4,47 +4,47 @@ require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 describe "Array.try_convert" do
   it "returns the argument if it's an Array" do
     x = Array.new
-    Array.try_convert(x).should equal(x)
+    Array.try_convert(x).should.equal?(x)
   end
 
   it "returns the argument if it's a kind of Array" do
     x = ArraySpecs::MyArray[]
-    Array.try_convert(x).should equal(x)
+    Array.try_convert(x).should.equal?(x)
   end
 
   it "returns nil when the argument does not respond to #to_ary" do
-    Array.try_convert(Object.new).should be_nil
+    Array.try_convert(Object.new).should == nil
   end
 
   it "sends #to_ary to the argument and returns the result if it's nil" do
     obj = mock("to_ary")
     obj.should_receive(:to_ary).and_return(nil)
-    Array.try_convert(obj).should be_nil
+    Array.try_convert(obj).should == nil
   end
 
   it "sends #to_ary to the argument and returns the result if it's an Array" do
     x = Array.new
     obj = mock("to_ary")
     obj.should_receive(:to_ary).and_return(x)
-    Array.try_convert(obj).should equal(x)
+    Array.try_convert(obj).should.equal?(x)
   end
 
   it "sends #to_ary to the argument and returns the result if it's a kind of Array" do
     x = ArraySpecs::MyArray[]
     obj = mock("to_ary")
     obj.should_receive(:to_ary).and_return(x)
-    Array.try_convert(obj).should equal(x)
+    Array.try_convert(obj).should.equal?(x)
   end
 
   it "sends #to_ary to the argument and raises TypeError if it's not a kind of Array" do
     obj = mock("to_ary")
     obj.should_receive(:to_ary).and_return(Object.new)
-    -> { Array.try_convert obj }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { Array.try_convert obj }.should raise_consistent_error(TypeError, "can't convert MockObject into Array (MockObject#to_ary gives Object)")
   end
 
   it "does not rescue exceptions raised by #to_ary" do
     obj = mock("to_ary")
     obj.should_receive(:to_ary).and_raise(RuntimeError)
-    -> { Array.try_convert obj }.should raise_error(RuntimeError)
+    -> { Array.try_convert obj }.should.raise(RuntimeError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/union_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/union_spec.rb
index 1dca47696d..110894e83d 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/union_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/union_spec.rb
@@ -6,22 +6,20 @@ describe "Array#|" do
   it_behaves_like :array_binary_union, :|
 end
 
-ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-  describe "Array#union" do
-    it_behaves_like :array_binary_union, :union
+describe "Array#union" do
+  it_behaves_like :array_binary_union, :union
 
-    it "returns unique elements when given no argument" do
-      x = [1, 2, 3, 2]
-      x.union.should == [1, 2, 3]
-    end
+  it "returns unique elements when given no argument" do
+    x = [1, 2, 3, 2]
+    x.union.should == [1, 2, 3]
+  end
 
-    it "does not return subclass instances for Array subclasses" do
-      ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].union.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-    end
+  it "does not return subclass instances for Array subclasses" do
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].union.should.instance_of?(Array)
+  end
 
-    it "accepts multiple arguments" do
-      x = [1, 2, 3]
-      x.union(x, x, x, x, [3, 4], x).should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
-    end
+  it "accepts multiple arguments" do
+    x = [1, 2, 3]
+    x.union(x, x, x, x, [3, 4], x).should == [1, 2, 3, 4]
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/uniq_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/uniq_spec.rb
index 5911c23e6a..0289bee7c2 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/uniq_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/uniq_spec.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
+require_relative 'shared/iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing'
 
 describe "Array#uniq" do
   it "returns an array with no duplicates" do
@@ -39,76 +40,32 @@ describe "Array#uniq" do
     [x, y].uniq.should == [x, y]
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is '2.7' do
-    it "compares elements with matching hash codes with #eql?" do
-      a = Array.new(2) do
-        obj = mock('0')
-        obj.should_receive(:hash).at_least(1).and_return(0)
+  it "compares elements with matching hash codes with #eql?" do
+    a = Array.new(2) do
+      obj = mock('0')
+      obj.should_receive(:hash).at_least(1).and_return(0)
 
-        def obj.eql?(o)
-          false
-        end
-
-        obj
+      def obj.eql?(o)
+        false
       end
 
-      a.uniq.should == a
-
-      a = Array.new(2) do
-        obj = mock('0')
-        obj.should_receive(:hash).at_least(1).and_return(0)
-
-        def obj.eql?(o)
-          true
-        end
-
-        obj
-      end
-
-      a.uniq.size.should == 1
+      obj
     end
-  end
 
-  ruby_version_is ''...'2.7' do
-    it "compares elements with matching hash codes with #eql?" do
-      a = Array.new(2) do
-        obj = mock('0')
-        obj.should_receive(:hash).at_least(1).and_return(0)
-
-        def obj.eql?(o)
-          # It's undefined whether the impl does a[0].eql?(a[1]) or
-          # a[1].eql?(a[0]) so we taint both.
-          taint
-          o.taint
-          false
-        end
-
-        obj
-      end
+    a.uniq.should == a
 
-      a.uniq.should == a
-      a[0].should.tainted?
-      a[1].should.tainted?
+    a = Array.new(2) do
+      obj = mock('0')
+      obj.should_receive(:hash).at_least(1).and_return(0)
 
-      a = Array.new(2) do
-        obj = mock('0')
-        obj.should_receive(:hash).at_least(1).and_return(0)
-
-        def obj.eql?(o)
-          # It's undefined whether the impl does a[0].eql?(a[1]) or
-          # a[1].eql?(a[0]) so we taint both.
-          taint
-          o.taint
-          true
-        end
-
-        obj
+      def obj.eql?(o)
+        true
       end
 
-      a.uniq.size.should == 1
-      a[0].should.tainted?
-      a[1].should.tainted?
+      obj
     end
+
+    a.uniq.size.should == 1
   end
 
   it "compares elements based on the value returned from the block" do
@@ -128,16 +85,8 @@ describe "Array#uniq" do
     [false, nil, 42].uniq { :bar }.should == [false]
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is ''...'3.0' do
-    it "returns subclass instance on Array subclasses" do
-      ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].uniq.should be_an_instance_of(ArraySpecs::MyArray)
-    end
-  end
-
-  ruby_version_is '3.0' do
-    it "returns Array instance on Array subclasses" do
-      ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].uniq.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-    end
+  it "returns Array instance on Array subclasses" do
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].uniq.should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 
   it "properly handles an identical item even when its #eql? isn't reflexive" do
@@ -175,6 +124,11 @@ describe "Array#uniq" do
   end
 end
 
+describe "Array#uniq" do
+  @value_to_return = -> e { e }
+  it_behaves_like :array_iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing, :uniq
+end
+
 describe "Array#uniq!" do
   it "modifies the array in place" do
     a = [ "a", "a", "b", "b", "c" ]
@@ -184,7 +138,7 @@ describe "Array#uniq!" do
 
   it "returns self" do
     a = [ "a", "a", "b", "b", "c" ]
-    a.should equal(a.uniq!)
+    a.should.equal?(a.uniq!)
   end
 
   it "properly handles recursive arrays" do
@@ -231,17 +185,17 @@ describe "Array#uniq!" do
   it "raises a FrozenError on a frozen array when the array is modified" do
     dup_ary = [1, 1, 2]
     dup_ary.freeze
-    -> { dup_ary.uniq! }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { dup_ary.uniq! }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 
   # see [ruby-core:23666]
   it "raises a FrozenError on a frozen array when the array would not be modified" do
-    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.uniq!}.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-    -> { ArraySpecs.empty_frozen_array.uniq!}.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.uniq!}.should.raise(FrozenError)
+    -> { ArraySpecs.empty_frozen_array.uniq!}.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 
   it "doesn't yield to the block on a frozen array" do
-    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.uniq!{ raise RangeError, "shouldn't yield"}}.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.uniq!{ raise RangeError, "shouldn't yield"}}.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 
   it "compares elements based on the value returned from the block" do
@@ -258,4 +212,32 @@ describe "Array#uniq!" do
     a.uniq!
     a.should == [x]
   end
+
+  it "does not truncate the array is the block raises an exception" do
+    a = [1, 2, 3]
+    begin
+      a.send(@method) { raise StandardError, 'Oops' }
+    rescue
+    end
+
+    a.should == [1, 2, 3]
+  end
+
+  it "doesn't change array if error is raised" do
+    a = [1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4]
+    begin
+      a.send(@method) do |e|
+        raise StandardError, 'Oops' if e == 3
+        e
+      end
+    rescue StandardError
+    end
+
+    a.should == [1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4]
+  end
+end
+
+describe "Array#uniq!" do
+  @value_to_return = -> e { e }
+  it_behaves_like :array_iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing, :uniq!
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/unshift_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/unshift_spec.rb
index b8b675e5f8..c190db4d02 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/unshift_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/unshift_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,67 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
-require_relative 'shared/unshift'
 
 describe "Array#unshift" do
-  it_behaves_like :array_unshift, :unshift
+  it "prepends object to the original array" do
+    a = [1, 2, 3]
+    a.unshift("a").should.equal?(a)
+    a.should == ['a', 1, 2, 3]
+    a.unshift.should.equal?(a)
+    a.should == ['a', 1, 2, 3]
+    a.unshift(5, 4, 3)
+    a.should == [5, 4, 3, 'a', 1, 2, 3]
+
+    # shift all but one element
+    a = [1, 2]
+    a.shift
+    a.unshift(3, 4)
+    a.should == [3, 4, 2]
+
+    # now shift all elements
+    a.shift
+    a.shift
+    a.shift
+    a.unshift(3, 4)
+    a.should == [3, 4]
+  end
+
+  it "returns self" do
+    a = [1, 2, 3]
+    a.unshift("a").should.equal?(a)
+  end
+
+  it "quietly ignores unshifting nothing" do
+    [].unshift.should == []
+  end
+
+  it "properly handles recursive arrays" do
+    empty = ArraySpecs.empty_recursive_array
+    empty.unshift(:new).should == [:new, empty]
+
+    array = ArraySpecs.recursive_array
+    array.unshift(:new)
+    array[0..5].should == [:new, 1, 'two', 3.0, array, array]
+  end
+
+  it "raises a FrozenError on a frozen array when the array is modified" do
+    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.unshift(1) }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+  end
+
+  # see [ruby-core:23666]
+  it "raises a FrozenError on a frozen array when the array would not be modified" do
+    -> { ArraySpecs.frozen_array.unshift }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+  end
+
+  # https://github.com/truffleruby/truffleruby/issues/2772
+  it "doesn't rely on Array#[]= so it can be overridden" do
+    subclass = Class.new(Array) do
+      def []=(*)
+        raise "[]= is called"
+      end
+    end
+
+    array = subclass.new
+    array.unshift(1)
+    array.should == [1]
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/values_at_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/values_at_spec.rb
index 019152c51c..e11e7e4451 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/values_at_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/values_at_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 
+# Should be synchronized with core/struct/values_at_spec.rb
 describe "Array#values_at" do
   it "returns an array of elements at the indexes when passed indexes" do
     [1, 2, 3, 4, 5].values_at().should == []
@@ -58,20 +59,16 @@ describe "Array#values_at" do
   end
 
   it "does not return subclass instance on Array subclasses" do
-    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].values_at(0, 1..2, 1).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].values_at(0, 1..2, 1).should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-    it "works when given endless ranges" do
-      [1, 2, 3, 4].values_at(eval("(1..)")).should == [2, 3, 4]
-      [1, 2, 3, 4].values_at(eval("(3...)")).should == [4]
-    end
+  it "works when given endless ranges" do
+    [1, 2, 3, 4].values_at(eval("(1..)")).should == [2, 3, 4]
+    [1, 2, 3, 4].values_at(eval("(3...)")).should == [4]
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is "2.7" do
-    it "works when given beginless ranges" do
-      [1, 2, 3, 4].values_at(eval("(..2)")).should == [1, 2, 3]
-      [1, 2, 3, 4].values_at(eval("(...2)")).should == [1, 2]
-    end
+  it "works when given beginless ranges" do
+    [1, 2, 3, 4].values_at((..2)).should == [1, 2, 3]
+    [1, 2, 3, 4].values_at((...2)).should == [1, 2]
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/zip_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/zip_spec.rb
index af4013debe..3ccdf143d6 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/zip_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/zip_spec.rb
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ describe "Array#zip" do
   end
 
   it "does not return subclass instance on Array subclasses" do
-    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].zip(["a", "b"]).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    ArraySpecs::MyArray[1, 2, 3].zip(["a", "b"]).should.instance_of?(Array)
+  end
+
+  it "raises TypeError when some argument isn't Array and doesn't respond to #to_ary and #to_enum" do
+    -> { [1, 2, 3].zip(Object.new) }.should.raise(TypeError, "wrong argument type Object (must respond to :each)")
+    -> { [1, 2, 3].zip(1) }.should.raise(TypeError, "wrong argument type Integer (must respond to :each)")
+    -> { [1, 2, 3].zip(true) }.should.raise(TypeError, "wrong argument type TrueClass (must respond to :each)")
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/__send___spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/__send___spec.rb
index 005b1d0d90..2f814e448c 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/__send___spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/__send___spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require_relative '../../shared/basicobject/send'
 
 describe "BasicObject#__send__" do
   it "is a public instance method" do
-    BasicObject.should have_public_instance_method(:__send__)
+    BasicObject.public_instance_methods(false).should.include?(:__send__)
   end
 
   it_behaves_like :basicobject_send, :__send__
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/basicobject_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/basicobject_spec.rb
index 27a322e72c..af28de0687 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/basicobject_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/basicobject_spec.rb
@@ -8,23 +8,23 @@ describe "BasicObject" do
   end
 
   it "raises NameError when referencing built-in constants" do
-    -> { class BasicObjectSpecs::BOSubclass; Kernel; end }.should raise_error(NameError)
+    -> { class BasicObjectSpecs::BOSubclass; Kernel; end }.should.raise(NameError)
   end
 
   it "does not define built-in constants (according to const_defined?)" do
-    BasicObject.const_defined?(:Kernel).should be_false
+    BasicObject.const_defined?(:Kernel).should == false
   end
 
   it "does not define built-in constants (according to defined?)" do
-    BasicObjectSpecs::BOSubclass.kernel_defined?.should be_nil
+    BasicObjectSpecs::BOSubclass.kernel_defined?.should == nil
   end
 
   it "is included in Object's list of constants" do
-    Object.constants(false).should include(:BasicObject)
+    Object.constants(false).should.include?(:BasicObject)
   end
 
   it "includes itself in its list of constants" do
-    BasicObject.constants(false).should include(:BasicObject)
+    BasicObject.constants(false).should.include?(:BasicObject)
   end
 end
 
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ describe "BasicObject metaclass" do
   end
 
   it "is an instance of Class" do
-    @meta.should be_an_instance_of(Class)
+    @meta.should.instance_of?(Class)
   end
 
   it "has Class as superclass" do
-    @meta.superclass.should equal(Class)
+    @meta.superclass.should.equal?(Class)
   end
 
   it "contains methods for the BasicObject class" do
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ describe "BasicObject instance metaclass" do
   end
 
   it "is an instance of Class" do
-    @meta.should be_an_instance_of(Class)
+    @meta.should.instance_of?(Class)
   end
 
   it "has BasicObject as superclass" do
-    @meta.superclass.should equal(BasicObject)
+    @meta.superclass.should.equal?(BasicObject)
   end
 
   it "contains methods defined for the BasicObject instance" do
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ describe "BasicObject subclass" do
 
   describe "BasicObject references" do
     it "can refer to BasicObject from within itself" do
-      -> { BasicObject::BasicObject }.should_not raise_error
+      -> { BasicObject::BasicObject }.should_not.raise
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/equal_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/equal_spec.rb
index 3c1ad56d4a..c0f41dc0c0 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/equal_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/equal_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require_relative '../../shared/kernel/equal'
 
 describe "BasicObject#equal?" do
   it "is a public instance method" do
-    BasicObject.should have_public_instance_method(:equal?)
+    BasicObject.public_instance_methods(false).should.include?(:equal?)
   end
 
   it_behaves_like :object_equal, :equal?
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@ describe "BasicObject#equal?" do
   it "is unaffected by overriding __id__" do
     o1 = mock("object")
     o2 = mock("object")
-    def o1.__id__; 10; end
-    def o2.__id__; 10; end
-    o1.equal?(o2).should be_false
+    suppress_warning {
+      def o1.__id__; 10; end
+      def o2.__id__; 10; end
+    }
+    o1.equal?(o2).should == false
   end
 
   it "is unaffected by overriding object_id" do
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ describe "BasicObject#equal?" do
     o1.stub!(:object_id).and_return(10)
     o2 = mock("object")
     o2.stub!(:object_id).and_return(10)
-    o1.equal?(o2).should be_false
+    o1.equal?(o2).should == false
   end
 
   it "is unaffected by overriding ==" do
@@ -29,12 +31,12 @@ describe "BasicObject#equal?" do
     o1 = mock("object")
     o1.stub!(:==).and_return(true)
     o2 = mock("object")
-    o1.equal?(o2).should be_false
+    o1.equal?(o2).should == false
 
     # same objects, overriding == to return false
     o3 = mock("object")
     o3.stub!(:==).and_return(false)
-    o3.equal?(o3).should be_true
+    o3.equal?(o3).should == true
   end
 
   it "is unaffected by overriding eql?" do
@@ -42,11 +44,11 @@ describe "BasicObject#equal?" do
     o1 = mock("object")
     o1.stub!(:eql?).and_return(true)
     o2 = mock("object")
-    o1.equal?(o2).should be_false
+    o1.equal?(o2).should == false
 
     # same objects, overriding eql? to return false
     o3 = mock("object")
     o3.stub!(:eql?).and_return(false)
-    o3.equal?(o3).should be_true
+    o3.equal?(o3).should == true
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/equal_value_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/equal_value_spec.rb
index 6c825513c1..eb951a8305 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/equal_value_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/equal_value_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require_relative '../../shared/kernel/equal'
 
 describe "BasicObject#==" do
   it "is a public instance method" do
-    BasicObject.should have_public_instance_method(:==)
+    BasicObject.public_instance_methods(false).should.include?(:==)
   end
 
   it_behaves_like :object_equal, :==
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/fixtures/classes.rb b/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/fixtures/classes.rb
index d1785afe31..ed5a2dda17 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/fixtures/classes.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/fixtures/classes.rb
@@ -15,8 +15,231 @@ module BasicObjectSpecs
     include InstExec
   end
 
-  module InstEvalCVar
-    instance_eval { @@count = 2 }
+  module InstEval
+    module CVar
+      module Get
+        class ReceiverScope
+          @@cvar = :value_defined_in_receiver_scope
+        end
+
+        class BlockDefinitionScope
+          @@cvar = :value_defined_in_block_definition_scope
+
+          def block
+            -> * { @@cvar }
+          end
+        end
+
+        class CallerScope
+          @@cvar = :value_defined_in_caller_scope
+
+          def get_class_variable_with_string(obj)
+            obj.instance_eval("@@cvar")
+          end
+
+          def get_class_variable_with_block(obj, block)
+            obj.instance_eval(&block)
+          end
+        end
+
+        class CallerWithoutCVarScope
+          def get_class_variable_with_string(obj)
+            obj.instance_eval("@@cvar")
+          end
+        end
+
+        ReceiverWithCVarDefinedInSingletonClass = Class.new.new.tap do |obj|
+          obj.singleton_class.class_variable_set(:@@cvar, :value_defined_in_receiver_singleton_class)
+        end
+      end
+
+      module Set
+        class ReceiverScope
+        end
+
+        class BlockDefinitionScope
+          def self.get_class_variable
+            @@cvar
+          end
+
+          def block_to_assign(value)
+            -> * { @@cvar = value }
+          end
+        end
+
+        class CallerScope
+          def self.get_class_variable
+            @@cvar
+          end
+
+          def set_class_variable_with_string(obj, value)
+            obj.instance_eval("@@cvar=#{value.inspect}")
+          end
+
+          def set_class_variable_with_block(obj, block)
+            obj.instance_eval(&block)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  module InstEval
+    module Constants
+      module ConstantInReceiverSingletonClass
+        module ReceiverScope
+          FOO = :ReceiverScope
+
+          class ReceiverParent
+            FOO = :ReceiverParent
+          end
+
+          class Receiver < ReceiverParent
+            FOO = :Receiver
+
+            def initialize
+              self.singleton_class.const_set(:FOO, :singleton_class)
+            end
+          end
+        end
+
+        module CallerScope
+          FOO = :CallerScope
+
+          class CallerParent
+            FOO = :CallerParent
+          end
+
+          class Caller < CallerParent
+            FOO = :Caller
+
+            def get_constant_with_string(receiver)
+              receiver.instance_eval("FOO")
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      module ConstantInReceiverClass
+        module ReceiverScope
+          FOO = :ReceiverScope
+
+          class ReceiverParent
+            FOO = :ReceiverParent
+          end
+
+          class Receiver < ReceiverParent
+            FOO = :Receiver
+          end
+        end
+
+        module CallerScope
+          FOO = :CallerScope
+
+          class CallerParent
+            FOO = :CallerParent
+          end
+
+          class Caller < CallerParent
+            FOO = :Caller
+
+            def get_constant_with_string(receiver)
+              receiver.instance_eval("FOO")
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      module ConstantInCallerClass
+        module ReceiverScope
+          FOO = :ReceiverScope
+
+          class ReceiverParent
+            FOO = :ReceiverParent
+          end
+
+          class Receiver < ReceiverParent
+            # FOO is not declared in a receiver class
+          end
+        end
+
+        module CallerScope
+          FOO = :CallerScope
+
+          class CallerParent
+            FOO = :CallerParent
+          end
+
+          class Caller < CallerParent
+            FOO = :Caller
+
+            def get_constant_with_string(receiver)
+              receiver.instance_eval("FOO")
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      module ConstantInCallerOuterScopes
+        module ReceiverScope
+          FOO = :ReceiverScope
+
+          class ReceiverParent
+            FOO = :ReceiverParent
+          end
+
+          class Receiver < ReceiverParent
+            # FOO is not declared in a receiver class
+          end
+        end
+
+        module CallerScope
+          FOO = :CallerScope
+
+          class CallerParent
+            FOO = :CallerParent
+          end
+
+          class Caller < CallerParent
+            # FOO is not declared in a caller class
+
+            def get_constant_with_string(receiver)
+              receiver.instance_eval("FOO")
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      module ConstantInReceiverParentClass
+        module ReceiverScope
+          FOO = :ReceiverScope
+
+          class ReceiverParent
+            FOO = :ReceiverParent
+          end
+
+          class Receiver < ReceiverParent
+            # FOO is not declared in a receiver class
+          end
+        end
+
+        module CallerScope
+          # FOO is not declared in a caller outer scopes
+
+          class CallerParent
+            FOO = :CallerParent
+          end
+
+          class Caller < CallerParent
+            # FOO is not declared in a caller class
+
+            def get_constant_with_string(receiver)
+              receiver.instance_eval("FOO")
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   class InstEvalConst
@@ -26,7 +249,6 @@ module BasicObjectSpecs
   module InstEvalOuter
     module Inner
       obj = InstEvalConst.new
-      X_BY_STR = obj.instance_eval("INST_EVAL_CONST_X") rescue nil
       X_BY_BLOCK = obj.instance_eval { INST_EVAL_CONST_X } rescue nil
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/initialize_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/initialize_spec.rb
index b7ce73ffd5..09e86676b6 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/initialize_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/initialize_spec.rb
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "BasicObject#initialize" do
   it "is a private instance method" do
-    BasicObject.should have_private_instance_method(:initialize)
+    BasicObject.private_instance_methods(false).should.include?(:initialize)
   end
 
   it "does not accept arguments" do
     -> {
       BasicObject.new("This", "makes it easier", "to call super", "from other constructors")
-    }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/instance_eval_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/instance_eval_spec.rb
index b6a146095d..124d179b5a 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/instance_eval_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/instance_eval_spec.rb
@@ -7,25 +7,31 @@ describe "BasicObject#instance_eval" do
   end
 
   it "is a public instance method" do
-    BasicObject.should have_public_instance_method(:instance_eval)
+    BasicObject.public_instance_methods(false).should.include?(:instance_eval)
   end
 
   it "sets self to the receiver in the context of the passed block" do
     a = BasicObject.new
-    a.instance_eval { self }.equal?(a).should be_true
+    a.instance_eval { self }.equal?(a).should == true
   end
 
   it "evaluates strings" do
     a = BasicObject.new
-    a.instance_eval('self').equal?(a).should be_true
+    a.instance_eval('self').equal?(a).should == true
   end
 
-  it "expects a block with no arguments" do
-    -> { "hola".instance_eval }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+  it "raises an ArgumentError when no arguments and no block are given" do
+    -> { "hola".instance_eval }.should.raise(ArgumentError, "wrong number of arguments (given 0, expected 1..3)")
   end
 
-  it "takes no arguments with a block" do
-    -> { "hola".instance_eval(4, 5) {|a,b| a + b } }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+  it "raises an ArgumentError when a block and normal arguments are given" do
+    -> { "hola".instance_eval(4, 5) {|a,b| a + b } }.should.raise(ArgumentError, "wrong number of arguments (given 2, expected 0)")
+  end
+
+  it "raises an ArgumentError when more than 3 arguments are given" do
+    -> {
+      "hola".instance_eval("1 + 1", "some file", 0, "bogus")
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError, "wrong number of arguments (given 4, expected 1..3)")
   end
 
   it "yields the object to the block" do
@@ -45,7 +51,7 @@ describe "BasicObject#instance_eval" do
       end
     end
     f.foo.should == 1
-    -> { Object.new.foo }.should raise_error(NoMethodError)
+    -> { Object.new.foo }.should.raise(NoMethodError)
   end
 
   it "preserves self in the original block when passed a block argument" do
@@ -65,9 +71,9 @@ describe "BasicObject#instance_eval" do
 
   it "binds self to the receiver" do
     s = "hola"
-    (s == s.instance_eval { self }).should be_true
+    (s == s.instance_eval { self }).should == true
     o = mock('o')
-    (o == o.instance_eval("self")).should be_true
+    (o == o.instance_eval("self")).should == true
   end
 
   it "executes in the context of the receiver" do
@@ -78,11 +84,28 @@ describe "BasicObject#instance_eval" do
 
   end
 
+  it "uses the caller location as default location" do
+    f = Object.new
+    f.instance_eval("[__FILE__, __LINE__]").should == ["(eval at #{__FILE__}:#{__LINE__})", 1]
+  end
+
   it "has access to receiver's instance variables" do
     BasicObjectSpecs::IVars.new.instance_eval { @secret }.should == 99
     BasicObjectSpecs::IVars.new.instance_eval("@secret").should == 99
   end
 
+  it "raises TypeError for frozen objects when tries to set receiver's instance variables" do
+    -> { nil.instance_eval { @foo = 42 } }.should.raise(FrozenError, "can't modify frozen NilClass: nil")
+    -> { true.instance_eval { @foo = 42 } }.should.raise(FrozenError, "can't modify frozen TrueClass: true")
+    -> { false.instance_eval { @foo = 42 } }.should.raise(FrozenError, "can't modify frozen FalseClass: false")
+    -> { 1.instance_eval { @foo = 42 } }.should.raise(FrozenError, "can't modify frozen Integer: 1")
+    -> { :symbol.instance_eval { @foo = 42 } }.should.raise(FrozenError, "can't modify frozen Symbol: :symbol")
+
+    obj = Object.new
+    obj.freeze
+    -> { obj.instance_eval { @foo = 42 } }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+  end
+
   it "treats block-local variables as local to the block" do
     prc = instance_eval <<-CODE
       proc do |x, prc|
@@ -99,56 +122,118 @@ describe "BasicObject#instance_eval" do
     prc.call(false, prc).should == 1
   end
 
-  it "sets class variables in the receiver" do
-    BasicObjectSpecs::InstEvalCVar.class_variables.should include(:@@count)
-    BasicObjectSpecs::InstEvalCVar.send(:class_variable_get, :@@count).should == 2
-  end
-
   it "makes the receiver metaclass the scoped class when used with a string" do
     obj = Object.new
     obj.instance_eval %{
       class B; end
       B
     }
-    obj.singleton_class.const_get(:B).should be_an_instance_of(Class)
+    obj.singleton_class.const_get(:B).should.instance_of?(Class)
   end
 
-  it "gets constants in the receiver if a string given" do
-    BasicObjectSpecs::InstEvalOuter::Inner::X_BY_STR.should == 2
+  describe "constants lookup when a String given" do
+    it "looks in the receiver singleton class first" do
+      receiver = BasicObjectSpecs::InstEval::Constants::ConstantInReceiverSingletonClass::ReceiverScope::Receiver.new
+      caller = BasicObjectSpecs::InstEval::Constants::ConstantInReceiverSingletonClass::CallerScope::Caller.new
+
+      caller.get_constant_with_string(receiver).should == :singleton_class
+    end
+
+    it "looks in the receiver class next" do
+      receiver = BasicObjectSpecs::InstEval::Constants::ConstantInReceiverClass::ReceiverScope::Receiver.new
+      caller = BasicObjectSpecs::InstEval::Constants::ConstantInReceiverClass::CallerScope::Caller.new
+
+      caller.get_constant_with_string(receiver).should == :Receiver
+    end
+
+    it "looks in the caller class next" do
+      receiver = BasicObjectSpecs::InstEval::Constants::ConstantInCallerClass::ReceiverScope::Receiver.new
+      caller = BasicObjectSpecs::InstEval::Constants::ConstantInCallerClass::CallerScope::Caller.new
+
+      caller.get_constant_with_string(receiver).should == :Caller
+    end
+
+    it "looks in the caller outer scopes next" do
+      receiver = BasicObjectSpecs::InstEval::Constants::ConstantInCallerOuterScopes::ReceiverScope::Receiver.new
+      caller = BasicObjectSpecs::InstEval::Constants::ConstantInCallerOuterScopes::CallerScope::Caller.new
+
+      caller.get_constant_with_string(receiver).should == :CallerScope
+    end
+
+    it "looks in the receiver class hierarchy next" do
+      receiver = BasicObjectSpecs::InstEval::Constants::ConstantInReceiverParentClass::ReceiverScope::Receiver.new
+      caller = BasicObjectSpecs::InstEval::Constants::ConstantInReceiverParentClass::CallerScope::Caller.new
+
+      caller.get_constant_with_string(receiver).should == :ReceiverParent
+    end
   end
 
   it "doesn't get constants in the receiver if a block given" do
-    BasicObjectSpecs::InstEvalOuter::Inner::X_BY_BLOCK.should be_nil
+    BasicObjectSpecs::InstEvalOuter::Inner::X_BY_BLOCK.should == nil
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError when defining methods on an immediate" do
     -> do
       1.instance_eval { def foo; end }
-    end.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    end.should.raise(TypeError)
     -> do
       :foo.instance_eval { def foo; end }
-    end.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    end.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
-quarantine! do # Not clean, leaves cvars lying around to break other specs
-  it "scopes class var accesses in the caller when called on an Integer" do
-    # Integer can take instance vars
-    Integer.class_eval "@@__tmp_instance_eval_spec = 1"
-    (defined? @@__tmp_instance_eval_spec).should be_nil
+  describe "class variables lookup" do
+    it "gets class variables in the caller class when called with a String" do
+      receiver = BasicObjectSpecs::InstEval::CVar::Get::ReceiverScope.new
+      caller = BasicObjectSpecs::InstEval::CVar::Get::CallerScope.new
+
+      caller.get_class_variable_with_string(receiver).should == :value_defined_in_caller_scope
+    end
+
+    it "gets class variables in the block definition scope when called with a block" do
+      receiver = BasicObjectSpecs::InstEval::CVar::Get::ReceiverScope.new
+      caller = BasicObjectSpecs::InstEval::CVar::Get::CallerScope.new
+      block = BasicObjectSpecs::InstEval::CVar::Get::BlockDefinitionScope.new.block
+
+      caller.get_class_variable_with_block(receiver, block).should == :value_defined_in_block_definition_scope
+    end
+
+    it "sets class variables in the caller class when called with a String" do
+      receiver = BasicObjectSpecs::InstEval::CVar::Set::ReceiverScope.new
+      caller = BasicObjectSpecs::InstEval::CVar::Set::CallerScope.new
 
-    @@__tmp_instance_eval_spec = 2
-    1.instance_eval { @@__tmp_instance_eval_spec }.should == 2
-    Integer.__send__(:remove_class_variable, :@@__tmp_instance_eval_spec)
+      caller.set_class_variable_with_string(receiver, 1)
+      BasicObjectSpecs::InstEval::CVar::Set::CallerScope.get_class_variable.should == 1
+    end
+
+    it "sets class variables in the block definition scope when called with a block" do
+      receiver = BasicObjectSpecs::InstEval::CVar::Set::ReceiverScope.new
+      caller = BasicObjectSpecs::InstEval::CVar::Set::CallerScope.new
+      block = BasicObjectSpecs::InstEval::CVar::Set::BlockDefinitionScope.new.block_to_assign(1)
+
+      caller.set_class_variable_with_block(receiver, block)
+      BasicObjectSpecs::InstEval::CVar::Set::BlockDefinitionScope.get_class_variable.should == 1
+    end
+
+    it "does not have access to class variables in the receiver class when called with a String" do
+      receiver = BasicObjectSpecs::InstEval::CVar::Get::ReceiverScope.new
+      caller = BasicObjectSpecs::InstEval::CVar::Get::CallerWithoutCVarScope.new
+      -> { caller.get_class_variable_with_string(receiver) }.should.raise(NameError, /uninitialized class variable @@cvar/)
+    end
+
+    it "does not have access to class variables in the receiver's singleton class when called with a String" do
+      receiver = BasicObjectSpecs::InstEval::CVar::Get::ReceiverWithCVarDefinedInSingletonClass
+      caller = BasicObjectSpecs::InstEval::CVar::Get::CallerWithoutCVarScope.new
+      -> { caller.get_class_variable_with_string(receiver) }.should.raise(NameError, /uninitialized class variable @@cvar/)
+    end
   end
-end
 
   it "raises a TypeError when defining methods on numerics" do
     -> do
       (1.0).instance_eval { def foo; end }
-    end.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    end.should.raise(TypeError)
     -> do
       (1 << 64).instance_eval { def foo; end }
-    end.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    end.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "evaluates procs originating from methods" do
@@ -185,4 +270,58 @@ end
 
     x.should == :value
   end
+
+  it "converts string argument with #to_str method" do
+    source_code = Object.new
+    def source_code.to_str() "1" end
+
+    a = BasicObject.new
+    a.instance_eval(source_code).should == 1
+  end
+
+  it "raises ArgumentError if returned value is not String" do
+    source_code = Object.new
+    def source_code.to_str() :symbol end
+
+    a = BasicObject.new
+    -> { a.instance_eval(source_code) }.should raise_consistent_error(TypeError, /can't convert Object into String/)
+  end
+
+  it "converts filename argument with #to_str method" do
+    filename = Object.new
+    def filename.to_str() "file.rb" end
+
+    err = begin
+            Object.new.instance_eval("raise", filename)
+          rescue => e
+            e
+          end
+    err.backtrace.first.split(":")[0].should == "file.rb"
+  end
+
+  it "raises ArgumentError if returned value is not String" do
+    filename = Object.new
+    def filename.to_str() :symbol end
+
+    -> { Object.new.instance_eval("raise", filename) }.should raise_consistent_error(TypeError, /can't convert Object into String/)
+  end
+
+  it "converts lineno argument with #to_int method" do
+    lineno = Object.new
+    def lineno.to_int() 15 end
+
+    err = begin
+            Object.new.instance_eval("raise", "file.rb", lineno)
+          rescue => e
+            e
+          end
+    err.backtrace.first.split(":")[1].should == "15"
+  end
+
+  it "raises ArgumentError if returned value is not Integer" do
+    lineno = Object.new
+    def lineno.to_int() :symbol end
+
+    -> { Object.new.instance_eval("raise", "file.rb", lineno) }.should raise_consistent_error(TypeError, /can't convert Object into Integer/)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/instance_exec_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/instance_exec_spec.rb
index 289fdd889b..cfce9a65ad 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/instance_exec_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/instance_exec_spec.rb
@@ -3,21 +3,21 @@ require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 
 describe "BasicObject#instance_exec" do
   it "is a public instance method" do
-    BasicObject.should have_public_instance_method(:instance_exec)
+    BasicObject.public_instance_methods(false).should.include?(:instance_exec)
   end
 
   it "sets self to the receiver in the context of the passed block" do
     a = BasicObject.new
-    a.instance_exec { self }.equal?(a).should be_true
+    a.instance_exec { self }.equal?(a).should == true
   end
 
   it "passes arguments to the block" do
     a = BasicObject.new
-    a.instance_exec(1) { |b| b }.should equal(1)
+    a.instance_exec(1) { |b| b }.should.equal?(1)
   end
 
   it "raises a LocalJumpError unless given a block" do
-    -> { "hola".instance_exec }.should raise_error(LocalJumpError)
+    -> { "hola".instance_exec }.should.raise(LocalJumpError)
   end
 
   it "has an arity of -1" do
@@ -25,17 +25,23 @@ describe "BasicObject#instance_exec" do
   end
 
   it "accepts arguments with a block" do
-    -> { "hola".instance_exec(4, 5) { |a,b| a + b } }.should_not raise_error
+    -> { "hola".instance_exec(4, 5) { |a,b| a + b } }.should_not.raise
   end
 
   it "doesn't pass self to the block as an argument" do
-    "hola".instance_exec { |o| o }.should be_nil
+    "hola".instance_exec { |o| o }.should == nil
   end
 
   it "passes any arguments to the block" do
     Object.new.instance_exec(1,2) {|one, two| one + two}.should == 3
   end
 
+  describe "with optional argument" do
+    it "does not destructure a single array argument" do
+      Object.new.instance_exec([1, 2, 3]) { |a = 99| a }.should == [1, 2, 3]
+    end
+  end
+
   it "only binds the exec to the receiver" do
     f = Object.new
     f.instance_exec do
@@ -44,7 +50,7 @@ describe "BasicObject#instance_exec" do
       end
     end
     f.foo.should == 1
-    -> { Object.new.foo }.should raise_error(NoMethodError)
+    -> { Object.new.foo }.should.raise(NoMethodError)
   end
 
   # TODO: This should probably be replaced with a "should behave like" that uses
@@ -71,37 +77,37 @@ describe "BasicObject#instance_exec" do
   end
 
   it "sets class variables in the receiver" do
-    BasicObjectSpecs::InstExec.class_variables.should include(:@@count)
+    BasicObjectSpecs::InstExec.class_variables.should.include?(:@@count)
     BasicObjectSpecs::InstExec.send(:class_variable_get, :@@count).should == 2
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError when defining methods on an immediate" do
     -> do
       1.instance_exec { def foo; end }
-    end.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    end.should.raise(TypeError)
     -> do
       :foo.instance_exec { def foo; end }
-    end.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    end.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
-quarantine! do # Not clean, leaves cvars lying around to break other specs
-  it "scopes class var accesses in the caller when called on an Integer" do
-    # Integer can take instance vars
-    Integer.class_eval "@@__tmp_instance_exec_spec = 1"
-    (defined? @@__tmp_instance_exec_spec).should == nil
+  quarantine! do # Not clean, leaves cvars lying around to break other specs
+    it "scopes class var accesses in the caller when called on an Integer" do
+      # Integer can take instance vars
+      Integer.class_eval "@@__tmp_instance_exec_spec = 1"
+      (defined? @@__tmp_instance_exec_spec).should == nil
 
-    @@__tmp_instance_exec_spec = 2
-    1.instance_exec { @@__tmp_instance_exec_spec }.should == 2
-    Integer.__send__(:remove_class_variable, :@@__tmp_instance_exec_spec)
+      @@__tmp_instance_exec_spec = 2
+      1.instance_exec { @@__tmp_instance_exec_spec }.should == 2
+      Integer.__send__(:remove_class_variable, :@@__tmp_instance_exec_spec)
+    end
   end
-end
 
   it "raises a TypeError when defining methods on numerics" do
     -> do
       (1.0).instance_exec { def foo; end }
-    end.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    end.should.raise(TypeError)
     -> do
       (1 << 64).instance_exec { def foo; end }
-    end.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    end.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/method_missing_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/method_missing_spec.rb
index b048780ee8..8785b41b21 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/method_missing_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/method_missing_spec.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
+require_relative "../../spec_helper"
 require_relative '../../shared/basicobject/method_missing'
 
 describe "BasicObject#method_missing" do
   it "is a private method" do
-    BasicObject.should have_private_instance_method(:method_missing)
+    BasicObject.private_instance_methods(false).should.include?(:method_missing)
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/not_equal_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/not_equal_spec.rb
index 9329128c43..29b14b0fff 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/not_equal_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/not_equal_spec.rb
@@ -2,24 +2,24 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "BasicObject#!=" do
   it "is a public instance method" do
-    BasicObject.should have_public_instance_method(:'!=')
+    BasicObject.public_instance_methods(false).should.include?(:'!=')
   end
 
   it "returns true if other is not identical to self" do
     a = BasicObject.new
     b = BasicObject.new
-    (a != b).should be_true
+    (a != b).should == true
   end
 
   it "returns true if other is an Object" do
     a = BasicObject.new
     b = Object.new
-    (a != b).should be_true
+    (a != b).should == true
   end
 
   it "returns false if other is identical to self" do
     a = BasicObject.new
-    (a != a).should be_false
+    (a != a).should == false
   end
 
   it "dispatches to #==" do
@@ -27,19 +27,19 @@ describe "BasicObject#!=" do
     b = BasicObject.new
     a.should_receive(:==).and_return(true)
 
-    (a != b).should be_false
+    (a != b).should == false
   end
 
   describe "when invoked using Kernel#send" do
     it "returns true if other is not identical to self" do
       a = Object.new
       b = Object.new
-      a.send(:!=, b).should be_true
+      a.send(:!=, b).should == true
     end
 
     it "returns false if other is identical to self" do
       a = Object.new
-      a.send(:!=, a).should be_false
+      a.send(:!=, a).should == false
     end
 
     it "dispatches to #==" do
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ describe "BasicObject#!=" do
       b = Object.new
       a.should_receive(:==).and_return(true)
 
-      a.send(:!=, b).should be_false
+      a.send(:!=, b).should == false
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/not_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/not_spec.rb
index ca4cb6f5ff..a6f58ae6f5 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/not_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/not_spec.rb
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "BasicObject#!" do
   it "is a public instance method" do
-    BasicObject.should have_public_instance_method(:'!')
+    BasicObject.public_instance_methods(false).should.include?(:'!')
   end
 
   it "returns false" do
-    (!BasicObject.new).should be_false
+    (!BasicObject.new).should == false
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/singleton_method_added_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/singleton_method_added_spec.rb
index ab6b2a2d10..f39b91768c 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/singleton_method_added_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/singleton_method_added_spec.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ describe "BasicObject#singleton_method_added" do
   end
 
   it "is a private method" do
-    BasicObject.should have_private_instance_method(:singleton_method_added)
+    BasicObject.private_instance_methods(false).should.include?(:singleton_method_added)
   end
 
   it "is called when a singleton method is defined on an object" do
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe "BasicObject#singleton_method_added" do
       end
     end
 
-    ScratchPad.recorded.should_not include(:new_instance_method)
+    ScratchPad.recorded.should_not.include?(:new_instance_method)
   end
 
   it "is called when a singleton method is defined on a module" do
@@ -94,8 +94,10 @@ describe "BasicObject#singleton_method_added" do
         -> {
           def self.foo
           end
-        }.should raise_error(NoMethodError, /undefined method `singleton_method_added' for/)
+        }.should.raise(NoMethodError, /undefined method [`']singleton_method_added' for/)
       end
+    ensure
+      BasicObjectSpecs.send(:remove_const, :NoSingletonMethodAdded)
     end
 
     it "raises NoMethodError for a singleton instance" do
@@ -106,16 +108,16 @@ describe "BasicObject#singleton_method_added" do
         -> {
           def foo
           end
-        }.should raise_error(NoMethodError, /undefined method `singleton_method_added' for #<Object:/)
+        }.should.raise(NoMethodError, /undefined method [`']singleton_method_added' for #<Object:/)
 
         -> {
           define_method(:bar) {}
-        }.should raise_error(NoMethodError, /undefined method `singleton_method_added' for #<Object:/)
+        }.should.raise(NoMethodError, /undefined method [`']singleton_method_added' for #<Object:/)
       end
 
       -> {
         object.define_singleton_method(:baz) {}
-      }.should raise_error(NoMethodError, /undefined method `singleton_method_added' for #<Object:/)
+      }.should.raise(NoMethodError, /undefined method [`']singleton_method_added' for #<Object:/)
     end
 
     it "calls #method_missing" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/singleton_method_removed_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/singleton_method_removed_spec.rb
index 46f9a6894c..1831e3c070 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/singleton_method_removed_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/singleton_method_removed_spec.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ describe "BasicObject#singleton_method_removed" do
   end
 
   it "is a private method" do
-    BasicObject.should have_private_instance_method(:singleton_method_removed)
+    BasicObject.private_instance_methods(false).should.include?(:singleton_method_removed)
   end
 
   it "is called when a method is removed on self" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/singleton_method_undefined_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/singleton_method_undefined_spec.rb
index 7d6c7207db..cc47341878 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/singleton_method_undefined_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/basicobject/singleton_method_undefined_spec.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ describe "BasicObject#singleton_method_undefined" do
   end
 
   it "is a private method" do
-    BasicObject.should have_private_instance_method(:singleton_method_undefined)
+    BasicObject.private_instance_methods(false).should.include?(:singleton_method_undefined)
   end
 
   it "is called when a method is removed on self" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/binding/clone_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/binding/clone_spec.rb
index ebd40f5377..f1769ac6de 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/binding/clone_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/binding/clone_spec.rb
@@ -4,4 +4,10 @@ require_relative 'shared/clone'
 
 describe "Binding#clone" do
   it_behaves_like :binding_clone, :clone
+
+  it "preserves frozen status" do
+    bind = binding.freeze
+    bind.frozen?.should == true
+    bind.clone.frozen?.should == true
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/binding/dup_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/binding/dup_spec.rb
index 43968213c8..f5f0c72d5d 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/binding/dup_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/binding/dup_spec.rb
@@ -4,4 +4,27 @@ require_relative 'shared/clone'
 
 describe "Binding#dup" do
   it_behaves_like :binding_clone, :dup
+
+  it "resets frozen status" do
+    bind = binding.freeze
+    bind.frozen?.should == true
+    bind.dup.frozen?.should == false
+  end
+
+  it "retains original binding variables but the list is distinct" do
+    bind1 = binding
+    eval "a = 1", bind1
+
+    bind2 = bind1.dup
+    eval("a = 2", bind2)
+    eval("a", bind1).should == 2
+    eval("a", bind2).should == 2
+
+    eval("b = 2", bind2)
+    -> { eval("b", bind1) }.should.raise(NameError)
+    eval("b", bind2).should == 2
+
+    bind1.local_variables.sort.should == [:a, :bind1, :bind2]
+    bind2.local_variables.sort.should == [:a, :b, :bind1, :bind2]
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/binding/eval_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/binding/eval_spec.rb
index b36bec799e..f1d8591320 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/binding/eval_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/binding/eval_spec.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ describe "Binding#eval" do
     bind = obj.get_binding
 
     bind.eval("@secret += square(3)").should == 10
-    bind.eval("a").should be_true
+    bind.eval("a").should == true
 
     bind.eval("class Inside; end")
     bind.eval("Inside.name").should == "BindingSpecs::Demo::Inside"
@@ -23,58 +23,29 @@ describe "Binding#eval" do
     bind2.local_variables.should == []
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is ""..."3.0" do
-    it "inherits __LINE__ from the enclosing scope" do
-      obj = BindingSpecs::Demo.new(1)
-      bind = obj.get_binding
-      suppress_warning {bind.eval("__LINE__")}.should == obj.get_line_of_binding
-    end
-
-    it "preserves __LINE__ across multiple calls to eval" do
-      obj = BindingSpecs::Demo.new(1)
-      bind = obj.get_binding
-      suppress_warning {bind.eval("__LINE__")}.should == obj.get_line_of_binding
-      suppress_warning {bind.eval("__LINE__")}.should == obj.get_line_of_binding
-    end
-
-    it "increments __LINE__ on each line of a multiline eval" do
-      obj = BindingSpecs::Demo.new(1)
-      bind = obj.get_binding
-      suppress_warning {bind.eval("#foo\n__LINE__")}.should == obj.get_line_of_binding + 1
-    end
-
-    it "inherits __LINE__ from the enclosing scope even if the Binding is created with #send" do
-      obj = BindingSpecs::Demo.new(1)
-      bind, line = obj.get_binding_with_send_and_line
-      suppress_warning {bind.eval("__LINE__")}.should == line
-    end
+  it "starts with line 1 if single argument is given" do
+    obj = BindingSpecs::Demo.new(1)
+    bind = obj.get_binding
+    bind.eval("__LINE__").should == 1
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is "3.0" do
-    it "starts with line 1 if single argument is given" do
-      obj = BindingSpecs::Demo.new(1)
-      bind = obj.get_binding
-      bind.eval("__LINE__").should == 1
-    end
-
-    it "preserves __LINE__ across multiple calls to eval" do
-      obj = BindingSpecs::Demo.new(1)
-      bind = obj.get_binding
-      bind.eval("__LINE__").should == 1
-      bind.eval("__LINE__").should == 1
-    end
+  it "preserves __LINE__ across multiple calls to eval" do
+    obj = BindingSpecs::Demo.new(1)
+    bind = obj.get_binding
+    bind.eval("__LINE__").should == 1
+    bind.eval("__LINE__").should == 1
+  end
 
-    it "increments __LINE__ on each line of a multiline eval" do
-      obj = BindingSpecs::Demo.new(1)
-      bind = obj.get_binding
-      bind.eval("#foo\n__LINE__").should == 2
-    end
+  it "increments __LINE__ on each line of a multiline eval" do
+    obj = BindingSpecs::Demo.new(1)
+    bind = obj.get_binding
+    bind.eval("#foo\n__LINE__").should == 2
+  end
 
-    it "starts with line 1 if the Binding is created with #send" do
-      obj = BindingSpecs::Demo.new(1)
-      bind, line = obj.get_binding_with_send_and_line
-      bind.eval("__LINE__").should == 1
-    end
+  it "starts with line 1 if the Binding is created with #send" do
+    obj = BindingSpecs::Demo.new(1)
+    bind, line = obj.get_binding_with_send_and_line
+    bind.eval("__LINE__").should == 1
   end
 
   it "starts with a __LINE__ of 1 if a filename is passed" do
@@ -89,20 +60,10 @@ describe "Binding#eval" do
     bind.eval("#foo\n__LINE__", "(test)", 88).should == 89
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is ""..."3.0" do
-    it "inherits __FILE__ from the enclosing scope" do
-      obj = BindingSpecs::Demo.new(1)
-      bind = obj.get_binding
-      suppress_warning {bind.eval("__FILE__")}.should == obj.get_file_of_binding
-    end
-  end
-
-  ruby_version_is "3.0" do
-    it "Uses (eval) as __FILE__ if single argument given" do
-      obj = BindingSpecs::Demo.new(1)
-      bind = obj.get_binding
-      bind.eval("__FILE__").should == '(eval)'
-    end
+  it "uses 1 as __LINE__" do
+    obj = BindingSpecs::Demo.new(1)
+    bind = obj.get_binding
+    suppress_warning { bind.eval("__LINE__") }.should == 1
   end
 
   it "uses the __FILE__ that is passed in" do
@@ -137,4 +98,8 @@ describe "Binding#eval" do
 
     bind.eval("'bar'.foo").should == "foo"
   end
+
+  it "uses the caller location as default filename" do
+    binding.eval("[__FILE__, __LINE__]").should == ["(eval at #{__FILE__}:#{__LINE__})", 1]
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/binding/fixtures/irb.rb b/spec/ruby/core/binding/fixtures/irb.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f305f2d5d..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/binding/fixtures/irb.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-a = 10
-
-binding.irb
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/binding/fixtures/irbrc b/spec/ruby/core/binding/fixtures/irbrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 2bc12af2f7..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/binding/fixtures/irbrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-# empty configuration
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/binding/irb_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/binding/irb_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index b3bc274f78..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/binding/irb_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-
-describe "Binding#irb" do
-  it "creates an IRB session with the binding in scope" do
-    irb_fixture = fixture __FILE__, "irb.rb"
-    irbrc_fixture = fixture __FILE__, "irbrc"
-
-    out = IO.popen([{"IRBRC"=>irbrc_fixture}, *ruby_exe, irb_fixture], "r+") do |pipe|
-      pipe.puts "a ** 2"
-      pipe.puts "exit"
-      pipe.readlines.map(&:chomp)
-    end
-
-    out[-3..-1].should == ["a ** 2", "100", "exit"]
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/binding/local_variable_get_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/binding/local_variable_get_spec.rb
index 005670becc..d97100deda 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/binding/local_variable_get_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/binding/local_variable_get_spec.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ describe "Binding#local_variable_get" do
 
     -> {
       bind.local_variable_get(:no_such_variable)
-    }.should raise_error(NameError)
+    }.should.raise(NameError)
   end
 
   it "reads variables added later to the binding" do
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ describe "Binding#local_variable_get" do
 
     -> {
       bind.local_variable_get(:a)
-    }.should raise_error(NameError)
+    }.should.raise(NameError)
 
     bind.local_variable_set(:a, 42)
 
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ describe "Binding#local_variable_get" do
 
   it "raises a NameError on global access" do
     bind = binding
-    -> { bind.local_variable_get(:$0) }.should raise_error(NameError)
+    -> { bind.local_variable_get(:$0) }.should.raise(NameError)
   end
 
   it "raises a NameError on special variable access" do
     bind = binding
-    -> { bind.local_variable_get(:$~) }.should raise_error(NameError)
-    -> { bind.local_variable_get(:$_) }.should raise_error(NameError)
+    -> { bind.local_variable_get(:$~) }.should.raise(NameError)
+    -> { bind.local_variable_get(:$_) }.should.raise(NameError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/binding/local_variable_set_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/binding/local_variable_set_spec.rb
index 1456c6dda1..3e4f407fc3 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/binding/local_variable_set_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/binding/local_variable_set_spec.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ describe "Binding#local_variable_set" do
     bind = binding
     bind.local_variable_set(:number, 10)
 
-    -> { number }.should raise_error(NameError)
+    -> { number }.should.raise(NameError)
   end
 
   it 'overwrites an existing local variable defined before a Binding' do
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ describe "Binding#local_variable_set" do
 
   it "raises a NameError on global access" do
     bind = binding
-    -> { bind.local_variable_set(:$0, "") }.should raise_error(NameError)
+    -> { bind.local_variable_set(:$0, "") }.should.raise(NameError)
   end
 
   it "raises a NameError on special variable access" do
     bind = binding
-    -> { bind.local_variable_set(:$~, "") }.should raise_error(NameError)
-    -> { bind.local_variable_set(:$_, "") }.should raise_error(NameError)
+    -> { bind.local_variable_set(:$~, "") }.should.raise(NameError)
+    -> { bind.local_variable_set(:$_, "") }.should.raise(NameError)
   end
 
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/binding/local_variables_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/binding/local_variables_spec.rb
index 92c817b9a8..0f59681342 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/binding/local_variables_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/binding/local_variables_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Binding#local_variables" do
   it "returns an Array" do
-    binding.local_variables.should be_kind_of(Array)
+    binding.local_variables.should.is_a?(Array)
   end
 
   it "includes local variables in the current scope" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/binding/shared/clone.rb b/spec/ruby/core/binding/shared/clone.rb
index 0e934ac1b5..2d854fce96 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/binding/shared/clone.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/binding/shared/clone.rb
@@ -31,4 +31,26 @@ describe :binding_clone, shared: true do
       b2.local_variable_defined?(:x).should == false
     end
   end
+
+  ruby_version_is "3.4" do
+    it "copies instance variables" do
+      @b1.instance_variable_set(:@ivar, 1)
+      cl = @b1.send(@method)
+      cl.instance_variables.should == [:@ivar]
+    end
+
+    it "copies the finalizer" do
+      code = <<-'RUBY'
+        obj = binding
+
+        ObjectSpace.define_finalizer(obj, Proc.new { STDOUT.write "finalized\n" })
+
+        obj.clone
+
+        exit 0
+      RUBY
+
+      ruby_exe(code).lines.sort.should == ["finalized\n", "finalized\n"]
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/binding/source_location_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/binding/source_location_spec.rb
index e562bc65c8..d1c8191ea8 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/binding/source_location_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/binding/source_location_spec.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/location'
 
-ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-  describe "Binding#source_location" do
-    it "returns an [file, line] pair" do
-      b = BindingSpecs::LocationMethod::TEST_BINDING
-      b.source_location.should == [BindingSpecs::LocationMethod::FILE_PATH, 4]
-    end
+describe "Binding#source_location" do
+  it "returns an [file, line] pair" do
+    b = BindingSpecs::LocationMethod::TEST_BINDING
+    b.source_location.should == [BindingSpecs::LocationMethod::FILE_PATH, 4]
+  end
+
+  it "works for eval with a given line" do
+    b = eval('binding', nil, "foo", 100)
+    b.source_location.should == ["foo", 100]
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/builtin_constants/builtin_constants_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/builtin_constants/builtin_constants_spec.rb
index 7c87a970d7..67b3339aa6 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/builtin_constants/builtin_constants_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/builtin_constants/builtin_constants_spec.rb
@@ -2,62 +2,148 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "RUBY_VERSION" do
   it "is a String" do
-    RUBY_VERSION.should be_kind_of(String)
+    RUBY_VERSION.should.is_a?(String)
+  end
+
+  it "is frozen" do
+    RUBY_VERSION.should.frozen?
   end
 end
 
 describe "RUBY_PATCHLEVEL" do
   it "is an Integer" do
-    RUBY_PATCHLEVEL.should be_kind_of(Integer)
+    RUBY_PATCHLEVEL.should.is_a?(Integer)
   end
 end
 
 describe "RUBY_COPYRIGHT" do
   it "is a String" do
-    RUBY_COPYRIGHT.should be_kind_of(String)
+    RUBY_COPYRIGHT.should.is_a?(String)
+  end
+
+  it "is frozen" do
+    RUBY_COPYRIGHT.should.frozen?
   end
 end
 
 describe "RUBY_DESCRIPTION" do
   it "is a String" do
-    RUBY_DESCRIPTION.should be_kind_of(String)
+    RUBY_DESCRIPTION.should.is_a?(String)
+  end
+
+  it "is frozen" do
+    RUBY_DESCRIPTION.should.frozen?
   end
 end
 
 describe "RUBY_ENGINE" do
   it "is a String" do
-    RUBY_ENGINE.should be_kind_of(String)
+    RUBY_ENGINE.should.is_a?(String)
+  end
+
+  it "is frozen" do
+    RUBY_ENGINE.should.frozen?
+  end
+end
+
+describe "RUBY_ENGINE_VERSION" do
+  it "is a String" do
+    RUBY_ENGINE_VERSION.should.is_a?(String)
+  end
+
+  it "is frozen" do
+    RUBY_ENGINE_VERSION.should.frozen?
   end
 end
 
 describe "RUBY_PLATFORM" do
   it "is a String" do
-    RUBY_PLATFORM.should be_kind_of(String)
+    RUBY_PLATFORM.should.is_a?(String)
   end
 
-  platform_is :darwin do
-    it 'ends with the build time kernel major version on darwin' do
-      RUBY_PLATFORM.should =~ /-darwin\d+$/
-    end
+  it "is frozen" do
+    RUBY_PLATFORM.should.frozen?
   end
 end
 
 describe "RUBY_RELEASE_DATE" do
   it "is a String" do
-    RUBY_RELEASE_DATE.should be_kind_of(String)
+    RUBY_RELEASE_DATE.should.is_a?(String)
+  end
+
+  it "is frozen" do
+    RUBY_RELEASE_DATE.should.frozen?
   end
 end
 
 describe "RUBY_REVISION" do
-  ruby_version_is ""..."2.7" do
-    it "is an Integer" do
-      RUBY_REVISION.should be_kind_of(Integer)
+  it "is a String" do
+    RUBY_REVISION.should.is_a?(String)
+  end
+
+  it "is frozen" do
+    RUBY_REVISION.should.frozen?
+  end
+end
+
+ruby_version_is "4.0" do
+  describe "Ruby" do
+    it "is a Module" do
+      Ruby.should.instance_of?(Module)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "Ruby::VERSION" do
+    it "is equal to RUBY_VERSION" do
+      Ruby::VERSION.should.equal?(RUBY_VERSION)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "RUBY::PATCHLEVEL" do
+    it "is equal to RUBY_PATCHLEVEL" do
+      Ruby::PATCHLEVEL.should.equal?(RUBY_PATCHLEVEL)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "Ruby::COPYRIGHT" do
+    it "is equal to RUBY_COPYRIGHT" do
+      Ruby::COPYRIGHT.should.equal?(RUBY_COPYRIGHT)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "Ruby::DESCRIPTION" do
+    it "is equal to RUBY_DESCRIPTION" do
+      Ruby::DESCRIPTION.should.equal?(RUBY_DESCRIPTION)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "Ruby::ENGINE" do
+    it "is equal to RUBY_ENGINE" do
+      Ruby::ENGINE.should.equal?(RUBY_ENGINE)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "Ruby::ENGINE_VERSION" do
+    it "is equal to RUBY_ENGINE_VERSION" do
+      Ruby::ENGINE_VERSION.should.equal?(RUBY_ENGINE_VERSION)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "Ruby::PLATFORM" do
+    it "is equal to RUBY_PLATFORM" do
+      Ruby::PLATFORM.should.equal?(RUBY_PLATFORM)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "Ruby::RELEASE_DATE" do
+    it "is equal to RUBY_RELEASE_DATE" do
+      Ruby::RELEASE_DATE.should.equal?(RUBY_RELEASE_DATE)
     end
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is "2.7" do
-    it "is a String" do
-      RUBY_REVISION.should be_kind_of(String)
+  describe "Ruby::REVISION" do
+    it "is equal to RUBY_REVISION" do
+      Ruby::REVISION.should.equal?(RUBY_REVISION)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/class/allocate_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/class/allocate_spec.rb
index b39622e06a..b8950a678e 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/class/allocate_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/class/allocate_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 describe "Class#allocate" do
   it "returns an instance of self" do
     klass = Class.new
-    klass.allocate.should be_an_instance_of(klass)
+    klass.allocate.should.instance_of?(klass)
   end
 
   it "returns a fully-formed instance of Module" do
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ describe "Class#allocate" do
     klass = Class.allocate
     -> do
       klass.new
-    end.should raise_error(Exception)
+    end.should.raise(Exception)
   end
 
   it "does not call initialize on the new instance" do
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ describe "Class#allocate" do
   it "raises TypeError for #superclass" do
     -> do
       Class.allocate.superclass
-    end.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    end.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/class/attached_object_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/class/attached_object_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b75e61ca07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/class/attached_object_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "Class#attached_object" do
+  it "returns the object that is attached to a singleton class" do
+    a = Class.new
+
+    a_obj = a.new
+    a_obj.singleton_class.attached_object.should == a_obj
+  end
+
+  it "returns the class object that is attached to a class's singleton class" do
+    a = Class.new
+    singleton_class = (class << a; self; end)
+
+    singleton_class.attached_object.should == a
+  end
+
+  it "raises TypeError if the class is not a singleton class" do
+    a = Class.new
+
+    -> { a.attached_object }.should.raise(TypeError, /is not a singleton class/)
+  end
+
+  it "raises TypeError for special singleton classes" do
+    -> { nil.singleton_class.attached_object }.should.raise(TypeError, /[`']NilClass' is not a singleton class/)
+    -> { true.singleton_class.attached_object }.should.raise(TypeError, /[`']TrueClass' is not a singleton class/)
+    -> { false.singleton_class.attached_object }.should.raise(TypeError, /[`']FalseClass' is not a singleton class/)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/class/dup_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/class/dup_spec.rb
index 701fd72e19..17c0171ceb 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/class/dup_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/class/dup_spec.rb
@@ -53,12 +53,17 @@ describe "Class#dup" do
 
   it "sets the name from the class to nil if not assigned to a constant" do
     copy = CoreClassSpecs::Record.dup
-    copy.name.should be_nil
+    copy.name.should == nil
   end
 
   it "stores the new name if assigned to a constant" do
     CoreClassSpecs::RecordCopy = CoreClassSpecs::Record.dup
     CoreClassSpecs::RecordCopy.name.should == "CoreClassSpecs::RecordCopy"
+  ensure
+    CoreClassSpecs.send(:remove_const, :RecordCopy)
   end
 
+  it "raises TypeError if called on BasicObject" do
+    -> { BasicObject.dup }.should.raise(TypeError, "can't copy the root class")
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/class/inherited_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/class/inherited_spec.rb
index 8ef8bb8c35..c9acc740a1 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/class/inherited_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/class/inherited_spec.rb
@@ -92,10 +92,27 @@ describe "Class.inherited" do
     end
 
     class << top; private :inherited; end
-    -> { Class.new(top) }.should_not raise_error
+    -> { Class.new(top) }.should_not.raise
 
     class << top; protected :inherited; end
-    -> { Class.new(top) }.should_not raise_error
+    -> { Class.new(top) }.should_not.raise
   end
 
+  it "if the subclass is assigned to a constant, it is all set" do
+    ScratchPad.record []
+
+    parent = Class.new do
+      def self.inherited(subclass)
+        ScratchPad << defined?(self::C)
+        ScratchPad << const_defined?(:C)
+        ScratchPad << constants
+        ScratchPad << const_get(:C)
+        ScratchPad << subclass.name.match?(/\A#<Class:0x\w+>::C\z/)
+      end
+    end
+
+    class parent::C < parent; end
+
+    ScratchPad.recorded.should == ["constant", true, [:C], parent::C, true]
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/class/initialize_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/class/initialize_spec.rb
index 6348758485..ab8f0a157e 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/class/initialize_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/class/initialize_spec.rb
@@ -2,24 +2,24 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Class#initialize" do
   it "is private" do
-    Class.should have_private_method(:initialize)
+    Class.private_methods(false).should.include?(:initialize)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError when called on already initialized classes" do
     ->{
       Integer.send :initialize
-    }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    }.should.raise(TypeError)
 
     ->{
       Object.send :initialize
-    }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   # See [redmine:2601]
   it "raises a TypeError when called on BasicObject" do
     ->{
       BasicObject.send :initialize
-    }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   describe "when given the Class" do
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe "Class#initialize" do
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError" do
-      ->{@uninitialized.send(:initialize, Class)}.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      ->{@uninitialized.send(:initialize, Class)}.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/class/new_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/class/new_spec.rb
index 93152a83ee..111e31252e 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/class/new_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/class/new_spec.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ describe "Class.new with a block given" do
     klass = Class.new do
       self_in_block = self
     end
-    self_in_block.should equal klass
+    self_in_block.should.equal? klass
   end
 
   it "uses the given block as the class' body" do
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ describe "Class.new" do
   it "raises a TypeError if passed a metaclass" do
     obj = mock("Class.new metaclass")
     meta = obj.singleton_class
-    -> { Class.new meta }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { Class.new meta }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "creates a class without a name" do
-    Class.new.name.should be_nil
+    Class.new.name.should == nil
   end
 
   it "creates a class that can be given a name by assigning it to a constant" do
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ describe "Class.new" do
     a = Class.new
     MyClass::NestedClass = a
     MyClass::NestedClass.name.should == "MyClass::NestedClass"
+  ensure
+    Object.send(:remove_const, :MyClass)
   end
 
   it "sets the new class' superclass to the given class" do
@@ -96,12 +98,12 @@ describe "Class.new" do
 
   it "raises a TypeError when given a non-Class" do
     error_msg = /superclass must be a.*Class/
-    -> { Class.new("")              }.should raise_error(TypeError, error_msg)
-    -> { Class.new(1)               }.should raise_error(TypeError, error_msg)
-    -> { Class.new(:symbol)         }.should raise_error(TypeError, error_msg)
-    -> { Class.new(mock('o'))       }.should raise_error(TypeError, error_msg)
-    -> { Class.new(Module.new)      }.should raise_error(TypeError, error_msg)
-    -> { Class.new(BasicObject.new) }.should raise_error(TypeError, error_msg)
+    -> { Class.new("")              }.should.raise(TypeError, error_msg)
+    -> { Class.new(1)               }.should.raise(TypeError, error_msg)
+    -> { Class.new(:symbol)         }.should.raise(TypeError, error_msg)
+    -> { Class.new(mock('o'))       }.should.raise(TypeError, error_msg)
+    -> { Class.new(Module.new)      }.should.raise(TypeError, error_msg)
+    -> { Class.new(BasicObject.new) }.should.raise(TypeError, error_msg)
   end
 end
 
@@ -139,8 +141,8 @@ describe "Class#new" do
     end
 
     instance = klass.new
-    instance.should be_kind_of klass
-    instance.class.should equal klass
+    instance.should.is_a? klass
+    instance.class.should.equal? klass
   end
 
   it "passes the block to #initialize" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/class/subclasses_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/class/subclasses_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c3d7b07e12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/class/subclasses_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative '../module/fixtures/classes'
+
+describe "Class#subclasses" do
+  it "returns a list of classes directly inheriting from self" do
+    assert_subclasses(ModuleSpecs::Parent, [ModuleSpecs::Child, ModuleSpecs::Child2])
+  end
+
+  it "does not return included modules from the parent" do
+    parent = Class.new
+    child = Class.new(parent)
+    mod = Module.new
+    parent.include(mod)
+
+    assert_subclasses(parent, [child])
+  end
+
+  it "does not return included modules from the child" do
+    parent = Class.new
+    child = Class.new(parent)
+    mod = Module.new
+    parent.include(mod)
+
+    assert_subclasses(parent, [child])
+  end
+
+  it "does not return prepended modules from the parent" do
+    parent = Class.new
+    child = Class.new(parent)
+    mod = Module.new
+    parent.prepend(mod)
+
+    assert_subclasses(parent, [child])
+  end
+
+  it "does not return prepended modules from the child" do
+    parent = Class.new
+    child = Class.new(parent)
+    mod = Module.new
+    child.prepend(mod)
+
+    assert_subclasses(parent, [child])
+  end
+
+  it "does not return singleton classes" do
+    a = Class.new
+
+    a_obj = a.new
+    def a_obj.force_singleton_class
+      42
+    end
+
+    a.subclasses.should_not.include?(a_obj.singleton_class)
+  end
+
+  it "has 1 entry per module or class" do
+    ModuleSpecs::Parent.subclasses.should == ModuleSpecs::Parent.subclasses.uniq
+  end
+
+  it "works when creating subclasses concurrently" do
+    t = 16
+    n = 1000
+    go = false
+    superclass = Class.new
+
+    threads = t.times.map do
+      Thread.new do
+        Thread.pass until go
+        n.times.map do
+          Class.new(superclass)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    go = true
+    classes = threads.map(&:value)
+
+    superclass.subclasses.size.should == t * n
+    superclass.subclasses.each { |c| c.should.is_a?(Class) }
+  end
+
+  def assert_subclasses(mod,subclasses)
+    mod.subclasses.sort_by(&:inspect).should == subclasses.sort_by(&:inspect)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/class/superclass_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/class/superclass_spec.rb
index 00579238a6..87d9b20490 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/class/superclass_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/class/superclass_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 
 describe "Class#superclass" do
   it "returns the superclass of self" do
-    BasicObject.superclass.should be_nil
+    BasicObject.superclass.should == nil
     Object.superclass.should == BasicObject
     Class.superclass.should == Module
     Class.new.superclass.should == Object
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/comparable/clamp_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/comparable/clamp_spec.rb
index 393496fc76..eb1dc1ff98 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/comparable/clamp_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/comparable/clamp_spec.rb
@@ -2,22 +2,14 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 
 describe 'Comparable#clamp' do
-  ruby_version_is ""..."2.7" do
-    it 'raises an Argument error unless given 2 parameters' do
-      c = ComparableSpecs::Weird.new(0)
-      -> { c.clamp(c) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-      -> { c.clamp(c, c, c) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    end
-  end
-
   it 'raises an Argument error unless the 2 parameters are correctly ordered' do
     one = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(1)
     two = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(2)
     c = ComparableSpecs::Weird.new(3)
 
-    -> { c.clamp(two, one) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { c.clamp(two, one) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
     one.should_receive(:<=>).any_number_of_times.and_return(nil)
-    -> { c.clamp(one, two) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { c.clamp(one, two) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it 'returns self if within the given parameters' do
@@ -26,18 +18,18 @@ describe 'Comparable#clamp' do
     three = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(3)
     c = ComparableSpecs::Weird.new(2)
 
-    c.clamp(one, two).should equal(c)
-    c.clamp(two, two).should equal(c)
-    c.clamp(one, three).should equal(c)
-    c.clamp(two, three).should equal(c)
+    c.clamp(one, two).should.equal?(c)
+    c.clamp(two, two).should.equal?(c)
+    c.clamp(one, three).should.equal?(c)
+    c.clamp(two, three).should.equal?(c)
   end
 
-  it 'returns the min parameter if smaller than it' do
+  it 'returns the min parameter if less than it' do
     one = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(1)
     two = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(2)
     c = ComparableSpecs::Weird.new(0)
 
-    c.clamp(one, two).should equal(one)
+    c.clamp(one, two).should.equal?(one)
   end
 
   it 'returns the max parameter if greater than it' do
@@ -45,44 +37,187 @@ describe 'Comparable#clamp' do
     two = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(2)
     c = ComparableSpecs::Weird.new(3)
 
-    c.clamp(one, two).should equal(two)
+    c.clamp(one, two).should.equal?(two)
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is "2.7" do
-    it 'returns self if within the given range parameters' do
+  context 'max is nil' do
+    it 'returns min if less than it' do
+      one = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(1)
+      c = ComparableSpecs::Weird.new(0)
+      c.clamp(one, nil).should.equal?(one)
+    end
+
+    it 'always returns self if greater than min' do
       one = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(1)
-      two = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(2)
-      three = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(3)
       c = ComparableSpecs::Weird.new(2)
+      c.clamp(one, nil).should.equal?(c)
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'min is nil' do
+    it 'returns max if greater than it' do
+      one = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(1)
+      c = ComparableSpecs::Weird.new(2)
+      c.clamp(nil, one).should.equal?(one)
+    end
+
+    it 'always returns self if less than max' do
+      one = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(1)
+      c = ComparableSpecs::Weird.new(0)
+      c.clamp(nil, one).should.equal?(c)
+    end
+  end
+
+  it 'always returns self when min is nil and max is nil' do
+    c = ComparableSpecs::Weird.new(1)
+    c.clamp(nil, nil).should.equal?(c)
+  end
+
+  it 'returns self if within the given range parameters' do
+    one = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(1)
+    two = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(2)
+    three = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(3)
+    c = ComparableSpecs::Weird.new(2)
+
+    c.clamp(one..two).should.equal?(c)
+    c.clamp(two..two).should.equal?(c)
+    c.clamp(one..three).should.equal?(c)
+    c.clamp(two..three).should.equal?(c)
+  end
+
+  it 'returns the minimum value of the range parameters if less than it' do
+    one = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(1)
+    two = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(2)
+    c = ComparableSpecs::Weird.new(0)
+
+    c.clamp(one..two).should.equal?(one)
+  end
+
+  it 'returns the maximum value of the range parameters if greater than it' do
+    one = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(1)
+    two = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(2)
+    c = ComparableSpecs::Weird.new(3)
+
+    c.clamp(one..two).should.equal?(two)
+  end
+
+  it 'raises an Argument error if the range parameter is exclusive' do
+    one = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(1)
+    two = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(2)
+    c = ComparableSpecs::Weird.new(3)
+
+    -> { c.clamp(one...two) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+  end
+
+  context 'with nil as the max argument' do
+    it 'returns min argument if less than it' do
+      one = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(1)
+      zero = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(0)
+      c = ComparableSpecs::Weird.new(0)
 
-      c.clamp(one..two).should equal(c)
-      c.clamp(two..two).should equal(c)
-      c.clamp(one..three).should equal(c)
-      c.clamp(two..three).should equal(c)
+      c.clamp(one, nil).should.equal?(one)
+      c.clamp(zero, nil).should.equal?(c)
     end
 
-    it 'returns the minimum value of the range parameters if smaller than it' do
+    it 'always returns self if greater than min argument' do
       one = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(1)
       two = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(2)
+      c = ComparableSpecs::Weird.new(2)
+
+      c.clamp(one, nil).should.equal?(c)
+      c.clamp(two, nil).should.equal?(c)
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'with endless range' do
+    it 'returns minimum value of the range parameters if less than it' do
+      one = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(1)
+      zero = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(0)
       c = ComparableSpecs::Weird.new(0)
 
-      c.clamp(one..two).should equal(one)
+      c.clamp(one..).should.equal?(one)
+      c.clamp(zero..).should.equal?(c)
     end
 
-    it 'returns the maximum value of the range parameters if greater than it' do
+    it 'always returns self if greater than minimum value of the range parameters' do
       one = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(1)
       two = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(2)
-      c = ComparableSpecs::Weird.new(3)
+      c = ComparableSpecs::Weird.new(2)
+
+      c.clamp(one..).should.equal?(c)
+      c.clamp(two..).should.equal?(c)
+    end
+
+    it 'works with exclusive range' do
+      one = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(1)
+      c = ComparableSpecs::Weird.new(2)
 
-      c.clamp(one..two).should equal(two)
+      c.clamp(one...).should.equal?(c)
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'with nil as the min argument' do
+    it 'returns max argument if greater than it' do
+      one = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(1)
+      c = ComparableSpecs::Weird.new(2)
+
+      c.clamp(nil, one).should.equal?(one)
+    end
+
+    it 'always returns self if less than max argument' do
+      one = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(1)
+      zero = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(0)
+      c = ComparableSpecs::Weird.new(0)
+
+      c.clamp(nil, one).should.equal?(c)
+      c.clamp(nil, zero).should.equal?(c)
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'with beginless range' do
+    it 'returns maximum value of the range parameters if greater than it' do
+      one = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(1)
+      c = ComparableSpecs::Weird.new(2)
+
+      c.clamp(..one).should.equal?(one)
+    end
+
+    it 'always returns self if less than maximum value of the range parameters' do
+      one = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(1)
+      zero = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(0)
+      c = ComparableSpecs::Weird.new(0)
+
+      c.clamp(..one).should.equal?(c)
+      c.clamp(..zero).should.equal?(c)
     end
 
     it 'raises an Argument error if the range parameter is exclusive' do
       one = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(1)
-      two = ComparableSpecs::WithOnlyCompareDefined.new(2)
-      c = ComparableSpecs::Weird.new(3)
+      c = ComparableSpecs::Weird.new(0)
+
+      -> { c.clamp(...one) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'with nil as the min and the max argument' do
+    it 'always returns self' do
+      c = ComparableSpecs::Weird.new(1)
+
+      c.clamp(nil, nil).should.equal?(c)
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'with beginless-and-endless range' do
+    it 'always returns self' do
+      c = ComparableSpecs::Weird.new(1)
+
+      c.clamp(nil..nil).should.equal?(c)
+    end
+
+    it 'works with exclusive range' do
+      c = ComparableSpecs::Weird.new(2)
 
-      -> { c.clamp(one...two) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      c.clamp(nil...nil).should.equal?(c)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/comparable/equal_value_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/comparable/equal_value_spec.rb
index ddcc03cb41..3af40d1c7e 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/comparable/equal_value_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/comparable/equal_value_spec.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ describe "Comparable#==" do
     end
 
     it "returns false" do
-      (a == b).should be_false
+      (a == b).should == false
     end
   end
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ describe "Comparable#==" do
     end
 
     it "raises an ArgumentError" do
-      -> { (a == b) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      -> { (a == b) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
     end
   end
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ describe "Comparable#==" do
       end
 
       it "lets it go through" do
-        -> { (a == b) }.should raise_error(StandardError)
+        -> { (a == b) }.should.raise(StandardError)
       end
     end
 
@@ -71,13 +71,13 @@ describe "Comparable#==" do
       end
 
       it "lets it go through" do
-        -> { (a == b) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+        -> { (a == b) }.should.raise(TypeError)
       end
     end
 
     it "lets it go through if it is not a StandardError" do
       a.should_receive(:<=>).once.and_raise(Exception)
-      -> { (a == b) }.should raise_error(Exception)
+      -> { (a == b) }.should.raise(Exception)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/comparable/fixtures/classes.rb b/spec/ruby/core/comparable/fixtures/classes.rb
index 4239a47d2f..2bdabbf014 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/comparable/fixtures/classes.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/comparable/fixtures/classes.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ module ComparableSpecs
     end
 
     def <=>(other)
+      return nil if other.nil?
       self.value <=> other.value
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/comparable/gt_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/comparable/gt_spec.rb
index 150e653dc7..cebb5464ad 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/comparable/gt_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/comparable/gt_spec.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ describe "Comparable#>" do
     b = ComparableSpecs::Weird.new(20)
 
     a.should_receive(:<=>).any_number_of_times.and_return(nil)
-    -> { (a > b) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { (a > b) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/comparable/gte_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/comparable/gte_spec.rb
index 328f58c66c..16da81b3ea 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/comparable/gte_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/comparable/gte_spec.rb
@@ -42,6 +42,6 @@ describe "Comparable#>=" do
     b = ComparableSpecs::Weird.new(20)
 
     a.should_receive(:<=>).any_number_of_times.and_return(nil)
-    -> { (a >= b) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { (a >= b) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/comparable/lt_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/comparable/lt_spec.rb
index bca95f8d25..175646d0d7 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/comparable/lt_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/comparable/lt_spec.rb
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ describe "Comparable#<" do
     b = ComparableSpecs::Weird.new(20)
 
     a.should_receive(:<=>).any_number_of_times.and_return(nil)
-    -> { (a < b) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { (a < b) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "raises an argument error with a message containing the value" do
-    -> { ("foo" < 7) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError) { |e|
-      e.message.should == "comparison of String with 7 failed"
+    -> { ("foo" < 7) }.should.raise(ArgumentError) { |e|
+      e.message.should.include? "String with 7 failed"
     }
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/comparable/lte_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/comparable/lte_spec.rb
index b5cb9cc4e7..8cbbd5ebb4 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/comparable/lte_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/comparable/lte_spec.rb
@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@ describe "Comparable#<=" do
     b = ComparableSpecs::Weird.new(20)
 
     a.should_receive(:<=>).any_number_of_times.and_return(nil)
-    -> { (a <= b) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { (a <= b) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/abs_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/abs_spec.rb
index 43912c517f..ed5aebb11d 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/abs_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/complex/abs_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/abs'
 
 describe "Complex#abs" do
-  it_behaves_like :complex_abs, :abs
+  it "returns the modulus: |a + bi| = sqrt((a ^ 2) + (b ^ 2))" do
+    Complex(0, 0).abs.should == 0
+    Complex(3, 4).abs.should == 5 # well-known integer case
+    Complex(-3, 4).abs.should == 5
+    Complex(1, -1).abs.should be_close(Math.sqrt(2), TOLERANCE)
+    Complex(6.5, 0).abs.should be_close(6.5, TOLERANCE)
+    Complex(0, -7.2).abs.should be_close(7.2, TOLERANCE)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/angle_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/angle_spec.rb
index 4aa176956f..7551214d2b 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/angle_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/complex/angle_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/arg'
 
 describe "Complex#angle" do
-  it_behaves_like :complex_arg, :angle
+  it "is an alias of Complex#arg" do
+    Complex.instance_method(:angle).should == Complex.instance_method(:arg)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/arg_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/arg_spec.rb
index 009f19429f..dd64102d77 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/arg_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/complex/arg_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/arg'
 
 describe "Complex#arg" do
-  it_behaves_like :complex_arg, :arg
+  it "returns the argument -- i.e., the angle from (1, 0) in the complex plane" do
+    two_pi = 2 * Math::PI
+    (Complex(1, 0).arg % two_pi).should be_close(0, TOLERANCE)
+    (Complex(0, 2).arg % two_pi).should be_close(Math::PI * 0.5, TOLERANCE)
+    (Complex(-100, 0).arg % two_pi).should be_close(Math::PI, TOLERANCE)
+    (Complex(0, -75.3).arg % two_pi).should be_close(Math::PI * 1.5, TOLERANCE)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/coerce_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/coerce_spec.rb
index a30a6c1d5f..d4ea85a713 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/coerce_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/complex/coerce_spec.rb
@@ -8,37 +8,37 @@ describe "Complex#coerce" do
   it "returns an array containing other and self as Complex when other is an Integer" do
     result = @one.coerce(2)
     result.should == [2, 1]
-    result.first.should be_kind_of(Complex)
-    result.last.should be_kind_of(Complex)
+    result.first.should.is_a?(Complex)
+    result.last.should.is_a?(Complex)
   end
 
   it "returns an array containing other and self as Complex when other is a Float" do
     result = @one.coerce(20.5)
     result.should == [20.5, 1]
-    result.first.should be_kind_of(Complex)
-    result.last.should be_kind_of(Complex)
+    result.first.should.is_a?(Complex)
+    result.last.should.is_a?(Complex)
   end
 
   it "returns an array containing other and self as Complex when other is a Bignum" do
     result = @one.coerce(4294967296)
     result.should == [4294967296, 1]
-    result.first.should be_kind_of(Complex)
-    result.last.should be_kind_of(Complex)
+    result.first.should.is_a?(Complex)
+    result.last.should.is_a?(Complex)
   end
 
   it "returns an array containing other and self as Complex when other is a Rational" do
     result = @one.coerce(Rational(5,6))
     result.should == [Rational(5,6), 1]
-    result.first.should be_kind_of(Complex)
-    result.last.should be_kind_of(Complex)
+    result.first.should.is_a?(Complex)
+    result.last.should.is_a?(Complex)
   end
 
   it "returns an array containing other and self when other is a Complex" do
     other = Complex(2)
     result = @one.coerce(other)
     result.should == [other, @one]
-    result.first.should equal(other)
-    result.last.should equal(@one)
+    result.first.should.equal?(other)
+    result.last.should.equal?(@one)
   end
 
   it "returns an array containing other as Complex and self when other is a Numeric which responds to #real? with true" do
@@ -46,25 +46,25 @@ describe "Complex#coerce" do
     other.should_receive(:real?).any_number_of_times.and_return(true)
     result = @one.coerce(other)
     result.should == [other, @one]
-    result.first.should eql(Complex(other))
-    result.last.should equal(@one)
+    result.first.should.eql?(Complex(other))
+    result.last.should.equal?(@one)
   end
 
   it "raises TypeError when other is a Numeric which responds to #real? with false" do
     other = mock_numeric('other')
     other.should_receive(:real?).any_number_of_times.and_return(false)
-    -> { @one.coerce(other) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { @one.coerce(other) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError when other is a String" do
-    -> { @one.coerce("20") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { @one.coerce("20") }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError when other is nil" do
-    -> { @one.coerce(nil) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { @one.coerce(nil) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError when other is false" do
-    -> { @one.coerce(false) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { @one.coerce(false) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/comparision_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/comparision_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a437afb71..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/comparision_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-
-describe "Complex#<=>" do
-  ruby_version_is "2.7" do
-    it "returns nil if either self or argument has imaginary part" do
-      (Complex(5, 1) <=> Complex(2)).should be_nil
-      (Complex(1) <=> Complex(2, 1)).should be_nil
-      (5 <=> Complex(2, 1)).should be_nil
-    end
-
-    it "returns nil if argument is not numeric" do
-      (Complex(5, 1) <=> "cmp").should be_nil
-      (Complex(1) <=> "cmp").should be_nil
-      (Complex(1) <=> Object.new).should be_nil
-    end
-
-    it "returns 0, 1, or -1 if self and argument do not have imaginary part" do
-      (Complex(5) <=> Complex(2)).should == 1
-      (Complex(2) <=> Complex(3)).should == -1
-      (Complex(2) <=> Complex(2)).should == 0
-
-      (Complex(5) <=> 2).should == 1
-      (Complex(2) <=> 3).should == -1
-      (Complex(2) <=> 2).should == 0
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/comparison_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/comparison_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3115f4e205
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/complex/comparison_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "Complex#<=>" do
+  it "returns nil if either self or argument has imaginary part" do
+    (Complex(5, 1) <=> Complex(2)).should == nil
+    (Complex(1) <=> Complex(2, 1)).should == nil
+    (5 <=> Complex(2, 1)).should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "returns nil if argument is not numeric" do
+    (Complex(5, 1) <=> "cmp").should == nil
+    (Complex(1) <=> "cmp").should == nil
+    (Complex(1) <=> Object.new).should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "returns 0, 1, or -1 if self and argument do not have imaginary part" do
+    (Complex(5) <=> Complex(2)).should == 1
+    (Complex(2) <=> Complex(3)).should == -1
+    (Complex(2) <=> Complex(2)).should == 0
+
+    (Complex(5) <=> 2).should == 1
+    (Complex(2) <=> 3).should == -1
+    (Complex(2) <=> 2).should == 0
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/conj_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/conj_spec.rb
index 5e3bc1acb8..063c85faec 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/conj_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/complex/conj_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/conjugate'
 
 describe "Complex#conj" do
-  it_behaves_like :complex_conjugate, :conj
+  it "is an alias of Complex#conjugate" do
+    Complex.instance_method(:conj).should == Complex.instance_method(:conjugate)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/conjugate_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/conjugate_spec.rb
index f658bab4da..256fe4b3be 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/conjugate_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/complex/conjugate_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/conjugate'
 
 describe "Complex#conjugate" do
-  it_behaves_like :complex_conjugate, :conjugate
+  it "returns the complex conjugate: conj a + bi = a - bi" do
+    Complex(3, 5).conjugate.should == Complex(3, -5)
+    Complex(3, -5).conjugate.should == Complex(3, 5)
+    Complex(-3.0, 5.2).conjugate.should be_close(Complex(-3.0, -5.2), TOLERANCE)
+    Complex(3.0, -5.2).conjugate.should be_close(Complex(3.0, 5.2), TOLERANCE)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/constants_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/constants_spec.rb
index 50303de16c..200e97731a 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/constants_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/complex/constants_spec.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Complex::I" do
   it "is Complex(0, 1)" do
-    Complex::I.should eql(Complex(0, 1))
+    Complex::I.should.eql?(Complex(0, 1))
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/divide_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/divide_spec.rb
index bebf862312..d5b4aa3885 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/divide_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/complex/divide_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,84 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/divide'
 
 describe "Complex#/" do
-  it_behaves_like :complex_divide, :/
+  describe "with Complex" do
+    it "divides according to the usual rule for complex numbers" do
+      a = Complex((1 * 10) - (2 * 20), (1 * 20) + (2 * 10))
+      b = Complex(1, 2)
+      (a / b).should == Complex(10, 20)
+
+      c = Complex((1.5 * 100.2) - (2.1 * -30.3), (1.5 * -30.3) + (2.1 * 100.2))
+      d = Complex(1.5, 2.1)
+      # remember the floating-point arithmetic
+      (c / d).should be_close(Complex(100.2, -30.3), TOLERANCE)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "with Fixnum" do
+    it "divides both parts of the Complex number" do
+      (Complex(20, 40) / 2).should == Complex(10, 20)
+      (Complex(30, 30) / 10).should == Complex(3, 3)
+    end
+
+    it "raises a ZeroDivisionError when given zero" do
+      -> { Complex(20, 40) / 0 }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
+    end
+
+    it "produces Rational parts" do
+      (Complex(5, 9) / 2).should.eql?(Complex(Rational(5,2), Rational(9,2)))
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "with Bignum" do
+    it "divides both parts of the Complex number" do
+      (Complex(20, 40) / 2).should == Complex(10, 20)
+      (Complex(15, 16) / 2.0).should be_close(Complex(7.5, 8), TOLERANCE)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "with Float" do
+    it "divides both parts of the Complex number" do
+      (Complex(3, 9) / 1.5).should == Complex(2, 6)
+      (Complex(15, 16) / 2.0).should be_close(Complex(7.5, 8), TOLERANCE)
+    end
+
+    it "returns Complex(Infinity, Infinity) when given zero" do
+      (Complex(20, 40) / 0.0).real.infinite?.should == 1
+      (Complex(20, 40) / 0.0).imag.infinite?.should == 1
+      (Complex(-20, 40) / 0.0).real.infinite?.should == -1
+      (Complex(-20, 40) / 0.0).imag.infinite?.should == 1
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "with Object" do
+    it "tries to coerce self into other" do
+      value = Complex(3, 9)
+
+      obj = mock("Object")
+      obj.should_receive(:coerce).with(value).and_return([4, 2])
+      (value / obj).should == 2
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "with a Numeric which responds to #real? with true" do
+    it "returns Complex(real.quo(other), imag.quo(other))" do
+      other = mock_numeric('other')
+      real = mock_numeric('real')
+      imag = mock_numeric('imag')
+      other.should_receive(:real?).and_return(true)
+      real.should_receive(:quo).with(other).and_return(1)
+      imag.should_receive(:quo).with(other).and_return(2)
+      (Complex(real, imag) / other).should == Complex(1, 2)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "with a Numeric which responds to #real? with false" do
+    it "coerces the passed argument to Complex and divides the resulting elements" do
+      complex = Complex(3, 0)
+      other = mock_numeric('other')
+      other.should_receive(:real?).any_number_of_times.and_return(false)
+      other.should_receive(:coerce).with(complex).and_return([5, 2])
+      (complex / other).should.eql?(Rational(5, 2))
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/eql_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/eql_spec.rb
index 9194efc074..2082a22feb 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/eql_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/complex/eql_spec.rb
@@ -2,23 +2,23 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Complex#eql?" do
   it "returns false if other is not Complex" do
-    Complex(1).eql?(1).should be_false
+    Complex(1).eql?(1).should == false
   end
 
   it "returns true when the respective parts are of the same classes and self == other" do
-    Complex(1, 2).eql?(Complex(1, 2)).should be_true
+    Complex(1, 2).eql?(Complex(1, 2)).should == true
   end
 
   it "returns false when the real parts are of different classes" do
-    Complex(1).eql?(Complex(1.0)).should be_false
+    Complex(1).eql?(Complex(1.0)).should == false
   end
 
   it "returns false when the imaginary parts are of different classes" do
-    Complex(1, 2).eql?(Complex(1, 2.0)).should be_false
+    Complex(1, 2).eql?(Complex(1, 2.0)).should == false
   end
 
   it "returns false when self == other is false" do
-    Complex(1, 2).eql?(Complex(2, 3)).should be_false
+    Complex(1, 2).eql?(Complex(2, 3)).should == false
   end
 
   it "does NOT send #eql? to real or imaginary parts" do
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ describe "Complex#eql?" do
     imag = mock_numeric('imag')
     real.should_not_receive(:eql?)
     imag.should_not_receive(:eql?)
-    Complex(real, imag).eql?(Complex(real, imag)).should be_true
+    Complex(real, imag).eql?(Complex(real, imag)).should == true
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/equal_value_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/equal_value_spec.rb
index ad7236b1bd..b3562ff3fb 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/equal_value_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/complex/equal_value_spec.rb
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ describe "Complex#==" do
       obj = mock("Object")
       obj.should_receive(:==).with(value).and_return(:expected)
 
-      (value == obj).should_not be_false
+      (value == obj).should_not == false
     end
   end
 
@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@ describe "Complex#==" do
     it "returns real == other when the imaginary part is zero" do
       real = mock_numeric('real')
       real.should_receive(:==).with(@other).and_return(true)
-      (Complex(real, 0) == @other).should be_true
+      (Complex(real, 0) == @other).should == true
     end
 
-    it "returns false when when the imaginary part is not zero" do
-      (Complex(3, 1) == @other).should be_false
+    it "returns false when the imaginary part is not zero" do
+      (Complex(3, 1) == @other).should == false
     end
   end
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ describe "Complex#==" do
       other = mock_numeric('other')
       other.should_receive(:real?).any_number_of_times.and_return(false)
       other.should_receive(:==).with(complex).and_return(true)
-      (complex == other).should be_true
+      (complex == other).should == true
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/exponent_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/exponent_spec.rb
index 86f827aece..d0db0a40c2 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/exponent_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/complex/exponent_spec.rb
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 describe "Complex#**" do
   describe "with Integer 0" do
     it "returns Complex(1)" do
-      (Complex(3, 4) ** 0).should eql(Complex(1))
+      (Complex(3, 4) ** 0).should.eql?(Complex(1))
     end
   end
 
   describe "with Float 0.0" do
     it "returns Complex(1.0, 0.0)" do
-      (Complex(3, 4) ** 0.0).should eql(Complex(1.0, 0.0))
+      (Complex(3, 4) ** 0.0).should.eql?(Complex(1.0, 0.0))
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/fdiv_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/fdiv_spec.rb
index 68f7d1b309..fdcbc6a95d 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/fdiv_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/complex/fdiv_spec.rb
@@ -2,44 +2,44 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Complex#fdiv" do
   it "accepts a numeric argument" do
-    -> { Complex(20).fdiv(2) }.should_not raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { Complex(20).fdiv(2.0) }.should_not raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { Complex(20).fdiv(bignum_value) }.should_not raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { Complex(20).fdiv(2) }.should_not.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { Complex(20).fdiv(2.0) }.should_not.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { Complex(20).fdiv(bignum_value) }.should_not.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "accepts a negative numeric argument" do
-    -> { Complex(20).fdiv(-2) }.should_not raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { Complex(20).fdiv(-2.0) }.should_not raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { Complex(20).fdiv(-bignum_value) }.should_not raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { Complex(20).fdiv(-2) }.should_not.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { Complex(20).fdiv(-2.0) }.should_not.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { Complex(20).fdiv(-bignum_value) }.should_not.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if passed a non-numeric argument" do
-    -> { Complex(20).fdiv([]) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { Complex(20).fdiv(:sym) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { Complex(20).fdiv('s') }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { Complex(20).fdiv([]) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { Complex(20).fdiv(:sym) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { Complex(20).fdiv('s') }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "sets the real part to NaN if self's real part is NaN" do
-    Complex(nan_value).fdiv(2).real.nan?.should be_true
+    Complex(nan_value).fdiv(2).real.nan?.should == true
   end
 
   it "sets the imaginary part to NaN if self's imaginary part is NaN" do
-    Complex(2, nan_value).fdiv(2).imag.nan?.should be_true
+    Complex(2, nan_value).fdiv(2).imag.nan?.should == true
   end
 
   it "sets the real and imaginary part to NaN if self's real and imaginary parts are NaN" do
-    Complex(nan_value, nan_value).fdiv(2).imag.nan?.should be_true
-    Complex(nan_value, nan_value).fdiv(2).real.nan?.should be_true
+    Complex(nan_value, nan_value).fdiv(2).imag.nan?.should == true
+    Complex(nan_value, nan_value).fdiv(2).real.nan?.should == true
   end
 
   it "sets the real and imaginary part to NaN if self's real part and the argument are both NaN" do
-    Complex(nan_value, 2).fdiv(nan_value).imag.nan?.should be_true
-    Complex(nan_value, 2).fdiv(nan_value).real.nan?.should be_true
+    Complex(nan_value, 2).fdiv(nan_value).imag.nan?.should == true
+    Complex(nan_value, 2).fdiv(nan_value).real.nan?.should == true
   end
 
   it "sets the real and imaginary part to NaN if self's real part, self's imaginary part, and the argument are NaN" do
-    Complex(nan_value, nan_value).fdiv(nan_value).imag.nan?.should be_true
-    Complex(nan_value, nan_value).fdiv(nan_value).real.nan?.should be_true
+    Complex(nan_value, nan_value).fdiv(nan_value).imag.nan?.should == true
+    Complex(nan_value, nan_value).fdiv(nan_value).real.nan?.should == true
   end
 
   it "sets the real part to Infinity if self's real part is Infinity" do
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ describe "Complex#fdiv" do
   end
 
   it "sets the real part to NaN and the imaginary part to NaN if self's imaginary part, self's real part, and the argument are Infinity" do
-    Complex(infinity_value, infinity_value).fdiv(infinity_value).real.nan?.should be_true
-    Complex(infinity_value, infinity_value).fdiv(infinity_value).imag.nan?.should be_true
+    Complex(infinity_value, infinity_value).fdiv(infinity_value).real.nan?.should == true
+    Complex(infinity_value, infinity_value).fdiv(infinity_value).imag.nan?.should == true
   end
 end
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ describe "Complex#fdiv with no imaginary part" do
   it "returns a Complex number" do
     @numbers.each do |real|
       @numbers.each do |other|
-        Complex(real).fdiv(other).should be_an_instance_of(Complex)
+        Complex(real).fdiv(other).should.instance_of?(Complex)
       end
     end
   end
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ describe "Complex#fdiv with an imaginary part" do
       @numbers.each_with_index do |other,idx|
         Complex(
           real,@numbers[idx == 0 ? -1 : idx-1]
-        ).fdiv(other).should be_an_instance_of(Complex)
+        ).fdiv(other).should.instance_of?(Complex)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/imag_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/imag_spec.rb
index 2bafd1ab54..225f168e78 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/imag_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/complex/imag_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/image'
 
 describe "Complex#imag" do
-  it_behaves_like :complex_image, :imag
+  it "is an alias of Complex#imaginary" do
+    Complex.instance_method(:imag).should == Complex.instance_method(:imaginary)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/imaginary_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/imaginary_spec.rb
index a8a1bfea90..ac9284e934 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/imaginary_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/complex/imaginary_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/image'
 
 describe "Complex#imaginary" do
-  it_behaves_like :complex_image, :imaginary
+  it "returns the imaginary part of self" do
+    Complex(1, 0).imaginary.should == 0
+    Complex(2, 1).imaginary.should == 1
+    Complex(6.7, 8.9).imaginary.should == 8.9
+    Complex(1, bignum_value).imaginary.should == bignum_value
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/inspect_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/inspect_spec.rb
index 71aabde5be..045be94b22 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/inspect_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/complex/inspect_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative '../numeric/fixtures/classes'
 
 describe "Complex#inspect" do
   it "returns (${real}+${image}i) for positive imaginary parts" do
@@ -13,4 +14,24 @@ describe "Complex#inspect" do
     Complex(-1, -4).inspect.should == "(-1-4i)"
     Complex(-7, -6.7).inspect.should == "(-7-6.7i)"
   end
+
+  it "calls #inspect on real and imaginary" do
+    real = NumericSpecs::Subclass.new
+    # + because of https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/20337
+    real.should_receive(:inspect).and_return(+"1")
+    imaginary = NumericSpecs::Subclass.new
+    imaginary.should_receive(:inspect).and_return("2")
+    imaginary.should_receive(:<).any_number_of_times.and_return(false)
+    Complex(real, imaginary).inspect.should == "(1+2i)"
+  end
+
+  it "adds an `*' before the `i' if the last character of the imaginary part is not numeric" do
+    real = NumericSpecs::Subclass.new
+    # + because of https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/20337
+    real.should_receive(:inspect).and_return(+"(1)")
+    imaginary = NumericSpecs::Subclass.new
+    imaginary.should_receive(:inspect).and_return("(2)")
+    imaginary.should_receive(:<).any_number_of_times.and_return(false)
+    Complex(real, imaginary).inspect.should == "((1)+(2)*i)"
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/integer_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/integer_spec.rb
index 0957accb70..559bfbccfd 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/integer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/complex/integer_spec.rb
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Complex#integer?" do
   it "returns false for a Complex with no imaginary part" do
-    Complex(20).integer?.should be_false
+    Complex(20).integer?.should == false
   end
 
   it "returns false for a Complex with an imaginary part" do
-    Complex(20,3).integer?.should be_false
+    Complex(20,3).integer?.should == false
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/magnitude_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/magnitude_spec.rb
index 86f3b29868..6341b4eec8 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/magnitude_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/complex/magnitude_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/abs'
 
 describe "Complex#magnitude" do
-  it_behaves_like :complex_abs, :magnitude
+  it "is an alias of Complex#abs" do
+    Complex.instance_method(:magnitude).should == Complex.instance_method(:abs)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/marshal_dump_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/marshal_dump_spec.rb
index 116899b0ad..201d55e9e5 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/marshal_dump_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/complex/marshal_dump_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Complex#marshal_dump" do
   it "is a private method" do
-    Complex.should have_private_instance_method(:marshal_dump, false)
+    Complex.private_instance_methods(false).should.include?(:marshal_dump)
   end
 
   it "dumps real and imaginary parts" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/negative_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/negative_spec.rb
index 62ab89c04a..566975b8e1 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/negative_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/complex/negative_spec.rb
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ describe "Complex#negative?" do
   it "is undefined" do
     c = Complex(1)
 
-    c.methods.should_not include(:negative?)
+    c.methods.should_not.include?(:negative?)
 
     -> {
       c.negative?
-    }.should raise_error(NoMethodError)
+    }.should.raise(NoMethodError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/phase_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/phase_spec.rb
index 89574bf533..2ab90989e1 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/phase_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/complex/phase_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/arg'
 
 describe "Complex#phase" do
-  it_behaves_like :complex_arg, :phase
+  it "is an alias of Complex#arg" do
+    Complex.instance_method(:phase).should == Complex.instance_method(:arg)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/polar_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/polar_spec.rb
index 2a5d8ebd69..824211fcd0 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/polar_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/complex/polar_spec.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,22 @@ describe "Complex.polar" do
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError when given non real arguments" do
-    ->{ Complex.polar(nil)      }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    ->{ Complex.polar(nil, nil) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    ->{ Complex.polar(nil)      }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    ->{ Complex.polar(nil, nil) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+  end
+
+  it "computes the real values of the real & imaginary parts from the polar form" do
+    a = Complex.polar(1.0+0.0i, Math::PI/2+0.0i)
+    a.real.should be_close(0.0, TOLERANCE)
+    a.imag.should be_close(1.0, TOLERANCE)
+    a.real.real?.should == true
+    a.imag.real?.should == true
+
+    b = Complex.polar(1+0.0i)
+    b.real.should be_close(1.0, TOLERANCE)
+    b.imag.should be_close(0.0, TOLERANCE)
+    b.real.real?.should == true
+    b.imag.real?.should == true
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/positive_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/positive_spec.rb
index f1bad8608c..d2fb256538 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/positive_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/complex/positive_spec.rb
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ describe "Complex#positive?" do
   it "is undefined" do
     c = Complex(1)
 
-    c.methods.should_not include(:positive?)
+    c.methods.should_not.include?(:positive?)
 
     -> {
       c.positive?
-    }.should raise_error(NoMethodError)
+    }.should.raise(NoMethodError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/quo_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/quo_spec.rb
index ee6fd65c79..be0a44d532 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/quo_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/complex/quo_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/divide'
 
 describe "Complex#quo" do
-  it_behaves_like :complex_divide, :quo
+  it "is an alias of Complex#/" do
+    Complex.instance_method(:quo).should == Complex.instance_method(:/)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/rationalize_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/rationalize_spec.rb
index 043b8ddf2a..d49bb52def 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/rationalize_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/complex/rationalize_spec.rb
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Complex#rationalize" do
   it "raises RangeError if self has non-zero imaginary part" do
-    -> { Complex(1,5).rationalize }.should raise_error(RangeError)
+    -> { Complex(1,5).rationalize }.should.raise(RangeError)
   end
 
   it "raises RangeError if self has 0.0 imaginary part" do
-    -> { Complex(1,0.0).rationalize }.should raise_error(RangeError)
+    -> { Complex(1,0.0).rationalize }.should.raise(RangeError)
   end
 
   it "returns a Rational if self has zero imaginary part" do
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ describe "Complex#rationalize" do
   end
 
   it "raises ArgumentError when passed more than one argument" do
-    -> { Complex(1,0).rationalize(0.1, 0.1) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { Complex(1,0).rationalize(0.1, 0.1, 2) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { Complex(1,0).rationalize(0.1, 0.1) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    -> { Complex(1,0).rationalize(0.1, 0.1, 2) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/real_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/real_spec.rb
index 2ea791c005..41734b23f0 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/real_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/complex/real_spec.rb
@@ -11,18 +11,18 @@ end
 
 describe "Complex#real?" do
   it "returns false if there is an imaginary part" do
-    Complex(2,3).real?.should be_false
+    Complex(2,3).real?.should == false
   end
 
   it "returns false if there is not an imaginary part" do
-    Complex(2).real?.should be_false
+    Complex(2).real?.should == false
   end
 
   it "returns false if the real part is Infinity" do
-    Complex(infinity_value).real?.should be_false
+    Complex(infinity_value).real?.should == false
   end
 
   it "returns false if the real part is NaN" do
-    Complex(nan_value).real?.should be_false
+    Complex(nan_value).real?.should == false
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/rect_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/rect_spec.rb
index 9e95f3efc2..72f2bf9930 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/rect_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/complex/rect_spec.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/rect'
 
 describe "Complex#rect" do
-  it_behaves_like :complex_rect, :rect
+  it "is an alias of Complex#rectangular" do
+    Complex.instance_method(:rect).should == Complex.instance_method(:rectangular)
+  end
 end
 
 describe "Complex.rect" do
-  it_behaves_like :complex_rect_class, :rect
+  it "is an alias of Complex#rectangular" do
+    Complex.method(:rect).should == Complex.method(:rectangular)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/rectangular_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/rectangular_spec.rb
index d4b8ad9782..7789bf925e 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/rectangular_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/complex/rectangular_spec.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,114 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/rect'
 
 describe "Complex#rectangular" do
-  it_behaves_like :complex_rect, :rectangular
+  before :each do
+    @numbers = [
+      Complex(1),
+      Complex(0, 20),
+      Complex(0, 0),
+      Complex(0.0),
+      Complex(9999999**99),
+      Complex(-20),
+      Complex.polar(76, 10)
+    ]
+  end
+
+  it "returns an Array" do
+    @numbers.each do |number|
+      number.rectangular.should.instance_of?(Array)
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "returns a two-element Array" do
+    @numbers.each do |number|
+      number.rectangular.size.should == 2
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "returns the real part of self as the first element" do
+    @numbers.each do |number|
+      number.rectangular.first.should == number.real
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "returns the imaginary part of self as the last element" do
+    @numbers.each do |number|
+      number.rectangular.last.should == number.imaginary
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "raises an ArgumentError if given any arguments" do
+    @numbers.each do |number|
+      -> { number.rectangular(number) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    end
+  end
 end
 
 describe "Complex.rectangular" do
-  it_behaves_like :complex_rect_class, :rectangular
+  describe "passed a Numeric n which responds to #real? with true" do
+    it "returns a Complex with real part n and imaginary part 0" do
+      n = mock_numeric('n')
+      n.should_receive(:real?).any_number_of_times.and_return(true)
+      result = Complex.rectangular(n)
+      result.real.should == n
+      result.imag.should == 0
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "passed a Numeric which responds to #real? with false" do
+    it "raises TypeError" do
+      n = mock_numeric('n')
+      n.should_receive(:real?).any_number_of_times.and_return(false)
+      -> { Complex.rectangular(n) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "passed Numerics n1 and n2 and at least one responds to #real? with false" do
+    [[false, false], [false, true], [true, false]].each do |r1, r2|
+      it "raises TypeError" do
+        n1 = mock_numeric('n1')
+        n2 = mock_numeric('n2')
+        n1.should_receive(:real?).any_number_of_times.and_return(r1)
+        n2.should_receive(:real?).any_number_of_times.and_return(r2)
+        -> { Complex.rectangular(n1, n2) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "passed Numerics n1 and n2 and both respond to #real? with true" do
+    it "returns a Complex with real part n1 and imaginary part n2" do
+      n1 = mock_numeric('n1')
+      n2 = mock_numeric('n2')
+      n1.should_receive(:real?).any_number_of_times.and_return(true)
+      n2.should_receive(:real?).any_number_of_times.and_return(true)
+      result = Complex.rectangular(n1, n2)
+      result.real.should == n1
+      result.imag.should == n2
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "when passed a Complex" do
+    it "raises a TypeError when the imaginary part is not zero" do
+      -> {
+        Complex.rectangular(1.0+1i, 2)
+      }.should.raise(TypeError)
+
+      -> {
+        Complex.rectangular(1.0, 2i)
+      }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    end
+
+    it "ignores the imaginary part if it is zero" do
+      result = Complex.rectangular(1.0+0i, 2+0.0i)
+      result.real.should == 1.0
+      result.imag.should == 2
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "passed a non-Numeric" do
+    it "raises TypeError" do
+      -> { Complex.rectangular(:sym) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { Complex.rectangular(0, :sym) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/shared/abs.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/shared/abs.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 2299479341..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/shared/abs.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-describe :complex_abs, shared: true do
-  it "returns the modulus: |a + bi| = sqrt((a ^ 2) + (b ^ 2))" do
-    Complex(0, 0).send(@method).should == 0
-    Complex(3, 4).send(@method).should == 5 # well-known integer case
-    Complex(-3, 4).send(@method).should == 5
-    Complex(1, -1).send(@method).should be_close(Math.sqrt(2), TOLERANCE)
-    Complex(6.5, 0).send(@method).should be_close(6.5, TOLERANCE)
-    Complex(0, -7.2).send(@method).should be_close(7.2, TOLERANCE)
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/shared/arg.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/shared/arg.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index c81f197433..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/shared/arg.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-describe :complex_arg, shared: true do
-  it "returns the argument -- i.e., the angle from (1, 0) in the complex plane" do
-    two_pi = 2 * Math::PI
-    (Complex(1, 0).send(@method) % two_pi).should be_close(0, TOLERANCE)
-    (Complex(0, 2).send(@method) % two_pi).should be_close(Math::PI * 0.5, TOLERANCE)
-    (Complex(-100, 0).send(@method) % two_pi).should be_close(Math::PI, TOLERANCE)
-    (Complex(0, -75.3).send(@method) % two_pi).should be_close(Math::PI * 1.5, TOLERANCE)
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/shared/conjugate.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/shared/conjugate.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index d1ae47bcb6..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/shared/conjugate.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-describe :complex_conjugate, shared: true do
-  it "returns the complex conjugate: conj a + bi = a - bi" do
-    Complex(3, 5).send(@method).should == Complex(3, -5)
-    Complex(3, -5).send(@method).should == Complex(3, 5)
-    Complex(-3.0, 5.2).send(@method).should be_close(Complex(-3.0, -5.2), TOLERANCE)
-    Complex(3.0, -5.2).send(@method).should be_close(Complex(3.0, 5.2), TOLERANCE)
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/shared/divide.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/shared/divide.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index a60802c74c..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/shared/divide.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-describe :complex_divide, shared: true do
-  describe "with Complex" do
-    it "divides according to the usual rule for complex numbers" do
-      a = Complex((1 * 10) - (2 * 20), (1 * 20) + (2 * 10))
-      b = Complex(1, 2)
-      a.send(@method, b).should == Complex(10, 20)
-
-      c = Complex((1.5 * 100.2) - (2.1 * -30.3), (1.5 * -30.3) + (2.1 * 100.2))
-      d = Complex(1.5, 2.1)
-      # remember the floating-point arithmetic
-      c.send(@method, d).should be_close(Complex(100.2, -30.3), TOLERANCE)
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe "with Fixnum" do
-    it "divides both parts of the Complex number" do
-      Complex(20, 40).send(@method, 2).should == Complex(10, 20)
-      Complex(30, 30).send(@method, 10).should == Complex(3, 3)
-    end
-
-    it "raises a ZeroDivisionError when given zero" do
-      -> { Complex(20, 40).send(@method, 0) }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
-    end
-
-    it "produces Rational parts" do
-      Complex(5, 9).send(@method, 2).should eql(Complex(Rational(5,2), Rational(9,2)))
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe "with Bignum" do
-    it "divides both parts of the Complex number" do
-      Complex(20, 40).send(@method, 2).should == Complex(10, 20)
-      Complex(15, 16).send(@method, 2.0).should be_close(Complex(7.5, 8), TOLERANCE)
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe "with Float" do
-    it "divides both parts of the Complex number" do
-      Complex(3, 9).send(@method, 1.5).should == Complex(2, 6)
-      Complex(15, 16).send(@method, 2.0).should be_close(Complex(7.5, 8), TOLERANCE)
-    end
-
-    it "returns Complex(Infinity, Infinity) when given zero" do
-      Complex(20, 40).send(@method, 0.0).real.infinite?.should == 1
-      Complex(20, 40).send(@method, 0.0).imag.infinite?.should == 1
-      Complex(-20, 40).send(@method, 0.0).real.infinite?.should == -1
-      Complex(-20, 40).send(@method, 0.0).imag.infinite?.should == 1
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe "with Object" do
-    it "tries to coerce self into other" do
-      value = Complex(3, 9)
-
-      obj = mock("Object")
-      obj.should_receive(:coerce).with(value).and_return([4, 2])
-      value.send(@method, obj).should == 2
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe "with a Numeric which responds to #real? with true" do
-    it "returns Complex(real.quo(other), imag.quo(other))" do
-      other = mock_numeric('other')
-      real = mock_numeric('real')
-      imag = mock_numeric('imag')
-      other.should_receive(:real?).and_return(true)
-      real.should_receive(:quo).with(other).and_return(1)
-      imag.should_receive(:quo).with(other).and_return(2)
-      Complex(real, imag).send(@method, other).should == Complex(1, 2)
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe "with a Numeric which responds to #real? with false" do
-    it "coerces the passed argument to Complex and divides the resulting elements" do
-      complex = Complex(3, 0)
-      other = mock_numeric('other')
-      other.should_receive(:real?).any_number_of_times.and_return(false)
-      other.should_receive(:coerce).with(complex).and_return([5, 2])
-      complex.send(@method, other).should eql(Rational(5, 2))
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/shared/image.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/shared/image.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index f839dbcaf9..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/shared/image.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-describe :complex_image, shared: true do
-  it "returns the imaginary part of self" do
-    Complex(1, 0).send(@method).should == 0
-    Complex(2, 1).send(@method).should == 1
-    Complex(6.7, 8.9).send(@method).should == 8.9
-    Complex(1, bignum_value).send(@method).should == bignum_value
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/shared/rect.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/shared/rect.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 9f5de1ffeb..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/shared/rect.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,94 +0,0 @@
-describe :complex_rect, shared: true do
-  before :each do
-    @numbers = [
-      Complex(1),
-      Complex(0, 20),
-      Complex(0, 0),
-      Complex(0.0),
-      Complex(9999999**99),
-      Complex(-20),
-      Complex.polar(76, 10)
-    ]
-  end
-
-  it "returns an Array" do
-    @numbers.each do |number|
-      number.send(@method).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
-    end
-  end
-
-  it "returns a two-element Array" do
-    @numbers.each do |number|
-      number.send(@method).size.should == 2
-    end
-  end
-
-  it "returns the real part of self as the first element" do
-   @numbers.each do |number|
-     number.send(@method).first.should == number.real
-   end
-  end
-
-  it "returns the imaginary part of self as the last element" do
-     @numbers.each do |number|
-       number.send(@method).last.should == number.imaginary
-     end
-  end
-
-  it "raises an ArgumentError if given any arguments" do
-    @numbers.each do |number|
-      -> { number.send(@method, number) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    end
-  end
-end
-
-describe :complex_rect_class, shared: true do
-  describe "passed a Numeric n which responds to #real? with true" do
-    it "returns a Complex with real part n and imaginary part 0" do
-      n = mock_numeric('n')
-      n.should_receive(:real?).any_number_of_times.and_return(true)
-      result = Complex.send(@method, n)
-      result.real.should == n
-      result.imag.should == 0
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe "passed a Numeric which responds to #real? with false" do
-    it "raises TypeError" do
-      n = mock_numeric('n')
-      n.should_receive(:real?).any_number_of_times.and_return(false)
-      -> { Complex.send(@method, n) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe "passed Numerics n1 and n2 and at least one responds to #real? with false" do
-    [[false, false], [false, true], [true, false]].each do |r1, r2|
-      it "raises TypeError" do
-        n1 = mock_numeric('n1')
-        n2 = mock_numeric('n2')
-        n1.should_receive(:real?).any_number_of_times.and_return(r1)
-        n2.should_receive(:real?).any_number_of_times.and_return(r2)
-        -> { Complex.send(@method, n1, n2) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe "passed Numerics n1 and n2 and both respond to #real? with true" do
-    it "returns a Complex with real part n1 and imaginary part n2" do
-      n1 = mock_numeric('n1')
-      n2 = mock_numeric('n2')
-      n1.should_receive(:real?).any_number_of_times.and_return(true)
-      n2.should_receive(:real?).any_number_of_times.and_return(true)
-      result = Complex.send(@method, n1, n2)
-      result.real.should == n1
-      result.imag.should == n2
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe "passed a non-Numeric" do
-    it "raises TypeError" do
-      -> { Complex.send(@method, :sym) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { Complex.send(@method, 0, :sym) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/to_c_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/to_c_spec.rb
index 5ce01d9d4e..cd7195556c 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/to_c_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/complex/to_c_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 describe "Complex#to_c" do
   it "returns self" do
     value = Complex(1, 5)
-    value.to_c.should equal(value)
+    value.to_c.should.equal?(value)
   end
 
   it 'returns the same value' do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/to_f_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/to_f_spec.rb
index b53471c1fc..9f3265cdb9 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/to_f_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/complex/to_f_spec.rb
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ describe "Complex#to_f" do
 
   describe "when the imaginary part is non-zero" do
     it "raises RangeError" do
-      -> { Complex(0, 1).to_f }.should raise_error(RangeError)
+      -> { Complex(0, 1).to_f }.should.raise(RangeError)
     end
   end
 
   describe "when the imaginary part is Float 0.0" do
     it "raises RangeError" do
-      -> { Complex(0, 0.0).to_f }.should raise_error(RangeError)
+      -> { Complex(0, 0.0).to_f }.should.raise(RangeError)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/to_i_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/to_i_spec.rb
index 1e78f5ec0e..9149ffbbaa 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/to_i_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/complex/to_i_spec.rb
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ describe "Complex#to_i" do
 
   describe "when the imaginary part is non-zero" do
     it "raises RangeError" do
-      -> { Complex(0, 1).to_i }.should raise_error(RangeError)
+      -> { Complex(0, 1).to_i }.should.raise(RangeError)
     end
   end
 
   describe "when the imaginary part is Float 0.0" do
     it "raises RangeError" do
-      -> { Complex(0, 0.0).to_i }.should raise_error(RangeError)
+      -> { Complex(0, 0.0).to_i }.should.raise(RangeError)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/to_r_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/to_r_spec.rb
index 4559921492..6587ae9e2e 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/to_r_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/complex/to_r_spec.rb
@@ -29,13 +29,21 @@ describe "Complex#to_r" do
 
   describe "when the imaginary part is non-zero" do
     it "raises RangeError" do
-      -> { Complex(0, 1).to_r }.should raise_error(RangeError)
+      -> { Complex(0, 1).to_r }.should.raise(RangeError)
     end
   end
 
   describe "when the imaginary part is Float 0.0" do
-    it "raises RangeError" do
-      -> { Complex(0, 0.0).to_r }.should raise_error(RangeError)
+    ruby_version_is ''...'3.4' do
+      it "raises RangeError" do
+        -> { Complex(0, 0.0).to_r }.should.raise(RangeError)
+      end
+    end
+
+    ruby_version_is '3.4' do
+      it "returns a Rational" do
+        Complex(0, 0.0).to_r.should == 0r
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/complex/to_s_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/complex/to_s_spec.rb
index 989a7ae0b7..ceccffe470 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/complex/to_s_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/complex/to_s_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative '../numeric/fixtures/classes'
 
 describe "Complex#to_s" do
   describe "when self's real component is 0" do
@@ -41,4 +42,14 @@ describe "Complex#to_s" do
   it "returns 1+NaN*i for Complex(1, NaN)" do
     Complex(1, nan_value).to_s.should == "1+NaN*i"
   end
+
+  it "treats real and imaginary parts as strings" do
+    real = NumericSpecs::Subclass.new
+    # + because of https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/20337
+    real.should_receive(:to_s).and_return(+"1")
+    imaginary = NumericSpecs::Subclass.new
+    imaginary.should_receive(:to_s).and_return("2")
+    imaginary.should_receive(:<).any_number_of_times.and_return(false)
+    Complex(real, imaginary).to_s.should == "1+2i"
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/conditionvariable/broadcast_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/conditionvariable/broadcast_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..16c7b4cc8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/conditionvariable/broadcast_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "ConditionVariable#broadcast" do
+  it "releases all threads waiting in line for this resource" do
+    m = Mutex.new
+    cv = ConditionVariable.new
+    threads = []
+    r1 = []
+    r2 = []
+
+    # large number to attempt to cause race conditions
+    100.times do |i|
+      threads << Thread.new(i) do |tid|
+        m.synchronize do
+          r1 << tid
+          cv.wait(m)
+          r2 << tid
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    # wait for all threads to acquire the mutex the first time
+    Thread.pass until m.synchronize { r1.size == threads.size }
+    # wait until all threads are sleeping (ie waiting)
+    Thread.pass until threads.all?(&:stop?)
+
+    r2.should.empty?
+    m.synchronize do
+      cv.broadcast
+    end
+
+    threads.each {|t| t.join }
+
+    # ensure that all threads that enter cv.wait are released
+    r2.sort.should == r1.sort
+    # note that order is not specified as broadcast results in a race
+    # condition on regaining the lock m
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/conditionvariable/marshal_dump_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/conditionvariable/marshal_dump_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..594c178e88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/conditionvariable/marshal_dump_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "ConditionVariable#marshal_dump" do
+  it "raises a TypeError" do
+    cv = ConditionVariable.new
+    -> { cv.marshal_dump }.should.raise(TypeError, /can't dump/)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/conditionvariable/signal_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/conditionvariable/signal_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3b266cf8c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/conditionvariable/signal_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "ConditionVariable#signal" do
+  it "releases the first thread waiting in line for this resource" do
+    m = Mutex.new
+    cv = ConditionVariable.new
+    threads = []
+    r1 = []
+    r2 = []
+
+    # large number to attempt to cause race conditions
+    100.times do |i|
+      threads << Thread.new(i) do |tid|
+        m.synchronize do
+          r1 << tid
+          cv.wait(m)
+          r2 << tid
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    # wait for all threads to acquire the mutex the first time
+    Thread.pass until m.synchronize { r1.size == threads.size }
+    # wait until all threads are sleeping (ie waiting)
+    Thread.pass until threads.all?(&:stop?)
+
+    r2.should.empty?
+    100.times do |i|
+      m.synchronize do
+        cv.signal
+      end
+      Thread.pass until r2.size == i+1
+    end
+
+    threads.each {|t| t.join }
+
+    # ensure that all the threads that went into the cv.wait are
+    # released in the same order
+    r2.should == r1
+  end
+
+  it "allows control to be passed between a pair of threads" do
+    m = Mutex.new
+    cv = ConditionVariable.new
+    repeats = 100
+    in_synchronize = false
+
+    t1 = Thread.new do
+      m.synchronize do
+        in_synchronize = true
+        repeats.times do
+          cv.wait(m)
+          cv.signal
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Make sure t1 is waiting for a signal before launching t2.
+    Thread.pass until in_synchronize
+    Thread.pass until t1.stop?
+
+    t2 = Thread.new do
+      m.synchronize do
+        repeats.times do
+          cv.signal
+          cv.wait(m)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Check that both threads terminated without exception
+    t1.join
+    t2.join
+    m.should_not.locked?
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/conditionvariable/wait_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/conditionvariable/wait_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1af53a15a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/conditionvariable/wait_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "ConditionVariable#wait" do
+  it "calls #sleep on the given object" do
+    o = Object.new
+    o.should_receive(:sleep).with(1234)
+
+    cv = ConditionVariable.new
+
+    cv.wait(o, 1234)
+  end
+
+  it "can be woken up by ConditionVariable#signal" do
+    m = Mutex.new
+    cv = ConditionVariable.new
+    in_synchronize = false
+
+    th = Thread.new do
+      m.synchronize do
+        in_synchronize = true
+        cv.wait(m)
+      end
+      :success
+    end
+
+    # wait for m to acquire the mutex
+    Thread.pass until in_synchronize
+    # wait until th is sleeping (ie waiting)
+    Thread.pass until th.stop?
+
+    m.synchronize { cv.signal }
+    th.value.should == :success
+  end
+
+  it "can be interrupted by Thread#run" do
+    m = Mutex.new
+    cv = ConditionVariable.new
+    in_synchronize = false
+
+    th = Thread.new do
+      m.synchronize do
+        in_synchronize = true
+        cv.wait(m)
+      end
+      :success
+    end
+
+    # wait for m to acquire the mutex
+    Thread.pass until in_synchronize
+    # wait until th is sleeping (ie waiting)
+    Thread.pass until th.stop?
+
+    th.run
+    th.value.should == :success
+  end
+
+  it "can be interrupted by Thread#wakeup" do
+    m = Mutex.new
+    cv = ConditionVariable.new
+    in_synchronize = false
+
+    th = Thread.new do
+      m.synchronize do
+        in_synchronize = true
+        cv.wait(m)
+      end
+      :success
+    end
+
+    # wait for m to acquire the mutex
+    Thread.pass until in_synchronize
+    # wait until th is sleeping (ie waiting)
+    Thread.pass until th.stop?
+
+    th.wakeup
+    th.value.should == :success
+  end
+
+  it "reacquires the lock even if the thread is killed" do
+    m = Mutex.new
+    cv = ConditionVariable.new
+    in_synchronize = false
+    owned = nil
+
+    th = Thread.new do
+      m.synchronize do
+        in_synchronize = true
+        begin
+          cv.wait(m)
+        ensure
+          owned = m.owned?
+          $stderr.puts "\nThe Thread doesn't own the Mutex!" unless owned
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    # wait for m to acquire the mutex
+    Thread.pass until in_synchronize
+    # wait until th is sleeping (ie waiting)
+    Thread.pass until th.stop?
+
+    th.kill
+    th.join
+
+    owned.should == true
+  end
+
+  it "reacquires the lock even if the thread is killed after being signaled" do
+    m = Mutex.new
+    cv = ConditionVariable.new
+    in_synchronize = false
+    owned = nil
+
+    th = Thread.new do
+      m.synchronize do
+        in_synchronize = true
+        begin
+          cv.wait(m)
+        ensure
+          owned = m.owned?
+          $stderr.puts "\nThe Thread doesn't own the Mutex!" unless owned
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    # wait for m to acquire the mutex
+    Thread.pass until in_synchronize
+    # wait until th is sleeping (ie waiting)
+    Thread.pass until th.stop?
+
+    m.synchronize {
+      cv.signal
+      # Wait that the thread is blocked on acquiring the Mutex
+      sleep 0.001
+      # Kill the thread, yet the thread should first acquire the Mutex before going on
+      th.kill
+    }
+
+    th.join
+    owned.should == true
+  end
+
+  it "supports multiple Threads waiting on the same ConditionVariable and Mutex" do
+    m = Mutex.new
+    cv = ConditionVariable.new
+    n_threads = 4
+    events = []
+
+    threads = n_threads.times.map {
+      Thread.new {
+        m.synchronize {
+          events << :t_in_synchronize
+          cv.wait(m)
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    Thread.pass until m.synchronize { events.size } == n_threads
+    Thread.pass until threads.any?(&:stop?)
+    m.synchronize do
+      threads.each { |t|
+        # Cause interactions with the waiting threads.
+        # On TruffleRuby, this causes a safepoint which has interesting
+        # interactions with the ConditionVariable.
+        bt = t.backtrace
+        bt.should.is_a?(Array)
+        bt.size.should >= 2
+      }
+    end
+
+    cv.broadcast
+    threads.each(&:join)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/data/constants_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/data/constants_spec.rb
index 1d469f9237..ad0b1ddea7 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/data/constants_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/data/constants_spec.rb
@@ -1,23 +1,11 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
-ruby_version_is ''...'3.0' do
-  describe "Data" do
-    it "is a subclass of Object" do
-      suppress_warning do
-        Data.superclass.should == Object
-      end
-    end
-
-    it "is deprecated" do
-      -> { Data }.should complain(/constant ::Data is deprecated/)
-    end
+describe "Data" do
+  it "is a new constant" do
+    Data.superclass.should == Object
   end
-end
 
-ruby_version_is '3.0' do
-  describe "Data" do
-    it "does not exist anymore" do
-      Object.should_not have_constant(:Data)
-    end
+  it "is not deprecated" do
+    -> { Data }.should_not complain
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/data/deconstruct_keys_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/data/deconstruct_keys_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7e81f966ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/data/deconstruct_keys_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
+
+describe "Data#deconstruct_keys" do
+  it "returns a hash of attributes" do
+    klass = Data.define(:x, :y)
+    d = klass.new(1, 2)
+
+    d.deconstruct_keys([:x, :y]).should == {x: 1, y: 2}
+  end
+
+  it "requires one argument" do
+    klass = Data.define(:x, :y)
+    d = klass.new(1, 2)
+
+    -> {
+      d.deconstruct_keys
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError, /wrong number of arguments \(given 0, expected 1\)/)
+  end
+
+  it "returns only specified keys" do
+    klass = Data.define(:x, :y)
+    d = klass.new(1, 2)
+
+    d.deconstruct_keys([:x, :y]).should == {x: 1, y: 2}
+    d.deconstruct_keys([:x]    ).should == {x: 1}
+    d.deconstruct_keys([]      ).should == {}
+  end
+
+  it "accepts string attribute names" do
+    klass = Data.define(:x, :y)
+    d = klass.new(1, 2)
+
+    d.deconstruct_keys(['x', 'y']).should == {'x' => 1, 'y' => 2}
+  end
+
+  it "returns an empty hash when there are more keys than attributes" do
+    klass = Data.define(:x, :y)
+    d = klass.new(1, 2)
+
+    d.deconstruct_keys([:x, :y, :x]).should == {}
+  end
+
+  it "returns at first not existing attribute name" do
+    klass = Data.define(:x, :y)
+    d = klass.new(1, 2)
+
+    d.deconstruct_keys([:a, :x]).should == {}
+    d.deconstruct_keys([:x, :a]).should == {x: 1}
+  end
+
+  it "accepts nil argument and return all the attributes" do
+    klass = Data.define(:x, :y)
+    d = klass.new(1, 2)
+
+    d.deconstruct_keys(nil).should == {x: 1, y: 2}
+  end
+
+  ruby_version_is "4.0" do # https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/21844
+    it "tries to convert a key with #to_str if index is not a String nor a Symbol, but responds to #to_str" do
+      klass = Data.define(:x, :y)
+      d = klass.new(1, 2)
+
+      key = mock("to_str")
+      key.should_receive(:to_str).and_return("y")
+
+      d.deconstruct_keys([key]).should == { "y" => 2 }
+    end
+
+    it "raise an error on argument position number" do
+      klass = Data.define(:x, :y)
+      d = klass.new(1, 2)
+
+      -> {
+        d.deconstruct_keys([0, 1])
+      }.should.raise(TypeError, "0 is not a symbol nor a string")
+    end
+
+    it "raises a TypeError if the conversion with #to_str does not return a String" do
+      klass = Data.define(:x, :y)
+      d = klass.new(1, 2)
+
+      key = mock("to_str")
+      key.should_receive(:to_str).and_return(0)
+
+      -> {
+        d.deconstruct_keys([key])
+      }.should raise_consistent_error(TypeError, /can't convert MockObject into String/)
+    end
+
+    it "raises TypeError if index is not a Symbol and not convertible to String" do
+      klass = Data.define(:x, :y)
+      d = klass.new(1, 2)
+
+      -> {
+        d.deconstruct_keys([0, []])
+      }.should.raise(TypeError, "0 is not a symbol nor a string")
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "raise TypeError if passed anything except nil or array" do
+    klass = Data.define(:x, :y)
+    d = klass.new(1, 2)
+
+    -> { d.deconstruct_keys('x') }.should.raise(TypeError, /expected Array or nil/)
+    -> { d.deconstruct_keys(1)   }.should.raise(TypeError, /expected Array or nil/)
+    -> { d.deconstruct_keys(:x)  }.should.raise(TypeError, /expected Array or nil/)
+    -> { d.deconstruct_keys({})  }.should.raise(TypeError, /expected Array or nil/)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/data/deconstruct_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/data/deconstruct_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4ca0b87039
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/data/deconstruct_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
+
+describe "Data#deconstruct" do
+  it "returns an array of attribute values" do
+    DataSpecs::Measure.new(42, "km").deconstruct.should == [42, "km"]
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/data/define_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/data/define_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c0b4671e39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/data/define_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
+
+describe "Data.define" do
+  it "accepts no arguments" do
+    empty_data = Data.define
+    empty_data.members.should == []
+  end
+
+  it "accepts symbols" do
+    movie = Data.define(:title, :year)
+    movie.members.should == [:title, :year]
+  end
+
+  it "accepts strings" do
+    movie = Data.define("title", "year")
+    movie.members.should == [:title, :year]
+  end
+
+  it "accepts a mix of strings and symbols" do
+    movie = Data.define("title", :year, "genre")
+    movie.members.should == [:title, :year, :genre]
+  end
+
+  it "accepts a block" do
+    movie = Data.define(:title, :year) do
+      def title_with_year
+        "#{title} (#{year})"
+      end
+    end
+    movie.members.should == [:title, :year]
+    movie.new("Matrix", 1999).title_with_year.should == "Matrix (1999)"
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/data/eql_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/data/eql_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6958d5de4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/data/eql_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
+
+describe "Data#eql?" do
+  it "returns true if the other is the same object" do
+    a = DataSpecs::Measure.new(42, "km")
+    a.should.eql?(a)
+  end
+
+  it "returns true if the other has all the same fields" do
+    a = DataSpecs::Measure.new(42, "km")
+    b = DataSpecs::Measure.new(42, "km")
+    a.should.eql?(b)
+  end
+
+  it "returns false if the other is a different object or has different fields" do
+    a = DataSpecs::Measure.new(42, "km")
+    b = DataSpecs::Measure.new(42, "mi")
+    a.should_not.eql?(b)
+  end
+
+  it "returns false if other is of a different class" do
+    a = DataSpecs::Measure.new(42, "km")
+    klass = Data.define(*DataSpecs::Measure.members)
+    b = klass.new(42, "km")
+    a.should_not.eql?(b)
+  end
+
+  it "returns false if any corresponding elements are not equal with #eql?" do
+    a = DataSpecs::Measure.new(42, "km")
+    b = DataSpecs::Measure.new(42.0, "mi")
+    a.should_not.eql?(b)
+  end
+
+  context "recursive structure" do
+    it "returns true the other is the same object" do
+      a = DataSpecs::Measure.allocate
+      a.send(:initialize, amount: 42, unit: a)
+
+      a.should.eql?(a)
+    end
+
+    it "returns true if the other has all the same fields" do
+      a = DataSpecs::Measure.allocate
+      a.send(:initialize, amount: 42, unit: a)
+
+      b = DataSpecs::Measure.allocate
+      b.send(:initialize, amount: 42, unit: b)
+
+      a.should.eql?(b)
+    end
+
+    it "returns false if any corresponding elements are not equal with #eql?" do
+      a = DataSpecs::Measure.allocate
+      a.send(:initialize, amount: a, unit: "km")
+
+      b = DataSpecs::Measure.allocate
+      b.send(:initialize, amount: b, unit: "mi")
+
+      a.should_not.eql?(b)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/data/equal_value_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/data/equal_value_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d9a0dcff3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/data/equal_value_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
+
+describe "Data#==" do
+  it "returns true if the other is the same object" do
+    a = DataSpecs::Measure.new(42, "km")
+    a.should == a
+  end
+
+  it "returns true if the other has all the same fields" do
+    a = DataSpecs::Measure.new(42, "km")
+    b = DataSpecs::Measure.new(42, "km")
+    a.should == b
+  end
+
+  it "returns false if the other is a different object or has different fields" do
+    a = DataSpecs::Measure.new(42, "km")
+    b = DataSpecs::Measure.new(42, "mi")
+    a.should_not == b
+  end
+
+  it "returns false if other is of a different class" do
+    a = DataSpecs::Measure.new(42, "km")
+    klass = Data.define(*DataSpecs::Measure.members)
+    b = klass.new(42, "km")
+    a.should_not == b
+  end
+
+  it "returns false if any corresponding elements are not equal with #==" do
+    a = DataSpecs::Measure.new(42, "km")
+    b = DataSpecs::Measure.new(42.0, "mi")
+    a.should_not == b
+  end
+
+  context "recursive structure" do
+    it "returns true the other is the same object" do
+      a = DataSpecs::Measure.allocate
+      a.send(:initialize, amount: 42, unit: a)
+
+      a.should == a
+    end
+
+    it "returns true if the other has all the same fields" do
+      a = DataSpecs::Measure.allocate
+      a.send(:initialize, amount: 42, unit: a)
+
+      b = DataSpecs::Measure.allocate
+      b.send(:initialize, amount: 42, unit: b)
+
+      a.should == b
+    end
+
+    it "returns false if any corresponding elements are not equal with #==" do
+      a = DataSpecs::Measure.allocate
+      a.send(:initialize, amount: a, unit: "km")
+
+      b = DataSpecs::Measure.allocate
+      b.send(:initialize, amount: b, unit: "mi")
+
+      a.should_not == b
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/data/fixtures/classes.rb b/spec/ruby/core/data/fixtures/classes.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..147293ee45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/data/fixtures/classes.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+module DataSpecs
+  if Data.respond_to?(:define)
+    Measure = Data.define(:amount, :unit)
+    Single = Data.define(:value)
+
+    class MeasureWithOverriddenName < Measure
+      def self.name
+        "A"
+      end
+    end
+
+    class SingleWithOverriddenName < Single
+      def self.name
+        "A"
+      end
+    end
+
+    class DataSubclass < Data; end
+
+    MeasureSubclass = Class.new(Measure) do
+      def initialize(amount:, unit:)
+        super
+      end
+    end
+
+    Empty = Data.define()
+
+    DataWithOverriddenInitialize = Data.define(:amount, :unit) do
+      def initialize(*rest, **kw)
+        super
+        ScratchPad.record [:initialize, rest, kw]
+      end
+    end
+
+    Area = Data.define(:width, :height, :area) do
+      def initialize(width:, height:)
+        super(width: width, height: height, area: width * height)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/data/hash_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/data/hash_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bab146c92e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/data/hash_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
+
+describe "Data#hash" do
+  it "returns the same integer for objects with the same content" do
+    a = DataSpecs::Measure.new(42, "km")
+    b = DataSpecs::Measure.new(42, "km")
+    a.hash.should == b.hash
+    a.hash.should.instance_of?(Integer)
+  end
+
+  it "returns different hashes for objects with different values" do
+    a = DataSpecs::Measure.new(42, "km")
+    b = DataSpecs::Measure.new(42, "ml")
+    a.hash.should_not == b.hash
+
+    a = DataSpecs::Measure.new(42, "km")
+    b = DataSpecs::Measure.new(13, "km")
+    a.hash.should_not == b.hash
+  end
+
+  it "returns different hashes for different classes" do
+    Data.define(:x).new(1).hash.should != Data.define(:x).new(1).hash
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/data/initialize_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/data/initialize_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0320ca880c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/data/initialize_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
+
+describe "Data#initialize" do
+  context "with no members" do
+    ruby_bug "#21819", ""..."4.0.1" do
+      it "is frozen" do
+        data = Data.define
+
+        data.new.should.frozen?
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "accepts positional arguments" do
+    data = DataSpecs::Measure.new(42, "km")
+
+    data.amount.should == 42
+    data.unit.should == "km"
+  end
+
+  it "accepts alternative positional arguments" do
+    data = DataSpecs::Measure[42, "km"]
+
+    data.amount.should == 42
+    data.unit.should == "km"
+  end
+
+  it "accepts keyword arguments" do
+    data = DataSpecs::Measure.new(amount: 42, unit: "km")
+
+    data.amount.should == 42
+    data.unit.should == "km"
+  end
+
+  it "accepts alternative keyword arguments" do
+    data = DataSpecs::Measure[amount: 42, unit: "km"]
+
+    data.amount.should == 42
+    data.unit.should == "km"
+  end
+
+  it "accepts String keyword arguments" do
+    data = DataSpecs::Measure.new("amount" => 42, "unit" => "km")
+
+    data.amount.should == 42
+    data.unit.should == "km"
+  end
+
+  it "accepts the last entry when a keyword is given as both String and Symbol" do
+    data = DataSpecs::Single.new("value" => -1, value: 42)
+
+    data.value.should == 42
+  end
+
+  it "accepts positional arguments with empty keyword arguments" do
+    data = DataSpecs::Single.new(42, **{})
+
+    data.value.should == 42
+
+    data = DataSpecs::Measure.new(42, "km", **{})
+
+    data.amount.should == 42
+    data.unit.should == "km"
+  end
+
+  it "raises ArgumentError if no arguments are given" do
+    -> {
+      DataSpecs::Measure.new
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError) { |e|
+      e.message.should.include?("missing keywords: :amount, :unit")
+    }
+  end
+
+  it "raises ArgumentError if at least one argument is missing" do
+    -> {
+      DataSpecs::Measure.new(unit: "km")
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError) { |e|
+      e.message.should.include?("missing keyword: :amount")
+    }
+  end
+
+  ruby_version_is "4.0" do # https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/21844
+    it "raises ArgumentError if at least one argument is missing and other is provided as both String and Symbol" do
+      -> {
+        DataSpecs::Measure.new(unit: "km", "unit" => "km")
+      }.should.raise(ArgumentError) { |e|
+        e.message.should.include?("missing keyword: :amount")
+      }
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "raises ArgumentError if unknown keyword is given" do
+    -> {
+      DataSpecs::Measure.new(amount: 42, unit: "km", system: "metric")
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError) { |e|
+      e.message.should.include?("unknown keyword: :system")
+    }
+  end
+
+  ruby_version_is "4.0" do # https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/21844
+    it "raises ArgumentError if unknown keyword is given which is convertable to String" do
+      key = mock("to_str")
+      key.should_receive(:to_str).and_return("system")
+
+      -> {
+        DataSpecs::Measure.new(amount: 42, unit: "km", key => "metric")
+      }.should.raise(ArgumentError) { |e|
+        e.message.should.include?('unknown keyword: "system"')
+      }
+    end
+
+    it "raises TypeError when the keyword is not convertable to String" do
+      -> {
+        DataSpecs::Measure.new(1 => 2)
+      }.should.raise(TypeError) { |e|
+        e.message.should == "1 is not a symbol nor a string"
+      }
+    end
+
+    it "raises TypeError if the conversion with #to_str does not return a String" do
+      klass = Data.define(:x, :y)
+
+      key = mock("to_str")
+      key.should_receive(:to_str).and_return(0)
+
+      -> {
+        klass.new(key => 2)
+      }.should raise_consistent_error(TypeError, /can't convert MockObject into String/)
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "supports super from a subclass" do
+    ms = DataSpecs::MeasureSubclass.new(amount: 1, unit: "km")
+
+    ms.amount.should == 1
+    ms.unit.should == "km"
+  end
+
+  it "supports Data with no fields" do
+    -> { DataSpecs::Empty.new }.should_not.raise
+  end
+
+  it "can be overridden" do
+    ScratchPad.record []
+
+    measure_class = Data.define(:amount, :unit) do
+      def initialize(*, **)
+        super
+        ScratchPad << :initialize
+      end
+    end
+
+    measure_class.new(42, "m")
+    ScratchPad.recorded.should == [:initialize]
+  end
+
+  context "when it is overridden" do
+    it "is called with keyword arguments when given positional arguments" do
+      ScratchPad.clear
+      DataSpecs::DataWithOverriddenInitialize.new(42, "m")
+      ScratchPad.recorded.should == [:initialize, [], {amount: 42, unit: "m"}]
+    end
+
+    it "is called with keyword arguments when given keyword arguments" do
+      ScratchPad.clear
+      DataSpecs::DataWithOverriddenInitialize.new(amount: 42, unit: "m")
+      ScratchPad.recorded.should == [:initialize, [], {amount: 42, unit: "m"}]
+    end
+
+    it "is called with keyword arguments when given alternative positional arguments" do
+      ScratchPad.clear
+      DataSpecs::DataWithOverriddenInitialize[42, "m"]
+      ScratchPad.recorded.should == [:initialize, [], {amount: 42, unit: "m"}]
+    end
+
+    it "is called with keyword arguments when given alternative keyword arguments" do
+      ScratchPad.clear
+      DataSpecs::DataWithOverriddenInitialize[amount: 42, unit: "m"]
+      ScratchPad.recorded.should == [:initialize, [], {amount: 42, unit: "m"}]
+    end
+
+    it "accepts positional arguments with empty keyword arguments" do
+      data = DataSpecs::SingleWithOverriddenName.new(42, **{})
+
+      data.value.should == 42
+
+      data = DataSpecs::MeasureWithOverriddenName.new(42, "km", **{})
+
+      data.amount.should == 42
+      data.unit.should == "km"
+    end
+
+    # See https://github.com/ruby/psych/pull/765
+    it "can be deserialized by calling Data.instance_method(:initialize)" do
+      d1 = DataSpecs::Area.new(width: 2, height: 3)
+      d1.area.should == 6
+
+      d2 = DataSpecs::Area.allocate
+      Data.instance_method(:initialize).bind_call(d2, **d1.to_h)
+      d2.should == d1
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/data/inspect_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/data/inspect_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6c97a719e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/data/inspect_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
+
+describe "Data#inspect" do
+  it "returns a string representation showing members and values" do
+    a = DataSpecs::Measure.new(42, "km")
+    a.inspect.should == '#<data DataSpecs::Measure amount=42, unit="km">'
+  end
+
+  it "returns a string representation without the class name for anonymous structs" do
+    Data.define(:a).new("").inspect.should == '#<data a="">'
+  end
+
+  it "returns a string representation without the class name for structs nested in anonymous classes" do
+    c = Class.new
+    c.class_eval <<~DOC
+        Foo = Data.define(:a)
+      DOC
+
+    c::Foo.new("").inspect.should == '#<data a="">'
+  end
+
+  it "returns a string representation without the class name for structs nested in anonymous modules" do
+    m = Module.new
+    m.class_eval <<~DOC
+        Foo = Data.define(:a)
+      DOC
+
+    m::Foo.new("").inspect.should == '#<data a="">'
+  end
+
+  it "does not call #name method" do
+    struct = DataSpecs::MeasureWithOverriddenName.new(42, "km")
+    struct.inspect.should == '#<data DataSpecs::MeasureWithOverriddenName amount=42, unit="km">'
+  end
+
+  it "does not call #name method when struct is anonymous" do
+    klass = Class.new(DataSpecs::Measure) do
+      def self.name
+        "A"
+      end
+    end
+    struct = klass.new(42, "km")
+    struct.inspect.should == '#<data amount=42, unit="km">'
+  end
+
+  context "recursive structure" do
+    it "returns string representation with recursive attribute replaced with ..." do
+      a = DataSpecs::Measure.allocate
+      a.send(:initialize, amount: 42, unit: a)
+
+      a.inspect.should == "#<data DataSpecs::Measure amount=42, unit=#<data DataSpecs::Measure:...>>"
+    end
+
+    it "returns string representation with recursive attribute replaced with ... when an anonymous class" do
+      klass = Class.new(DataSpecs::Measure)
+      a = klass.allocate
+      a.send(:initialize, amount: 42, unit: a)
+
+      a.inspect.should =~ /#<data amount=42, unit=#<data #<Class:0x.+?>:\.\.\.>>/
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/data/members_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/data/members_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..457a90a0d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/data/members_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
+
+describe "Data#members" do
+  it "returns an array of attribute names" do
+    measure = DataSpecs::Measure.new(amount: 42, unit: 'km')
+    measure.members.should == [:amount, :unit]
+  end
+end
+
+describe "DataClass#members" do
+  it "returns an array of attribute names" do
+    DataSpecs::Measure.members.should == [:amount, :unit]
+  end
+
+  context "class inheriting Data" do
+    it "isn't available in a subclass" do
+      DataSpecs::DataSubclass.should_not.respond_to?(:members)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/data/to_h_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/data/to_h_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..41925cf3b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/data/to_h_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
+
+describe "Data#to_h" do
+  it "transforms the data object into a hash" do
+    data = DataSpecs::Measure.new(amount: 42, unit: 'km')
+    data.to_h.should == { amount: 42, unit: 'km' }
+  end
+
+  context "with block" do
+    it "transforms [key, value] pairs returned by the block into a hash" do
+      data = DataSpecs::Measure.new(amount: 42, unit: 'km')
+      data.to_h { |key, value| [value, key] }.should == { 42 => :amount, 'km' => :unit }
+    end
+
+    it "passes to a block each pair's key and value as separate arguments" do
+      ScratchPad.record []
+      data = DataSpecs::Measure.new(amount: 42, unit: 'km')
+      data.to_h { |k, v| ScratchPad << [k, v]; [k, v] }
+      ScratchPad.recorded.sort.should == [[:amount, 42], [:unit, 'km']]
+
+      ScratchPad.record []
+      data.to_h { |*args| ScratchPad << args; [args[0], args[1]] }
+      ScratchPad.recorded.sort.should == [[:amount, 42], [:unit, 'km']]
+    end
+
+    it "raises ArgumentError if block returns longer or shorter array" do
+      data = DataSpecs::Measure.new(amount: 42, unit: 'km')
+      -> do
+        data.to_h { |k, v| [k.to_s, v*v, 1] }
+      end.should.raise(ArgumentError, /element has wrong array length/)
+
+      -> do
+        data.to_h { |k, v| [k] }
+      end.should.raise(ArgumentError, /element has wrong array length/)
+    end
+
+    it "raises TypeError if block returns something other than Array" do
+      data = DataSpecs::Measure.new(amount: 42, unit: 'km')
+      -> do
+        data.to_h { |k, v| "not-array" }
+      end.should.raise(TypeError, /wrong element type String/)
+    end
+
+    it "coerces returned pair to Array with #to_ary" do
+      x = mock('x')
+      x.stub!(:to_ary).and_return([:b, 'b'])
+      data = DataSpecs::Measure.new(amount: 42, unit: 'km')
+
+      data.to_h { |k| x }.should == { :b => 'b' }
+    end
+
+    it "does not coerce returned pair to Array with #to_a" do
+      x = mock('x')
+      x.stub!(:to_a).and_return([:b, 'b'])
+      data = DataSpecs::Measure.new(amount: 42, unit: 'km')
+
+      -> do
+        data.to_h { |k| x }
+      end.should.raise(TypeError, /wrong element type MockObject/)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/data/to_s_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/data/to_s_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a552e4659b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/data/to_s_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
+
+describe "Data#to_s" do
+  it "is an alias of Data#inspect" do
+    a = DataSpecs::Measure.new(42, "km")
+    a.method(:to_s).should == a.method(:inspect)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/data/with_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/data/with_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b74df185c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/data/with_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
+
+describe "Data#with" do
+  it "returns self if given no arguments" do
+    data = DataSpecs::Measure.new(amount: 42, unit: "km")
+    data = data.with.should.equal?(data)
+  end
+
+  it "accepts keyword arguments" do
+    data = DataSpecs::Measure.new(amount: 42, unit: "km")
+    data = data.with(amount: 4, unit: "m")
+
+    data.amount.should == 4
+    data.unit.should == "m"
+  end
+
+  it "accepts String keyword arguments" do
+    data = DataSpecs::Measure.new(amount: 42, unit: "km")
+    data = data.with("amount" => 4, "unit" => "m")
+
+    data.amount.should == 4
+    data.unit.should == "m"
+  end
+
+  it "raises ArgumentError if no keyword arguments are given" do
+    data = DataSpecs::Measure.new(amount: 42, unit: "km")
+
+    -> {
+      data.with(4, "m")
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError, "wrong number of arguments (given 2, expected 0)")
+  end
+
+  it "does not depend on the Data.new method" do
+    subclass = Class.new(DataSpecs::Measure)
+    data = subclass.new(amount: 42, unit: "km")
+
+    def subclass.new(*)
+      raise "Data.new is called"
+    end
+
+    data_copy = data.with(unit: "m")
+    data_copy.amount.should == 42
+    data_copy.unit.should == "m"
+  end
+
+  it "calls #initialize" do
+    data = DataSpecs::DataWithOverriddenInitialize.new(42, "m")
+    ScratchPad.clear
+
+    data.with(amount: 0)
+
+    ScratchPad.recorded.should == [:initialize, [], {amount: 0, unit: "m"}]
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/dir/chdir_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/dir/chdir_spec.rb
index 729ac403e3..2dc598e2a9 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/dir/chdir_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/dir/chdir_spec.rb
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ describe "Dir.chdir" do
   end
 
   it "defaults to $HOME with no arguments" do
-    if ENV['HOME']
-      Dir.chdir
-      current_dir = Dir.pwd
+    skip "$HOME not valid directory" unless ENV['HOME'] && File.directory?(ENV['HOME'])
 
-      Dir.chdir(ENV['HOME'])
-      home = Dir.pwd
-      current_dir.should == home
-    end
+    Dir.chdir
+    current_dir = Dir.pwd
+
+    Dir.chdir(ENV['HOME'])
+    home = Dir.pwd
+    current_dir.should == home
   end
 
   it "changes to the specified directory" do
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ describe "Dir.chdir" do
   end
 
   it "defaults to the home directory when given a block but no argument" do
+    skip "$HOME not valid directory" unless ENV['HOME'] && File.directory?(ENV['HOME'])
+
     # Windows will return a path with forward slashes for ENV["HOME"] so we have
     # to compare the route representations returned by Dir.chdir.
     current_dir = ""
@@ -88,15 +90,15 @@ describe "Dir.chdir" do
   end
 
   it "raises an Errno::ENOENT if the directory does not exist" do
-    -> { Dir.chdir DirSpecs.nonexistent }.should raise_error(Errno::ENOENT)
-    -> { Dir.chdir(DirSpecs.nonexistent) { } }.should raise_error(Errno::ENOENT)
+    -> { Dir.chdir DirSpecs.nonexistent }.should.raise(Errno::ENOENT)
+    -> { Dir.chdir(DirSpecs.nonexistent) { } }.should.raise(Errno::ENOENT)
   end
 
   it "raises an Errno::ENOENT if the original directory no longer exists" do
-    dir1 = tmp('/testdir1')
-    dir2 = tmp('/testdir2')
-    File.should_not.exist?(dir1)
-    File.should_not.exist?(dir2)
+    dir1 = tmp('testdir1')
+    dir2 = tmp('testdir2')
+    Dir.should_not.exist?(dir1)
+    Dir.should_not.exist?(dir2)
     Dir.mkdir dir1
     Dir.mkdir dir2
     begin
@@ -104,10 +106,10 @@ describe "Dir.chdir" do
         Dir.chdir dir1 do
           Dir.chdir(dir2) { Dir.unlink dir1 }
         end
-      }.should raise_error(Errno::ENOENT)
+      }.should.raise(Errno::ENOENT)
     ensure
-      Dir.unlink dir1 if File.exist?(dir1)
-      Dir.unlink dir2 if File.exist?(dir2)
+      Dir.unlink dir1 if Dir.exist?(dir1)
+      Dir.unlink dir2 if Dir.exist?(dir2)
     end
   end
 
@@ -122,3 +124,95 @@ describe "Dir.chdir" do
     Dir.pwd.should == @original
   end
 end
+
+describe "Dir#chdir" do
+  before :all do
+    DirSpecs.create_mock_dirs
+  end
+
+  after :all do
+    DirSpecs.delete_mock_dirs
+  end
+
+  before :each do
+    @original = Dir.pwd
+  end
+
+  after :each do
+    Dir.chdir(@original)
+  end
+
+  it "changes the current working directory to self" do
+    dir = Dir.new(DirSpecs.mock_dir)
+    dir.chdir
+    Dir.pwd.should == DirSpecs.mock_dir
+  ensure
+    dir.close
+  end
+
+  it "changes the current working directory to self for duration of the block when a block is given" do
+    dir = Dir.new(DirSpecs.mock_dir)
+    pwd_in_block = nil
+
+    dir.chdir { pwd_in_block = Dir.pwd }
+
+    pwd_in_block.should == DirSpecs.mock_dir
+    Dir.pwd.should == @original
+  ensure
+    dir.close
+  end
+
+  it "returns 0 when successfully changing directory" do
+    dir = Dir.new(DirSpecs.mock_dir)
+    dir.chdir.should == 0
+  ensure
+    dir.close
+  end
+
+  it "returns the value of the block when a block is given" do
+    dir = Dir.new(DirSpecs.mock_dir)
+    dir.chdir { :block_value }.should == :block_value
+  ensure
+    dir.close
+  end
+
+  platform_is_not :windows do
+    it "does not raise an Errno::ENOENT if the original directory no longer exists" do
+      dir_name1 = tmp('testdir1')
+      dir_name2 = tmp('testdir2')
+      Dir.should_not.exist?(dir_name1)
+      Dir.should_not.exist?(dir_name2)
+      Dir.mkdir dir_name1
+      Dir.mkdir dir_name2
+
+      dir2 = Dir.new(dir_name2)
+
+      begin
+        Dir.chdir(dir_name1) do
+          dir2.chdir { Dir.unlink dir_name1 }
+        end
+        Dir.pwd.should == @original
+      ensure
+        Dir.unlink dir_name1 if Dir.exist?(dir_name1)
+        Dir.unlink dir_name2 if Dir.exist?(dir_name2)
+      end
+    ensure
+      dir2.close
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "always returns to the original directory when given a block" do
+    dir = Dir.new(DirSpecs.mock_dir)
+
+    begin
+      dir.chdir do
+        raise StandardError, "something bad happened"
+      end
+    rescue StandardError
+    end
+
+    Dir.pwd.should == @original
+  ensure
+    dir.close
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/dir/children_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/dir/children_spec.rb
index f890f54eb4..6e6da1dd44 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/dir/children_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/dir/children_spec.rb
@@ -47,98 +47,101 @@ describe "Dir.children" do
     encoding = Encoding.find("filesystem")
     encoding = Encoding::BINARY if encoding == Encoding::US_ASCII
     platform_is_not :windows do
-      children.should include("こんにちは.txt".force_encoding(encoding))
+      children.should.include?("こんにちは.txt".dup.force_encoding(encoding))
     end
-    children.first.encoding.should equal(Encoding.find("filesystem"))
+    children.first.encoding.should.equal?(Encoding.find("filesystem"))
   end
 
   it "returns children encoded with the specified encoding" do
     dir = File.join(DirSpecs.mock_dir, 'special')
     children = Dir.children(dir, encoding: "euc-jp").sort
-    children.first.encoding.should equal(Encoding::EUC_JP)
+    children.first.encoding.should.equal?(Encoding::EUC_JP)
   end
 
   it "returns children transcoded to the default internal encoding" do
     Encoding.default_internal = Encoding::EUC_KR
     children = Dir.children(File.join(DirSpecs.mock_dir, 'special')).sort
-    children.first.encoding.should equal(Encoding::EUC_KR)
+    children.first.encoding.should.equal?(Encoding::EUC_KR)
   end
 
   it "raises a SystemCallError if called with a nonexistent directory" do
-    -> { Dir.children DirSpecs.nonexistent }.should raise_error(SystemCallError)
+    -> { Dir.children DirSpecs.nonexistent }.should.raise(SystemCallError)
   end
 end
 
-ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-  describe "Dir#children" do
-    before :all do
-      DirSpecs.create_mock_dirs
-    end
+describe "Dir#children" do
+  before :all do
+    DirSpecs.create_mock_dirs
+  end
 
-    before :each do
-      @internal = Encoding.default_internal
-    end
+  before :each do
+    @internal = Encoding.default_internal
+  end
 
-    after :all do
-      DirSpecs.delete_mock_dirs
-    end
+  after :all do
+    DirSpecs.delete_mock_dirs
+  end
 
-    after :each do
-      Encoding.default_internal = @internal
-      @dir.close if @dir
-    end
+  after :each do
+    Encoding.default_internal = @internal
+    @dir.close if @dir
+  end
 
-    it "returns an Array of filenames in an existing directory including dotfiles" do
-      @dir = Dir.new(DirSpecs.mock_dir)
-      a = @dir.children.sort
-      @dir.close
+  it "returns an Array of filenames in an existing directory including dotfiles" do
+    @dir = Dir.new(DirSpecs.mock_dir)
+    a = @dir.children.sort
+    @dir.close
 
-      a.should == DirSpecs.expected_paths - %w[. ..]
+    a.should == DirSpecs.expected_paths - %w[. ..]
 
-      @dir = Dir.new("#{DirSpecs.mock_dir}/deeply/nested")
-      a = @dir.children.sort
-      a.should == %w|.dotfile.ext directory|
-    end
+    @dir = Dir.new("#{DirSpecs.mock_dir}/deeply/nested")
+    a = @dir.children.sort
+    a.should == %w|.dotfile.ext directory|
+  end
 
-    it "accepts an encoding keyword for the encoding of the entries" do
-      @dir = Dir.new("#{DirSpecs.mock_dir}/deeply/nested", encoding: "utf-8")
-      dirs = @dir.to_a.sort
-      dirs.each { |d| d.encoding.should == Encoding::UTF_8 }
-    end
+  it "accepts an encoding keyword for the encoding of the entries" do
+    @dir = Dir.new("#{DirSpecs.mock_dir}/deeply/nested", encoding: "utf-8")
+    dirs = @dir.to_a.sort
+    dirs.each { |d| d.encoding.should == Encoding::UTF_8 }
+  end
 
-    ruby_version_is ""..."2.7" do
-      it "accepts nil options" do
-        @dir = Dir.new("#{DirSpecs.mock_dir}/deeply/nested", nil)
-        dirs = @dir.to_a.sort
-        dirs.each { |d| d.encoding.should == Encoding.find("filesystem") }
-      end
+  it "returns children encoded with the filesystem encoding by default" do
+    # This spec depends on the locale not being US-ASCII because if it is, the
+    # children that are not ascii_only? will be BINARY encoded.
+    @dir = Dir.new(File.join(DirSpecs.mock_dir, 'special'))
+    children = @dir.children.sort
+    encoding = Encoding.find("filesystem")
+    encoding = Encoding::BINARY if encoding == Encoding::US_ASCII
+    platform_is_not :windows do
+      children.should.include?("こんにちは.txt".dup.force_encoding(encoding))
     end
+    children.first.encoding.should.equal?(Encoding.find("filesystem"))
+  end
 
-    it "returns children encoded with the filesystem encoding by default" do
-      # This spec depends on the locale not being US-ASCII because if it is, the
-      # children that are not ascii_only? will be BINARY encoded.
-      @dir = Dir.new(File.join(DirSpecs.mock_dir, 'special'))
-      children = @dir.children.sort
-      encoding = Encoding.find("filesystem")
-      encoding = Encoding::BINARY if encoding == Encoding::US_ASCII
-      platform_is_not :windows do
-        children.should include("こんにちは.txt".force_encoding(encoding))
-      end
-      children.first.encoding.should equal(Encoding.find("filesystem"))
-    end
+  it "returns children encoded with the specified encoding" do
+    path = File.join(DirSpecs.mock_dir, 'special')
+    @dir = Dir.new(path, encoding: "euc-jp")
+    children = @dir.children.sort
+    children.first.encoding.should.equal?(Encoding::EUC_JP)
+  end
 
-    it "returns children encoded with the specified encoding" do
-      path = File.join(DirSpecs.mock_dir, 'special')
-      @dir = Dir.new(path, encoding: "euc-jp")
-      children = @dir.children.sort
-      children.first.encoding.should equal(Encoding::EUC_JP)
-    end
+  it "returns children transcoded to the default internal encoding" do
+    Encoding.default_internal = Encoding::EUC_KR
+    @dir = Dir.new(File.join(DirSpecs.mock_dir, 'special'))
+    children = @dir.children.sort
+    children.first.encoding.should.equal?(Encoding::EUC_KR)
+  end
 
-    it "returns children transcoded to the default internal encoding" do
-      Encoding.default_internal = Encoding::EUC_KR
-      @dir = Dir.new(File.join(DirSpecs.mock_dir, 'special'))
-      children = @dir.children.sort
-      children.first.encoding.should equal(Encoding::EUC_KR)
-    end
+  it "returns the same result when called repeatedly" do
+    @dir = Dir.open DirSpecs.mock_dir
+
+    a = []
+    @dir.each {|dir| a << dir}
+
+    b = []
+    @dir.each {|dir| b << dir}
+
+    a.sort.should == b.sort
+    a.sort.should == DirSpecs.expected_paths
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/dir/chroot_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/dir/chroot_spec.rb
index a5ca8943fc..79ad9759b0 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/dir/chroot_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/dir/chroot_spec.rb
@@ -21,17 +21,17 @@ platform_is_not :windows do
         end
 
         it "raises an Errno::EPERM exception if the directory exists" do
-          -> { Dir.chroot('.') }.should raise_error(Errno::EPERM)
+          -> { Dir.chroot('.') }.should.raise(Errno::EPERM)
         end
 
         it "raises a SystemCallError if the directory doesn't exist" do
-          -> { Dir.chroot('xgwhwhsjai2222jg') }.should raise_error(SystemCallError)
+          -> { Dir.chroot('xgwhwhsjai2222jg') }.should.raise(SystemCallError)
         end
 
         it "calls #to_path on non-String argument" do
           p = mock('path')
           p.should_receive(:to_path).and_return('.')
-          -> { Dir.chroot(p) }.should raise_error(Errno::EPERM)
+          -> { Dir.chroot(p) }.should.raise(Errno::EPERM)
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/dir/close_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/dir/close_spec.rb
index 5fad5eecfb..9902d98934 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/dir/close_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/dir/close_spec.rb
@@ -11,9 +11,43 @@ describe "Dir#close" do
 
   it "does not raise an IOError even if the Dir instance is closed" do
     dir = Dir.open DirSpecs.mock_dir
-    dir.close
-    -> {
-      dir.close
-    }.should_not raise_error(IOError)
+    dir.close.should == nil
+    dir.close.should == nil
+
+    platform_is_not :windows do
+      -> { dir.fileno }.should.raise(IOError, /closed directory/)
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "returns nil" do
+    dir = Dir.open DirSpecs.mock_dir
+    dir.close.should == nil
+  end
+
+  ruby_version_is ''...'3.4' do
+    platform_is_not :windows do
+      it "does not raise an error even if the file descriptor is closed with another Dir instance" do
+        dir = Dir.open DirSpecs.mock_dir
+        dir_new = Dir.for_fd(dir.fileno)
+
+        dir.close
+        dir_new.close
+
+        -> { dir.fileno }.should.raise(IOError, /closed directory/)
+        -> { dir_new.fileno }.should.raise(IOError, /closed directory/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  ruby_version_is '3.4' do
+    platform_is_not :windows do
+      it "raises an error if the file descriptor is closed with another Dir instance" do
+        dir = Dir.open DirSpecs.mock_dir
+        dir_new = Dir.for_fd(dir.fileno)
+        dir.close
+
+        -> { dir_new.close }.should.raise(Errno::EBADF, 'Bad file descriptor - closedir')
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/dir/each_child_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/dir/each_child_spec.rb
index 684f42acc0..4d6575df39 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/dir/each_child_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/dir/each_child_spec.rb
@@ -15,13 +15,6 @@ describe "Dir.each_child" do
     dirs.each {|dir| dir.encoding.should == Encoding::UTF_8}
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is ""..."2.7" do
-    it "accepts nil options" do
-      dirs = Dir.each_child("#{DirSpecs.mock_dir}/deeply/nested", nil).to_a.sort
-      dirs.each {|dir| dir.encoding.should == Encoding.find("filesystem")}
-    end
-  end
-
   it "yields all names in an existing directory to the provided block" do
     a, b = [], []
 
@@ -43,12 +36,12 @@ describe "Dir.each_child" do
   end
 
   it "raises a SystemCallError if passed a nonexistent directory" do
-    -> { Dir.each_child(DirSpecs.nonexistent) {} }.should raise_error(SystemCallError)
+    -> { Dir.each_child(DirSpecs.nonexistent) {} }.should.raise(SystemCallError)
   end
 
   describe "when no block is given" do
     it "returns an Enumerator" do
-      Dir.each_child(DirSpecs.mock_dir).should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+      Dir.each_child(DirSpecs.mock_dir).should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
       Dir.each_child(DirSpecs.mock_dir).to_a.sort.should == DirSpecs.expected_paths - %w[. ..]
     end
 
@@ -62,52 +55,63 @@ describe "Dir.each_child" do
   end
 end
 
-ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-  describe "Dir#each_child" do
-    before :all do
-      DirSpecs.create_mock_dirs
-    end
+describe "Dir#each_child" do
+  before :all do
+    DirSpecs.create_mock_dirs
+  end
 
-    after :all do
-      DirSpecs.delete_mock_dirs
-    end
+  after :all do
+    DirSpecs.delete_mock_dirs
+  end
 
-    after :each do
-      @dir.close if @dir
-    end
+  after :each do
+    @dir.close if @dir
+  end
 
-    it "yields all names in an existing directory to the provided block" do
-      a, b = [], []
-      @dir = Dir.new(DirSpecs.mock_dir)
-      @dir2 = Dir.new("#{DirSpecs.mock_dir}/deeply/nested")
+  it "yields all names in an existing directory to the provided block" do
+    a, b = [], []
+    @dir = Dir.new(DirSpecs.mock_dir)
+    @dir2 = Dir.new("#{DirSpecs.mock_dir}/deeply/nested")
 
-      @dir.each_child { |f| a << f }
-      @dir2.each_child { |f| b << f }
-      @dir2.close
+    @dir.each_child { |f| a << f }
+    @dir2.each_child { |f| b << f }
+    @dir2.close
 
-      a.sort.should == DirSpecs.expected_paths - %w|. ..|
-      b.sort.should == %w|.dotfile.ext directory|
-    end
+    a.sort.should == DirSpecs.expected_paths - %w|. ..|
+    b.sort.should == %w|.dotfile.ext directory|
+  end
 
-    it "returns self when successful" do
-      @dir = Dir.new(DirSpecs.mock_dir)
-      @dir.each_child { |f| f }.should == @dir
-    end
+  it "returns self when successful" do
+    @dir = Dir.new(DirSpecs.mock_dir)
+    @dir.each_child { |f| f }.should == @dir
+  end
 
-    describe "when no block is given" do
-      it "returns an Enumerator" do
-        @dir = Dir.new(DirSpecs.mock_dir)
+  it "returns the same result when called repeatedly" do
+    @dir = Dir.open DirSpecs.mock_dir
 
-        @dir.each_child.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
-        @dir.each_child.to_a.sort.should == DirSpecs.expected_paths - %w|. ..|
-      end
+    a = []
+    @dir.each {|dir| a << dir}
 
-      describe "returned Enumerator" do
-        describe "size" do
-          it "should return nil" do
-            @dir = Dir.new(DirSpecs.mock_dir)
-            @dir.each_child.size.should == nil
-          end
+    b = []
+    @dir.each {|dir| b << dir}
+
+    a.sort.should == b.sort
+    a.sort.should == DirSpecs.expected_paths
+  end
+
+  describe "when no block is given" do
+    it "returns an Enumerator" do
+      @dir = Dir.new(DirSpecs.mock_dir)
+
+      @dir.each_child.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
+      @dir.each_child.to_a.sort.should == DirSpecs.expected_paths - %w|. ..|
+    end
+
+    describe "returned Enumerator" do
+      describe "size" do
+        it "should return nil" do
+          @dir = Dir.new(DirSpecs.mock_dir)
+          @dir.each_child.size.should == nil
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/dir/each_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/dir/each_spec.rb
index 8c69a7212b..e997e340b1 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/dir/each_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/dir/each_spec.rb
@@ -32,12 +32,23 @@ describe "Dir#each" do
     @dir.each {}.should == @dir
     @dir.read.should == nil
     @dir.rewind
-    ls.should include(@dir.read)
+    ls.should.include?(@dir.read)
+  end
+
+  it "returns the same result when called repeatedly" do
+    a = []
+    @dir.each {|dir| a << dir}
+
+    b = []
+    @dir.each {|dir| b << dir}
+
+    a.sort.should == b.sort
+    a.sort.should == DirSpecs.expected_paths
   end
 
   describe "when no block is given" do
     it "returns an Enumerator" do
-      @dir.each.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+      @dir.each.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
       @dir.each.to_a.sort.should == DirSpecs.expected_paths
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/dir/empty_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/dir/empty_spec.rb
index 8cc8757798..3b6b2bac85 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/dir/empty_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/dir/empty_spec.rb
@@ -12,20 +12,20 @@ describe "Dir.empty?" do
 
   it "returns true for empty directories" do
     result = Dir.empty? @empty_dir
-    result.should be_true
+    result.should == true
   end
 
   it "returns false for non-empty directories" do
     result = Dir.empty? __dir__
-    result.should be_false
+    result.should == false
   end
 
   it "returns false for a non-directory" do
     result = Dir.empty? __FILE__
-    result.should be_false
+    result.should == false
   end
 
   it "raises ENOENT for nonexistent directories" do
-    -> { Dir.empty? tmp("nonexistent") }.should raise_error(Errno::ENOENT)
+    -> { Dir.empty? tmp("nonexistent") }.should.raise(Errno::ENOENT)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/dir/entries_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/dir/entries_spec.rb
index 9aa58657db..f3ca49b26d 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/dir/entries_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/dir/entries_spec.rb
@@ -40,13 +40,6 @@ describe "Dir.entries" do
     dirs.each {|dir| dir.encoding.should == Encoding::UTF_8}
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is ""..."2.7" do
-    it "accepts nil options" do
-      dirs = Dir.entries("#{DirSpecs.mock_dir}/deeply/nested", nil).to_a.sort
-      dirs.each {|dir| dir.encoding.should == Encoding.find("filesystem")}
-    end
-  end
-
   it "returns entries encoded with the filesystem encoding by default" do
     # This spec depends on the locale not being US-ASCII because if it is, the
     # entries that are not ascii_only? will be BINARY encoded.
@@ -54,24 +47,24 @@ describe "Dir.entries" do
     encoding = Encoding.find("filesystem")
     encoding = Encoding::BINARY if encoding == Encoding::US_ASCII
     platform_is_not :windows do
-      entries.should include("こんにちは.txt".force_encoding(encoding))
+      entries.should.include?("こんにちは.txt".dup.force_encoding(encoding))
     end
-    entries.first.encoding.should equal(Encoding.find("filesystem"))
+    entries.first.encoding.should.equal?(Encoding.find("filesystem"))
   end
 
   it "returns entries encoded with the specified encoding" do
     dir = File.join(DirSpecs.mock_dir, 'special')
     entries = Dir.entries(dir, encoding: "euc-jp").sort
-    entries.first.encoding.should equal(Encoding::EUC_JP)
+    entries.first.encoding.should.equal?(Encoding::EUC_JP)
   end
 
   it "returns entries transcoded to the default internal encoding" do
     Encoding.default_internal = Encoding::EUC_KR
     entries = Dir.entries(File.join(DirSpecs.mock_dir, 'special')).sort
-    entries.first.encoding.should equal(Encoding::EUC_KR)
+    entries.first.encoding.should.equal?(Encoding::EUC_KR)
   end
 
   it "raises a SystemCallError if called with a nonexistent directory" do
-    -> { Dir.entries DirSpecs.nonexistent }.should raise_error(SystemCallError)
+    -> { Dir.entries DirSpecs.nonexistent }.should.raise(SystemCallError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/dir/exist_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/dir/exist_spec.rb
index 43987b0f32..05ad67dd03 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/dir/exist_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/dir/exist_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/common'
-require_relative 'shared/exist'
 
 describe "Dir.exist?" do
   before :all do
@@ -11,5 +10,65 @@ describe "Dir.exist?" do
     DirSpecs.delete_mock_dirs
   end
 
-  it_behaves_like :dir_exist, :exist?
+  it "returns true if the given directory exists" do
+    Dir.exist?(__dir__).should == true
+  end
+
+  it "returns true for '.'" do
+    Dir.exist?('.').should == true
+  end
+
+  it "returns true for '..'" do
+    Dir.exist?('..').should == true
+  end
+
+  it "understands non-ASCII paths" do
+    subdir = File.join(tmp("\u{9876}\u{665}"))
+    Dir.exist?(subdir).should == false
+    Dir.mkdir(subdir)
+    Dir.exist?(subdir).should == true
+    Dir.rmdir(subdir)
+  end
+
+  it "understands relative paths" do
+    Dir.exist?(__dir__ + '/../').should == true
+  end
+
+  it "returns false if the given directory doesn't exist" do
+    Dir.exist?('y26dg27n2nwjs8a/').should == false
+  end
+
+  it "doesn't require the name to have a trailing slash" do
+    dir = __dir__
+    dir.sub!(/\/$/,'')
+    Dir.exist?(dir).should == true
+  end
+
+  it "doesn't expand paths" do
+    skip "$HOME not valid directory" unless ENV['HOME'] && File.directory?(ENV['HOME'])
+    Dir.exist?(File.expand_path('~')).should == true
+    Dir.exist?('~').should == false
+  end
+
+  it "returns false if the argument exists but is a file" do
+    File.should.exist?(__FILE__)
+    Dir.exist?(__FILE__).should == false
+  end
+
+  it "doesn't set $! when file doesn't exist" do
+    Dir.exist?("/path/to/non/existent/dir")
+    $!.should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "calls #to_path on non String arguments" do
+    p = mock('path')
+    p.should_receive(:to_path).and_return(__dir__)
+    Dir.exist?(p)
+  end
+end
+
+describe "Dir.exists?" do
+  it "has been removed" do
+    Dir.should_not.respond_to?(:exists?)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/dir/fchdir_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/dir/fchdir_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd1a92b05e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/dir/fchdir_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'fixtures/common'
+
+platform_is_not :windows do
+  describe "Dir.fchdir" do
+    before :all do
+      DirSpecs.create_mock_dirs
+    end
+
+    after :all do
+      DirSpecs.delete_mock_dirs
+    end
+
+    before :each do
+      @original = Dir.pwd
+    end
+
+    after :each do
+      Dir.chdir(@original)
+    end
+
+    it "changes the current working directory to the directory specified by the integer file descriptor" do
+      dir = Dir.new(DirSpecs.mock_dir)
+      Dir.fchdir dir.fileno
+      Dir.pwd.should == DirSpecs.mock_dir
+    ensure
+      dir.close
+    end
+
+    it "returns 0 when successfully changing directory" do
+      dir = Dir.new(DirSpecs.mock_dir)
+      Dir.fchdir(dir.fileno).should == 0
+    ensure
+      dir.close
+    end
+
+    it "returns the value of the block when a block is given" do
+      dir = Dir.new(DirSpecs.mock_dir)
+      Dir.fchdir(dir.fileno) { :block_value }.should == :block_value
+    ensure
+      dir.close
+    end
+
+    it "changes to the specified directory for the duration of the block" do
+      dir = Dir.new(DirSpecs.mock_dir)
+      Dir.fchdir(dir.fileno) { Dir.pwd }.should == DirSpecs.mock_dir
+      Dir.pwd.should == @original
+    ensure
+      dir.close
+    end
+
+    it "raises a SystemCallError if the file descriptor given is not valid" do
+      -> { Dir.fchdir(-1) }.should.raise(SystemCallError, "Bad file descriptor - fchdir")
+      -> { Dir.fchdir(-1) { } }.should.raise(SystemCallError, "Bad file descriptor - fchdir")
+    end
+
+    it "raises a SystemCallError if the file descriptor given is not for a directory" do
+      -> { Dir.fchdir $stdout.fileno }.should.raise(SystemCallError, /(Not a directory|Invalid argument) - fchdir/)
+      -> { Dir.fchdir($stdout.fileno) { } }.should.raise(SystemCallError, /(Not a directory|Invalid argument) - fchdir/)
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+platform_is :windows do
+  describe "Dir.fchdir" do
+    it "raises NotImplementedError" do
+      -> { Dir.fchdir 1 }.should.raise(NotImplementedError)
+      -> { Dir.fchdir(1) { } }.should.raise(NotImplementedError)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/dir/fileno_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/dir/fileno_spec.rb
index bb84ef5378..3b563eb18f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/dir/fileno_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/dir/fileno_spec.rb
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ describe "Dir#fileno" do
 
   if has_dir_fileno
     it "returns the file descriptor of the dir" do
-      @dir.fileno.should be_kind_of(Integer)
+      @dir.fileno.should.is_a?(Integer)
     end
   else
     it "raises an error when not implemented on the platform" do
-      -> { @dir.fileno }.should raise_error(NotImplementedError)
+      -> { @dir.fileno }.should.raise(NotImplementedError)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/dir/fixtures/common.rb b/spec/ruby/core/dir/fixtures/common.rb
index a1ea3db215..cfec91f68f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/dir/fixtures/common.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/dir/fixtures/common.rb
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ module DirSpecs
         special/}
 
         special/test{1}/file[1]
+        special/{}/special
+        special/test\ +()[]{}/hello_world.erb
       ]
 
       platform_is_not :windows do
@@ -91,19 +93,40 @@ module DirSpecs
           special/|
 
           special/こんにちは.txt
+          special/\a
         ]
+        @mock_dir_files << "special/_\u{1f60e}.erb"
       end
     end
 
     @mock_dir_files
   end
 
+  def self.mock_dir_links
+    unless @mock_dir_links
+      @mock_dir_links = []
+      platform_is_not :windows do
+        @mock_dir_links += [
+          ['special/ln', 'subdir_one']
+        ]
+      end
+    end
+    @mock_dir_links
+  end
+
   def self.create_mock_dirs
+    delete_mock_dirs
     mock_dir_files.each do |name|
       file = File.join mock_dir, name
       mkdir_p File.dirname(file)
       touch file
     end
+    mock_dir_links.each do |link, target|
+      full_link = File.join mock_dir, link
+      full_target = File.join mock_dir, target
+
+      File.symlink full_target, full_link
+    end
   end
 
   def self.delete_mock_dirs
@@ -150,33 +173,31 @@ module DirSpecs
     end
   end
 
+  def self.expected_paths_with_type
+    [
+      [".", :directory],
+      ["..", :directory],
+      [".dotfile", :file],
+      [".dotsubdir", :directory],
+      ["brace", :directory],
+      ["deeply", :directory],
+      ["dir", :directory],
+      ["dir_filename_ordering", :file],
+      ["file_one.ext", :file],
+      ["file_two.ext", :file],
+      ["nested", :directory],
+      ["nondotfile", :file],
+      ["special", :directory],
+      ["subdir_one", :directory],
+      ["subdir_two", :directory],
+   ]
+  end
+
   def self.expected_paths
-    %w[
-      .
-      ..
-      .dotfile
-      .dotsubdir
-      brace
-      deeply
-      dir
-      dir_filename_ordering
-      file_one.ext
-      file_two.ext
-      nested
-      nondotfile
-      special
-      subdir_one
-      subdir_two
-    ]
+    expected_paths_with_type.map(&:first)
   end
 
-  if RUBY_VERSION > '3.1'
-    def self.expected_glob_paths
-      expected_paths - ['..']
-    end
-  else
-    def self.expected_glob_paths
-      expected_paths
-    end
+  def self.expected_glob_paths
+    expected_paths - ['..']
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/dir/for_fd_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/dir/for_fd_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bbc75e0f8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/dir/for_fd_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'fixtures/common'
+
+quarantine! do # leads to "Errno::EBADF: Bad file descriptor - closedir" in DirSpecs.delete_mock_dirs
+platform_is_not :windows do
+  describe "Dir.for_fd" do
+    before :all do
+      DirSpecs.create_mock_dirs
+    end
+
+    after :all do
+      DirSpecs.delete_mock_dirs
+    end
+
+    before :each do
+      @original = Dir.pwd
+    end
+
+    after :each do
+      Dir.chdir(@original)
+    end
+
+    it "returns a new Dir object representing the directory specified by the given integer directory file descriptor" do
+      dir = Dir.new(DirSpecs.mock_dir)
+      dir_new = Dir.for_fd(dir.fileno)
+
+      dir_new.should.instance_of?(Dir)
+      dir_new.children.should == dir.children
+      dir_new.fileno.should == dir.fileno
+    ensure
+      dir.close
+    end
+
+    it "returns a new Dir object without associated path" do
+      dir = Dir.new(DirSpecs.mock_dir)
+      dir_new = Dir.for_fd(dir.fileno)
+
+      dir_new.path.should == nil
+    ensure
+      dir.close
+    end
+
+    it "calls #to_int to convert a value to an Integer" do
+      dir = Dir.new(DirSpecs.mock_dir)
+      obj = mock("fd")
+      obj.should_receive(:to_int).and_return(dir.fileno)
+
+      dir_new = Dir.for_fd(obj)
+      dir_new.fileno.should == dir.fileno
+    ensure
+      dir.close
+    end
+
+    it "raises TypeError when value cannot be converted to Integer" do
+      -> {
+        Dir.for_fd(nil)
+      }.should raise_consistent_error(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of nil into Integer")
+    end
+
+    it "raises a SystemCallError if the file descriptor given is not valid" do
+      -> { Dir.for_fd(-1) }.should.raise(SystemCallError, "Bad file descriptor - fdopendir")
+    end
+
+    it "raises a SystemCallError if the file descriptor given is not for a directory" do
+      -> { Dir.for_fd $stdout.fileno }.should.raise(SystemCallError, "Not a directory - fdopendir")
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+platform_is :windows do
+  describe "Dir.for_fd" do
+    it "raises NotImplementedError" do
+      -> { Dir.for_fd 1 }.should.raise(NotImplementedError)
+    end
+  end
+end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/dir/foreach_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/dir/foreach_spec.rb
index c3ddb27a84..2a2265a029 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/dir/foreach_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/dir/foreach_spec.rb
@@ -31,29 +31,29 @@ describe "Dir.foreach" do
   end
 
   it "raises a SystemCallError if passed a nonexistent directory" do
-    -> { Dir.foreach(DirSpecs.nonexistent) {} }.should raise_error(SystemCallError)
+    -> { Dir.foreach(DirSpecs.nonexistent) {} }.should.raise(SystemCallError)
   end
 
   it "returns an Enumerator if no block given" do
-    Dir.foreach(DirSpecs.mock_dir).should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    Dir.foreach(DirSpecs.mock_dir).should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
     Dir.foreach(DirSpecs.mock_dir).to_a.sort.should == DirSpecs.expected_paths
   end
 
   it "accepts an encoding keyword for the encoding of the entries" do
     dirs = Dir.foreach("#{DirSpecs.mock_dir}/deeply/nested", encoding: "utf-8").to_a.sort
-    dirs.each {|dir| dir.encoding.should == Encoding::UTF_8}
-  end
+    dirs.each { |dir| dir.encoding.should == Encoding::UTF_8 }
+
+    dirs = Dir.foreach("#{DirSpecs.mock_dir}/deeply/nested", encoding: Encoding::ISO_8859_1).to_a.sort
+    dirs.each { |dir| dir.encoding.should == Encoding::ISO_8859_1 }
 
-  ruby_version_is ""..."2.7" do
-    it "accepts nil options" do
-      dirs = Dir.foreach("#{DirSpecs.mock_dir}/deeply/nested", nil).to_a.sort
-      dirs.each {|dir| dir.encoding.should == Encoding.find("filesystem")}
+    Dir.foreach("#{DirSpecs.mock_dir}/deeply/nested", encoding: Encoding::ISO_8859_1) do |f|
+      f.encoding.should == Encoding::ISO_8859_1
     end
   end
 
   describe "when no block is given" do
     it "returns an Enumerator" do
-      Dir.foreach(DirSpecs.mock_dir).should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+      Dir.foreach(DirSpecs.mock_dir).should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
       Dir.foreach(DirSpecs.mock_dir).to_a.sort.should == DirSpecs.expected_paths
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/dir/getwd_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/dir/getwd_spec.rb
index 132634347c..138481821f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/dir/getwd_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/dir/getwd_spec.rb
@@ -1,15 +1,7 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'fixtures/common'
-require_relative 'shared/pwd'
 
 describe "Dir.getwd" do
-  before :all do
-    DirSpecs.create_mock_dirs
+  it "is an alias of Dir.pwd" do
+    Dir.method(:getwd).should == Dir.method(:pwd)
   end
-
-  after :all do
-    DirSpecs.delete_mock_dirs
-  end
-
-  it_behaves_like :dir_pwd, :getwd
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/dir/glob_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/dir/glob_spec.rb
index 61553ab0b1..9e81feb15f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/dir/glob_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/dir/glob_spec.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,23 @@ describe "Dir.glob" do
                %w!file_one.ext file_two.ext!
   end
 
+  it 'returns matching file paths when supplied :base keyword argument' do
+    dir = tmp('dir_glob_base')
+    file_1 = "#{dir}/lib/bloop.rb"
+    file_2 = "#{dir}/lib/soup.rb"
+    file_3 = "#{dir}/lib/mismatched_file_type.txt"
+    file_4 = "#{dir}/mismatched_directory.rb"
+
+    touch file_1
+    touch file_2
+    touch file_3
+    touch file_4
+
+    Dir.glob('**/*.rb', base: "#{dir}/lib").sort.should == ["bloop.rb", "soup.rb"].sort
+  ensure
+    rm_r dir
+  end
+
   it "calls #to_path to convert multiple patterns" do
     pat1 = mock('file_one.ext')
     pat1.should_receive(:to_path).and_return('file_one.ext')
@@ -62,7 +79,9 @@ describe "Dir.glob" do
       nested/
       nested/.dotsubir/
       special/
+      special/test\ +()[]{}/
       special/test{1}/
+      special/{}/
       subdir_one/
       subdir_two/
     ]
@@ -70,31 +89,15 @@ describe "Dir.glob" do
     Dir.glob('**/', File::FNM_DOTMATCH).sort.should == expected
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is ''...'3.1' do
-    it "recursively matches files and directories in nested dot subdirectory with 'nested/**/*' from the current directory and option File::FNM_DOTMATCH" do
-      expected = %w[
-        nested/.
-        nested/.dotsubir
-        nested/.dotsubir/.
-        nested/.dotsubir/.dotfile
-        nested/.dotsubir/nondotfile
-      ]
-
-      Dir.glob('nested/**/*', File::FNM_DOTMATCH).sort.should == expected.sort
-    end
-  end
-
-  ruby_version_is '3.1' do
-    it "recursively matches files and directories in nested dot subdirectory except . with 'nested/**/*' from the current directory and option File::FNM_DOTMATCH" do
-      expected = %w[
-       nested/.
-       nested/.dotsubir
-       nested/.dotsubir/.dotfile
-       nested/.dotsubir/nondotfile
-     ]
+  it "recursively matches files and directories in nested dot subdirectory except . with 'nested/**/*' from the current directory and option File::FNM_DOTMATCH" do
+    expected = %w[
+      nested/.
+      nested/.dotsubir
+      nested/.dotsubir/.dotfile
+      nested/.dotsubir/nondotfile
+    ]
 
-      Dir.glob('nested/**/*', File::FNM_DOTMATCH).sort.should == expected.sort
-    end
+    Dir.glob('nested/**/*', File::FNM_DOTMATCH).sort.should == expected.sort
   end
 
   # This is a separate case to check **/ coming after a constant
@@ -112,7 +115,9 @@ describe "Dir.glob" do
       ./nested/
       ./nested/.dotsubir/
       ./special/
+      ./special/test\ +()[]{}/
       ./special/test{1}/
+      ./special/{}/
       ./subdir_one/
       ./subdir_two/
     ]
@@ -133,10 +138,18 @@ describe "Dir.glob" do
     Dir.glob('{deeply/**/,subdir_two/*}').sort.should == expected
   end
 
+  it "preserves multiple /s before a **" do
+    expected = %w[
+      deeply//nested/directory/structure
+    ]
+
+    Dir.glob('{deeply//**/structure}').sort.should == expected
+  end
+
   it "accepts a block and yields it with each elements" do
     ary = []
     ret = Dir.glob(["file_o*", "file_t*"]) { |t| ary << t }
-    ret.should be_nil
+    ret.should == nil
     ary.should == %w!file_one.ext file_two.ext!
   end
 
@@ -153,6 +166,131 @@ describe "Dir.glob" do
     Dir.glob('**/**/**').should_not.empty?
   end
 
+  it "handles **/** with base keyword argument" do
+    Dir.glob('**/**', base: "dir").should == ["filename_ordering"]
+
+    expected = %w[
+      nested
+      nested/directory
+      nested/directory/structure
+      nested/directory/structure/bar
+      nested/directory/structure/baz
+      nested/directory/structure/file_one
+      nested/directory/structure/file_one.ext
+      nested/directory/structure/foo
+      nondotfile
+    ].sort
+
+    Dir.glob('**/**', base: "deeply").sort.should == expected
+  end
+
+  it "handles **/ with base keyword argument" do
+    expected = %w[
+      /
+      directory/
+      directory/structure/
+    ]
+    Dir.glob('**/', base: "deeply/nested").sort.should == expected
+  end
+
+  it "handles **/nondotfile with base keyword argument" do
+    expected = %w[
+      deeply/nondotfile
+      nondotfile
+      subdir_one/nondotfile
+      subdir_two/nondotfile
+    ]
+    Dir.glob('**/nondotfile', base: ".").sort.should == expected
+  end
+
+  it "handles **/nondotfile with base keyword argument and FNM_DOTMATCH" do
+    expected = %w[
+      .dotsubdir/nondotfile
+      deeply/nondotfile
+      nested/.dotsubir/nondotfile
+      nondotfile
+      subdir_one/nondotfile
+      subdir_two/nondotfile
+    ]
+    Dir.glob('**/nondotfile', File::FNM_DOTMATCH, base: ".").sort.should == expected
+  end
+
+  it "handles **/.dotfile with base keyword argument" do
+    expected = %w[
+      .dotfile
+      deeply/.dotfile
+      subdir_one/.dotfile
+    ]
+    Dir.glob('**/.dotfile', base: ".").sort.should == expected
+  end
+
+  it "handles **/.dotfile with base keyword argument and FNM_DOTMATCH" do
+    expected = %w[
+      .dotfile
+      .dotsubdir/.dotfile
+      deeply/.dotfile
+      nested/.dotsubir/.dotfile
+      subdir_one/.dotfile
+    ]
+    Dir.glob('**/.dotfile', File::FNM_DOTMATCH, base: ".").sort.should == expected
+  end
+
+  it "handles **/.* with base keyword argument" do
+    expected = %w[
+      .dotfile.ext
+      directory/structure/.ext
+    ].sort
+
+    Dir.glob('**/.*', base: "deeply/nested").sort.should == expected
+  end
+
+  it "handles **/.* with base keyword argument and FNM_DOTMATCH" do
+    expected = %w[
+      .
+      .dotfile.ext
+      directory/structure/.ext
+    ].sort
+
+    Dir.glob('**/.*', File::FNM_DOTMATCH, base: "deeply/nested").sort.should == expected
+  end
+
+  it "handles **/** with base keyword argument and FNM_DOTMATCH" do
+    expected = %w[
+      .
+      .dotfile.ext
+      directory
+      directory/structure
+      directory/structure/.ext
+      directory/structure/bar
+      directory/structure/baz
+      directory/structure/file_one
+      directory/structure/file_one.ext
+      directory/structure/foo
+    ].sort
+
+    Dir.glob('**/**', File::FNM_DOTMATCH, base: "deeply/nested").sort.should == expected
+  end
+
+  it "handles **/*pattern* with base keyword argument and FNM_DOTMATCH" do
+    expected = %w[
+      .dotfile.ext
+      directory/structure/file_one
+      directory/structure/file_one.ext
+    ]
+
+    Dir.glob('**/*file*', File::FNM_DOTMATCH, base: "deeply/nested").sort.should == expected
+  end
+
+  it "handles **/glob with base keyword argument and FNM_EXTGLOB" do
+    expected = %w[
+      directory/structure/bar
+      directory/structure/file_one
+      directory/structure/file_one.ext
+    ]
+
+    Dir.glob('**/*{file,bar}*', File::FNM_EXTGLOB, base: "deeply/nested").sort.should == expected
+  end
+
   it "handles simple filename patterns" do
     Dir.glob('.dotfile').should == ['.dotfile']
   end
@@ -195,5 +333,30 @@ describe "Dir.glob" do
         Dir.rmdir('no_permission')
       end
     end
+
+    it "will follow symlinks when processing a `*/` pattern." do
+      expected = ['special/ln/nondotfile']
+      Dir.glob('special/*/nondotfile').should == expected
+    end
+
+    it "will not follow symlinks when recursively traversing directories" do
+      expected = %w[
+        deeply/nondotfile
+        nondotfile
+        subdir_one/nondotfile
+        subdir_two/nondotfile
+      ]
+      Dir.glob('**/nondotfile').sort.should == expected
+    end
+
+    it "will follow symlinks when testing directory after recursive directory in pattern" do
+      expected = %w[
+        deeply/nondotfile
+        special/ln/nondotfile
+        subdir_one/nondotfile
+        subdir_two/nondotfile
+      ]
+      Dir.glob('**/*/nondotfile').sort.should == expected
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/dir/home_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/dir/home_spec.rb
index 713ba9db9a..f0b20e0687 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/dir/home_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/dir/home_spec.rb
@@ -19,16 +19,46 @@ describe "Dir.home" do
     it "returns a non-frozen string" do
       Dir.home.should_not.frozen?
     end
-  end
 
-  describe "when called with the current user name" do
-    platform_is :solaris do
-      it "returns the named user's home directory from the user database" do
-        Dir.home(ENV['USER']).should == `getent passwd #{ENV['USER']}|cut -d: -f6`.chomp
+    it "returns a string with the filesystem encoding" do
+      Dir.home.encoding.should == Encoding.find("filesystem")
+    end
+
+    platform_is_not :windows do
+      it "works even if HOME is unset" do
+        ENV.delete('HOME')
+        Dir.home.should.start_with?('/')
+        Dir.home.encoding.should == Encoding.find("filesystem")
+      end
+    end
+
+    platform_is :windows do
+      it "returns the home directory with forward slashs and as UTF-8" do
+        ENV['HOME'] = "C:\\rubyspäc\\home"
+        home = Dir.home
+        home.should == "C:/rubyspäc/home"
+        home.encoding.should == Encoding::UTF_8
+      end
+
+      it "retrieves the directory from HOME, USERPROFILE, HOMEDRIVE/HOMEPATH and the WinAPI in that order" do
+        old_dirs = [ENV.delete('HOME'), ENV.delete('USERPROFILE'), ENV.delete('HOMEDRIVE'), ENV.delete('HOMEPATH')]
+
+        Dir.home.should == old_dirs[1].gsub("\\", "/")
+        ENV['HOMEDRIVE'] = "C:"
+        ENV['HOMEPATH'] = "\\rubyspec\\home1"
+        Dir.home.should == "C:/rubyspec/home1"
+        ENV['USERPROFILE'] = "C:\\rubyspec\\home2"
+        Dir.home.should == "C:/rubyspec/home2"
+        ENV['HOME'] = "C:\\rubyspec\\home3"
+        Dir.home.should == "C:/rubyspec/home3"
+      ensure
+        ENV['HOME'], ENV['USERPROFILE'], ENV['HOMEDRIVE'], ENV['HOMEPATH'] = *old_dirs
       end
     end
+  end
 
-    platform_is_not :windows, :solaris, :android do
+  describe "when called with the current user name" do
+    platform_is_not :windows, :android, :wasi do
       it "returns the named user's home directory, from the user database" do
         Dir.home(ENV['USER']).should == `echo ~#{ENV['USER']}`.chomp
       end
@@ -37,9 +67,19 @@ describe "Dir.home" do
     it "returns a non-frozen string" do
       Dir.home(ENV['USER']).should_not.frozen?
     end
+
+    it "returns a string with the filesystem encoding" do
+      Dir.home(ENV['USER']).encoding.should == Encoding.find("filesystem")
+    end
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if the named user doesn't exist" do
-    -> { Dir.home('geuw2n288dh2k') }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { Dir.home('geuw2n288dh2k') }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+  end
+
+  describe "when called with a nil user name" do
+    it "returns the current user's home directory, reading $HOME first" do
+      Dir.home(nil).should == "/rubyspec_home"
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/dir/inspect_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/dir/inspect_spec.rb
index 37338a97d4..eabaa54ce0 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/dir/inspect_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/dir/inspect_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe "Dir#inspect" do
   end
 
   it "returns a String" do
-    @dir.inspect.should be_an_instance_of(String)
+    @dir.inspect.should.instance_of?(String)
   end
 
   it "includes the class name" do
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ describe "Dir#inspect" do
   end
 
   it "includes the directory name" do
-    @dir.inspect.should include(Dir.getwd)
+    @dir.inspect.should.include?(Dir.getwd)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/dir/mkdir_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/dir/mkdir_spec.rb
index 0ed28f5a99..37513e417a 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/dir/mkdir_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/dir/mkdir_spec.rb
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ describe "Dir.mkdir" do
     end
   end
 
-  it "calls #to_path on non-String arguments" do
+  it "calls #to_path on non-String path arguments" do
     DirSpecs.clear_dirs
     p = mock('path')
     p.should_receive(:to_path).and_return(DirSpecs.mock_dir('nonexisting'))
@@ -54,16 +54,32 @@ describe "Dir.mkdir" do
     DirSpecs.clear_dirs
   end
 
+  it "calls #to_int on non-Integer permissions argument" do
+    DirSpecs.clear_dirs
+    path = DirSpecs.mock_dir('nonexisting')
+    permissions = mock('permissions')
+    permissions.should_receive(:to_int).and_return(0666)
+    Dir.mkdir(path, permissions)
+    DirSpecs.clear_dirs
+  end
+
+  it "raises TypeError if non-Integer permissions argument does not have #to_int method" do
+    path = DirSpecs.mock_dir('nonexisting')
+    permissions = Object.new
+
+    -> { Dir.mkdir(path, permissions) }.should.raise(TypeError, 'no implicit conversion of Object into Integer')
+  end
+
   it "raises a SystemCallError if any of the directories in the path before the last does not exist" do
-    -> { Dir.mkdir "#{DirSpecs.nonexistent}/subdir" }.should raise_error(SystemCallError)
+    -> { Dir.mkdir "#{DirSpecs.nonexistent}/subdir" }.should.raise(SystemCallError)
   end
 
   it "raises Errno::EEXIST if the specified directory already exists" do
-    -> { Dir.mkdir("#{DirSpecs.mock_dir}/dir") }.should raise_error(Errno::EEXIST)
+    -> { Dir.mkdir("#{DirSpecs.mock_dir}/dir") }.should.raise(Errno::EEXIST)
   end
 
   it "raises Errno::EEXIST if the argument points to the existing file" do
-    -> { Dir.mkdir("#{DirSpecs.mock_dir}/file_one.ext") }.should raise_error(Errno::EEXIST)
+    -> { Dir.mkdir("#{DirSpecs.mock_dir}/file_one.ext") }.should.raise(Errno::EEXIST)
   end
 end
 
@@ -84,7 +100,7 @@ platform_is_not :windows do
       it "raises a SystemCallError when lacking adequate permissions in the parent dir" do
         Dir.mkdir @dir, 0000
 
-        -> { Dir.mkdir "#{@dir}/subdir" }.should raise_error(SystemCallError)
+        -> { Dir.mkdir "#{@dir}/subdir" }.should.raise(SystemCallError)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/dir/open_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/dir/open_spec.rb
index 27f362320b..be01638fbc 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/dir/open_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/dir/open_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/common'
-require_relative 'shared/open'
 
 describe "Dir.open" do
   before :all do
@@ -11,5 +10,75 @@ describe "Dir.open" do
     DirSpecs.delete_mock_dirs
   end
 
-  it_behaves_like :dir_open, :open
+  it "returns a Dir instance representing the specified directory" do
+    dir = Dir.open(DirSpecs.mock_dir)
+    dir.should.is_a?(Dir)
+    dir.close
+  end
+
+  it "raises a SystemCallError if the directory does not exist" do
+    -> do
+      Dir.open(DirSpecs.nonexistent)
+    end.should.raise(SystemCallError)
+  end
+
+  it "may take a block which is yielded to with the Dir instance" do
+    Dir.open(DirSpecs.mock_dir) {|dir| dir.should.is_a?(Dir)}
+  end
+
+  it "returns the value of the block if a block is given" do
+    Dir.open(DirSpecs.mock_dir) {|dir| :value }.should == :value
+  end
+
+  it "closes the Dir instance when the block exits if given a block" do
+    closed_dir = Dir.open(DirSpecs.mock_dir) { |dir| dir }
+    -> { closed_dir.read }.should.raise(IOError)
+  end
+
+  it "closes the Dir instance when the block exits the block even due to an exception" do
+    closed_dir = nil
+
+    -> do
+      Dir.open(DirSpecs.mock_dir) do |dir|
+        closed_dir = dir
+        raise "dir specs"
+      end
+    end.should.raise(RuntimeError, "dir specs")
+
+    -> { closed_dir.read }.should.raise(IOError)
+  end
+
+  it "calls #to_path on non-String arguments" do
+    p = mock('path')
+    p.should_receive(:to_path).and_return(DirSpecs.mock_dir)
+    Dir.open(p) { true }
+  end
+
+  it "accepts an options Hash" do
+    dir = Dir.open(DirSpecs.mock_dir, encoding: "utf-8") {|d| d }
+    dir.should.is_a?(Dir)
+  end
+
+  it "calls #to_hash to convert the options object" do
+    options = mock("dir_open")
+    options.should_receive(:to_hash).and_return({ encoding: Encoding::UTF_8 })
+
+    dir = Dir.open(DirSpecs.mock_dir, **options) {|d| d }
+    dir.should.is_a?(Dir)
+  end
+
+  it "ignores the :encoding option if it is nil" do
+    dir = Dir.open(DirSpecs.mock_dir, encoding: nil) {|d| d }
+    dir.should.is_a?(Dir)
+  end
+
+  platform_is_not :windows do
+    it 'sets the close-on-exec flag for the directory file descriptor' do
+      Dir.open(DirSpecs.mock_dir) do |dir|
+        io = IO.for_fd(dir.fileno)
+        io.autoclose = false
+        io.should.close_on_exec?
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/dir/path_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/dir/path_spec.rb
index b1c24c406b..02ddd2cd42 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/dir/path_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/dir/path_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/common'
-require_relative 'shared/path'
 
 describe "Dir#path" do
   before :all do
@@ -11,5 +10,28 @@ describe "Dir#path" do
     DirSpecs.delete_mock_dirs
   end
 
-  it_behaves_like :dir_path, :path
+  it "returns the path that was supplied to .new or .open" do
+    dir = Dir.open DirSpecs.mock_dir
+    begin
+      dir.path.should == DirSpecs.mock_dir
+    ensure
+      dir.close rescue nil
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "returns the path even when called on a closed Dir instance" do
+    dir = Dir.open DirSpecs.mock_dir
+    dir.close
+    dir.path.should == DirSpecs.mock_dir
+  end
+
+  it "returns a String with the same encoding as the argument to .open" do
+    path = DirSpecs.mock_dir.force_encoding Encoding::IBM866
+    dir = Dir.open path
+    begin
+      dir.path.encoding.should.equal?(Encoding::IBM866)
+    ensure
+      dir.close
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/dir/pos_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/dir/pos_spec.rb
index b382bff81f..f8ca06d778 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/dir/pos_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/dir/pos_spec.rb
@@ -1,30 +1,11 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/common'
-require_relative 'shared/closed'
 require_relative 'shared/pos'
 
 describe "Dir#pos" do
-  before :all do
-    DirSpecs.create_mock_dirs
-  end
-
-  after :all do
-    DirSpecs.delete_mock_dirs
-  end
-
-  it_behaves_like :dir_pos, :pos
-end
-
-describe "Dir#pos" do
-  before :all do
-    DirSpecs.create_mock_dirs
+  it "is an alias of Dir#tell" do
+    Dir.instance_method(:pos).should == Dir.instance_method(:tell)
   end
-
-  after :all do
-    DirSpecs.delete_mock_dirs
-  end
-
-  it_behaves_like :dir_closed, :pos
 end
 
 describe "Dir#pos=" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/dir/pwd_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/dir/pwd_spec.rb
index ad01286c90..70208b03d6 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/dir/pwd_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/dir/pwd_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/common'
-require_relative 'shared/pwd'
 
 describe "Dir.pwd" do
   before :all do
@@ -12,7 +11,49 @@ describe "Dir.pwd" do
     DirSpecs.delete_mock_dirs
   end
 
-  it_behaves_like :dir_pwd, :pwd
+  before :each do
+    @fs_encoding = Encoding.find('filesystem')
+  end
+
+  it "returns the current working directory" do
+    pwd = Dir.pwd
+
+    File.directory?(pwd).should == true
+
+    # On ubuntu gutsy, for example, /bin/pwd does not
+    # understand -P. With just `pwd -P`, /bin/pwd is run.
+
+    # The following uses inode rather than file names to account for
+    # case insensitive file systems like default OS/X file systems
+    platform_is_not :windows do
+      File.stat(pwd).ino.should == File.stat(`/bin/sh -c "pwd -P"`.chomp).ino
+    end
+    platform_is :windows do
+      File.stat(pwd).ino.should == File.stat(File.expand_path(`cd`.chomp)).ino
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "returns an absolute path" do
+    pwd = Dir.pwd
+    pwd.should == File.expand_path(pwd)
+  end
+
+  it "returns an absolute path even when chdir to a relative path" do
+    Dir.chdir(".") do
+      pwd = Dir.pwd
+      File.directory?(pwd).should == true
+      pwd.should == File.expand_path(pwd)
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "returns a String with the filesystem encoding" do
+    enc = Dir.pwd.encoding
+    if @fs_encoding == Encoding::US_ASCII
+      [Encoding::US_ASCII, Encoding::BINARY].should.include?(enc)
+    else
+      enc.should.equal?(@fs_encoding)
+    end
+  end
 end
 
 describe "Dir.pwd" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/dir/read_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/dir/read_spec.rb
index 59de2e81cf..3f842457f4 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/dir/read_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/dir/read_spec.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ describe "Dir#read" do
     # an FS does not necessarily impose order
     ls = Dir.entries DirSpecs.mock_dir
     dir = Dir.open DirSpecs.mock_dir
-    ls.should include(dir.read)
+    ls.should.include?(dir.read)
     dir.close
   end
 
@@ -39,5 +39,38 @@ describe "Dir#read" do
     entries.sort.should == DirSpecs.expected_paths
   end
 
+  platform_is_not :windows do
+    it "returns all directory entries even when encoding conversion will fail" do
+      dir = Dir.open(File.join(DirSpecs.mock_dir, 'special'))
+      utf8_entries = []
+      begin
+        while entry = dir.read
+          utf8_entries << entry
+        end
+      ensure
+        dir.close
+      end
+      old_internal_encoding = Encoding::default_internal
+      old_external_encoding = Encoding::default_external
+      Encoding.default_internal = Encoding::UTF_8
+      Encoding.default_external = Encoding::SHIFT_JIS
+      shift_jis_entries = []
+      begin
+        Dir.open(File.join(DirSpecs.mock_dir, 'special')) do |d|
+          -> {
+            while entry = d.read
+              shift_jis_entries << entry
+            end
+          }.should_not.raise
+        end
+      ensure
+        Encoding.default_internal = old_internal_encoding
+        Encoding.default_external = old_external_encoding
+      end
+      shift_jis_entries.size.should == utf8_entries.size
+      shift_jis_entries.filter { |f| f.encoding == Encoding::SHIFT_JIS }.size.should == 1
+    end
+  end
+
   it_behaves_like :dir_closed, :read
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/dir/scan_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/dir/scan_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3aa071337b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/dir/scan_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+# encoding: utf-8
+
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'fixtures/common'
+require_relative '../file/fixtures/file_types'
+
+ruby_version_is "4.1" do
+  describe "Dir.scan" do
+    before :all do
+      FileSpecs.configure_types
+    end
+
+    before :all do
+      DirSpecs.create_mock_dirs
+    end
+
+    after :all do
+      DirSpecs.delete_mock_dirs
+    end
+
+    before :each do
+      @internal = Encoding.default_internal
+    end
+
+    after :each do
+      Encoding.default_internal = @internal
+    end
+
+    it "returns an Array of filename and type pairs in an existing directory including dotfiles" do
+      a = Dir.scan(DirSpecs.mock_dir).sort
+
+      a.should == DirSpecs.expected_paths_with_type - [[".", :directory], ["..", :directory]]
+
+      a = Dir.scan("#{DirSpecs.mock_dir}/deeply/nested").sort
+      a.should == [[".dotfile.ext", :file], ["directory", :directory]]
+    end
+
+    it "yields filename and type in an existing directory including dotfiles" do
+      a = []
+      Dir.scan(DirSpecs.mock_dir) do |n, t|
+        a << [n, t]
+      end
+      a.sort!
+      a.should == DirSpecs.expected_paths_with_type - [[".", :directory], ["..", :directory]]
+
+      a = []
+      Dir.scan("#{DirSpecs.mock_dir}/deeply/nested") do |n, t|
+        a << [n, t]
+      end
+      a.sort!
+      a.should == [[".dotfile.ext", :file], ["directory", :directory]]
+    end
+
+    it "calls #to_path on non-String arguments" do
+      p = mock('path')
+      p.should_receive(:to_path).and_return(DirSpecs.mock_dir)
+      Dir.scan(p)
+    end
+
+    it "accepts an options Hash" do
+      a = Dir.scan("#{DirSpecs.mock_dir}/deeply/nested", encoding: "utf-8").sort
+      a.should == [[".dotfile.ext", :file], ["directory", :directory]]
+    end
+
+    it "returns children names encoded with the filesystem encoding by default" do
+      # This spec depends on the locale not being US-ASCII because if it is, the
+      # children that are not ascii_only? will be BINARY encoded.
+      children = Dir.scan(File.join(DirSpecs.mock_dir, 'special')).sort
+      encoding = Encoding.find("filesystem")
+      encoding = Encoding::BINARY if encoding == Encoding::US_ASCII
+      platform_is_not :windows do
+        children.should.include?(["こんにちは.txt".dup.force_encoding(encoding), :file])
+      end
+      children.first.first.encoding.should.equal?(Encoding.find("filesystem"))
+    end
+
+    it "returns children names encoded with the specified encoding" do
+      dir = File.join(DirSpecs.mock_dir, 'special')
+      children = Dir.scan(dir, encoding: "euc-jp").sort
+      children.first.first.encoding.should.equal?(Encoding::EUC_JP)
+    end
+
+    it "returns children names transcoded to the default internal encoding" do
+      Encoding.default_internal = Encoding::EUC_KR
+      children = Dir.scan(File.join(DirSpecs.mock_dir, 'special')).sort
+      children.first.first.encoding.should.equal?(Encoding::EUC_KR)
+    end
+
+    it "raises a SystemCallError if called with a nonexistent directory" do
+      -> { Dir.scan DirSpecs.nonexistent }.should.raise(SystemCallError)
+    end
+
+    it "handles symlink" do
+      FileSpecs.symlink do |path|
+        Dir.scan(File.dirname(path)).map(&:last).should.include?(:link)
+      end
+    end
+
+    platform_is_not :windows do
+      it "handles socket" do
+        FileSpecs.socket do |path|
+          Dir.scan(File.dirname(path)).map(&:last).should.include?(:socket)
+        end
+      end
+
+      it "handles FIFO" do
+        FileSpecs.fifo do |path|
+          Dir.scan(File.dirname(path)).map(&:last).should.include?(:fifo)
+        end
+      end
+
+      it "handles character devices" do
+        FileSpecs.character_device do |path|
+          Dir.scan(File.dirname(path)).map(&:last).should.include?(:characterSpecial)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    platform_is_not :freebsd, :windows do
+      with_block_device do
+        it "handles block devices" do
+          FileSpecs.block_device do |path|
+            Dir.scan(File.dirname(path)).map(&:last).should.include?(:blockSpecial)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "Dir#scan" do
+    before :all do
+      DirSpecs.create_mock_dirs
+    end
+
+    after :all do
+      DirSpecs.delete_mock_dirs
+    end
+
+    before :each do
+      @internal = Encoding.default_internal
+    end
+
+    after :each do
+      Encoding.default_internal = @internal
+      @dir.close if @dir
+    end
+
+    it "returns an Array of filenames in an existing directory including dotfiles" do
+      @dir = Dir.new(DirSpecs.mock_dir)
+      a = @dir.scan.sort
+      @dir.close
+
+      a.should == DirSpecs.expected_paths_with_type - [[".", :directory], ["..", :directory]]
+
+      @dir = Dir.new("#{DirSpecs.mock_dir}/deeply/nested")
+      a = @dir.scan.sort
+      a.should == [[".dotfile.ext", :file], ["directory", :directory]]
+    end
+
+    it "yields filename and type in an existing directory including dotfiles" do
+      @dir = Dir.new(DirSpecs.mock_dir)
+      a = []
+      @dir.scan do |n, t|
+        a << [n, t]
+      end
+      a.sort!
+      a.should == DirSpecs.expected_paths_with_type - [[".", :directory], ["..", :directory]]
+
+      @dir = Dir.new("#{DirSpecs.mock_dir}/deeply/nested")
+      a = []
+      @dir.scan do |n, t|
+        a << [n, t]
+      end
+      a.sort!
+      a.should == [[".dotfile.ext", :file], ["directory", :directory]]
+    end
+
+    it "accepts an encoding keyword for the encoding of the entries" do
+      @dir = Dir.new("#{DirSpecs.mock_dir}/deeply/nested", encoding: "utf-8")
+      dirs = @dir.to_a.sort
+      dirs.each { |d| d.encoding.should == Encoding::UTF_8 }
+    end
+
+    it "returns children names encoded with the filesystem encoding by default" do
+      # This spec depends on the locale not being US-ASCII because if it is, the
+      # children that are not ascii_only? will be BINARY encoded.
+      @dir = Dir.new(File.join(DirSpecs.mock_dir, 'special'))
+      children = @dir.scan.sort
+      encoding = Encoding.find("filesystem")
+      encoding = Encoding::BINARY if encoding == Encoding::US_ASCII
+      platform_is_not :windows do
+        children.should.include?(["こんにちは.txt".dup.force_encoding(encoding), :file])
+      end
+      children.first.first.encoding.should.equal?(Encoding.find("filesystem"))
+    end
+
+    it "returns children names encoded with the specified encoding" do
+      path = File.join(DirSpecs.mock_dir, 'special')
+      @dir = Dir.new(path, encoding: "euc-jp")
+      children = @dir.children.sort
+      children.first.encoding.should.equal?(Encoding::EUC_JP)
+    end
+
+    it "returns children names transcoded to the default internal encoding" do
+      Encoding.default_internal = Encoding::EUC_KR
+      @dir = Dir.new(File.join(DirSpecs.mock_dir, 'special'))
+      children = @dir.scan.sort
+      children.first.first.encoding.should.equal?(Encoding::EUC_KR)
+    end
+
+    it "returns the same result when called repeatedly" do
+      @dir = Dir.open DirSpecs.mock_dir
+
+      a = []
+      @dir.each {|dir| a << dir}
+
+      b = []
+      @dir.each {|dir| b << dir}
+
+      a.sort.should == b.sort
+      a.sort.should == DirSpecs.expected_paths
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/dir/shared/chroot.rb b/spec/ruby/core/dir/shared/chroot.rb
index b14a433670..e4e6103799 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/dir/shared/chroot.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/dir/shared/chroot.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ describe :dir_chroot_as_root, shared: true do
   before :all do
     DirSpecs.create_mock_dirs
 
-    @real_root = "../" * (File.dirname(__FILE__).count('/') - 1)
-    @ref_dir = File.join("/", Dir.new('/').entries.first)
+    @real_root = "../" * (__dir__.count('/') - 1)
+    @ref_dir = File.join("/", File.basename(Dir["/*"].first))
   end
 
   after :all do
@@ -14,24 +14,27 @@ describe :dir_chroot_as_root, shared: true do
     DirSpecs.delete_mock_dirs
   end
 
+  # Pending until https://github.com/ruby/ruby/runs/8075149420 is fixed
+  compilations_ci = ENV["GITHUB_WORKFLOW"] == "Compilations"
+
   it "can be used to change the process' root directory" do
-    -> { Dir.send(@method, File.dirname(__FILE__)) }.should_not raise_error
+    -> { Dir.send(@method, __dir__) }.should_not.raise
     File.should.exist?("/#{File.basename(__FILE__)}")
-  end
+  end unless compilations_ci
 
   it "returns 0 if successful" do
     Dir.send(@method, '/').should == 0
   end
 
   it "raises an Errno::ENOENT exception if the directory doesn't exist" do
-    -> { Dir.send(@method, 'xgwhwhsjai2222jg') }.should raise_error(Errno::ENOENT)
+    -> { Dir.send(@method, 'xgwhwhsjai2222jg') }.should.raise(Errno::ENOENT)
   end
 
   it "can be escaped from with ../" do
     Dir.send(@method, @real_root)
     File.should.exist?(@ref_dir)
     File.should_not.exist?("/#{File.basename(__FILE__)}")
-  end
+  end unless compilations_ci
 
   it "calls #to_path on non-String argument" do
     p = mock('path')
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/dir/shared/closed.rb b/spec/ruby/core/dir/shared/closed.rb
index 17d8332c2a..c868fd6e6d 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/dir/shared/closed.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/dir/shared/closed.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ describe :dir_closed, shared: true do
       dir = Dir.open DirSpecs.mock_dir
       dir.close
       dir.send(@method) {}
-    }.should raise_error(IOError)
+    }.should.raise(IOError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/dir/shared/delete.rb b/spec/ruby/core/dir/shared/delete.rb
index 49e88360e8..ba013e8615 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/dir/shared/delete.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/dir/shared/delete.rb
@@ -17,26 +17,16 @@ describe :dir_delete, shared: true do
     Dir.send(@method, p)
   end
 
-  platform_is_not :solaris do
-    it "raises an Errno::ENOTEMPTY when trying to remove a nonempty directory" do
-      -> do
-        Dir.send @method, DirSpecs.mock_rmdir("nonempty")
-      end.should raise_error(Errno::ENOTEMPTY)
-    end
-  end
-
-  platform_is :solaris do
-    it "raises an Errno::EEXIST when trying to remove a nonempty directory" do
-      -> do
-        Dir.send @method, DirSpecs.mock_rmdir("nonempty")
-      end.should raise_error(Errno::EEXIST)
-    end
+  it "raises an Errno::ENOTEMPTY when trying to remove a nonempty directory" do
+    -> do
+      Dir.send @method, DirSpecs.mock_rmdir("nonempty")
+    end.should.raise(Errno::ENOTEMPTY)
   end
 
   it "raises an Errno::ENOENT when trying to remove a non-existing directory" do
     -> do
       Dir.send @method, DirSpecs.nonexistent
-    end.should raise_error(Errno::ENOENT)
+    end.should.raise(Errno::ENOENT)
   end
 
   it "raises an Errno::ENOTDIR when trying to remove a non-directory" do
@@ -44,7 +34,7 @@ describe :dir_delete, shared: true do
     touch(file)
     -> do
       Dir.send @method, file
-    end.should raise_error(Errno::ENOTDIR)
+    end.should.raise(Errno::ENOTDIR)
   end
 
   # this won't work on Windows, since chmod(0000) does not remove all permissions
@@ -56,7 +46,7 @@ describe :dir_delete, shared: true do
         File.chmod(0000, parent)
         -> do
           Dir.send @method, child
-        end.should raise_error(Errno::EACCES)
+        end.should.raise(Errno::EACCES)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/dir/shared/exist.rb b/spec/ruby/core/dir/shared/exist.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 765d1b656c..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/dir/shared/exist.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-describe :dir_exist, shared: true do
-  it "returns true if the given directory exists" do
-    Dir.send(@method, File.dirname(__FILE__)).should be_true
-  end
-
-  it "returns true for '.'" do
-    Dir.send(@method, '.').should be_true
-  end
-
-  it "returns true for '..'" do
-    Dir.send(@method, '..').should be_true
-  end
-
-  it "understands non-ASCII paths" do
-    subdir = File.join(tmp("\u{9876}\u{665}"))
-    Dir.send(@method, subdir).should be_false
-    Dir.mkdir(subdir)
-    Dir.send(@method, subdir).should be_true
-    Dir.rmdir(subdir)
-  end
-
-  it "understands relative paths" do
-    Dir.send(@method, File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../').should be_true
-  end
-
-  it "returns false if the given directory doesn't exist" do
-    Dir.send(@method, 'y26dg27n2nwjs8a/').should be_false
-  end
-
-  it "doesn't require the name to have a trailing slash" do
-    dir = File.dirname(__FILE__)
-    dir.sub!(/\/$/,'')
-    Dir.send(@method, dir).should be_true
-  end
-
-  it "doesn't expand paths" do
-    Dir.send(@method, File.expand_path('~')).should be_true
-    Dir.send(@method, '~').should be_false
-  end
-
-  it "returns false if the argument exists but is a file" do
-    File.should.exist?(__FILE__)
-    Dir.send(@method, __FILE__).should be_false
-  end
-
-  it "doesn't set $! when file doesn't exist" do
-    Dir.send(@method, "/path/to/non/existent/dir")
-    $!.should be_nil
-  end
-
-  it "calls #to_path on non String arguments" do
-    p = mock('path')
-    p.should_receive(:to_path).and_return(File.dirname(__FILE__))
-    Dir.send(@method, p)
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/dir/shared/glob.rb b/spec/ruby/core/dir/shared/glob.rb
index c35f7d71ca..86aa105259 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/dir/shared/glob.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/dir/shared/glob.rb
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ describe :dir_glob, shared: true do
   end
 
   it "raises an Encoding::CompatibilityError if the argument encoding is not compatible with US-ASCII" do
-    pattern = "file*".force_encoding Encoding::UTF_16BE
-    -> { Dir.send(@method, pattern) }.should raise_error(Encoding::CompatibilityError)
+    pattern = "files*".dup.force_encoding Encoding::UTF_16BE
+    -> { Dir.send(@method, pattern) }.should.raise(Encoding::CompatibilityError)
   end
 
   it "calls #to_path to convert a pattern" do
@@ -23,26 +23,29 @@ describe :dir_glob, shared: true do
     Dir.send(@method, obj).should == %w[file_one.ext]
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is ""..."2.6" do
-    it "splits the string on \\0 if there is only one string given" do
-      Dir.send(@method, "file_o*\0file_t*").should ==
-        %w!file_one.ext file_two.ext!
-    end
+  it "raises an ArgumentError if the string contains \\0" do
+    -> {Dir.send(@method, "file_o*\0file_t*")}.should.raise ArgumentError, /nul-separated/
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is "2.6"..."2.7" do
-    it "splits the string on \\0 if there is only one string given and warns" do
-      -> {
-        Dir.send(@method, "file_o*\0file_t*").should ==
-          %w!file_one.ext file_two.ext!
-      }.should complain(/warning: use glob patterns list instead of nul-separated patterns/)
-    end
+  it "result is sorted by default" do
+    result = Dir.send(@method, '*')
+    result.should == result.sort
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is "2.7" do
-    it "raises an ArgumentError if the string contains \\0" do
-      -> {Dir.send(@method, "file_o*\0file_t*")}.should raise_error ArgumentError, /nul-separated/
-    end
+  it "result is sorted with sort: true" do
+    result = Dir.send(@method, '*', sort: true)
+    result.should == result.sort
+  end
+
+  it "sort: false returns same files" do
+    result = Dir.send(@method,'*', sort: false)
+    result.sort.should == Dir.send(@method, '*').sort
+  end
+
+  it "raises an ArgumentError if sort: is not true or false" do
+    -> { Dir.send(@method, '*', sort: 0) }.should.raise ArgumentError, /expected true or false/
+    -> { Dir.send(@method, '*', sort: nil) }.should.raise ArgumentError, /expected true or false/
+    -> { Dir.send(@method, '*', sort: 'false') }.should.raise ArgumentError, /expected true or false/
   end
 
   it "matches non-dotfiles with '*'" do
@@ -71,6 +74,10 @@ describe :dir_glob, shared: true do
     Dir.send(@method, 'special/+').should == ['special/+']
   end
 
+  it "matches directories with special characters when escaped" do
+    Dir.send(@method, 'special/\{}/special').should == ["special/{}/special"]
+  end
+
   platform_is_not :windows do
     it "matches regexp special *" do
       Dir.send(@method, 'special/\*').should == ['special/*']
@@ -83,6 +90,14 @@ describe :dir_glob, shared: true do
     it "matches regexp special |" do
       Dir.send(@method, 'special/|').should == ['special/|']
     end
+
+    it "matches files with backslashes in their name" do
+      Dir.glob('special/\\\\{a,b}').should == ['special/\a']
+    end
+
+    it "matches directory with special characters in their name in complex patterns" do
+      Dir.glob("special/test +()\\[\\]\\{\\}/hello_world{.{en},}{.{html},}{+{phone},}{.{erb},}").should == ['special/test +()[]{}/hello_world.erb']
+    end
   end
 
   it "matches regexp special ^" do
@@ -121,16 +136,8 @@ describe :dir_glob, shared: true do
     Dir.send(@method, 'special/test\{1\}/*').should == ['special/test{1}/file[1]']
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is ''...'3.1' do
-    it "matches dotfiles with '.*'" do
-      Dir.send(@method, '.*').sort.should == %w|. .. .dotfile .dotsubdir|.sort
-    end
-  end
-
-  ruby_version_is '3.1' do
-    it "matches dotfiles except .. with '.*'" do
-      Dir.send(@method, '.*').sort.should == %w|. .dotfile .dotsubdir|.sort
-    end
+  it "matches dotfiles except .. with '.*'" do
+    Dir.send(@method, '.*').sort.should == %w|. .dotfile .dotsubdir|.sort
   end
 
   it "matches non-dotfiles with '*<non-special characters>'" do
@@ -175,16 +182,8 @@ describe :dir_glob, shared: true do
     Dir.send(@method, '**').sort.should == expected
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is ''...'3.1' do
-    it "matches dotfiles in the current directory with '.**'" do
-      Dir.send(@method, '.**').sort.should == %w|. .. .dotsubdir .dotfile|.sort
-    end
-  end
-
-  ruby_version_is '3.1' do
-    it "matches dotfiles in the current directory except .. with '.**'" do
-      Dir.send(@method, '.**').sort.should == %w|. .dotsubdir .dotfile|.sort
-    end
+  it "matches dotfiles in the current directory except .. with '.**'" do
+    Dir.send(@method, '.**').sort.should == %w|. .dotsubdir .dotfile|.sort
   end
 
   it "recursively matches any nondot subdirectories with '**/'" do
@@ -197,7 +196,9 @@ describe :dir_glob, shared: true do
       dir/
       nested/
       special/
+      special/test\ +()[]{}/
       special/test{1}/
+      special/{}/
       subdir_one/
       subdir_two/
     ]
@@ -205,19 +206,17 @@ describe :dir_glob, shared: true do
     Dir.send(@method, '**/').sort.should == expected
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is ''...'3.1' do
-    it "recursively matches any subdirectories including ./ and ../ with '.**/'" do
-      Dir.chdir("#{DirSpecs.mock_dir}/subdir_one") do
-        Dir.send(@method, '.**/').sort.should == %w|./ ../|.sort
-      end
-    end
+  it "recursively matches any subdirectories except './' or '../' with '**/' from the base directory if that is specified" do
+    expected = %w[
+      nested/directory
+    ]
+
+    Dir.send(@method, '**/*ory', base: 'deeply').sort.should == expected
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is '3.1' do
-    it "recursively matches any subdirectories including ./ with '.**/'" do
-      Dir.chdir("#{DirSpecs.mock_dir}/subdir_one") do
-        Dir.send(@method, '.**/').should == ['./']
-      end
+  it "recursively matches any subdirectories including ./ with '.**/'" do
+    Dir.chdir("#{DirSpecs.mock_dir}/subdir_one") do
+      Dir.send(@method, '.**/').should == ['./']
     end
   end
 
@@ -374,7 +373,7 @@ describe :dir_glob, shared: true do
     it "raises TypeError when cannot convert value to string" do
       -> {
         Dir.send(@method, "*", base: [])
-      }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
 
     it "handles '' as current directory path" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/dir/shared/open.rb b/spec/ruby/core/dir/shared/open.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 920845cba1..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/dir/shared/open.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-describe :dir_open, shared: true do
-  it "returns a Dir instance representing the specified directory" do
-    dir = Dir.send(@method, DirSpecs.mock_dir)
-    dir.should be_kind_of(Dir)
-    dir.close
-  end
-
-  it "raises a SystemCallError if the directory does not exist" do
-    -> do
-      Dir.send @method, DirSpecs.nonexistent
-    end.should raise_error(SystemCallError)
-  end
-
-  it "may take a block which is yielded to with the Dir instance" do
-    Dir.send(@method, DirSpecs.mock_dir) {|dir| dir.should be_kind_of(Dir)}
-  end
-
-  it "returns the value of the block if a block is given" do
-    Dir.send(@method, DirSpecs.mock_dir) {|dir| :value }.should == :value
-  end
-
-  it "closes the Dir instance when the block exits if given a block" do
-    closed_dir = Dir.send(@method, DirSpecs.mock_dir) { |dir| dir }
-    -> { closed_dir.read }.should raise_error(IOError)
-  end
-
-  it "closes the Dir instance when the block exits the block even due to an exception" do
-    closed_dir = nil
-
-    -> do
-      Dir.send(@method, DirSpecs.mock_dir) do |dir|
-        closed_dir = dir
-        raise "dir specs"
-      end
-    end.should raise_error(RuntimeError, "dir specs")
-
-    -> { closed_dir.read }.should raise_error(IOError)
-  end
-
-  it "calls #to_path on non-String arguments" do
-    p = mock('path')
-    p.should_receive(:to_path).and_return(DirSpecs.mock_dir)
-    Dir.send(@method, p) { true }
-  end
-
-  it "accepts an options Hash" do
-    dir = Dir.send(@method, DirSpecs.mock_dir, encoding: "utf-8") {|d| d }
-    dir.should be_kind_of(Dir)
-  end
-
-  it "calls #to_hash to convert the options object" do
-    options = mock("dir_open")
-    options.should_receive(:to_hash).and_return({ encoding: Encoding::UTF_8 })
-
-    dir = Dir.send(@method, DirSpecs.mock_dir, **options) {|d| d }
-    dir.should be_kind_of(Dir)
-  end
-
-  it "ignores the :encoding option if it is nil" do
-    dir = Dir.send(@method, DirSpecs.mock_dir, encoding: nil) {|d| d }
-    dir.should be_kind_of(Dir)
-  end
-
-  platform_is_not :windows do
-    it 'sets the close-on-exec flag for the directory file descriptor' do
-      Dir.send(@method, DirSpecs.mock_dir) do |dir|
-        io = IO.for_fd(dir.fileno)
-        io.autoclose = false
-        io.should.close_on_exec?
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/dir/shared/path.rb b/spec/ruby/core/dir/shared/path.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 494dcca775..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/dir/shared/path.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
-require_relative '../fixtures/common'
-require_relative 'closed'
-
-describe :dir_path, shared: true do
-  it "returns the path that was supplied to .new or .open" do
-    dir = Dir.open DirSpecs.mock_dir
-    begin
-      dir.send(@method).should == DirSpecs.mock_dir
-    ensure
-      dir.close rescue nil
-    end
-  end
-
-  it "returns the path even when called on a closed Dir instance" do
-    dir = Dir.open DirSpecs.mock_dir
-    dir.close
-    dir.send(@method).should == DirSpecs.mock_dir
-  end
-
-  it "returns a String with the same encoding as the argument to .open" do
-    path = DirSpecs.mock_dir.force_encoding Encoding::IBM866
-    dir = Dir.open path
-    begin
-      dir.send(@method).encoding.should equal(Encoding::IBM866)
-    ensure
-      dir.close
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/dir/shared/pos.rb b/spec/ruby/core/dir/shared/pos.rb
index 2165932d99..741de8918c 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/dir/shared/pos.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/dir/shared/pos.rb
@@ -1,30 +1,3 @@
-describe :dir_pos, shared: true do
-  before :each do
-    @dir = Dir.open DirSpecs.mock_dir
-  end
-
-  after :each do
-    @dir.close rescue nil
-  end
-
-  it "returns an Integer representing the current position in the directory" do
-    @dir.send(@method).should be_kind_of(Integer)
-    @dir.send(@method).should be_kind_of(Integer)
-    @dir.send(@method).should be_kind_of(Integer)
-  end
-
-  it "returns a different Integer if moved from previous position" do
-    a = @dir.send(@method)
-    @dir.read
-    b = @dir.send(@method)
-
-    a.should be_kind_of(Integer)
-    b.should be_kind_of(Integer)
-
-    a.should_not == b
-  end
-end
-
 describe :dir_pos_set, shared: true do
   before :each do
     @dir = Dir.open DirSpecs.mock_dir
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/dir/shared/pwd.rb b/spec/ruby/core/dir/shared/pwd.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a8d7fe790..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/dir/shared/pwd.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-describe :dir_pwd, shared: true do
-  before :each do
-    @fs_encoding = Encoding.find('filesystem')
-  end
-
-  it "returns the current working directory" do
-    pwd = Dir.send(@method)
-
-    File.directory?(pwd).should == true
-
-    # On ubuntu gutsy, for example, /bin/pwd does not
-    # understand -P. With just `pwd -P`, /bin/pwd is run.
-
-    # The following uses inode rather than file names to account for
-    # case insensitive file systems like default OS/X file systems
-    platform_is_not :windows do
-      File.stat(pwd).ino.should == File.stat(`/bin/sh -c "pwd -P"`.chomp).ino
-    end
-    platform_is :windows do
-      File.stat(pwd).ino.should == File.stat(File.expand_path(`cd`.chomp)).ino
-    end
-  end
-
-  it "returns an absolute path" do
-    pwd = Dir.send(@method)
-    pwd.should == File.expand_path(pwd)
-  end
-
-  it "returns an absolute path even when chdir to a relative path" do
-    Dir.chdir(".") do
-      pwd = Dir.send(@method)
-      File.directory?(pwd).should == true
-      pwd.should == File.expand_path(pwd)
-    end
-  end
-
-  it "returns a String with the filesystem encoding" do
-    enc = Dir.send(@method).encoding
-    if @fs_encoding == Encoding::US_ASCII
-      [Encoding::US_ASCII, Encoding::BINARY].should include(enc)
-    else
-      enc.should equal(@fs_encoding)
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/dir/tell_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/dir/tell_spec.rb
index af86dc1598..dcbb40438f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/dir/tell_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/dir/tell_spec.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,30 @@ describe "Dir#tell" do
     DirSpecs.delete_mock_dirs
   end
 
-  it_behaves_like :dir_pos, :tell
-
   it_behaves_like :dir_closed, :tell
+
+  before :each do
+    @dir = Dir.open DirSpecs.mock_dir
+  end
+
+  after :each do
+    @dir.close rescue nil
+  end
+
+  it "returns an Integer representing the current position in the directory" do
+    @dir.tell.should.is_a?(Integer)
+    @dir.tell.should.is_a?(Integer)
+    @dir.tell.should.is_a?(Integer)
+  end
+
+  it "returns a different Integer if moved from previous position" do
+    a = @dir.tell
+    @dir.read
+    b = @dir.tell
+
+    a.should.is_a?(Integer)
+    b.should.is_a?(Integer)
+
+    a.should_not == b
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/dir/to_path_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/dir/to_path_spec.rb
index 77404a3dc8..2ed533e757 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/dir/to_path_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/dir/to_path_spec.rb
@@ -1,15 +1,7 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'fixtures/common'
-require_relative 'shared/path'
 
 describe "Dir#to_path" do
-  before :all do
-    DirSpecs.create_mock_dirs
+  it "is an alias of Dir#path" do
+    Dir.instance_method(:to_path).should == Dir.instance_method(:path)
   end
-
-  after :all do
-    DirSpecs.delete_mock_dirs
-  end
-
-  it_behaves_like :dir_path, :to_path
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/aliases_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/aliases_spec.rb
index 786157981a..12c6c6cf85 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/aliases_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/aliases_spec.rb
@@ -2,24 +2,24 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Encoding.aliases" do
   it "returns a Hash" do
-    Encoding.aliases.should be_an_instance_of(Hash)
+    Encoding.aliases.should.instance_of?(Hash)
   end
 
   it "has Strings as keys" do
     Encoding.aliases.keys.each do |key|
-      key.should be_an_instance_of(String)
+      key.should.instance_of?(String)
     end
   end
 
   it "has Strings as values" do
     Encoding.aliases.values.each do |value|
-      value.should be_an_instance_of(String)
+      value.should.instance_of?(String)
     end
   end
 
   it "has alias names as its keys" do
-    Encoding.aliases.key?('BINARY').should be_true
-    Encoding.aliases.key?('ASCII').should be_true
+    Encoding.aliases.key?('BINARY').should == true
+    Encoding.aliases.key?('ASCII').should == true
   end
 
   it "has the names of the aliased encoding as its values" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/ascii_compatible_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/ascii_compatible_spec.rb
index 4804300e85..04fc159bb8 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/ascii_compatible_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/ascii_compatible_spec.rb
@@ -2,10 +2,21 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Encoding#ascii_compatible?" do
   it "returns true if self represents an ASCII-compatible encoding" do
-    Encoding::UTF_8.ascii_compatible?.should be_true
+    Encoding::UTF_8.ascii_compatible?.should == true
   end
 
   it "returns false if self does not represent an ASCII-compatible encoding" do
-    Encoding::UTF_16LE.ascii_compatible?.should be_false
+    Encoding::UTF_16LE.ascii_compatible?.should == false
+  end
+
+  it "returns false for UTF_16 and UTF_32" do
+    Encoding::UTF_16.should_not.ascii_compatible?
+    Encoding::UTF_32.should_not.ascii_compatible?
+  end
+
+  it "is always false for dummy encodings" do
+    Encoding.list.select(&:dummy?).each do |encoding|
+      encoding.should_not.ascii_compatible?
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/compatible_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/compatible_spec.rb
index dc47a6553a..0d620e5bf3 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/compatible_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/compatible_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# -*- encoding: binary -*-
+# encoding: binary
 
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 describe "Encoding.compatible? String, String" do
   describe "when the first's Encoding is valid US-ASCII" do
     before :each do
-      @str = "abc".force_encoding Encoding::US_ASCII
+      @str = "abc".dup.force_encoding Encoding::US_ASCII
     end
 
     it "returns US-ASCII when the second's is US-ASCII" do
@@ -33,29 +33,29 @@ describe "Encoding.compatible? String, String" do
 
   describe "when the first's Encoding is ASCII compatible and ASCII only" do
     it "returns the first's Encoding if the second is ASCII compatible and ASCII only" do
-      [ [Encoding, "abc".force_encoding("UTF-8"), "123".force_encoding("Shift_JIS"), Encoding::UTF_8],
-        [Encoding, "123".force_encoding("Shift_JIS"), "abc".force_encoding("UTF-8"), Encoding::Shift_JIS]
+      [ [Encoding, "abc".dup.force_encoding("UTF-8"), "123".dup.force_encoding("Shift_JIS"), Encoding::UTF_8],
+        [Encoding, "123".dup.force_encoding("Shift_JIS"), "abc".dup.force_encoding("UTF-8"), Encoding::Shift_JIS]
       ].should be_computed_by(:compatible?)
     end
 
     it "returns the first's Encoding if the second is ASCII compatible and ASCII only" do
-      [ [Encoding, "abc".force_encoding("BINARY"), "123".force_encoding("US-ASCII"), Encoding::BINARY],
-        [Encoding, "123".force_encoding("US-ASCII"), "abc".force_encoding("BINARY"), Encoding::US_ASCII]
+      [ [Encoding, "abc".dup.force_encoding("BINARY"), "123".dup.force_encoding("US-ASCII"), Encoding::BINARY],
+        [Encoding, "123".dup.force_encoding("US-ASCII"), "abc".dup.force_encoding("BINARY"), Encoding::US_ASCII]
       ].should be_computed_by(:compatible?)
     end
 
     it "returns the second's Encoding if the second is ASCII compatible but not ASCII only" do
-      [ [Encoding, "abc".force_encoding("UTF-8"), "\xff".force_encoding("Shift_JIS"), Encoding::Shift_JIS],
-        [Encoding, "123".force_encoding("Shift_JIS"), "\xff".force_encoding("UTF-8"), Encoding::UTF_8],
-        [Encoding, "abc".force_encoding("BINARY"), "\xff".force_encoding("US-ASCII"), Encoding::US_ASCII],
-        [Encoding, "123".force_encoding("US-ASCII"), "\xff".force_encoding("BINARY"), Encoding::BINARY],
+      [ [Encoding, "abc".dup.force_encoding("UTF-8"), "\xff".dup.force_encoding("Shift_JIS"), Encoding::Shift_JIS],
+        [Encoding, "123".dup.force_encoding("Shift_JIS"), "\xff".dup.force_encoding("UTF-8"), Encoding::UTF_8],
+        [Encoding, "abc".dup.force_encoding("BINARY"), "\xff".dup.force_encoding("US-ASCII"), Encoding::US_ASCII],
+        [Encoding, "123".dup.force_encoding("US-ASCII"), "\xff".dup.force_encoding("BINARY"), Encoding::BINARY],
       ].should be_computed_by(:compatible?)
     end
 
     it "returns nil if the second's Encoding is not ASCII compatible" do
-      a = "abc".force_encoding("UTF-8")
-      b = "123".force_encoding("UTF-16LE")
-      Encoding.compatible?(a, b).should be_nil
+      a = "abc".dup.force_encoding("UTF-8")
+      b = "1234".dup.force_encoding("UTF-16LE")
+      Encoding.compatible?(a, b).should == nil
     end
   end
 
@@ -69,36 +69,36 @@ describe "Encoding.compatible? String, String" do
     end
 
     it "returns nil if the second encoding is ASCII compatible but neither String's encoding is ASCII only" do
-      Encoding.compatible?("\xff", "\u3042".encode("utf-8")).should be_nil
+      Encoding.compatible?("\xff", "\u3042".encode("utf-8")).should == nil
     end
   end
 
   describe "when the first's Encoding is not ASCII compatible" do
     before :each do
-      @str = "abc".force_encoding Encoding::UTF_7
+      @str = "abc".dup.force_encoding Encoding::UTF_7
     end
 
     it "returns nil when the second String is US-ASCII" do
-      Encoding.compatible?(@str, "def".encode("us-ascii")).should be_nil
+      Encoding.compatible?(@str, "def".encode("us-ascii")).should == nil
     end
 
     it "returns nil when the second String is BINARY and ASCII only" do
-      Encoding.compatible?(@str, "\x7f").should be_nil
+      Encoding.compatible?(@str, "\x7f").should == nil
     end
 
     it "returns nil when the second String is BINARY but not ASCII only" do
-      Encoding.compatible?(@str, "\xff").should be_nil
+      Encoding.compatible?(@str, "\xff").should == nil
     end
 
     it "returns the Encoding when the second's Encoding is not ASCII compatible but the same as the first's Encoding" do
-      encoding = Encoding.compatible?(@str, "def".force_encoding("utf-7"))
+      encoding = Encoding.compatible?(@str, "def".dup.force_encoding("utf-7"))
       encoding.should == Encoding::UTF_7
     end
   end
 
   describe "when the first's Encoding is invalid" do
     before :each do
-      @str = "\xff".force_encoding Encoding::UTF_8
+      @str = "\xff".dup.force_encoding Encoding::UTF_8
     end
 
     it "returns the first's Encoding when the second's Encoding is US-ASCII" do
@@ -110,15 +110,15 @@ describe "Encoding.compatible? String, String" do
     end
 
     it "returns nil when the second's Encoding is BINARY but not ASCII only" do
-      Encoding.compatible?(@str, "\xff").should be_nil
+      Encoding.compatible?(@str, "\xff").should == nil
     end
 
     it "returns nil when the second's Encoding is invalid and ASCII only" do
-      Encoding.compatible?(@str, "\x7f".force_encoding("utf-16be")).should be_nil
+      Encoding.compatible?(@str, "\x7f\x7f".dup.force_encoding("utf-16be")).should == nil
     end
 
     it "returns nil when the second's Encoding is invalid and not ASCII only" do
-      Encoding.compatible?(@str, "\xff".force_encoding("utf-16be")).should be_nil
+      Encoding.compatible?(@str, "\xff\xff".dup.force_encoding("utf-16be")).should == nil
     end
 
     it "returns the Encoding when the second's Encoding is invalid but the same as the first" do
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ describe "Encoding.compatible? String, String" do
   describe "when the first String is empty and the second is not" do
     describe "and the first's Encoding is ASCII compatible" do
       before :each do
-        @str = "".force_encoding("utf-8")
+        @str = "".dup.force_encoding("utf-8")
       end
 
       it "returns the first's encoding when the second String is ASCII only" do
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ describe "Encoding.compatible? String, String" do
 
     describe "when the first's Encoding is not ASCII compatible" do
       before :each do
-        @str = "".force_encoding Encoding::UTF_7
+        @str = "".dup.force_encoding Encoding::UTF_7
       end
 
       it "returns the second string's encoding" do
@@ -154,18 +154,391 @@ describe "Encoding.compatible? String, String" do
 
   describe "when the second String is empty" do
     before :each do
-      @str = "abc".force_encoding("utf-7")
+      @str = "abc".dup.force_encoding("utf-7")
     end
 
     it "returns the first Encoding" do
       Encoding.compatible?(@str, "").should == Encoding::UTF_7
     end
   end
+
+  # Encoding negotiation depends on whether encodings are ASCII-compatible, empty
+  # and contain only ASCII characters (that take 7 bits). Check US-ASCII, UTF-8 and
+  # BINARY encodings (as most common) as well as an ASCII-compatible, a non-ASCII-compatible and a dummy
+  # encodings in all possible combinations.
+  describe "compatibility matrix" do
+
+#     Use the following script to regenerate the matrix:
+#
+#     ```
+#       # encoding: binary
+#
+#       ENCODINGS = [
+#         "US-ASCII",
+#         "UTF-8",
+#         "ASCII-8BIT",
+#         "ISO-8859-1",  # ASCII-compatible
+#         "UTF-16BE",    # non-ASCII-compatible
+#         "ISO-2022-JP"  # dummy
+#       ]
+#
+#       TYPES = [:empty, :"7bits", :non7bits]
+#
+#       VALUES = {
+#         empty: "",
+#         :"7bits" => "\x01\x01",
+#         non7bits: "\x01\x81"
+#       }
+#
+#       ENCODINGS.product(TYPES, ENCODINGS, TYPES).each do |encoding1, type1, encoding2, type2|
+#         value1 = VALUES[type1].dup.force_encoding(encoding1)
+#         value2 = VALUES[type2].dup.force_encoding(encoding2)
+#
+#         result_encoding = Encoding.compatible?(value1, value2)
+#
+#         puts "[#{encoding1.inspect}, #{value1.inspect}, #{encoding2.inspect}, #{value2.inspect}, #{result_encoding&.name.inspect}],"
+#       end
+#     ```
+
+    matrix = [
+      ["US-ASCII", "", "US-ASCII", "", "US-ASCII"],
+      ["US-ASCII", "", "US-ASCII", "\x01\x01", "US-ASCII"],
+      ["US-ASCII", "", "US-ASCII", "\x01\x81", "US-ASCII"],
+      ["US-ASCII", "", "UTF-8", "", "US-ASCII"],
+      ["US-ASCII", "", "UTF-8", "\u0001\u0001", "US-ASCII"],
+      ["US-ASCII", "", "UTF-8", "\u0001\x81", "UTF-8"],
+      ["US-ASCII", "", "ASCII-8BIT", "", "US-ASCII"],
+      ["US-ASCII", "", "ASCII-8BIT", "\x01\x01", "US-ASCII"],
+      ["US-ASCII", "", "ASCII-8BIT", "\x01\x81", "ASCII-8BIT"],
+      ["US-ASCII", "", "ISO-8859-1", "", "US-ASCII"],
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+      ["UTF-16BE", "\u0181", "UTF-16BE", "\u0181", "UTF-16BE"],
+      ["UTF-16BE", "\u0181", "ISO-2022-JP", "", "UTF-16BE"],
+      ["UTF-16BE", "\u0181", "ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x01", nil],
+      ["UTF-16BE", "\u0181", "ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x81", nil],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "", "US-ASCII", "", "ISO-2022-JP"],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "", "US-ASCII", "\x01\x01", "US-ASCII"],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "", "US-ASCII", "\x01\x81", "US-ASCII"],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "", "UTF-8", "", "ISO-2022-JP"],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "", "UTF-8", "\u0001\u0001", "UTF-8"],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "", "UTF-8", "\u0001\x81", "UTF-8"],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "", "ASCII-8BIT", "", "ISO-2022-JP"],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "", "ASCII-8BIT", "\x01\x01", "ASCII-8BIT"],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "", "ASCII-8BIT", "\x01\x81", "ASCII-8BIT"],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "", "ISO-8859-1", "", "ISO-2022-JP"],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "", "ISO-8859-1", "\x01\x01", "ISO-8859-1"],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "", "ISO-8859-1", "\x01\x81", "ISO-8859-1"],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "", "UTF-16BE", "", "ISO-2022-JP"],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "", "UTF-16BE", "\u0101", "UTF-16BE"],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "", "UTF-16BE", "\u0181", "UTF-16BE"],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "", "ISO-2022-JP", "", "ISO-2022-JP"],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "", "ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x01", "ISO-2022-JP"],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "", "ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x81", "ISO-2022-JP"],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x01", "US-ASCII", "", "ISO-2022-JP"],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x01", "US-ASCII", "\x01\x01", nil],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x01", "US-ASCII", "\x01\x81", nil],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x01", "UTF-8", "", "ISO-2022-JP"],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x01", "UTF-8", "\u0001\u0001", nil],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x01", "UTF-8", "\u0001\x81", nil],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x01", "ASCII-8BIT", "", "ISO-2022-JP"],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x01", "ASCII-8BIT", "\x01\x01", nil],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x01", "ASCII-8BIT", "\x01\x81", nil],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x01", "ISO-8859-1", "", "ISO-2022-JP"],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x01", "ISO-8859-1", "\x01\x01", nil],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x01", "ISO-8859-1", "\x01\x81", nil],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x01", "UTF-16BE", "", "ISO-2022-JP"],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x01", "UTF-16BE", "\u0101", nil],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x01", "UTF-16BE", "\u0181", nil],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x01", "ISO-2022-JP", "", "ISO-2022-JP"],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x01", "ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x01", "ISO-2022-JP"],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x01", "ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x81", "ISO-2022-JP"],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x81", "US-ASCII", "", "ISO-2022-JP"],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x81", "US-ASCII", "\x01\x01", nil],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x81", "US-ASCII", "\x01\x81", nil],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x81", "UTF-8", "", "ISO-2022-JP"],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x81", "UTF-8", "\u0001\u0001", nil],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x81", "UTF-8", "\u0001\x81", nil],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x81", "ASCII-8BIT", "", "ISO-2022-JP"],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x81", "ASCII-8BIT", "\x01\x01", nil],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x81", "ASCII-8BIT", "\x01\x81", nil],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x81", "ISO-8859-1", "", "ISO-2022-JP"],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x81", "ISO-8859-1", "\x01\x01", nil],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x81", "ISO-8859-1", "\x01\x81", nil],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x81", "UTF-16BE", "", "ISO-2022-JP"],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x81", "UTF-16BE", "\u0101", nil],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x81", "UTF-16BE", "\u0181", nil],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x81", "ISO-2022-JP", "", "ISO-2022-JP"],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x81", "ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x01", "ISO-2022-JP"],
+      ["ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x81", "ISO-2022-JP", "\x01\x81", "ISO-2022-JP"],
+    ]
+
+    matrix.each do |encoding1, value1, encoding2, value2, compatible_encoding|
+      it "returns #{compatible_encoding} for #{value1.inspect} in #{encoding1} and #{value2.inspect} in #{encoding2}" do
+        actual_encoding = Encoding.compatible?(value1.dup.force_encoding(encoding1), value2.dup.force_encoding(encoding2))
+        actual_encoding&.name.should == compatible_encoding
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end
 
 describe "Encoding.compatible? String, Regexp" do
   it "returns US-ASCII if both are US-ASCII" do
-    str = "abc".force_encoding("us-ascii")
+    str = "abc".dup.force_encoding("us-ascii")
     Encoding.compatible?(str, /abc/).should == Encoding::US_ASCII
   end
 
@@ -180,15 +553,20 @@ describe "Encoding.compatible? String, Regexp" do
   it "returns the String's Encoding if the String is not ASCII only" do
     [ [Encoding, "\xff",                                  Encoding::BINARY],
       [Encoding, "\u3042".encode("utf-8"),                Encoding::UTF_8],
-      [Encoding, "\xa4\xa2".force_encoding("euc-jp"),     Encoding::EUC_JP],
-      [Encoding, "\x82\xa0".force_encoding("shift_jis"),  Encoding::Shift_JIS],
+      [Encoding, "\xa4\xa2".dup.force_encoding("euc-jp"),     Encoding::EUC_JP],
+      [Encoding, "\x82\xa0".dup.force_encoding("shift_jis"),  Encoding::Shift_JIS],
     ].should be_computed_by(:compatible?, /abc/)
   end
+
+  it "returns the Regexp's Encoding if the String is ASCII only and the Regexp is not" do
+    r = Regexp.new("\xa4\xa2".dup.force_encoding("euc-jp"))
+    Encoding.compatible?("hello".dup.force_encoding("utf-8"), r).should == Encoding::EUC_JP
+  end
 end
 
 describe "Encoding.compatible? String, Symbol" do
   it "returns US-ASCII if both are ASCII only" do
-    str = "abc".force_encoding("us-ascii")
+    str = "abc".dup.force_encoding("us-ascii")
     Encoding.compatible?(str, :abc).should == Encoding::US_ASCII
   end
 
@@ -203,26 +581,26 @@ describe "Encoding.compatible? String, Symbol" do
   it "returns the String's Encoding if the String is not ASCII only" do
     [ [Encoding, "\xff",                                  Encoding::BINARY],
       [Encoding, "\u3042".encode("utf-8"),                Encoding::UTF_8],
-      [Encoding, "\xa4\xa2".force_encoding("euc-jp"),     Encoding::EUC_JP],
-      [Encoding, "\x82\xa0".force_encoding("shift_jis"),  Encoding::Shift_JIS],
+      [Encoding, "\xa4\xa2".dup.force_encoding("euc-jp"),     Encoding::EUC_JP],
+      [Encoding, "\x82\xa0".dup.force_encoding("shift_jis"),  Encoding::Shift_JIS],
     ].should be_computed_by(:compatible?, :abc)
   end
 end
 
 describe "Encoding.compatible? String, Encoding" do
   it "returns nil if the String's encoding is not ASCII compatible" do
-    Encoding.compatible?("abc".encode("utf-32le"), Encoding::US_ASCII).should be_nil
+    Encoding.compatible?("abc".encode("utf-32le"), Encoding::US_ASCII).should == nil
   end
 
   it "returns nil if the Encoding is not ASCII compatible" do
-    Encoding.compatible?("abc".encode("us-ascii"), Encoding::UTF_32LE).should be_nil
+    Encoding.compatible?("abc".encode("us-ascii"), Encoding::UTF_32LE).should == nil
   end
 
   it "returns the String's encoding if the Encoding is US-ASCII" do
     [ [Encoding, "\xff",                                  Encoding::BINARY],
       [Encoding, "\u3042".encode("utf-8"),                Encoding::UTF_8],
-      [Encoding, "\xa4\xa2".force_encoding("euc-jp"),     Encoding::EUC_JP],
-      [Encoding, "\x82\xa0".force_encoding("shift_jis"),  Encoding::Shift_JIS],
+      [Encoding, "\xa4\xa2".dup.force_encoding("euc-jp"),     Encoding::EUC_JP],
+      [Encoding, "\x82\xa0".dup.force_encoding("shift_jis"),  Encoding::Shift_JIS],
     ].should be_computed_by(:compatible?, Encoding::US_ASCII)
   end
 
@@ -236,16 +614,25 @@ describe "Encoding.compatible? String, Encoding" do
   end
 
   it "returns nil if the String's encoding is ASCII compatible but the string is not ASCII only" do
-    Encoding.compatible?("\u3042".encode("utf-8"), Encoding::BINARY).should be_nil
+    Encoding.compatible?("\u3042".encode("utf-8"), Encoding::BINARY).should == nil
   end
 end
 
 describe "Encoding.compatible? Regexp, String" do
   it "returns US-ASCII if both are US-ASCII" do
-    str = "abc".force_encoding("us-ascii")
+    str = "abc".dup.force_encoding("us-ascii")
     Encoding.compatible?(/abc/, str).should == Encoding::US_ASCII
   end
 
+  it "returns the String's Encoding when the String is ASCII only with a different encoding" do
+    r = Regexp.new("\xa4\xa2".dup.force_encoding("euc-jp"))
+    Encoding.compatible?(r, "hello".dup.force_encoding("utf-8")).should == Encoding::UTF_8
+  end
+
+  it "returns the Regexp's Encoding if the String has the same non-ASCII encoding" do
+    r = Regexp.new("\xa4\xa2".dup.force_encoding("euc-jp"))
+    Encoding.compatible?(r, "hello".dup.force_encoding("euc-jp")).should == Encoding::EUC_JP
+  end
 end
 
 describe "Encoding.compatible? Regexp, Regexp" do
@@ -256,8 +643,8 @@ describe "Encoding.compatible? Regexp, Regexp" do
   it "returns the first's Encoding if it is not US-ASCII and not ASCII only" do
     [ [Encoding, Regexp.new("\xff"),                                  Encoding::BINARY],
       [Encoding, Regexp.new("\u3042".encode("utf-8")),                Encoding::UTF_8],
-      [Encoding, Regexp.new("\xa4\xa2".force_encoding("euc-jp")),     Encoding::EUC_JP],
-      [Encoding, Regexp.new("\x82\xa0".force_encoding("shift_jis")),  Encoding::Shift_JIS],
+      [Encoding, Regexp.new("\xa4\xa2".dup.force_encoding("euc-jp")),     Encoding::EUC_JP],
+      [Encoding, Regexp.new("\x82\xa0".dup.force_encoding("shift_jis")),  Encoding::Shift_JIS],
     ].should be_computed_by(:compatible?, /abc/)
   end
 end
@@ -270,15 +657,15 @@ describe "Encoding.compatible? Regexp, Symbol" do
   it "returns the first's Encoding if it is not US-ASCII and not ASCII only" do
     [ [Encoding, Regexp.new("\xff"),                                  Encoding::BINARY],
       [Encoding, Regexp.new("\u3042".encode("utf-8")),                Encoding::UTF_8],
-      [Encoding, Regexp.new("\xa4\xa2".force_encoding("euc-jp")),     Encoding::EUC_JP],
-      [Encoding, Regexp.new("\x82\xa0".force_encoding("shift_jis")),  Encoding::Shift_JIS],
+      [Encoding, Regexp.new("\xa4\xa2".dup.force_encoding("euc-jp")),     Encoding::EUC_JP],
+      [Encoding, Regexp.new("\x82\xa0".dup.force_encoding("shift_jis")),  Encoding::Shift_JIS],
     ].should be_computed_by(:compatible?, /abc/)
   end
 end
 
 describe "Encoding.compatible? Symbol, String" do
   it "returns US-ASCII if both are ASCII only" do
-    str = "abc".force_encoding("us-ascii")
+    str = "abc".dup.force_encoding("us-ascii")
     Encoding.compatible?(str, :abc).should == Encoding::US_ASCII
   end
 end
@@ -291,8 +678,8 @@ describe "Encoding.compatible? Symbol, Regexp" do
   it "returns the Regexp's Encoding if it is not US-ASCII and not ASCII only" do
     a = Regexp.new("\xff")
     b = Regexp.new("\u3042".encode("utf-8"))
-    c = Regexp.new("\xa4\xa2".force_encoding("euc-jp"))
-    d = Regexp.new("\x82\xa0".force_encoding("shift_jis"))
+    c = Regexp.new("\xa4\xa2".dup.force_encoding("euc-jp"))
+    d = Regexp.new("\x82\xa0".dup.force_encoding("shift_jis"))
 
     [ [Encoding, :abc, a, Encoding::BINARY],
       [Encoding, :abc, b, Encoding::UTF_8],
@@ -310,8 +697,8 @@ describe "Encoding.compatible? Symbol, Symbol" do
   it "returns the first's Encoding if it is not ASCII only" do
     [ [Encoding, "\xff".to_sym,                                  Encoding::BINARY],
       [Encoding, "\u3042".encode("utf-8").to_sym,                Encoding::UTF_8],
-      [Encoding, "\xa4\xa2".force_encoding("euc-jp").to_sym,     Encoding::EUC_JP],
-      [Encoding, "\x82\xa0".force_encoding("shift_jis").to_sym,  Encoding::Shift_JIS],
+      [Encoding, "\xa4\xa2".dup.force_encoding("euc-jp").to_sym,     Encoding::EUC_JP],
+      [Encoding, "\x82\xa0".dup.force_encoding("shift_jis").to_sym,  Encoding::Shift_JIS],
     ].should be_computed_by(:compatible?, :abc)
   end
 end
@@ -354,26 +741,32 @@ end
 
 describe "Encoding.compatible? Object, Object" do
   it "returns nil for Object, String" do
-    Encoding.compatible?(Object.new, "abc").should be_nil
+    Encoding.compatible?(Object.new, "abc").should == nil
   end
 
   it "returns nil for Object, Regexp" do
-    Encoding.compatible?(Object.new, /./).should be_nil
+    Encoding.compatible?(Object.new, /./).should == nil
   end
 
   it "returns nil for Object, Symbol" do
-    Encoding.compatible?(Object.new, :sym).should be_nil
+    Encoding.compatible?(Object.new, :sym).should == nil
   end
 
   it "returns nil for String, Object" do
-    Encoding.compatible?("abc", Object.new).should be_nil
+    Encoding.compatible?("abc", Object.new).should == nil
   end
 
   it "returns nil for Regexp, Object" do
-    Encoding.compatible?(/./, Object.new).should be_nil
+    Encoding.compatible?(/./, Object.new).should == nil
   end
 
   it "returns nil for Symbol, Object" do
-    Encoding.compatible?(:sym, Object.new).should be_nil
+    Encoding.compatible?(:sym, Object.new).should == nil
+  end
+end
+
+describe "Encoding.compatible? nil, nil" do
+  it "returns nil" do
+    Encoding.compatible?(nil, nil).should == nil
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/asciicompat_encoding_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/asciicompat_encoding_spec.rb
index 1beb40af3f..07c7a88356 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/asciicompat_encoding_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/asciicompat_encoding_spec.rb
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ describe "Encoding::Converter.asciicompat_encoding" do
   end
 
   it "returns nil when the given encoding is ASCII compatible" do
-    Encoding::Converter.asciicompat_encoding('ASCII').should be_nil
-    Encoding::Converter.asciicompat_encoding('UTF-8').should be_nil
+    Encoding::Converter.asciicompat_encoding('ASCII').should == nil
+    Encoding::Converter.asciicompat_encoding('UTF-8').should == nil
   end
 
   it "handles encoding names who resolve to nil encodings" do
     internal = Encoding.default_internal
     Encoding.default_internal = nil
-    Encoding::Converter.asciicompat_encoding('internal').should be_nil
+    Encoding::Converter.asciicompat_encoding('internal').should == nil
     Encoding.default_internal = internal
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/constants_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/constants_spec.rb
index 7d29bdb278..e2d21b5429 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/constants_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/constants_spec.rb
@@ -2,130 +2,130 @@ require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Encoding::Converter::INVALID_MASK" do
   it "exists" do
-    Encoding::Converter.should have_constant(:INVALID_MASK)
+    Encoding::Converter.should.const_defined?(:INVALID_MASK, false)
   end
 
   it "has an Integer value" do
-    Encoding::Converter::INVALID_MASK.should be_an_instance_of(Integer)
+    Encoding::Converter::INVALID_MASK.should.instance_of?(Integer)
   end
 end
 
 describe "Encoding::Converter::INVALID_REPLACE" do
   it "exists" do
-    Encoding::Converter.should have_constant(:INVALID_REPLACE)
+    Encoding::Converter.should.const_defined?(:INVALID_REPLACE, false)
   end
 
   it "has an Integer value" do
-    Encoding::Converter::INVALID_REPLACE.should be_an_instance_of(Integer)
+    Encoding::Converter::INVALID_REPLACE.should.instance_of?(Integer)
   end
 end
 
 describe "Encoding::Converter::UNDEF_MASK" do
   it "exists" do
-    Encoding::Converter.should have_constant(:UNDEF_MASK)
+    Encoding::Converter.should.const_defined?(:UNDEF_MASK, false)
   end
 
   it "has an Integer value" do
-    Encoding::Converter::UNDEF_MASK.should be_an_instance_of(Integer)
+    Encoding::Converter::UNDEF_MASK.should.instance_of?(Integer)
   end
 end
 
 describe "Encoding::Converter::UNDEF_REPLACE" do
   it "exists" do
-    Encoding::Converter.should have_constant(:UNDEF_REPLACE)
+    Encoding::Converter.should.const_defined?(:UNDEF_REPLACE, false)
   end
 
   it "has an Integer value" do
-    Encoding::Converter::UNDEF_REPLACE.should be_an_instance_of(Integer)
+    Encoding::Converter::UNDEF_REPLACE.should.instance_of?(Integer)
   end
 end
 
 describe "Encoding::Converter::UNDEF_HEX_CHARREF" do
   it "exists" do
-    Encoding::Converter.should have_constant(:UNDEF_HEX_CHARREF)
+    Encoding::Converter.should.const_defined?(:UNDEF_HEX_CHARREF, false)
   end
 
   it "has an Integer value" do
-    Encoding::Converter::UNDEF_HEX_CHARREF.should be_an_instance_of(Integer)
+    Encoding::Converter::UNDEF_HEX_CHARREF.should.instance_of?(Integer)
   end
 end
 
 describe "Encoding::Converter::PARTIAL_INPUT" do
   it "exists" do
-    Encoding::Converter.should have_constant(:PARTIAL_INPUT)
+    Encoding::Converter.should.const_defined?(:PARTIAL_INPUT, false)
   end
 
   it "has an Integer value" do
-    Encoding::Converter::PARTIAL_INPUT.should be_an_instance_of(Integer)
+    Encoding::Converter::PARTIAL_INPUT.should.instance_of?(Integer)
   end
 end
 
 describe "Encoding::Converter::AFTER_OUTPUT" do
   it "exists" do
-    Encoding::Converter.should have_constant(:AFTER_OUTPUT)
+    Encoding::Converter.should.const_defined?(:AFTER_OUTPUT, false)
   end
 
   it "has an Integer value" do
-    Encoding::Converter::AFTER_OUTPUT.should be_an_instance_of(Integer)
+    Encoding::Converter::AFTER_OUTPUT.should.instance_of?(Integer)
   end
 end
 
 describe "Encoding::Converter::UNIVERSAL_NEWLINE_DECORATOR" do
   it "exists" do
-    Encoding::Converter.should have_constant(:UNIVERSAL_NEWLINE_DECORATOR)
+    Encoding::Converter.should.const_defined?(:UNIVERSAL_NEWLINE_DECORATOR, false)
   end
 
   it "has an Integer value" do
-    Encoding::Converter::UNIVERSAL_NEWLINE_DECORATOR.should be_an_instance_of(Integer)
+    Encoding::Converter::UNIVERSAL_NEWLINE_DECORATOR.should.instance_of?(Integer)
   end
 end
 
 describe "Encoding::Converter::CRLF_NEWLINE_DECORATOR" do
   it "exists" do
-    Encoding::Converter.should have_constant(:CRLF_NEWLINE_DECORATOR)
+    Encoding::Converter.should.const_defined?(:CRLF_NEWLINE_DECORATOR, false)
   end
 
   it "has an Integer value" do
-    Encoding::Converter::CRLF_NEWLINE_DECORATOR.should be_an_instance_of(Integer)
+    Encoding::Converter::CRLF_NEWLINE_DECORATOR.should.instance_of?(Integer)
   end
 end
 
 describe "Encoding::Converter::CR_NEWLINE_DECORATOR" do
   it "exists" do
-    Encoding::Converter.should have_constant(:CR_NEWLINE_DECORATOR)
+    Encoding::Converter.should.const_defined?(:CR_NEWLINE_DECORATOR, false)
   end
 
   it "has an Integer value" do
-    Encoding::Converter::CR_NEWLINE_DECORATOR.should be_an_instance_of(Integer)
+    Encoding::Converter::CR_NEWLINE_DECORATOR.should.instance_of?(Integer)
   end
 end
 
 describe "Encoding::Converter::XML_TEXT_DECORATOR" do
   it "exists" do
-    Encoding::Converter.should have_constant(:XML_TEXT_DECORATOR)
+    Encoding::Converter.should.const_defined?(:XML_TEXT_DECORATOR, false)
   end
 
   it "has an Integer value" do
-    Encoding::Converter::XML_TEXT_DECORATOR.should be_an_instance_of(Integer)
+    Encoding::Converter::XML_TEXT_DECORATOR.should.instance_of?(Integer)
   end
 end
 
 describe "Encoding::Converter::XML_ATTR_CONTENT_DECORATOR" do
   it "exists" do
-    Encoding::Converter.should have_constant(:XML_ATTR_CONTENT_DECORATOR)
+    Encoding::Converter.should.const_defined?(:XML_ATTR_CONTENT_DECORATOR, false)
   end
 
   it "has an Integer value" do
-    Encoding::Converter::XML_ATTR_CONTENT_DECORATOR.should be_an_instance_of(Integer)
+    Encoding::Converter::XML_ATTR_CONTENT_DECORATOR.should.instance_of?(Integer)
   end
 end
 
 describe "Encoding::Converter::XML_ATTR_QUOTE_DECORATOR" do
   it "exists" do
-    Encoding::Converter.should have_constant(:XML_ATTR_QUOTE_DECORATOR)
+    Encoding::Converter.should.const_defined?(:XML_ATTR_QUOTE_DECORATOR, false)
   end
 
   it "has an Integer value" do
-    Encoding::Converter::XML_ATTR_QUOTE_DECORATOR.should be_an_instance_of(Integer)
+    Encoding::Converter::XML_ATTR_QUOTE_DECORATOR.should.instance_of?(Integer)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/convert_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/convert_spec.rb
index 95a9e0b758..c95e88a491 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/convert_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/convert_spec.rb
@@ -1,45 +1,45 @@
-# -*- encoding: binary -*-
+# encoding: binary
+# frozen_string_literal: true
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Encoding::Converter#convert" do
   it "returns a String" do
     ec = Encoding::Converter.new('ascii', 'utf-8')
-    ec.convert('glark').should be_an_instance_of(String)
+    ec.convert('glark').should.instance_of?(String)
   end
 
   it "sets the encoding of the result to the target encoding" do
     ec = Encoding::Converter.new('ascii', 'utf-8')
-    str = 'glark'.force_encoding('ascii')
+    str = 'glark'.dup.force_encoding('ascii')
     ec.convert(str).encoding.should == Encoding::UTF_8
   end
 
   it "transcodes the given String to the target encoding" do
     ec = Encoding::Converter.new("utf-8", "euc-jp")
-    ec.convert("\u3042".force_encoding('UTF-8')).should == \
-      "\xA4\xA2".force_encoding('EUC-JP')
+    ec.convert("\u3042".dup.force_encoding('UTF-8')).should == \
+      "\xA4\xA2".dup.force_encoding('EUC-JP')
   end
 
   it "allows Strings of different encodings to the source encoding" do
     ec = Encoding::Converter.new('ascii', 'utf-8')
-    str = 'glark'.force_encoding('SJIS')
+    str = 'glark'.dup.force_encoding('SJIS')
     ec.convert(str).encoding.should == Encoding::UTF_8
   end
 
   it "reuses the given encoding pair if called multiple times" do
     ec = Encoding::Converter.new('ascii', 'SJIS')
-    ec.convert('a'.force_encoding('ASCII')).should == 'a'.force_encoding('SJIS')
-    ec.convert('b'.force_encoding('ASCII')).should == 'b'.force_encoding('SJIS')
+    ec.convert('a'.dup.force_encoding('ASCII')).should == 'a'.dup.force_encoding('SJIS')
+    ec.convert('b'.dup.force_encoding('ASCII')).should == 'b'.dup.force_encoding('SJIS')
   end
 
   it "raises UndefinedConversionError if the String contains characters invalid for the target encoding" do
     ec = Encoding::Converter.new('UTF-8', Encoding.find('macCyrillic'))
-    -> { ec.convert("\u{6543}".force_encoding('UTF-8')) }.should \
-      raise_error(Encoding::UndefinedConversionError)
+    -> { ec.convert("\u{6543}".dup.force_encoding('UTF-8')) }.should.raise(Encoding::UndefinedConversionError)
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if called on a finished stream" do
     ec = Encoding::Converter.new('UTF-8', Encoding.find('macCyrillic'))
     ec.finish
-    -> { ec.convert("\u{65}") }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { ec.convert("\u{65}") }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/finish_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/finish_spec.rb
index 11ca7e8510..e13b7415f8 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/finish_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/finish_spec.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ describe "Encoding::Converter#finish" do
 
   it "returns a String" do
     @ec.convert('foo')
-    @ec.finish.should be_an_instance_of(String)
+    @ec.finish.should.instance_of?(String)
   end
 
   it "returns an empty String if there is nothing more to convert" do
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ describe "Encoding::Converter#finish" do
   end
 
   it "returns the last part of the converted String if it hasn't already" do
-     @ec.convert("\u{9999}").should == "\e$B9a".force_encoding('iso-2022-jp')
-     @ec.finish.should == "\e(B".force_encoding('iso-2022-jp')
+    @ec.convert("\u{9999}").should == "\e$B9a".dup.force_encoding('iso-2022-jp')
+    @ec.finish.should == "\e(B".dup.force_encoding('iso-2022-jp')
   end
 
   it "returns a String in the destination encoding" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/last_error_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/last_error_spec.rb
index 68567737b7..3984a628f5 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/last_error_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/last_error_spec.rb
@@ -1,54 +1,54 @@
-# -*- encoding: binary -*-
+# encoding: binary
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Encoding::Converter#last_error" do
   it "returns nil when the no conversion has been attempted" do
     ec = Encoding::Converter.new('ascii','utf-8')
-    ec.last_error.should be_nil
+    ec.last_error.should == nil
   end
 
   it "returns nil when the last conversion did not produce an error" do
     ec = Encoding::Converter.new('ascii','utf-8')
-    ec.convert('a'.force_encoding('ascii'))
-    ec.last_error.should be_nil
+    ec.convert('a'.dup.force_encoding('ascii'))
+    ec.last_error.should == nil
   end
 
   it "returns nil when #primitive_convert last returned :destination_buffer_full" do
     ec = Encoding::Converter.new("utf-8", "iso-2022-jp")
-    ec.primitive_convert("\u{9999}", "", 0, 0, partial_input: false) \
+    ec.primitive_convert(+"\u{9999}", +"", 0, 0, partial_input: false) \
       .should == :destination_buffer_full
-    ec.last_error.should be_nil
+    ec.last_error.should == nil
   end
 
   it "returns nil when #primitive_convert last returned :finished" do
     ec = Encoding::Converter.new("utf-8", "iso-8859-1")
-    ec.primitive_convert("glark".force_encoding('utf-8'),"").should == :finished
-    ec.last_error.should be_nil
+    ec.primitive_convert("glark".dup.force_encoding('utf-8'), +"").should == :finished
+    ec.last_error.should == nil
   end
 
   it "returns nil if the last conversion succeeded but the penultimate failed" do
     ec = Encoding::Converter.new("utf-8", "iso-8859-1")
-    ec.primitive_convert("\xf1abcd","").should == :invalid_byte_sequence
-    ec.primitive_convert("glark".force_encoding('utf-8'),"").should == :finished
-    ec.last_error.should be_nil
+    ec.primitive_convert(+"\xf1abcd", +"").should == :invalid_byte_sequence
+    ec.primitive_convert("glark".dup.force_encoding('utf-8'), +"").should == :finished
+    ec.last_error.should == nil
   end
 
   it "returns an Encoding::InvalidByteSequenceError when #primitive_convert last returned :invalid_byte_sequence" do
     ec = Encoding::Converter.new("utf-8", "iso-8859-1")
-    ec.primitive_convert("\xf1abcd","").should == :invalid_byte_sequence
-    ec.last_error.should be_an_instance_of(Encoding::InvalidByteSequenceError)
+    ec.primitive_convert(+"\xf1abcd", +"").should == :invalid_byte_sequence
+    ec.last_error.should.instance_of?(Encoding::InvalidByteSequenceError)
   end
 
   it "returns an Encoding::UndefinedConversionError when #primitive_convert last returned :undefined_conversion" do
     ec = Encoding::Converter.new("utf-8", "iso-8859-1")
-    ec.primitive_convert("\u{9876}","").should == :undefined_conversion
-    ec.last_error.should be_an_instance_of(Encoding::UndefinedConversionError)
+    ec.primitive_convert(+"\u{9876}", +"").should == :undefined_conversion
+    ec.last_error.should.instance_of?(Encoding::UndefinedConversionError)
   end
 
   it "returns an Encoding::InvalidByteSequenceError when #primitive_convert last returned :incomplete_input" do
     ec = Encoding::Converter.new("EUC-JP", "ISO-8859-1")
-    ec.primitive_convert("\xa4", "", nil, 10).should == :incomplete_input
-    ec.last_error.should be_an_instance_of(Encoding::InvalidByteSequenceError)
+    ec.primitive_convert(+"\xa4", +"", nil, 10).should == :incomplete_input
+    ec.last_error.should.instance_of?(Encoding::InvalidByteSequenceError)
   end
 
   it "returns an Encoding::InvalidByteSequenceError when the last call to #convert produced one" do
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ describe "Encoding::Converter#last_error" do
     exception = nil
     -> {
       ec.convert("\xf1abcd")
-    }.should raise_error(Encoding::InvalidByteSequenceError) { |e|
+    }.should.raise(Encoding::InvalidByteSequenceError) { |e|
       exception = e
     }
-    ec.last_error.should be_an_instance_of(Encoding::InvalidByteSequenceError)
+    ec.last_error.should.instance_of?(Encoding::InvalidByteSequenceError)
     ec.last_error.message.should == exception.message
   end
 
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ describe "Encoding::Converter#last_error" do
     exception = nil
     -> {
       ec.convert("\u{9899}")
-    }.should raise_error(Encoding::UndefinedConversionError) { |e|
+    }.should.raise(Encoding::UndefinedConversionError) { |e|
       exception = e
     }
-    ec.last_error.should be_an_instance_of(Encoding::UndefinedConversionError)
+    ec.last_error.should.instance_of?(Encoding::UndefinedConversionError)
     ec.last_error.message.should == exception.message
-    ec.last_error.message.should include "from UTF-8 to ISO-8859-1"
+    ec.last_error.message.should.include? "from UTF-8 to ISO-8859-1"
   end
 
   it "returns the last error of #convert with a message showing the transcoding path" do
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ describe "Encoding::Converter#last_error" do
     exception = nil
     -> {
       ec.convert("\xE9") # é in ISO-8859-1
-    }.should raise_error(Encoding::UndefinedConversionError) { |e|
+    }.should.raise(Encoding::UndefinedConversionError) { |e|
       exception = e
     }
-    ec.last_error.should be_an_instance_of(Encoding::UndefinedConversionError)
+    ec.last_error.should.instance_of?(Encoding::UndefinedConversionError)
     ec.last_error.message.should == exception.message
-    ec.last_error.message.should include "from ISO-8859-1 to UTF-8 to Big5"
+    ec.last_error.message.should.include? "from ISO-8859-1 to UTF-8 to Big5"
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/new_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/new_spec.rb
index 1f7affc72b..bbdfb48bce 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/new_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/new_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# -*- encoding: binary -*-
+# encoding: binary
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Encoding::Converter.new" do
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ describe "Encoding::Converter.new" do
   it "raises an Encoding::ConverterNotFoundError if both encodings are the same" do
     -> do
       Encoding::Converter.new "utf-8", "utf-8"
-    end.should raise_error(Encoding::ConverterNotFoundError)
+    end.should.raise(Encoding::ConverterNotFoundError)
   end
 
   it "calls #to_str to convert the source encoding argument to an encoding name" do
@@ -67,25 +67,25 @@ describe "Encoding::Converter.new" do
 
     -> do
       Encoding::Converter.new("us-ascii", "utf-8", replace: obj)
-    end.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    end.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if passed true for the replacement object" do
     -> do
       Encoding::Converter.new("us-ascii", "utf-8", replace: true)
-    end.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    end.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if passed false for the replacement object" do
     -> do
       Encoding::Converter.new("us-ascii", "utf-8", replace: false)
-    end.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    end.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if passed an Integer for the replacement object" do
     -> do
       Encoding::Converter.new("us-ascii", "utf-8", replace: 1)
-    end.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    end.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "accepts an empty String for the replacement object" do
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ describe "Encoding::Converter.new" do
 
       it "sets the replacement String to '\\uFFFD'" do
         conv = Encoding::Converter.new("us-ascii", "utf-8", replace: nil)
-        conv.replacement.should == "\u{fffd}".force_encoding("utf-8")
+        conv.replacement.should == "\u{fffd}".dup.force_encoding("utf-8")
       end
 
       it "sets the replacement String encoding to UTF-8" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/primitive_convert_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/primitive_convert_spec.rb
index 802d8e7cb1..ab9ce6a992 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/primitive_convert_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/primitive_convert_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-# -*- encoding: binary -*-
+# encoding: binary
+# frozen_string_literal: false
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Encoding::Converter#primitive_convert" do
@@ -7,19 +8,23 @@ describe "Encoding::Converter#primitive_convert" do
   end
 
   it "accepts a nil source buffer" do
-    -> { @ec.primitive_convert(nil,"") }.should_not raise_error
+    -> { @ec.primitive_convert(nil,"") }.should_not.raise
   end
 
   it "accepts a String as the source buffer" do
-    -> { @ec.primitive_convert("","") }.should_not raise_error
+    -> { @ec.primitive_convert("","") }.should_not.raise
+  end
+
+  it "raises FrozenError when the destination buffer is a frozen String" do
+    -> { @ec.primitive_convert("", "".freeze) }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 
   it "accepts nil for the destination byte offset" do
-    -> { @ec.primitive_convert("","", nil) }.should_not raise_error
+    -> { @ec.primitive_convert("","", nil) }.should_not.raise
   end
 
   it "accepts an integer for the destination byte offset" do
-    -> { @ec.primitive_convert("","a", 1) }.should_not raise_error
+    -> { @ec.primitive_convert("","a", 1) }.should_not.raise
   end
 
   it "calls #to_int to convert the destination byte offset" do
@@ -30,10 +35,10 @@ describe "Encoding::Converter#primitive_convert" do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if the destination byte offset is greater than the bytesize of the destination buffer" do
-    -> { @ec.primitive_convert("","am", 0) }.should_not raise_error
-    -> { @ec.primitive_convert("","am", 1) }.should_not raise_error
-    -> { @ec.primitive_convert("","am", 2) }.should_not raise_error
-    -> { @ec.primitive_convert("","am", 3) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { @ec.primitive_convert("","am", 0) }.should_not.raise
+    -> { @ec.primitive_convert("","am", 1) }.should_not.raise
+    -> { @ec.primitive_convert("","am", 2) }.should_not.raise
+    -> { @ec.primitive_convert("","am", 3) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "uses the destination byte offset to determine where to write the result in the destination buffer" do
@@ -49,19 +54,19 @@ describe "Encoding::Converter#primitive_convert" do
   end
 
   it "accepts nil for the destination bytesize" do
-    -> { @ec.primitive_convert("","", nil, nil) }.should_not raise_error
+    -> { @ec.primitive_convert("","", nil, nil) }.should_not.raise
   end
 
   it "accepts an integer for the destination bytesize" do
-    -> { @ec.primitive_convert("","", nil, 0) }.should_not raise_error
+    -> { @ec.primitive_convert("","", nil, 0) }.should_not.raise
   end
 
   it "allows a destination bytesize value greater than the bytesize of the source buffer" do
-    -> { @ec.primitive_convert("am","", nil, 3) }.should_not raise_error
+    -> { @ec.primitive_convert("am","", nil, 3) }.should_not.raise
   end
 
   it "allows a destination bytesize value less than the bytesize of the source buffer" do
-    -> { @ec.primitive_convert("am","", nil, 1) }.should_not raise_error
+    -> { @ec.primitive_convert("am","", nil, 1) }.should_not.raise
   end
 
   it "calls #to_int to convert the destination byte size" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/primitive_errinfo_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/primitive_errinfo_spec.rb
index 1f836b259f..580e2e37e1 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/primitive_errinfo_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/primitive_errinfo_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-# -*- encoding: binary -*-
+# encoding: binary
+# frozen_string_literal: false
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Encoding::Converter#primitive_errinfo" do
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ describe "Encoding::Converter#primitive_errinfo" do
 
   it "returns the state, source encoding, target encoding, erroneous bytes, and the read-again bytes when #convert last raised InvalidByteSequenceError" do
     ec = Encoding::Converter.new("utf-8", "iso-8859-1")
-    -> { ec.convert("\xf1abcd") }.should raise_error(Encoding::InvalidByteSequenceError)
+    -> { ec.convert("\xf1abcd") }.should.raise(Encoding::InvalidByteSequenceError)
     ec.primitive_errinfo.should ==
       [:invalid_byte_sequence, "UTF-8", "ISO-8859-1", "\xF1", "a"]
   end
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ describe "Encoding::Converter#primitive_errinfo" do
   it "returns the state, source encoding, target encoding, erroneous bytes, and the read-again bytes when #finish last raised InvalidByteSequenceError" do
     ec = Encoding::Converter.new("EUC-JP", "ISO-8859-1")
     ec.convert("\xa4")
-    -> { ec.finish }.should raise_error(Encoding::InvalidByteSequenceError)
+    -> { ec.finish }.should.raise(Encoding::InvalidByteSequenceError)
     ec.primitive_errinfo.should == [:incomplete_input, "EUC-JP", "UTF-8", "\xA4", ""]
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/putback_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/putback_spec.rb
index 87495eaf3f..a85cec5145 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/putback_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/putback_spec.rb
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-# -*- encoding: binary -*-
+# encoding: binary
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Encoding::Converter#putback" do
   before :each do
     @ec = Encoding::Converter.new("EUC-JP", "ISO-8859-1")
-    @ret = @ec.primitive_convert(@src="abc\xa1def", @dst="", nil, 10)
+    @ret = @ec.primitive_convert(@src=+"abc\xa1def", @dst=+"", nil, 10)
   end
 
   it "returns a String" do
-    @ec.putback.should be_an_instance_of(String)
+    @ec.putback.should.instance_of?(String)
   end
 
   it "returns a String in the source encoding" do
@@ -34,14 +34,23 @@ describe "Encoding::Converter#putback" do
     @ec.putback.should == ""
   end
 
+  it "returns the problematic bytes for UTF-16LE" do
+    ec = Encoding::Converter.new("utf-16le", "iso-8859-1")
+    src = +"\x00\xd8\x61\x00"
+    dst = +""
+    ec.primitive_convert(src, dst).should == :invalid_byte_sequence
+    ec.primitive_errinfo.should == [:invalid_byte_sequence, "UTF-16LE", "UTF-8", "\x00\xD8", "a\x00"]
+    ec.putback.should == "a\x00".dup.force_encoding("utf-16le")
+    ec.putback.should == ""
+  end
+
   it "accepts an integer argument corresponding to the number of bytes to be put back" do
     ec = Encoding::Converter.new("utf-16le", "iso-8859-1")
-    src = "\x00\xd8\x61\x00"
-    dst = ""
+    src = +"\x00\xd8\x61\x00"
+    dst = +""
     ec.primitive_convert(src, dst).should == :invalid_byte_sequence
     ec.primitive_errinfo.should == [:invalid_byte_sequence, "UTF-16LE", "UTF-8", "\x00\xD8", "a\x00"]
-    ec.putback(1).should == "\x00".force_encoding("utf-16le")
-    ec.putback.should == "a".force_encoding("utf-16le")
+    ec.putback(2).should == "a\x00".dup.force_encoding("utf-16le")
     ec.putback.should == ""
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/replacement_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/replacement_spec.rb
index 5ca42e7e5a..c25ec36517 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/replacement_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/replacement_spec.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ describe "Encoding::Converter#replacement" do
 
   it "returns \\uFFFD when the destination encoding is UTF-8" do
     ec = Encoding::Converter.new("us-ascii", "utf-8")
-    ec.replacement.should == "\u{fffd}".force_encoding('utf-8')
+    ec.replacement.should == "\u{fffd}".dup.force_encoding('utf-8')
     ec.replacement.encoding.should == Encoding::UTF_8
   end
 end
@@ -33,38 +33,36 @@ describe "Encoding::Converter#replacement=" do
 
   it "raises a TypeError if assigned a non-String argument" do
     ec = Encoding::Converter.new("utf-8", "us-ascii")
-    -> { ec.replacement = nil }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { ec.replacement = nil }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "sets #replacement" do
     ec = Encoding::Converter.new("us-ascii", "utf-8")
-    ec.replacement.should == "\u{fffd}".force_encoding('utf-8')
+    ec.replacement.should == "\u{fffd}".dup.force_encoding('utf-8')
     ec.replacement = '?'.encode('utf-8')
-    ec.replacement.should == '?'.force_encoding('utf-8')
+    ec.replacement.should == '?'.dup.force_encoding('utf-8')
   end
 
   it "raises an UndefinedConversionError is the argument cannot be converted into the destination encoding" do
     ec = Encoding::Converter.new("sjis", "ascii")
-    utf8_q = "\u{986}".force_encoding('utf-8')
-    ec.primitive_convert(utf8_q.dup, "").should == :undefined_conversion
-    -> { ec.replacement = utf8_q }.should \
-      raise_error(Encoding::UndefinedConversionError)
+    utf8_q = "\u{986}".dup.force_encoding('utf-8')
+    ec.primitive_convert(utf8_q.dup, +"").should == :undefined_conversion
+    -> { ec.replacement = utf8_q }.should.raise(Encoding::UndefinedConversionError)
   end
 
   it "does not change the replacement character if the argument cannot be converted into the destination encoding" do
     ec = Encoding::Converter.new("sjis", "ascii")
-    utf8_q = "\u{986}".force_encoding('utf-8')
-    ec.primitive_convert(utf8_q.dup, "").should == :undefined_conversion
-    -> { ec.replacement = utf8_q }.should \
-      raise_error(Encoding::UndefinedConversionError)
-    ec.replacement.should == "?".force_encoding('us-ascii')
+    utf8_q = "\u{986}".dup.force_encoding('utf-8')
+    ec.primitive_convert(utf8_q.dup, +"").should == :undefined_conversion
+    -> { ec.replacement = utf8_q }.should.raise(Encoding::UndefinedConversionError)
+    ec.replacement.should == "?".dup.force_encoding('us-ascii')
   end
 
   it "uses the replacement character" do
     ec = Encoding::Converter.new("utf-8", "us-ascii", :invalid => :replace, :undef => :replace)
     ec.replacement = "!"
-    dest = ""
-    status = ec.primitive_convert "中文123", dest
+    dest = +""
+    status = ec.primitive_convert(+"中文123", dest)
 
     status.should == :finished
     dest.should == "!!123"
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/search_convpath_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/search_convpath_spec.rb
index 0882af5539..cac44765f8 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/search_convpath_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/converter/search_convpath_spec.rb
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ describe "Encoding::Converter.search_convpath" do
   end
 
   it "raises an Encoding::ConverterNotFoundError if no conversion path exists" do
-   -> do
-     Encoding::Converter.search_convpath(Encoding::BINARY, Encoding::Emacs_Mule)
-   end.should raise_error(Encoding::ConverterNotFoundError)
+    -> do
+      Encoding::Converter.search_convpath(Encoding::BINARY, Encoding::Emacs_Mule)
+    end.should.raise(Encoding::ConverterNotFoundError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/default_external_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/default_external_spec.rb
index e2cb9b02f4..2a2bd7f6ae 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/default_external_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/default_external_spec.rb
@@ -10,13 +10,19 @@ describe "Encoding.default_external" do
   end
 
   it "returns an Encoding object" do
-    Encoding.default_external.should be_an_instance_of(Encoding)
+    Encoding.default_external.should.instance_of?(Encoding)
   end
 
   it "returns the default external encoding" do
     Encoding.default_external = Encoding::SHIFT_JIS
     Encoding.default_external.should == Encoding::SHIFT_JIS
   end
+
+  platform_is :windows do
+    it 'is UTF-8 by default on Windows' do
+      Encoding.default_external.should == Encoding::UTF_8
+    end
+  end
 end
 
 describe "Encoding.default_external=" do
@@ -54,10 +60,10 @@ describe "Encoding.default_external=" do
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError unless the argument is an Encoding or convertible to a String" do
-    -> { Encoding.default_external = [] }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { Encoding.default_external = [] }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if the argument is nil" do
-    -> { Encoding.default_external = nil }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { Encoding.default_external = nil }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/default_internal_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/default_internal_spec.rb
index 855f4e9f32..38aef9dce9 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/default_internal_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/default_internal_spec.rb
@@ -10,17 +10,17 @@ describe "Encoding.default_internal" do
   end
 
   it "is nil by default" do
-    Encoding.default_internal.should be_nil
+    Encoding.default_internal.should == nil
   end
 
   it "returns an Encoding object if a default internal encoding is set" do
     Encoding.default_internal = Encoding::ASCII
-    Encoding.default_internal.should be_an_instance_of(Encoding)
+    Encoding.default_internal.should.instance_of?(Encoding)
   end
 
   it "returns nil if no default internal encoding is set" do
     Encoding.default_internal = nil
-    Encoding.default_internal.should be_nil
+    Encoding.default_internal.should == nil
   end
 
   it "returns the default internal encoding" do
@@ -60,15 +60,15 @@ describe "Encoding.default_internal=" do
     obj = mock('string')
     obj.should_receive(:to_str).at_least(1).times.and_return(1)
 
-    -> { Encoding.default_internal = obj }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { Encoding.default_internal = obj }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError when passed an object not providing #to_str" do
-    -> { Encoding.default_internal = mock("encoding") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { Encoding.default_internal = mock("encoding") }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "accepts an argument of nil to unset the default internal encoding" do
     Encoding.default_internal = nil
-    Encoding.default_internal.should be_nil
+    Encoding.default_internal.should == nil
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/dummy_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/dummy_spec.rb
index 75ffcd5a4e..05530a8186 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/dummy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/dummy_spec.rb
@@ -2,13 +2,24 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Encoding#dummy?" do
   it "returns false for proper encodings" do
-    Encoding::UTF_8.dummy?.should be_false
-    Encoding::ASCII.dummy?.should be_false
+    Encoding::UTF_8.dummy?.should == false
+    Encoding::ASCII.dummy?.should == false
   end
 
   it "returns true for dummy encodings" do
-    Encoding::ISO_2022_JP.dummy?.should be_true
-    Encoding::CP50221.dummy?.should be_true
-    Encoding::UTF_7.dummy?.should be_true
+    Encoding::ISO_2022_JP.dummy?.should == true
+    Encoding::CP50221.dummy?.should == true
+    Encoding::UTF_7.dummy?.should == true
+  end
+
+  it "returns true for UTF_16 and UTF_32" do
+    Encoding::UTF_16.should.dummy?
+    Encoding::UTF_32.should.dummy?
+  end
+
+  it "implies not #ascii_compatible?" do
+    Encoding.list.select(&:dummy?).each do |encoding|
+      encoding.should_not.ascii_compatible?
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/find_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/find_spec.rb
index 8a0873070f..c5356560eb 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/find_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/find_spec.rb
@@ -7,18 +7,18 @@ describe "Encoding.find" do
 
   it "returns the corresponding Encoding object if given a valid encoding name" do
     @encodings.each do |enc|
-      Encoding.find(enc).should be_an_instance_of(Encoding)
+      Encoding.find(enc).should.instance_of?(Encoding)
     end
   end
 
   it "returns the corresponding Encoding object if given a valid alias name" do
     Encoding.aliases.keys.each do |enc_alias|
-      Encoding.find(enc_alias).should be_an_instance_of(Encoding)
+      Encoding.find(enc_alias).should.instance_of?(Encoding)
     end
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if passed a Symbol" do
-    -> { Encoding.find(:"utf-8") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { Encoding.find(:"utf-8") }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "returns the passed Encoding object" do
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ describe "Encoding.find" do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if the given encoding does not exist" do
-    -> { Encoding.find('dh2dh278d') }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { Encoding.find('dh2dh278d') }.should.raise(ArgumentError, 'unknown encoding name - dh2dh278d')
   end
 
   # Not sure how to do a better test, since locale depends on weird platform-specific stuff
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/fixtures/classes.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/fixtures/classes.rb
index 12e9a4f348..943865e8d8 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/fixtures/classes.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/fixtures/classes.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# -*- encoding: binary -*-
+# encoding: binary
 module EncodingSpecs
   class UndefinedConversionError
     def self.exception
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/inspect_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/inspect_spec.rb
index 9a930b2a77..ab7f8cf9fc 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/inspect_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/inspect_spec.rb
@@ -2,12 +2,26 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Encoding#inspect" do
   it "returns a String" do
-    Encoding::UTF_8.inspect.should be_an_instance_of(String)
+    Encoding::UTF_8.inspect.should.instance_of?(String)
   end
 
-  it "returns #<Encoding:name> for a non-dummy encoding named 'name'" do
-    Encoding.list.to_a.reject {|e| e.dummy? }.each do |enc|
-      enc.inspect.should =~ /#<Encoding:#{enc.name}>/
+  ruby_version_is ""..."3.4" do
+    it "returns #<Encoding:name> for a non-dummy encoding named 'name'" do
+      Encoding.list.to_a.reject {|e| e.dummy? }.each do |enc|
+        enc.inspect.should =~ /#<Encoding:#{enc.name}>/
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  ruby_version_is "3.4" do
+    it "returns #<Encoding:name> for a non-dummy encoding named 'name'" do
+      Encoding.list.to_a.reject {|e| e.dummy? }.each do |enc|
+        if enc.name == "ASCII-8BIT"
+          enc.inspect.should == "#<Encoding:BINARY (ASCII-8BIT)>"
+        else
+          enc.inspect.should =~ /#<Encoding:#{enc.name}>/
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/invalid_byte_sequence_error/destination_encoding_name_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/invalid_byte_sequence_error/destination_encoding_name_spec.rb
index f5fa6f55e3..7d3cc77c0b 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/invalid_byte_sequence_error/destination_encoding_name_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/invalid_byte_sequence_error/destination_encoding_name_spec.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require_relative "../../../spec_helper"
 require_relative '../fixtures/classes'
 
 describe "Encoding::InvalidByteSequenceError#destination_encoding_name" do
@@ -7,8 +8,8 @@ describe "Encoding::InvalidByteSequenceError#destination_encoding_name" do
   end
 
   it "returns a String" do
-    @exception.destination_encoding_name.should be_an_instance_of(String)
-    @exception2.destination_encoding_name.should be_an_instance_of(String)
+    @exception.destination_encoding_name.should.instance_of?(String)
+    @exception2.destination_encoding_name.should.instance_of?(String)
   end
 
   it "is equal to the destination encoding name of the object that raised it" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/invalid_byte_sequence_error/destination_encoding_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/invalid_byte_sequence_error/destination_encoding_spec.rb
index 43be3ddd71..264c409b1c 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/invalid_byte_sequence_error/destination_encoding_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/invalid_byte_sequence_error/destination_encoding_spec.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require_relative "../../../spec_helper"
 require_relative '../fixtures/classes'
 
 describe "Encoding::InvalidByteSequenceError#destination_encoding" do
@@ -7,8 +8,8 @@ describe "Encoding::InvalidByteSequenceError#destination_encoding" do
   end
 
   it "returns an Encoding object" do
-    @exception.destination_encoding.should be_an_instance_of(Encoding)
-    @exception2.destination_encoding.should be_an_instance_of(Encoding)
+    @exception.destination_encoding.should.instance_of?(Encoding)
+    @exception2.destination_encoding.should.instance_of?(Encoding)
   end
 
   it "is equal to the destination encoding of the object that raised it" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/invalid_byte_sequence_error/error_bytes_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/invalid_byte_sequence_error/error_bytes_spec.rb
index a8f7354b16..40a9a35caf 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/invalid_byte_sequence_error/error_bytes_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/invalid_byte_sequence_error/error_bytes_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-# -*- encoding: binary -*-
+# encoding: binary
+require_relative "../../../spec_helper"
 require_relative '../fixtures/classes'
 
 describe "Encoding::InvalidByteSequenceError#error_bytes" do
@@ -8,8 +9,8 @@ describe "Encoding::InvalidByteSequenceError#error_bytes" do
   end
 
   it "returns a String" do
-    @exception.error_bytes.should be_an_instance_of(String)
-    @exception2.error_bytes.should be_an_instance_of(String)
+    @exception.error_bytes.should.instance_of?(String)
+    @exception2.error_bytes.should.instance_of?(String)
   end
 
   it "returns the bytes that caused the exception" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/invalid_byte_sequence_error/incomplete_input_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/invalid_byte_sequence_error/incomplete_input_spec.rb
index 94201a9b15..143db7b6da 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/invalid_byte_sequence_error/incomplete_input_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/invalid_byte_sequence_error/incomplete_input_spec.rb
@@ -1,28 +1,28 @@
-# -*- encoding: binary -*-
+# encoding: binary
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Encoding::InvalidByteSequenceError#incomplete_input?" do
   it "returns nil by default" do
-    Encoding::InvalidByteSequenceError.new.incomplete_input?.should be_nil
+    Encoding::InvalidByteSequenceError.new.incomplete_input?.should == nil
   end
 
   it "returns true if #primitive_convert returned :incomplete_input for the same data" do
     ec = Encoding::Converter.new("EUC-JP", "ISO-8859-1")
-    ec.primitive_convert("\xA1",'').should == :incomplete_input
+    ec.primitive_convert(+"\xA1", +'').should == :incomplete_input
     begin
       ec.convert("\xA1")
     rescue Encoding::InvalidByteSequenceError => e
-      e.incomplete_input?.should be_true
+      e.incomplete_input?.should == true
     end
   end
 
   it "returns false if #primitive_convert returned :invalid_byte_sequence for the same data" do
     ec = Encoding::Converter.new("ascii", "utf-8")
-    ec.primitive_convert("\xfffffffff",'').should == :invalid_byte_sequence
+    ec.primitive_convert(+"\xfffffffff", +'').should == :invalid_byte_sequence
     begin
       ec.convert("\xfffffffff")
     rescue Encoding::InvalidByteSequenceError => e
-      e.incomplete_input?.should be_false
+      e.incomplete_input?.should == false
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/invalid_byte_sequence_error/readagain_bytes_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/invalid_byte_sequence_error/readagain_bytes_spec.rb
index 93823b5db4..e4fc81aac6 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/invalid_byte_sequence_error/readagain_bytes_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/invalid_byte_sequence_error/readagain_bytes_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-# -*- encoding: binary -*-
+# encoding: binary
+require_relative "../../../spec_helper"
 require_relative '../fixtures/classes'
 
 describe "Encoding::InvalidByteSequenceError#readagain_bytes" do
@@ -8,17 +9,17 @@ describe "Encoding::InvalidByteSequenceError#readagain_bytes" do
   end
 
   it "returns a String" do
-    @exception.readagain_bytes.should be_an_instance_of(String)
-    @exception2.readagain_bytes.should be_an_instance_of(String)
+    @exception.readagain_bytes.should.instance_of?(String)
+    @exception2.readagain_bytes.should.instance_of?(String)
   end
 
   it "returns the bytes to be read again" do
     @exception.readagain_bytes.size.should == 1
-    @exception.readagain_bytes.should == "a".force_encoding('binary')
+    @exception.readagain_bytes.should == "a".dup.force_encoding('binary')
     @exception.readagain_bytes.should == @errinfo[-1]
 
     @exception2.readagain_bytes.size.should == 1
-    @exception2.readagain_bytes.should == "\xFF".force_encoding('binary')
+    @exception2.readagain_bytes.should == "\xFF".dup.force_encoding('binary')
     @exception2.readagain_bytes.should == @errinfo2[-1]
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/invalid_byte_sequence_error/source_encoding_name_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/invalid_byte_sequence_error/source_encoding_name_spec.rb
index bd3a51cbc5..b00e1ad4e8 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/invalid_byte_sequence_error/source_encoding_name_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/invalid_byte_sequence_error/source_encoding_name_spec.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require_relative "../../../spec_helper"
 require_relative '../fixtures/classes'
 
 describe "Encoding::UndefinedConversionError#source_encoding_name" do
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@ describe "Encoding::UndefinedConversionError#source_encoding_name" do
   end
 
   it "returns a String" do
-    @exception.source_encoding_name.should be_an_instance_of(String)
+    @exception.source_encoding_name.should.instance_of?(String)
   end
 
   it "is equal to the source encoding name of the object that raised it" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/invalid_byte_sequence_error/source_encoding_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/invalid_byte_sequence_error/source_encoding_spec.rb
index f43d6d5830..32ad25dbb5 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/invalid_byte_sequence_error/source_encoding_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/invalid_byte_sequence_error/source_encoding_spec.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require_relative "../../../spec_helper"
 require_relative '../fixtures/classes'
 
 describe "Encoding::InvalidByteSequenceError#source_encoding" do
@@ -7,8 +8,8 @@ describe "Encoding::InvalidByteSequenceError#source_encoding" do
   end
 
   it "returns an Encoding object" do
-    @exception.source_encoding.should be_an_instance_of(Encoding)
-    @exception2.source_encoding.should be_an_instance_of(Encoding)
+    @exception.source_encoding.should.instance_of?(Encoding)
+    @exception2.source_encoding.should.instance_of?(Encoding)
   end
 
   it "is equal to the source encoding of the object that raised it" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/list_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/list_spec.rb
index 8efd94ab9c..9fe336c608 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/list_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/list_spec.rb
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Encoding.list" do
   it "returns an Array" do
-    Encoding.list.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    Encoding.list.should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 
   it "returns an Array of Encoding objects" do
     Encoding.list.each do |enc|
-      enc.should be_an_instance_of(Encoding)
+      enc.should.instance_of?(Encoding)
     end
   end
 
@@ -17,18 +17,18 @@ describe "Encoding.list" do
   end
 
   it "includes the default external encoding" do
-    Encoding.list.include?(Encoding.default_external).should be_true
+    Encoding.list.include?(Encoding.default_external).should == true
   end
 
   it "does not include any alias names" do
     Encoding.aliases.keys.each do |enc_alias|
-      Encoding.list.include?(enc_alias).should be_false
+      Encoding.list.include?(enc_alias).should == false
     end
   end
 
   it "includes all aliased encodings" do
     Encoding.aliases.values.each do |enc_alias|
-      Encoding.list.include?(Encoding.find(enc_alias)).should be_true
+      Encoding.list.include?(Encoding.find(enc_alias)).should == true
     end
   end
 
@@ -40,10 +40,8 @@ describe "Encoding.list" do
     Encoding.list.should.include?(Encoding::UTF_8)
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is "2.7" do
-    it 'includes CESU-8 encoding' do
-      Encoding.list.should.include?(Encoding::CESU_8)
-    end
+  it 'includes CESU-8 encoding' do
+    Encoding.list.should.include?(Encoding::CESU_8)
   end
 
   # TODO: Find example that illustrates this
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/locale_charmap_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/locale_charmap_spec.rb
index 8143b9083a..0d77bf227b 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/locale_charmap_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/locale_charmap_spec.rb
@@ -2,55 +2,55 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Encoding.locale_charmap" do
   it "returns a String" do
-    Encoding.locale_charmap.should be_an_instance_of(String)
+    Encoding.locale_charmap.should.instance_of?(String)
   end
 
-  # FIXME: Get this working on Windows
-  platform_is :linux do
-    platform_is_not :android do
-      it "returns a value based on the LC_ALL environment variable" do
-        old_lc_all = ENV['LC_ALL']
-        ENV['LC_ALL'] = 'C'
-        ruby_exe("print Encoding.locale_charmap").should == 'ANSI_X3.4-1968'
-        ENV['LC_ALL'] = old_lc_all
+  describe "when setting LC_ALL=C" do
+    before :each do
+      @old_lc_all = ENV['LC_ALL']
+    end
+
+    after :each do
+      ENV['LC_ALL'] = @old_lc_all
+    end
+
+    # FIXME: Get this working on Windows
+    platform_is :linux do
+      platform_is_not :android do
+        it "returns a value based on the LC_ALL environment variable" do
+          ENV['LC_ALL'] = 'C'
+          ruby_exe("print Encoding.locale_charmap").should == 'ANSI_X3.4-1968'
+        end
       end
     end
-  end
 
-  platform_is :freebsd, :openbsd, :darwin do
-    it "returns a value based on the LC_ALL environment variable" do
-      old_lc_all = ENV['LC_ALL']
-      ENV['LC_ALL'] = 'C'
-      ruby_exe("print Encoding.locale_charmap").should == 'US-ASCII'
-      ENV['LC_ALL'] = old_lc_all
+    platform_is :freebsd, :openbsd, :darwin do
+      it "returns a value based on the LC_ALL environment variable" do
+        ENV['LC_ALL'] = 'C'
+        ruby_exe("print Encoding.locale_charmap").should == 'US-ASCII'
+      end
     end
-  end
 
-  platform_is :netbsd do
-    it "returns a value based on the LC_ALL environment variable" do
-      old_lc_all = ENV['LC_ALL']
-      ENV['LC_ALL'] = 'C'
-      ruby_exe("print Encoding.locale_charmap").should == '646'
-      ENV['LC_ALL'] = old_lc_all
+    platform_is :netbsd do
+      it "returns a value based on the LC_ALL environment variable" do
+        ENV['LC_ALL'] = 'C'
+        ruby_exe("print Encoding.locale_charmap").should == '646'
+      end
     end
-  end
 
-  platform_is :android do
-    it "always returns UTF-8" do
-      old_lc_all = ENV['LC_ALL']
-      ENV['LC_ALL'] = 'C'
-      ruby_exe("print Encoding.locale_charmap").should == 'UTF-8'
-      ENV['LC_ALL'] = old_lc_all
+    platform_is :android do
+      it "always returns UTF-8" do
+        ENV['LC_ALL'] = 'C'
+        ruby_exe("print Encoding.locale_charmap").should == 'UTF-8'
+      end
     end
-  end
 
-  platform_is :bsd, :darwin, :linux do
-    it "is unaffected by assigning to ENV['LC_ALL'] in the same process" do
-      old_charmap = Encoding.locale_charmap
-      old_lc_all = ENV['LC_ALL']
-      ENV['LC_ALL'] = 'C'
-      Encoding.locale_charmap.should == old_charmap
-      ENV['LC_ALL'] = old_lc_all
+    platform_is :bsd, :darwin, :linux do
+      it "is unaffected by assigning to ENV['LC_ALL'] in the same process" do
+        old_charmap = Encoding.locale_charmap
+        ENV['LC_ALL'] = 'C'
+        Encoding.locale_charmap.should == old_charmap
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/name_list_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/name_list_spec.rb
index 836381c4d8..1ba8d383bc 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/name_list_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/name_list_spec.rb
@@ -2,22 +2,22 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Encoding.name_list" do
   it "returns an Array" do
-    Encoding.name_list.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    Encoding.name_list.should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 
   it "returns encoding names as Strings" do
-    Encoding.name_list.each {|e| e.should be_an_instance_of(String) }
+    Encoding.name_list.each {|e| e.should.instance_of?(String) }
   end
 
   it "includes all aliases" do
     Encoding.aliases.keys.each do |enc_alias|
-      Encoding.name_list.include?(enc_alias).should be_true
+      Encoding.name_list.include?(enc_alias).should == true
     end
   end
 
   it "includes all non-dummy encodings" do
     Encoding.list.each do |enc|
-      Encoding.name_list.include?(enc.name).should be_true
+      Encoding.name_list.include?(enc.name).should == true
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/name_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/name_spec.rb
index 5eadb1d2f5..1d625c9379 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/name_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/name_spec.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
-require_relative 'shared/name'
+require_relative "../../spec_helper"
 
 describe "Encoding#name" do
-  it_behaves_like :encoding_name, :name
+  it "returns a String" do
+    Encoding.list.each do |e|
+      e.name.should.instance_of?(String)
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "uniquely identifies an encoding" do
+    Encoding.list.each do |e|
+      e.should == Encoding.find(e.name)
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/names_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/names_spec.rb
index 9ded043bbb..e6bcbf474a 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/names_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/names_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ describe "Encoding#names" do
   it "returns an Array" do
     Encoding.name_list.each do |name|
       e = Encoding.find(name) or next
-      e.names.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+      e.names.should.instance_of?(Array)
     end
   end
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe "Encoding#names" do
     Encoding.name_list.each do |name|
       e = Encoding.find(name) or next
       e.names.each do |this_name|
-        this_name.should be_an_instance_of(String)
+        this_name.should.instance_of?(String)
       end
     end
   end
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ describe "Encoding#names" do
       e = Encoding.find(name) or next
       aliases = Encoding.aliases.select{|a,n| n == name}.keys
       names = e.names
-      aliases.each {|a| names.include?(a).should be_true}
+      aliases.each {|a| names.include?(a).should == true}
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/replicate_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/replicate_spec.rb
index 717e9cea72..9fe0ba8747 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/replicate_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/replicate_spec.rb
@@ -1,46 +1,8 @@
-# -*- encoding: binary -*-
+# encoding: binary
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Encoding#replicate" do
-  before :all do
-    @i = 0
-  end
-
-  before :each do
-    @i += 1
-    @prefix = "RS#{@i}"
-  end
-
-  it "returns a replica of ASCII" do
-    name = @prefix + '-ASCII'
-    e = Encoding::ASCII.replicate(name)
-    e.name.should == name
-    "a".force_encoding(e).valid_encoding?.should be_true
-    "\x80".force_encoding(e).valid_encoding?.should be_false
-  end
-
-  it "returns a replica of UTF-8" do
-    name = @prefix + 'UTF-8'
-    e = Encoding::UTF_8.replicate(name)
-    e.name.should == name
-    "a".force_encoding(e).valid_encoding?.should be_true
-    "\u3042".force_encoding(e).valid_encoding?.should be_true
-    "\x80".force_encoding(e).valid_encoding?.should be_false
-  end
-
-  it "returns a replica of UTF-16BE" do
-    name = @prefix + 'UTF-16-BE'
-    e = Encoding::UTF_16BE.replicate(name)
-    e.name.should == name
-    "a".force_encoding(e).valid_encoding?.should be_false
-    "\x30\x42".force_encoding(e).valid_encoding?.should be_true
-    "\x80".force_encoding(e).valid_encoding?.should be_false
-  end
-
-  it "returns a replica of ISO-2022-JP" do
-    name = @prefix + 'ISO-2022-JP'
-    e = Encoding::ISO_2022_JP.replicate(name)
-    e.name.should == name
-    e.dummy?.should be_true
+  it "has been removed" do
+    Encoding::US_ASCII.should_not.respond_to?(:replicate, true)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/shared/name.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/shared/name.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index cd37ea06db..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/shared/name.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
-
-describe :encoding_name, shared: true do
-  it "returns a String" do
-    Encoding.list.each do |e|
-      e.send(@method).should be_an_instance_of(String)
-    end
-  end
-
-  it "uniquely identifies an encoding" do
-    Encoding.list.each do |e|
-      e.should == Encoding.find(e.send(@method))
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/to_s_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/to_s_spec.rb
index 82d282386b..ee5e3b4abe 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/to_s_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/to_s_spec.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-require_relative 'shared/name'
+require_relative "../../spec_helper"
 
 describe "Encoding#to_s" do
-  it_behaves_like :encoding_name, :to_s
+  it "is an alias of Encoding#name" do
+    Encoding.instance_method(:to_s).should == Encoding.instance_method(:name)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/undefined_conversion_error/destination_encoding_name_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/undefined_conversion_error/destination_encoding_name_spec.rb
index 106fc7ecac..bc36695ca7 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/undefined_conversion_error/destination_encoding_name_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/undefined_conversion_error/destination_encoding_name_spec.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require_relative "../../../spec_helper"
 require_relative '../fixtures/classes'
 
 describe "Encoding::UndefinedConversionError#destination_encoding_name" do
@@ -6,7 +7,7 @@ describe "Encoding::UndefinedConversionError#destination_encoding_name" do
   end
 
   it "returns a String" do
-    @exception.destination_encoding_name.should be_an_instance_of(String)
+    @exception.destination_encoding_name.should.instance_of?(String)
   end
 
   it "is equal to the destination encoding name of the object that raised it" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/undefined_conversion_error/destination_encoding_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/undefined_conversion_error/destination_encoding_spec.rb
index c6e24732fd..c0fcf8de58 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/undefined_conversion_error/destination_encoding_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/undefined_conversion_error/destination_encoding_spec.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require_relative "../../../spec_helper"
 require_relative '../fixtures/classes'
 
 describe "Encoding::UndefinedConversionError#destination_encoding" do
@@ -6,7 +7,7 @@ describe "Encoding::UndefinedConversionError#destination_encoding" do
   end
 
   it "returns an Encoding object" do
-    @exception.destination_encoding.should be_an_instance_of(Encoding)
+    @exception.destination_encoding.should.instance_of?(Encoding)
   end
 
   it "is equal to the destination encoding of the object that raised it" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/undefined_conversion_error/error_char_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/undefined_conversion_error/error_char_spec.rb
index 780d81c1ee..333acf5ee6 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/undefined_conversion_error/error_char_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/undefined_conversion_error/error_char_spec.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require_relative "../../../spec_helper"
 require_relative '../fixtures/classes'
 
 describe "Encoding::UndefinedConversionError#error_char" do
@@ -7,8 +8,8 @@ describe "Encoding::UndefinedConversionError#error_char" do
   end
 
   it "returns a String" do
-    @exception.error_char.should be_an_instance_of(String)
-    @exception2.error_char.should be_an_instance_of(String)
+    @exception.error_char.should.instance_of?(String)
+    @exception2.error_char.should.instance_of?(String)
   end
 
   it "returns the one-character String that caused the exception" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/undefined_conversion_error/source_encoding_name_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/undefined_conversion_error/source_encoding_name_spec.rb
index 3b697cb82f..4932a25ed7 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/undefined_conversion_error/source_encoding_name_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/undefined_conversion_error/source_encoding_name_spec.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require_relative "../../../spec_helper"
 require_relative '../fixtures/classes'
 
 describe "Encoding::UndefinedConversionError#source_encoding_name" do
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@ describe "Encoding::UndefinedConversionError#source_encoding_name" do
   end
 
   it "returns a String" do
-    @exception.source_encoding_name.should be_an_instance_of(String)
+    @exception.source_encoding_name.should.instance_of?(String)
   end
 
   it "is equal to the source encoding name of the object that raised it" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/undefined_conversion_error/source_encoding_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/undefined_conversion_error/source_encoding_spec.rb
index 9101d51e11..cf12020ad2 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/undefined_conversion_error/source_encoding_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/undefined_conversion_error/source_encoding_spec.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require_relative "../../../spec_helper"
 require_relative '../fixtures/classes'
 
 describe "Encoding::UndefinedConversionError#source_encoding" do
@@ -7,8 +8,8 @@ describe "Encoding::UndefinedConversionError#source_encoding" do
   end
 
   it "returns an Encoding object" do
-    @exception.source_encoding.should be_an_instance_of(Encoding)
-    @exception2.source_encoding.should be_an_instance_of(Encoding)
+    @exception.source_encoding.should.instance_of?(Encoding)
+    @exception2.source_encoding.should.instance_of?(Encoding)
   end
 
   it "is equal to the source encoding of the object that raised it" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/all_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/all_spec.rb
index 7e9726fe87..cbdd63f86a 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/all_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/all_spec.rb
@@ -21,19 +21,19 @@ describe "Enumerable#all?" do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError when more than 1 argument is provided" do
-    -> { @enum.all?(1, 2, 3) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { [].all?(1, 2, 3) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { {}.all?(1, 2, 3) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { @enum.all?(1, 2, 3) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    -> { [].all?(1, 2, 3) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    -> { {}.all?(1, 2, 3) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "does not hide exceptions out of #each" do
     -> {
       EnumerableSpecs::ThrowingEach.new.all?
-    }.should raise_error(RuntimeError)
+    }.should.raise(RuntimeError)
 
     -> {
       EnumerableSpecs::ThrowingEach.new.all? { false }
-    }.should raise_error(RuntimeError)
+    }.should.raise(RuntimeError)
   end
 
   describe "with no block" do
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#all?" do
 
     it "gathers whole arrays as elements when each yields multiple" do
       multi = EnumerableSpecs::YieldsMultiWithFalse.new
-      multi.all?.should be_true
+      multi.all?.should == true
     end
   end
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#all?" do
     it "does not hide exceptions out of the block" do
       -> {
         @enum.all? { raise "from block" }
-      }.should raise_error(RuntimeError)
+      }.should.raise(RuntimeError)
     end
 
     it "gathers initial args as elements when each yields multiple" do
@@ -125,21 +125,12 @@ describe "Enumerable#all?" do
   end
 
   describe 'when given a pattern argument' do
-    it "calls `===` on the pattern the return value " do
+    it "calls `===` on the pattern the return value" do
       pattern = EnumerableSpecs::Pattern.new { |x| x >= 0 }
       @enum1.all?(pattern).should == false
       pattern.yielded.should == [[0], [1], [2], [-1]]
     end
 
-    # may raise an exception in future versions
-    ruby_version_is ""..."2.6" do
-      it "ignores block" do
-        @enum2.all?(NilClass) { raise }.should == false
-        [1, 2, nil].all?(NilClass) { raise }.should == false
-        {a: 1}.all?(Array) { raise }.should == true
-      end
-    end
-
     it "always returns true on empty enumeration" do
       @empty.all?(Integer).should == true
       [].all?(Integer).should == true
@@ -149,7 +140,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#all?" do
     it "does not hide exceptions out of #each" do
       -> {
         EnumerableSpecs::ThrowingEach.new.all?(Integer)
-      }.should raise_error(RuntimeError)
+      }.should.raise(RuntimeError)
     end
 
     it "returns true if the pattern never returns false or nil" do
@@ -177,7 +168,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#all?" do
       pattern = EnumerableSpecs::Pattern.new { raise "from pattern" }
       -> {
         @enum.all?(pattern)
-      }.should raise_error(RuntimeError)
+      }.should.raise(RuntimeError)
     end
 
     it "calls the pattern with gathered array when yielded with multiple arguments" do
@@ -186,5 +177,11 @@ describe "Enumerable#all?" do
       multi.all?(pattern).should == true
       pattern.yielded.should == [[[1, 2]], [[3, 4, 5]], [[6, 7, 8, 9]]]
     end
+
+    it "ignores the block if there is an argument" do
+      -> {
+        EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(1, 2, 3, 4, 5).all?(String) { true }.should == false
+      }.should complain(/given block not used/)
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/any_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/any_spec.rb
index 64e3159963..4405d4740a 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/any_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/any_spec.rb
@@ -21,19 +21,19 @@ describe "Enumerable#any?" do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError when more than 1 argument is provided" do
-    -> { @enum.any?(1, 2, 3) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { [].any?(1, 2, 3) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { {}.any?(1, 2, 3) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { @enum.any?(1, 2, 3) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    -> { [].any?(1, 2, 3) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    -> { {}.any?(1, 2, 3) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "does not hide exceptions out of #each" do
     -> {
       EnumerableSpecs::ThrowingEach.new.any?
-    }.should raise_error(RuntimeError)
+    }.should.raise(RuntimeError)
 
     -> {
       EnumerableSpecs::ThrowingEach.new.any? { false }
-    }.should raise_error(RuntimeError)
+    }.should.raise(RuntimeError)
   end
 
   describe "with no block" do
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#any?" do
 
     it "gathers whole arrays as elements when each yields multiple" do
       multi = EnumerableSpecs::YieldsMultiWithFalse.new
-      multi.any?.should be_true
+      multi.any?.should == true
     end
   end
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#any?" do
     it "does not hide exceptions out of the block" do
       -> {
         @enum.any? { raise "from block" }
-      }.should raise_error(RuntimeError)
+      }.should.raise(RuntimeError)
     end
 
     it "gathers initial args as elements when each yields multiple" do
@@ -139,21 +139,12 @@ describe "Enumerable#any?" do
   end
 
   describe 'when given a pattern argument' do
-    it "calls `===` on the pattern the return value " do
+    it "calls `===` on the pattern the return value" do
       pattern = EnumerableSpecs::Pattern.new { |x| x == 2 }
       @enum1.any?(pattern).should == true
       pattern.yielded.should == [[0], [1], [2]]
     end
 
-    # may raise an exception in future versions
-    ruby_version_is ""..."2.6" do
-      it "ignores block" do
-        @enum2.any?(NilClass) { raise }.should == true
-        [1, 2, nil].any?(NilClass) { raise }.should == true
-        {a: 1}.any?(Array) { raise }.should == true
-      end
-    end
-
     it "always returns false on empty enumeration" do
       @empty.any?(Integer).should == false
       [].any?(Integer).should == false
@@ -163,7 +154,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#any?" do
     it "does not hide exceptions out of #each" do
       -> {
         EnumerableSpecs::ThrowingEach.new.any?(Integer)
-      }.should raise_error(RuntimeError)
+      }.should.raise(RuntimeError)
     end
 
     it "returns true if the pattern ever returns a truthy value" do
@@ -190,7 +181,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#any?" do
       pattern = EnumerableSpecs::Pattern.new { raise "from pattern" }
       -> {
         @enum.any?(pattern)
-      }.should raise_error(RuntimeError)
+      }.should.raise(RuntimeError)
     end
 
     it "calls the pattern with gathered array when yielded with multiple arguments" do
@@ -199,5 +190,11 @@ describe "Enumerable#any?" do
       multi.any?(pattern).should == false
       pattern.yielded.should == [[[1, 2]], [[3, 4, 5]], [[6, 7, 8, 9]]]
     end
+
+    it "ignores the block if there is an argument" do
+      -> {
+        EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(1, 2, 3, 4, 5).any?(String) { true }.should == false
+      }.should complain(/given block not used/)
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/chain_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/chain_spec.rb
index 85c0c03603..a0597e46a1 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/chain_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/chain_spec.rb
@@ -1,25 +1,23 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 
-ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-  describe "Enumerable#chain" do
-    before :each do
-      ScratchPad.record []
-    end
+describe "Enumerable#chain" do
+  before :each do
+    ScratchPad.record []
+  end
 
-    it "returns a chain of self and provided enumerables" do
-      one = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(1)
-      two = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(2, 3)
-      three = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(4, 5, 6)
+  it "returns a chain of self and provided enumerables" do
+    one = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(1)
+    two = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(2, 3)
+    three = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(4, 5, 6)
 
-      chain = one.chain(two, three)
+    chain = one.chain(two, three)
 
-      chain.each { |item| ScratchPad << item }
-      ScratchPad.recorded.should == [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
-    end
+    chain.each { |item| ScratchPad << item }
+    ScratchPad.recorded.should == [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
+  end
 
-    it "returns an Enumerator::Chain if given a block" do
-      EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new.chain.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator::Chain)
-    end
+  it "returns an Enumerator::Chain if given a block" do
+    EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new.chain.should.instance_of?(Enumerator::Chain)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/chunk_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/chunk_spec.rb
index c5579d67fa..7c9b31c991 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/chunk_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/chunk_spec.rb
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ describe "Enumerable#chunk" do
 
   it "returns an Enumerator if called without a block" do
     chunk = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(1, 2, 3, 1, 2).chunk
-    chunk.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    chunk.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
     result = chunk.with_index {|elt, i| elt - i }.to_a
     result.should == [[1, [1, 2, 3]], [-2, [1, 2]]]
   end
 
   it "returns an Enumerator if given a block" do
-    EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new.chunk {}.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new.chunk {}.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
   end
 
   it "yields the current element and the current chunk to the block" do
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ describe "Enumerable#chunk" do
     result.should == [[1, [1, 2]], [0, [3]], [1, [2]], [0, [3]], [1, [2, 1]]]
   end
 
+  it "returns a partitioned Array of values" do
+    e = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(1,2,3)
+    e.chunk { |x| x > 2 }.map(&:last).should == [[1, 2], [3]]
+  end
+
   it "returns elements for which the block returns :_alone in separate Arrays" do
     e = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(1, 2, 3, 2, 1)
     result = e.chunk { |x| x < 2 && :_alone }.to_a
@@ -54,14 +59,14 @@ describe "Enumerable#chunk" do
 
   it "raises a RuntimeError if the block returns a Symbol starting with an underscore other than :_alone or :_separator" do
     e = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(1, 2, 3, 2, 1)
-    -> { e.chunk { |x| :_arbitrary }.to_a }.should raise_error(RuntimeError)
+    -> { e.chunk { |x| :_arbitrary }.to_a }.should.raise(RuntimeError)
   end
 
   it "does not accept arguments" do
     e = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(1, 2, 3)
     -> {
       e.chunk(1) {}
-    }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it 'returned Enumerator size returns nil' do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/chunk_while_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/chunk_while_spec.rb
index 26bcc983db..286f717442 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/chunk_while_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/chunk_while_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#chunk_while" do
 
   context "when given a block" do
     it "returns an enumerator" do
-      @result.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+      @result.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
     end
 
     it "splits chunks between adjacent elements i and j where the block returns false" do
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#chunk_while" do
 
   context "when not given a block" do
     it "raises an ArgumentError" do
-      -> { @enum.chunk_while }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      -> { @enum.chunk_while }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/collect_concat_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/collect_concat_spec.rb
index 6e34c9eb93..59317cfe34 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/collect_concat_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/collect_concat_spec.rb
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 require_relative 'shared/collect_concat'
 
 describe "Enumerable#collect_concat" do
-  it_behaves_like :enumerable_collect_concat , :collect_concat
+  it_behaves_like :enumerable_collect_concat, :collect_concat
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/collect_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/collect_spec.rb
index 1016b67798..cfa2895cce 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/collect_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/collect_spec.rb
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 require_relative 'shared/collect'
 
 describe "Enumerable#collect" do
-  it_behaves_like :enumerable_collect , :collect
+  it_behaves_like :enumerable_collect, :collect
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/compact_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/compact_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1895430c4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/compact_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
+
+describe "Enumerable#compact" do
+  it 'returns array without nil elements' do
+    arr = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(nil, 1, 2, nil, true)
+    arr.compact.should == [1, 2, true]
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/cycle_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/cycle_spec.rb
index 487086cba3..1fb3cc3d41 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/cycle_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/cycle_spec.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#cycle" do
 
     it "returns nil if there are no elements" do
       out = EnumerableSpecs::Empty.new.cycle { break :nope }
-      out.should be_nil
+      out.should == nil
     end
 
     it "yields successive elements of the array repeatedly" do
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ describe "Enumerable#cycle" do
 
   describe "passed a number n as an argument" do
     it "returns nil and does nothing for non positive n" do
-      EnumerableSpecs::ThrowingEach.new.cycle(0) {}.should be_nil
-      EnumerableSpecs::NoEach.new.cycle(-22) {}.should be_nil
+      EnumerableSpecs::ThrowingEach.new.cycle(0) {}.should == nil
+      EnumerableSpecs::NoEach.new.cycle(-22) {}.should == nil
     end
 
     it "calls each at most once" do
@@ -71,12 +71,12 @@ describe "Enumerable#cycle" do
 
     it "raises a TypeError when the passed n cannot be coerced to Integer" do
       enum = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new
-      ->{ enum.cycle("cat"){} }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      ->{ enum.cycle("cat"){} }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
 
     it "raises an ArgumentError if more arguments are passed" do
       enum = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new
-      ->{ enum.cycle(1, 2) {} }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      ->{ enum.cycle(1, 2) {} }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
     end
 
     it "gathers whole arrays as elements when each yields multiple" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/detect_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/detect_spec.rb
index e912134fed..6959aadc44 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/detect_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/detect_spec.rb
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 require_relative 'shared/find'
 
 describe "Enumerable#detect" do
-  it_behaves_like :enumerable_find , :detect
+  it_behaves_like :enumerable_find, :detect
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/drop_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/drop_spec.rb
index 423cc0088b..8d95f464b3 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/drop_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/drop_spec.rb
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ describe "Enumerable#drop" do
   end
 
   it "requires exactly one argument" do
-    ->{ @enum.drop{} }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    ->{ @enum.drop(1, 2){} }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    ->{ @enum.drop{} }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    ->{ @enum.drop(1, 2){} }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   describe "passed a number n as an argument" do
     it "raises ArgumentError if n < 0" do
-      ->{ @enum.drop(-1) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      ->{ @enum.drop(-1) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
     end
 
     it "tries to convert n to an Integer using #to_int" do
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ describe "Enumerable#drop" do
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError when the passed n cannot be coerced to Integer" do
-      ->{ @enum.drop("hat") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      ->{ @enum.drop(nil) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      ->{ @enum.drop("hat") }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      ->{ @enum.drop(nil) }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
 
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/drop_while_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/drop_while_spec.rb
index 636c3d284a..4b4fdf2d4f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/drop_while_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/drop_while_spec.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#drop_while" do
   end
 
   it "returns an Enumerator if no block given" do
-    @enum.drop_while.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    @enum.drop_while.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
   end
 
   it "returns no/all elements for {true/false} block" do
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#drop_while" do
 
   it "doesn't return self when it could" do
     a = [1,2,3]
-    a.drop_while{false}.should_not equal(a)
+    a.drop_while{false}.should_not.equal?(a)
   end
 
   it "gathers whole arrays as elements when each yields multiple" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/each_cons_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/each_cons_spec.rb
index 7d44f54f74..c5e299fd00 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/each_cons_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/each_cons_spec.rb
@@ -10,24 +10,24 @@ describe "Enumerable#each_cons" do
 
   it "passes element groups to the block" do
     acc = []
-    @enum.each_cons(3){|g| acc << g}.should be_nil
+    @enum.each_cons(3){|g| acc << g}
     acc.should == @in_threes
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if there is not a single parameter > 0" do
-    ->{ @enum.each_cons(0){}    }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    ->{ @enum.each_cons(-2){}   }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    ->{ @enum.each_cons{}       }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    ->{ @enum.each_cons(2,2){}  }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    ->{ @enum.each_cons(0)      }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    ->{ @enum.each_cons(-2)     }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    ->{ @enum.each_cons         }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    ->{ @enum.each_cons(2,2)    }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    ->{ @enum.each_cons(0){}    }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    ->{ @enum.each_cons(-2){}   }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    ->{ @enum.each_cons{}       }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    ->{ @enum.each_cons(2,2){}  }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    ->{ @enum.each_cons(0)      }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    ->{ @enum.each_cons(-2)     }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    ->{ @enum.each_cons         }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    ->{ @enum.each_cons(2,2)    }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "tries to convert n to an Integer using #to_int" do
     acc = []
-    @enum.each_cons(3.3){|g| acc << g}.should == nil
+    @enum.each_cons(3.3){|g| acc << g}
     acc.should == @in_threes
 
     obj = mock('to_int')
@@ -56,10 +56,14 @@ describe "Enumerable#each_cons" do
     multi.each_cons(2).to_a.should == [[[1, 2], [3, 4, 5]], [[3, 4, 5], [6, 7, 8, 9]]]
   end
 
+  it "returns self when a block is given" do
+    @enum.each_cons(3){}.should == @enum
+  end
+
   describe "when no block is given" do
     it "returns an enumerator" do
       e = @enum.each_cons(3)
-      e.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+      e.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
       e.to_a.should == @in_threes
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/each_entry_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/each_entry_spec.rb
index edf00f3137..9dc89ec28e 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/each_entry_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/each_entry_spec.rb
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ describe "Enumerable#each_entry" do
 
   it "yields multiple arguments as an array" do
     acc = []
-    @enum.each_entry {|g| acc << g}.should equal(@enum)
+    @enum.each_entry {|g| acc << g}.should.equal?(@enum)
     acc.should == @entries
   end
 
   it "returns an enumerator if no block" do
     e = @enum.each_entry
-    e.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    e.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
     e.to_a.should == @entries
   end
 
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ describe "Enumerable#each_entry" do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError when extra arguments" do
-    -> { @enum.each_entry("one").to_a   }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { @enum.each_entry("one"){}.to_a }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { @enum.each_entry("one").to_a   }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    -> { @enum.each_entry("one"){}.to_a }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "passes extra arguments to #each" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/each_slice_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/each_slice_spec.rb
index ab3b79c344..d05abad1e9 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/each_slice_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/each_slice_spec.rb
@@ -10,24 +10,24 @@ describe "Enumerable#each_slice" do
 
   it "passes element groups to the block" do
     acc = []
-    @enum.each_slice(3){|g| acc << g}.should be_nil
+    @enum.each_slice(3){|g| acc << g}
     acc.should == @sliced
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if there is not a single parameter > 0" do
-    ->{ @enum.each_slice(0){}    }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    ->{ @enum.each_slice(-2){}   }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    ->{ @enum.each_slice{}       }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    ->{ @enum.each_slice(2,2){}  }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    ->{ @enum.each_slice(0)      }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    ->{ @enum.each_slice(-2)     }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    ->{ @enum.each_slice         }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    ->{ @enum.each_slice(2,2)    }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    ->{ @enum.each_slice(0){}    }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    ->{ @enum.each_slice(-2){}   }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    ->{ @enum.each_slice{}       }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    ->{ @enum.each_slice(2,2){}  }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    ->{ @enum.each_slice(0)      }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    ->{ @enum.each_slice(-2)     }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    ->{ @enum.each_slice         }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    ->{ @enum.each_slice(2,2)    }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "tries to convert n to an Integer using #to_int" do
     acc = []
-    @enum.each_slice(3.3){|g| acc << g}.should == nil
+    @enum.each_slice(3.3){|g| acc << g}
     acc.should == @sliced
 
     obj = mock('to_int')
@@ -53,10 +53,14 @@ describe "Enumerable#each_slice" do
 
   it "returns an enumerator if no block" do
     e = @enum.each_slice(3)
-    e.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    e.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
     e.to_a.should == @sliced
   end
 
+  it "returns self when a block is given" do
+    @enum.each_slice(3){}.should == @enum
+  end
+
   it "gathers whole arrays as elements when each yields multiple" do
     multi = EnumerableSpecs::YieldsMulti.new
     multi.each_slice(2).to_a.should == [[[1, 2], [3, 4, 5]], [[6, 7, 8, 9]]]
@@ -65,7 +69,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#each_slice" do
   describe "when no block is given" do
     it "returns an enumerator" do
       e = @enum.each_slice(3)
-      e.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+      e.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
       e.to_a.should == @sliced
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/each_with_index_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/each_with_index_spec.rb
index 122e88eab7..fcb2f82f84 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/each_with_index_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/each_with_index_spec.rb
@@ -26,19 +26,19 @@ describe "Enumerable#each_with_index" do
     acc = []
     res = @b.each_with_index {|a,i| acc << [a,i]}
     [[2, 0], [5, 1], [3, 2], [6, 3], [1, 4], [4, 5]].should == acc
-    res.should eql(@b)
+    res.should.eql?(@b)
   end
 
   it "binds splat arguments properly" do
     acc = []
     res = @b.each_with_index { |*b| c,d = b; acc << c; acc << d }
     [2, 0, 5, 1, 3, 2, 6, 3, 1, 4, 4, 5].should == acc
-    res.should eql(@b)
+    res.should.eql?(@b)
   end
 
   it "returns an enumerator if no block" do
     e = @b.each_with_index
-    e.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    e.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
     e.to_a.should == [[2, 0], [5, 1], [3, 2], [6, 3], [1, 4], [4, 5]]
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/each_with_object_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/each_with_object_spec.rb
index 35665e7019..1760d3b267 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/each_with_object_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/each_with_object_spec.rb
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ describe "Enumerable#each_with_object" do
   it "passes each element and its argument to the block" do
     acc = []
     @enum.each_with_object(@initial) do |elem, obj|
-      obj.should equal(@initial)
+      obj.should.equal?(@initial)
       obj = 42
       acc << elem
-    end.should equal(@initial)
+    end.should.equal?(@initial)
     acc.should == @values
   end
 
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ describe "Enumerable#each_with_object" do
     acc = []
     e = @enum.each_with_object(@initial)
     e.each do |elem, obj|
-      obj.should equal(@initial)
+      obj.should.equal?(@initial)
       obj = 42
       acc << elem
-    end.should equal(@initial)
+    end.should.equal?(@initial)
     acc.should == @values
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/entries_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/entries_spec.rb
index 83232cfa06..2de4fc756a 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/entries_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/entries_spec.rb
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 require_relative 'shared/entries'
 
 describe "Enumerable#entries" do
-  it_behaves_like :enumerable_entries , :entries
+  it_behaves_like :enumerable_entries, :entries
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/filter_map_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/filter_map_spec.rb
index 31acc277b4..1ed131a960 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/filter_map_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/filter_map_spec.rb
@@ -1,26 +1,24 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 
-ruby_version_is '2.7' do
-  describe 'Enumerable#filter_map' do
-    before :each do
-      @numerous = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(*(1..8).to_a)
-    end
+describe 'Enumerable#filter_map' do
+  before :each do
+    @numerous = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(*(1..8).to_a)
+  end
 
-    it 'returns an empty array if there are no elements' do
-      EnumerableSpecs::Empty.new.filter_map { true }.should == []
-    end
+  it 'returns an empty array if there are no elements' do
+    EnumerableSpecs::Empty.new.filter_map { true }.should == []
+  end
 
-    it 'returns an array with truthy results of passing each element to block' do
-      @numerous.filter_map { |i| i * 2 if i.even? }.should == [4, 8, 12, 16]
-      @numerous.filter_map { |i| i * 2 }.should == [2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16]
-      @numerous.filter_map { 0 }.should == [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
-      @numerous.filter_map { false }.should == []
-      @numerous.filter_map { nil }.should == []
-    end
+  it 'returns an array with truthy results of passing each element to block' do
+    @numerous.filter_map { |i| i * 2 if i.even? }.should == [4, 8, 12, 16]
+    @numerous.filter_map { |i| i * 2 }.should == [2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16]
+    @numerous.filter_map { 0 }.should == [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
+    @numerous.filter_map { false }.should == []
+    @numerous.filter_map { nil }.should == []
+  end
 
-    it 'returns an enumerator when no block given' do
-      @numerous.filter_map.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
-    end
+  it 'returns an enumerator when no block given' do
+    @numerous.filter_map.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/filter_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/filter_spec.rb
index f2dc7a7b71..1c3a7e9ff5 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/filter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/filter_spec.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 require_relative 'shared/find_all'
 
-ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-  describe "Enumerable#filter" do
-    it_behaves_like(:enumerable_find_all , :filter)
-  end
+describe "Enumerable#filter" do
+  it_behaves_like :enumerable_find_all, :filter
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/find_all_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/find_all_spec.rb
index ce9058fe77..9cd635f247 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/find_all_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/find_all_spec.rb
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 require_relative 'shared/find_all'
 
 describe "Enumerable#find_all" do
-  it_behaves_like :enumerable_find_all , :find_all
+  it_behaves_like :enumerable_find_all, :find_all
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/find_index_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/find_index_spec.rb
index 542660fe04..2e714367ba 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/find_index_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/find_index_spec.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#find_index" do
   end
 
   it "returns an Enumerator if no block given" do
-    @numerous.find_index.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    @numerous.find_index.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
   end
 
   it "uses #== for testing equality" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/find_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/find_spec.rb
index 25aa3bf103..5ddebc05f8 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/find_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/find_spec.rb
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 require_relative 'shared/find'
 
 describe "Enumerable#find" do
-  it_behaves_like :enumerable_find , :find
+  it_behaves_like :enumerable_find, :find
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/first_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/first_spec.rb
index ed1ba599b4..592dff1ebc 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/first_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/first_spec.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#first" do
 
   it "raises a RangeError when passed a Bignum" do
     enum = EnumerableSpecs::Empty.new
-    -> { enum.first(bignum_value) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
+    -> { enum.first(bignum_value) }.should.raise(RangeError)
   end
 
   describe "when passed an argument" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/fixtures/classes.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/fixtures/classes.rb
index fb4951c6e6..b5feafcfb7 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/fixtures/classes.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/fixtures/classes.rb
@@ -38,12 +38,14 @@ module EnumerableSpecs
   class Empty
     include Enumerable
     def each
+      self
     end
   end
 
   class EmptyWithSize
     include Enumerable
     def each
+      self
     end
     def size
       0
@@ -342,4 +344,7 @@ module EnumerableSpecs
       @block.call(*args)
     end
   end
+
+  class SetSubclass < Set
+  end
 end # EnumerableSpecs utility classes
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/flat_map_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/flat_map_spec.rb
index a294b9ddad..bd07eab6c5 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/flat_map_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/flat_map_spec.rb
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 require_relative 'shared/collect_concat'
 
 describe "Enumerable#flat_map" do
-  it_behaves_like :enumerable_collect_concat , :flat_map
+  it_behaves_like :enumerable_collect_concat, :flat_map
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/grep_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/grep_spec.rb
index 4e66bb85ea..965e183766 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/grep_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/grep_spec.rb
@@ -40,25 +40,28 @@ describe "Enumerable#grep" do
     $~.should == nil
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is ""..."3.0.0" do
-    it "sets $~ to the last match when given no block" do
-      "z" =~ /z/ # Reset $~
-      ["abc", "def"].grep(/b/).should == ["abc"]
-
-      # Set by the failed match of "def"
-      $~.should == nil
+  it "does not set $~ when given no block" do
+    "z" =~ /z/ # Reset $~
+    ["abc", "def"].grep(/b/).should == ["abc"]
+    $&.should == "z"
+  end
 
-      ["abc", "def"].grep(/e/)
-      $&.should == "e"
-    end
+  it "does not modify Regexp.last_match without block" do
+    "z" =~ /z/ # Reset last match
+    ["abc", "def"].grep(/b/).should == ["abc"]
+    Regexp.last_match[0].should == "z"
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is "3.0.0" do
-    it "does not set $~ when given no block" do
-      "z" =~ /z/ # Reset $~
-      ["abc", "def"].grep(/b/).should == ["abc"]
-      $&.should == "z"
+  it "correctly handles non-string elements" do
+    'set last match' =~ /set last (.*)/
+    [:a, 'b', 'z', :c, 42, nil].grep(/[a-d]/).should == [:a, 'b', :c]
+    $1.should == 'match'
+
+    o = Object.new
+    def o.to_str
+      'hello'
     end
+    [o].grep(/ll/).first.should.equal?(o)
   end
 
   describe "with a block" do
@@ -78,7 +81,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#grep" do
     end
 
     it "raises an ArgumentError when not given a pattern" do
-      -> { @numerous.grep { |e| e } }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      -> { @numerous.grep { |e| e } }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/grep_v_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/grep_v_spec.rb
index 8cae3ac618..ee99a77ac1 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/grep_v_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/grep_v_spec.rb
@@ -20,25 +20,28 @@ describe "Enumerable#grep_v" do
     $&.should == "e"
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is ""..."3.0.0" do
-    it "sets $~ to the last match when given no block" do
-      "z" =~ /z/ # Reset $~
-      ["abc", "def"].grep_v(/e/).should == ["abc"]
-
-      # Set by the match of "def"
-      $&.should == "e"
+  it "does not set $~ when given no block" do
+    "z" =~ /z/ # Reset $~
+    ["abc", "def"].grep_v(/e/).should == ["abc"]
+    $&.should == "z"
+  end
 
-      ["abc", "def"].grep_v(/b/)
-      $&.should == nil
-    end
+  it "does not modify Regexp.last_match without block" do
+    "z" =~ /z/ # Reset last match
+    ["abc", "def"].grep_v(/e/).should == ["abc"]
+    Regexp.last_match[0].should == "z"
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is "3.0.0" do
-    it "does not set $~ when given no block" do
-      "z" =~ /z/ # Reset $~
-      ["abc", "def"].grep_v(/e/).should == ["abc"]
-      $&.should == "z"
+  it "correctly handles non-string elements" do
+    'set last match' =~ /set last (.*)/
+    [:a, 'b', 'z', :c, 42, nil].grep_v(/[a-d]/).should == ['z', 42, nil]
+    $1.should == 'match'
+
+    o = Object.new
+    def o.to_str
+      'hello'
     end
+    [o].grep_v(/mm/).first.should.equal?(o)
   end
 
   describe "without block" do
@@ -52,7 +55,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#grep_v" do
     end
 
     it "raises an ArgumentError when not given a pattern" do
-      -> { @numerous.grep_v }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      -> { @numerous.grep_v }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
     end
   end
 
@@ -67,7 +70,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#grep_v" do
     end
 
     it "raises an ArgumentError when not given a pattern" do
-      -> { @numerous.grep_v { |e| e } }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      -> { @numerous.grep_v { |e| e } }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/group_by_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/group_by_spec.rb
index 52b5a68d64..904e5d6c68 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/group_by_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/group_by_spec.rb
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ describe "Enumerable#group_by" do
   it "returns a hash without default_proc" do
     e = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new("foo", "bar", "baz")
     h = e.group_by { |word| word[0..0].to_sym }
-    h[:some].should be_nil
-    h.default_proc.should be_nil
-    h.default.should be_nil
+    h[:some].should == nil
+    h.default_proc.should == nil
+    h.default.should == nil
   end
 
   it "returns an Enumerator if called without a block" do
-    EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new.group_by.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new.group_by.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
   end
 
   it "gathers whole arrays as elements when each yields multiple" do
@@ -33,15 +33,5 @@ describe "Enumerable#group_by" do
                   [3, 4, 5] => [[3, 4, 5]] }
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is ''...'2.7' do
-    it "returns a tainted hash if self is tainted" do
-      EnumerableSpecs::Empty.new.taint.group_by {}.tainted?.should be_true
-    end
-
-    it "returns an untrusted hash if self is untrusted" do
-      EnumerableSpecs::Empty.new.untrust.group_by {}.untrusted?.should be_true
-    end
-  end
-
   it_behaves_like :enumerable_enumeratorized_with_origin_size, :group_by
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/lazy_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/lazy_spec.rb
index 9a9ead81a0..935e574067 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/lazy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/lazy_spec.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 
 describe "Enumerable#lazy" do
   it "returns an instance of Enumerator::Lazy" do
-    EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new.lazy.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator::Lazy)
+    EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new.lazy.should.instance_of?(Enumerator::Lazy)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/map_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/map_spec.rb
index d65aec238c..98a70781cf 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/map_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/map_spec.rb
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 require_relative 'shared/collect'
 
 describe "Enumerable#map" do
-  it_behaves_like :enumerable_collect , :map
+  it_behaves_like :enumerable_collect, :map
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/max_by_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/max_by_spec.rb
index ec1738ea3b..f67b5d15ea 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/max_by_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/max_by_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ require_relative 'shared/enumerable_enumeratorized'
 
 describe "Enumerable#max_by" do
   it "returns an enumerator if no block" do
-    EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(42).max_by.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(42).max_by.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
   end
 
   it "returns nil if #each yields no objects" do
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#max_by" do
 
   it "returns the object that appears first in #each in case of a tie" do
     a, b, c = '1', '2', '2'
-    EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(a, b, c).max_by {|obj| obj.to_i }.should equal(b)
+    EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(a, b, c).max_by {|obj| obj.to_i }.should.equal?(b)
   end
 
   it "uses max.<=>(current) to determine order" do
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#max_by" do
 
     context "without a block" do
       it "returns an enumerator" do
-        @enum.max_by(2).should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+        @enum.max_by(2).should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
       end
     end
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#max_by" do
 
       context "when n is negative" do
         it "raises an ArgumentError" do
-          -> { @enum.max_by(-1) { |i| i.to_s } }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+          -> { @enum.max_by(-1) { |i| i.to_s } }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/max_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/max_spec.rb
index 0c11ca0969..d92700258b 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/max_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/max_spec.rb
@@ -38,16 +38,16 @@ describe "Enumerable#max" do
   it "raises a NoMethodError for elements without #<=>" do
     -> do
       EnumerableSpecs::EachDefiner.new(BasicObject.new, BasicObject.new).max
-    end.should raise_error(NoMethodError)
+    end.should.raise(NoMethodError)
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError for incomparable elements" do
     -> do
       EnumerableSpecs::EachDefiner.new(11,"22").max
-    end.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    end.should.raise(ArgumentError)
     -> do
       EnumerableSpecs::EachDefiner.new(11,12,22,33).max{|a, b| nil}
-    end.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    end.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   context "when passed a block" do
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#max" do
 
     context "that is negative" do
       it "raises an ArgumentError" do
-        -> { @e_ints.max(-1) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+        -> { @e_ints.max(-1) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/min_by_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/min_by_spec.rb
index 3ff87e49d8..4f949e2130 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/min_by_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/min_by_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ require_relative 'shared/enumerable_enumeratorized'
 
 describe "Enumerable#min_by" do
   it "returns an enumerator if no block" do
-    EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(42).min_by.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(42).min_by.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
   end
 
   it "returns nil if #each yields no objects" do
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#min_by" do
 
   it "returns the object that appears first in #each in case of a tie" do
     a, b, c = '2', '1', '1'
-    EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(a, b, c).min_by {|obj| obj.to_i }.should equal(b)
+    EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(a, b, c).min_by {|obj| obj.to_i }.should.equal?(b)
   end
 
   it "uses min.<=>(current) to determine order" do
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#min_by" do
 
     context "without a block" do
       it "returns an enumerator" do
-        @enum.min_by(2).should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+        @enum.min_by(2).should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
       end
     end
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#min_by" do
 
       context "when n is negative" do
         it "raises an ArgumentError" do
-          -> { @enum.min_by(-1) { |i| i.to_s } }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+          -> { @enum.min_by(-1) { |i| i.to_s } }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/min_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/min_spec.rb
index 4b6ae248fa..f05d59c2c9 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/min_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/min_spec.rb
@@ -32,22 +32,22 @@ describe "Enumerable#min" do
   end
 
   it "returns nil for an empty Enumerable" do
-    EnumerableSpecs::EachDefiner.new.min.should be_nil
+    EnumerableSpecs::EachDefiner.new.min.should == nil
   end
 
   it "raises a NoMethodError for elements without #<=>" do
     -> do
       EnumerableSpecs::EachDefiner.new(BasicObject.new, BasicObject.new).min
-    end.should raise_error(NoMethodError)
+    end.should.raise(NoMethodError)
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError for incomparable elements" do
     -> do
       EnumerableSpecs::EachDefiner.new(11,"22").min
-    end.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    end.should.raise(ArgumentError)
     -> do
       EnumerableSpecs::EachDefiner.new(11,12,22,33).min{|a, b| nil}
-    end.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    end.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "returns the minimum when using a block rule" do
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#min" do
 
     context "that is negative" do
       it "raises an ArgumentError" do
-        -> { @e_ints.min(-1) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+        -> { @e_ints.min(-1) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/minmax_by_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/minmax_by_spec.rb
index a6a9249270..30c88cfcfb 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/minmax_by_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/minmax_by_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ require_relative 'shared/enumerable_enumeratorized'
 
 describe "Enumerable#minmax_by" do
   it "returns an enumerator if no block" do
-    EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(42).minmax_by.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(42).minmax_by.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
   end
 
   it "returns nil if #each yields no objects" do
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ describe "Enumerable#minmax_by" do
   it "returns the object that appears first in #each in case of a tie" do
     a, b, c, d = '1', '1', '2', '2'
     mm = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(a, b, c, d).minmax_by {|obj| obj.to_i }
-    mm[0].should equal(a)
-    mm[1].should equal(c)
+    mm[0].should.equal?(a)
+    mm[1].should.equal?(c)
   end
 
   it "uses min/max.<=>(current) to determine order" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/none_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/none_spec.rb
index ec48eaf0a7..d9ee0b441e 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/none_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/none_spec.rb
@@ -15,35 +15,35 @@ describe "Enumerable#none?" do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError when more than 1 argument is provided" do
-    -> { @enum.none?(1, 2, 3) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { [].none?(1, 2, 3) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { {}.none?(1, 2, 3) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { @enum.none?(1, 2, 3) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    -> { [].none?(1, 2, 3) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    -> { {}.none?(1, 2, 3) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "does not hide exceptions out of #each" do
     -> {
       EnumerableSpecs::ThrowingEach.new.none?
-    }.should raise_error(RuntimeError)
+    }.should.raise(RuntimeError)
 
     -> {
       EnumerableSpecs::ThrowingEach.new.none? { false }
-    }.should raise_error(RuntimeError)
+    }.should.raise(RuntimeError)
   end
 
   describe "with no block" do
     it "returns true if none of the elements in self are true" do
       e = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(false, nil, false)
-      e.none?.should be_true
+      e.none?.should == true
     end
 
     it "returns false if at least one of the elements in self are true" do
       e = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(false, nil, true, false)
-      e.none?.should be_false
+      e.none?.should == false
     end
 
     it "gathers whole arrays as elements when each yields multiple" do
       multi = EnumerableSpecs::YieldsMultiWithFalse.new
-      multi.none?.should be_false
+      multi.none?.should == false
     end
   end
 
@@ -65,17 +65,17 @@ describe "Enumerable#none?" do
     end
 
     it "returns true if the block never returns true" do
-      @e.none? {|e| false }.should be_true
+      @e.none? {|e| false }.should == true
     end
 
     it "returns false if the block ever returns true" do
-      @e.none? {|e| e == 3 ? true : false }.should be_false
+      @e.none? {|e| e == 3 ? true : false }.should == false
     end
 
     it "does not hide exceptions out of the block" do
       -> {
         @enum.none? { raise "from block" }
-      }.should raise_error(RuntimeError)
+      }.should.raise(RuntimeError)
     end
 
     it "gathers initial args as elements when each yields multiple" do
@@ -94,21 +94,12 @@ describe "Enumerable#none?" do
   end
 
   describe 'when given a pattern argument' do
-    it "calls `===` on the pattern the return value " do
+    it "calls `===` on the pattern the return value" do
       pattern = EnumerableSpecs::Pattern.new { |x| x == 3 }
       @enum1.none?(pattern).should == true
       pattern.yielded.should == [[0], [1], [2], [-1]]
     end
 
-    # may raise an exception in future versions
-    ruby_version_is ""..."2.6" do
-      it "ignores block" do
-        @enum2.none?(Integer) { raise }.should == true
-        [1, 2, nil].none?(TrueClass) { raise }.should == true
-        {a: 1}.none?(Hash) { raise }.should == true
-      end
-    end
-
     it "always returns true on empty enumeration" do
       @empty.none?(Integer).should == true
       [].none?(Integer).should == true
@@ -118,7 +109,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#none?" do
     it "does not hide exceptions out of #each" do
       -> {
         EnumerableSpecs::ThrowingEach.new.none?(Integer)
-      }.should raise_error(RuntimeError)
+      }.should.raise(RuntimeError)
     end
 
     it "returns true if the pattern never returns a truthy value" do
@@ -143,7 +134,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#none?" do
       pattern = EnumerableSpecs::Pattern.new { raise "from pattern" }
       -> {
         @enum.none?(pattern)
-      }.should raise_error(RuntimeError)
+      }.should.raise(RuntimeError)
     end
 
     it "calls the pattern with gathered array when yielded with multiple arguments" do
@@ -152,5 +143,11 @@ describe "Enumerable#none?" do
       multi.none?(pattern).should == true
       pattern.yielded.should == [[[1, 2]], [[3, 4, 5]], [[6, 7, 8, 9]]]
     end
+
+    it "ignores the block if there is an argument" do
+      -> {
+        EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(1, 2, 3, 4, 5).none?(String) { true }.should == true
+      }.should complain(/given block not used/)
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/one_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/one_spec.rb
index 6489c84742..cf966d4a9b 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/one_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/one_spec.rb
@@ -15,57 +15,57 @@ describe "Enumerable#one?" do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError when more than 1 argument is provided" do
-    -> { @enum.one?(1, 2, 3) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { [].one?(1, 2, 3) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { {}.one?(1, 2, 3) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { @enum.one?(1, 2, 3) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    -> { [].one?(1, 2, 3) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    -> { {}.one?(1, 2, 3) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "does not hide exceptions out of #each" do
     -> {
       EnumerableSpecs::ThrowingEach.new.one?
-    }.should raise_error(RuntimeError)
+    }.should.raise(RuntimeError)
 
     -> {
       EnumerableSpecs::ThrowingEach.new.one? { false }
-    }.should raise_error(RuntimeError)
+    }.should.raise(RuntimeError)
   end
 
   describe "with no block" do
     it "returns true if only one element evaluates to true" do
-      [false, nil, true].one?.should be_true
+      [false, nil, true].one?.should == true
     end
 
     it "returns false if two elements evaluate to true" do
-      [false, :value, nil, true].one?.should be_false
+      [false, :value, nil, true].one?.should == false
     end
 
     it "returns false if all elements evaluate to false" do
-      [false, nil, false].one?.should be_false
+      [false, nil, false].one?.should == false
     end
 
     it "gathers whole arrays as elements when each yields multiple" do
       multi = EnumerableSpecs::YieldsMultiWithSingleTrue.new
-      multi.one?.should be_false
+      multi.one?.should == false
     end
   end
 
   describe "with a block" do
     it "returns true if block returns true once" do
-      [:a, :b, :c].one? { |s| s == :a }.should be_true
+      [:a, :b, :c].one? { |s| s == :a }.should == true
     end
 
     it "returns false if the block returns true more than once" do
-      [:a, :b, :c].one? { |s| s == :a || s == :b }.should be_false
+      [:a, :b, :c].one? { |s| s == :a || s == :b }.should == false
     end
 
     it "returns false if the block only returns false" do
-      [:a, :b, :c].one? { |s| s == :d }.should be_false
+      [:a, :b, :c].one? { |s| s == :d }.should == false
     end
 
     it "does not hide exceptions out of the block" do
       -> {
         @enum.one? { raise "from block" }
-      }.should raise_error(RuntimeError)
+      }.should.raise(RuntimeError)
     end
 
     it "gathers initial args as elements when each yields multiple" do
@@ -83,23 +83,13 @@ describe "Enumerable#one?" do
     end
   end
 
-
   describe 'when given a pattern argument' do
-    it "calls `===` on the pattern the return value " do
+    it "calls `===` on the pattern the return value" do
       pattern = EnumerableSpecs::Pattern.new { |x| x == 1 }
       @enum1.one?(pattern).should == true
       pattern.yielded.should == [[0], [1], [2], [-1]]
     end
 
-    # may raise an exception in future versions
-    ruby_version_is ""..."2.6" do
-      it "ignores block" do
-        @enum2.one?(NilClass) { raise }.should == true
-        [1, 2, nil].one?(NilClass) { raise }.should == true
-        {a: 1}.one?(Array) { raise }.should == true
-      end
-    end
-
     it "always returns false on empty enumeration" do
       @empty.one?(Integer).should == false
       [].one?(Integer).should == false
@@ -109,7 +99,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#one?" do
     it "does not hide exceptions out of #each" do
       -> {
         EnumerableSpecs::ThrowingEach.new.one?(Integer)
-      }.should raise_error(RuntimeError)
+      }.should.raise(RuntimeError)
     end
 
     it "returns true if the pattern returns a truthy value only once" do
@@ -145,7 +135,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#one?" do
       pattern = EnumerableSpecs::Pattern.new { raise "from pattern" }
       -> {
         @enum.one?(pattern)
-      }.should raise_error(RuntimeError)
+      }.should.raise(RuntimeError)
     end
 
     it "calls the pattern with gathered array when yielded with multiple arguments" do
@@ -154,5 +144,11 @@ describe "Enumerable#one?" do
       multi.one?(pattern).should == false
       pattern.yielded.should == [[[1, 2]], [[3, 4, 5]], [[6, 7, 8, 9]]]
     end
+
+    it "ignores the block if there is an argument" do
+      -> {
+        EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(1, 2, 3, 4, "5").one?(String) { false }.should == true
+      }.should complain(/given block not used/)
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/partition_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/partition_spec.rb
index d3d220b4b4..8272ee189e 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/partition_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/partition_spec.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#partition" do
   end
 
   it "returns an Enumerator if called without a block" do
-    EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new.partition.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new.partition.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
   end
 
   it "gathers whole arrays as elements when each yields multiple" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/reject_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/reject_spec.rb
index 0d86b49ea2..31e89f5b0e 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/reject_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/reject_spec.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#reject" do
   end
 
   it "returns an Enumerator if called without a block" do
-    EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new.reject.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new.reject.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
   end
 
   it "gathers whole arrays as elements when each yields multiple" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/reverse_each_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/reverse_each_spec.rb
index 2b1c233488..4753956724 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/reverse_each_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/reverse_each_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#reverse_each" do
 
   it "returns an Enumerator if no block given" do
     enum = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new.reverse_each
-    enum.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    enum.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
     enum.to_a.should == [4, 1, 6, 3, 5, 2]
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/select_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/select_spec.rb
index 11168eb42e..7fc61926f9 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/select_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/select_spec.rb
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 require_relative 'shared/find_all'
 
 describe "Enumerable#select" do
-  it_behaves_like :enumerable_find_all , :select
+  it_behaves_like :enumerable_find_all, :select
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/shared/collect.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/shared/collect.rb
index 32c1722c75..4696d32454 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/shared/collect.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/shared/collect.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe :enumerable_collect, shared: true do
 
   it "returns an enumerator when no block given" do
     enum = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new.send(@method)
-    enum.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    enum.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
     enum.each { |i| -i }.should == [-2, -5, -3, -6, -1, -4]
   end
 
@@ -86,7 +86,21 @@ describe :enumerable_collect, shared: true do
 
     -> do
       { 1 => 'a', 2 => 'b' }.map(&m)
-    end.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    end.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+  end
+
+  it "calls the each method on sub-classes" do
+    c = Class.new(Hash) do
+      def each
+        ScratchPad << 'in each'
+        super
+      end
+    end
+    h = c.new
+    h[1] = 'a'
+    ScratchPad.record []
+    h.send(@method) { |k,v| v }
+    ScratchPad.recorded.should == ['in each']
   end
 
   it_should_behave_like :enumerable_enumeratorized_with_origin_size
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/shared/collect_concat.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/shared/collect_concat.rb
index ddd431baeb..1694e3fdce 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/shared/collect_concat.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/shared/collect_concat.rb
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ describe :enumerable_collect_concat, shared: true do
     obj = mock("to_ary defined")
     obj.should_receive(:to_ary).and_return("array")
 
-    -> { [1, obj, 3].send(@method) { |i| i } }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { [1, obj, 3].send(@method) { |i| i } }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "returns an enumerator when no block given" do
     enum = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(1, 2).send(@method)
-    enum.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    enum.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
     enum.each{ |i| [i] * i }.should == [1, 2, 2]
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/shared/entries.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/shared/entries.rb
index 590ce73bcf..e32eb23d2a 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/shared/entries.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/shared/entries.rb
@@ -13,14 +13,4 @@ describe :enumerable_entries, shared: true do
     count.send(@method, :hello, "world").should == [1, 2, 3]
     count.arguments_passed.should == [:hello, "world"]
   end
-
-  ruby_version_is ''...'2.7' do
-    it "returns a tainted array if self is tainted" do
-      EnumerableSpecs::Empty.new.taint.send(@method).tainted?.should be_true
-    end
-
-    it "returns an untrusted array if self is untrusted" do
-      EnumerableSpecs::Empty.new.untrust.send(@method).untrusted?.should be_true
-    end
-  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/shared/find.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/shared/find.rb
index 61d63ba3d5..cdff640415 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/shared/find.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/shared/find.rb
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ describe :enumerable_find, shared: true do
   end
 
   it "returns an enumerator when no block given" do
-    @numerous.send(@method).should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    @numerous.send(@method).should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
   end
 
   it "passes the ifnone proc to the enumerator" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/shared/find_all.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/shared/find_all.rb
index 1bbe71f372..27f01de6e0 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/shared/find_all.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/shared/find_all.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ describe :enumerable_find_all, shared: true do
   end
 
   it "returns an enumerator when no block given" do
-    @numerous.send(@method).should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    @numerous.send(@method).should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
   end
 
   it "passes through the values yielded by #each_with_index" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/shared/include.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/shared/include.rb
index 569f350fd5..ea250f032b 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/shared/include.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/shared/include.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe :enumerable_include, shared: true do
 
   it "gathers whole arrays as elements when each yields multiple" do
     multi = EnumerableSpecs::YieldsMulti.new
-    multi.send(@method, [1,2]).should be_true
+    multi.send(@method, [1,2]).should == true
   end
 
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/shared/inject.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/shared/inject.rb
index 12e0665dda..7da4f0ca99 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/shared/inject.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/shared/inject.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+require_relative '../../array/shared/iterable_and_tolerating_size_increasing'
+
 describe :enumerable_inject, shared: true do
   it "with argument takes a block with an accumulator (with argument as initial value) and the current element. Value of block becomes new accumulator" do
     a = []
@@ -14,14 +16,65 @@ describe :enumerable_inject, shared: true do
 
   it "can take two argument" do
     EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(1, 2, 3).send(@method, 10, :-).should == 4
+    EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(1, 2, 3).send(@method, 10, "-").should == 4
+
+    [1, 2, 3].send(@method, 10, :-).should == 4
+    [1, 2, 3].send(@method, 10, "-").should == 4
+  end
+
+  it "converts non-Symbol method name argument to String with #to_str if two arguments" do
+    name = Object.new
+    def name.to_str; "-"; end
+
+    EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(1, 2, 3).send(@method, 10, name).should == 4
+    [1, 2, 3].send(@method, 10, name).should == 4
+  end
+
+  it "raises TypeError when the second argument is not Symbol or String and it cannot be converted to String if two arguments" do
+    -> { EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(1, 2, 3).send(@method, 10, Object.new) }.should.raise(TypeError, /is not a symbol nor a string/)
+    -> { [1, 2, 3].send(@method, 10, Object.new) }.should.raise(TypeError, /is not a symbol nor a string/)
   end
 
   it "ignores the block if two arguments" do
-    EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(1, 2, 3).send(@method, 10, :-){ raise "we never get here"}.should == 4
+    -> {
+      EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(1, 2, 3).send(@method, 10, :-) { raise "we never get here"}.should == 4
+    }.should complain(/#{__FILE__}:#{__LINE__-1}: warning: given block not used/, verbose: true)
+
+    -> {
+      [1, 2, 3].send(@method, 10, :-) { raise "we never get here"}.should == 4
+    }.should complain(/#{__FILE__}:#{__LINE__-1}: warning: given block not used/, verbose: true)
+  end
+
+  it "does not warn when given a Symbol with $VERBOSE true" do
+    -> {
+      [1, 2].send(@method, 0, :+)
+      [1, 2].send(@method, :+)
+      EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(1, 2).send(@method, 0, :+)
+      EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(1, 2).send(@method, :+)
+    }.should_not complain(verbose: true)
   end
 
   it "can take a symbol argument" do
     EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(10, 1, 2, 3).send(@method, :-).should == 4
+    [10, 1, 2, 3].send(@method, :-).should == 4
+  end
+
+  it "can take a String argument" do
+    EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(10, 1, 2, 3).send(@method, "-").should == 4
+    [10, 1, 2, 3].send(@method, "-").should == 4
+  end
+
+  it "converts non-Symbol method name argument to String with #to_str" do
+    name = Object.new
+    def name.to_str; "-"; end
+
+    EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(10, 1, 2, 3).send(@method, name).should == 4
+    [10, 1, 2, 3].send(@method, name).should == 4
+  end
+
+  it "raises TypeError when passed not Symbol or String method name argument and it cannot be converted to String" do
+    -> { EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(10, 1, 2, 3).send(@method, Object.new) }.should.raise(TypeError, /is not a symbol nor a string/)
+    -> { [10, 1, 2, 3].send(@method, Object.new) }.should.raise(TypeError, /is not a symbol nor a string/)
   end
 
   it "without argument takes a block with an accumulator (with first element as initial value) and the current element. Value of block becomes new accumulator" do
@@ -30,10 +83,10 @@ describe :enumerable_inject, shared: true do
     a.should == [[2, 5], [5, 3], [3, 6], [6, 1], [1, 4]]
   end
 
-   it "gathers whole arrays as elements when each yields multiple" do
-     multi = EnumerableSpecs::YieldsMulti.new
-     multi.send(@method, []) {|acc, e| acc << e }.should == [[1, 2], [3, 4, 5], [6, 7, 8, 9]]
-   end
+  it "gathers whole arrays as elements when each yields multiple" do
+    multi = EnumerableSpecs::YieldsMulti.new
+    multi.send(@method, []) {|acc, e| acc << e }.should == [[1, 2], [3, 4, 5], [6, 7, 8, 9]]
+  end
 
   it "with inject arguments(legacy rubycon)" do
     # with inject argument
@@ -50,7 +103,7 @@ describe :enumerable_inject, shared: true do
 
   it "without inject arguments(legacy rubycon)" do
     # no inject argument
-    EnumerableSpecs::EachDefiner.new(2).send(@method) {|acc,x| 999 } .should == 2
+    EnumerableSpecs::EachDefiner.new(2).send(@method) {|acc,x| 999 }.should == 2
     EnumerableSpecs::EachDefiner.new(2).send(@method) {|acc,x| acc }.should == 2
     EnumerableSpecs::EachDefiner.new(2).send(@method) {|acc,x| x }.should == 2
 
@@ -60,10 +113,30 @@ describe :enumerable_inject, shared: true do
     EnumerableSpecs::EachDefiner.new('a','b','c').send(@method) {|result, i| i+result}.should == "cba"
     EnumerableSpecs::EachDefiner.new(3, 4, 5).send(@method) {|result, i| result*i}.should == 60
     EnumerableSpecs::EachDefiner.new([1], 2, 'a','b').send(@method){|r,i| r<<i}.should == [1, 2, 'a', 'b']
-
   end
 
   it "returns nil when fails(legacy rubycon)" do
     EnumerableSpecs::EachDefiner.new().send(@method) {|acc,x| 999 }.should == nil
   end
+
+  it "tolerates increasing a collection size during iterating Array" do
+    array = [:a, :b, :c]
+    ScratchPad.record []
+    i = 0
+
+    array.send(@method, nil) do |_, e|
+      ScratchPad << e
+      array << i if i < 100
+      i += 1
+    end
+
+    actual = ScratchPad.recorded
+    expected = [:a, :b, :c] + (0..99).to_a
+    actual.sort_by(&:to_s).should == expected.sort_by(&:to_s)
+  end
+
+  it "raises an ArgumentError when no parameters or block is given" do
+    -> { [1,2].send(@method) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    -> { {one: 1, two: 2}.send(@method) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/shared/take.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/shared/take.rb
index ce2ace20fa..a6da06325f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/shared/take.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/shared/take.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ describe :enumerable_take, shared: true do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError when count is negative" do
-    -> { @enum.send(@method, -1) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { @enum.send(@method, -1) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "returns the entire array when count > length" do
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ describe :enumerable_take, shared: true do
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if the passed argument is not numeric" do
-    -> { @enum.send(@method, nil) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { @enum.send(@method, "a") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { @enum.send(@method, nil) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { @enum.send(@method, "a") }.should.raise(TypeError)
 
     obj = mock("nonnumeric")
-    -> { @enum.send(@method, obj) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { @enum.send(@method, obj) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "gathers whole arrays as elements when each yields multiple" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/shared/value_packing.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/shared/value_packing.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff77f45cdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/shared/value_packing.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# This is the behavior of rb_enum_values_pack() in CRuby
+describe :enumerable_value_packing, shared: true do
+  # @take must be set to a Proc that returns the take-result whose #each
+  # yields packed values (e.g. -> e { e.take(1) } or -> e { e.lazy.take(1) }).
+
+  it "yields a single nil for a zero-argument source yield" do
+    e = Enumerator.new { |y| y.yield }
+    args = nil
+    @take.call(e).each { |*a| args = a }
+    args.should == [nil]
+  end
+
+  it "yields the value for a single-argument source yield" do
+    e = Enumerator.new { |y| y.yield :v }
+    args = nil
+    @take.call(e).each { |*a| args = a }
+    args.should == [:v]
+  end
+
+  it "yields a packed Array for a multi-argument source yield" do
+    e = Enumerator.new { |y| y.yield 1, 2 }
+    args = nil
+    @take.call(e).each { |*a| args = a }
+    args.should == [[1, 2]]
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/slice_after_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/slice_after_spec.rb
index 0e46688db1..1ef37195e5 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/slice_after_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/slice_after_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#slice_after" do
       arg = mock("filter")
       arg.should_receive(:===).and_return(false, true, false, false, false, true, false)
       e = @enum.slice_after(arg)
-      e.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+      e.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
       e.to_a.should == [[7, 6], [5, 4, 3, 2], [1]]
     end
 
@@ -34,21 +34,21 @@ describe "Enumerable#slice_after" do
     describe "and no argument" do
       it "calls the block to determine when to yield" do
         e = @enum.slice_after{ |i| i == 6 || i == 2 }
-        e.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+        e.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
         e.to_a.should == [[7, 6], [5, 4, 3, 2], [1]]
       end
     end
 
     describe "and an argument" do
       it "raises an ArgumentError" do
-        -> { @enum.slice_after(42) { |i| i == 6 } }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+        -> { @enum.slice_after(42) { |i| i == 6 } }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
       end
     end
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError when given an incorrect number of arguments" do
-    -> { @enum.slice_after("one", "two") }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { @enum.slice_after }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { @enum.slice_after("one", "two") }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    -> { @enum.slice_after }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/slice_before_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/slice_before_spec.rb
index f9b33f7b28..7eb4410a25 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/slice_before_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/slice_before_spec.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#slice_before" do
       arg = mock "filter"
       arg.should_receive(:===).and_return(false, true, false, false, false, true, false)
       e = @enum.slice_before(arg)
-      e.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+      e.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
       e.to_a.should == [[7], [6, 5, 4, 3], [2, 1]]
     end
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#slice_before" do
     describe "and no argument" do
       it "calls the block to determine when to yield" do
         e = @enum.slice_before{|i| i == 6 || i == 2}
-        e.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+        e.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
         e.to_a.should == [[7], [6, 5, 4, 3], [2, 1]]
       end
     end
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ describe "Enumerable#slice_before" do
     it "does not accept arguments" do
       -> {
         @enum.slice_before(1) {}
-      }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
     end
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError when given an incorrect number of arguments" do
-    -> { @enum.slice_before("one", "two") }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { @enum.slice_before }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { @enum.slice_before("one", "two") }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    -> { @enum.slice_before }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   describe "when an iterator method yields more than one value" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/slice_when_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/slice_when_spec.rb
index 6b8ea0923e..fe1ecd31e2 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/slice_when_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/slice_when_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#slice_when" do
 
   context "when given a block" do
     it "returns an enumerator" do
-      @result.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+      @result.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
     end
 
     it "splits chunks between adjacent elements i and j where the block returns true" do
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#slice_when" do
 
   context "when not given a block" do
     it "raises an ArgumentError" do
-      -> { @enum.slice_when }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      -> { @enum.slice_when }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/sort_by_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/sort_by_spec.rb
index 8fdd923fb4..62cf38ce3e 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/sort_by_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/sort_by_spec.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#sort_by" do
 
   it "returns an Enumerator when a block is not supplied" do
     a = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new("a","b")
-    a.sort_by.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    a.sort_by.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
     a.to_a.should == ["a", "b"]
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/sort_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/sort_spec.rb
index 6fc64f325e..427b1cd8f1 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/sort_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/sort_spec.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#sort" do
   it "raises a NoMethodError if elements do not define <=>" do
     -> do
       EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(BasicObject.new, BasicObject.new, BasicObject.new).sort
-    end.should raise_error(NoMethodError)
+    end.should.raise(NoMethodError)
   end
 
   it "sorts enumerables that contain nils" do
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ describe "Enumerable#sort" do
     }.should == [6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1]
     -> {
       EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new.sort { |n, m| (n <=> m).to_s }
-    }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "raises an error if objects can't be compared" do
     a=EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(EnumerableSpecs::Uncomparable.new, EnumerableSpecs::Uncomparable.new)
-    -> {a.sort}.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> {a.sort}.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "gathers whole arrays as elements when each yields multiple" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/sum_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/sum_spec.rb
index c9d7017b45..2eb74db6ac 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/sum_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/sum_spec.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,29 @@ describe 'Enumerable#sum' do
     @enum.sum.should == 5/3r
   end
 
-  it 'takes a block to transform the elements' do
-    @enum.sum { |element| element * 2 }.should == 10/3r
+  context 'with a block' do
+    it 'transforms the elements' do
+      @enum.sum { |element| element * 2 }.should == 10/3r
+    end
+
+    it 'does not destructure array elements' do
+      class << @enum
+        def each
+          yield [1,2]
+          yield [3]
+        end
+      end
+
+      @enum.sum(&:last).should == 5
+    end
+  end
+
+  # https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/12217
+  # https://github.com/ruby/ruby/blob/master/doc/ChangeLog/ChangeLog-2.4.0#L6208-L6214
+  it "uses Kahan's compensated summation algorithm for precise sum of float numbers" do
+    floats = [2.7800000000000002, 5.0, 2.5, 4.44, 3.89, 3.89, 4.44, 7.78, 5.0, 2.7800000000000002, 5.0, 2.5].to_enum
+    naive_sum = floats.reduce { |sum, e| sum + e }
+    naive_sum.should == 50.00000000000001
+    floats.sum.should == 50.0
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/take_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/take_spec.rb
index 41a7438330..ca439b750d 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/take_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/take_spec.rb
@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 require_relative 'shared/take'
+require_relative 'shared/value_packing'
 
 describe "Enumerable#take" do
   it "requires an argument" do
-    ->{ EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new.take}.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    ->{ EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new.take}.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   describe "when passed an argument" do
     it_behaves_like :enumerable_take, :take
   end
+
+  describe "value packing of source yields" do
+    before :each do
+      @take = -> e { e.take(1) }
+    end
+    it_behaves_like :enumerable_value_packing, nil
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/take_while_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/take_while_spec.rb
index 26db39ac4b..918bfc897d 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/take_while_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/take_while_spec.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#take_while" do
   end
 
   it "returns an Enumerator if no block given" do
-    @enum.take_while.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    @enum.take_while.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
   end
 
   it "returns no/all elements for {true/false} block" do
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ describe "Enumerable#take_while" do
 
   it "doesn't return self when it could" do
     a = [1,2,3]
-    a.take_while{true}.should_not equal(a)
+    a.take_while{true}.should_not.equal?(a)
   end
 
   it "calls the block with initial args when yielded with multiple arguments" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/tally_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/tally_spec.rb
index c23ea11697..deef741407 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/tally_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/tally_spec.rb
@@ -1,82 +1,91 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 
-ruby_version_is "2.7" do
-  describe "Enumerable#tally" do
-    before :each do
-      ScratchPad.record []
-    end
-
-    it "returns a hash with counts according to the value" do
-      enum = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new('foo', 'bar', 'foo', 'baz')
-      enum.tally.should == { 'foo' => 2, 'bar' => 1, 'baz' => 1}
-    end
-
-    it "returns a hash without default" do
-      hash = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new('foo', 'bar', 'foo', 'baz').tally
-      hash.default_proc.should be_nil
-      hash.default.should be_nil
-    end
-
-    it "returns an empty hash for empty enumerables" do
-      EnumerableSpecs::Empty.new.tally.should == {}
-    end
-
-    it "counts values as gathered array when yielded with multiple arguments" do
-      EnumerableSpecs::YieldsMixed2.new.tally.should == EnumerableSpecs::YieldsMixed2.gathered_yields.group_by(&:itself).transform_values(&:size)
-    end
-
-    it "does not call given block" do
-      enum = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new('foo', 'bar', 'foo', 'baz')
-      enum.tally { |v| ScratchPad << v }
-      ScratchPad.recorded.should == []
-    end
+describe "Enumerable#tally" do
+  before :each do
+    ScratchPad.record []
+  end
+
+  it "returns a hash with counts according to the value" do
+    enum = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new('foo', 'bar', 'foo', 'baz')
+    enum.tally.should == { 'foo' => 2, 'bar' => 1, 'baz' => 1}
+  end
+
+  it "returns a hash without default" do
+    hash = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new('foo', 'bar', 'foo', 'baz').tally
+    hash.default_proc.should == nil
+    hash.default.should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "returns an empty hash for empty enumerables" do
+    EnumerableSpecs::Empty.new.tally.should == {}
+  end
+
+  it "counts values as gathered array when yielded with multiple arguments" do
+    EnumerableSpecs::YieldsMixed2.new.tally.should == EnumerableSpecs::YieldsMixed2.gathered_yields.group_by(&:itself).transform_values(&:size)
+  end
+
+  it "does not call given block" do
+    enum = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new('foo', 'bar', 'foo', 'baz')
+    enum.tally { |v| ScratchPad << v }
+    ScratchPad.recorded.should == []
   end
 end
 
-ruby_version_is "3.1" do
-  describe "Enumerable#tally with a hash" do
-    before :each do
-      ScratchPad.record []
-    end
-
-    it "returns a hash with counts according to the value" do
-      enum = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new('foo', 'bar', 'foo', 'baz')
-      enum.tally({ 'foo' => 1 }).should == { 'foo' => 3, 'bar' => 1, 'baz' => 1}
-    end
-
-    it "returns the given hash" do
-      enum = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new('foo', 'bar', 'foo', 'baz')
-      hash = { 'foo' => 1 }
-      enum.tally(hash).should equal(hash)
-    end
-
-    it "raises a FrozenError and does not udpate the given hash when the hash is frozen" do
-      enum = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new('foo', 'bar', 'foo', 'baz')
-      hash = { 'foo' => 1 }.freeze
-      -> { enum.tally(hash) }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-      hash.should == { 'foo' => 1 }
-    end
-
-    it "does not call given block" do
-      enum = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new('foo', 'bar', 'foo', 'baz')
-      enum.tally({ 'foo' => 1 }) { |v| ScratchPad << v }
-      ScratchPad.recorded.should == []
-    end
-
-    it "ignores the default value" do
-      enum = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new('foo', 'bar', 'foo', 'baz')
-      enum.tally(Hash.new(100)).should == { 'foo' => 2, 'bar' => 1, 'baz' => 1}
-    end
-
-    it "ignores the default proc" do
-      enum = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new('foo', 'bar', 'foo', 'baz')
-      enum.tally(Hash.new {100}).should == { 'foo' => 2, 'bar' => 1, 'baz' => 1}
-    end
-
-    it "needs the values counting each elements to be an integer" do
-      enum = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new('foo')
-      -> { enum.tally({ 'foo' => 'bar' }) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    end
+describe "Enumerable#tally with a hash" do
+  before :each do
+    ScratchPad.record []
+  end
+
+  it "returns a hash with counts according to the value" do
+    enum = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new('foo', 'bar', 'foo', 'baz')
+    enum.tally({ 'foo' => 1 }).should == { 'foo' => 3, 'bar' => 1, 'baz' => 1}
+  end
+
+  it "returns the given hash" do
+    enum = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new('foo', 'bar', 'foo', 'baz')
+    hash = { 'foo' => 1 }
+    enum.tally(hash).should.equal?(hash)
+  end
+
+  it "calls #to_hash to convert argument to Hash implicitly if passed not a Hash" do
+    enum = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new('foo', 'bar', 'foo', 'baz')
+    object = Object.new
+    def object.to_hash; { 'foo' => 1 }; end
+    enum.tally(object).should == { 'foo' => 3, 'bar' => 1, 'baz' => 1}
+  end
+
+  it "raises a FrozenError and does not update the given hash when the hash is frozen" do
+    enum = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new('foo', 'bar', 'foo', 'baz')
+    hash = { 'foo' => 1 }.freeze
+    -> { enum.tally(hash) }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+    hash.should == { 'foo' => 1 }
+  end
+
+  it "raises a FrozenError even if enumerable is empty" do
+    enum = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new()
+    hash = { 'foo' => 1 }.freeze
+    -> { enum.tally(hash) }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+  end
+
+  it "does not call given block" do
+    enum = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new('foo', 'bar', 'foo', 'baz')
+    enum.tally({ 'foo' => 1 }) { |v| ScratchPad << v }
+    ScratchPad.recorded.should == []
+  end
+
+  it "ignores the default value" do
+    enum = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new('foo', 'bar', 'foo', 'baz')
+    enum.tally(Hash.new(100)).should == { 'foo' => 2, 'bar' => 1, 'baz' => 1}
+  end
+
+  it "ignores the default proc" do
+    enum = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new('foo', 'bar', 'foo', 'baz')
+    enum.tally(Hash.new {100}).should == { 'foo' => 2, 'bar' => 1, 'baz' => 1}
+  end
+
+  it "needs the values counting each elements to be an integer" do
+    enum = EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new('foo')
+    -> { enum.tally({ 'foo' => 'bar' }) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/to_a_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/to_a_spec.rb
index 0f3060dc48..723f922574 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/to_a_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/to_a_spec.rb
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 require_relative 'shared/entries'
 
 describe "Enumerable#to_a" do
-  it_behaves_like :enumerable_entries , :to_a
+  it_behaves_like :enumerable_entries, :to_a
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/to_h_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/to_h_spec.rb
index 63bfdf19af..38847eccfb 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/to_h_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/to_h_spec.rb
@@ -36,55 +36,61 @@ describe "Enumerable#to_h" do
 
   it "raises TypeError if an element is not an array" do
     enum = EnumerableSpecs::EachDefiner.new(:x)
-    -> { enum.to_h }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { enum.to_h }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises ArgumentError if an element is not a [key, value] pair" do
     enum = EnumerableSpecs::EachDefiner.new([:x])
-    -> { enum.to_h }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { enum.to_h }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-    context "with block" do
-      before do
-        @enum = EnumerableSpecs::EachDefiner.new(:a, :b)
-      end
-
-      it "converts [key, value] pairs returned by the block to a hash" do
-        @enum.to_h { |k| [k, k.to_s] }.should == { a: 'a', b: 'b' }
-      end
-
-      it "raises ArgumentError if block returns longer or shorter array" do
-        -> do
-          @enum.to_h { |k| [k, k.to_s, 1] }
-        end.should raise_error(ArgumentError, /element has wrong array length/)
-
-        -> do
-          @enum.to_h { |k| [k] }
-        end.should raise_error(ArgumentError, /element has wrong array length/)
-      end
-
-      it "raises TypeError if block returns something other than Array" do
-        -> do
-          @enum.to_h { |k| "not-array" }
-        end.should raise_error(TypeError, /wrong element type String/)
-      end
-
-      it "coerces returned pair to Array with #to_ary" do
-        x = mock('x')
-        x.stub!(:to_ary).and_return([:b, 'b'])
-
-        @enum.to_h { |k| x }.should == { :b => 'b' }
-      end
-
-      it "does not coerce returned pair to Array with #to_a" do
-        x = mock('x')
-        x.stub!(:to_a).and_return([:b, 'b'])
-
-        -> do
-          @enum.to_h { |k| x }
-        end.should raise_error(TypeError, /wrong element type MockObject/)
-      end
+  context "with block" do
+    before do
+      @enum = EnumerableSpecs::EachDefiner.new(:a, :b)
+    end
+
+    it "converts [key, value] pairs returned by the block to a hash" do
+      @enum.to_h { |k| [k, k.to_s] }.should == { a: 'a', b: 'b' }
+    end
+
+    it "passes to a block each element as a single argument" do
+      enum_of_arrays = EnumerableSpecs::EachDefiner.new([:a, 1], [:b, 2])
+
+      ScratchPad.record []
+      enum_of_arrays.to_h { |*args| ScratchPad << args; [args[0], args[1]] }
+      ScratchPad.recorded.sort.should == [[[:a, 1]], [[:b, 2]]]
+    end
+
+    it "raises ArgumentError if block returns longer or shorter array" do
+      -> do
+        @enum.to_h { |k| [k, k.to_s, 1] }
+      end.should.raise(ArgumentError, /element has wrong array length/)
+
+      -> do
+        @enum.to_h { |k| [k] }
+      end.should.raise(ArgumentError, /element has wrong array length/)
+    end
+
+    it "raises TypeError if block returns something other than Array" do
+      -> do
+        @enum.to_h { |k| "not-array" }
+      end.should.raise(TypeError, /wrong element type String/)
+    end
+
+    it "coerces returned pair to Array with #to_ary" do
+      x = mock('x')
+      x.stub!(:to_ary).and_return([:b, 'b'])
+
+      @enum.to_h { |k| x }.should == { :b => 'b' }
+    end
+
+    it "does not coerce returned pair to Array with #to_a" do
+      x = mock('x')
+      x.stub!(:to_a).and_return([:b, 'b'])
+
+      -> do
+        @enum.to_h { |k| x }
+      end.should.raise(TypeError, /wrong element type MockObject/)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/to_set_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/to_set_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b04c72bce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/to_set_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
+
+describe "Enumerable#to_set" do
+  it "returns a new Set created from self" do
+    [1, 2, 3].to_set.should == Set[1, 2, 3]
+    {a: 1, b: 2}.to_set.should == Set[[:b, 2], [:a, 1]]
+  end
+
+  it "passes down passed blocks" do
+    [1, 2, 3].to_set { |x| x * x }.should == Set[1, 4, 9]
+  end
+
+  ruby_version_is "4.0"..."4.1" do
+    it "instantiates an object of provided as the first argument set class" do
+      set = nil
+      proc{set = [1, 2, 3].to_set(EnumerableSpecs::SetSubclass)}.should complain(/Enumerable#to_set/)
+      set.should.is_a?(EnumerableSpecs::SetSubclass)
+      set.to_a.sort.should == [1, 2, 3]
+    end
+  end
+
+  ruby_version_is ""..."4.0" do
+    it "instantiates an object of provided as the first argument set class" do
+      set = [1, 2, 3].to_set(EnumerableSpecs::SetSubclass)
+      set.should.is_a?(EnumerableSpecs::SetSubclass)
+      set.to_a.sort.should == [1, 2, 3]
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/uniq_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/uniq_spec.rb
index e58dd36366..a1ed44796f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/uniq_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/uniq_spec.rb
@@ -31,76 +31,32 @@ describe 'Enumerable#uniq' do
     [x, y].to_enum.uniq.should == [x, y]
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is '2.7' do
-    it "compares elements with matching hash codes with #eql?" do
-      a = Array.new(2) do
-        obj = mock('0')
-        obj.should_receive(:hash).at_least(1).and_return(0)
-
-        def obj.eql?(o)
-          false
-        end
-
-        obj
-      end
-
-      a.uniq.should == a
+  it "compares elements with matching hash codes with #eql?" do
+    a = Array.new(2) do
+      obj = mock('0')
+      obj.should_receive(:hash).at_least(1).and_return(0)
 
-      a = Array.new(2) do
-        obj = mock('0')
-        obj.should_receive(:hash).at_least(1).and_return(0)
-
-        def obj.eql?(o)
-          true
-        end
-
-        obj
+      def obj.eql?(o)
+        false
       end
 
-      a.to_enum.uniq.size.should == 1
+      obj
     end
-  end
 
-  ruby_version_is ''...'2.7' do
-    it "compares elements with matching hash codes with #eql?" do
-      a = Array.new(2) do
-        obj = mock('0')
-        obj.should_receive(:hash).at_least(1).and_return(0)
-
-        def obj.eql?(o)
-          # It's undefined whether the impl does a[0].eql?(a[1]) or
-          # a[1].eql?(a[0]) so we taint both.
-          taint
-          o.taint
-          false
-        end
-
-        obj
-      end
-
-      a.uniq.should == a
-      a[0].should.tainted?
-      a[1].should.tainted?
+    a.uniq.should == a
 
-      a = Array.new(2) do
-        obj = mock('0')
-        obj.should_receive(:hash).at_least(1).and_return(0)
+    a = Array.new(2) do
+      obj = mock('0')
+      obj.should_receive(:hash).at_least(1).and_return(0)
 
-        def obj.eql?(o)
-          # It's undefined whether the impl does a[0].eql?(a[1]) or
-          # a[1].eql?(a[0]) so we taint both.
-          taint
-          o.taint
-          true
-        end
-
-        obj
+      def obj.eql?(o)
+        true
       end
 
-      a.to_enum.uniq.size.should == 1
-      a[0].should.tainted?
-      a[1].should.tainted?
+      obj
     end
+
+    a.to_enum.uniq.size.should == 1
   end
 
   context 'when yielded with multiple arguments' do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/zip_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/zip_spec.rb
index 9ec15aa030..c5f9a3e4d4 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/zip_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerable/zip_spec.rb
@@ -38,4 +38,9 @@ describe "Enumerable#zip" do
     multi.zip(multi).should == [[[1, 2], [1, 2]], [[3, 4, 5], [3, 4, 5]], [[6, 7, 8, 9], [6, 7, 8, 9]]]
   end
 
+  it "raises TypeError when some argument isn't Array and doesn't respond to #to_ary and #to_enum" do
+    -> { EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(1,2,3).zip(Object.new) }.should.raise(TypeError, "wrong argument type Object (must respond to :each)")
+    -> { EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(1,2,3).zip(1) }.should.raise(TypeError, "wrong argument type Integer (must respond to :each)")
+    -> { EnumerableSpecs::Numerous.new(1,2,3).zip(true) }.should.raise(TypeError, "wrong argument type TrueClass (must respond to :each)")
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/begin_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/begin_spec.rb
index c8d91ebaec..bd243fa0b5 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/begin_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/begin_spec.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 
-ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-  describe "Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence#begin" do
-    it "returns the begin of the sequence" do
-      1.step(10).begin.should == 1
-      (1..10).step.begin.should == 1
-      (1...10).step.begin.should == 1
+describe "Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence#begin" do
+  it "returns the begin of the sequence" do
+    1.step(10).begin.should == 1
+    (1..10).step.begin.should == 1
+    (1...10).step.begin.should == 1
+  end
+
+  context "with beginless" do
+    it "returns nil as begin of the sequence" do
+      (..10).step(1).begin.should == nil
+      (...10).step(1).begin.should == nil
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/each_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/each_spec.rb
index d7edf3a21f..0a83019d49 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/each_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/each_spec.rb
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 
-ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-  describe "Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence#each" do
-    before :each do
-      ScratchPad.record []
-      @seq = 1.step(10, 4)
-    end
+describe "Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence#each" do
+  before :each do
+    ScratchPad.record []
+    @seq = 1.step(10, 4)
+  end
 
-    it "calls given block on each item of the sequence" do
-      @seq.each { |item| ScratchPad << item }
-      ScratchPad.recorded.should == [1, 5, 9]
-    end
+  it "calls given block on each item of the sequence" do
+    @seq.each { |item| ScratchPad << item }
+    ScratchPad.recorded.should == [1, 5, 9]
+  end
 
-    it "returns self" do
-      @seq.each { |item| }.should equal(@seq)
-    end
+  it "returns self" do
+    @seq.each { |item| }.should.equal?(@seq)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/end_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/end_spec.rb
index 5a436e8167..05429cac3e 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/end_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/end_spec.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 
-ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-  describe "Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence#end" do
-    it "returns the end of the sequence" do
-      1.step(10).end.should == 10
-      (1..10).step.end.should == 10
-      (1...10).step(17).end.should == 10
+describe "Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence#end" do
+  it "returns the end of the sequence" do
+    1.step(10).end.should == 10
+    (1..10).step.end.should == 10
+    (1...10).step(17).end.should == 10
+  end
+
+  context "with endless" do
+    it "returns nil as end of the sequence" do
+      (1..).step(1).end.should == nil
+      (1...).step(1).end.should == nil
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/eq_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/eq_spec.rb
index 7895f98047..77eed02d8b 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/eq_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/eq_spec.rb
@@ -1,20 +1,18 @@
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 
-ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-  describe "Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence#==" do
-    it "returns true if begin, end, step and exclude_end? are equal" do
-      1.step(10).should == 1.step(10)
-      1.step(10, 5).should == 1.step(10, 5)
+describe "Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence#==" do
+  it "returns true if begin, end, step and exclude_end? are equal" do
+    1.step(10).should == 1.step(10)
+    1.step(10, 5).should == 1.step(10, 5)
 
-      (1..10).step.should == (1..10).step
-      (1...10).step(8).should == (1...10).step(8)
+    (1..10).step.should == (1..10).step
+    (1...10).step(8).should == (1...10).step(8)
 
-      # both have exclude_end? == false
-      (1..10).step(100).should == 1.step(10, 100)
+    # both have exclude_end? == false
+    (1..10).step(100).should == 1.step(10, 100)
 
-      ((1..10).step == (1..11).step).should == false
-      ((1..10).step == (1...10).step).should == false
-      ((1..10).step == (1..10).step(2)).should == false
-    end
+    ((1..10).step == (1..11).step).should == false
+    ((1..10).step == (1...10).step).should == false
+    ((1..10).step == (1..10).step(2)).should == false
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/exclude_end_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/exclude_end_spec.rb
index 5be189e993..021fe7d90f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/exclude_end_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/exclude_end_spec.rb
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 
-ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-  describe "Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence#exclude_end?" do
-    context "when created using Numeric#step" do
-      it "always returns false" do
-        1.step(10).should_not.exclude_end?
-        10.step(1).should_not.exclude_end?
-      end
+describe "Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence#exclude_end?" do
+  context "when created using Numeric#step" do
+    it "always returns false" do
+      1.step(10).should_not.exclude_end?
+      10.step(1).should_not.exclude_end?
     end
+  end
 
-    context "when created using Range#step" do
-      it "mirrors range.exclude_end?" do
-        (1...10).step.should.exclude_end?
-        (1..10).step.should_not.exclude_end?
-      end
+  context "when created using Range#step" do
+    it "mirrors range.exclude_end?" do
+      (1...10).step.should.exclude_end?
+      (1..10).step.should_not.exclude_end?
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/first_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/first_spec.rb
index 43c520d1f0..ccd02be020 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/first_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/first_spec.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 
-ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-  describe "Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence#first" do
-    it "returns the first element of the sequence" do
-      1.step(10).first.should == 1
-      (1..10).step.first.should == 1
-      (1...10).step.first.should == 1
-    end
+describe "Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence#first" do
+  it "returns the first element of the sequence" do
+    1.step(10).first.should == 1
+    (1..10).step.first.should == 1
+    (1...10).step.first.should == 1
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/hash_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/hash_spec.rb
index 236f845f41..a18c554fb3 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/hash_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/hash_spec.rb
@@ -1,22 +1,20 @@
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 
-ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-  describe "Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence#hash" do
-    it "is based on begin, end, step and exclude_end?" do
-      1.step(10).hash.should be_an_instance_of(Integer)
+describe "Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence#hash" do
+  it "is based on begin, end, step and exclude_end?" do
+    1.step(10).hash.should.instance_of?(Integer)
 
-      1.step(10).hash.should == 1.step(10).hash
-      1.step(10, 5).hash.should == 1.step(10, 5).hash
+    1.step(10).hash.should == 1.step(10).hash
+    1.step(10, 5).hash.should == 1.step(10, 5).hash
 
-      (1..10).step.hash.should == (1..10).step.hash
-      (1...10).step(8).hash.should == (1...10).step(8).hash
+    (1..10).step.hash.should == (1..10).step.hash
+    (1...10).step(8).hash.should == (1...10).step(8).hash
 
-      # both have exclude_end? == false
-      (1..10).step(100).hash.should == 1.step(10, 100).hash
+    # both have exclude_end? == false
+    (1..10).step(100).hash.should == 1.step(10, 100).hash
 
-      ((1..10).step.hash == (1..11).step.hash).should == false
-      ((1..10).step.hash == (1...10).step.hash).should == false
-      ((1..10).step.hash == (1..10).step(2).hash).should == false
-    end
+    ((1..10).step.hash == (1..11).step.hash).should == false
+    ((1..10).step.hash == (1...10).step.hash).should == false
+    ((1..10).step.hash == (1..10).step(2).hash).should == false
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/inspect_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/inspect_spec.rb
index 21e64a6b58..b73b49d272 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/inspect_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/inspect_spec.rb
@@ -1,22 +1,20 @@
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 
-ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-  describe "Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence#inspect" do
-    context 'when Numeric#step is used' do
-      it "returns '(begin.step(end{, step}))'" do
-        1.step(10).inspect.should == "(1.step(10))"
-        1.step(10, 3).inspect.should == "(1.step(10, 3))"
-      end
+describe "Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence#inspect" do
+  context 'when Numeric#step is used' do
+    it "returns '(begin.step(end{, step}))'" do
+      1.step(10).inspect.should == "(1.step(10))"
+      1.step(10, 3).inspect.should == "(1.step(10, 3))"
     end
+  end
 
-    context 'when Range#step is used' do
-      it "returns '((range).step{(step)})'" do
-        (1..10).step.inspect.should == "((1..10).step)"
-        (1..10).step(3).inspect.should == "((1..10).step(3))"
+  context 'when Range#step is used' do
+    it "returns '((range).step{(step)})'" do
+      (1..10).step.inspect.should == "((1..10).step)"
+      (1..10).step(3).inspect.should == "((1..10).step(3))"
 
-        (1...10).step.inspect.should == "((1...10).step)"
-        (1...10).step(3).inspect.should == "((1...10).step(3))"
-      end
+      (1...10).step.inspect.should == "((1...10).step)"
+      (1...10).step(3).inspect.should == "((1...10).step(3))"
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/last_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/last_spec.rb
index ebb20090fc..31f982b7c4 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/last_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/last_spec.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 
-ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-  describe "Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence#last" do
-    it "returns the last element of the sequence" do
-      1.step(10).last.should == 10
-      (1..10).step.last.should == 10
-      (1...10).step(4).last.should == 9
-    end
+describe "Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence#last" do
+  it "returns the last element of the sequence" do
+    1.step(10).last.should == 10
+    (1..10).step.last.should == 10
+    (1...10).step(4).last.should == 9
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/new_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/new_spec.rb
index 7227581fb9..1bd2f7f0f7 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/new_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/new_spec.rb
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 
-ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-  describe "Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence.new" do
-    it "is not defined" do
-      -> {
-        Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence.new
-      }.should raise_error(NoMethodError)
-    end
+describe "Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence.new" do
+  it "is not defined" do
+    -> {
+      Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence.new
+    }.should.raise(NoMethodError)
   end
+end
 
-  describe "Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence.allocate" do
-    it "is not defined" do
-      -> {
-        Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence.allocate
-      }.should raise_error(TypeError, 'allocator undefined for Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence')
-    end
+describe "Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence.allocate" do
+  it "is not defined" do
+    -> {
+      Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence.allocate
+    }.should.raise(TypeError, 'allocator undefined for Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence')
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/size_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/size_spec.rb
index 00403b0238..7e03edd961 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/size_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/size_spec.rb
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 
-ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-  describe "Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence#size" do
-    context "for finite sequence" do
-      it "returns the number of elements in this arithmetic sequence" do
-        1.step(10).size.should == 10
-        (1...10).step.size.should == 9
-      end
+describe "Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence#size" do
+  context "for finite sequence" do
+    it "returns the number of elements in this arithmetic sequence" do
+      1.step(10).size.should == 10
+      (1...10).step.size.should == 9
     end
+  end
 
-    context "for infinite sequence" do
-      it "returns Infinity" do
-        1.step(Float::INFINITY).size.should == Float::INFINITY
-        (1..Float::INFINITY).step.size.should == Float::INFINITY
-      end
+  context "for infinite sequence" do
+    it "returns Infinity" do
+      1.step(Float::INFINITY).size.should == Float::INFINITY
+      (1..Float::INFINITY).step.size.should == Float::INFINITY
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/step_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/step_spec.rb
index 8b00fd4309..c1f2d9173f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/step_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/arithmetic_sequence/step_spec.rb
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 
-ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-  describe "Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence#step" do
-    it "returns the original value given to step method" do
-      (1..10).step.step.should == 1
-      (1..10).step(3).step.should == 3
+describe "Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence#step" do
+  it "returns the original value given to step method" do
+    (1..10).step.step.should == 1
+    (1..10).step(3).step.should == 3
 
-      1.step(10).step.should == 1
-      1.step(10, 3).step.should == 3
-    end
+    1.step(10).step.should == 1
+    1.step(10, 3).step.should == 3
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/chain/each_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/chain/each_spec.rb
index ab4d355f22..cc93cbac60 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/chain/each_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/chain/each_spec.rb
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 require_relative '../../enumerable/fixtures/classes'
 
-ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-  describe "Enumerator::Chain#each" do
-    it "calls each on its constituents as needed" do
-      a = EnumerableSpecs::EachCounter.new(:a, :b)
-      b = EnumerableSpecs::EachCounter.new(:c, :d)
+describe "Enumerator::Chain#each" do
+  it "calls each on its constituents as needed" do
+    a = EnumerableSpecs::EachCounter.new(:a, :b)
+    b = EnumerableSpecs::EachCounter.new(:c, :d)
 
-      ScratchPad.record []
-      Enumerator::Chain.new(a, b).each do |elem|
-        ScratchPad << elem << b.times_yielded
-      end
-      ScratchPad.recorded.should == [:a, 0, :b, 0, :c, 1, :d, 2]
+    ScratchPad.record []
+    Enumerator::Chain.new(a, b).each do |elem|
+      ScratchPad << elem << b.times_yielded
     end
+    ScratchPad.recorded.should == [:a, 0, :b, 0, :c, 1, :d, 2]
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/chain/initialize_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/chain/initialize_spec.rb
index e5aa32fd02..1df1dec5f8 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/chain/initialize_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/chain/initialize_spec.rb
@@ -1,33 +1,31 @@
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 
-ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-  describe "Enumerator::Chain#initialize" do
-    before :each do
-      @uninitialized = Enumerator::Chain.allocate
-    end
+describe "Enumerator::Chain#initialize" do
+  before :each do
+    @uninitialized = Enumerator::Chain.allocate
+  end
 
-    it "is a private method" do
-      Enumerator::Chain.should have_private_instance_method(:initialize, false)
-    end
+  it "is a private method" do
+    Enumerator::Chain.private_instance_methods(false).should.include?(:initialize)
+  end
 
-    it "returns self" do
-      @uninitialized.send(:initialize).should equal(@uninitialized)
-    end
+  it "returns self" do
+    @uninitialized.send(:initialize).should.equal?(@uninitialized)
+  end
 
-    it "accepts many arguments" do
-      @uninitialized.send(:initialize, 0..1, 2..3, 4..5).should equal(@uninitialized)
-    end
+  it "accepts many arguments" do
+    @uninitialized.send(:initialize, 0..1, 2..3, 4..5).should.equal?(@uninitialized)
+  end
 
-    it "accepts arguments that are not Enumerable nor responding to :each" do
-      @uninitialized.send(:initialize, Object.new).should equal(@uninitialized)
-    end
+  it "accepts arguments that are not Enumerable nor responding to :each" do
+    @uninitialized.send(:initialize, Object.new).should.equal?(@uninitialized)
+  end
 
-    describe "on frozen instance" do
-      it "raises a RuntimeError" do
-        -> {
-          @uninitialized.freeze.send(:initialize)
-        }.should raise_error(RuntimeError)
-      end
+  describe "on frozen instance" do
+    it "raises a FrozenError" do
+      -> {
+        @uninitialized.freeze.send(:initialize)
+      }.should.raise(FrozenError)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/chain/inspect_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/chain/inspect_spec.rb
index a644d88c6f..9b5a442b75 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/chain/inspect_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/chain/inspect_spec.rb
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 
-ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-  describe "Enumerator::Chain#inspect" do
-    it "shows a representation of the Enumerator" do
-      Enumerator::Chain.new.inspect.should == "#<Enumerator::Chain: []>"
-      Enumerator::Chain.new(1..2, 3..4).inspect.should == "#<Enumerator::Chain: [1..2, 3..4]>"
-    end
+describe "Enumerator::Chain#inspect" do
+  it "shows a representation of the Enumerator" do
+    Enumerator::Chain.new.inspect.should == "#<Enumerator::Chain: []>"
+    Enumerator::Chain.new(1..2, 3..4).inspect.should == "#<Enumerator::Chain: [1..2, 3..4]>"
+  end
+
+  it "calls inspect on its chain elements" do
+    obj = mock('inspect')
+    obj.should_receive(:inspect).and_return('some desc')
+    Enumerator::Chain.new(obj).inspect.should == "#<Enumerator::Chain: [some desc]>"
+  end
 
-    it "calls inspect on its chain elements" do
-      obj = mock('inspect')
-      obj.should_receive(:inspect).and_return('some desc')
-      Enumerator::Chain.new(obj).inspect.should == "#<Enumerator::Chain: [some desc]>"
-    end
+  it "returns a not initialized representation if #initialized is not called yet" do
+    Enumerator::Chain.allocate.inspect.should == "#<Enumerator::Chain: uninitialized>"
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/chain/rewind_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/chain/rewind_spec.rb
index 951b364f07..4525b82f7b 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/chain/rewind_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/chain/rewind_spec.rb
@@ -1,53 +1,51 @@
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 
-ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-  describe "Enumerator::Chain#rewind" do
-    before(:each) do
-      @obj = mock('obj')
-      @obj.should_receive(:each).any_number_of_times.and_yield
-      @second = mock('obj')
-      @second.should_receive(:each).any_number_of_times.and_yield
-      @enum = Enumerator::Chain.new(@obj, @second)
-    end
-
-    it "returns self" do
-      @enum.rewind.should equal @enum
-    end
-
-    it "does nothing if receiver has not been iterated" do
-      @obj.should_not_receive(:rewind)
-      @obj.respond_to?(:rewind).should == true # sanity check
-      @enum.rewind
-    end
-
-    it "does nothing on objects that don't respond_to rewind" do
-      @obj.respond_to?(:rewind).should == false # sanity check
-      @enum.each {}
-      @enum.rewind
-    end
-
-    it "calls_rewind its objects" do
-      @obj.should_receive(:rewind)
-      @enum.each {}
-      @enum.rewind
-    end
-
-    it "calls_rewind in reverse order" do
-      @obj.should_not_receive(:rewind)
-      @second.should_receive(:rewind).and_raise(RuntimeError)
-      @enum.each {}
-      -> { @enum.rewind }.should raise_error(RuntimeError)
-    end
-
-    it "calls rewind only for objects that have actually been iterated on" do
-      @obj = mock('obj')
-      @obj.should_receive(:each).any_number_of_times.and_raise(RuntimeError)
-      @enum = Enumerator::Chain.new(@obj, @second)
-
-      @obj.should_receive(:rewind)
-      @second.should_not_receive(:rewind)
-      -> { @enum.each {} }.should raise_error(RuntimeError)
-      @enum.rewind
-    end
+describe "Enumerator::Chain#rewind" do
+  before(:each) do
+    @obj = mock('obj')
+    @obj.should_receive(:each).any_number_of_times.and_yield
+    @second = mock('obj')
+    @second.should_receive(:each).any_number_of_times.and_yield
+    @enum = Enumerator::Chain.new(@obj, @second)
+  end
+
+  it "returns self" do
+    @enum.rewind.should.equal? @enum
+  end
+
+  it "does nothing if receiver has not been iterated" do
+    @obj.should_not_receive(:rewind)
+    @obj.respond_to?(:rewind).should == true # sanity check
+    @enum.rewind
+  end
+
+  it "does nothing on objects that don't respond_to rewind" do
+    @obj.respond_to?(:rewind).should == false # sanity check
+    @enum.each {}
+    @enum.rewind
+  end
+
+  it "calls_rewind its objects" do
+    @obj.should_receive(:rewind)
+    @enum.each {}
+    @enum.rewind
+  end
+
+  it "calls_rewind in reverse order" do
+    @obj.should_not_receive(:rewind)
+    @second.should_receive(:rewind).and_raise(RuntimeError)
+    @enum.each {}
+    -> { @enum.rewind }.should.raise(RuntimeError)
+  end
+
+  it "calls rewind only for objects that have actually been iterated on" do
+    @obj = mock('obj')
+    @obj.should_receive(:each).any_number_of_times.and_raise(RuntimeError)
+    @enum = Enumerator::Chain.new(@obj, @second)
+
+    @obj.should_receive(:rewind)
+    @second.should_not_receive(:rewind)
+    -> { @enum.each {} }.should.raise(RuntimeError)
+    @enum.rewind
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/chain/size_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/chain/size_spec.rb
index 42c31ac10b..d85b88ee8b 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/chain/size_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/chain/size_spec.rb
@@ -1,24 +1,22 @@
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 require_relative '../../enumerable/fixtures/classes'
 
-ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-  describe "Enumerator::Chain#size" do
-    it "returns the sum of the sizes of the elements" do
+describe "Enumerator::Chain#size" do
+  it "returns the sum of the sizes of the elements" do
+    a = mock('size')
+    a.should_receive(:size).and_return(40)
+    Enumerator::Chain.new(a, [:a, :b]).size.should == 42
+  end
+
+  it "returns nil or Infinity for the first element of such a size" do
+    [nil, Float::INFINITY].each do |special|
       a = mock('size')
       a.should_receive(:size).and_return(40)
-      Enumerator::Chain.new(a, [:a, :b]).size.should == 42
-    end
-
-    it "returns nil or Infinity for the first element of such a size" do
-      [nil, Float::INFINITY].each do |special|
-        a = mock('size')
-        a.should_receive(:size).and_return(40)
-        b = mock('special')
-        b.should_receive(:size).and_return(special)
-        c = mock('not called')
-        c.should_not_receive(:size)
-        Enumerator::Chain.new(a, b, c).size.should == special
-      end
+      b = mock('special')
+      b.should_receive(:size).and_return(special)
+      c = mock('not called')
+      c.should_not_receive(:size)
+      Enumerator::Chain.new(a, b, c).size.should == special
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/each_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/each_spec.rb
index 99ac3120af..03be53fe05 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/each_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/each_spec.rb
@@ -10,58 +10,58 @@ describe "Enumerator#each" do
 
     @enum_with_arguments = object_each_with_arguments.to_enum(:each_with_arguments, :arg0, :arg1, :arg2)
 
-    @enum_with_yielder = Enumerator.new {|y| y.yield :ok}
+    @enum_with_yielder = Enumerator.new { |y| y.yield :ok }
   end
 
   it "yields each element of self to the given block" do
     acc = []
-    [1,2,3].to_enum.each {|e| acc << e }
-    acc.should == [1,2,3]
+    [1, 2, 3].to_enum.each { |e| acc << e }
+    acc.should == [1, 2, 3]
   end
 
   it "calls #each on the object given in the constructor by default" do
     each = mock('each')
     each.should_receive(:each)
-    each.to_enum.each {|e| e }
+    each.to_enum.each { |e| e }
   end
 
   it "calls #each on the underlying object until it's exhausted" do
     each = mock('each')
     each.should_receive(:each).and_yield(1).and_yield(2).and_yield(3)
     acc = []
-    each.to_enum.each {|e| acc << e }
-    acc.should == [1,2,3]
+    each.to_enum.each { |e| acc << e }
+    acc.should == [1, 2, 3]
   end
 
   it "calls the method given in the constructor instead of #each" do
     each = mock('peach')
     each.should_receive(:peach)
-    each.to_enum(:peach).each {|e| e }
+    each.to_enum(:peach).each { |e| e }
   end
 
   it "calls the method given in the constructor until it's exhausted" do
     each = mock('peach')
     each.should_receive(:peach).and_yield(1).and_yield(2).and_yield(3)
     acc = []
-    each.to_enum(:peach).each {|e| acc << e }
-    acc.should == [1,2,3]
+    each.to_enum(:peach).each { |e| acc << e }
+    acc.should == [1, 2, 3]
   end
 
   it "raises a NoMethodError if the object doesn't respond to #each" do
     enum = Object.new.to_enum
     -> do
       enum.each { |e| e }
-    end.should raise_error(NoMethodError)
+    end.should.raise(NoMethodError)
   end
 
   it "returns self if not given arguments and not given a block" do
-    @enum_with_arguments.each.should equal(@enum_with_arguments)
+    @enum_with_arguments.each.should.equal?(@enum_with_arguments)
 
-    @enum_with_yielder.each.should equal(@enum_with_yielder)
+    @enum_with_yielder.each.should.equal?(@enum_with_yielder)
   end
 
   it "returns the same value from receiver.each if block is given" do
-    @enum_with_arguments.each {}.should equal(:method_returned)
+    @enum_with_arguments.each {}.should.equal?(:method_returned)
   end
 
   it "passes given arguments at initialized to receiver.each" do
@@ -78,12 +78,27 @@ describe "Enumerator#each" do
   end
 
   it "returns the same value from receiver.each if block and arguments are given" do
-    @enum_with_arguments.each(:each1, :each2) {}.should equal(:method_returned)
+    @enum_with_arguments.each(:each1, :each2) {}.should.equal?(:method_returned)
   end
 
   it "returns new Enumerator if given arguments but not given a block" do
     ret = @enum_with_arguments.each 1
-    ret.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
-    ret.should_not equal(@enum_with_arguments)
+    ret.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
+    ret.should_not.equal?(@enum_with_arguments)
+  end
+
+  it "does not destructure yielded array values when chaining each.map" do
+    result = [[[1]]].each.map { |a, b| [a, b] }
+    result.should == [[[1], nil]]
+  end
+
+  it "preserves array values yielded from the enumerator" do
+    result = [[1, 2]].each.map { |a| a }
+    result.should == [[1, 2]]
+  end
+
+  it "allows destructuring to occur in the block, not the enumerator" do
+    result = [[1, 2]].each.map { |a, b| a }
+    result.should == [1]
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/each_with_index_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/each_with_index_spec.rb
index 96e53a2804..0630b7045e 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/each_with_index_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/each_with_index_spec.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative '../../shared/enumerator/with_index'
+require_relative 'shared/with_index'
 require_relative '../enumerable/shared/enumeratorized'
 
 describe "Enumerator#each_with_index" do
@@ -9,28 +9,28 @@ describe "Enumerator#each_with_index" do
   it "returns a new Enumerator when no block is given" do
     enum1 = [1,2,3].select
     enum2 = enum1.each_with_index
-    enum2.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    enum2.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
     enum1.should_not == enum2
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if passed extra arguments" do
     -> do
       [1].to_enum.each_with_index(:glark)
-    end.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    end.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "passes on the given block's return value" do
     arr = [1,2,3]
-    arr.delete_if.with_index { |a,b| false }
+    arr.delete_if.each_with_index { |a,b| false }
     arr.should == [1,2,3]
   end
 
   it "returns the iterator's return value" do
-    [1,2,3].select.with_index { |a,b| false }.should == []
+    [1,2,3].select.each_with_index { |a,b| false }.should == []
+    [1,2,3].select.each_with_index { |a,b| true }.should == [1,2,3]
   end
 
   it "returns the correct value if chained with itself" do
     [:a].each_with_index.each_with_index.to_a.should == [[[:a,0],0]]
-    [:a].each.with_index.with_index.to_a.should == [[[:a,0],0]]
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/each_with_object_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/each_with_object_spec.rb
index 68524dc74a..84a45ae89d 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/each_with_object_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/each_with_object_spec.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative '../../shared/enumerator/with_object'
+require_relative 'shared/with_object'
 
 describe "Enumerator#each_with_object" do
   it_behaves_like :enum_with_object, :each_with_object
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/enum_for_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/enum_for_spec.rb
index fd33f463bf..fbdf98545a 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/enum_for_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/enum_for_spec.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative '../../shared/enumerator/enum_for'
+require_relative 'shared/enum_for'
 
 describe "Enumerator#enum_for" do
   it_behaves_like :enum_for, :enum_for
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/feed_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/feed_spec.rb
index e387c6cd39..781947a8c7 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/feed_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/feed_spec.rb
@@ -33,20 +33,20 @@ describe "Enumerator#feed" do
   end
 
   it "returns nil" do
-    @enum.feed(:a).should be_nil
+    @enum.feed(:a).should == nil
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if called more than once without advancing the enumerator" do
     @enum.feed :a
     @enum.next
-    -> { @enum.feed :b }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { @enum.feed :b }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "sets the return value of Yielder#yield" do
     enum = Enumerator.new { |y| ScratchPad << y.yield }
     enum.next
     enum.feed :a
-    -> { enum.next }.should raise_error(StopIteration)
+    -> { enum.next }.should.raise(StopIteration)
     ScratchPad.recorded.should == [:a]
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/fixtures/classes.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/fixtures/classes.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6f285b8efa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/fixtures/classes.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+module EnumSpecs
+  class Numerous
+
+    include Enumerable
+
+    def initialize(*list)
+      @list = list.empty? ? [2, 5, 3, 6, 1, 4] : list
+    end
+
+    def each
+      @list.each { |i| yield i }
+    end
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/generator/each_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/generator/each_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index a43805dd16..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/generator/each_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
-
-describe "Enumerator::Generator#each" do
-  before :each do
-    @generator = Enumerator::Generator.new do |y, *args|
-      y << 3 << 2 << 1
-      y << args unless args.empty?
-      :block_returned
-    end
-  end
-
-  it "is an enumerable" do
-    @generator.should be_kind_of(Enumerable)
-  end
-
-  it "supports enumeration with a block" do
-    r = []
-    @generator.each { |v| r << v }
-
-    r.should == [3, 2, 1]
-  end
-
-  it "raises a LocalJumpError if no block given" do
-    -> { @generator.each }.should raise_error(LocalJumpError)
-  end
-
-  it "returns the block returned value" do
-    @generator.each {}.should equal(:block_returned)
-  end
-
-  it "requires multiple arguments" do
-    Enumerator::Generator.instance_method(:each).arity.should < 0
-  end
-
-  it "appends given arguments to receiver.each" do
-    yields = []
-    @generator.each(:each0, :each1) { |yielded| yields << yielded }
-    yields.should == [3, 2, 1, [:each0, :each1]]
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/generator/initialize_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/generator/initialize_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index f75c7d6f26..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/generator/initialize_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-# -*- encoding: us-ascii -*-
-
-require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
-
-describe "Enumerator::Generator#initialize" do
-  before :each do
-    @class = Enumerator::Generator
-    @uninitialized = @class.allocate
-  end
-
-  it "is a private method" do
-    @class.should have_private_instance_method(:initialize, false)
-  end
-
-  it "returns self when given a block" do
-    @uninitialized.send(:initialize) {}.should equal(@uninitialized)
-  end
-
-  describe "on frozen instance" do
-    it "raises a RuntimeError" do
-      -> {
-        @uninitialized.freeze.send(:initialize) {}
-      }.should raise_error(RuntimeError)
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/initialize_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/initialize_spec.rb
index 217af1d3bc..9929494b5a 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/initialize_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/initialize_spec.rb
@@ -8,19 +8,11 @@ describe "Enumerator#initialize" do
   end
 
   it "is a private method" do
-    Enumerator.should have_private_instance_method(:initialize, false)
-  end
-
-  ruby_version_is ''...'3.0' do
-    it "returns self when given an object" do
-      suppress_warning do
-        @uninitialized.send(:initialize, Object.new).should equal(@uninitialized)
-      end
-    end
+    Enumerator.private_instance_methods(false).should.include?(:initialize)
   end
 
   it "returns self when given a block" do
-    @uninitialized.send(:initialize) {}.should equal(@uninitialized)
+    @uninitialized.send(:initialize) {}.should.equal?(@uninitialized)
   end
 
   # Maybe spec should be broken up?
@@ -29,22 +21,22 @@ describe "Enumerator#initialize" do
       r = yielder.yield 3
       yielder << r << 2 << 1
     end
-    @uninitialized.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    @uninitialized.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
     r = []
     @uninitialized.each{|x| r << x; x * 2}
     r.should == [3, 6, 2, 1]
   end
 
   it "sets size to nil if size is not given" do
-    @uninitialized.send(:initialize) {}.size.should be_nil
+    @uninitialized.send(:initialize) {}.size.should == nil
   end
 
   it "sets size to nil if the given size is nil" do
-    @uninitialized.send(:initialize, nil) {}.size.should be_nil
+    @uninitialized.send(:initialize, nil) {}.size.should == nil
   end
 
   it "sets size to the given size if the given size is Float::INFINITY" do
-    @uninitialized.send(:initialize, Float::INFINITY) {}.size.should equal(Float::INFINITY)
+    @uninitialized.send(:initialize, Float::INFINITY) {}.size.should.equal?(Float::INFINITY)
   end
 
   it "sets size to the given size if the given size is an Integer" do
@@ -56,10 +48,10 @@ describe "Enumerator#initialize" do
   end
 
   describe "on frozen instance" do
-    it "raises a RuntimeError" do
+    it "raises a FrozenError" do
       -> {
         @uninitialized.freeze.send(:initialize) {}
-      }.should raise_error(RuntimeError)
+      }.should.raise(FrozenError)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/inspect_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/inspect_spec.rb
index 3bcf07e754..7e97864246 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/inspect_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/inspect_spec.rb
@@ -14,4 +14,9 @@ describe "Enumerator#inspect" do
       (1..3).each.each_slice(2).inspect.should == "#<Enumerator: #<Enumerator: 1..3:each>:each_slice(2)>"
     end
   end
+
+  it "returns a not initialized representation if #initialized is not called yet" do
+    Enumerator.allocate.inspect.should == "#<Enumerator: uninitialized>"
+    Enumerator::Lazy.allocate.inspect.should == "#<Enumerator::Lazy: uninitialized>"
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/chunk_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/chunk_spec.rb
index 87d2b0c206..d0179d32b6 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/chunk_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/chunk_spec.rb
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ describe "Enumerator::Lazy#chunk" do
 
   it "returns a new instance of Enumerator::Lazy" do
     ret = @yieldsmixed.chunk {}
-    ret.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator::Lazy)
-    ret.should_not equal(@yieldsmixed)
+    ret.should.instance_of?(Enumerator::Lazy)
+    ret.should_not.equal?(@yieldsmixed)
   end
 
   it "sets #size to nil" do
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ describe "Enumerator::Lazy#chunk" do
 
   it "returns an Enumerator if called without a block" do
     chunk = @yieldsmixed.chunk
-    chunk.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator::Lazy)
+    chunk.should.instance_of?(Enumerator::Lazy)
 
     res = chunk.each { |v| true }.force
     res.should == [[true, EnumeratorLazySpecs::YieldsMixed.gathered_yields]]
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/chunk_while_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/chunk_while_spec.rb
index 772bd42de9..edba8e1363 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/chunk_while_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/chunk_while_spec.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ describe "Enumerator::Lazy#chunk_while" do
 
   it "should return a lazy enumerator" do
     s = 0..Float::INFINITY
-    s.lazy.chunk_while { |a, b| false }.should be_kind_of(Enumerator::Lazy)
+    s.lazy.chunk_while { |a, b| false }.should.is_a?(Enumerator::Lazy)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/compact_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/compact_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7305e1c9c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/compact_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
+
+describe "Enumerator::Lazy#compact" do
+  it 'returns array without nil elements' do
+    arr = [1, nil, 3, false, 5].to_enum.lazy.compact
+    arr.should.instance_of?(Enumerator::Lazy)
+    arr.force.should == [1, 3, false, 5]
+  end
+
+  it "sets #size to nil" do
+    Enumerator::Lazy.new(Object.new, 100) {}.compact.size.should == nil
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/drop_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/drop_spec.rb
index 822b8034fb..95ac7e9ecc 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/drop_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/drop_spec.rb
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ describe "Enumerator::Lazy#drop" do
 
   it "returns a new instance of Enumerator::Lazy" do
     ret = @yieldsmixed.drop(1)
-    ret.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator::Lazy)
-    ret.should_not equal(@yieldsmixed)
+    ret.should.instance_of?(Enumerator::Lazy)
+    ret.should_not.equal?(@yieldsmixed)
   end
 
   it "sets difference of given count with old size to new size" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/drop_while_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/drop_while_spec.rb
index 4f6e366f88..65f3007dec 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/drop_while_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/drop_while_spec.rb
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ describe "Enumerator::Lazy#drop_while" do
 
   it "returns a new instance of Enumerator::Lazy" do
     ret = @yieldsmixed.drop_while {}
-    ret.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator::Lazy)
-    ret.should_not equal(@yieldsmixed)
+    ret.should.instance_of?(Enumerator::Lazy)
+    ret.should_not.equal?(@yieldsmixed)
   end
 
   it "sets #size to nil" do
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ describe "Enumerator::Lazy#drop_while" do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError when not given a block" do
-    -> { @yieldsmixed.drop_while }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { @yieldsmixed.drop_while }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   describe "on a nested Lazy" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/eager_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/eager_spec.rb
index 30ba2dfe0e..592da4fd8c 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/eager_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/eager_spec.rb
@@ -1,29 +1,27 @@
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 
-ruby_version_is "2.7" do
-  describe "Enumerator::Lazy#eager" do
-    it "returns a non-lazy Enumerator converted from the lazy enumerator" do
-      enum = [1, 2, 3].lazy
+describe "Enumerator::Lazy#eager" do
+  it "returns a non-lazy Enumerator converted from the lazy enumerator" do
+    enum = [1, 2, 3].lazy
 
-      enum.class.should == Enumerator::Lazy
-      enum.eager.class.should == Enumerator
-    end
+    enum.class.should == Enumerator::Lazy
+    enum.eager.class.should == Enumerator
+  end
 
-    it "does not enumerate an enumerator" do
-      ScratchPad.record []
+  it "does not enumerate an enumerator" do
+    ScratchPad.record []
 
-      sequence = [1, 2, 3]
-      enum_lazy = Enumerator::Lazy.new(sequence) do |yielder, value|
-        yielder << value
-        ScratchPad << value
-      end
+    sequence = [1, 2, 3]
+    enum_lazy = Enumerator::Lazy.new(sequence) do |yielder, value|
+      yielder << value
+      ScratchPad << value
+    end
 
-      ScratchPad.recorded.should == []
-      enum = enum_lazy.eager
-      ScratchPad.recorded.should == []
+    ScratchPad.recorded.should == []
+    enum = enum_lazy.eager
+    ScratchPad.recorded.should == []
 
-      enum.map { |i| i }.should == [1, 2, 3]
-      ScratchPad.recorded.should == [1, 2, 3]
-    end
+    enum.map { |i| i }.should == [1, 2, 3]
+    ScratchPad.recorded.should == [1, 2, 3]
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/filter_map_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/filter_map_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99dd59cebe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/filter_map_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# -*- encoding: us-ascii -*-
+
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
+
+describe "Enumerator::Lazy#filter_map" do
+  it "maps only truthy results" do
+    (1..Float::INFINITY).lazy.filter_map { |i| i if i.odd? }.first(4).should == [1, 3, 5, 7]
+  end
+
+  it "does not map false results" do
+    (1..Float::INFINITY).lazy.filter_map { |i| i.odd? ? i : false }.first(4).should == [1, 3, 5, 7]
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/filter_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/filter_spec.rb
index 2ababa69cc..43128241e0 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/filter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/filter_spec.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'shared/select'
 
-ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-  describe "Enumerator::Lazy#filter" do
-    it_behaves_like :enumerator_lazy_select, :filter
-  end
+describe "Enumerator::Lazy#filter" do
+  it_behaves_like :enumerator_lazy_select, :filter
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/grep_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/grep_spec.rb
index e67686c9a3..383f80a918 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/grep_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/grep_spec.rb
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ describe "Enumerator::Lazy#grep" do
 
   it "returns a new instance of Enumerator::Lazy" do
     ret = @yieldsmixed.grep(Object) {}
-    ret.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator::Lazy)
-    ret.should_not equal(@yieldsmixed)
+    ret.should.instance_of?(Enumerator::Lazy)
+    ret.should_not.equal?(@yieldsmixed)
 
     ret = @yieldsmixed.grep(Object)
-    ret.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator::Lazy)
-    ret.should_not equal(@yieldsmixed)
+    ret.should.instance_of?(Enumerator::Lazy)
+    ret.should_not.equal?(@yieldsmixed)
   end
 
   it "sets #size to nil" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/grep_v_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/grep_v_spec.rb
index 67173021bb..19c917f254 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/grep_v_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/grep_v_spec.rb
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ describe "Enumerator::Lazy#grep_v" do
 
   it "returns a new instance of Enumerator::Lazy" do
     ret = @yieldsmixed.grep_v(Object) {}
-    ret.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator::Lazy)
-    ret.should_not equal(@yieldsmixed)
+    ret.should.instance_of?(Enumerator::Lazy)
+    ret.should_not.equal?(@yieldsmixed)
 
     ret = @yieldsmixed.grep_v(Object)
-    ret.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator::Lazy)
-    ret.should_not equal(@yieldsmixed)
+    ret.should.instance_of?(Enumerator::Lazy)
+    ret.should_not.equal?(@yieldsmixed)
   end
 
   it "sets #size to nil" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/initialize_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/initialize_spec.rb
index f23018d010..47765d32c3 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/initialize_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/initialize_spec.rb
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ describe "Enumerator::Lazy#initialize" do
   end
 
   it "is a private method" do
-    Enumerator::Lazy.should have_private_instance_method(:initialize, false)
+    Enumerator::Lazy.private_instance_methods(false).should.include?(:initialize)
   end
 
   it "returns self" do
-    @uninitialized.send(:initialize, @receiver) {}.should equal(@uninitialized)
+    @uninitialized.send(:initialize, @receiver) {}.should.equal?(@uninitialized)
   end
 
   describe "when the returned lazy enumerator is evaluated by Enumerable#first" do
@@ -32,15 +32,15 @@ describe "Enumerator::Lazy#initialize" do
   end
 
   it "sets #size to nil if not given a size" do
-    @uninitialized.send(:initialize, @receiver) {}.size.should be_nil
+    @uninitialized.send(:initialize, @receiver) {}.size.should == nil
   end
 
   it "sets #size to nil if given size is nil" do
-    @uninitialized.send(:initialize, @receiver, nil) {}.size.should be_nil
+    @uninitialized.send(:initialize, @receiver, nil) {}.size.should == nil
   end
 
   it "sets given size to own size if the given size is Float::INFINITY" do
-    @uninitialized.send(:initialize, @receiver, Float::INFINITY) {}.size.should equal(Float::INFINITY)
+    @uninitialized.send(:initialize, @receiver, Float::INFINITY) {}.size.should.equal?(Float::INFINITY)
   end
 
   it "sets given size to own size if the given size is an Integer" do
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ describe "Enumerator::Lazy#initialize" do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError when block is not given" do
-    -> {  @uninitialized.send :initialize, @receiver }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> {  @uninitialized.send :initialize, @receiver }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   describe "on frozen instance" do
-    it "raises a RuntimeError" do
-      -> {  @uninitialized.freeze.send(:initialize, @receiver) {} }.should raise_error(RuntimeError)
+    it "raises a FrozenError" do
+      -> {  @uninitialized.freeze.send(:initialize, @receiver) {} }.should.raise(FrozenError)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/lazy_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/lazy_spec.rb
index cde9b31066..12107383d6 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/lazy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/lazy_spec.rb
@@ -4,25 +4,24 @@ require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Enumerator::Lazy" do
   it "is a subclass of Enumerator" do
-    Enumerator::Lazy.superclass.should equal(Enumerator)
+    Enumerator::Lazy.superclass.should.equal?(Enumerator)
   end
 
   it "defines lazy versions of a whitelist of Enumerator methods" do
-    lazy_methods = [
-      :chunk, :collect, :collect_concat, :drop, :drop_while, :enum_for,
+    lazy_methods = Set[
+      :chunk, :chunk_while, :collect, :collect_concat, :compact, :drop, :drop_while, :enum_for,
       :find_all, :flat_map, :force, :grep, :grep_v, :lazy, :map, :reject,
       :select, :slice_after, :slice_before, :slice_when, :take, :take_while,
-      :to_enum, :zip
+      :to_enum, :uniq, :zip
     ]
-    lazy_methods += [:chunk_while, :uniq]
 
-    Enumerator::Lazy.instance_methods(false).should include(*lazy_methods)
+    Enumerator::Lazy.instance_methods(false).to_set.should >= lazy_methods
   end
 end
 
 describe "Enumerator::Lazy#lazy" do
   it "returns self" do
     lazy = (1..3).to_enum.lazy
-    lazy.lazy.should equal(lazy)
+    lazy.lazy.should.equal?(lazy)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/reject_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/reject_spec.rb
index 0e1632d667..374d4df14e 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/reject_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/reject_spec.rb
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ describe "Enumerator::Lazy#reject" do
 
   it "returns a new instance of Enumerator::Lazy" do
     ret = @yieldsmixed.reject {}
-    ret.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator::Lazy)
-    ret.should_not equal(@yieldsmixed)
+    ret.should.instance_of?(Enumerator::Lazy)
+    ret.should_not.equal?(@yieldsmixed)
   end
 
   it "sets #size to nil" do
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe "Enumerator::Lazy#reject" do
 
     -> {
       lazy.first
-    }.should raise_error(RuntimeError, "foo")
+    }.should.raise(RuntimeError, "foo")
   end
 
   it "calls the block with a gathered array when yield with multiple arguments" do
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ describe "Enumerator::Lazy#reject" do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError when not given a block" do
-    -> { @yieldsmixed.reject }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { @yieldsmixed.reject }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   describe "on a nested Lazy" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/shared/collect.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/shared/collect.rb
index 5690255a0c..0ed04c8e02 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/shared/collect.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/shared/collect.rb
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ describe :enumerator_lazy_collect, shared: true do
 
   it "returns a new instance of Enumerator::Lazy" do
     ret = @yieldsmixed.send(@method) {}
-    ret.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator::Lazy)
-    ret.should_not equal(@yieldsmixed)
+    ret.should.instance_of?(Enumerator::Lazy)
+    ret.should_not.equal?(@yieldsmixed)
   end
 
   it "keeps size" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/shared/collect_concat.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/shared/collect_concat.rb
index 00d7941a61..685e6d0594 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/shared/collect_concat.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/shared/collect_concat.rb
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ describe :enumerator_lazy_collect_concat, shared: true do
 
   it "returns a new instance of Enumerator::Lazy" do
     ret = @yieldsmixed.send(@method) {}
-    ret.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator::Lazy)
-    ret.should_not equal(@yieldsmixed)
+    ret.should.instance_of?(Enumerator::Lazy)
+    ret.should_not.equal?(@yieldsmixed)
   end
 
   it "sets #size to nil" do
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ describe :enumerator_lazy_collect_concat, shared: true do
 
     it "flattens elements when the given block returned an array or responding to .each and .force" do
       (0..Float::INFINITY).lazy.send(@method) { |n| (n * 10).to_s.chars }.first(6).should == %w[0 1 0 2 0 3]
-      (0..Float::INFINITY).lazy.send(@method) { |n| (n * 10).to_s.each_char }.first(6).all? { |o| o.instance_of? Enumerator }.should be_true
+      (0..Float::INFINITY).lazy.send(@method) { |n| (n * 10).to_s.each_char }.first(6).all? { |o| o.instance_of? Enumerator }.should == true
       (0..Float::INFINITY).lazy.send(@method) { |n| (n * 10).to_s.each_char.lazy }.first(6).should == %w[0 1 0 2 0 3]
     end
   end
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ describe :enumerator_lazy_collect_concat, shared: true do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError when not given a block" do
-    -> { @yieldsmixed.send(@method) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { @yieldsmixed.send(@method) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   describe "on a nested Lazy" do
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe :enumerator_lazy_collect_concat, shared: true do
 
       it "flattens elements when the given block returned an array or responding to .each and .force" do
         (0..Float::INFINITY).lazy.map {|n| n * 10 }.send(@method) { |n| n.to_s.chars }.first(6).should == %w[0 1 0 2 0 3]
-        (0..Float::INFINITY).lazy.map {|n| n * 10 }.send(@method) { |n| n.to_s.each_char }.first(6).all? { |o| o.instance_of? Enumerator }.should be_true
+        (0..Float::INFINITY).lazy.map {|n| n * 10 }.send(@method) { |n| n.to_s.each_char }.first(6).all? { |o| o.instance_of? Enumerator }.should == true
         (0..Float::INFINITY).lazy.map {|n| n * 10 }.send(@method) { |n| n.to_s.each_char.lazy }.first(6).should == %w[0 1 0 2 0 3]
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/shared/select.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/shared/select.rb
index 50a00bcbf4..2d15176620 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/shared/select.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/shared/select.rb
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ describe :enumerator_lazy_select, shared: true do
 
   it "returns a new instance of Enumerator::Lazy" do
     ret = @yieldsmixed.send(@method) {}
-    ret.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator::Lazy)
-    ret.should_not equal(@yieldsmixed)
+    ret.should.instance_of?(Enumerator::Lazy)
+    ret.should_not.equal?(@yieldsmixed)
   end
 
   it "sets #size to nil" do
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ describe :enumerator_lazy_select, shared: true do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError when not given a block" do
-    -> { @yieldsmixed.send(@method) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { @yieldsmixed.send(@method) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   describe "on a nested Lazy" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/shared/to_enum.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/shared/to_enum.rb
index 0c91ea55b9..75b9aefe8c 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/shared/to_enum.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/shared/to_enum.rb
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ describe :enumerator_lazy_to_enum, shared: true do
 
   it "returns a new instance of Enumerator::Lazy" do
     ret = @infinite.send @method
-    ret.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator::Lazy)
-    ret.should_not equal(@infinite)
+    ret.should.instance_of?(Enumerator::Lazy)
+    ret.should_not.equal?(@infinite)
   end
 
   it "sets #size to nil when not given a block" do
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ describe :enumerator_lazy_to_enum, shared: true do
       each_entry: [],
       each_cons: [2]
     }.each_pair do |method, args|
-      @infinite.send(method, *args).should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator::Lazy)
+      @infinite.send(method, *args).should.instance_of?(Enumerator::Lazy)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/slice_after_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/slice_after_spec.rb
index 8b08a1ecfd..f8cd97178f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/slice_after_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/slice_after_spec.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ describe "Enumerator::Lazy#slice_after" do
 
   it "should return a lazy enumerator" do
     s = 0..Float::INFINITY
-    s.lazy.slice_after { |n| true }.should be_kind_of(Enumerator::Lazy)
+    s.lazy.slice_after { |n| true }.should.is_a?(Enumerator::Lazy)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/slice_before_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/slice_before_spec.rb
index 9c1ec9ba4a..192e853343 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/slice_before_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/slice_before_spec.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ describe "Enumerator::Lazy#slice_before" do
 
   it "should return a lazy enumerator" do
     s = 0..Float::INFINITY
-    s.lazy.slice_before { |n| true }.should be_kind_of(Enumerator::Lazy)
+    s.lazy.slice_before { |n| true }.should.is_a?(Enumerator::Lazy)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/slice_when_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/slice_when_spec.rb
index f83403425d..fc9d5f5069 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/slice_when_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/slice_when_spec.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ describe "Enumerator::Lazy#slice_when" do
 
   it "should return a lazy enumerator" do
     s = 0..Float::INFINITY
-    s.lazy.slice_when { |a, b| true }.should be_kind_of(Enumerator::Lazy)
+    s.lazy.slice_when { |a, b| true }.should.is_a?(Enumerator::Lazy)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/take_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/take_spec.rb
index 9fc17e969f..2dd5b939e2 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/take_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/take_spec.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,16 @@
 
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
+require_relative '../../enumerable/shared/value_packing'
 
 describe "Enumerator::Lazy#take" do
+  describe "value packing of source yields (matches Enumerable#take)" do
+    before :each do
+      @take = -> e { e.lazy.take(1) }
+    end
+    it_behaves_like :enumerable_value_packing, nil
+  end
+
   before :each do
     @yieldsmixed = EnumeratorLazySpecs::YieldsMixed.new.to_enum.lazy
     @eventsmixed = EnumeratorLazySpecs::EventsMixed.new.to_enum.lazy
@@ -16,8 +24,8 @@ describe "Enumerator::Lazy#take" do
 
   it "returns a new instance of Enumerator::Lazy" do
     ret = @yieldsmixed.take(1)
-    ret.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator::Lazy)
-    ret.should_not equal(@yieldsmixed)
+    ret.should.instance_of?(Enumerator::Lazy)
+    ret.should_not.equal?(@yieldsmixed)
   end
 
   it "sets given count to size if the given count is less than old size" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/take_while_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/take_while_spec.rb
index bcea0b1419..c369712c56 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/take_while_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/take_while_spec.rb
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ describe "Enumerator::Lazy#take_while" do
 
   it "returns a new instance of Enumerator::Lazy" do
     ret = @yieldsmixed.take_while {}
-    ret.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator::Lazy)
-    ret.should_not equal(@yieldsmixed)
+    ret.should.instance_of?(Enumerator::Lazy)
+    ret.should_not.equal?(@yieldsmixed)
   end
 
   it "sets #size to nil" do
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ describe "Enumerator::Lazy#take_while" do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError when not given a block" do
-    -> { @yieldsmixed.take_while }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { @yieldsmixed.take_while }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   describe "on a nested Lazy" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/uniq_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/uniq_spec.rb
index ce67ace5ab..d30ed8df2f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/uniq_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/uniq_spec.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ describe 'Enumerator::Lazy#uniq' do
     end
 
     it 'returns a lazy enumerator' do
-      @lazy.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator::Lazy)
+      @lazy.should.instance_of?(Enumerator::Lazy)
       @lazy.force.should == [0, 1]
     end
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe 'Enumerator::Lazy#uniq' do
     end
 
     it 'returns a lazy enumerator' do
-      @lazy.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator::Lazy)
+      @lazy.should.instance_of?(Enumerator::Lazy)
       @lazy.force.should == [0, 1]
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/with_index_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/with_index_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e983fd3b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/with_index_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# -*- encoding: us-ascii -*-
+
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
+
+describe "Enumerator::Lazy#with_index" do
+  it "enumerates with an index" do
+    (0..Float::INFINITY).lazy.with_index.map { |i, idx| [i, idx] }.first(3).should == [[0, 0], [1, 1], [2, 2]]
+  end
+
+  it "enumerates with an index starting at a given offset" do
+    (0..Float::INFINITY).lazy.with_index(3).map { |i, idx| [i, idx] }.first(3).should == [[0, 3], [1, 4], [2, 5]]
+  end
+
+  it "enumerates with an index starting at 0 when offset is nil" do
+    (0..Float::INFINITY).lazy.with_index(nil).map { |i, idx| [i, idx] }.first(3).should == [[0, 0], [1, 1], [2, 2]]
+  end
+
+  it "raises TypeError when offset does not convert to Integer" do
+    -> { (0..Float::INFINITY).lazy.with_index(false).map { |i, idx| i }.first(3) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+  end
+
+  it "enumerates with a given block" do
+    result = []
+    (0..Float::INFINITY).lazy.with_index { |i, idx| result << [i * 2, idx] }.first(3)
+    result.should == [[0,0],[2,1],[4,2]]
+  end
+
+  it "resets after a new call to each" do
+    enum = (0..2).lazy.with_index.map { |i, idx| [i, idx] }
+    result = []
+    enum.each { |i, idx| result << [i, idx] }
+    enum.each { |i, idx| result << [i, idx] }
+    result.should == [[0,0], [1,1], [2,2], [0,0], [1,1], [2,2]]
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/zip_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/zip_spec.rb
index 5a828c1dcc..9f612542d7 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/zip_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/lazy/zip_spec.rb
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ describe "Enumerator::Lazy#zip" do
 
   it "returns a new instance of Enumerator::Lazy" do
     ret = @yieldsmixed.zip []
-    ret.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator::Lazy)
-    ret.should_not equal(@yieldsmixed)
+    ret.should.instance_of?(Enumerator::Lazy)
+    ret.should_not.equal?(@yieldsmixed)
   end
 
   it "keeps size" do
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ describe "Enumerator::Lazy#zip" do
   end
 
   it "returns a Lazy when no arguments given" do
-    @yieldsmixed.zip.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator::Lazy)
+    @yieldsmixed.zip.should.instance_of?(Enumerator::Lazy)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if arguments contain non-list object" do
-    -> { @yieldsmixed.zip [], Object.new, [] }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { @yieldsmixed.zip [], Object.new, [] }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   describe "on a nested Lazy" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/new_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/new_spec.rb
index 5cc0b3ff2e..eb6c13759e 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/new_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/new_spec.rb
@@ -2,51 +2,8 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Enumerator.new" do
   context "no block given" do
-    ruby_version_is '3.0' do
-      it "raises" do
-        -> { Enumerator.new(1, :upto, 3) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-      end
-    end
-
-    ruby_version_is ''...'3.0' do
-      it "creates a new custom enumerator with the given object, iterator and arguments" do
-        enum = suppress_warning { Enumerator.new(1, :upto, 3) }
-        enum.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
-      end
-
-      it "creates a new custom enumerator that responds to #each" do
-        enum = suppress_warning { Enumerator.new(1, :upto, 3) }
-        enum.respond_to?(:each).should == true
-      end
-
-      it "creates a new custom enumerator that runs correctly" do
-        suppress_warning { Enumerator.new(1, :upto, 3) }.map{ |x| x }.should == [1,2,3]
-      end
-
-      it "aliases the second argument to :each" do
-        suppress_warning { Enumerator.new(1..2) }.to_a.should ==
-          suppress_warning { Enumerator.new(1..2, :each) }.to_a
-      end
-
-      it "doesn't check for the presence of the iterator method" do
-        suppress_warning { Enumerator.new(nil) }.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
-      end
-
-      it "uses the latest define iterator method" do
-        class StrangeEach
-          def each
-            yield :foo
-          end
-        end
-        enum = suppress_warning { Enumerator.new(StrangeEach.new) }
-        enum.to_a.should == [:foo]
-        class StrangeEach
-          def each
-            yield :bar
-          end
-        end
-        enum.to_a.should == [:bar]
-      end
+    it "raises" do
+      -> { Enumerator.new(1, :upto, 3) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
     end
   end
 
@@ -77,45 +34,82 @@ describe "Enumerator.new" do
       enum.take(3).should == [1, 2, 3]
     end
 
-    ruby_version_is "2.7" do
-      it "defines iteration with block, yielder argument and treating it as a proc" do
-        enum = Enumerator.new do |yielder|
-          "a\nb\nc".each_line(&yielder)
-        end
-
-        enum.to_a.should == ["a\n", "b\n", "c"]
+    it "defines iteration with block, yielder argument and treating it as a proc" do
+      enum = Enumerator.new do |yielder|
+        "a\nb\nc".each_line(&yielder)
       end
+
+      enum.to_a.should == ["a\n", "b\n", "c"]
     end
 
-    describe 'yielded values' do
-      it 'handles yield arguments properly' do
+    describe '#yield' do
+      it 'accepts a single argument' do
         Enumerator.new { |y| y.yield(1) }.to_a.should == [1]
         Enumerator.new { |y| y.yield(1) }.first.should == 1
+      end
 
-        Enumerator.new { |y| y.yield([1]) }.to_a.should == [[1]]
-        Enumerator.new { |y| y.yield([1]) }.first.should == [1]
-
+      it 'accepts multiple arguments' do
         Enumerator.new { |y| y.yield(1, 2) }.to_a.should == [[1, 2]]
         Enumerator.new { |y| y.yield(1, 2) }.first.should == [1, 2]
+      end
+
+      it "doesn't double-wrap arrays" do
+        Enumerator.new { |y| y.yield([1]) }.to_a.should == [[1]]
+        Enumerator.new { |y| y.yield([1]) }.first.should == [1]
 
         Enumerator.new { |y| y.yield([1, 2]) }.to_a.should == [[1, 2]]
         Enumerator.new { |y| y.yield([1, 2]) }.first.should == [1, 2]
       end
 
-      it 'handles << arguments properly' do
+      it 'returns nil' do
+        ScratchPad.record []
+        Enumerator.new do |y|
+          ScratchPad << y.yield(1)
+        end.to_a
+
+        ScratchPad.recorded.should == [nil]
+      end
+
+      it 'accepts keyword arguments and treats them as a positional hash' do
+        Enumerator.new { |y| y.yield(foo: 42) }.to_a.should == [{ foo: 42 }]
+        Enumerator.new { |y| y.yield(foo: 42) }.first.should == { foo: 42 }
+
+        Enumerator.new { |y| y.yield(123, foo: 42) }.to_a.should == [[123, { foo: 42 }]]
+        Enumerator.new { |y| y.yield(123, foo: 42) }.first.should == [123, { foo: 42 }]
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe '#<<' do
+      it 'accepts a single argument' do
         Enumerator.new { |y| y.<<(1) }.to_a.should == [1]
         Enumerator.new { |y| y.<<(1) }.first.should == 1
+      end
 
+      it "doesn't double-wrap arrays" do
         Enumerator.new { |y| y.<<([1]) }.to_a.should == [[1]]
         Enumerator.new { |y| y.<<([1]) }.first.should == [1]
 
-        # << doesn't accept multiple arguments
-        # Enumerator.new { |y| y.<<(1, 2) }.to_a.should == [[1, 2]]
-        # Enumerator.new { |y| y.<<(1, 2) }.first.should == [1, 2]
-
         Enumerator.new { |y| y.<<([1, 2]) }.to_a.should == [[1, 2]]
         Enumerator.new { |y| y.<<([1, 2]) }.first.should == [1, 2]
       end
+
+      it 'accepts keyword arguments and treats them as a positional hash' do
+        Enumerator.new { |y| y.<<(foo: 42) }.to_a.should == [{ foo: 42 }]
+        Enumerator.new { |y| y.<<(foo: 42) }.first.should == { foo: 42 }
+      end
+
+      it 'can be chained' do
+        enum = Enumerator.new do |y|
+          y << 1 << 2
+        end
+        enum.to_a.should == [1, 2]
+      end
+
+      it 'raises ArgumentError when given more than one argument' do
+        -> {
+          Enumerator.new { |y| y.<<(1, 2) }.to_a
+        }.should.raise(ArgumentError, "wrong number of arguments (given 2, expected 1)")
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/next_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/next_spec.rb
index a5e01a399d..77e79185a9 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/next_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/next_spec.rb
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ describe "Enumerator#next" do
 
   it "raises a StopIteration exception at the end of the stream" do
     3.times { @enum.next }
-    -> { @enum.next }.should raise_error(StopIteration)
+    -> { @enum.next }.should.raise(StopIteration)
   end
 
   it "cannot be called again until the enumerator is rewound" do
     3.times { @enum.next }
-    -> { @enum.next }.should raise_error(StopIteration)
-    -> { @enum.next }.should raise_error(StopIteration)
-    -> { @enum.next }.should raise_error(StopIteration)
+    -> { @enum.next }.should.raise(StopIteration)
+    -> { @enum.next }.should.raise(StopIteration)
+    -> { @enum.next }.should.raise(StopIteration)
     @enum.rewind
     @enum.next.should == 1
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/next_values_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/next_values_spec.rb
index 201b5d323f..63e024e2b4 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/next_values_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/next_values_spec.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ describe "Enumerator#next_values" do
       yield :e1, :e2, :e3
       yield nil
       yield
+      yield [:f1, :f2]
     end
 
     @e = o.to_enum
@@ -48,8 +49,13 @@ describe "Enumerator#next_values" do
     @e.next_values.should == []
   end
 
-  it "raises StopIteration if called on a finished enumerator" do
+  it "returns an array of array if yield is called with an array" do
     7.times { @e.next }
-    -> { @e.next_values }.should raise_error(StopIteration)
+    @e.next_values.should == [[:f1, :f2]]
+  end
+
+  it "raises StopIteration if called on a finished enumerator" do
+    8.times { @e.next }
+    -> { @e.next_values }.should.raise(StopIteration)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/peek_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/peek_spec.rb
index 2334385437..096fd2b10c 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/peek_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/peek_spec.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ describe "Enumerator#peek" do
 
   it "raises StopIteration if called on a finished enumerator" do
     5.times { @e.next }
-    -> { @e.peek }.should raise_error(StopIteration)
+    -> { @e.peek }.should.raise(StopIteration)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/peek_values_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/peek_values_spec.rb
index 7865546515..63f7988bcd 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/peek_values_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/peek_values_spec.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ describe "Enumerator#peek_values" do
       yield :e1, :e2, :e3
       yield nil
       yield
+      yield [:f1, :f2]
     end
 
     @e = o.to_enum
@@ -50,8 +51,13 @@ describe "Enumerator#peek_values" do
     @e.peek_values.should == []
   end
 
-  it "raises StopIteration if called on a finished enumerator" do
+  it "returns an array of array if yield is called with an array" do
     7.times { @e.next }
-    -> { @e.peek_values }.should raise_error(StopIteration)
+    @e.peek_values.should == [[:f1, :f2]]
+  end
+
+  it "raises StopIteration if called on a finished enumerator" do
+    8.times { @e.next }
+    -> { @e.peek_values }.should.raise(StopIteration)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/plus_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/plus_spec.rb
index c9bae08b04..d6c0fa93ac 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/plus_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/plus_spec.rb
@@ -1,35 +1,33 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
-ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-  describe "Enumerator#+" do
-    before :each do
-      ScratchPad.record []
-    end
+describe "Enumerator#+" do
+  before :each do
+    ScratchPad.record []
+  end
 
-    it "returns a chain of self and provided enumerators" do
-      one   = Enumerator.new { |y| y << 1 }
-      two   = Enumerator.new { |y| y << 2 }
-      three = Enumerator.new { |y| y << 3 }
+  it "returns a chain of self and provided enumerators" do
+    one   = Enumerator.new { |y| y << 1 }
+    two   = Enumerator.new { |y| y << 2 }
+    three = Enumerator.new { |y| y << 3 }
 
-      chain = one + two + three
+    chain = one + two + three
 
-      chain.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator::Chain)
-      chain.each { |item| ScratchPad << item }
-      ScratchPad.recorded.should == [1, 2, 3]
-    end
+    chain.should.instance_of?(Enumerator::Chain)
+    chain.each { |item| ScratchPad << item }
+    ScratchPad.recorded.should == [1, 2, 3]
+  end
 
-    it "calls #each on each argument" do
-      enum = Enumerator.new { |y| y << "one" }
+  it "calls #each on each argument" do
+    enum = Enumerator.new { |y| y << "one" }
 
-      obj1 = mock("obj1")
-      obj1.should_receive(:each).once.and_yield("two")
+    obj1 = mock("obj1")
+    obj1.should_receive(:each).once.and_yield("two")
 
-      obj2 = mock("obj2")
-      obj2.should_receive(:each).once.and_yield("three")
+    obj2 = mock("obj2")
+    obj2.should_receive(:each).once.and_yield("three")
 
-      chain = enum + obj1 + obj2
-      chain.each { |item| ScratchPad << item }
-      ScratchPad.recorded.should == ["one", "two", "three"]
-    end
+    chain = enum + obj1 + obj2
+    chain.each { |item| ScratchPad << item }
+    ScratchPad.recorded.should == ["one", "two", "three"]
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/produce_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/produce_spec.rb
index f6f1dcd429..eb1b09294e 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/produce_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/produce_spec.rb
@@ -1,35 +1,77 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
-ruby_version_is "2.7" do
-  describe "Enumerator.produce" do
-    it "creates an infinite enumerator" do
-      enum = Enumerator.produce(0) { |prev| prev + 1 }
-      enum.take(5).should == [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]
+describe "Enumerator.produce" do
+  it "creates an infinite enumerator" do
+    enum = Enumerator.produce(0) { |prev| prev + 1 }
+
+    enum.size.should == Float::INFINITY
+    enum.take(5).should == [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]
+  end
+
+  it "terminates iteration when block raises StopIteration exception" do
+    enum = Enumerator.produce(0) do | prev|
+      raise StopIteration if prev >= 2
+      prev + 1
     end
 
-    it "terminates iteration when block raises StopIteration exception" do
-      enum = Enumerator.produce(0) do | prev|
-        raise StopIteration if prev >= 2
-        prev + 1
-      end
+    enum.to_a.should == [0, 1, 2]
+  end
+
+  context "when initial value skipped" do
+    it "uses nil instead" do
+      ScratchPad.record []
+      enum = Enumerator.produce { |prev| ScratchPad << prev; (prev || 0) + 1 }
 
-      enum.to_a.should == [0, 1, 2]
+      enum.take(3).should == [1, 2, 3]
+      ScratchPad.recorded.should == [nil, 1, 2]
     end
 
-    context "when initial value skipped" do
-      it "uses nil instead" do
-        ScratchPad.record []
-        enum = Enumerator.produce { |prev| ScratchPad << prev; (prev || 0) + 1 }
+    it "starts enumerable from result of first block call" do
+      array = "a\nb\nc\nd".lines
+      lines = Enumerator.produce { array.shift }.take_while { |s| s }
+
+      lines.should == ["a\n", "b\n", "c\n", "d"]
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "raises ArgumentError when no block is given" do
+    -> { Enumerator.produce }.should.raise(ArgumentError, "no block given")
+  end
+
+  ruby_version_is ""..."4.0" do
+    it "accepts keyword arguments as the initial value" do
+      enum = Enumerator.produce(a: 1, b: 1) {}
+      enum.take(1).should == [{a: 1, b: 1}]
+    end
+  end
+
+  ruby_version_is "4.0" do
+    it "raises ArgumentError for unknown keyword arguments" do
+      -> { Enumerator.produce(a: 1, b: 1) {} }.should.raise(ArgumentError, /unknown keywords/)
+    end
+  end
+
+  ruby_version_is "4.0" do
+    context "with size keyword argument" do
+      it "sets the size of the enumerator" do
+        enum = Enumerator.produce(0, size: 10) { |n| n + 1 }
+
+        enum.size.should == 10
+        enum.take(5).should == [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]
+      end
+
+      it "accepts a callable" do
+        enum = Enumerator.produce(0, size: -> { 5 * 5 }) { |n| n + 1 }
 
-        enum.take(3).should == [1, 2, 3]
-        ScratchPad.recorded.should == [nil, 1, 2]
+        enum.size.should == 25
+        enum.take(5).should == [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]
       end
 
-      it "starts enumerable from result of first block call" do
-        array = "a\nb\nc\nd".lines
-        lines = Enumerator.produce { array.shift }.take_while { |s| s }
+      it "accepts nil" do
+        enum = Enumerator.produce(0, size: nil) { |n| n + 1 }
 
-        lines.should == ["a\n", "b\n", "c\n", "d"]
+        enum.size.should == nil
+        enum.take(5).should == [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/product/each_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/product/each_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a5dced4db1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/product/each_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+require_relative '../../enumerable/shared/enumeratorized'
+
+describe "Enumerator::Product#each" do
+  it_behaves_like :enumeratorized_with_origin_size, :each, Enumerator::Product.new([1, 2], [:a, :b])
+
+  it "yields each element of Cartesian product of enumerators" do
+    enum = Enumerator::Product.new([1, 2], [:a, :b])
+    acc = []
+    enum.each { |e| acc << e }
+    acc.should == [[1, :a], [1, :b], [2, :a], [2, :b]]
+  end
+
+  it "calls #each_entry method on enumerators" do
+    object1 = Object.new
+    def object1.each_entry
+      yield 1
+      yield 2
+    end
+
+    object2 = Object.new
+    def object2.each_entry
+      yield :a
+      yield :b
+    end
+
+    enum = Enumerator::Product.new(object1, object2)
+    acc = []
+    enum.each { |e| acc << e }
+    acc.should == [[1, :a], [1, :b], [2, :a], [2, :b]]
+  end
+
+  it "raises a NoMethodError if the object doesn't respond to #each_entry" do
+    -> {
+      Enumerator::Product.new(Object.new).each {}
+    }.should.raise(NoMethodError, /undefined method [`']each_entry' for/)
+  end
+
+  it "returns enumerator if not given a block" do
+    enum = Enumerator::Product.new([1, 2], [:a, :b])
+    enum.each.should.kind_of?(Enumerator)
+
+    enum = Enumerator::Product.new([1, 2], [:a, :b])
+    enum.each.to_a.should == [[1, :a], [1, :b], [2, :a], [2, :b]]
+  end
+
+  it "returns self if given a block" do
+    enum = Enumerator::Product.new([1, 2], [:a, :b])
+    enum.each {}.should.equal?(enum)
+  end
+
+  it "doesn't accept arguments" do
+    Enumerator::Product.instance_method(:each).arity.should == 0
+  end
+
+  it "yields each element to a block that takes multiple arguments" do
+    enum = Enumerator::Product.new([1, 2], [:a, :b])
+
+    acc = []
+    enum.each { |x, y| acc << x }
+    acc.should == [1, 1, 2, 2]
+
+    acc = []
+    enum.each { |x, y| acc << y }
+    acc.should == [:a, :b, :a, :b]
+
+    acc = []
+    enum.each { |x, y, z| acc << z }
+    acc.should == [nil, nil, nil, nil]
+  end
+
+  it "yields no element when any enumerable is empty" do
+    enum = Enumerator::Product.new([], [1])
+
+    acc = []
+    enum.each { |x| acc << x }
+    acc.should == []
+
+    enum = Enumerator::Product.new([1], [])
+
+    acc = []
+    enum.each { |x| acc << x }
+    acc.should == []
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/product/initialize_copy_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/product/initialize_copy_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b5d2b345a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/product/initialize_copy_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "Enumerator::Product#initialize_copy" do
+  it "replaces content of the receiver with content of the other object" do
+    enum = Enumerator::Product.new([true, false])
+    enum2 = Enumerator::Product.new([1, 2], [:a, :b])
+
+    enum.send(:initialize_copy, enum2)
+    enum.each.to_a.should == [[1, :a], [1, :b], [2, :a], [2, :b]]
+  end
+
+  it "returns self" do
+    enum = Enumerator::Product.new([true, false])
+    enum2 = Enumerator::Product.new([1, 2], [:a, :b])
+
+    enum.send(:initialize_copy, enum2).should.equal?(enum)
+  end
+
+  it "is a private method" do
+    Enumerator::Product.private_instance_methods(false).should.include?(:initialize_copy)
+  end
+
+  it "does nothing if the argument is the same as the receiver" do
+    enum = Enumerator::Product.new(1..2)
+    enum.send(:initialize_copy, enum).should.equal?(enum)
+
+    enum.freeze
+    enum.send(:initialize_copy, enum).should.equal?(enum)
+  end
+
+  it "raises FrozenError if the receiver is frozen" do
+    enum = Enumerator::Product.new(1..2)
+    enum2 = Enumerator::Product.new(3..4)
+
+    -> { enum.freeze.send(:initialize_copy, enum2) }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+  end
+
+  it "raises TypeError if the objects are of different class" do
+    enum = Enumerator::Product.new(1..2)
+    enum2 = Class.new(Enumerator::Product).new(3..4)
+
+    -> { enum.send(:initialize_copy, enum2) }.should.raise(TypeError, 'initialize_copy should take same class object')
+    -> { enum2.send(:initialize_copy, enum) }.should.raise(TypeError, 'initialize_copy should take same class object')
+  end
+
+  it "raises ArgumentError if the argument is not initialized yet" do
+    enum = Enumerator::Product.new(1..2)
+    enum2 = Enumerator::Product.allocate
+
+    -> { enum.send(:initialize_copy, enum2) }.should.raise(ArgumentError, 'uninitialized product')
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/product/initialize_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/product/initialize_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8814f9d3c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/product/initialize_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "Enumerator::Product#initialize" do
+  before :each do
+    @uninitialized = Enumerator::Product.allocate
+  end
+
+  it "is a private method" do
+    Enumerator::Product.private_instance_methods(false).should.include?(:initialize)
+  end
+
+  it "returns self" do
+    @uninitialized.send(:initialize).should.equal?(@uninitialized)
+  end
+
+  it "accepts many arguments" do
+    @uninitialized.send(:initialize, 0..1, 2..3, 4..5).should.equal?(@uninitialized)
+  end
+
+  it "accepts arguments that are not Enumerable nor responding to :each_entry" do
+    @uninitialized.send(:initialize, Object.new).should.equal?(@uninitialized)
+  end
+
+  describe "on frozen instance" do
+    it "raises a FrozenError" do
+      -> {
+        @uninitialized.freeze.send(:initialize, 0..1)
+      }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/product/inspect_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/product/inspect_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e0d7441f26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/product/inspect_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "Enumerator::Product#inspect" do
+  it "returns a String including enumerators" do
+    enum = Enumerator::Product.new([1, 2], [:a, :b])
+    enum.inspect.should == "#<Enumerator::Product: [[1, 2], [:a, :b]]>"
+  end
+
+  it "represents a recursive element with '[...]'" do
+    enum = [1, 2]
+    enum_recursive = Enumerator::Product.new(enum)
+
+    enum << enum_recursive
+    enum_recursive.inspect.should == "#<Enumerator::Product: [[1, 2, #<Enumerator::Product: ...>]]>"
+  end
+
+  it "returns a not initialized representation if #initialized is not called yet" do
+    Enumerator::Product.allocate.inspect.should == "#<Enumerator::Product: uninitialized>"
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/product/rewind_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/product/rewind_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2beffaf5c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/product/rewind_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "Enumerator::Product#rewind" do
+  before :each do
+    @enum = Enumerator::Product.new([1, 2].each.to_enum, [:a, :b].each.to_enum)
+  end
+
+  it "resets the enumerator to its initial state" do
+    @enum.each.to_a.should == [[1, :a], [1, :b], [2, :a], [2, :b]]
+    @enum.rewind
+    @enum.each.to_a.should == [[1, :a], [1, :b], [2, :a], [2, :b]]
+  end
+
+  it "returns self" do
+    @enum.rewind.should.equal? @enum
+  end
+
+  it "has no effect on a new enumerator" do
+    @enum.rewind
+    @enum.each.to_a.should == [[1, :a], [1, :b], [2, :a], [2, :b]]
+  end
+
+  it "has no effect if called multiple, consecutive times" do
+    @enum.each.to_a.should == [[1, :a], [1, :b], [2, :a], [2, :b]]
+    @enum.rewind
+    @enum.rewind
+    @enum.each.to_a.should == [[1, :a], [1, :b], [2, :a], [2, :b]]
+  end
+
+  it "calls the enclosed object's rewind method if one exists" do
+    obj = mock('rewinder')
+    enum = Enumerator::Product.new(obj.to_enum)
+
+    obj.should_receive(:rewind)
+    enum.rewind
+  end
+
+  it "does nothing if the object doesn't have a #rewind method" do
+    obj = mock('rewinder')
+    enum = Enumerator::Product.new(obj.to_enum)
+
+    enum.rewind.should == enum
+  end
+
+  it "calls a rewind method on each enumerable in direct order" do
+    ScratchPad.record []
+
+    object1 = Object.new
+    def object1.rewind; ScratchPad << :object1; end
+
+    object2 = Object.new
+    def object2.rewind; ScratchPad << :object2; end
+
+    object3 = Object.new
+    def object3.rewind; ScratchPad << :object3; end
+
+    enum = Enumerator::Product.new(object1, object2, object3)
+    enum.rewind
+
+    ScratchPad.recorded.should == [:object1, :object2, :object3]
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/product/size_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/product/size_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0ba427af9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/product/size_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "Enumerator::Product#size" do
+  it "returns the total size of the enumerator product calculated by multiplying the sizes of enumerables in the product" do
+    product = Enumerator::Product.new(1..2, 1..3, 1..4)
+    product.size.should == 24 # 2 * 3 * 4
+  end
+
+  it "returns nil if any enumerable reports its size as nil" do
+    enum = Object.new
+    def enum.size; nil; end
+
+    product = Enumerator::Product.new(1..2, enum)
+    product.size.should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "returns Float::INFINITY if any enumerable reports its size as Float::INFINITY" do
+    enum = Object.new
+    def enum.size; Float::INFINITY; end
+
+    product = Enumerator::Product.new(1..2, enum)
+    product.size.should == Float::INFINITY
+  end
+
+  it "returns nil if any enumerable reports its size as Float::NAN" do
+    enum = Object.new
+    def enum.size; Float::NAN; end
+
+    product = Enumerator::Product.new(1..2, enum)
+    product.size.should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "returns nil if any enumerable doesn't respond to #size" do
+    enum = Object.new
+    product = Enumerator::Product.new(1..2, enum)
+    product.size.should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "returns nil if any enumerable reports a not-convertible to Integer" do
+    enum = Object.new
+    def enum.size; :symbol; end
+
+    product = Enumerator::Product.new(1..2, enum)
+    product.size.should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "returns nil if any enumerable reports a non-Integer but convertible to Integer size" do
+    enum = Object.new
+    def enum.size; 1.0; end
+
+    product = Enumerator::Product.new(1..2, enum)
+    product.size.should == nil
+  end
+
+  ruby_version_is "3.4" do
+    it "returns zero when any enumerable reports zero" do
+      enum = Enumerator::Product.new(1...1, ["A", "B"])
+      enum.size.should == 0
+
+      enum = Enumerator::Product.new(["A", "B"], 1...1)
+      enum.size.should == 0
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/product_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/product_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f37ef76e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/product_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "Enumerator.product" do
+  it "returns a Cartesian product of enumerators" do
+    enum = Enumerator.product(1..2, ["A", "B"])
+    enum.to_a.should == [[1, "A"], [1, "B"], [2, "A"], [2, "B"]]
+  end
+
+  it "accepts a list of enumerators of any length" do
+    enum = Enumerator.product(1..2)
+    enum.to_a.should == [[1], [2]]
+
+    enum = Enumerator.product(1..2, ["A"])
+    enum.to_a.should == [[1, "A"], [2, "A"]]
+
+    enum = Enumerator.product(1..2, ["A"], ["B"])
+    enum.to_a.should == [[1, "A", "B"], [2, "A", "B"]]
+
+    enum = Enumerator.product(2..3, ["A"], ["B"], ["C"])
+    enum.to_a.should == [[2, "A", "B", "C"], [3, "A", "B", "C"]]
+  end
+
+  it "returns an enumerator with an empty array when no arguments passed" do
+    enum = Enumerator.product
+    enum.to_a.should == [[]]
+  end
+
+  it "returns an instance of Enumerator::Product" do
+    enum = Enumerator.product
+    enum.class.should == Enumerator::Product
+  end
+
+  it "accepts infinite enumerators and returns infinite enumerator" do
+    enum = Enumerator.product(1.., ["A", "B"])
+    enum.take(5).should == [[1, "A"], [1, "B"], [2, "A"], [2, "B"], [3, "A"]]
+    enum.size.should == Float::INFINITY
+  end
+
+  it "accepts a block" do
+    elems = []
+    enum = Enumerator.product(1..2, ["X", "Y"]) { elems << _1 }
+
+    elems.should == [[1, "X"], [1, "Y"], [2, "X"], [2, "Y"]]
+  end
+
+  it "returns nil when a block passed" do
+    Enumerator.product(1..2) {}.should == nil
+  end
+
+  # https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/19829
+  it "reject keyword arguments" do
+    -> {
+      Enumerator.product(1..3, foo: 1, bar: 2)
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError, "unknown keywords: :foo, :bar")
+  end
+
+  it "calls only #each_entry method on arguments" do
+    object = Object.new
+    def object.each_entry
+      yield 1
+      yield 2
+    end
+
+    enum = Enumerator.product(object, ["A", "B"])
+    enum.to_a.should == [[1, "A"], [1, "B"], [2, "A"], [2, "B"]]
+  end
+
+  it "raises NoMethodError when argument doesn't respond to #each_entry" do
+    -> {
+      Enumerator.product(Object.new).to_a
+    }.should.raise(NoMethodError, /undefined method [`']each_entry' for/)
+  end
+
+  it "calls #each_entry lazily" do
+    Enumerator.product(Object.new).should.is_a?(Enumerator)
+  end
+
+  it "iterates through consuming enumerator elements only once" do
+    a = [1, 2, 3]
+    i = 0
+
+    enum = Enumerator.new do |y|
+      while i < a.size
+        y << a[i]
+        i += 1
+      end
+    end
+
+    Enumerator.product(['a', 'b'], enum).to_a.should == [["a", 1], ["a", 2], ["a", 3]]
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/rewind_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/rewind_spec.rb
index a105f2c619..6ba0edf174 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/rewind_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/rewind_spec.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ describe "Enumerator#rewind" do
   end
 
   it "returns self" do
-    @enum.rewind.should == @enum
+    @enum.rewind.should.equal? @enum
   end
 
   it "has no effect on a new enumerator" do
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ describe "Enumerator#rewind" do
     obj = mock('rewinder')
     enum = obj.to_enum
     obj.should_receive(:each).at_most(1)
-    -> { enum.rewind.should == enum }.should_not raise_error
+    enum.rewind.should == enum
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/shared/enum_for.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/shared/enum_for.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4388103ecf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/shared/enum_for.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+describe :enum_for, shared: true do
+  it "is defined in Kernel" do
+    Kernel.method_defined?(@method).should == true
+  end
+
+  it "returns a new enumerator" do
+    "abc".send(@method).should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
+  end
+
+  it "defaults the first argument to :each" do
+    enum = [1,2].send(@method)
+    enum.map { |v| v }.should == [1,2].each { |v| v }
+  end
+
+  it "sets regexp matches in the caller" do
+    "wawa".send(@method, :scan, /./).map {|o| $& }.should == ["w", "a", "w", "a"]
+    a = []
+    "wawa".send(@method, :scan, /./).each {|o| a << $& }
+    a.should == ["w", "a", "w", "a"]
+  end
+
+  it "exposes multi-arg yields as an array" do
+    o = Object.new
+    def o.each
+      yield :a
+      yield :b1, :b2
+      yield [:c]
+      yield :d1, :d2
+      yield :e1, :e2, :e3
+    end
+
+    enum = o.send(@method)
+    enum.next.should == :a
+    enum.next.should == [:b1, :b2]
+    enum.next.should == [:c]
+    enum.next.should == [:d1, :d2]
+    enum.next.should == [:e1, :e2, :e3]
+  end
+
+  it "uses the passed block's value to calculate the size of the enumerator" do
+    Object.new.enum_for { 100 }.size.should == 100
+  end
+
+  it "defers the evaluation of the passed block until #size is called" do
+    ScratchPad.record []
+
+    enum = Object.new.enum_for do
+      ScratchPad << :called
+      100
+    end
+
+    ScratchPad.recorded.should.empty?
+
+    enum.size
+    ScratchPad.recorded.should == [:called]
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/shared/with_index.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/shared/with_index.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0992397e95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/shared/with_index.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+
+describe :enum_with_index, shared: true do
+
+  require_relative '../fixtures/classes'
+
+  before :each do
+    @origin = [1, 2, 3, 4]
+    @enum = @origin.to_enum
+  end
+
+  it "passes each element and its index to block" do
+    a = []
+    @enum.send(@method) { |o, i| a << [o, i] }
+    a.should == [[1, 0], [2, 1], [3, 2], [4, 3]]
+  end
+
+  it "returns the object being enumerated when given a block" do
+    @enum.send(@method) { |o, i| :glark }.should.equal?(@origin)
+  end
+
+  it "binds splat arguments properly" do
+    acc = []
+    @enum.send(@method) { |*b| c,d = b; acc << c; acc << d }
+    [1, 0, 2, 1, 3, 2, 4, 3].should == acc
+  end
+
+  it "returns an enumerator if no block is supplied" do
+    ewi = @enum.send(@method)
+    ewi.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
+    ewi.to_a.should == [[1, 0], [2, 1], [3, 2], [4, 3]]
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/shared/with_object.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/shared/with_object.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..50d4f24eb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/shared/with_object.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+
+describe :enum_with_object, shared: true do
+  before :each do
+    @enum = [:a, :b].to_enum
+    @memo = ''
+    @block_params = @enum.send(@method, @memo).to_a
+  end
+
+  it "receives an argument" do
+    @enum.method(@method).arity.should == 1
+  end
+
+  context "with block" do
+    it "returns the given object" do
+      ret = @enum.send(@method, @memo) do |elm, memo|
+        # nothing
+      end
+      ret.should.equal?(@memo)
+    end
+
+    context "the block parameter" do
+      it "passes each element to first parameter" do
+        @block_params[0][0].should.equal?(:a)
+        @block_params[1][0].should.equal?(:b)
+      end
+
+      it "passes the given object to last parameter" do
+        @block_params[0][1].should.equal?(@memo)
+        @block_params[1][1].should.equal?(@memo)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "without block" do
+    it "returns new Enumerator" do
+      ret = @enum.send(@method, @memo)
+      ret.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
+      ret.should_not.equal?(@enum)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/size_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/size_spec.rb
index 6accd26a4e..4b2beffbbe 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/size_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/size_spec.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ describe "Enumerator#size" do
   end
 
   it "returns nil if set size is nil" do
-    Enumerator.new(nil) {}.size.should be_nil
+    Enumerator.new(nil) {}.size.should == nil
   end
 
   it "returns returning value from size.call if set size is a Proc" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/to_enum_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/to_enum_spec.rb
index cadfcf6314..7fb73d0c3c 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/to_enum_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/to_enum_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative '../../shared/enumerator/enum_for'
+require_relative 'shared/enum_for'
 
 describe "Enumerator#to_enum" do
-  it_behaves_like :enum_for, :enum_for
+  it_behaves_like :enum_for, :to_enum
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/with_index_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/with_index_spec.rb
index ac37cee508..ca90fd18f7 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/with_index_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/with_index_spec.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative '../../shared/enumerator/with_index'
+require_relative 'shared/with_index'
 require_relative '../enumerable/shared/enumeratorized'
 
 describe "Enumerator#with_index" do
@@ -9,20 +9,20 @@ describe "Enumerator#with_index" do
   it "returns a new Enumerator when no block is given" do
     enum1 = [1,2,3].select
     enum2 = enum1.with_index
-    enum2.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    enum2.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
     enum1.should_not === enum2
   end
 
   it "accepts an optional argument when given a block" do
     -> do
       @enum.with_index(1) { |f| f}
-    end.should_not raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    end.should_not.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "accepts an optional argument when not given a block" do
     -> do
       @enum.with_index(1)
-    end.should_not raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    end.should_not.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "numbers indices from the given index when given an offset but no block" do
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ describe "Enumerator#with_index" do
   it "raises a TypeError when the argument cannot be converted to numeric" do
     -> do
       @enum.with_index('1') {|*i| i}
-    end.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    end.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "converts non-numeric arguments to Integer via #to_int" do
@@ -69,4 +69,21 @@ describe "Enumerator#with_index" do
     @enum.with_index(-1) { |*x| res << x}
     res.should == [[1,-1], [2,0], [3,1], [4,2]]
   end
+
+  it "passes on the given block's return value" do
+    arr = [1,2,3]
+    arr.delete_if.with_index { |a,b| false }
+    arr.should == [1,2,3]
+
+    arr.delete_if.with_index { |a,b| true }
+    arr.should == []
+  end
+
+  it "returns the iterator's return value" do
+    @enum.select.with_index { |a,b| false }.should == []
+  end
+
+  it "returns the correct value if chained with itself" do
+    [:a].each.with_index.with_index.to_a.should == [[[:a,0],0]]
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/with_object_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/with_object_spec.rb
index e7ba83fd9f..58031fd765 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/with_object_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/with_object_spec.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative '../../shared/enumerator/with_object'
+require_relative 'shared/with_object'
 
 describe "Enumerator#with_object" do
   it_behaves_like :enum_with_object, :with_object
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/yielder/append_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/yielder/append_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 7f7059774d..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/yielder/append_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
-
-describe "Enumerator::Yielder#<<" do
-  # TODO: There's some common behavior between yield and <<; move to a shared spec
-  it "yields the value to the block" do
-    ary = []
-    y = Enumerator::Yielder.new {|x| ary << x}
-    y << 1
-
-    ary.should == [1]
-  end
-
-  it "doesn't double-wrap Arrays" do
-    yields = []
-    y = Enumerator::Yielder.new {|args| yields << args }
-    y << [1]
-    yields.should == [[1]]
-  end
-
-  it "returns self" do
-    y = Enumerator::Yielder.new {|x| x + 1}
-    (y << 1).should equal(y)
-  end
-
-  context "when multiple arguments passed" do
-    ruby_version_is '' ... '2.6' do
-      it "yields the arguments list to the block" do
-        ary = []
-        y = Enumerator::Yielder.new { |*x| ary << x }
-        y.<<(1, 2)
-
-        ary.should == [[1, 2]]
-      end
-    end
-
-    ruby_version_is '2.6' do
-      it "raises an ArgumentError" do
-        ary = []
-        y = Enumerator::Yielder.new { |*x| ary << x }
-
-        -> {
-          y.<<(1, 2)
-        }.should raise_error(ArgumentError, /wrong number of arguments/)
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/yielder/initialize_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/yielder/initialize_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a6eee2d0f..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/yielder/initialize_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-# -*- encoding: us-ascii -*-
-
-require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
-
-describe "Enumerator::Yielder#initialize" do
-  before :each do
-    @class = Enumerator::Yielder
-    @uninitialized = @class.allocate
-  end
-
-  it "is a private method" do
-    @class.should have_private_instance_method(:initialize, false)
-  end
-
-  it "returns self when given a block" do
-    @uninitialized.send(:initialize) {}.should equal(@uninitialized)
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/yielder/to_proc_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/yielder/to_proc_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 0ed1645853..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/yielder/to_proc_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
-
-ruby_version_is "2.7" do
-  describe "Enumerator::Yielder#to_proc" do
-    it "returns a Proc object that takes an argument and yields it to the block" do
-      ScratchPad.record []
-      y = Enumerator::Yielder.new { |*args| ScratchPad << args; "foobar" }
-
-      callable = y.to_proc
-      callable.class.should == Proc
-
-      result = callable.call(1, 2)
-      ScratchPad.recorded.should == [[1, 2]]
-
-      result.should == "foobar"
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/yielder/yield_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/yielder/yield_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index acfdf114b6..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/enumerator/yielder/yield_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
-
-describe "Enumerator::Yielder#yield" do
-  it "yields the value to the block" do
-    ary = []
-    y = Enumerator::Yielder.new {|x| ary << x}
-    y.yield 1
-
-    ary.should == [1]
-  end
-
-  it "yields with passed arguments" do
-    yields = []
-    y = Enumerator::Yielder.new {|*args| yields << args }
-    y.yield 1, 2
-    yields.should == [[1, 2]]
-  end
-
-  it "returns the result of the block for the given value" do
-    y = Enumerator::Yielder.new {|x| x + 1}
-    y.yield(1).should == 2
-  end
-
-  context "when multiple arguments passed" do
-    it "yields the arguments list to the block" do
-      ary = []
-      y = Enumerator::Yielder.new { |*x| ary << x }
-      y.yield(1, 2)
-
-      ary.should == [[1, 2]]
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/assoc_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/assoc_spec.rb
index c7a388db75..b81be7ddf2 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/env/assoc_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/env/assoc_spec.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ describe "ENV.assoc" do
   end
 
   it "raises TypeError if the argument is not a String and does not respond to #to_str" do
-    -> { ENV.assoc(Object.new) }.should raise_error(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of Object into String")
+    -> { ENV.assoc(Object.new) }.should.raise(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of Object into String")
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/clear_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/clear_spec.rb
index 48b034ba1d..c0d20193ad 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/env/clear_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/env/clear_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ describe "ENV.clear" do
   it "deletes all environment variables" do
     orig = ENV.to_hash
     begin
-      ENV.clear.should equal(ENV)
+      ENV.clear.should.equal?(ENV)
 
       # This used 'env' the helper before. That shells out to 'env' which
       # itself sets up certain environment variables before it runs, because
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/clone_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/clone_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb3c7ff2f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/env/clone_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "ENV#clone" do
+  it "raises ArgumentError when keyword argument 'freeze' is neither nil nor boolean" do
+    -> {
+      ENV.clone(freeze: 1)
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+  end
+
+  it "raises ArgumentError when keyword argument is not 'freeze'" do
+    -> {
+      ENV.clone(foo: nil)
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+  end
+
+  it "raises TypeError" do
+    -> {
+      ENV.clone
+    }.should.raise(TypeError, /Cannot clone ENV, use ENV.to_h to get a copy of ENV as a hash/)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/delete_if_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/delete_if_spec.rb
index d2de51c225..4b05064eba 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/env/delete_if_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/env/delete_if_spec.rb
@@ -22,15 +22,15 @@ describe "ENV.delete_if" do
   end
 
   it "returns ENV when block given" do
-    ENV.delete_if { |k, v| ["foo", "bar"].include?(k) }.should equal(ENV)
+    ENV.delete_if { |k, v| ["foo", "bar"].include?(k) }.should.equal?(ENV)
   end
 
   it "returns ENV even if nothing deleted" do
-    ENV.delete_if { false }.should equal(ENV)
+    ENV.delete_if { false }.should.equal?(ENV)
   end
 
   it "returns an Enumerator if no block given" do
-    ENV.delete_if.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    ENV.delete_if.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
   end
 
   it "deletes pairs through enumerator" do
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ describe "ENV.delete_if" do
 
   it "returns ENV from enumerator" do
     enum = ENV.delete_if
-    enum.each { |k, v| ["foo", "bar"].include?(k) }.should equal(ENV)
+    enum.each { |k, v| ["foo", "bar"].include?(k) }.should.equal?(ENV)
   end
 
   it "returns ENV from enumerator even if nothing deleted" do
     enum = ENV.delete_if
-    enum.each { false }.should equal(ENV)
+    enum.each { false }.should.equal?(ENV)
   end
 
   it_behaves_like :enumeratorized_with_origin_size, :delete_if, ENV
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/delete_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/delete_spec.rb
index 5e7891f74d..db6d07b057 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/env/delete_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/env/delete_spec.rb
@@ -30,11 +30,9 @@ describe "ENV.delete" do
     ScratchPad.recorded.should == "foo"
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is "3.0" do
-    it "returns the result of given block if the named environment variable does not exist" do
-      ENV.delete("foo")
-      ENV.delete("foo") { |name| "bar" }.should == "bar"
-    end
+  it "returns the result of given block if the named environment variable does not exist" do
+    ENV.delete("foo")
+    ENV.delete("foo") { |name| "bar" }.should == "bar"
   end
 
   it "does not evaluate the block if the environment variable exists" do
@@ -43,7 +41,15 @@ describe "ENV.delete" do
     ENV["foo"].should == nil
   end
 
+  it "removes the variable coerced with #to_str" do
+    ENV["foo"] = "bar"
+    k = mock('key')
+    k.should_receive(:to_str).and_return("foo")
+    ENV.delete(k)
+    ENV["foo"].should == nil
+  end
+
   it "raises TypeError if the argument is not a String and does not respond to #to_str" do
-    -> { ENV.delete(Object.new) }.should raise_error(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of Object into String")
+    -> { ENV.delete(Object.new) }.should.raise(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of Object into String")
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/dup_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/dup_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d8cfac891d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/env/dup_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "ENV#dup" do
+  it "raises TypeError" do
+    -> {
+      ENV.dup
+    }.should.raise(TypeError, /Cannot dup ENV, use ENV.to_h to get a copy of ENV as a hash/)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/each_key_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/each_key_spec.rb
index 0efcb09900..ad2cb560a0 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/env/each_key_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/env/each_key_spec.rb
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ describe "ENV.each_key" do
       ENV.clear
       ENV["1"] = "3"
       ENV["2"] = "4"
-      ENV.each_key { |k| e << k }.should equal(ENV)
-      e.should include("1")
-      e.should include("2")
+      ENV.each_key { |k| e << k }.should.equal?(ENV)
+      e.should.include?("1")
+      e.should.include?("2")
     ensure
       ENV.replace orig
     end
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe "ENV.each_key" do
 
   it "returns an Enumerator if called without a block" do
     enum = ENV.each_key
-    enum.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    enum.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
     enum.to_a.should == ENV.keys
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/each_value_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/each_value_spec.rb
index cc3c9ebfb8..6f65e923e6 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/env/each_value_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/env/each_value_spec.rb
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ describe "ENV.each_value" do
       ENV.clear
       ENV["1"] = "3"
       ENV["2"] = "4"
-      ENV.each_value { |v| e << v }.should equal(ENV)
-      e.should include("3")
-      e.should include("4")
+      ENV.each_value { |v| e << v }.should.equal?(ENV)
+      e.should.include?("3")
+      e.should.include?("4")
     ensure
       ENV.replace orig
     end
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe "ENV.each_value" do
 
   it "returns an Enumerator if called without a block" do
     enum = ENV.each_value
-    enum.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    enum.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
     enum.to_a.should == ENV.values
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/element_reference_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/element_reference_spec.rb
index 560c127a9c..e3ac979418 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/env/element_reference_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/env/element_reference_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# -*- encoding: binary -*-
+# encoding: binary
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/common'
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe "ENV.[]" do
   end
 
   it "raises TypeError if the argument is not a String and does not respond to #to_str" do
-    -> { ENV[Object.new] }.should raise_error(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of Object into String")
+    -> { ENV[Object.new] }.should.raise(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of Object into String")
   end
 
   platform_is :windows do
@@ -71,6 +71,6 @@ describe "ENV.[]" do
     ENV[@variable] = ""
     Encoding.default_internal = Encoding::IBM437
 
-    ENV[@variable].encoding.should equal(Encoding::IBM437)
+    ENV[@variable].encoding.should.equal?(Encoding::IBM437)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/except_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/except_spec.rb
index cfe5865abe..fb8f3b7536 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/env/except_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/env/except_spec.rb
@@ -1,36 +1,34 @@
 require_relative 'spec_helper'
 require_relative 'shared/to_hash'
 
-ruby_version_is "3.0" do
-  describe "ENV.except" do
-    before do
-      @orig_hash = ENV.to_hash
-    end
+describe "ENV.except" do
+  before do
+    @orig_hash = ENV.to_hash
+  end
 
-    after do
-      ENV.replace @orig_hash
-    end
+  after do
+    ENV.replace @orig_hash
+  end
 
-    # Testing the method without arguments is covered via
-    it_behaves_like :env_to_hash, :except
+  # Testing the method without arguments is covered via
+  it_behaves_like :env_to_hash, :except
 
-    it "returns a hash without the requested subset" do
-      ENV.clear
+  it "returns a hash without the requested subset" do
+    ENV.clear
 
-      ENV['one'] = '1'
-      ENV['two'] = '2'
-      ENV['three'] = '3'
+    ENV['one'] = '1'
+    ENV['two'] = '2'
+    ENV['three'] = '3'
 
-      ENV.except('one', 'three').should == { 'two' => '2' }
-    end
+    ENV.except('one', 'three').should == { 'two' => '2' }
+  end
 
-    it "ignores keys not present in the original hash" do
-      ENV.clear
+  it "ignores keys not present in the original hash" do
+    ENV.clear
 
-      ENV['one'] = '1'
-      ENV['two'] = '2'
+    ENV['one'] = '1'
+    ENV['two'] = '2'
 
-      ENV.except('one', 'three').should == { 'two' => '2' }
-    end
+    ENV.except('one', 'three').should == { 'two' => '2' }
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/fetch_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/fetch_spec.rb
index b2e7a88cab..a2ec79c62b 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/env/fetch_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/env/fetch_spec.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ describe "ENV.fetch" do
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if the key is not a String" do
-    -> { ENV.fetch Object.new }.should raise_error(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of Object into String")
+    -> { ENV.fetch Object.new }.should.raise(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of Object into String")
   end
 
   context "when the key is not found" do
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ describe "ENV.fetch" do
     it "formats the object with #inspect in the KeyError message" do
       -> {
         ENV.fetch('foo')
-      }.should raise_error(KeyError, 'key not found: "foo"')
+      }.should.raise(KeyError, 'key not found: "foo"')
     end
   end
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ describe "ENV.fetch" do
 
   it "warns on block and default parameter given" do
     -> do
-       ENV.fetch("foo", "default") { "bar" }.should == "bar"
+      ENV.fetch("foo", "default") { "bar" }.should == "bar"
     end.should complain(/block supersedes default value argument/)
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/fetch_values_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/fetch_values_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..302cde2fd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/env/fetch_values_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'fixtures/common'
+
+ruby_version_is "4.1" do
+  describe "ENV.fetch_values" do
+    before :each do
+      @saved_foo = ENV["foo"]
+      @saved_bar = ENV["bar"]
+      ENV.delete("foo")
+      ENV.delete("bar")
+    end
+
+    after :each do
+      ENV["foo"] = @saved_foo
+      ENV["bar"] = @saved_bar
+    end
+
+    it "returns an array of the values corresponding to the given keys" do
+      ENV["foo"] = "oof"
+      ENV["bar"] = "rab"
+      ENV.fetch_values("bar", "foo").should == ["rab", "oof"]
+    end
+
+    it "returns the default value from block" do
+      ENV["foo"] = "oof"
+      ENV.fetch_values("bar") { |key| "`#{key}' is not found" }.should == ["`bar' is not found"]
+      ENV.fetch_values("bar", "foo") { |key| "`#{key}' is not found" }.should == ["`bar' is not found", "oof"]
+    end
+
+    it "returns an empty array if no keys specified" do
+      ENV.fetch_values.should == []
+    end
+
+    it "raises KeyError when there is no matching key" do
+      ENV["foo"] = "oof"
+      ENV["bar"] = "rab"
+      -> {
+        ENV.fetch_values("bar", "y", "foo", "z")
+      }.should.raise(KeyError, 'key not found: "y"')
+    end
+
+    it "uses the locale encoding" do
+      ENV.fetch_values(ENV.keys.first).first.encoding.should == ENVSpecs.encoding
+    end
+
+    it "raises TypeError when a key is not coercible to String" do
+      ENV["foo"] = "oof"
+      -> { ENV.fetch_values("foo", Object.new) }.should.raise(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of Object into String")
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/filter_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/filter_spec.rb
index ba18a3b33b..52f8b79a0b 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/env/filter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/env/filter_spec.rb
@@ -2,14 +2,12 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative '../enumerable/shared/enumeratorized'
 require_relative 'shared/select'
 
-ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-  describe "ENV.filter!" do
-    it_behaves_like :env_select!, :filter!
-    it_behaves_like :enumeratorized_with_origin_size, :filter!, ENV
-  end
+describe "ENV.filter!" do
+  it_behaves_like :env_select!, :filter!
+  it_behaves_like :enumeratorized_with_origin_size, :filter!, ENV
+end
 
-  describe "ENV.filter" do
-    it_behaves_like :env_select, :filter
-    it_behaves_like :enumeratorized_with_origin_size, :filter, ENV
-  end
+describe "ENV.filter" do
+  it_behaves_like :env_select, :filter
+  it_behaves_like :enumeratorized_with_origin_size, :filter, ENV
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/index_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/index_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 301a66ab4e..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/env/index_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/key'
-
-ruby_version_is ''...'3.0' do
-  describe "ENV.index" do
-    it_behaves_like :env_key, :index
-
-    it "warns about deprecation" do
-      -> do
-        ENV.index("foo")
-      end.should complain(/warning: ENV.index is deprecated; use ENV.key/)
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/indexes_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/indexes_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index e724feaa39..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/env/indexes_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-require_relative '../../spec_helper'
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/indices_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/indices_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index e724feaa39..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/env/indices_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-require_relative '../../spec_helper'
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/inspect_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/inspect_spec.rb
index 3c611c24a1..7dd92b120f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/env/inspect_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/env/inspect_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ describe "ENV.inspect" do
 
   it "returns a String that looks like a Hash with real data" do
     ENV["foo"] = "bar"
-    ENV.inspect.should =~ /\{.*"foo"=>"bar".*\}/
+    ENV.inspect.should =~ /\{.*"foo" *=> *"bar".*\}/
     ENV.delete "foo"
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/keep_if_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/keep_if_spec.rb
index 64b6a207d0..f24981e216 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/env/keep_if_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/env/keep_if_spec.rb
@@ -22,15 +22,15 @@ describe "ENV.keep_if" do
   end
 
   it "returns ENV when block given" do
-    ENV.keep_if { |k, v| !["foo", "bar"].include?(k) }.should equal(ENV)
+    ENV.keep_if { |k, v| !["foo", "bar"].include?(k) }.should.equal?(ENV)
   end
 
   it "returns ENV even if nothing deleted" do
-    ENV.keep_if { true }.should equal(ENV)
+    ENV.keep_if { true }.should.equal?(ENV)
   end
 
   it "returns an Enumerator if no block given" do
-    ENV.keep_if.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    ENV.keep_if.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
   end
 
   it "deletes pairs through enumerator" do
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ describe "ENV.keep_if" do
 
   it "returns ENV from enumerator" do
     enum = ENV.keep_if
-    enum.each { |k, v| !["foo", "bar"].include?(k) }.should equal(ENV)
+    enum.each { |k, v| !["foo", "bar"].include?(k) }.should.equal?(ENV)
   end
 
   it "returns ENV from enumerator even if nothing deleted" do
     enum = ENV.keep_if
-    enum.each { true }.should equal(ENV)
+    enum.each { true }.should.equal?(ENV)
   end
 
   it_behaves_like :enumeratorized_with_origin_size, :keep_if, ENV
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/key_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/key_spec.rb
index 82cfbefa39..677cf35216 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/env/key_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/env/key_spec.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,39 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'shared/include'
-require_relative 'shared/key'
 
 describe "ENV.key?" do
   it_behaves_like :env_include, :key?
 end
 
 describe "ENV.key" do
-  it_behaves_like :env_key, :key
+  before :each do
+    @saved_foo = ENV["foo"]
+  end
+
+  after :each do
+    ENV["foo"] = @saved_foo
+  end
+
+  it "returns the index associated with the passed value" do
+    ENV["foo"] = "bar"
+    ENV.key("bar").should == "foo"
+  end
+
+  it "returns nil if the passed value is not found" do
+    ENV.delete("foo")
+    ENV.key("foo").should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "coerces the key element with #to_str" do
+    ENV["foo"] = "bar"
+    k = mock('key')
+    k.should_receive(:to_str).and_return("bar")
+    ENV.key(k).should == "foo"
+  end
+
+  it "raises TypeError if the argument is not a String and does not respond to #to_str" do
+    -> {
+      ENV.key(Object.new)
+    }.should.raise(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of Object into String")
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/length_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/length_spec.rb
index 536af9edf5..c6f9062892 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/env/length_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/env/length_spec.rb
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'shared/length'
 
 describe "ENV.length" do
- it_behaves_like :env_length, :length
+  it_behaves_like :env_length, :length
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/merge_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/merge_spec.rb
index b418cd11f4..f10662cf79 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/env/merge_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/env/merge_spec.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'shared/update'
 
-ruby_version_is "2.7" do
-  describe "ENV.merge!" do
-    it_behaves_like :env_update, :merge!
-  end
+describe "ENV.merge!" do
+  it_behaves_like :env_update, :merge!
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/rassoc_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/rassoc_spec.rb
index ab9fe68088..e4ac5ce5e2 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/env/rassoc_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/env/rassoc_spec.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ describe "ENV.rassoc" do
     [
         ["foo", "bar"],
         ["baz", "bar"],
-    ].should include(ENV.rassoc("bar"))
+    ].should.include?(ENV.rassoc("bar"))
   end
 
   it "returns nil if no environment variable with the given value exists" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/reject_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/reject_spec.rb
index 6a9794925d..4df864493d 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/env/reject_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/env/reject_spec.rb
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@ describe "ENV.reject!" do
   it "returns itself or nil" do
     ENV.reject! { false }.should == nil
     ENV["foo"] = "bar"
-    ENV.reject! { |k, v| k == "foo" }.should equal(ENV)
+    ENV.reject! { |k, v| k == "foo" }.should.equal?(ENV)
     ENV["foo"].should == nil
   end
 
   it "returns an Enumerator if called without a block" do
     ENV["foo"] = "bar"
     enum = ENV.reject!
-    enum.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
-    enum.each { |k, v| k == "foo" }.should equal(ENV)
+    enum.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
+    enum.each { |k, v| k == "foo" }.should.equal?(ENV)
     ENV["foo"].should == nil
   end
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ describe "ENV.reject!" do
     orig = ENV.to_hash
     begin
       ENV.clear
-      -> { ENV.reject! }.should_not raise_error(LocalJumpError)
+      -> { ENV.reject! }.should_not.raise(LocalJumpError)
     ensure
       ENV.replace orig
     end
@@ -76,13 +76,13 @@ describe "ENV.reject" do
   end
 
   it "returns a Hash" do
-    ENV.reject { false }.should be_kind_of(Hash)
+    ENV.reject { false }.should.is_a?(Hash)
   end
 
   it "returns an Enumerator if called without a block" do
     ENV["foo"] = "bar"
     enum = ENV.reject
-    enum.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    enum.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
     enum.each { |k, v| k == "foo"}
     ENV["foo"] = nil
   end
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ describe "ENV.reject" do
     orig = ENV.to_hash
     begin
       ENV.clear
-      -> { ENV.reject }.should_not raise_error(LocalJumpError)
+      -> { ENV.reject }.should_not.raise(LocalJumpError)
     ensure
       ENV.replace orig
     end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/replace_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/replace_spec.rb
index 9fc67643d1..27eb3e45dd 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/env/replace_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/env/replace_spec.rb
@@ -11,41 +11,41 @@ describe "ENV.replace" do
   end
 
   it "replaces ENV with a Hash" do
-    ENV.replace("foo" => "0", "bar" => "1").should equal(ENV)
+    ENV.replace("foo" => "0", "bar" => "1").should.equal?(ENV)
     ENV.size.should == 2
     ENV["foo"].should == "0"
     ENV["bar"].should == "1"
   end
 
   it "raises TypeError if the argument is not a Hash" do
-    -> { ENV.replace(Object.new) }.should raise_error(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of Object into Hash")
+    -> { ENV.replace(Object.new) }.should.raise(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of Object into Hash")
     ENV.to_hash.should == @orig
   end
 
   it "raises TypeError if a key is not a String" do
-    -> { ENV.replace(Object.new => "0") }.should raise_error(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of Object into String")
+    -> { ENV.replace(Object.new => "0") }.should.raise(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of Object into String")
     ENV.to_hash.should == @orig
   end
 
   it "raises TypeError if a value is not a String" do
-    -> { ENV.replace("foo" => Object.new) }.should raise_error(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of Object into String")
+    -> { ENV.replace("foo" => Object.new) }.should.raise(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of Object into String")
     ENV.to_hash.should == @orig
   end
 
   it "raises Errno::EINVAL when the key contains the '=' character" do
-    -> { ENV.replace("foo=" =>"bar") }.should raise_error(Errno::EINVAL)
+    -> { ENV.replace("foo=" =>"bar") }.should.raise(Errno::EINVAL)
   end
 
   it "raises Errno::EINVAL when the key is an empty string" do
-    -> { ENV.replace("" => "bar") }.should raise_error(Errno::EINVAL)
+    -> { ENV.replace("" => "bar") }.should.raise(Errno::EINVAL)
   end
 
   it "does not accept good data preceding an error" do
-    -> { ENV.replace("foo" => "1", Object.new => Object.new) }.should raise_error(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of Object into String")
+    -> { ENV.replace("foo" => "1", Object.new => Object.new) }.should.raise(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of Object into String")
   end
 
   it "does not accept good data following an error" do
-    -> { ENV.replace(Object.new => Object.new, "foo" => "0") }.should raise_error(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of Object into String")
+    -> { ENV.replace(Object.new => Object.new, "foo" => "0") }.should.raise(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of Object into String")
     ENV.to_hash.should == @orig
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/shared/each.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/shared/each.rb
index d901b854c4..0661ca924c 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/env/shared/each.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/env/shared/each.rb
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ describe :env_each, shared: true do
       ENV.clear
       ENV["foo"] = "bar"
       ENV["baz"] = "boo"
-      ENV.send(@method) { |k, v| e << [k, v] }.should equal(ENV)
-      e.should include(["foo", "bar"])
-      e.should include(["baz", "boo"])
+      ENV.send(@method) { |k, v| e << [k, v] }.should.equal?(ENV)
+      e.should.include?(["foo", "bar"])
+      e.should.include?(["baz", "boo"])
     ensure
       ENV.replace orig
     end
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe :env_each, shared: true do
 
   it "returns an Enumerator if called without a block" do
     enum = ENV.send(@method)
-    enum.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    enum.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
     enum.each do |name, value|
       ENV[name].should == value
     end
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ describe :env_each, shared: true do
       Encoding.default_internal = internal = Encoding::IBM437
 
       ENV.send(@method) do |key, value|
-        key.encoding.should equal(internal)
+        key.encoding.should.equal?(internal)
         if value.ascii_only?
-          value.encoding.should equal(internal)
+          value.encoding.should.equal?(internal)
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/shared/include.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/shared/include.rb
index 3efcd523d6..ceca02e3eb 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/env/shared/include.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/env/shared/include.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,14 @@ describe :env_include, shared: true do
     ENV.send(@method, "foo").should == false
   end
 
+  it "coerces the key with #to_str" do
+    ENV["foo"] = "bar"
+    k = mock('key')
+    k.should_receive(:to_str).and_return("foo")
+    ENV.send(@method, k).should == true
+  end
+
   it "raises TypeError if the argument is not a String and does not respond to #to_str" do
-    -> { ENV.send(@method, Object.new) }.should raise_error(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of Object into String")
+    -> { ENV.send(@method, Object.new) }.should.raise(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of Object into String")
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/shared/key.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/shared/key.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 93396d2aca..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/env/shared/key.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-describe :env_key, shared: true do
-  before :each do
-    @saved_foo = ENV["foo"]
-  end
-
-  after :each do
-    ENV["foo"] = @saved_foo
-  end
-
-  it "returns the index associated with the passed value" do
-    ENV["foo"] = "bar"
-    suppress_warning {
-      ENV.send(@method, "bar").should == "foo"
-    }
-  end
-
-  it "returns nil if the passed value is not found" do
-    ENV.delete("foo")
-    suppress_warning {
-      ENV.send(@method, "foo").should be_nil
-    }
-  end
-
-  it "raises TypeError if the argument is not a String and does not respond to #to_str" do
-    -> {
-      suppress_warning {
-        ENV.send(@method, Object.new)
-      }
-    }.should raise_error(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of Object into String")
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/shared/select.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/shared/select.rb
index 75ba112a32..8ec648a637 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/env/shared/select.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/env/shared/select.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ describe :env_select, shared: true do
 
   it "returns an Enumerator when no block is given" do
     enum = ENV.send(@method)
-    enum.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    enum.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
   end
 
   it "selects via the enumerator" do
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ describe :env_select!, shared: true do
   end
 
   it "returns an Enumerator if called without a block" do
-    ENV.send(@method).should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    ENV.send(@method).should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
   end
 
   it "selects via the enumerator" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/shared/store.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/shared/store.rb
index d6265c66a5..388208a8ac 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/env/shared/store.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/env/shared/store.rb
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ describe :env_store, shared: true do
 
   it "returns the value" do
     value = "bar"
-    ENV.send(@method, "foo", value).should equal(value)
+    ENV.send(@method, "foo", value).should.equal?(value)
   end
 
   it "deletes the environment variable when the value is nil" do
     ENV["foo"] = "bar"
     ENV.send(@method, "foo", nil)
-    ENV.key?("foo").should be_false
+    ENV.key?("foo").should == false
   end
 
   it "coerces the key argument with #to_str" do
@@ -38,23 +38,23 @@ describe :env_store, shared: true do
   end
 
   it "raises TypeError when the key is not coercible to String" do
-    -> { ENV.send(@method, Object.new, "bar") }.should raise_error(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of Object into String")
+    -> { ENV.send(@method, Object.new, "bar") }.should.raise(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of Object into String")
   end
 
   it "raises TypeError when the value is not coercible to String" do
-    -> { ENV.send(@method, "foo", Object.new) }.should raise_error(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of Object into String")
+    -> { ENV.send(@method, "foo", Object.new) }.should.raise(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of Object into String")
   end
 
   it "raises Errno::EINVAL when the key contains the '=' character" do
-    -> { ENV.send(@method, "foo=", "bar") }.should raise_error(Errno::EINVAL)
+    -> { ENV.send(@method, "foo=", "bar") }.should.raise(Errno::EINVAL)
   end
 
   it "raises Errno::EINVAL when the key is an empty string" do
-    -> { ENV.send(@method, "", "bar") }.should raise_error(Errno::EINVAL)
+    -> { ENV.send(@method, "", "bar") }.should.raise(Errno::EINVAL)
   end
 
   it "does nothing when the key is not a valid environment variable key and the value is nil" do
     ENV.send(@method, "foo=", nil)
-    ENV.key?("foo=").should be_false
+    ENV.key?("foo=").should == false
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/shared/to_hash.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/shared/to_hash.rb
index a0d4d7ce69..7868690c38 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/env/shared/to_hash.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/env/shared/to_hash.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe :env_to_hash, shared: true do
   it "returns the ENV as a hash" do
     ENV["foo"] = "bar"
     h = ENV.send(@method)
-    h.should be_an_instance_of(Hash)
+    h.should.instance_of?(Hash)
     h["foo"].should == "bar"
   end
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ describe :env_to_hash, shared: true do
 
   it "duplicates the ENV when converting to a Hash" do
     h = ENV.send(@method)
-    h.should_not equal ENV
+    h.should_not.equal? ENV
     h.size.should == ENV.size
     h.each_pair do |k, v|
       ENV[k].should == v
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/shared/update.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/shared/update.rb
index 129a56544c..112cc2505d 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/env/shared/update.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/env/shared/update.rb
@@ -10,13 +10,19 @@ describe :env_update, shared: true do
   end
 
   it "adds the parameter hash to ENV, returning ENV" do
-    ENV.send(@method, "foo" => "0", "bar" => "1").should equal(ENV)
+    ENV.send(@method, "foo" => "0", "bar" => "1").should.equal?(ENV)
     ENV["foo"].should == "0"
     ENV["bar"].should == "1"
   end
 
+  it "adds the multiple parameter hashes to ENV, returning ENV" do
+    ENV.send(@method, {"foo" => "multi1"}, {"bar" => "multi2"}).should.equal?(ENV)
+    ENV["foo"].should == "multi1"
+    ENV["bar"].should == "multi2"
+  end
+
   it "returns ENV when no block given" do
-    ENV.send(@method, {"foo" => "0", "bar" => "1"}).should equal(ENV)
+    ENV.send(@method, {"foo" => "0", "bar" => "1"}).should.equal?(ENV)
   end
 
   it "yields key, the old value and the new value when replacing an entry" do
@@ -39,43 +45,41 @@ describe :env_update, shared: true do
     ENV["bar"].should == "5"
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is "2.7" do
-    # BUG: https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/16192
-    it "does not evaluate the block when the name is new" do
-      ENV.delete("bar")
-      ENV.send @method, {"foo" => "0"}
-      ENV.send(@method, "bar" => "1") { |key, old, new| fail "Should not get here" }
-      ENV["bar"].should == "1"
-    end
+  # BUG: https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/16192
+  it "does not evaluate the block when the name is new" do
+    ENV.delete("bar")
+    ENV.send @method, {"foo" => "0"}
+    ENV.send(@method, "bar" => "1") { |key, old, new| fail "Should not get here" }
+    ENV["bar"].should == "1"
+  end
 
-    # BUG: https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/16192
-    it "does not use the block's return value as the value when the name is new" do
-      ENV.delete("bar")
-      ENV.send @method, {"foo" => "0"}
-      ENV.send(@method, "bar" => "1") { |key, old, new| "Should not use this value" }
-      ENV["foo"].should == "0"
-      ENV["bar"].should == "1"
-    end
+  # BUG: https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/16192
+  it "does not use the block's return value as the value when the name is new" do
+    ENV.delete("bar")
+    ENV.send @method, {"foo" => "0"}
+    ENV.send(@method, "bar" => "1") { |key, old, new| "Should not use this value" }
+    ENV["foo"].should == "0"
+    ENV["bar"].should == "1"
   end
 
   it "returns ENV when block given" do
-    ENV.send(@method, {"foo" => "0", "bar" => "1"}){}.should equal(ENV)
+    ENV.send(@method, {"foo" => "0", "bar" => "1"}){}.should.equal?(ENV)
   end
 
   it "raises TypeError when a name is not coercible to String" do
-    -> { ENV.send @method, Object.new => "0" }.should raise_error(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of Object into String")
+    -> { ENV.send @method, Object.new => "0" }.should.raise(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of Object into String")
   end
 
   it "raises TypeError when a value is not coercible to String" do
-    -> { ENV.send @method, "foo" => Object.new }.should raise_error(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of Object into String")
+    -> { ENV.send @method, "foo" => Object.new }.should.raise(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of Object into String")
   end
 
   it "raises Errno::EINVAL when a name contains the '=' character" do
-    -> { ENV.send(@method, "foo=" => "bar") }.should raise_error(Errno::EINVAL)
+    -> { ENV.send(@method, "foo=" => "bar") }.should.raise(Errno::EINVAL)
   end
 
   it "raises Errno::EINVAL when a name is an empty string" do
-    -> { ENV.send(@method, "" => "bar") }.should raise_error(Errno::EINVAL)
+    -> { ENV.send(@method, "" => "bar") }.should.raise(Errno::EINVAL)
   end
 
   it "updates good data preceding an error" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/shared/value.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/shared/value.rb
index bef96b5fef..c2b5025465 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/env/shared/value.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/env/shared/value.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ describe :env_value, shared: true do
     ENV.send(@method, "foo").should == false
   end
 
+  it "coerces the value element with #to_str" do
+    ENV["foo"] = "bar"
+    v = mock('value')
+    v.should_receive(:to_str).and_return("bar")
+    ENV.send(@method, v).should == true
+  end
+
   it "returns nil if the argument is not a String and does not respond to #to_str" do
     ENV.send(@method, Object.new).should == nil
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/shift_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/shift_spec.rb
index b6c139dc29..52bd0f9139 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/env/shift_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/env/shift_spec.rb
@@ -2,36 +2,13 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/common'
 
 describe "ENV.shift" do
-  it "returns a pair and deletes it" do
-    ENV.should_not.empty?
-    orig = ENV.to_hash
-    begin
-      pair = ENV.shift
-      ENV.has_key?(pair.first).should == false
-    ensure
-      ENV.replace orig
-    end
-    ENV.has_key?(pair.first).should == true
-  end
-
-  it "returns nil if ENV.empty?" do
-    orig = ENV.to_hash
-    begin
-      ENV.clear
-      ENV.shift.should == nil
-    ensure
-      ENV.replace orig
-    end
-  end
-end
-
-describe "ENV.shift" do
   before :each do
     @orig = ENV.to_hash
     @external = Encoding.default_external
     @internal = Encoding.default_internal
 
     Encoding.default_external = Encoding::BINARY
+    ENV.replace({"FOO"=>"BAR"})
   end
 
   after :each do
@@ -40,19 +17,31 @@ describe "ENV.shift" do
     ENV.replace @orig
   end
 
+  it "returns a pair and deletes it" do
+    ENV.should.has_key?("FOO")
+    pair = ENV.shift
+    pair.should == ["FOO", "BAR"]
+    ENV.should_not.has_key?("FOO")
+  end
+
+  it "returns nil if ENV.empty?" do
+    ENV.clear
+    ENV.shift.should == nil
+  end
+
   it "uses the locale encoding if Encoding.default_internal is nil" do
     Encoding.default_internal = nil
 
     pair = ENV.shift
-    pair.first.encoding.should equal(ENVSpecs.encoding)
-    pair.last.encoding.should equal(ENVSpecs.encoding)
+    pair.first.encoding.should.equal?(ENVSpecs.encoding)
+    pair.last.encoding.should.equal?(ENVSpecs.encoding)
   end
 
   it "transcodes from the locale encoding to Encoding.default_internal if set" do
     Encoding.default_internal = Encoding::IBM437
 
     pair = ENV.shift
-    pair.first.encoding.should equal(Encoding::IBM437)
-    pair.last.encoding.should equal(Encoding::IBM437)
+    pair.first.encoding.should.equal?(Encoding::IBM437)
+    pair.last.encoding.should.equal?(Encoding::IBM437)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/size_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/size_spec.rb
index f050e9e5a9..7c8072481e 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/env/size_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/env/size_spec.rb
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'shared/length'
 
 describe "ENV.size" do
- it_behaves_like :env_length, :size
+  it_behaves_like :env_length, :size
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/slice_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/slice_spec.rb
index 1ac8a303f8..4c0416547d 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/env/slice_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/env/slice_spec.rb
@@ -1,29 +1,37 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
-ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-  describe "ENV.slice" do
-    before :each do
-      @saved_foo = ENV["foo"]
-      @saved_bar = ENV["bar"]
-      ENV["foo"] = "0"
-      ENV["bar"] = "1"
-    end
+describe "ENV.slice" do
+  before :each do
+    @saved_foo = ENV["foo"]
+    @saved_bar = ENV["bar"]
+    ENV["foo"] = "0"
+    ENV["bar"] = "1"
+  end
+
+  after :each do
+    ENV["foo"] = @saved_foo
+    ENV["bar"] = @saved_bar
+  end
 
-    after :each do
-      ENV["foo"] = @saved_foo
-      ENV["bar"] = @saved_bar
-    end
+  it "returns a hash of the given environment variable names and their values" do
+    ENV.slice("foo", "bar").should == {"foo" => "0", "bar" => "1"}
+  end
 
-    it "returns a hash of the given environment variable names and their values" do
-      ENV.slice("foo", "bar").should == {"foo" => "0", "bar" => "1"}
-    end
+  it "ignores each String that is not an environment variable name" do
+    ENV.slice("foo", "boo", "bar").should == {"foo" => "0", "bar" => "1"}
+  end
 
-    it "ignores each String that is not an environment variable name" do
-      ENV.slice("foo", "boo", "bar").should == {"foo" => "0", "bar" => "1"}
-    end
+  it "returns the values for the keys coerced with #to_str, but keeps the original objects as result keys" do
+    foo = mock('key 1')
+    foo.should_receive(:to_str).and_return("foo")
+    boo = mock('key 2')
+    boo.should_receive(:to_str).and_return("boo")
+    bar = mock('key 3')
+    bar.should_receive(:to_str).and_return("bar")
+    ENV.slice(foo, boo, bar).should == {foo => "0", bar => "1"}
+  end
 
-    it "raises TypeError if any argument is not a String and does not respond to #to_str" do
-      -> { ENV.slice(Object.new) }.should raise_error(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of Object into String")
-    end
+  it "raises TypeError if any argument is not a String and does not respond to #to_str" do
+    -> { ENV.slice(Object.new) }.should.raise(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of Object into String")
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/to_a_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/to_a_spec.rb
index 39e3877b48..2b1649281f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/env/to_a_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/env/to_a_spec.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ describe "ENV.to_a" do
     a = ENV.to_a
     a.is_a?(Array).should == true
     a.size.should == ENV.size
-    ENV.each_pair { |k, v| a.should include([k, v])}
+    a.each { |k,v| ENV[k].should == v }
+
+    a.first.should.is_a?(Array)
+    a.first.size.should == 2
   end
 
   it "returns the entries in the locale encoding" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/to_h_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/to_h_spec.rb
index 65cdb59951..7e0fef2120 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/env/to_h_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/env/to_h_spec.rb
@@ -4,57 +4,67 @@ require_relative 'shared/to_hash'
 describe "ENV.to_h" do
   it_behaves_like :env_to_hash, :to_h
 
-  ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-    context "with block" do
-      before do
-        @orig_hash = ENV.to_hash
-      end
-
-      after do
-        ENV.replace @orig_hash
-      end
-
-      it "converts [key, value] pairs returned by the block to a hash" do
-        ENV.replace("a" => "b", "c" => "d")
-        ENV.to_h { |k, v| [k, v.upcase] }.should == { 'a' => "B", 'c' => "D" }
-      end
-
-      it "does not require the array elements to be strings" do
-        ENV.replace("a" => "b", "c" => "d")
-        ENV.to_h { |k, v| [k.to_sym, v.to_sym] }.should == { :a => :b, :c => :d }
-      end
-
-      it "raises ArgumentError if block returns longer or shorter array" do
-        -> do
-          ENV.to_h { |k, v| [k, v.upcase, 1] }
-        end.should raise_error(ArgumentError, /element has wrong array length/)
-
-        -> do
-          ENV.to_h { |k, v| [k] }
-        end.should raise_error(ArgumentError, /element has wrong array length/)
-      end
-
-      it "raises TypeError if block returns something other than Array" do
-        -> do
-          ENV.to_h { |k, v| "not-array" }
-        end.should raise_error(TypeError, /wrong element type String/)
-      end
-
-      it "coerces returned pair to Array with #to_ary" do
-        x = mock('x')
-        x.stub!(:to_ary).and_return([:b, 'b'])
-
-        ENV.to_h { |k| x }.should == { :b => 'b' }
-      end
-
-      it "does not coerce returned pair to Array with #to_a" do
-        x = mock('x')
-        x.stub!(:to_a).and_return([:b, 'b'])
-
-        -> do
-          ENV.to_h { |k| x }
-        end.should raise_error(TypeError, /wrong element type MockObject/)
-      end
+  context "with block" do
+    before do
+      @orig_hash = ENV.to_hash
+    end
+
+    after do
+      ENV.replace @orig_hash
+    end
+
+    it "converts [key, value] pairs returned by the block to a hash" do
+      ENV.replace("a" => "b", "c" => "d")
+      ENV.to_h { |k, v| [k, v.upcase] }.should == { 'a' => "B", 'c' => "D" }
+    end
+
+    it "passes to a block each pair's key and value as separate arguments" do
+      ENV.replace("a" => "b", "c" => "d")
+
+      ScratchPad.record []
+      ENV.to_h { |k, v| ScratchPad << [k, v]; [k, v] }
+      ScratchPad.recorded.sort.should == [["a", "b"], ["c", "d"]]
+
+      ScratchPad.record []
+      ENV.to_h { |*args| ScratchPad << args; [args[0], args[1]] }
+      ScratchPad.recorded.sort.should == [["a", "b"], ["c", "d"]]
+    end
+
+    it "does not require the array elements to be strings" do
+      ENV.replace("a" => "b", "c" => "d")
+      ENV.to_h { |k, v| [k.to_sym, v.to_sym] }.should == { :a => :b, :c => :d }
+    end
+
+    it "raises ArgumentError if block returns longer or shorter array" do
+      -> do
+        ENV.to_h { |k, v| [k, v.upcase, 1] }
+      end.should.raise(ArgumentError, /element has wrong array length/)
+
+      -> do
+        ENV.to_h { |k, v| [k] }
+      end.should.raise(ArgumentError, /element has wrong array length/)
+    end
+
+    it "raises TypeError if block returns something other than Array" do
+      -> do
+        ENV.to_h { |k, v| "not-array" }
+      end.should.raise(TypeError, /wrong element type String/)
+    end
+
+    it "coerces returned pair to Array with #to_ary" do
+      x = mock('x')
+      x.stub!(:to_ary).and_return([:b, 'b'])
+
+      ENV.to_h { |k| x }.should == { :b => 'b' }
+    end
+
+    it "does not coerce returned pair to Array with #to_a" do
+      x = mock('x')
+      x.stub!(:to_a).and_return([:b, 'b'])
+
+      -> do
+        ENV.to_h { |k| x }
+      end.should.raise(TypeError, /wrong element type MockObject/)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/env/values_at_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/env/values_at_spec.rb
index 338680e820..4a733f4ed5 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/env/values_at_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/env/values_at_spec.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ describe "ENV.values_at" do
   end
 
   it "raises TypeError when a key is not coercible to String" do
-    -> { ENV.values_at("foo", Object.new) }.should raise_error(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of Object into String")
+    -> { ENV.values_at("foo", Object.new) }.should.raise(TypeError, "no implicit conversion of Object into String")
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/backtrace_locations_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/backtrace_locations_spec.rb
index 86eb9d3413..62eab8a0f3 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/exception/backtrace_locations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/backtrace_locations_spec.rb
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@ describe "Exception#backtrace_locations" do
   end
 
   it "returns nil if no backtrace was set" do
-    Exception.new.backtrace_locations.should be_nil
+    Exception.new.backtrace_locations.should == nil
   end
 
   it "returns an Array" do
-    @backtrace.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    @backtrace.should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 
   it "sets each element to a Thread::Backtrace::Location" do
-    @backtrace.each {|l| l.should be_an_instance_of(Thread::Backtrace::Location)}
+    @backtrace.each {|l| l.should.instance_of?(Thread::Backtrace::Location)}
   end
 
   it "produces a backtrace for an exception captured using $!" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/backtrace_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/backtrace_spec.rb
index 3f74c4cefe..a4a8272030 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/exception/backtrace_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/backtrace_spec.rb
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@ describe "Exception#backtrace" do
   end
 
   it "returns nil if no backtrace was set" do
-    Exception.new.backtrace.should be_nil
+    Exception.new.backtrace.should == nil
   end
 
   it "returns an Array" do
-    @backtrace.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    @backtrace.should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 
   it "sets each element to a String" do
-    @backtrace.each {|l| l.should be_an_instance_of(String)}
+    @backtrace.each {|l| l.should.instance_of?(String)}
   end
 
   it "includes the filename of the location where self raised in the first element" do
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ describe "Exception#backtrace" do
   end
 
   it "includes the name of the method from where self raised in the first element" do
-    @backtrace.first.should =~ /in `backtrace'/
+    @backtrace.first.should =~ /in [`'](?:ExceptionSpecs::Backtrace\.)?backtrace'/
   end
 
   it "includes the filename of the location immediately prior to where self raised in the second element" do
@@ -38,12 +38,25 @@ describe "Exception#backtrace" do
     @backtrace[1].should =~ /:6(:in )?/
   end
 
-  it "contains lines of the same format for each prior position in the stack" do
-    @backtrace[2..-1].each do |line|
-      # This regexp is deliberately imprecise to account for the need to abstract out
-      # the paths of the included mspec files and the desire to avoid specifying in any
-      # detail what the in `...' portion looks like.
-      line.should =~ /^.+:\d+:in `[^`]+'$/
+  ruby_version_is ""..."3.4" do
+    it "contains lines of the same format for each prior position in the stack" do
+      @backtrace[2..-1].each do |line|
+        # This regexp is deliberately imprecise to account for the need to abstract out
+        # the paths of the included mspec files and the desire to avoid specifying in any
+        # detail what the in `...' portion looks like.
+        line.should =~ /^.+:\d+:in `[^`]+'$/
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  ruby_version_is "3.4" do
+    it "contains lines of the same format for each prior position in the stack" do
+      @backtrace[2..-1].each do |line|
+        # This regexp is deliberately imprecise to account for the need to abstract out
+        # the paths of the included mspec files and the desire to avoid specifying in any
+        # detail what the in '...' portion looks like.
+        line.should =~ /^.+:\d+:in '[^`]+'$/
+      end
     end
   end
 
@@ -81,13 +94,13 @@ describe "Exception#backtrace" do
       raise
     rescue RuntimeError => err
       bt = err.backtrace
-      err.dup.backtrace.should equal(bt)
+      err.dup.backtrace.should.equal?(bt)
 
       new_bt = ['hi']
       err.set_backtrace new_bt
 
       err.backtrace.should == new_bt
-      err.dup.backtrace.should equal(new_bt)
+      err.dup.backtrace.should.equal?(new_bt)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/case_compare_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/case_compare_spec.rb
index 87b9dee3ca..5fd11ae741 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/exception/case_compare_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/case_compare_spec.rb
@@ -26,13 +26,11 @@ describe "SystemCallError.===" do
   end
 
   it "returns true if receiver is generic and arg is kind of SystemCallError" do
-    unknown_error_number = Errno.constants.size
     e = SystemCallError.new('foo', @example_errno)
     SystemCallError.===(e).should == true
   end
 
   it "returns false if receiver is generic and arg is not kind of SystemCallError" do
-    unknown_error_number = Errno.constants.size
     e = Object.new
     SystemCallError.===(e).should == false
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/cause_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/cause_spec.rb
index cf4aaeb188..cfc15bdda3 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/exception/cause_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/cause_spec.rb
@@ -4,53 +4,35 @@ describe "Exception#cause" do
   it "returns the active exception when an exception is raised" do
     begin
       raise Exception, "the cause"
-    rescue Exception
-      begin
+    rescue Exception => cause
+      -> {
         raise RuntimeError, "the consequence"
-      rescue RuntimeError => e
-        e.should be_an_instance_of(RuntimeError)
-        e.message.should == "the consequence"
-
-        e.cause.should be_an_instance_of(Exception)
-        e.cause.message.should == "the cause"
-      end
+      }.should.raise(RuntimeError, "the consequence", cause:)
     end
   end
 
   it "is set for user errors caused by internal errors" do
-    -> {
-      begin
-        1 / 0
-      rescue
-        raise "foo"
-      end
-    }.should raise_error(RuntimeError) { |e|
-      e.cause.should be_kind_of(ZeroDivisionError)
-    }
+    begin
+      1 / 0
+    rescue => cause
+      -> { raise "foo" }.should.raise(RuntimeError, cause:)
+    end
   end
 
   it "is set for internal errors caused by user errors" do
     cause = RuntimeError.new "cause"
-    -> {
-      begin
-        raise cause
-      rescue
-        1 / 0
-      end
-    }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError) { |e|
-      e.cause.should equal(cause)
-    }
+    begin
+      raise cause
+    rescue
+      -> { 1 / 0 }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError, cause:)
+    end
   end
 
   it "is not set to the exception itself when it is re-raised" do
-    -> {
-      begin
-        raise RuntimeError
-      rescue RuntimeError => e
-        raise e
-      end
-    }.should raise_error(RuntimeError) { |e|
-      e.cause.should == nil
-    }
+    begin
+      raise RuntimeError
+    rescue RuntimeError => e
+      -> { raise e }.should.raise(RuntimeError, cause: nil)
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/detailed_message_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/detailed_message_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9df164a1cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/detailed_message_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'fixtures/common'
+
+describe "Exception#detailed_message" do
+  it "returns decorated message" do
+    RuntimeError.new("new error").detailed_message.should == "new error (RuntimeError)"
+  end
+
+  it "is called by #full_message to allow message customization" do
+    exception = Exception.new("new error")
+    def exception.detailed_message(**)
+      "<prefix>#{message}<suffix>"
+    end
+    exception.full_message(highlight: false).should.include? "<prefix>new error<suffix>"
+  end
+
+  it "returns just a message if exception class is anonymous" do
+    Class.new(RuntimeError).new("message").detailed_message.should == "message"
+  end
+
+  it "returns 'unhandled exception' for an instance of RuntimeError with empty message" do
+    RuntimeError.new("").detailed_message.should == "unhandled exception"
+  end
+
+  it "returns just class name for an instance other than RuntimeError with empty message" do
+    DetailedMessageSpec::C.new("").detailed_message.should == "DetailedMessageSpec::C"
+    StandardError.new("").detailed_message.should == "StandardError"
+  end
+
+  it "returns a generated class name for an instance of RuntimeError anonymous subclass with empty message" do
+    klass = Class.new(RuntimeError)
+    klass.new("").detailed_message.should =~ /\A#<Class:0x\h+>\z/
+  end
+
+  it "accepts highlight keyword argument and adds escape control sequences" do
+    RuntimeError.new("new error").detailed_message(highlight: true).should == "\e[1mnew error (\e[1;4mRuntimeError\e[m\e[1m)\e[m"
+  end
+
+  it "accepts highlight keyword argument and adds escape control sequences for an instance of RuntimeError with empty message" do
+    RuntimeError.new("").detailed_message(highlight: true).should == "\e[1;4munhandled exception\e[m"
+  end
+
+  it "accepts highlight keyword argument and adds escape control sequences for an instance other than RuntimeError with empty message" do
+    StandardError.new("").detailed_message(highlight: true).should == "\e[1;4mStandardError\e[m"
+  end
+
+  it "allows and ignores other keyword arguments" do
+    RuntimeError.new("new error").detailed_message(foo: true).should == "new error (RuntimeError)"
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/dup_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/dup_spec.rb
index edd54bfb37..b53ad79bf3 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/exception/dup_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/dup_spec.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe "Exception#dup" do
   it "does not copy singleton methods" do
     def @obj.special() :the_one end
     dup = @obj.dup
-    -> { dup.special }.should raise_error(NameError)
+    -> { dup.special }.should.raise(NameError)
   end
 
   it "does not copy modules included in the singleton class" do
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ describe "Exception#dup" do
     end
 
     dup = @obj.dup
-    -> { dup.repr }.should raise_error(NameError)
+    -> { dup.repr }.should.raise(NameError)
   end
 
   it "does not copy constants defined in the singleton class" do
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ describe "Exception#dup" do
     end
 
     dup = @obj.dup
-    -> { class << dup; CLONE; end }.should raise_error(NameError)
+    -> { class << dup; CLONE; end }.should.raise(NameError)
   end
 
   it "does copy the message" do
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ describe "Exception#dup" do
 
   it "does copy the cause" do
     begin
-      raise StandardError, "the cause"
+      raise StandardError
     rescue StandardError => cause
       begin
-        raise RuntimeError, "the consequence"
+        raise RuntimeError
       rescue RuntimeError => e
-        e.cause.should equal(cause)
-        e.dup.cause.should equal(cause)
+        e.cause.should.equal?(cause)
+        e.dup.cause.should.equal?(cause)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/equal_value_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/equal_value_spec.rb
index 7f2065511a..b76b3bcd4a 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/exception/equal_value_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/equal_value_spec.rb
@@ -22,19 +22,19 @@ describe "Exception#==" do
 
   it "returns true if both exceptions have the same class, the same message, and the same backtrace" do
     one = TypeError.new("message")
-    one.set_backtrace [File.dirname(__FILE__)]
+    one.set_backtrace [__dir__]
     two = TypeError.new("message")
-    two.set_backtrace [File.dirname(__FILE__)]
+    two.set_backtrace [__dir__]
     one.should == two
   end
 
   it "returns false if the two exceptions inherit from Exception but have different classes" do
     one = RuntimeError.new("message")
-    one.set_backtrace [File.dirname(__FILE__)]
-    one.should be_kind_of(Exception)
+    one.set_backtrace [__dir__]
+    one.should.is_a?(Exception)
     two = TypeError.new("message")
-    two.set_backtrace [File.dirname(__FILE__)]
-    two.should be_kind_of(Exception)
+    two.set_backtrace [__dir__]
+    two.should.is_a?(Exception)
     one.should_not == two
   end
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ describe "Exception#==" do
 
   it "returns false if the two exceptions differ only in their backtrace" do
     one = RuntimeError.new("message")
-    one.set_backtrace [File.dirname(__FILE__)]
+    one.set_backtrace [__dir__]
     two = RuntimeError.new("message")
     two.set_backtrace nil
     one.should_not == two
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ describe "Exception#==" do
 
   it "returns false if the two exceptions differ only in their message" do
     one = RuntimeError.new("message")
-    one.set_backtrace [File.dirname(__FILE__)]
+    one.set_backtrace [__dir__]
     two = RuntimeError.new("message2")
-    two.set_backtrace [File.dirname(__FILE__)]
+    two.set_backtrace [__dir__]
     one.should_not == two
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/errno_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/errno_spec.rb
index 095a926e09..36beae9976 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/exception/errno_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/errno_spec.rb
@@ -4,21 +4,21 @@ require_relative 'fixtures/common'
 describe "Errno::EINVAL.new" do
   it "can be called with no arguments" do
     exc = Errno::EINVAL.new
-    exc.should be_an_instance_of(Errno::EINVAL)
+    exc.should.instance_of?(Errno::EINVAL)
     exc.errno.should == Errno::EINVAL::Errno
     exc.message.should == "Invalid argument"
   end
 
   it "accepts an optional custom message" do
     exc = Errno::EINVAL.new('custom message')
-    exc.should be_an_instance_of(Errno::EINVAL)
+    exc.should.instance_of?(Errno::EINVAL)
     exc.errno.should == Errno::EINVAL::Errno
     exc.message.should == "Invalid argument - custom message"
   end
 
   it "accepts an optional custom message and location" do
     exc = Errno::EINVAL.new('custom message', 'location')
-    exc.should be_an_instance_of(Errno::EINVAL)
+    exc.should.instance_of?(Errno::EINVAL)
     exc.errno.should == Errno::EINVAL::Errno
     exc.message.should == "Invalid argument @ location - custom message"
   end
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ describe "Errno::EMFILE" do
   it "can be subclassed" do
     ExceptionSpecs::EMFILESub = Class.new(Errno::EMFILE)
     exc = ExceptionSpecs::EMFILESub.new
-    exc.should be_an_instance_of(ExceptionSpecs::EMFILESub)
+    exc.should.instance_of?(ExceptionSpecs::EMFILESub)
+  ensure
+    ExceptionSpecs.send(:remove_const, :EMFILESub)
   end
 end
 
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ end
 
 describe "Errno::ENOTSUP" do
   it "is defined" do
-    Errno.should have_constant(:ENOTSUP)
+    Errno.should.const_defined?(:ENOTSUP, false)
   end
 
   it "is the same class as Errno::EOPNOTSUPP if they represent the same errno value" do
@@ -56,3 +58,12 @@ describe "Errno::ENOTSUP" do
     end
   end
 end
+
+describe "Errno::ENOENT" do
+  it "lets subclasses inherit the default error message" do
+    c = Class.new(Errno::ENOENT)
+    raise c, "custom message"
+  rescue => e
+    e.message.should == "No such file or directory - custom message"
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/exception_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/exception_spec.rb
index d6f5283bd9..f5424cdabd 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/exception/exception_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/exception_spec.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe "Exception#exception" do
   it "returns an exception of the same class as self with the message given as argument" do
     e = RuntimeError.new
     e2 = e.exception("message")
-    e2.should be_an_instance_of(RuntimeError)
+    e2.should.instance_of?(RuntimeError)
     e2.message.should == "message"
   end
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ describe "Exception#exception" do
   it "returns an exception of the same class as self with the message given as argument, but without reinitializing" do
     e = CustomArgumentError.new(:boom)
     e2 = e.exception("message")
-    e2.should be_an_instance_of(CustomArgumentError)
+    e2.should.instance_of?(CustomArgumentError)
     e2.val.should == :boom
     e2.message.should == "message"
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/exit_value_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/exit_value_spec.rb
index 99987dd1bc..bb6cff1831 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/exception/exit_value_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/exit_value_spec.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ describe "LocalJumpError#exit_value" do
   end
 
   it "returns the value given to return" do
-    -> { get_me_a_return.call }.should raise_error(LocalJumpError) { |e|
+    -> { get_me_a_return.call }.should.raise(LocalJumpError) { |e|
       e.exit_value.should == 42
     }
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/fixtures/common.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/fixtures/common.rb
index 0ffb3ed855..3d8a3c3430 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/exception/fixtures/common.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/fixtures/common.rb
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ module NoMethodErrorSpecs
 
   class InstanceException < Exception
   end
+
+  class AClass; end
+  module AModule; end
 end
 
 class NameErrorSpecs
@@ -93,3 +96,7 @@ class NameErrorSpecs
     end
   end
 end
+
+module DetailedMessageSpec
+  C = Class.new(RuntimeError)
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/fixtures/syntax_error.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/fixtures/syntax_error.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ccec62f7a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/fixtures/syntax_error.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# rubocop:disable Lint/Syntax
+1+1=2
+# rubocop:enable Lint/Syntax
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/fixtures/thread_fiber_ensure.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/fixtures/thread_fiber_ensure.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c109ec6247
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/fixtures/thread_fiber_ensure.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+ready = false
+t = Thread.new do
+  f = Fiber.new do
+    begin
+      Fiber.yield
+    ensure
+      STDERR.puts "suspended fiber ensure"
+    end
+  end
+  f.resume
+
+  begin
+    ready = true
+    sleep
+  ensure
+    STDERR.puts "current fiber ensure"
+  end
+end
+
+Thread.pass until ready && t.stop?
+
+# let the program end, it's the same as #exit or an exception for this behavior
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/fixtures/thread_fiber_ensure_non_root_fiber.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/fixtures/thread_fiber_ensure_non_root_fiber.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3364ed06d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/fixtures/thread_fiber_ensure_non_root_fiber.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+ready = false
+t = Thread.new do
+  f = Fiber.new do
+    begin
+      Fiber.yield
+    ensure
+      STDERR.puts "suspended fiber ensure"
+    end
+  end
+  f.resume
+
+  f2 = Fiber.new do
+    begin
+      ready = true
+      sleep
+    ensure
+      STDERR.puts "current fiber ensure"
+    end
+  end
+  f2.resume
+end
+
+Thread.pass until ready && t.stop?
+
+# let the program end, it's the same as #exit or an exception for this behavior
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/frozen_error_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/frozen_error_spec.rb
index f27b33295c..a28f524b54 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/exception/frozen_error_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/frozen_error_spec.rb
@@ -1,26 +1,54 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "FrozenError.new" do
-  ruby_version_is "2.7" do
-    it "should take optional receiver argument" do
-      o = Object.new
-      FrozenError.new("msg", receiver: o).receiver.should equal(o)
-    end
+  it "should take optional receiver argument" do
+    o = Object.new
+    FrozenError.new("msg", receiver: o).receiver.should.equal?(o)
   end
 end
 
 describe "FrozenError#receiver" do
-  ruby_version_is "2.7" do
-    it "should return frozen object that modification was attempted on" do
-      o = Object.new.freeze
-      begin
-        def o.x; end
-      rescue => e
-        e.should be_kind_of(FrozenError)
-        e.receiver.should equal(o)
-      else
-        raise
-      end
+  it "should return frozen object that modification was attempted on" do
+    o = Object.new.freeze
+    begin
+      def o.x; end
+    rescue => e
+      e.should.is_a?(FrozenError)
+      e.receiver.should.equal?(o)
+    else
+      raise
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+describe "FrozenError#message" do
+  it "includes a receiver" do
+    object = Object.new
+    object.freeze
+
+    msg_class = ruby_version_is("4.0") ? "Object" : "object"
+
+    -> {
+      def object.x; end
+    }.should.raise(FrozenError, "can't modify frozen #{msg_class}: #{object}")
+
+    object = [].freeze
+    -> { object << nil }.should.raise(FrozenError, "can't modify frozen Array: []")
+  end
+end
+
+describe "Modifying a frozen object" do
+  context "#inspect is redefined and modifies the object" do
+    it "returns ... instead of String representation of object" do
+      object = Object.new
+      def object.inspect; @a = 1 end
+      def object.modify; @a = 2 end
+
+      object.freeze
+
+      # CRuby's message contains multiple whitespaces before '...'.
+      # So handle both multiple and single whitespace.
+      -> { object.modify }.should.raise(FrozenError, /can't modify frozen .*?: \s*.../)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/full_message_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/full_message_spec.rb
index 9cac9fb037..5a5e0a2b3a 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/exception/full_message_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/full_message_spec.rb
@@ -6,87 +6,221 @@ describe "Exception#full_message" do
     e.set_backtrace(["a.rb:1", "b.rb:2"])
 
     full_message = e.full_message
-    full_message.should include "RuntimeError"
-    full_message.should include "Some runtime error"
-    full_message.should include "a.rb:1"
-    full_message.should include "b.rb:2"
+    full_message.should.include? "RuntimeError"
+    full_message.should.include? "Some runtime error"
+    full_message.should.include? "a.rb:1"
+    full_message.should.include? "b.rb:2"
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is "2.5.1" do
-    it "supports :highlight option and adds escape sequences to highlight some strings" do
-      e = RuntimeError.new("Some runtime error")
+  it "supports :highlight option and adds escape sequences to highlight some strings" do
+    e = RuntimeError.new("Some runtime error")
+
+    full_message = e.full_message(highlight: true, order: :top).lines
+    full_message[0].should.end_with? "\e[1mSome runtime error (\e[1;4mRuntimeError\e[m\e[1m)\e[m\n"
+
+    full_message = e.full_message(highlight: true, order: :bottom).lines
+    full_message[0].should == "\e[1mTraceback\e[m (most recent call last):\n"
+    full_message[-1].should.end_with? "\e[1mSome runtime error (\e[1;4mRuntimeError\e[m\e[1m)\e[m\n"
+
+    full_message = e.full_message(highlight: false, order: :top).lines
+    full_message[0].should.end_with? "Some runtime error (RuntimeError)\n"
+
+    full_message = e.full_message(highlight: false, order: :bottom).lines
+    full_message[0].should == "Traceback (most recent call last):\n"
+    full_message[-1].should.end_with? "Some runtime error (RuntimeError)\n"
+  end
+
+  it "supports :order option and places the error message and the backtrace at the top or the bottom" do
+    e = RuntimeError.new("Some runtime error")
+    e.set_backtrace(["a.rb:1", "b.rb:2"])
+
+    e.full_message(order: :top,    highlight: false).should =~ /a.rb:1.*b.rb:2/m
+    e.full_message(order: :bottom, highlight: false).should =~ /b.rb:2.*a.rb:1/m
+  end
+
+  it "shows the caller if the exception has no backtrace" do
+    e = RuntimeError.new("Some runtime error")
+    e.backtrace.should == nil
+    full_message = e.full_message(highlight: false, order: :top).lines
+    full_message[0].should.start_with?("#{__FILE__}:#{__LINE__-1}:in ")
+    full_message[0].should.end_with?("': Some runtime error (RuntimeError)\n")
+  end
+
+  describe "includes details about whether an exception was handled" do
+    describe "RuntimeError" do
+      it "should report as unhandled if message is empty" do
+        err = RuntimeError.new("")
+
+        err.full_message.should =~ /unhandled exception/
+        err.full_message(highlight: true).should =~ /unhandled exception/
+        err.full_message(highlight: false).should =~ /unhandled exception/
+      end
+
+      it "should not report as unhandled if the message is not empty" do
+        err = RuntimeError.new("non-empty")
+
+        err.full_message.should !~ /unhandled exception/
+        err.full_message(highlight: true).should !~ /unhandled exception/
+        err.full_message(highlight: false).should !~ /unhandled exception/
+      end
+
+      it "should not report as unhandled if the message is nil" do
+        err = RuntimeError.new(nil)
+
+        err.full_message.should !~ /unhandled exception/
+        err.full_message(highlight: true).should !~ /unhandled exception/
+        err.full_message(highlight: false).should !~ /unhandled exception/
+      end
+
+      it "should not report as unhandled if the message is not specified" do
+        err = RuntimeError.new()
 
-      full_message = e.full_message(highlight: true, order: :bottom)
-      full_message.should include "\e[1mTraceback\e[m (most recent call last)"
-      full_message.should include "\e[1mSome runtime error (\e[1;4mRuntimeError\e[m\e[1m)"
+        err.full_message.should !~ /unhandled exception/
+        err.full_message(highlight: true).should !~ /unhandled exception/
+        err.full_message(highlight: false).should !~ /unhandled exception/
+      end
+
+      it "adds escape sequences to highlight some strings if the message is not specified and :highlight option is specified" do
+        e = RuntimeError.new("")
+
+        full_message = e.full_message(highlight: true, order: :top).lines
+        full_message[0].should.end_with? "\e[1;4munhandled exception\e[m\n"
+
+        full_message = e.full_message(highlight: true, order: :bottom).lines
+        full_message[0].should == "\e[1mTraceback\e[m (most recent call last):\n"
+        full_message[-1].should.end_with? "\e[1;4munhandled exception\e[m\n"
 
-      full_message = e.full_message(highlight: false, order: :bottom)
-      full_message.should include "Traceback (most recent call last)"
-      full_message.should include "Some runtime error (RuntimeError)"
+        full_message = e.full_message(highlight: false, order: :top).lines
+        full_message[0].should.end_with? "unhandled exception\n"
+
+        full_message = e.full_message(highlight: false, order: :bottom).lines
+        full_message[0].should == "Traceback (most recent call last):\n"
+        full_message[-1].should.end_with? "unhandled exception\n"
+      end
     end
 
-    it "supports :order option and places the error message and the backtrace at the top or the bottom" do
-      e = RuntimeError.new("Some runtime error")
-      e.set_backtrace(["a.rb:1", "b.rb:2"])
+    describe "generic Error" do
+      it "should not report as unhandled in any event" do
+        StandardError.new("").full_message.should !~ /unhandled exception/
+        StandardError.new("non-empty").full_message.should !~ /unhandled exception/
+      end
+    end
+  end
 
-      e.full_message(order: :top,    highlight: false).should =~ /a.rb:1.*b.rb:2/m
-      e.full_message(order: :bottom, highlight: false).should =~ /b.rb:2.*a.rb:1/m
+  it "shows the exception class at the end of the first line of the message when the message contains multiple lines" do
+    begin
+      line = __LINE__; raise "first line\nsecond line"
+    rescue => e
+      full_message = e.full_message(highlight: false, order: :top).lines
+      full_message[0].should.start_with?("#{__FILE__}:#{line}:in ")
+      full_message[0].should.end_with?(": first line (RuntimeError)\n")
+      full_message[1].should == "second line\n"
     end
+  end
 
-    it "shows the caller if the exception has no backtrace" do
-      e = RuntimeError.new("Some runtime error")
-      e.backtrace.should == nil
-      full_message = e.full_message(highlight: false, order: :top)
-      full_message.should include("#{__FILE__}:#{__LINE__-1}:in `")
-      full_message.should include("': Some runtime error (RuntimeError)\n")
+  it "highlights the entire message when the message contains multiple lines" do
+    begin
+      line = __LINE__; raise "first line\nsecond line\nthird line"
+    rescue => e
+      full_message = e.full_message(highlight: true, order: :top).lines
+      full_message[0].should.start_with?("#{__FILE__}:#{line}:in ")
+      full_message[0].should.end_with?(": \e[1mfirst line (\e[1;4mRuntimeError\e[m\e[1m)\e[m\n")
+      full_message[1].should == "\e[1msecond line\e[m\n"
+      full_message[2].should == "\e[1mthird line\e[m\n"
     end
+  end
 
-    it "shows the exception class at the end of the first line of the message when the message contains multiple lines" do
+  it "contains cause of exception" do
+    begin
       begin
-        line = __LINE__; raise "first line\nsecond line"
-      rescue => e
-        full_message = e.full_message(highlight: false, order: :top).lines
-        full_message[0].should include("#{__FILE__}:#{line}:in `")
-        full_message[0].should include(": first line (RuntimeError)\n")
-        full_message[1].should == "second line\n"
+        raise 'the cause'
+      rescue
+        raise 'main exception'
       end
+    rescue => e
+      exception = e
     end
+
+    exception.full_message.should.include? "main exception"
+    exception.full_message.should.include? "the cause"
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-    it "contains cause of exception" do
+  it 'contains all the chain of exceptions' do
+    begin
       begin
         begin
-          raise 'the cause'
+          raise 'origin exception'
         rescue
-          raise 'main exception'
+          raise 'intermediate exception'
         end
-      rescue => e
-        exception = e
+      rescue
+        raise 'last exception'
       end
+    rescue => e
+      exception = e
+    end
+
+    exception.full_message.should.include? "last exception"
+    exception.full_message.should.include? "intermediate exception"
+    exception.full_message.should.include? "origin exception"
+  end
+
+  it "relies on #detailed_message" do
+    e = RuntimeError.new("new error")
+    e.define_singleton_method(:detailed_message) { |**| "DETAILED MESSAGE" }
+
+    e.full_message.lines.first.should =~ /DETAILED MESSAGE/
+  end
 
-      exception.full_message.should include "main exception"
-      exception.full_message.should include "the cause"
+  it "passes all its own keyword arguments (with :highlight default value and without :order default value) to #detailed_message" do
+    e = RuntimeError.new("new error")
+    options_passed = nil
+    e.define_singleton_method(:detailed_message) do |**options|
+      options_passed = options
+      "DETAILED MESSAGE"
     end
 
-    it 'contains all the chain of exceptions' do
-      begin
-        begin
-          begin
-            raise 'origin exception'
-          rescue
-            raise 'intermediate exception'
-          end
-        rescue
-          raise 'last exception'
-        end
-      rescue => e
-        exception = e
-      end
+    e.full_message(foo: "bar")
+    options_passed.should == { foo: "bar", highlight: Exception.to_tty? }
+  end
+
+  it "converts #detailed_message returned value to String if it isn't a String" do
+    message = Object.new
+    def message.to_str; "DETAILED MESSAGE"; end
+
+    e = RuntimeError.new("new error")
+    e.define_singleton_method(:detailed_message) { |**| message }
 
-      exception.full_message.should include "last exception"
-      exception.full_message.should include "intermediate exception"
-      exception.full_message.should include "origin exception"
+    e.full_message.lines.first.should =~ /DETAILED MESSAGE/
+  end
+
+  it "uses class name if #detailed_message returns nil" do
+    e = RuntimeError.new("new error")
+    e.define_singleton_method(:detailed_message) { |**| nil }
+
+    e.full_message(highlight: false).lines.first.should =~ /RuntimeError/
+    e.full_message(highlight: true).lines.first.should =~ /#{Regexp.escape("\e[1;4mRuntimeError\e[m")}/
+  end
+
+  it "uses class name if exception object doesn't respond to #detailed_message" do
+    e = RuntimeError.new("new error")
+    class << e
+      undef :detailed_message
     end
+
+    e.full_message(highlight: false).lines.first.should =~ /RuntimeError/
+    e.full_message(highlight: true).lines.first.should =~ /#{Regexp.escape("\e[1;4mRuntimeError\e[m")}/
+  end
+
+  it "allows cause with empty backtrace" do
+    begin
+      raise RuntimeError.new("Some runtime error"), cause: RuntimeError.new("Some other runtime error")
+    rescue => e
+    end
+
+    full_message = e.full_message
+    full_message.should.include? "RuntimeError"
+    full_message.should.include? "Some runtime error"
+    full_message.should.include? "Some other runtime error"
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/interrupt_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/interrupt_spec.rb
index a7501efadc..90d261e470 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/exception/interrupt_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/interrupt_spec.rb
@@ -48,4 +48,13 @@ describe "Interrupt" do
     RUBY
     out.should == "Interrupt: #{Signal.list["INT"]}\n"
   end
+
+  platform_is_not :windows do
+    it "shows the backtrace and has a signaled exit status" do
+      err = IO.popen([*ruby_exe, '-e', 'Process.kill :INT, Process.pid; sleep'], err: [:child, :out], &:read)
+      $?.termsig.should == Signal.list.fetch('INT')
+      err.should.include? ': Interrupt'
+      err.should =~ /from -e:1:in [`']<main>'/
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/io_error_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/io_error_spec.rb
index ab8a72518f..940d5be876 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/exception/io_error_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/io_error_spec.rb
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 describe "IO::EAGAINWaitReadable" do
   it "combines Errno::EAGAIN and IO::WaitReadable" do
     IO::EAGAINWaitReadable.superclass.should == Errno::EAGAIN
-    IO::EAGAINWaitReadable.ancestors.should include IO::WaitReadable
+    IO::EAGAINWaitReadable.ancestors.should.include? IO::WaitReadable
   end
 
   it "is the same as IO::EWOULDBLOCKWaitReadable if Errno::EAGAIN is the same as Errno::EWOULDBLOCK" do
     if Errno::EAGAIN.equal? Errno::EWOULDBLOCK
-      IO::EAGAINWaitReadable.should equal IO::EWOULDBLOCKWaitReadable
+      IO::EAGAINWaitReadable.should.equal? IO::EWOULDBLOCKWaitReadable
     else
-      IO::EAGAINWaitReadable.should_not equal IO::EWOULDBLOCKWaitReadable
+      IO::EAGAINWaitReadable.should_not.equal? IO::EWOULDBLOCKWaitReadable
     end
   end
 end
@@ -18,21 +18,21 @@ end
 describe "IO::EWOULDBLOCKWaitReadable" do
   it "combines Errno::EWOULDBLOCK and IO::WaitReadable" do
     IO::EWOULDBLOCKWaitReadable.superclass.should == Errno::EWOULDBLOCK
-    IO::EAGAINWaitReadable.ancestors.should include IO::WaitReadable
+    IO::EAGAINWaitReadable.ancestors.should.include? IO::WaitReadable
   end
 end
 
 describe "IO::EAGAINWaitWritable" do
   it "combines Errno::EAGAIN and IO::WaitWritable" do
     IO::EAGAINWaitWritable.superclass.should == Errno::EAGAIN
-    IO::EAGAINWaitWritable.ancestors.should include IO::WaitWritable
+    IO::EAGAINWaitWritable.ancestors.should.include? IO::WaitWritable
   end
 
   it "is the same as IO::EWOULDBLOCKWaitWritable if Errno::EAGAIN is the same as Errno::EWOULDBLOCK" do
     if Errno::EAGAIN.equal? Errno::EWOULDBLOCK
-      IO::EAGAINWaitWritable.should equal IO::EWOULDBLOCKWaitWritable
+      IO::EAGAINWaitWritable.should.equal? IO::EWOULDBLOCKWaitWritable
     else
-      IO::EAGAINWaitWritable.should_not equal IO::EWOULDBLOCKWaitWritable
+      IO::EAGAINWaitWritable.should_not.equal? IO::EWOULDBLOCKWaitWritable
     end
   end
 end
@@ -40,6 +40,6 @@ end
 describe "IO::EWOULDBLOCKWaitWritable" do
   it "combines Errno::EWOULDBLOCK and IO::WaitWritable" do
     IO::EWOULDBLOCKWaitWritable.superclass.should == Errno::EWOULDBLOCK
-    IO::EAGAINWaitWritable.ancestors.should include IO::WaitWritable
+    IO::EAGAINWaitWritable.ancestors.should.include? IO::WaitWritable
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/key_error_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/key_error_spec.rb
index 71bf2b46ff..c5e2b1efbc 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/exception/key_error_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/key_error_spec.rb
@@ -1,21 +1,19 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "KeyError" do
-  ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-    it "accepts :receiver and :key options" do
-      receiver = mock("receiver")
-      key = mock("key")
+  it "accepts :receiver and :key options" do
+    receiver = mock("receiver")
+    key = mock("key")
 
-      error = KeyError.new(receiver: receiver, key: key)
+    error = KeyError.new(receiver: receiver, key: key)
 
-      error.receiver.should == receiver
-      error.key.should == key
+    error.receiver.should == receiver
+    error.key.should == key
 
-      error = KeyError.new("message", receiver: receiver, key: key)
+    error = KeyError.new("message", receiver: receiver, key: key)
 
-      error.message.should == "message"
-      error.receiver.should == receiver
-      error.key.should == key
-    end
+    error.message.should == "message"
+    error.receiver.should == receiver
+    error.key.should == key
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/name_error_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/name_error_spec.rb
index e901a80c42..ddd51a92e5 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/exception/name_error_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/name_error_spec.rb
@@ -5,15 +5,13 @@ describe "NameError.new" do
     NameError.new("msg","name").name.should == "name"
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-    it "accepts a :receiver keyword argument" do
-      receiver = mock("receiver")
+  it "accepts a :receiver keyword argument" do
+    receiver = mock("receiver")
 
-      error = NameError.new("msg", :name, receiver: receiver)
+    error = NameError.new("msg", :name, receiver: receiver)
 
-      error.receiver.should == receiver
-      error.name.should == :name
-    end
+    error.receiver.should == receiver
+    error.name.should == :name
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/name_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/name_spec.rb
index c8a49b40e2..6e0e99d194 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/exception/name_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/name_spec.rb
@@ -4,25 +4,25 @@ describe "NameError#name" do
   it "returns a method name as a symbol" do
     -> {
       doesnt_exist
-    }.should raise_error(NameError) {|e| e.name.should == :doesnt_exist }
+    }.should.raise(NameError) {|e| e.name.should == :doesnt_exist }
   end
 
   it "returns a constant name as a symbol" do
     -> {
       DoesntExist
-    }.should raise_error(NameError) {|e| e.name.should == :DoesntExist }
+    }.should.raise(NameError) {|e| e.name.should == :DoesntExist }
   end
 
   it "returns a constant name without namespace as a symbol" do
     -> {
       Object::DoesntExist
-    }.should raise_error(NameError) {|e| e.name.should == :DoesntExist }
+    }.should.raise(NameError) {|e| e.name.should == :DoesntExist }
   end
 
   it "returns a class variable name as a symbol" do
     -> {
       eval("class singleton_class::A; @@doesnt_exist end", binding, __FILE__, __LINE__)
-    }.should raise_error(NameError) { |e| e.name.should == :@@doesnt_exist }
+    }.should.raise(NameError) { |e| e.name.should == :@@doesnt_exist }
   end
 
   it "returns the first argument passed to the method when a NameError is raised from #instance_variable_get" do
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe "NameError#name" do
 
     -> {
       Object.new.instance_variable_get(invalid_ivar_name)
-    }.should raise_error(NameError) {|e| e.name.should equal(invalid_ivar_name) }
+    }.should.raise(NameError) {|e| e.name.should.equal?(invalid_ivar_name) }
   end
 
   it "returns the first argument passed to the method when a NameError is raised from #class_variable_get" do
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ describe "NameError#name" do
 
     -> {
       Object.class_variable_get(invalid_cvar_name)
-    }.should raise_error(NameError) {|e| e.name.should equal(invalid_cvar_name) }
+    }.should.raise(NameError) {|e| e.name.should.equal?(invalid_cvar_name) }
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/no_method_error_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/no_method_error_spec.rb
index 570ffc47b1..9f92104082 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/exception/no_method_error_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/no_method_error_spec.rb
@@ -10,15 +10,13 @@ describe "NoMethodError.new" do
     NoMethodError.new("msg").message.should == "msg"
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-    it "accepts a :receiver keyword argument" do
-      receiver = mock("receiver")
+  it "accepts a :receiver keyword argument" do
+    receiver = mock("receiver")
 
-      error = NoMethodError.new("msg", :name, receiver: receiver)
+    error = NoMethodError.new("msg", :name, receiver: receiver)
 
-      error.receiver.should == receiver
-      error.name.should == :name
-    end
+    error.receiver.should == receiver
+    error.name.should == :name
   end
 end
 
@@ -37,7 +35,7 @@ describe "NoMethodError#args" do
       NoMethodErrorSpecs::NoMethodErrorB.new.foo(1,a)
     rescue Exception => e
       e.args.should == [1,a]
-      e.args[1].should equal a
+      e.args[1].should.equal? a
     end
   end
 end
@@ -47,7 +45,7 @@ describe "NoMethodError#message" do
     begin
       NoMethodErrorSpecs::NoMethodErrorD.new.foo
     rescue Exception => e
-      e.should be_kind_of(NoMethodError)
+      e.should.is_a?(NoMethodError)
     end
   end
 
@@ -55,7 +53,7 @@ describe "NoMethodError#message" do
     begin
       NoMethodErrorSpecs::NoMethodErrorC.new.a_protected_method
     rescue Exception => e
-      e.should be_kind_of(NoMethodError)
+      e.should.is_a?(NoMethodError)
     end
   end
 
@@ -63,62 +61,150 @@ describe "NoMethodError#message" do
     begin
       NoMethodErrorSpecs::NoMethodErrorC.new.a_private_method
     rescue Exception => e
-      e.should be_kind_of(NoMethodError)
-      e.message.lines[0].should =~ /private method `a_private_method' called for #<NoMethodErrorSpecs::NoMethodErrorC:0x[\h]+>/
+      e.should.is_a?(NoMethodError)
+      e.message.lines[0].should =~ /private method [`']a_private_method' called for /
     end
   end
 
-  it "calls receiver.inspect only when calling Exception#message" do
-    ScratchPad.record []
-    test_class = Class.new do
-      def inspect
-        ScratchPad << :inspect_called
-        "<inspect>"
-      end
+  it "uses a literal name when receiver is nil" do
+    begin
+      nil.foo
+    rescue NoMethodError => error
+      error.message.should =~ /\Aundefined method [`']foo' for nil\Z/
     end
-    instance = test_class.new
+  end
+
+  it "uses a literal name when receiver is true" do
+    begin
+      true.foo
+    rescue NoMethodError => error
+      error.message.should =~ /\Aundefined method [`']foo' for true\Z/
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "uses a literal name when receiver is false" do
+    begin
+      false.foo
+    rescue NoMethodError => error
+      error.message.should =~ /\Aundefined method [`']foo' for false\Z/
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "uses #name when receiver is a class" do
+    klass = Class.new { def self.name; "MyClass"; end }
+
+    begin
+      klass.foo
+    rescue NoMethodError => error
+      error.message.should =~ /\Aundefined method [`']foo' for class MyClass\Z/
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "uses class' string representation when receiver is an anonymous class" do
+    klass = Class.new
+
+    begin
+      klass.foo
+    rescue NoMethodError => error
+      error.message.should =~ /\Aundefined method [`']foo' for class #<Class:0x\h+>\Z/
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "uses class' string representation when receiver is a singleton class" do
+    obj = Object.new
+    singleton_class = obj.singleton_class
+
+    begin
+      singleton_class.foo
+    rescue NoMethodError => error
+      error.message.should =~ /\Aundefined method [`']foo' for class #<Class:#<Object:0x\h+>>\Z/
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "uses #name when receiver is a module" do
+    mod = Module.new { def self.name; "MyModule"; end }
+
+    begin
+      mod.foo
+    rescue NoMethodError => error
+      error.message.should =~ /\Aundefined method [`']foo' for module MyModule\Z/
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "uses module's string representation when receiver is an anonymous module" do
+    m = Module.new
+
+    begin
+      m.foo
+    rescue NoMethodError => error
+      error.message.should =~ /\Aundefined method [`']foo' for module #<Module:0x\h+>\Z/
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "uses class #name when receiver is an ordinary object" do
+    klass = Class.new { def self.name; "MyClass"; end }
+    instance = klass.new
+
     begin
       instance.bar
-    rescue Exception => e
-      e.name.should == :bar
-      ScratchPad.recorded.should == []
-      e.message.should =~ /undefined method.+\bbar\b/
-      ScratchPad.recorded.should == [:inspect_called]
+    rescue NoMethodError => error
+      error.message.should =~ /\Aundefined method [`']bar' for an instance of MyClass\Z/
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "uses class string representation when receiver is an instance of anonymous class" do
+    klass = Class.new
+    instance = klass.new
+
+    begin
+      instance.bar
+    rescue NoMethodError => error
+      error.message.should =~ /\Aundefined method [`']bar' for an instance of #<Class:0x\h+>\Z/
     end
   end
 
-  it "fallbacks to a simpler representation of the receiver when receiver.inspect raises an exception" do
+  it "uses class name when receiver has a singleton class" do
+    instance = NoMethodErrorSpecs::NoMethodErrorA.new
+    def instance.foo; end
+
+    begin
+      instance.bar
+    rescue NoMethodError => error
+      error.message.should =~ /\Aundefined method [`']bar' for #<NoMethodErrorSpecs::NoMethodErrorA:0x\h+>\Z/
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "does not call #inspect when calling Exception#message" do
+    ScratchPad.record []
     test_class = Class.new do
       def inspect
-        raise NoMethodErrorSpecs::InstanceException
+        ScratchPad << :inspect_called
+        "<inspect>"
       end
     end
     instance = test_class.new
+
     begin
       instance.bar
-    rescue Exception => e
-      e.name.should == :bar
-      message = e.message
-      message.should =~ /undefined method.+\bbar\b/
-      message.should include test_class.inspect
+    rescue NoMethodError => error
+      error.message.should =~ /\Aundefined method [`']bar' for an instance of #<Class:0x\h+>\Z/
+      ScratchPad.recorded.should == []
     end
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is "3.0" do
-    it "uses #name to display the receiver if it is a class or a module" do
-      klass = Class.new { def self.name; "MyClass"; end }
-      begin
-        klass.foo
-      rescue NoMethodError => error
-        error.message.lines.first.should == "undefined method `foo' for MyClass:Class"
-      end
+  it "does not truncate long class names" do
+    class_name = 'ExceptionSpecs::A' + 'a'*100
 
-      mod = Module.new { def self.name; "MyModule"; end }
-      begin
-        mod.foo
-      rescue NoMethodError => error
-        error.message.lines.first.should == "undefined method `foo' for MyModule:Module"
-      end
+    begin
+      eval <<~RUBY
+        class #{class_name}
+        end
+
+        obj = #{class_name}.new
+        obj.foo
+      RUBY
+    rescue NoMethodError => error
+      error.message.should =~ /\Aundefined method [`']foo' for an instance of #{class_name}\Z/
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/reason_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/reason_spec.rb
index 210bbc9725..d7022768b6 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/exception/reason_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/reason_spec.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ describe "LocalJumpError#reason" do
   end
 
   it "returns 'return' for a return" do
-    -> { get_me_a_return.call }.should raise_error(LocalJumpError) { |e|
+    -> { get_me_a_return.call }.should.raise(LocalJumpError) { |e|
       e.reason.should == :return
     }
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/receiver_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/receiver_spec.rb
index d1c23b67be..6ecf640ad8 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/exception/receiver_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/receiver_spec.rb
@@ -11,31 +11,31 @@ describe "NameError#receiver" do
 
     -> {
       receiver.doesnt_exist
-    }.should raise_error(NameError) {|e| e.receiver.should equal(receiver) }
+    }.should.raise(NameError) {|e| e.receiver.should.equal?(receiver) }
   end
 
   it "returns the Object class when an undefined constant is called without namespace" do
     -> {
       DoesntExist
-    }.should raise_error(NameError) {|e| e.receiver.should equal(Object) }
+    }.should.raise(NameError) {|e| e.receiver.should.equal?(Object) }
   end
 
   it "returns a class when an undefined constant is called" do
     -> {
       NameErrorSpecs::ReceiverClass::DoesntExist
-    }.should raise_error(NameError) {|e| e.receiver.should equal(NameErrorSpecs::ReceiverClass) }
+    }.should.raise(NameError) {|e| e.receiver.should.equal?(NameErrorSpecs::ReceiverClass) }
   end
 
   it "returns the Object class when an undefined class variable is called" do
     -> {
       eval("class singleton_class::A; @@doesnt_exist end", binding, __FILE__, __LINE__)
-    }.should raise_error(NameError) {|e| e.receiver.should equal(singleton_class::A) }
+    }.should.raise(NameError) {|e| e.receiver.should.equal?(singleton_class::A) }
   end
 
   it "returns a class when an undefined class variable is called in a subclass' namespace" do
     -> {
       NameErrorSpecs::ReceiverClass.new.call_undefined_class_variable
-    }.should raise_error(NameError) {|e| e.receiver.should equal(NameErrorSpecs::ReceiverClass) }
+    }.should.raise(NameError) {|e| e.receiver.should.equal?(NameErrorSpecs::ReceiverClass) }
   end
 
   it "returns the receiver when raised from #instance_variable_get" do
@@ -43,16 +43,16 @@ describe "NameError#receiver" do
 
     -> {
       receiver.instance_variable_get("invalid_ivar_name")
-    }.should raise_error(NameError) {|e| e.receiver.should equal(receiver) }
+    }.should.raise(NameError) {|e| e.receiver.should.equal?(receiver) }
   end
 
   it "returns the receiver when raised from #class_variable_get" do
     -> {
       Object.class_variable_get("invalid_cvar_name")
-    }.should raise_error(NameError) {|e| e.receiver.should equal(Object) }
+    }.should.raise(NameError) {|e| e.receiver.should.equal?(Object) }
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError when the receiver is none" do
-    -> { NameError.new.receiver }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { NameError.new.receiver }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/result_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/result_spec.rb
index d42fcdffcb..451ff43af5 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/exception/result_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/result_spec.rb
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ describe "StopIteration#result" do
   it "returns the method-returned-object from an Enumerator" do
     @enum.next
     @enum.next
-    -> { @enum.next }.should raise_error(StopIteration) { |error|
-      error.result.should equal(:method_returned)
+    -> { @enum.next }.should.raise(StopIteration) { |error|
+      error.result.should.equal?(:method_returned)
     }
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/set_backtrace_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/set_backtrace_spec.rb
index ba2e1bf7aa..2cd93326ec 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/exception/set_backtrace_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/set_backtrace_spec.rb
@@ -1,56 +1,23 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/common'
+require_relative 'shared/set_backtrace'
 
 describe "Exception#set_backtrace" do
-  it "accepts an Array of Strings" do
-    err = RuntimeError.new
-    err.set_backtrace ["unhappy"]
-    err.backtrace.should == ["unhappy"]
-  end
-
   it "allows the user to set the backtrace from a rescued exception" do
     bt  = ExceptionSpecs::Backtrace.backtrace
     err = RuntimeError.new
+    err.backtrace.should == nil
+    err.backtrace_locations.should == nil
 
     err.set_backtrace bt
-    err.backtrace.should == bt
-  end
-
-  it "accepts an empty Array" do
-    err = RuntimeError.new
-    err.set_backtrace []
-    err.backtrace.should == []
-  end
-
-  it "accepts a String" do
-    err = RuntimeError.new
-    err.set_backtrace "unhappy"
-    err.backtrace.should == ["unhappy"]
-  end
 
-  it "accepts nil" do
-    err = RuntimeError.new
-    err.set_backtrace nil
-    err.backtrace.should be_nil
-  end
-
-  it "raises a TypeError when passed a Symbol" do
-    err = RuntimeError.new
-    -> { err.set_backtrace :unhappy }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    err.backtrace.should == bt
+    err.backtrace_locations.should == nil
   end
 
-  it "raises a TypeError when the Array contains a Symbol" do
+  it_behaves_like :exception_set_backtrace, -> backtrace {
     err = RuntimeError.new
-    -> { err.set_backtrace ["String", :unhappy] }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-  end
-
-  it "raises a TypeError when the array contains nil" do
-    err = Exception.new
-    -> { err.set_backtrace ["String", nil] }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-  end
-
-  it "raises a TypeError when the argument is a nested array" do
-    err = Exception.new
-    -> { err.set_backtrace ["String", ["String"]] }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-  end
+    err.set_backtrace(backtrace)
+    err
+  }
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/shared/new.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/shared/new.rb
index bcde8ee4b2..048fd14dd2 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/exception/shared/new.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/shared/new.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 describe :exception_new, shared: true do
   it "creates a new instance of Exception" do
-    Exception.should be_ancestor_of(Exception.send(@method).class)
+    Exception.send(@method).class.ancestors.should.include?(Exception)
   end
 
   it "sets the message of the Exception when passes a message" do
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe :exception_new, shared: true do
   end
 
   it "returns the exception when it has a custom constructor" do
-    ExceptionSpecs::ConstructorException.send(@method).should be_kind_of(ExceptionSpecs::ConstructorException)
+    ExceptionSpecs::ConstructorException.send(@method).should.is_a?(ExceptionSpecs::ConstructorException)
   end
 
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/shared/set_backtrace.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/shared/set_backtrace.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..934bf3dc5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/shared/set_backtrace.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+require_relative '../fixtures/common'
+
+describe :exception_set_backtrace, shared: true do
+  it "accepts an Array of Strings" do
+    err = @method.call(["unhappy"])
+    err.backtrace.should == ["unhappy"]
+  end
+
+  it "allows the user to set the backtrace from a rescued exception" do
+    bt  = ExceptionSpecs::Backtrace.backtrace
+    err = @method.call(bt)
+    err.backtrace.should == bt
+  end
+
+  ruby_version_is "3.4" do
+    it "allows the user to set backtrace locations from a rescued exception" do
+      bt_locations = ExceptionSpecs::Backtrace.backtrace_locations
+      err = @method.call(bt_locations)
+      err.backtrace_locations.size.should == bt_locations.size
+      err.backtrace_locations.each_with_index do |loc, index|
+        other_loc = bt_locations[index]
+
+        loc.path.should == other_loc.path
+        loc.label.should == other_loc.label
+        loc.base_label.should == other_loc.base_label
+        loc.lineno.should == other_loc.lineno
+        loc.absolute_path.should == other_loc.absolute_path
+        loc.to_s.should == other_loc.to_s
+      end
+      err.backtrace.size.should == err.backtrace_locations.size
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "accepts an empty Array" do
+    err = @method.call([])
+    err.backtrace.should == []
+  end
+
+  it "accepts a String" do
+    err = @method.call("unhappy")
+    err.backtrace.should == ["unhappy"]
+  end
+
+  it "accepts nil" do
+    err = @method.call(nil)
+    err.backtrace.should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "raises a TypeError when passed a Symbol" do
+    -> { @method.call(:unhappy) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+  end
+
+  it "raises a TypeError when the Array contains a Symbol" do
+    -> { @method.call(["String", :unhappy]) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+  end
+
+  it "raises a TypeError when the array contains nil" do
+    -> { @method.call(["String", nil]) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+  end
+
+  it "raises a TypeError when the argument is a nested array" do
+    -> { @method.call(["String", ["String"]]) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/signal_exception_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/signal_exception_spec.rb
index e494e18cde..010181bc55 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/exception/signal_exception_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/signal_exception_spec.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ describe "SignalException.new" do
   end
 
   it "raises an exception with an invalid signal number" do
-    -> { SignalException.new(100000) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { SignalException.new(100000) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "takes a signal name without SIG prefix as the first argument" do
@@ -27,13 +27,11 @@ describe "SignalException.new" do
   end
 
   it "raises an exception with an invalid signal name" do
-    -> { SignalException.new("NONEXISTENT") }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { SignalException.new("NONEXISTENT") }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-    it "raises an exception with an invalid first argument type" do
-      -> { SignalException.new(Object.new) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    end
+  it "raises an exception with an invalid first argument type" do
+    -> { SignalException.new(Object.new) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "takes a signal symbol without SIG prefix as the first argument" do
@@ -51,7 +49,7 @@ describe "SignalException.new" do
   end
 
   it "raises an exception with an invalid signal name" do
-    -> { SignalException.new(:NONEXISTENT) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { SignalException.new(:NONEXISTENT) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "takes an optional message argument with a signal number" do
@@ -62,7 +60,7 @@ describe "SignalException.new" do
   end
 
   it "raises an exception for an optional argument with a signal name" do
-    -> { SignalException.new("INT","name") }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { SignalException.new("INT","name") }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 end
 
@@ -95,7 +93,7 @@ describe "SignalException" do
 
   platform_is_not :windows do
     it "runs after at_exit" do
-      output = ruby_exe(<<-RUBY)
+      output = ruby_exe(<<-RUBY, exit_status: :SIGKILL)
         at_exit do
           puts "hello"
           $stdout.flush
@@ -109,7 +107,7 @@ describe "SignalException" do
     end
 
     it "cannot be trapped with Signal.trap" do
-      ruby_exe(<<-RUBY)
+      ruby_exe(<<-RUBY, exit_status: :SIGPROF)
         Signal.trap("PROF") {}
         raise(SignalException, "PROF")
       RUBY
@@ -118,7 +116,7 @@ describe "SignalException" do
     end
 
     it "self-signals for USR1" do
-      ruby_exe("raise(SignalException, 'USR1')")
+      ruby_exe("raise(SignalException, 'USR1')", exit_status: :SIGUSR1)
       $?.termsig.should == Signal.list.fetch('USR1')
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/signm_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/signm_spec.rb
index 4adff3b5ee..cabcc7ad58 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/exception/signm_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/signm_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "SignalException#signm" do
   it "returns the signal name" do
-    -> { Process.kill(:TERM, Process.pid) }.should raise_error(SignalException) { |e|
+    -> { Process.kill(:TERM, Process.pid) }.should.raise(SignalException) { |e|
       e.signm.should == 'SIGTERM'
     }
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/signo_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/signo_spec.rb
index 62fc321516..46e79a8daf 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/exception/signo_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/signo_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "SignalException#signo" do
   it "returns the signal number" do
-    -> { Process.kill(:TERM, Process.pid) }.should raise_error(SignalException) { |e|
+    -> { Process.kill(:TERM, Process.pid) }.should.raise(SignalException) { |e|
       e.signo.should == Signal.list['TERM']
     }
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/standard_error_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/standard_error_spec.rb
index 17e98ce7f0..b05d247f67 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/exception/standard_error_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/standard_error_spec.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ describe "StandardError" do
   end
 
   it "does not rescue superclass of StandardError" do
-    -> { begin; raise Exception; rescue; end }.should raise_error(Exception)
+    -> { begin; raise Exception; rescue; end }.should.raise(Exception)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/status_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/status_spec.rb
index 8ace00fe10..7369b0815d 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/exception/status_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/status_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "SystemExit#status" do
   it "returns the exit status" do
-    -> { exit 42 }.should raise_error(SystemExit) { |e|
+    -> { exit 42 }.should.raise(SystemExit) { |e|
       e.status.should == 42
     }
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/success_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/success_spec.rb
index 6f21743340..5ab8f94454 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/exception/success_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/success_spec.rb
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "SystemExit#success?" do
   it "returns true if the process exited successfully" do
-    -> { exit 0 }.should raise_error(SystemExit) { |e|
+    -> { exit 0 }.should.raise(SystemExit) { |e|
       e.should.success?
     }
   end
 
   it "returns false if the process exited unsuccessfully" do
-    -> { exit(-1) }.should raise_error(SystemExit) { |e|
+    -> { exit(-1) }.should.raise(SystemExit) { |e|
       e.should_not.success?
     }
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/syntax_error_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/syntax_error_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..66eb5649aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/syntax_error_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "SyntaxError#path" do
+  it "returns the file path provided to eval" do
+    filename = "speccing.rb"
+
+    -> {
+      eval("if true", TOPLEVEL_BINDING, filename)
+    }.should.raise(SyntaxError) { |e|
+      e.path.should == filename
+    }
+  end
+
+  it "returns the file path that raised an exception" do
+    expected_path = fixture(__FILE__, "syntax_error.rb")
+
+    -> {
+      require_relative "fixtures/syntax_error"
+    }.should.raise(SyntaxError) { |e| e.path.should == expected_path }
+  end
+
+  it "returns nil when constructed directly" do
+    SyntaxError.new.path.should == nil
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/system_call_error_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/system_call_error_spec.rb
index 73167bc288..da01c5b6b0 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/exception/system_call_error_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/system_call_error_spec.rb
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ describe "SystemCallError" do
     end
 
     exc = ExceptionSpecs::SCESub.new
-    ScratchPad.recorded.should equal(:initialize)
-    exc.should be_an_instance_of(ExceptionSpecs::SCESub)
+    ScratchPad.recorded.should.equal?(:initialize)
+    exc.should.instance_of?(ExceptionSpecs::SCESub)
+  ensure
+    ExceptionSpecs.send(:remove_const, :SCESub)
   end
 end
 
@@ -25,10 +27,11 @@ describe "SystemCallError.new" do
     @example_errno_class = Errno::EINVAL
     @last_known_errno = Errno.constants.size - 1
     @unknown_errno = Errno.constants.size
+    @some_human_readable = /[[:graph:]]+/
   end
 
   it "requires at least one argument" do
-    -> { SystemCallError.new }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { SystemCallError.new }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "accepts single Integer argument as errno" do
@@ -41,28 +44,33 @@ describe "SystemCallError.new" do
   end
 
   it "constructs a SystemCallError for an unknown error number" do
-    SystemCallError.new(-2**24).should be_an_instance_of(SystemCallError)
-    SystemCallError.new(-1).should be_an_instance_of(SystemCallError)
-    SystemCallError.new(@unknown_errno).should be_an_instance_of(SystemCallError)
-    SystemCallError.new(2**24).should be_an_instance_of(SystemCallError)
+    SystemCallError.new(-2**24).should.instance_of?(SystemCallError)
+    SystemCallError.new(-1).should.instance_of?(SystemCallError)
+    SystemCallError.new(@unknown_errno).should.instance_of?(SystemCallError)
+    SystemCallError.new(2**24).should.instance_of?(SystemCallError)
   end
 
   it "constructs the appropriate Errno class" do
     e = SystemCallError.new(@example_errno)
-    e.should be_kind_of(SystemCallError)
-    e.should be_an_instance_of(@example_errno_class)
+    e.should.is_a?(SystemCallError)
+    e.should.instance_of?(@example_errno_class)
+  end
+
+  it "sets an error message corresponding to an appropriate Errno class" do
+    e = SystemCallError.new(@example_errno)
+    e.message.should == 'Invalid argument'
   end
 
   it "accepts an optional custom message preceding the errno" do
     exc = SystemCallError.new("custom message", @example_errno)
-    exc.should be_an_instance_of(@example_errno_class)
+    exc.should.instance_of?(@example_errno_class)
     exc.errno.should == @example_errno
     exc.message.should == 'Invalid argument - custom message'
   end
 
   it "accepts an optional third argument specifying the location" do
     exc = SystemCallError.new("custom message", @example_errno, "location")
-    exc.should be_an_instance_of(@example_errno_class)
+    exc.should.instance_of?(@example_errno_class)
     exc.errno.should == @example_errno
     exc.message.should == 'Invalid argument @ location - custom message'
   end
@@ -81,20 +89,37 @@ describe "SystemCallError.new" do
     SystemCallError.new('foo', 2.9).should == SystemCallError.new('foo', 2)
   end
 
+  it "treats nil errno as unknown error value" do
+    SystemCallError.new(nil).should.instance_of?(SystemCallError)
+  end
+
+  it "treats nil custom message as if it is not passed at all" do
+    exc = SystemCallError.new(nil, @example_errno)
+    exc.message.should == 'Invalid argument'
+  end
+
+  it "sets an 'unknown error' message when an unknown error number" do
+    SystemCallError.new(-1).message.should =~ @some_human_readable
+  end
+
+  it "adds a custom error message to an 'unknown error' message when an unknown error number and a custom message specified" do
+    SystemCallError.new("custom message", -1).message.should =~ /#{@some_human_readable}.* - custom message/
+  end
+
   it "converts to Integer if errno is a Complex convertible to Integer" do
     SystemCallError.new('foo', Complex(2.9, 0)).should == SystemCallError.new('foo', 2)
   end
 
   it "raises TypeError if message is not a String" do
-    -> { SystemCallError.new(:foo, 1) }.should raise_error(TypeError, /no implicit conversion of Symbol into String/)
+    -> { SystemCallError.new(:foo, 1) }.should.raise(TypeError, /no implicit conversion of Symbol into String/)
   end
 
   it "raises TypeError if errno is not an Integer" do
-    -> { SystemCallError.new('foo', 'bar') }.should raise_error(TypeError, /no implicit conversion of String into Integer/)
+    -> { SystemCallError.new('foo', 'bar') }.should.raise(TypeError, /no implicit conversion of String into Integer/)
   end
 
   it "raises RangeError if errno is a Complex not convertible to Integer" do
-    -> { SystemCallError.new('foo', Complex(2.9, 1)) }.should raise_error(RangeError, /can't convert/)
+    -> { SystemCallError.new('foo', Complex(2.9, 1)) }.should.raise(RangeError, /can't convert/)
   end
 end
 
@@ -115,12 +140,7 @@ end
 
 describe "SystemCallError#message" do
   it "returns the default message when no message is given" do
-    platform_is :aix do
-      SystemCallError.new(2**28).message.should =~ /Error .*occurred/i
-    end
-    platform_is_not :aix do
-      SystemCallError.new(2**28).message.should =~ /Unknown error/i
-    end
+    SystemCallError.new(2**28).message.should =~ @some_human_readable
   end
 
   it "returns the message given as an argument to new" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/system_exit_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/system_exit_spec.rb
index 5c6116576b..d899844c4e 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/exception/system_exit_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/system_exit_spec.rb
@@ -1,16 +1,58 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "SystemExit" do
+  describe "#initialize" do
+    it "accepts a status and message" do
+      exc = SystemExit.new(42, "message")
+      exc.status.should == 42
+      exc.message.should == "message"
+
+      exc = SystemExit.new(true, "message")
+      exc.status.should == 0
+      exc.message.should == "message"
+
+      exc = SystemExit.new(false, "message")
+      exc.status.should == 1
+      exc.message.should == "message"
+    end
+
+    it "accepts a status only" do
+      exc = SystemExit.new(42)
+      exc.status.should == 42
+      exc.message.should == "SystemExit"
+
+      exc = SystemExit.new(true)
+      exc.status.should == 0
+      exc.message.should == "SystemExit"
+
+      exc = SystemExit.new(false)
+      exc.status.should == 1
+      exc.message.should == "SystemExit"
+    end
+
+    it "accepts a message only" do
+      exc = SystemExit.new("message")
+      exc.status.should == 0
+      exc.message.should == "message"
+    end
+
+    it "accepts no arguments" do
+      exc = SystemExit.new
+      exc.status.should == 0
+      exc.message.should == "SystemExit"
+    end
+  end
+
   it "sets the exit status and exits silently when raised" do
     code = 'raise SystemExit.new(7)'
-    result = ruby_exe(code, args: "2>&1")
+    result = ruby_exe(code, args: "2>&1", exit_status: 7)
     result.should == ""
     $?.exitstatus.should == 7
   end
 
   it "sets the exit status and exits silently when raised when subclassed" do
     code = 'class CustomExit < SystemExit; end; raise CustomExit.new(8)'
-    result = ruby_exe(code, args: "2>&1")
+    result = ruby_exe(code, args: "2>&1", exit_status: 8)
     result.should == ""
     $?.exitstatus.should == 8
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/to_s_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/to_s_spec.rb
index 4c4c7ab432..65c0d73a98 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/exception/to_s_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/to_s_spec.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ describe "NameError#to_s" do
     begin
       puts not_defined
     rescue => exception
-      exception.message.should =~ /undefined local variable or method `not_defined'/
+      exception.message.should =~ /undefined local variable or method [`']not_defined'/
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/top_level_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/top_level_spec.rb
index 501c7253c3..cc961d06d5 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/exception/top_level_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/top_level_spec.rb
@@ -2,32 +2,38 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "An Exception reaching the top level" do
   it "is printed on STDERR" do
-    ruby_exe('raise "foo"', args: "2>&1").should.include?("in `<main>': foo (RuntimeError)")
+    ruby_exe('raise "foo"', args: "2>&1", exit_status: 1).should =~ /in [`']<main>': foo \(RuntimeError\)/
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-    it "the Exception#cause is printed to STDERR with backtraces" do
-      code = <<-RUBY
-      def raise_cause
-        raise "the cause"
-      end
-      def raise_wrapped
-        raise "wrapped"
-      end
-      begin
-        raise_cause
-      rescue
-        raise_wrapped
-      end
-      RUBY
-      lines = ruby_exe(code, args: "2>&1").lines
-      lines.reject! { |l| l.include?('rescue in') }
-      lines.map! { |l| l.chomp[/:(in.+)/, 1] }
-      lines.should == ["in `raise_wrapped': wrapped (RuntimeError)",
-                       "in `<main>'",
-                       "in `raise_cause': the cause (RuntimeError)",
-                       "in `<main>'"]
+  it "the Exception#cause is printed to STDERR with backtraces" do
+    code = <<-RUBY
+    def raise_cause
+      raise "the cause" # 2
+    end
+    def raise_wrapped
+      raise "wrapped" # 5
+    end
+    begin
+      raise_cause # 8
+    rescue
+      raise_wrapped # 10
+    end
+    RUBY
+    lines = ruby_exe(code, args: "2>&1", exit_status: 1).lines
+
+    lines.map! { |l| l.chomp[/:(\d+:in.+)/, 1] }
+    lines[0].should =~ /\A5:in [`'](?:Object#)?raise_wrapped': wrapped \(RuntimeError\)\z/
+    if lines[1].include? 'rescue in'
+      # CRuby < 3.4 has an extra 'rescue in' backtrace entry
+      lines[1].should =~ /\A10:in [`']rescue in <main>'\z/
+      lines.delete_at 1
+      lines[1].should =~ /\A7:in [`']<main>'\z/
+    else
+      lines[1].should =~ /\A10:in [`']<main>'\z/
     end
+    lines[2].should =~ /\A2:in [`'](?:Object#)?raise_cause': the cause \(RuntimeError\)\z/
+    lines[3].should =~ /\A8:in [`']<main>'\z/
+    lines.size.should == 4
   end
 
   describe "with a custom backtrace" do
@@ -38,10 +44,22 @@ describe "An Exception reaching the top level" do
         "/dir/bar.rb:20:in `caller'",
       ]
       RUBY
-      ruby_exe(code, args: "2>&1").should == <<-EOS
+      ruby_exe(code, args: "2>&1", exit_status: 1).should == <<-EOS
 /dir/foo.rb:10:in `raising': foo (RuntimeError)
 \tfrom /dir/bar.rb:20:in `caller'
       EOS
     end
   end
+
+  describe "kills all threads and fibers, ensure clauses are only run for threads current fibers, not for suspended fibers" do
+    it "with ensure on the root fiber" do
+      file = fixture(__FILE__, "thread_fiber_ensure.rb")
+      ruby_exe(file, args: "2>&1", exit_status: 0).should == "current fiber ensure\n"
+    end
+
+    it "with ensure on non-root fiber" do
+      file = fixture(__FILE__, "thread_fiber_ensure_non_root_fiber.rb")
+      ruby_exe(file, args: "2>&1", exit_status: 0).should == "current fiber ensure\n"
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/false/case_compare_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/false/case_compare_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0bd0ab44ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/false/case_compare_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "FalseClass#===" do
+  it "returns true for false" do
+    (false === false).should == true
+  end
+
+  it "returns false for non-false object" do
+    (false === 0).should == false
+    (false === "").should == false
+    (false === Object).should == false
+    (false === nil).should == false
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/false/dup_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/false/dup_spec.rb
index 1a569a2f4f..b0eb85529e 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/false/dup_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/false/dup_spec.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "FalseClass#dup" do
   it "returns self" do
-    false.dup.should equal(false)
+    false.dup.should.equal?(false)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/false/falseclass_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/false/falseclass_spec.rb
index c018ef2421..8dfe5ae891 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/false/falseclass_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/false/falseclass_spec.rb
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ describe "FalseClass" do
   it ".allocate raises a TypeError" do
     -> do
       FalseClass.allocate
-    end.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    end.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it ".new is undefined" do
     -> do
       FalseClass.new
-    end.should raise_error(NoMethodError)
+    end.should.raise(NoMethodError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/false/singleton_method_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/false/singleton_method_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..72aee8609a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/false/singleton_method_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "FalseClass#singleton_method" do
+  it "raises regardless of whether FalseClass defines the method" do
+    -> { false.singleton_method(:foo) }.should.raise(NameError)
+    begin
+      def (false).foo; end
+      -> { false.singleton_method(:foo) }.should.raise(NameError)
+    ensure
+      FalseClass.send(:remove_method, :foo)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/false/to_s_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/false/to_s_spec.rb
index 4cae278891..9e24be26a2 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/false/to_s_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/false/to_s_spec.rb
@@ -5,13 +5,11 @@ describe "FalseClass#to_s" do
     false.to_s.should == "false"
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is "2.7" do
-    it "returns a frozen string" do
-      false.to_s.should.frozen?
-    end
+  it "returns a frozen string" do
+    false.to_s.should.frozen?
+  end
 
-    it "always returns the same string" do
-      false.to_s.should equal(false.to_s)
-    end
+  it "always returns the same string" do
+    false.to_s.should.equal?(false.to_s)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/fiber/alive_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/fiber/alive_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6fb1229d95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/fiber/alive_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "Fiber#alive?" do
+  it "returns true for a Fiber that hasn't had #resume called" do
+    fiber = Fiber.new { true }
+    fiber.alive?.should == true
+  end
+
+  # FIXME: Better description?
+  it "returns true for a Fiber that's yielded to the caller" do
+    fiber = Fiber.new { Fiber.yield }
+    fiber.resume
+    fiber.alive?.should == true
+  end
+
+  it "returns true when called from its Fiber" do
+    fiber = Fiber.new { fiber.alive?.should == true }
+    fiber.resume
+  end
+
+  it "doesn't invoke the block associated with the Fiber" do
+    offthehook = mock('do not call')
+    offthehook.should_not_receive(:ring)
+    fiber = Fiber.new { offthehook.ring }
+    fiber.alive?
+  end
+
+  it "returns false for a Fiber that's dead" do
+    fiber = Fiber.new { true }
+    fiber.resume
+    -> { fiber.resume }.should.raise(FiberError)
+    fiber.alive?.should == false
+  end
+
+  it "always returns false for a dead Fiber" do
+    fiber = Fiber.new { true }
+    fiber.resume
+    -> { fiber.resume }.should.raise(FiberError)
+    fiber.alive?.should == false
+    -> { fiber.resume }.should.raise(FiberError)
+    fiber.alive?.should == false
+    fiber.alive?.should == false
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/fiber/blocking_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/fiber/blocking_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d5caf81fbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/fiber/blocking_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'shared/blocking'
+
+describe "Fiber.blocking?" do
+  it_behaves_like :non_blocking_fiber, -> { Fiber.blocking? }
+
+  context "when fiber is blocking" do
+    context "root Fiber of the main thread" do
+      it "returns 1 for blocking: true" do
+        fiber = Fiber.new(blocking: true) { Fiber.blocking? }
+        blocking = fiber.resume
+
+        blocking.should == 1
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "root Fiber of a new thread" do
+      it "returns 1 for blocking: true" do
+        thread = Thread.new do
+          fiber = Fiber.new(blocking: true) { Fiber.blocking? }
+          blocking = fiber.resume
+
+          blocking.should == 1
+        end
+
+        thread.join
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+describe "Fiber#blocking?" do
+  it_behaves_like :non_blocking_fiber, -> { Fiber.current.blocking? }
+
+  context "when fiber is blocking" do
+    context "root Fiber of the main thread" do
+      it "returns true for blocking: true" do
+        fiber = Fiber.new(blocking: true) { Fiber.current.blocking? }
+        blocking = fiber.resume
+
+        blocking.should == true
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "root Fiber of a new thread" do
+      it "returns true for blocking: true" do
+        thread = Thread.new do
+          fiber = Fiber.new(blocking: true) { Fiber.current.blocking? }
+          blocking = fiber.resume
+
+          blocking.should == true
+        end
+
+        thread.join
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+describe "Fiber.blocking" do
+  context "when fiber is non-blocking" do
+    it "can become blocking" do
+      fiber = Fiber.new(blocking: false) do
+        Fiber.blocking do |f|
+          f.blocking? ? :blocking : :non_blocking
+        end
+      end
+
+      blocking = fiber.resume
+      blocking.should == :blocking
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/fiber/current_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/fiber/current_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cc5c9117b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/fiber/current_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "Fiber.current" do
+  it "returns the root Fiber when called outside of a Fiber" do
+    root = Fiber.current
+    root.should.instance_of?(Fiber)
+    # We can always transfer to the root Fiber; it will never die
+    5.times do
+      root.transfer.should == nil
+      root.alive?.should == true
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "returns the current Fiber when called from a Fiber" do
+    fiber = Fiber.new do
+      this = Fiber.current
+      this.should.instance_of?(Fiber)
+      this.should == fiber
+      this.alive?.should == true
+    end
+    fiber.resume
+  end
+
+  it "returns the current Fiber when called from a Fiber that transferred to another" do
+    states = []
+    fiber = Fiber.new do
+      states << :fiber
+      this = Fiber.current
+      this.should.instance_of?(Fiber)
+      this.should == fiber
+      this.alive?.should == true
+    end
+
+    fiber2 = Fiber.new do
+      states << :fiber2
+      fiber.transfer
+      flunk
+    end
+
+    fiber3 = Fiber.new do
+      states << :fiber3
+      fiber2.transfer
+      states << :fiber3_terminated
+    end
+
+    fiber3.resume
+
+    states.should == [:fiber3, :fiber2, :fiber, :fiber3_terminated]
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/fiber/fixtures/classes.rb b/spec/ruby/core/fiber/fixtures/classes.rb
index c00facd6e1..6b0e0fbc42 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/fiber/fixtures/classes.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/fiber/fixtures/classes.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,20 @@
 module FiberSpecs
 
   class NewFiberToRaise
-    def self.raise(*args)
-      fiber = Fiber.new { Fiber.yield }
+    def self.raise(*args, **kwargs, &block)
+      fiber = Fiber.new do
+        if block_given?
+          block.call do
+            Fiber.yield
+          end
+        else
+          Fiber.yield
+        end
+      end
+
       fiber.resume
-      fiber.raise(*args)
+
+      fiber.raise(*args, **kwargs)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/fiber/fixtures/scheduler.rb b/spec/ruby/core/fiber/fixtures/scheduler.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..16bd2f6b44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/fiber/fixtures/scheduler.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+module FiberSpecs
+
+  class LoggingScheduler
+    attr_reader :events
+    def initialize
+      @events = []
+    end
+
+    def block(*args)
+      @events << { event: :block, fiber: Fiber.current, args: args }
+      Fiber.yield
+    end
+
+    def io_wait(*args)
+      @events << { event: :io_wait, fiber: Fiber.current, args: args }
+      Fiber.yield
+    end
+
+    def kernel_sleep(*args)
+      @events << { event: :kernel_sleep, fiber: Fiber.current, args: args }
+      Fiber.yield
+    end
+
+    def unblock(*args)
+      @events << { event: :unblock, fiber: Fiber.current, args: args }
+      Fiber.yield
+    end
+
+    def fiber_interrupt(*args)
+      @events << { event: :fiber_interrupt, fiber: Fiber.current, args: args }
+      Fiber.yield
+    end
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/fiber/inspect_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/fiber/inspect_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fcfef20716
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/fiber/inspect_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "Fiber#inspect" do
+  describe "status" do
+    it "is resumed for the root Fiber of a Thread" do
+      inspected = Thread.new { Fiber.current.inspect }.value
+      inspected.should =~ /\A#<Fiber:0x\h+ .*\(resumed\)>\z/
+    end
+
+    it "is created for a Fiber which did not run yet" do
+      inspected = Fiber.new {}.inspect
+      inspected.should =~ /\A#<Fiber:0x\h+ .+ \(created\)>\z/
+    end
+
+    it "is resumed for a Fiber which was resumed" do
+      inspected = Fiber.new { Fiber.current.inspect }.resume
+      inspected.should =~ /\A#<Fiber:0x\h+ .+ \(resumed\)>\z/
+    end
+
+    it "is resumed for a Fiber which was transferred" do
+      inspected = Fiber.new { Fiber.current.inspect }.transfer
+      inspected.should =~ /\A#<Fiber:0x\h+ .+ \(resumed\)>\z/
+    end
+
+    it "is suspended for a Fiber which was resumed and yielded" do
+      inspected = Fiber.new { Fiber.yield }.tap(&:resume).inspect
+      inspected.should =~ /\A#<Fiber:0x\h+ .+ \(suspended\)>\z/
+    end
+
+    it "is terminated for a Fiber which has terminated" do
+      inspected = Fiber.new {}.tap(&:resume).inspect
+      inspected.should =~ /\A#<Fiber:0x\h+ .+ \(terminated\)>\z/
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/fiber/kill_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/fiber/kill_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..abf23ff176
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/fiber/kill_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
+require_relative '../../shared/kernel/raise'
+
+describe "Fiber#kill" do
+  it "kills a non-resumed fiber" do
+    fiber = Fiber.new{}
+
+    fiber.alive?.should == true
+
+    fiber.kill
+    fiber.alive?.should == false
+  end
+
+  it "kills a resumed fiber" do
+    fiber = Fiber.new{while true; Fiber.yield; end}
+    fiber.resume
+
+    fiber.alive?.should == true
+
+    fiber.kill
+    fiber.alive?.should == false
+  end
+
+  it "can kill itself" do
+    fiber = Fiber.new do
+      Fiber.current.kill
+    end
+
+    fiber.alive?.should == true
+
+    fiber.resume
+    fiber.alive?.should == false
+  end
+
+  it "kills a resumed fiber from a child" do
+    parent = Fiber.new do
+      child = Fiber.new do
+        parent.kill
+        parent.alive?.should == true
+      end
+
+      child.resume
+    end
+
+    parent.resume
+    parent.alive?.should == false
+  end
+
+  it "executes the ensure block" do
+    ensure_executed = false
+
+    fiber = Fiber.new do
+      while true; Fiber.yield; end
+    ensure
+      ensure_executed = true
+    end
+
+    fiber.resume
+    fiber.kill
+    ensure_executed.should == true
+  end
+
+  it "does not execute rescue block" do
+    rescue_executed = false
+
+    fiber = Fiber.new do
+      while true; Fiber.yield; end
+    rescue Exception
+      rescue_executed = true
+    end
+
+    fiber.resume
+    fiber.kill
+    rescue_executed.should == false
+  end
+
+  it "repeatedly kills a fiber" do
+    fiber = Fiber.new do
+      while true; Fiber.yield; end
+    ensure
+      while true; Fiber.yield; end
+    end
+
+    fiber.kill
+    fiber.alive?.should == false
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/fiber/new_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/fiber/new_spec.rb
index b43c1386be..d31167496d 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/fiber/new_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/fiber/new_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ describe "Fiber.new" do
   it "creates a fiber from the given block" do
     fiber = Fiber.new {}
     fiber.resume
-    fiber.should be_an_instance_of(Fiber)
+    fiber.should.instance_of?(Fiber)
   end
 
   it "creates a fiber from a subclass" do
@@ -12,17 +12,17 @@ describe "Fiber.new" do
     end
     fiber = MyFiber.new {}
     fiber.resume
-    fiber.should be_an_instance_of(MyFiber)
+    fiber.should.instance_of?(MyFiber)
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if called without a block" do
-    -> { Fiber.new }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { Fiber.new }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "does not invoke the block" do
     invoked = false
     fiber = Fiber.new { invoked = true }
-    invoked.should be_false
+    invoked.should == false
     fiber.resume
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/fiber/raise_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/fiber/raise_spec.rb
index f56219e565..107e5bd4ce 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/fiber/raise_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/fiber/raise_spec.rb
@@ -2,100 +2,140 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 require_relative '../../shared/kernel/raise'
 
-ruby_version_is "2.7" do
-  describe "Fiber#raise" do
-    it_behaves_like :kernel_raise, :raise, FiberSpecs::NewFiberToRaise
+describe "Fiber#raise" do
+  it "is a public method" do
+    Fiber.public_instance_methods.should.include?(:raise)
   end
 
-  describe "Fiber#raise" do
-    it 'raises RuntimeError by default' do
-      -> { FiberSpecs::NewFiberToRaise.raise }.should raise_error(RuntimeError)
-    end
+  it_behaves_like :kernel_raise, :raise, FiberSpecs::NewFiberToRaise
+  it_behaves_like :kernel_raise_across_contexts, :raise, FiberSpecs::NewFiberToRaise
+  ruby_version_is "4.0" do
+    it_behaves_like :kernel_raise_with_cause, :raise, FiberSpecs::NewFiberToRaise
+  end
 
-    it "raises FiberError if Fiber is not born" do
-      fiber = Fiber.new { true }
-      -> { fiber.raise }.should raise_error(FiberError, "cannot raise exception on unborn fiber")
-    end
+  it 'raises RuntimeError by default' do
+    -> { FiberSpecs::NewFiberToRaise.raise }.should.raise(RuntimeError)
+  end
 
-    it "raises FiberError if Fiber is dead" do
-      fiber = Fiber.new { true }
-      fiber.resume
-      -> { fiber.raise }.should raise_error(FiberError, /dead fiber called|attempt to resume a terminated fiber/)
-    end
+  it "raises FiberError if Fiber is not born" do
+    fiber = Fiber.new { true }
+    -> { fiber.raise }.should.raise(FiberError, "cannot raise exception on unborn fiber")
+  end
 
-    it 'accepts error class' do
-      -> { FiberSpecs::NewFiberToRaise.raise FiberSpecs::CustomError }.should raise_error(FiberSpecs::CustomError)
-    end
+  it "raises FiberError if Fiber is dead" do
+    fiber = Fiber.new { true }
+    fiber.resume
+    -> { fiber.raise }.should.raise(FiberError, /dead fiber called|attempt to resume a terminated fiber/)
+  end
 
-    it 'accepts error message' do
-      -> { FiberSpecs::NewFiberToRaise.raise "error message" }.should raise_error(RuntimeError, "error message")
-    end
+  it 'accepts error class' do
+    -> { FiberSpecs::NewFiberToRaise.raise FiberSpecs::CustomError }.should.raise(FiberSpecs::CustomError)
+  end
 
-    it 'does not accept array of backtrace information only' do
-      -> { FiberSpecs::NewFiberToRaise.raise ['foo'] }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    end
+  it 'accepts error message' do
+    -> { FiberSpecs::NewFiberToRaise.raise "error message" }.should.raise(RuntimeError, "error message")
+  end
 
-    it 'does not accept integer' do
-      -> { FiberSpecs::NewFiberToRaise.raise 100 }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    end
+  it 'does not accept array of backtrace information only' do
+    -> { FiberSpecs::NewFiberToRaise.raise ['foo'] }.should.raise(TypeError)
+  end
 
-    it 'accepts error class with error message' do
-      -> { FiberSpecs::NewFiberToRaise.raise FiberSpecs::CustomError, 'test error' }.should raise_error(FiberSpecs::CustomError, 'test error')
-    end
+  it 'does not accept integer' do
+    -> { FiberSpecs::NewFiberToRaise.raise 100 }.should.raise(TypeError)
+  end
+
+  it 'accepts error class with error message' do
+    -> { FiberSpecs::NewFiberToRaise.raise FiberSpecs::CustomError, 'test error' }.should.raise(FiberSpecs::CustomError, 'test error')
+  end
+
+  it 'accepts error class with error message and backtrace information' do
+    -> {
+      FiberSpecs::NewFiberToRaise.raise FiberSpecs::CustomError, 'test error', ['foo', 'boo']
+    }.should.raise(FiberSpecs::CustomError) { |e|
+      e.message.should == 'test error'
+      e.backtrace.should == ['foo', 'boo']
+    }
+  end
+
+  it 'does not accept only error message and backtrace information' do
+    -> { FiberSpecs::NewFiberToRaise.raise 'test error', ['foo', 'boo'] }.should.raise(TypeError)
+  end
 
-    it 'accepts error class with with error message and backtrace information' do
+  it "raises a FiberError if invoked from a different Thread" do
+    fiber = Fiber.new { Fiber.yield }
+    fiber.resume
+    Thread.new do
       -> {
-        FiberSpecs::NewFiberToRaise.raise FiberSpecs::CustomError, 'test error', ['foo', 'boo']
-      }.should raise_error(FiberSpecs::CustomError) { |e|
-        e.message.should == 'test error'
-        e.backtrace.should == ['foo', 'boo']
-      }
-    end
+        fiber.raise
+      }.should.raise(FiberError, "fiber called across threads")
+    end.join
+  end
 
-    it 'does not accept only error message and backtrace information' do
-      -> { FiberSpecs::NewFiberToRaise.raise 'test error', ['foo', 'boo'] }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    end
+  it "kills Fiber" do
+    fiber = Fiber.new { Fiber.yield :first; :second }
+    fiber.resume
+    -> { fiber.raise }.should.raise
+    -> { fiber.resume }.should.raise(FiberError, /dead fiber called|attempt to resume a terminated fiber/)
+  end
 
-    it "raises a FiberError if invoked from a different Thread" do
-      fiber = Fiber.new { Fiber.yield }
-      fiber.resume
-      Thread.new do
-        -> {
-          fiber.raise
-        }.should raise_error(FiberError, "fiber called across threads")
-      end.join
+  it "returns to calling fiber after raise" do
+    fiber_one = Fiber.new do
+      Fiber.yield :yield_one
+      :unreachable
     end
 
-    it "kills Fiber" do
-      fiber = Fiber.new { Fiber.yield :first; :second }
-      fiber.resume
-      -> { fiber.raise }.should raise_error
-      -> { fiber.resume }.should raise_error(FiberError, /dead fiber called|attempt to resume a terminated fiber/)
+    fiber_two = Fiber.new do
+      results = []
+      results << fiber_one.resume
+      begin
+        fiber_one.raise
+      rescue
+        results << :rescued
+      end
+      results
     end
+
+    fiber_two.resume.should == [:yield_one, :rescued]
   end
 
-end
+  ruby_version_is "3.4" do
+    it "raises on the resumed fiber" do
+      root_fiber = Fiber.current
+      f1 = Fiber.new { root_fiber.transfer }
+      f2 = Fiber.new { f1.resume }
+      f2.transfer
 
-ruby_version_is "2.7"..."3.0" do
-  describe "Fiber#raise" do
-    it "raises a FiberError if invoked on a transferring Fiber" do
-      require "fiber"
-      root = Fiber.current
-      fiber = Fiber.new { root.transfer }
-      fiber.transfer
-      -> { fiber.raise }.should raise_error(FiberError, "cannot resume transferred Fiber")
+      -> do
+        f2.raise(RuntimeError, "Expected error")
+      end.should.raise(RuntimeError, "Expected error")
     end
-  end
-end
 
-ruby_version_is "3.0" do
-  describe "Fiber#raise" do
-    it "transfers and raises on a transferring fiber" do
-      require "fiber"
-      root = Fiber.current
-      fiber = Fiber.new { root.transfer }
-      fiber.transfer
-      -> { fiber.raise "msg" }.should raise_error(RuntimeError, "msg")
+    it "raises on itself" do
+      -> do
+        Fiber.current.raise(RuntimeError, "Expected error")
+      end.should.raise(RuntimeError, "Expected error")
     end
+
+    it "should raise on parent fiber" do
+      f2 = nil
+      f1 = Fiber.new do
+        # This is equivalent to Kernel#raise:
+        f2.raise(RuntimeError, "Expected error")
+      end
+      f2 = Fiber.new do
+        f1.resume
+      end
+
+      -> do
+        f2.resume
+      end.should.raise(RuntimeError, "Expected error")
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "transfers and raises on a transferring fiber" do
+    root = Fiber.current
+    fiber = Fiber.new { root.transfer }
+    fiber.transfer
+    -> { fiber.raise "msg" }.should.raise(RuntimeError, "msg")
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/fiber/resume_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/fiber/resume_spec.rb
index 273bc866af..e183cc10d9 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/fiber/resume_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/fiber/resume_spec.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative '../../shared/fiber/resume'
+require_relative 'shared/resume'
 
 describe "Fiber#resume" do
   it_behaves_like :fiber_resume, :resume
@@ -28,18 +28,9 @@ describe "Fiber#resume" do
     fiber.resume :second
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is '3.0' do
-    it "raises a FiberError if the Fiber tries to resume itself" do
-      fiber = Fiber.new { fiber.resume }
-      -> { fiber.resume }.should raise_error(FiberError, /current fiber/)
-    end
-  end
-
-  ruby_version_is '' ... '3.0' do
-    it "raises a FiberError if the Fiber tries to resume itself" do
-      fiber = Fiber.new { fiber.resume }
-      -> { fiber.resume }.should raise_error(FiberError, /double resume/)
-    end
+  it "raises a FiberError if the Fiber tries to resume itself" do
+    fiber = Fiber.new { fiber.resume }
+    -> { fiber.resume }.should.raise(FiberError, /current fiber/)
   end
 
   it "returns control to the calling Fiber if called from one" do
@@ -76,4 +67,17 @@ describe "Fiber#resume" do
 
     ruby_exe(code).should == "ensure executed\n"
   end
+
+  it "can work with Fiber#transfer" do
+    fiber1 = Fiber.new { true }
+    fiber2 = Fiber.new { fiber1.transfer; Fiber.yield 10 ; Fiber.yield 20; raise }
+    fiber2.resume.should == 10
+    fiber2.resume.should == 20
+  end
+
+  it "raises a FiberError if the Fiber attempts to resume a resuming fiber" do
+    root_fiber = Fiber.current
+    fiber1 = Fiber.new { root_fiber.resume }
+    -> { fiber1.resume }.should.raise(FiberError, /attempt to resume a resuming fiber/)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/fiber/scheduler_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/fiber/scheduler_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..15a03c1479
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/fiber/scheduler_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'shared/scheduler'
+
+require "fiber"
+
+describe "Fiber.scheduler" do
+  it_behaves_like :scheduler, :scheduler
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/fiber/set_scheduler_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/fiber/set_scheduler_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..82f6acbe86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/fiber/set_scheduler_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'shared/scheduler'
+
+require "fiber"
+
+describe "Fiber.scheduler" do
+  it_behaves_like :scheduler, :set_scheduler
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/fiber/shared/blocking.rb b/spec/ruby/core/fiber/shared/blocking.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..21707e1ea7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/fiber/shared/blocking.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+describe :non_blocking_fiber, shared: true do
+  context "root Fiber of the main thread" do
+    it "returns false" do
+      fiber = Fiber.new { @method.call }
+      blocking = fiber.resume
+
+      blocking.should == false
+    end
+
+    it "returns false for blocking: false" do
+      fiber = Fiber.new(blocking: false) { @method.call }
+      blocking = fiber.resume
+
+      blocking.should == false
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "root Fiber of a new thread" do
+    it "returns false" do
+      thread = Thread.new do
+        fiber = Fiber.new { @method.call }
+        blocking = fiber.resume
+
+        blocking.should == false
+      end
+
+      thread.join
+    end
+
+    it "returns false for blocking: false" do
+      thread = Thread.new do
+        fiber = Fiber.new(blocking: false) { @method.call }
+        blocking = fiber.resume
+
+        blocking.should == false
+      end
+
+      thread.join
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/fiber/shared/resume.rb b/spec/ruby/core/fiber/shared/resume.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff4bb72c73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/fiber/shared/resume.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+describe :fiber_resume, shared: true do
+  it "can be invoked from the root Fiber" do
+    fiber = Fiber.new { :fiber }
+    fiber.send(@method).should == :fiber
+  end
+
+  it "raises a FiberError if invoked from a different Thread" do
+    fiber = Fiber.new { 42 }
+    Thread.new do
+      -> {
+        fiber.send(@method)
+      }.should.raise(FiberError)
+    end.join
+
+    # Check the Fiber can still be used
+    fiber.send(@method).should == 42
+  end
+
+  it "passes control to the beginning of the block on first invocation" do
+    invoked = false
+    fiber = Fiber.new { invoked = true }
+    fiber.send(@method)
+    invoked.should == true
+  end
+
+  it "returns the last value encountered on first invocation" do
+    fiber = Fiber.new { 1+1; true }
+    fiber.send(@method).should == true
+  end
+
+  it "runs until the end of the block" do
+    obj = mock('obj')
+    obj.should_receive(:do).once
+    fiber = Fiber.new { 1 + 2; a = "glark"; obj.do }
+    fiber.send(@method)
+  end
+
+  it "accepts any number of arguments" do
+    fiber = Fiber.new { |a| }
+    -> { fiber.send(@method, *(1..10).to_a) }.should_not.raise
+  end
+
+  it "raises a FiberError if the Fiber is dead" do
+    fiber = Fiber.new { true }
+    fiber.send(@method)
+    -> { fiber.send(@method) }.should.raise(FiberError)
+  end
+
+  it "raises a LocalJumpError if the block includes a return statement" do
+    fiber = Fiber.new { return; }
+    -> { fiber.send(@method) }.should.raise(LocalJumpError)
+  end
+
+  it "raises a LocalJumpError if the block includes a break statement" do
+    fiber = Fiber.new { break; }
+    -> { fiber.send(@method) }.should.raise(LocalJumpError)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/fiber/shared/scheduler.rb b/spec/ruby/core/fiber/shared/scheduler.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..04bdded53a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/fiber/shared/scheduler.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+describe :scheduler, shared: true do
+  it "validates the scheduler for required methods" do
+    required_methods = [:block, :unblock, :kernel_sleep, :io_wait]
+    required_methods.each do |missing_method|
+      scheduler = Object.new
+      required_methods.difference([missing_method]).each do |method|
+        scheduler.define_singleton_method(method) {}
+      end
+      -> {
+        suppress_warning { Fiber.set_scheduler(scheduler) }
+      }.should.raise(ArgumentError, /Scheduler must implement ##{missing_method}/)
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "can set and get the scheduler" do
+    required_methods = [:block, :unblock, :kernel_sleep, :io_wait]
+    scheduler = Object.new
+    required_methods.each do |method|
+      scheduler.define_singleton_method(method) {}
+    end
+    suppress_warning { Fiber.set_scheduler(scheduler) }
+    Fiber.scheduler.should == scheduler
+  end
+
+  it "returns the scheduler after setting it" do
+    required_methods = [:block, :unblock, :kernel_sleep, :io_wait]
+    scheduler = Object.new
+    required_methods.each do |method|
+      scheduler.define_singleton_method(method) {}
+    end
+    result = suppress_warning { Fiber.set_scheduler(scheduler) }
+    result.should == scheduler
+  end
+
+  it "can remove the scheduler" do
+    required_methods = [:block, :unblock, :kernel_sleep, :io_wait]
+    scheduler = Object.new
+    required_methods.each do |method|
+      scheduler.define_singleton_method(method) {}
+    end
+    suppress_warning { Fiber.set_scheduler(scheduler) }
+    Fiber.set_scheduler(nil)
+    Fiber.scheduler.should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "can assign a nil scheduler multiple times" do
+    Fiber.set_scheduler(nil)
+    Fiber.set_scheduler(nil)
+    Fiber.scheduler.should == nil
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/fiber/storage_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/fiber/storage_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a3f6bf9cad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/fiber/storage_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "Fiber.new(storage:)" do
+  it "creates a Fiber with the given storage" do
+    storage = {life: 42}
+    fiber = Fiber.new(storage: storage) { Fiber.current.storage }
+    fiber.resume.should == storage
+  end
+
+  it "creates a fiber with lazily initialized storage" do
+    Fiber.new(storage: nil) { Fiber[:x] = 10; Fiber.current.storage }.resume.should == {x: 10}
+  end
+
+  it "creates a fiber by inheriting the storage of the parent fiber" do
+    fiber = Fiber.new(storage: {life: 42}) do
+      Fiber.new { Fiber.current.storage }.resume
+    end
+    fiber.resume.should == {life: 42}
+  end
+
+  it "cannot create a fiber with non-hash storage" do
+    -> { Fiber.new(storage: 42) {} }.should.raise(TypeError)
+  end
+
+  it "cannot create a fiber with a frozen hash as storage" do
+    -> { Fiber.new(storage: {life: 43}.freeze) {} }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+  end
+
+  it "cannot create a fiber with a storage hash with non-symbol keys" do
+    -> { Fiber.new(storage: {life: 43, Object.new => 44}) {} }.should.raise(TypeError)
+  end
+end
+
+describe "Fiber#storage" do
+  it "cannot be accessed from a different fiber" do
+    f = Fiber.new(storage: {life: 42}) { nil }
+    -> {
+      f.storage
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError, /Fiber storage can only be accessed from the Fiber it belongs to/)
+  end
+end
+
+describe "Fiber#storage=" do
+  it "can clear the storage of the fiber" do
+    fiber = Fiber.new(storage: {life: 42}) do
+      Fiber.current.storage = nil
+      Fiber[:x] = 10
+      Fiber.current.storage
+    end
+    fiber.resume.should == {x: 10}
+  end
+
+  it "can set the storage of the fiber" do
+    fiber = Fiber.new(storage: {life: 42}) do
+      Fiber.current.storage = {life: 43}
+      Fiber.current.storage
+    end
+    fiber.resume.should == {life: 43}
+  end
+
+  it "can't set the storage of the fiber to non-hash" do
+    -> { Fiber.current.storage = 42 }.should.raise(TypeError)
+  end
+
+  it "can't set the storage of the fiber to a frozen hash" do
+    -> { Fiber.current.storage = {life: 43}.freeze }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+  end
+
+  it "can't set the storage of the fiber to a hash with non-symbol keys" do
+    -> { Fiber.current.storage = {life: 43, Object.new => 44} }.should.raise(TypeError)
+  end
+end
+
+describe "Fiber.[]" do
+  it "returns the value of the given key in the storage of the current fiber" do
+    Fiber.new(storage: {life: 42}) { Fiber[:life] }.resume.should == 42
+  end
+
+  it "returns nil if the key is not present in the storage of the current fiber" do
+    Fiber.new(storage: {life: 42}) { Fiber[:death] }.resume.should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "returns nil if the current fiber has no storage" do
+    Fiber.new { Fiber[:life] }.resume.should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "can use dynamically defined keys" do
+    key = :"#{self.class.name}#.#{self.object_id}"
+    Fiber.new { Fiber[key] = 42; Fiber[key] }.resume.should == 42
+  end
+
+  it "can't use invalid keys" do
+    invalid_keys = [Object.new, 12]
+    invalid_keys.each do |key|
+      -> { Fiber[key] }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    end
+  end
+
+  ruby_bug "#20978", ""..."3.4" do
+    it "can use keys as strings" do
+      key = Object.new
+      def key.to_str; "Foo"; end
+      Fiber.new { Fiber[key] = 42; Fiber["Foo"] }.resume.should == 42
+    end
+
+    it "converts a String key into a Symbol" do
+      Fiber.new { Fiber["key"] = 42; Fiber[:key] }.resume.should == 42
+      Fiber.new { Fiber[:key] = 42; Fiber["key"] }.resume.should == 42
+    end
+
+    it "can use any object that responds to #to_str as a key" do
+      key = mock("key")
+      key.should_receive(:to_str).twice.and_return("key")
+      Fiber.new { Fiber[key] = 42; Fiber[key] }.resume.should == 42
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "does not call #to_sym on the key" do
+    key = mock("key")
+    key.should_not_receive(:to_sym)
+    -> { Fiber[key] }.should.raise(TypeError)
+  end
+
+  it "can access the storage of the parent fiber" do
+    f = Fiber.new(storage: {life: 42}) do
+      Fiber.new { Fiber[:life] }.resume
+    end
+    f.resume.should == 42
+  end
+
+  it "can't access the storage of the fiber with non-symbol keys" do
+    -> { Fiber[Object.new] }.should.raise(TypeError)
+  end
+end
+
+describe "Fiber.[]=" do
+  it "sets the value of the given key in the storage of the current fiber" do
+    Fiber.new(storage: {life: 42}) { Fiber[:life] = 43; Fiber[:life] }.resume.should == 43
+  end
+
+  it "sets the value of the given key in the storage of the current fiber" do
+    Fiber.new(storage: {life: 42}) { Fiber[:death] = 43; Fiber[:death] }.resume.should == 43
+  end
+
+  it "sets the value of the given key in the storage of the current fiber" do
+    Fiber.new { Fiber[:life] = 43; Fiber[:life] }.resume.should == 43
+  end
+
+  it "does not overwrite the storage of the parent fiber" do
+    f = Fiber.new(storage: {life: 42}) do
+      Fiber.yield Fiber.new { Fiber[:life] = 43; Fiber[:life] }.resume
+      Fiber[:life]
+    end
+    f.resume.should == 43 # Value of the inner fiber
+    f.resume.should == 42 # Value of the outer fiber
+  end
+
+  it "can't access the storage of the fiber with non-symbol keys" do
+    -> { Fiber[Object.new] = 44 }.should.raise(TypeError)
+  end
+
+  it "deletes the fiber storage key when assigning nil" do
+    Fiber.new(storage: {life: 42}) {
+      Fiber[:life] = nil
+      Fiber.current.storage
+    }.resume.should == {}
+  end
+end
+
+describe "Thread.new" do
+  it "creates a thread with the storage of the current fiber" do
+    fiber = Fiber.new(storage: {life: 42}) do
+      Thread.new { Fiber.current.storage }.value
+    end
+    fiber.resume.should == {life: 42}
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/fiber/transfer_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/fiber/transfer_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d8737aeeb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/fiber/transfer_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'shared/resume'
+
+describe "Fiber#transfer" do
+  it_behaves_like :fiber_resume, :transfer
+end
+
+describe "Fiber#transfer" do
+  it "transfers control from one Fiber to another when called from a Fiber" do
+    fiber1 = Fiber.new { :fiber1 }
+    fiber2 = Fiber.new { fiber1.transfer; :fiber2 }
+    fiber2.resume.should == :fiber2
+  end
+
+  it "returns to the root Fiber when finished" do
+    f1 = Fiber.new { :fiber_1 }
+    f2 = Fiber.new { f1.transfer; :fiber_2 }
+
+    f2.transfer.should == :fiber_1
+    f2.transfer.should == :fiber_2
+  end
+
+  it "can be invoked from the same Fiber it transfers control to" do
+    states = []
+    fiber = Fiber.new { states << :start; fiber.transfer; states << :end }
+    fiber.transfer
+    states.should == [:start, :end]
+
+    states = []
+    fiber = Fiber.new { states << :start; fiber.transfer; states << :end }
+    fiber.resume
+    states.should == [:start, :end]
+  end
+
+  it "can not transfer control to a Fiber that has suspended by Fiber.yield" do
+    states = []
+    fiber1 = Fiber.new { states << :fiber1 }
+    fiber2 = Fiber.new { states << :fiber2_start; Fiber.yield fiber1.transfer; states << :fiber2_end}
+    fiber2.resume.should == [:fiber2_start, :fiber1]
+    -> { fiber2.transfer }.should.raise(FiberError)
+  end
+
+  it "raises a FiberError when transferring to a Fiber which resumes itself" do
+    fiber = Fiber.new { fiber.resume }
+    -> { fiber.transfer }.should.raise(FiberError)
+  end
+
+  it "works if Fibers in different Threads each transfer to a Fiber in the same Thread" do
+    # This catches a bug where Fibers are running on a thread-pool
+    # and Fibers from a different Ruby Thread reuse the same native thread.
+    # Caching the Ruby Thread based on the native thread is not correct in that case,
+    # and the check for "fiber called across threads" in Fiber#transfer
+    # might be incorrect based on that.
+    2.times do
+      Thread.new do
+        io_fiber = Fiber.new do |calling_fiber|
+          calling_fiber.transfer
+        end
+        io_fiber.transfer(Fiber.current)
+        value = Object.new
+        io_fiber.transfer(value).should.equal? value
+      end.join
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "transfers control between a non-main thread's root fiber to a child fiber and back again" do
+    states = []
+    thread = Thread.new do
+      f1 = Fiber.new do |f0|
+        states << 0
+        value2 = f0.transfer(1)
+        states << value2
+        3
+      end
+
+      value1 = f1.transfer(Fiber.current)
+      states << value1
+      value3 = f1.transfer(2)
+      states << value3
+    end
+    thread.join
+    states.should == [0, 1, 2, 3]
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/fiber/yield_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/fiber/yield_spec.rb
index b010912c87..12ec6ebcef 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/fiber/yield_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/fiber/yield_spec.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe "Fiber.yield" do
 
   it "returns nil to the caller if given no arguments" do
     fiber = Fiber.new { true; Fiber.yield; true }
-    fiber.resume.should be_nil
+    fiber.resume.should == nil
     fiber.resume
   end
 
@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@ describe "Fiber.yield" do
   end
 
   it "raises a FiberError if called from the root Fiber" do
-    ->{ Fiber.yield }.should raise_error(FiberError)
+    ->{ Fiber.yield }.should.raise(FiberError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/absolute_path_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/absolute_path_spec.rb
index 9f39923472..fc12985a75 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/absolute_path_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/absolute_path_spec.rb
@@ -1,54 +1,52 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
-ruby_version_is "2.7" do
-  describe "File.absolute_path?" do
-    before :each do
-      @abs = File.expand_path(__FILE__)
-    end
+describe "File.absolute_path?" do
+  before :each do
+    @abs = File.expand_path(__FILE__)
+  end
 
-    it "returns true if it's an absolute pathname" do
-      File.absolute_path?(@abs).should be_true
-    end
+  it "returns true if it's an absolute pathname" do
+    File.absolute_path?(@abs).should == true
+  end
 
-    it "returns false if it's a relative path" do
-      File.absolute_path?(File.basename(__FILE__)).should be_false
-    end
+  it "returns false if it's a relative path" do
+    File.absolute_path?(File.basename(__FILE__)).should == false
+  end
 
-    it "returns false if it's a tricky relative path" do
-      File.absolute_path?("C:foo\\bar").should be_false
-    end
+  it "returns false if it's a tricky relative path" do
+    File.absolute_path?("C:foo\\bar").should == false
+  end
 
-    it "does not expand '~' to a home directory." do
-      File.absolute_path?('~').should be_false
-    end
+  it "does not expand '~' to a home directory." do
+    File.absolute_path?('~').should == false
+  end
 
-    it "does not expand '~user' to a home directory." do
-      path = File.dirname(@abs)
-      Dir.chdir(path) do
-        File.absolute_path?('~user').should be_false
-      end
+  it "does not expand '~user' to a home directory." do
+    path = File.dirname(@abs)
+    Dir.chdir(path) do
+      File.absolute_path?('~user').should == false
     end
+  end
 
-    it "calls #to_path on its argument" do
-      mock = mock_to_path(File.expand_path(__FILE__))
+  it "calls #to_path on its argument" do
+    mock = mock_to_path(File.expand_path(__FILE__))
 
-      File.absolute_path?(mock).should be_true
-    end
+    File.absolute_path?(mock).should == true
+  end
 
-    platform_is_not :windows do
-      it "takes into consideration the platform's root" do
-        File.absolute_path?("C:\\foo\\bar").should be_false
-        File.absolute_path?("C:/foo/bar").should be_false
-        File.absolute_path?("/foo/bar\\baz").should be_true
-      end
+  platform_is_not :windows do
+    it "takes into consideration the platform's root" do
+      File.absolute_path?("C:\\foo\\bar").should == false
+      File.absolute_path?("C:/foo/bar").should == false
+      File.absolute_path?("/foo/bar\\baz").should == true
     end
+  end
 
-    platform_is :windows do
-      it "takes into consideration the platform path separator(s)" do
-        File.absolute_path?("C:\\foo\\bar").should be_true
-        File.absolute_path?("C:/foo/bar").should be_true
-        File.absolute_path?("/foo/bar\\baz").should be_false
-      end
+  platform_is :windows do
+    it "takes into consideration the platform path separator(s)" do
+      File.absolute_path?("C:\\foo\\bar").should == true
+      File.absolute_path?("C:/foo/bar").should == true
+      File.absolute_path?("/foo/bar\\baz").should == false
     end
   end
 end
@@ -87,7 +85,7 @@ describe "File.absolute_path" do
   end
 
   it "accepts a second argument of a directory from which to resolve the path" do
-    File.absolute_path(__FILE__, File.dirname(__FILE__)).should == @abs
+    File.absolute_path(__FILE__, __dir__).should == @abs
   end
 
   it "calls #to_path on its argument" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/atime_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/atime_spec.rb
index 5663e47266..5c6c110eec 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/atime_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/atime_spec.rb
@@ -12,25 +12,30 @@ describe "File.atime" do
 
   it "returns the last access time for the named file as a Time object" do
     File.atime(@file)
-    File.atime(@file).should be_kind_of(Time)
+    File.atime(@file).should.is_a?(Time)
   end
 
   platform_is :linux, :windows do
-    ## NOTE also that some Linux systems disable atime (e.g. via mount params) for better filesystem speed.
-    it "returns the last access time for the named file with microseconds" do
-      supports_subseconds = Integer(`stat -c%x '#{__FILE__}'`[/\.(\d+)/, 1], 10)
-      if supports_subseconds != 0
-        expected_time = Time.at(Time.now.to_i + 0.123456)
-        File.utime expected_time, 0, @file
-        File.atime(@file).usec.should == expected_time.usec
-      else
-        File.atime(__FILE__).usec.should == 0
+    unless ENV.key?('TRAVIS') # https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/17926
+      ## NOTE also that some Linux systems disable atime (e.g. via mount params) for better filesystem speed.
+      it "returns the last access time for the named file with microseconds" do
+        supports_subseconds = Integer(`stat -c%x '#{__FILE__}'`[/\.(\d{1,6})/, 1], 10)
+        if supports_subseconds != 0
+          expected_time = Time.at(Time.now.to_i + 0.123456)
+          File.utime expected_time, 0, @file
+          File.atime(@file).usec.should == expected_time.usec
+        else
+          File.atime(__FILE__).usec.should == 0
+        end
+      rescue Errno::ENOENT => e
+        # Native Windows don't have stat command.
+        skip e.message
       end
     end
   end
 
   it "raises an Errno::ENOENT exception if the file is not found" do
-    -> { File.atime('a_fake_file') }.should raise_error(Errno::ENOENT)
+    -> { File.atime('a_fake_file') }.should.raise(Errno::ENOENT)
   end
 
   it "accepts an object that has a #to_path method" do
@@ -50,6 +55,6 @@ describe "File#atime" do
 
   it "returns the last access time to self" do
     @file.atime
-    @file.atime.should be_kind_of(Time)
+    @file.atime.should.is_a?(Time)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/basename_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/basename_spec.rb
index 6d7e432086..77afe5c22f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/basename_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/basename_spec.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe "File.basename" do
   end
 
   it "returns an string" do
-    File.basename("foo").should be_kind_of(String)
+    File.basename("foo").should.is_a?(String)
   end
 
   it "returns the basename for unix format" do
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ describe "File.basename" do
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if the arguments are not String types" do
-    -> { File.basename(nil)          }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { File.basename(1)            }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { File.basename("bar.txt", 1) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { File.basename(true)         }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { File.basename(nil)          }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { File.basename(1)            }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { File.basename("bar.txt", 1) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { File.basename(true)         }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "accepts an object that has a #to_path method" do
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ describe "File.basename" do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if passed more than two arguments" do
-    -> { File.basename('bar.txt', '.txt', '.txt') }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { File.basename('bar.txt', '.txt', '.txt') }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   # specific to MS Windows
@@ -151,8 +151,30 @@ describe "File.basename" do
       File.basename("c:\\bar.txt", ".*").should == "bar"
       File.basename("c:\\bar.txt.exe", ".*").should == "bar.txt"
     end
+
+    it "handles Shift JIS 0x5C (\\) as second byte of a multi-byte sequence" do
+      # dir\fileソname.txt
+      path = "dir\\file\x83\x5cname.txt".b.force_encoding(Encoding::SHIFT_JIS)
+      path.valid_encoding?.should == true
+      File.basename(path).should == "file\x83\x5cname.txt".b.force_encoding(Encoding::SHIFT_JIS)
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "rejects strings encoded with non ASCII-compatible encodings" do
+    Encoding.list.reject(&:ascii_compatible?).reject(&:dummy?).each do |enc|
+      path = "/foo/bar".encode(enc)
+
+      -> {
+        File.basename(path)
+      }.should.raise(Encoding::CompatibilityError)
+    end
   end
 
+  it "works with all ASCII-compatible encodings" do
+    Encoding.list.select(&:ascii_compatible?).each do |enc|
+      File.basename("/foo/bar".encode(enc)).should == "bar".encode(enc)
+    end
+  end
 
   it "returns the extension for a multibyte filename" do
     File.basename('/path/Офис.m4a').should == "Офис.m4a"
@@ -164,5 +186,20 @@ describe "File.basename" do
     basename.encoding.should == Encoding::Windows_1250
   end
 
+  it "returns a new unfrozen String" do
+    exts = [nil, '.rb', '.*', '.txt']
+    ['foo.rb','//', '/test/', 'test'].each do |example|
+      exts.each do |ext|
+        original = example.freeze
+        result = if ext
+                   File.basename(original, ext)
+                 else
+                   File.basename(original)
+                 end
+        result.should_not.equal?(original)
+        result.frozen?.should == false
+      end
+    end
+  end
 
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/birthtime_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/birthtime_spec.rb
index 755601df64..039fd7572c 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/birthtime_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/birthtime_spec.rb
@@ -1,60 +1,56 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
-describe "File.birthtime" do
-  before :each do
-    @file = __FILE__
-  end
+platform_is :windows, :darwin, :freebsd, :netbsd, :linux do
+  not_implemented_messages = [
+    "birthtime() function is unimplemented", # unsupported OS/version
+    "birthtime is unimplemented",            # unsupported filesystem
+  ]
+
+  describe "File.birthtime" do
+    before :each do
+      @file = __FILE__
+    end
 
-  after :each do
-    @file = nil
-  end
+    after :each do
+      @file = nil
+    end
 
-  platform_is :windows, :darwin, :freebsd, :netbsd do
     it "returns the birth time for the named file as a Time object" do
       File.birthtime(@file)
-      File.birthtime(@file).should be_kind_of(Time)
+      File.birthtime(@file).should.is_a?(Time)
+    rescue NotImplementedError => e
+      e.message.should.start_with?(*not_implemented_messages)
     end
 
     it "accepts an object that has a #to_path method" do
+      File.birthtime(@file) # Avoid to failure of mock object with old Kernel and glibc
       File.birthtime(mock_to_path(@file))
+    rescue NotImplementedError => e
+      e.message.should.start_with?(*not_implemented_messages)
     end
 
     it "raises an Errno::ENOENT exception if the file is not found" do
-      -> { File.birthtime('bogus') }.should raise_error(Errno::ENOENT)
+      -> { File.birthtime('bogus') }.should.raise(Errno::ENOENT)
+    rescue NotImplementedError => e
+      e.message.should.start_with?(*not_implemented_messages)
     end
   end
 
-  platform_is :openbsd do
-    it "raises an NotImplementedError" do
-      -> { File.birthtime(@file) }.should raise_error(NotImplementedError)
+  describe "File#birthtime" do
+    before :each do
+      @file = File.open(__FILE__)
     end
-  end
-
-  # TODO: depends on Linux kernel version
-end
 
-describe "File#birthtime" do
-  before :each do
-    @file = File.open(__FILE__)
-  end
-
-  after :each do
-    @file.close
-    @file = nil
-  end
+    after :each do
+      @file.close
+      @file = nil
+    end
 
-  platform_is :windows, :darwin, :freebsd, :netbsd do
     it "returns the birth time for self" do
       @file.birthtime
-      @file.birthtime.should be_kind_of(Time)
+      @file.birthtime.should.is_a?(Time)
+    rescue NotImplementedError => e
+      e.message.should.start_with?(*not_implemented_messages)
     end
   end
-
-  platform_is :openbsd do
-    it "raises an NotImplementedError" do
-      -> { @file.birthtime }.should raise_error(NotImplementedError)
-    end
-  end
-
-  # TODO: depends on Linux kernel version
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/chmod_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/chmod_spec.rb
index 5ca15c9748..e0fd10ceb1 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/chmod_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/chmod_spec.rb
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ describe "File#chmod" do
   end
 
   it "raises RangeError with too large values" do
-    -> { @file.chmod(2**64) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
-    -> { @file.chmod(-2**63 - 1) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
+    -> { @file.chmod(2**64) }.should.raise(RangeError)
+    -> { @file.chmod(-2**63 - 1) }.should.raise(RangeError)
   end
 
   it "invokes to_int on non-integer argument" do
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ describe "File.chmod" do
   end
 
   it "raises RangeError with too large values" do
-    -> { File.chmod(2**64, @file) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
-    -> { File.chmod(-2**63 - 1, @file) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
+    -> { File.chmod(2**64, @file) }.should.raise(RangeError)
+    -> { File.chmod(-2**63 - 1, @file) }.should.raise(RangeError)
   end
 
   it "accepts an object that has a #to_path method" do
@@ -106,13 +106,13 @@ describe "File.chmod" do
   end
 
   it "throws a TypeError if the given path is not coercible into a string" do
-    -> { File.chmod(0, []) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { File.chmod(0, []) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises an error for a non existent path" do
     -> {
       File.chmod(0644, "#{@file}.not.existing")
-    }.should raise_error(Errno::ENOENT)
+    }.should.raise(Errno::ENOENT)
   end
 
   it "invokes to_int on non-integer argument" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/chown_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/chown_spec.rb
index 8cc8f0d04b..3353aafc70 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/chown_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/chown_spec.rb
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ describe "File.chown" do
     it "raises an error for a non existent path" do
       -> {
         File.chown(nil, nil, "#{@fname}_not_existing")
-      }.should raise_error(Errno::ENOENT)
+      }.should.raise(Errno::ENOENT)
     end
   end
 
@@ -78,15 +78,15 @@ describe "File.chown" do
 end
 
 describe "File#chown" do
-    before :each do
-      @fname = tmp('file_chown_test')
-      @file = File.open(@fname, 'w')
-    end
+  before :each do
+    @fname = tmp('file_chown_test')
+    @file = File.open(@fname, 'w')
+  end
 
-    after :each do
-      @file.close unless @file.closed?
-      rm_r @fname
-    end
+  after :each do
+    @file.close unless @file.closed?
+    rm_r @fname
+  end
 
   as_superuser do
     platform_is :windows do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/constants/constants_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/constants/constants_spec.rb
index 86946822c5..9d9c1c3b25 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/constants/constants_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/constants/constants_spec.rb
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
   "FNM_DOTMATCH", "FNM_EXTGLOB", "FNM_NOESCAPE", "FNM_PATHNAME",
   "FNM_SYSCASE", "LOCK_EX", "LOCK_NB", "LOCK_SH",
   "LOCK_UN", "NONBLOCK", "RDONLY",
-  "RDWR", "TRUNC", "WRONLY"].each do |const|
+  "RDWR", "TRUNC", "WRONLY", "SHARE_DELETE"].each do |const|
   describe "File::Constants::#{const}" do
     it "is defined" do
-      File::Constants.const_defined?(const).should be_true
+      File::Constants.const_defined?(const).should == true
     end
   end
 end
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ end
 platform_is :windows do
   describe "File::Constants::BINARY" do
     it "is defined" do
-      File::Constants.const_defined?(:BINARY).should be_true
+      File::Constants.const_defined?(:BINARY).should == true
     end
   end
 end
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ platform_is_not :windows do
   ["NOCTTY", "SYNC"].each do |const|
     describe "File::Constants::#{const}" do
       it "is defined" do
-        File::Constants.const_defined?(const).should be_true
+        File::Constants.const_defined?(const).should == true
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/ctime_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/ctime_spec.rb
index b16eb13c1e..cf37d1f4ee 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/ctime_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/ctime_spec.rb
@@ -11,17 +11,20 @@ describe "File.ctime" do
 
   it "returns the change time for the named file (the time at which directory information about the file was changed, not the file itself)." do
     File.ctime(@file)
-    File.ctime(@file).should be_kind_of(Time)
+    File.ctime(@file).should.is_a?(Time)
   end
 
   platform_is :linux, :windows do
     it "returns the change time for the named file (the time at which directory information about the file was changed, not the file itself) with microseconds." do
-      supports_subseconds = Integer(`stat -c%z '#{__FILE__}'`[/\.(\d+)/, 1], 10)
+      supports_subseconds = Integer(`stat -c%z '#{__FILE__}'`[/\.(\d{1,6})/, 1], 10)
       if supports_subseconds != 0
         File.ctime(__FILE__).usec.should > 0
       else
         File.ctime(__FILE__).usec.should == 0
       end
+    rescue Errno::ENOENT => e
+      # Windows don't have stat command.
+      skip e.message
     end
   end
 
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@ describe "File.ctime" do
   end
 
   it "raises an Errno::ENOENT exception if the file is not found" do
-    -> { File.ctime('bogus') }.should raise_error(Errno::ENOENT)
+    -> { File.ctime('bogus') }.should.raise(Errno::ENOENT)
   end
 end
 
@@ -46,6 +49,6 @@ describe "File#ctime" do
 
   it "returns the change time for the named file (the time at which directory information about the file was changed, not the file itself)." do
     @file.ctime
-    @file.ctime.should be_kind_of(Time)
+    @file.ctime.should.is_a?(Time)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/dirname_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/dirname_spec.rb
index cf0f909f59..855148a684 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/dirname_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/dirname_spec.rb
@@ -11,24 +11,37 @@ describe "File.dirname" do
     File.dirname('/foo/foo').should == '/foo'
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is '3.1' do
+  context "when level is passed" do
     it "returns all the components of filename except the last parts by the level" do
       File.dirname('/home/jason', 2).should == '/'
       File.dirname('/home/jason/poot.txt', 2).should == '/home'
     end
 
-    it "returns the same string if the level is 0" do
+    it "returns the same String if the level is 0" do
       File.dirname('poot.txt', 0).should == 'poot.txt'
       File.dirname('/', 0).should == '/'
     end
 
     it "raises ArgumentError if the level is negative" do
-      -> {File.dirname('/home/jason', -1)}.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      -> {
+        File.dirname('/home/jason', -1)
+      }.should.raise(ArgumentError, "negative level: -1")
+    end
+
+    it "returns '/' when level exceeds the number of segments in the path" do
+      File.dirname("/home/jason", 100).should == '/'
+    end
+
+    it "calls #to_int if passed not numeric value" do
+      object = Object.new
+      def object.to_int; 2; end
+
+      File.dirname("/a/b/c/d", object).should == '/a/b'
     end
   end
 
   it "returns a String" do
-    File.dirname("foo").should be_kind_of(String)
+    File.dirname("foo").should.is_a?(String)
   end
 
   it "does not modify its argument" do
@@ -50,22 +63,48 @@ describe "File.dirname" do
   end
 
   it "returns all the components of filename except the last one (edge cases on all platforms)" do
-      File.dirname("").should == "."
-      File.dirname(".").should == "."
-      File.dirname("./").should == "."
-      File.dirname("./b/./").should == "./b"
-      File.dirname("..").should == "."
-      File.dirname("../").should == "."
-      File.dirname("/").should == "/"
-      File.dirname("/.").should == "/"
-      File.dirname("/foo/").should == "/"
-      File.dirname("/foo/.").should == "/foo"
-      File.dirname("/foo/./").should == "/foo"
-      File.dirname("/foo/../.").should == "/foo/.."
-      File.dirname("foo/../").should == "foo"
+    File.dirname("").should == "."
+    File.dirname(".").should == "."
+    File.dirname("./").should == "."
+    File.dirname("./b/./").should == "./b"
+    File.dirname("..").should == "."
+    File.dirname("../").should == "."
+    File.dirname("/").should == "/"
+    File.dirname("/.").should == "/"
+    File.dirname("/foo/").should == "/"
+    File.dirname("/foo/.").should == "/foo"
+    File.dirname("/foo/./").should == "/foo"
+    File.dirname("/foo/../.").should == "/foo/.."
+    File.dirname("foo/../").should == "foo"
+  end
+
+  it "rejects strings encoded with non ASCII-compatible encodings" do
+    Encoding.list.reject(&:ascii_compatible?).reject(&:dummy?).each do |enc|
+      path = "/foo/bar".encode(enc)
+      -> {
+        File.dirname(path)
+      }.should.raise(Encoding::CompatibilityError)
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "works with all ASCII-compatible encodings" do
+    Encoding.list.select(&:ascii_compatible?).each do |enc|
+      File.dirname("/foo/bar".encode(enc)).should == "/foo".encode(enc)
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "handles Shift JIS 0x5C (\\) as second byte of a multi-byte sequence" do
+    # dir/fileソname.txt
+    path = "dir/file\x83\x5cname.txt".b.force_encoding(Encoding::SHIFT_JIS)
+    path.valid_encoding?.should == true
+    File.dirname(path).should == "dir"
   end
 
   platform_is_not :windows do
+    it "ignores repeated leading / (edge cases on non-windows)" do
+      File.dirname("/////foo/bar/").should == "/foo"
+    end
+
     it "returns all the components of filename except the last one (edge cases on non-windows)" do
       File.dirname('/////').should == '/'
       File.dirname("//foo//").should == "/"
@@ -81,6 +120,13 @@ describe "File.dirname" do
       File.dirname("//foo//").should == "//foo"
       File.dirname('/////').should == '//'
     end
+
+    it "handles Shift JIS 0x5C (\\) as second byte of a multi-byte sequence (windows)" do
+      # dir\fileソname.txt
+      path = "dir\\file\x83\x5cname.txt".b.force_encoding(Encoding::SHIFT_JIS)
+      path.valid_encoding?.should == true
+      File.dirname(path).should == "dir"
+    end
   end
 
   it "accepts an object that has a #to_path method" do
@@ -88,10 +134,10 @@ describe "File.dirname" do
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if not passed a String type" do
-    -> { File.dirname(nil)   }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { File.dirname(0)     }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { File.dirname(true)  }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { File.dirname(false) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { File.dirname(nil)   }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { File.dirname(0)     }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { File.dirname(true)  }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { File.dirname(false) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   # Windows specific tests
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/empty_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/empty_spec.rb
index 77f132303e..e8c9941676 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/empty_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/empty_spec.rb
@@ -4,10 +4,4 @@ require_relative '../../shared/file/zero'
 describe "File.empty?" do
   it_behaves_like :file_zero, :empty?, File
   it_behaves_like :file_zero_missing, :empty?, File
-
-  platform_is :solaris do
-    it "returns false for /dev/null" do
-      File.empty?('/dev/null').should == true
-    end
-  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/exist_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/exist_spec.rb
index ddb5febcba..b5600e5b07 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/exist_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/exist_spec.rb
@@ -4,3 +4,9 @@ require_relative '../../shared/file/exist'
 describe "File.exist?" do
   it_behaves_like :file_exist, :exist?, File
 end
+
+describe "File.exists?" do
+  it "has been removed" do
+    File.should_not.respond_to?(:exists?)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/expand_path_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/expand_path_spec.rb
index c31f885b92..160494f145 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/expand_path_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/expand_path_spec.rb
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ describe "File.expand_path" do
     end
 
     it "raises an ArgumentError if the path is not valid" do
-      -> { File.expand_path("~a_not_existing_user") }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      -> { File.expand_path("~a_not_existing_user") }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
     end
 
     it "expands ~ENV['USER'] to the user's home directory" do
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ describe "File.expand_path" do
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if not passed a String type" do
-    -> { File.expand_path(1)    }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { File.expand_path(nil)  }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { File.expand_path(true) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { File.expand_path(1)    }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { File.expand_path(nil)  }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { File.expand_path(true) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   platform_is_not :windows do
@@ -137,11 +137,11 @@ describe "File.expand_path" do
   it "returns a String in the same encoding as the argument" do
     Encoding.default_external = Encoding::SHIFT_JIS
 
-    path = "./a".force_encoding Encoding::CP1251
-    File.expand_path(path).encoding.should equal(Encoding::CP1251)
+    path = "./a".dup.force_encoding Encoding::CP1251
+    File.expand_path(path).encoding.should.equal?(Encoding::CP1251)
 
     weird_path = [222, 173, 190, 175].pack('C*')
-    File.expand_path(weird_path).encoding.should equal(Encoding::BINARY)
+    File.expand_path(weird_path).encoding.should.equal?(Encoding::BINARY)
   end
 
   platform_is_not :windows do
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ describe "File.expand_path" do
   platform_is_not :windows do
     it "raises an Encoding::CompatibilityError if the external encoding is not compatible" do
       Encoding.default_external = Encoding::UTF_16BE
-      -> { File.expand_path("./a") }.should raise_error(Encoding::CompatibilityError)
+      -> { File.expand_path("./a") }.should.raise(Encoding::CompatibilityError)
     end
   end
 
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ describe "File.expand_path" do
     str = FileSpecs::SubString.new "./a/b/../c"
     path = File.expand_path(str, @base)
     path.should == "#{@base}/a/c"
-    path.should be_an_instance_of(String)
+    path.should.instance_of?(String)
   end
 end
 
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ platform_is_not :windows do
 
     it "raises an ArgumentError when passed '~' if HOME == ''" do
       ENV["HOME"] = ""
-      -> { File.expand_path("~") }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      -> { File.expand_path("~") }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
     end
   end
 
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ platform_is_not :windows do
 
     it "raises an ArgumentError" do
       ENV["HOME"] = "non-absolute"
-      -> { File.expand_path("~") }.should raise_error(ArgumentError, 'non-absolute home')
+      -> { File.expand_path("~") }.should.raise(ArgumentError, 'non-absolute home')
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/extname_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/extname_spec.rb
index e182ed44f2..995d0ea31a 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/extname_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/extname_spec.rb
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ describe "File.extname" do
   end
 
   describe "for a filename ending with a dot" do
-    guard -> { platform_is :windows or ruby_version_is ""..."2.7" } do
+    platform_is :windows do
       it "returns ''" do
         File.extname(".foo.").should == ""
         File.extname("foo.").should == ""
       end
     end
 
-    guard -> { platform_is_not :windows and ruby_version_is "2.7" } do
+    platform_is_not :windows do
       it "returns '.'" do
         File.extname(".foo.").should == "."
         File.extname("foo.").should == "."
@@ -57,15 +57,15 @@ describe "File.extname" do
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if not passed a String type" do
-    -> { File.extname(nil)   }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { File.extname(0)     }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { File.extname(true)  }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { File.extname(false) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { File.extname(nil)   }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { File.extname(0)     }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { File.extname(true)  }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { File.extname(false) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if not passed one argument" do
-    -> { File.extname }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { File.extname("foo.bar", "foo.baz") }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { File.extname }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    -> { File.extname("foo.bar", "foo.baz") }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/flock_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/flock_spec.rb
index 751e99d994..23ddf89ed8 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/flock_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/flock_spec.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe "File#flock" do
   it "returns false if trying to lock an exclusively locked file" do
     @file.flock File::LOCK_EX
 
-    ruby_exe(<<-END_OF_CODE, escape: true).should == "false"
+    ruby_exe(<<-END_OF_CODE).should == "false"
       File.open('#{@name}', "w") do |f2|
         print f2.flock(File::LOCK_EX | File::LOCK_NB).to_s
       end
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ describe "File#flock" do
   it "blocks if trying to lock an exclusively locked file" do
     @file.flock File::LOCK_EX
 
-    out = ruby_exe(<<-END_OF_CODE, escape: true)
+    out = ruby_exe(<<-END_OF_CODE)
       running = false
 
       t = Thread.new do
@@ -72,35 +72,3 @@ describe "File#flock" do
     end
   end
 end
-
-platform_is :solaris do
-  describe "File#flock on Solaris" do
-    before :each do
-      @name = tmp("flock_test")
-      touch(@name)
-
-      @read_file = File.open @name, "r"
-      @write_file = File.open @name, "w"
-    end
-
-    after :each do
-      @read_file.flock File::LOCK_UN
-      @read_file.close
-      @write_file.flock File::LOCK_UN
-      @write_file.close
-      rm_r @name
-    end
-
-    it "fails with EBADF acquiring exclusive lock on read-only File" do
-      -> do
-        @read_file.flock File::LOCK_EX
-      end.should raise_error(Errno::EBADF)
-    end
-
-    it "fails with EBADF acquiring shared lock on read-only File" do
-      -> do
-        @write_file.flock File::LOCK_SH
-      end.should raise_error(Errno::EBADF)
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/ftype_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/ftype_spec.rb
index cdddc404dc..ab9f76b79b 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/ftype_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/ftype_spec.rb
@@ -7,19 +7,19 @@ describe "File.ftype" do
   end
 
   it "raises ArgumentError if not given exactly one filename" do
-    -> { File.ftype }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { File.ftype('blah', 'bleh') }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { File.ftype }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    -> { File.ftype('blah', 'bleh') }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "raises Errno::ENOENT if the file is not valid" do
     -> {
       File.ftype("/#{$$}#{Time.now.to_f}")
-    }.should raise_error(Errno::ENOENT)
+    }.should.raise(Errno::ENOENT)
   end
 
   it "returns a String" do
     FileSpecs.normal_file do |file|
-      File.ftype(file).should be_kind_of(String)
+      File.ftype(file).should.is_a?(String)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/inspect_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/inspect_spec.rb
index 148e789c62..fe87429e8d 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/inspect_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/inspect_spec.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ describe "File#inspect" do
   end
 
   it "returns a String" do
-    @file.inspect.should be_an_instance_of(String)
+    @file.inspect.should.instance_of?(String)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/join_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/join_spec.rb
index 0feedbae93..0f0911ea31 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/join_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/join_spec.rb
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ describe "File.join" do
   it "returns a duplicate string when given a single argument" do
     str = "usr"
     File.join(str).should == str
-    File.join(str).should_not equal(str)
+    File.join(str).should_not.equal?(str)
   end
 
   it "supports any number of arguments" do
@@ -104,15 +104,15 @@ describe "File.join" do
   it "raises an ArgumentError if passed a recursive array" do
     a = ["a"]
     a << a
-    -> { File.join a }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { File.join a }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError exception when args are nil" do
-    -> { File.join nil }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { File.join nil }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "calls #to_str" do
-    -> { File.join(mock('x')) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { File.join(mock('x')) }.should.raise(TypeError)
 
     bin = mock("bin")
     bin.should_receive(:to_str).exactly(:twice).and_return("bin")
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ describe "File.join" do
   end
 
   it "calls #to_path" do
-    -> { File.join(mock('x')) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { File.join(mock('x')) }.should.raise(TypeError)
 
     bin = mock("bin")
     bin.should_receive(:to_path).exactly(:twice).and_return("bin")
@@ -138,10 +138,10 @@ describe "File.join" do
   end
 
   it "raises errors for null bytes" do
-    -> { File.join("\x00x", "metadata.gz") }.should raise_error(ArgumentError) { |e|
+    -> { File.join("\x00x", "metadata.gz") }.should.raise(ArgumentError) { |e|
       e.message.should == 'string contains null byte'
     }
-    -> { File.join("metadata.gz", "\x00x") }.should raise_error(ArgumentError) { |e|
+    -> { File.join("metadata.gz", "\x00x") }.should.raise(ArgumentError) { |e|
       e.message.should == 'string contains null byte'
     }
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/lchmod_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/lchmod_spec.rb
index 7420b95e4a..3c44374983 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/lchmod_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/lchmod_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "File.lchmod" do
-  platform_is_not :linux, :windows, :openbsd, :solaris, :aix do
+  platform_is_not :linux, :windows, :openbsd, :aix do
     before :each do
       @fname = tmp('file_chmod_test')
       @lname = @fname + '.lnk'
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/link_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/link_spec.rb
index a5d5b4815f..768ee4b0fa 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/link_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/link_spec.rb
@@ -22,18 +22,18 @@ describe "File.link" do
 
     it "raises an Errno::EEXIST if the target already exists" do
       File.link(@file, @link)
-      -> { File.link(@file, @link) }.should raise_error(Errno::EEXIST)
+      -> { File.link(@file, @link) }.should.raise(Errno::EEXIST)
     end
 
     it "raises an ArgumentError if not passed two arguments" do
-      -> { File.link                      }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-      -> { File.link(@file)               }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-      -> { File.link(@file, @link, @file) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      -> { File.link                      }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+      -> { File.link(@file)               }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+      -> { File.link(@file, @link, @file) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError if not passed String types" do
-      -> { File.link(@file, nil) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { File.link(@file, 1)   }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { File.link(@file, nil) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { File.link(@file, 1)   }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/lutime_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/lutime_spec.rb
index 1f0625f61e..0f6df42ea3 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/lutime_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/lutime_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'shared/update_time'
 
-describe "File.lutime" do
-  platform_is_not :windows do
+platform_is_not :windows do
+  describe "File.lutime" do
+    it_behaves_like :update_time, :lutime
+  end
+
+  describe "File.lutime" do
     before :each do
       @atime = Time.utc(2000)
       @mtime = Time.utc(2001)
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/mkfifo_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/mkfifo_spec.rb
index 19298c967c..ce4a67fe31 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/mkfifo_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/mkfifo_spec.rb
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ describe "File.mkfifo" do
 
     context "when path passed is not a String value" do
       it "raises a TypeError" do
-        -> { File.mkfifo(:"/tmp/fifo") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+        -> { File.mkfifo(:"/tmp/fifo") }.should.raise(TypeError)
       end
     end
 
     context "when path does not exist" do
       it "raises an Errno::ENOENT exception" do
-        -> { File.mkfifo("/bogus/path") }.should raise_error(Errno::ENOENT)
+        -> { File.mkfifo("/bogus/path") }.should.raise(Errno::ENOENT)
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/mtime_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/mtime_spec.rb
index 8d47d3021a..d83725e25d 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/mtime_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/mtime_spec.rb
@@ -11,25 +11,30 @@ describe "File.mtime" do
   end
 
   it "returns the modification Time of the file" do
-    File.mtime(@filename).should be_kind_of(Time)
+    File.mtime(@filename).should.is_a?(Time)
     File.mtime(@filename).should be_close(@mtime, TIME_TOLERANCE)
   end
 
   platform_is :linux, :windows do
-    it "returns the modification Time of the file with microseconds" do
-      supports_subseconds = Integer(`stat -c%y '#{__FILE__}'`[/\.(\d+)/, 1], 10)
-      if supports_subseconds != 0
-        expected_time = Time.at(Time.now.to_i + 0.123456)
-        File.utime 0, expected_time, @filename
-        File.mtime(@filename).usec.should == expected_time.usec
-      else
-        File.mtime(__FILE__).usec.should == 0
+    unless ENV.key?('TRAVIS') # https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/17926
+      it "returns the modification Time of the file with microseconds" do
+        supports_subseconds = Integer(`stat -c%y '#{__FILE__}'`[/\.(\d{1,6})/, 1], 10)
+        if supports_subseconds != 0
+          expected_time = Time.at(Time.now.to_i + 0.123456)
+          File.utime 0, expected_time, @filename
+          File.mtime(@filename).usec.should == expected_time.usec
+        else
+          File.mtime(__FILE__).usec.should == 0
+        end
+      rescue Errno::ENOENT => e
+        # Windows don't have stat command.
+        skip e.message
       end
     end
   end
 
   it "raises an Errno::ENOENT exception if the file is not found" do
-    -> { File.mtime('bogus') }.should raise_error(Errno::ENOENT)
+    -> { File.mtime('bogus') }.should.raise(Errno::ENOENT)
   end
 end
 
@@ -45,7 +50,7 @@ describe "File#mtime" do
   end
 
   it "returns the modification Time of the file" do
-    @f.mtime.should be_kind_of(Time)
+    @f.mtime.should.is_a?(Time)
   end
 
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/new_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/new_spec.rb
index 004f78503a..4cd2cb5dcb 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/new_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/new_spec.rb
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ describe "File.new" do
 
   it "returns a new File with mode string" do
     @fh = File.new(@file, 'w')
-    @fh.should be_kind_of(File)
+    @fh.should.is_a?(File)
     File.should.exist?(@file)
   end
 
   it "returns a new File with mode num" do
     @fh = File.new(@file, @flags)
-    @fh.should be_kind_of(File)
+    @fh.should.is_a?(File)
     File.should.exist?(@file)
   end
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe "File.new" do
     rm_r @file
     File.umask(0011)
     @fh = File.new(@file, @flags, 0755)
-    @fh.should be_kind_of(File)
+    @fh.should.is_a?(File)
     platform_is_not :windows do
       File.stat(@file).mode.to_s(8).should == "100744"
     end
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe "File.new" do
     rm_r @file
     begin
       f = File.new(@file, "w", 0444)
-      -> { f.puts("test") }.should_not raise_error(IOError)
+      -> { f.puts("test") }.should_not.raise(IOError)
     ensure
       f.close
     end
@@ -74,49 +74,84 @@ describe "File.new" do
     @fh = File.new(@file)
     fh_copy = File.new(@fh.fileno)
     fh_copy.autoclose = false
-    fh_copy.should be_kind_of(File)
+    fh_copy.should.is_a?(File)
+    File.should.exist?(@file)
+  end
+
+  it "returns a new read-only File when mode is not specified" do
+    @fh = File.new(@file)
+
+    -> { @fh.puts("test") }.should.raise(IOError)
+    @fh.read.should == ""
+    File.should.exist?(@file)
+  end
+
+  it "returns a new read-only File when mode is not specified but flags option is present" do
+    @fh = File.new(@file, flags: File::CREAT)
+
+    -> { @fh.puts("test") }.should.raise(IOError)
+    @fh.read.should == ""
     File.should.exist?(@file)
   end
 
   it "creates a new file when use File::EXCL mode" do
     @fh = File.new(@file, File::EXCL)
-    @fh.should be_kind_of(File)
+    @fh.should.is_a?(File)
     File.should.exist?(@file)
   end
 
-  it "raises an Errorno::EEXIST if the file exists when create a new file with File::CREAT|File::EXCL" do
-    -> { @fh = File.new(@file, File::CREAT|File::EXCL) }.should raise_error(Errno::EEXIST)
+  it "raises an Errno::EEXIST if the file exists when create a new file with File::CREAT|File::EXCL" do
+    -> { @fh = File.new(@file, File::CREAT|File::EXCL) }.should.raise(Errno::EEXIST)
   end
 
   it "creates a new file when use File::WRONLY|File::APPEND mode" do
     @fh = File.new(@file, File::WRONLY|File::APPEND)
-    @fh.should be_kind_of(File)
+    @fh.should.is_a?(File)
     File.should.exist?(@file)
   end
 
   it "returns a new File when use File::APPEND mode" do
     @fh = File.new(@file, File::APPEND)
-    @fh.should be_kind_of(File)
+    @fh.should.is_a?(File)
     File.should.exist?(@file)
   end
 
   it "returns a new File when use File::RDONLY|File::APPEND mode" do
     @fh = File.new(@file, File::RDONLY|File::APPEND)
-    @fh.should be_kind_of(File)
+    @fh.should.is_a?(File)
     File.should.exist?(@file)
   end
 
   it "returns a new File when use File::RDONLY|File::WRONLY mode" do
     @fh = File.new(@file, File::RDONLY|File::WRONLY)
-    @fh.should be_kind_of(File)
+    @fh.should.is_a?(File)
     File.should.exist?(@file)
   end
 
-
   it "creates a new file when use File::WRONLY|File::TRUNC mode" do
     @fh = File.new(@file, File::WRONLY|File::TRUNC)
-    @fh.should be_kind_of(File)
+    @fh.should.is_a?(File)
+    File.should.exist?(@file)
+  end
+
+  it "returns a new read-only File when use File::RDONLY|File::CREAT mode" do
+    @fh = File.new(@file, File::RDONLY|File::CREAT)
+    @fh.should.is_a?(File)
     File.should.exist?(@file)
+
+    # it's read-only
+    -> { @fh.puts("test") }.should.raise(IOError)
+    @fh.read.should == ""
+  end
+
+  it "returns a new read-only File when use File::CREAT mode" do
+    @fh = File.new(@file, File::CREAT)
+    @fh.should.is_a?(File)
+    File.should.exist?(@file)
+
+    # it's read-only
+    -> { @fh.puts("test") }.should.raise(IOError)
+    @fh.read.should == ""
   end
 
   it "coerces filename using to_str" do
@@ -133,17 +168,43 @@ describe "File.new" do
     File.should.exist?(@file)
   end
 
+  it "accepts options as a keyword argument" do
+    @fh = File.new(@file, 'w', 0755, flags: @flags)
+    @fh.should.is_a?(File)
+    @fh.close
+
+    -> {
+      @fh = File.new(@file, 'w', 0755, {flags: @flags})
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError, "wrong number of arguments (given 4, expected 1..3)")
+  end
+
+  it "bitwise-ORs mode and flags option" do
+    -> {
+      @fh = File.new(@file, 'w', flags: File::EXCL)
+    }.should.raise(Errno::EEXIST, /File exists/)
+
+    -> {
+      @fh = File.new(@file, mode: 'w', flags: File::EXCL)
+    }.should.raise(Errno::EEXIST, /File exists/)
+  end
+
+  it "does not use the given block and warns to use File::open" do
+    -> {
+      @fh = File.new(@file) { raise }
+    }.should complain(/warning: File::new\(\) does not take block; use File::open\(\) instead/)
+  end
+
   it "raises a TypeError if the first parameter can't be coerced to a string" do
-    -> { File.new(true) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { File.new(false) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { File.new(true) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { File.new(false) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if the first parameter is nil" do
-    -> { File.new(nil) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { File.new(nil) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises an Errno::EBADF if the first parameter is an invalid file descriptor" do
-    -> { File.new(-1) }.should raise_error(Errno::EBADF)
+    -> { File.new(-1) }.should.raise(Errno::EBADF)
   end
 
   platform_is_not :windows do
@@ -152,7 +213,7 @@ describe "File.new" do
       -> {
         f = File.new(@fh.fileno, @flags)
         f.autoclose = false
-      }.should raise_error(Errno::EINVAL)
+      }.should.raise(Errno::EINVAL)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/open_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/open_spec.rb
index 8faa31173e..7318c31636 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/open_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/open_spec.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ describe "File.open" do
     it "propagates non-StandardErrors produced by close" do
       -> {
         File.open(@file, 'r') { |f| FileSpecs.make_closer f, Exception }
-      }.should raise_error(Exception)
+      }.should.raise(Exception)
 
       ScratchPad.recorded.should == [:file_opened, :file_closed]
     end
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe "File.open" do
     it "propagates StandardErrors produced by close" do
       -> {
         File.open(@file, 'r') { |f| FileSpecs.make_closer f, StandardError }
-      }.should raise_error(StandardError)
+      }.should.raise(StandardError)
 
       ScratchPad.recorded.should == [:file_opened, :file_closed]
     end
@@ -62,13 +62,13 @@ describe "File.open" do
 
   it "opens the file (basic case)" do
     @fh = File.open(@file)
-    @fh.should be_kind_of(File)
+    @fh.should.is_a?(File)
     File.should.exist?(@file)
   end
 
   it "opens the file with unicode characters" do
     @fh = File.open(@unicode_path, "w")
-    @fh.should be_kind_of(File)
+    @fh.should.is_a?(File)
     File.should.exist?(@unicode_path)
   end
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ describe "File.open" do
 
   it "opens with mode string" do
     @fh = File.open(@file, 'w')
-    @fh.should be_kind_of(File)
+    @fh.should.is_a?(File)
     File.should.exist?(@file)
   end
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ describe "File.open" do
 
   it "opens a file with mode num" do
     @fh = File.open(@file, @flags)
-    @fh.should be_kind_of(File)
+    @fh.should.is_a?(File)
     File.should.exist?(@file)
   end
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ describe "File.open" do
 
   it "opens a file with mode and permission as nil" do
     @fh = File.open(@file, nil, nil)
-    @fh.should be_kind_of(File)
+    @fh.should.is_a?(File)
   end
 
   # For this test we delete the file first to reset the perms
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ describe "File.open" do
     rm_r @file
     File.umask(0011)
     @fh = File.open(@file, @flags, 0755)
-    @fh.should be_kind_of(File)
+    @fh.should.is_a?(File)
     platform_is_not :windows do
       @fh.lstat.mode.to_s(8).should == "100744"
     end
@@ -161,69 +161,69 @@ describe "File.open" do
     @fh = File.open(@file)
     fh_copy = File.open(@fh.fileno)
     fh_copy.autoclose = false
-    fh_copy.should be_kind_of(File)
+    fh_copy.should.is_a?(File)
     File.should.exist?(@file)
   end
 
   it "opens a file that no exists when use File::WRONLY mode" do
-    -> { File.open(@nonexistent, File::WRONLY) }.should raise_error(Errno::ENOENT)
+    -> { File.open(@nonexistent, File::WRONLY) }.should.raise(Errno::ENOENT)
   end
 
   it "opens a file that no exists when use File::RDONLY mode" do
-    -> { File.open(@nonexistent, File::RDONLY) }.should raise_error(Errno::ENOENT)
+    -> { File.open(@nonexistent, File::RDONLY) }.should.raise(Errno::ENOENT)
   end
 
   it "opens a file that no exists when use 'r' mode" do
-    -> { File.open(@nonexistent, 'r') }.should raise_error(Errno::ENOENT)
+    -> { File.open(@nonexistent, 'r') }.should.raise(Errno::ENOENT)
   end
 
   it "opens a file that no exists when use File::EXCL mode" do
-    -> { File.open(@nonexistent, File::EXCL) }.should raise_error(Errno::ENOENT)
+    -> { File.open(@nonexistent, File::EXCL) }.should.raise(Errno::ENOENT)
   end
 
   it "opens a file that no exists when use File::NONBLOCK mode" do
-    -> { File.open(@nonexistent, File::NONBLOCK) }.should raise_error(Errno::ENOENT)
+    -> { File.open(@nonexistent, File::NONBLOCK) }.should.raise(Errno::ENOENT)
   end
 
   platform_is_not :openbsd, :windows do
     it "opens a file that no exists when use File::TRUNC mode" do
-      -> { File.open(@nonexistent, File::TRUNC) }.should raise_error(Errno::ENOENT)
+      -> { File.open(@nonexistent, File::TRUNC) }.should.raise(Errno::ENOENT)
     end
   end
 
   platform_is :openbsd, :windows do
     it "does not open a file that does no exists when using File::TRUNC mode" do
-      -> { File.open(@nonexistent, File::TRUNC) }.should raise_error(Errno::EINVAL)
+      -> { File.open(@nonexistent, File::TRUNC) }.should.raise(Errno::EINVAL)
     end
   end
 
   platform_is_not :windows do
     it "opens a file that no exists when use File::NOCTTY mode" do
-      -> { File.open(@nonexistent, File::NOCTTY) }.should raise_error(Errno::ENOENT)
+      -> { File.open(@nonexistent, File::NOCTTY) }.should.raise(Errno::ENOENT)
     end
   end
 
   it "opens a file that no exists when use File::CREAT mode" do
     @fh = File.open(@nonexistent, File::CREAT) { |f| f }
-    @fh.should be_kind_of(File)
+    @fh.should.is_a?(File)
     File.should.exist?(@file)
   end
 
   it "opens a file that no exists when use 'a' mode" do
     @fh = File.open(@nonexistent, 'a') { |f| f }
-    @fh.should be_kind_of(File)
+    @fh.should.is_a?(File)
     File.should.exist?(@file)
   end
 
   it "opens a file that no exists when use 'w' mode" do
     @fh = File.open(@nonexistent, 'w') { |f| f }
-    @fh.should be_kind_of(File)
+    @fh.should.is_a?(File)
     File.should.exist?(@file)
   end
 
   # Check the grants associated to the different open modes combinations.
   it "raises an ArgumentError exception when call with an unknown mode" do
-    -> { File.open(@file, "q") }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { File.open(@file, "q") }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "can read in a block when call open with RDONLY mode" do
@@ -240,13 +240,13 @@ describe "File.open" do
 
   it "raises an IO exception when write in a block opened with RDONLY mode" do
     File.open(@file, File::RDONLY) do |f|
-      -> { f.puts "writing ..." }.should raise_error(IOError)
+      -> { f.puts "writing ..." }.should.raise(IOError)
     end
   end
 
   it "raises an IO exception when write in a block opened with 'r' mode" do
     File.open(@file, "r") do |f|
-      -> { f.puts "writing ..." }.should raise_error(IOError)
+      -> { f.puts "writing ..." }.should.raise(IOError)
     end
   end
 
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ describe "File.open" do
       File.open(@file, File::WRONLY|File::RDONLY ) do |f|
         f.gets.should == nil
       end
-    }.should raise_error(IOError)
+    }.should.raise(IOError)
   end
 
   it "can write in a block when call open with WRONLY mode" do
@@ -278,48 +278,48 @@ describe "File.open" do
 
   it "raises an IOError when read in a block opened with WRONLY mode" do
     File.open(@file, File::WRONLY) do |f|
-      -> { f.gets  }.should raise_error(IOError)
+      -> { f.gets  }.should.raise(IOError)
     end
   end
 
   it "raises an IOError when read in a block opened with 'w' mode" do
     File.open(@file, "w") do |f|
-      -> { f.gets   }.should raise_error(IOError)
+      -> { f.gets   }.should.raise(IOError)
     end
   end
 
   it "raises an IOError when read in a block opened with 'a' mode" do
     File.open(@file, "a") do |f|
-      -> { f.gets  }.should raise_error(IOError)
+      -> { f.gets  }.should.raise(IOError)
     end
   end
 
   it "raises an IOError when read in a block opened with 'a' mode" do
     File.open(@file, "a") do |f|
       f.puts("writing").should == nil
-      -> { f.gets }.should raise_error(IOError)
+      -> { f.gets }.should.raise(IOError)
     end
   end
 
   it "raises an IOError when read in a block opened with 'a' mode" do
     File.open(@file, File::WRONLY|File::APPEND ) do |f|
-      -> { f.gets }.should raise_error(IOError)
+      -> { f.gets }.should.raise(IOError)
     end
   end
 
   it "raises an IOError when read in a block opened with File::WRONLY|File::APPEND mode" do
     File.open(@file, File::WRONLY|File::APPEND ) do |f|
       f.puts("writing").should == nil
-      -> { f.gets }.should raise_error(IOError)
+      -> { f.gets }.should.raise(IOError)
     end
   end
 
-  it "raises an IOError when read in a block opened with File::RDONLY|File::APPEND mode" do
+  it "raises an IOError when write in a block opened with File::RDONLY|File::APPEND mode" do
     -> {
       File.open(@file, File::RDONLY|File::APPEND ) do |f|
         f.puts("writing")
       end
-    }.should raise_error(IOError)
+    }.should.raise(IOError)
   end
 
   it "can read and write in a block when call open with RDWR mode" do
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ describe "File.open" do
       File.open(@file, File::EXCL) do |f|
         f.puts("writing").should == nil
       end
-    }.should raise_error(IOError)
+    }.should.raise(IOError)
   end
 
   it "can read in a block when call open with File::EXCL mode" do
@@ -354,17 +354,17 @@ describe "File.open" do
     end
   end
 
-  it "raises an Errorno::EEXIST if the file exists when open with File::CREAT|File::EXCL" do
+  it "raises an Errno::EEXIST if the file exists when open with File::CREAT|File::EXCL" do
     -> {
       File.open(@file, File::CREAT|File::EXCL) do |f|
         f.puts("writing")
       end
-    }.should raise_error(Errno::EEXIST)
+    }.should.raise(Errno::EEXIST)
   end
 
   it "creates a new file when use File::WRONLY|File::APPEND mode" do
     @fh = File.open(@file, File::WRONLY|File::APPEND)
-    @fh.should be_kind_of(File)
+    @fh.should.is_a?(File)
     File.should.exist?(@file)
   end
 
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ describe "File.open" do
       File.open(@file, File::RDONLY|File::APPEND) do |f|
         f.puts("writing").should == nil
       end
-    }.should raise_error(IOError)
+    }.should.raise(IOError)
   end
 
   platform_is_not :openbsd, :windows do
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ describe "File.open" do
     fh1 = File.open(@file, "w")
     begin
       @fh = File.open(@file, File::WRONLY|File::TRUNC)
-      @fh.should be_kind_of(File)
+      @fh.should.is_a?(File)
       File.should.exist?(@file)
     ensure
       fh1.close
@@ -420,15 +420,15 @@ describe "File.open" do
         File.open(@file, File::TRUNC) do |f|
           f.puts("writing")
         end
-      }.should raise_error(IOError)
+      }.should.raise(IOError)
     end
 
-    it "raises an Errorno::EEXIST if the file exists when open with File::RDONLY|File::TRUNC" do
+    it "raises an Errno::EEXIST if the file exists when open with File::RDONLY|File::TRUNC" do
       -> {
         File.open(@file, File::RDONLY|File::TRUNC) do |f|
           f.puts("writing").should == nil
         end
-      }.should raise_error(IOError)
+      }.should.raise(IOError)
     end
   end
 
@@ -438,15 +438,15 @@ describe "File.open" do
         File.open(@file, File::TRUNC) do |f|
           f.puts("writing")
         end
-      }.should raise_error(Errno::EINVAL)
+      }.should.raise(Errno::EINVAL)
     end
 
-    it "raises an Errorno::EEXIST if the file exists when open with File::RDONLY|File::TRUNC" do
+    it "raises an Errno::EEXIST if the file exists when open with File::RDONLY|File::TRUNC" do
       -> {
         File.open(@file, File::RDONLY|File::TRUNC) do |f|
           f.puts("writing").should == nil
         end
-      }.should raise_error(Errno::EINVAL)
+      }.should.raise(Errno::EINVAL)
     end
   end
 
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ describe "File.open" do
       it "raises an Errno::EACCES when opening non-permitted file" do
         @fh = File.open(@file, "w")
         @fh.chmod(000)
-        -> { fh1 = File.open(@file); fh1.close }.should raise_error(Errno::EACCES)
+        -> { fh1 = File.open(@file); fh1.close }.should.raise(Errno::EACCES)
       end
     end
   end
@@ -464,19 +464,19 @@ describe "File.open" do
     it "raises an Errno::EACCES when opening read-only file" do
       @fh = File.open(@file, "w")
       @fh.chmod(0444)
-      -> { File.open(@file, "w") }.should raise_error(Errno::EACCES)
+      -> { File.open(@file, "w") }.should.raise(Errno::EACCES)
     end
   end
 
   it "opens a file for binary read" do
     @fh = File.open(@file, "rb")
-    @fh.should be_kind_of(File)
+    @fh.should.is_a?(File)
     File.should.exist?(@file)
   end
 
   it "opens a file for binary write" do
     @fh = File.open(@file, "wb")
-    @fh.should be_kind_of(File)
+    @fh.should.is_a?(File)
     File.should.exist?(@file)
   end
 
@@ -494,6 +494,14 @@ describe "File.open" do
     File.open(@file, "w") { |f| f.puts "testing" }
     File.size(@file).should > 0
     File.open(@file, "rb+") do |f|
+      f.binmode?.should == true
+      f.external_encoding.should == Encoding::ASCII_8BIT
+      f.pos.should == 0
+      f.should_not.eof?
+    end
+    File.open(@file, "r+b") do |f|
+      f.binmode?.should == true
+      f.external_encoding.should == Encoding::ASCII_8BIT
       f.pos.should == 0
       f.should_not.eof?
     end
@@ -535,21 +543,21 @@ describe "File.open" do
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if passed a filename that is not a String or Integer type" do
-    -> { File.open(true)  }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { File.open(false) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { File.open(nil)   }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { File.open(true)  }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { File.open(false) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { File.open(nil)   }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a SystemCallError if passed an invalid Integer type" do
-    -> { File.open(-1)    }.should raise_error(SystemCallError)
+    -> { File.open(-1)    }.should.raise(SystemCallError)
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if passed the wrong number of arguments" do
-    -> { File.open(@file, File::CREAT, 0755, 'test') }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { File.open(@file, File::CREAT, 0755, 'test') }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if passed an invalid string for mode" do
-    -> { File.open(@file, 'fake') }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { File.open(@file, 'fake') }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "defaults external_encoding to BINARY for binary modes" do
@@ -557,9 +565,18 @@ describe "File.open" do
     File.open(@file, 'wb+') {|f| f.external_encoding.should == Encoding::BINARY}
   end
 
+  it "accepts options as a keyword argument" do
+    @fh = File.open(@file, 'w', 0755, flags: File::CREAT)
+    @fh.should.instance_of?(File)
+
+    -> {
+      File.open(@file, 'w', 0755, {flags: File::CREAT})
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError, "wrong number of arguments (given 4, expected 1..3)")
+  end
+
   it "uses the second argument as an options Hash" do
     @fh = File.open(@file, mode: "r")
-    @fh.should be_an_instance_of(File)
+    @fh.should.instance_of?(File)
   end
 
   it "calls #to_hash to convert the second argument to a Hash" do
@@ -572,17 +589,17 @@ describe "File.open" do
   it "accepts extra flags as a keyword argument and combine with a string mode" do
     -> {
       File.open(@file, "w", flags: File::EXCL) { }
-    }.should raise_error(Errno::EEXIST)
+    }.should.raise(Errno::EEXIST)
 
     -> {
       File.open(@file, mode: "w", flags: File::EXCL) { }
-    }.should raise_error(Errno::EEXIST)
+    }.should.raise(Errno::EEXIST)
   end
 
   it "accepts extra flags as a keyword argument and combine with an integer mode" do
     -> {
       File.open(@file, File::WRONLY | File::CREAT, flags: File::EXCL) { }
-    }.should raise_error(Errno::EEXIST)
+    }.should.raise(Errno::EEXIST)
   end
 
   platform_is_not :windows do
@@ -626,34 +643,32 @@ describe "File.open" do
   it "raises ArgumentError if mixing :newline and binary mode" do
     -> {
       File.open(@file, "rb", newline: :universal) {}
-    }.should raise_error(ArgumentError, "newline decorator with binary mode")
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError, "newline decorator with binary mode")
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-    context "'x' flag" do
-      before :each do
-        @xfile = tmp("x-flag")
-        rm_r @xfile
-      end
+  context "'x' flag" do
+    before :each do
+      @xfile = tmp("x-flag")
+      rm_r @xfile
+    end
 
-      after :each do
-        rm_r @xfile
-      end
+    after :each do
+      rm_r @xfile
+    end
 
-      it "does nothing if the file doesn't exist" do
-        File.open(@xfile, "wx") { |f| f.write("content") }
-        File.read(@xfile).should == "content"
-      end
+    it "does nothing if the file doesn't exist" do
+      File.open(@xfile, "wx") { |f| f.write("content") }
+      File.read(@xfile).should == "content"
+    end
 
-      it "throws a Errno::EEXIST error if the file exists" do
-        touch @xfile
-        -> { File.open(@xfile, "wx") }.should raise_error(Errno::EEXIST)
-      end
+    it "throws a Errno::EEXIST error if the file exists" do
+      touch @xfile
+      -> { File.open(@xfile, "wx") }.should.raise(Errno::EEXIST)
+    end
 
-      it "can't be used with 'r' and 'a' flags" do
-        -> { File.open(@xfile, "rx") }.should raise_error(ArgumentError, 'invalid access mode rx')
-        -> { File.open(@xfile, "ax") }.should raise_error(ArgumentError, 'invalid access mode ax')
-      end
+    it "can't be used with 'r' and 'a' flags" do
+      -> { File.open(@xfile, "rx") }.should.raise(ArgumentError, 'invalid access mode rx')
+      -> { File.open(@xfile, "ax") }.should.raise(ArgumentError, 'invalid access mode ax')
     end
   end
 end
@@ -673,8 +688,8 @@ describe "File.open when passed a file descriptor" do
 
   it "opens a file" do
     @file = File.open(@fd, "w")
-    @file.should be_an_instance_of(File)
-    @file.fileno.should equal(@fd)
+    @file.should.instance_of?(File)
+    @file.fileno.should.equal?(@fd)
     @file.write @content
     @file.flush
     File.read(@name).should == @content
@@ -682,8 +697,8 @@ describe "File.open when passed a file descriptor" do
 
   it "opens a file when passed a block" do
     @file = File.open(@fd, "w") do |f|
-      f.should be_an_instance_of(File)
-      f.fileno.should equal(@fd)
+      f.should.instance_of?(File)
+      f.fileno.should.equal?(@fd)
       f.write @content
       f
     end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/path_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/path_spec.rb
index dfa0c4ec02..ce78dbeede 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/path_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/path_spec.rb
@@ -37,4 +37,45 @@ describe "File.path" do
     path.should_receive(:to_path).and_return("abc")
     File.path(path).should == "abc"
   end
+
+  it "raises TypeError when #to_path result is not a string" do
+    path = mock("path")
+    path.should_receive(:to_path).and_return(nil)
+    -> { File.path(path) }.should.raise TypeError
+
+    path = mock("path")
+    path.should_receive(:to_path).and_return(42)
+    -> { File.path(path) }.should.raise TypeError
+  end
+
+  it "raises ArgumentError for string argument contains NUL character" do
+    -> { File.path("\0") }.should.raise ArgumentError
+    -> { File.path("a\0") }.should.raise ArgumentError
+    -> { File.path("a\0c") }.should.raise ArgumentError
+  end
+
+  it "raises ArgumentError when #to_path result contains NUL character" do
+    path = mock("path")
+    path.should_receive(:to_path).and_return("\0")
+    -> { File.path(path) }.should.raise ArgumentError
+
+    path = mock("path")
+    path.should_receive(:to_path).and_return("a\0")
+    -> { File.path(path) }.should.raise ArgumentError
+
+    path = mock("path")
+    path.should_receive(:to_path).and_return("a\0c")
+    -> { File.path(path) }.should.raise ArgumentError
+  end
+
+  it "raises Encoding::CompatibilityError for ASCII-incompatible string argument" do
+    path = "abc".encode(Encoding::UTF_32BE)
+    -> { File.path(path) }.should.raise Encoding::CompatibilityError
+  end
+
+  it "raises Encoding::CompatibilityError when #to_path result is ASCII-incompatible" do
+    path = mock("path")
+    path.should_receive(:to_path).and_return("abc".encode(Encoding::UTF_32BE))
+    -> { File.path(path) }.should.raise Encoding::CompatibilityError
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/readlink_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/readlink_spec.rb
index 20741ba121..568692b9b6 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/readlink_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/readlink_spec.rb
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ describe "File.readlink" do
 
       it "raises an Errno::ENOENT if there is no such file" do
         # TODO: missing_file
-        -> { File.readlink("/this/surely/does/not/exist") }.should raise_error(Errno::ENOENT)
+        -> { File.readlink("/this/surely/does/not/exist") }.should.raise(Errno::ENOENT)
       end
 
       it "raises an Errno::EINVAL if called with a normal file" do
         touch @file
-        -> { File.readlink(@file) }.should raise_error(Errno::EINVAL)
+        -> { File.readlink(@file) }.should.raise(Errno::EINVAL)
       end
     end
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ describe "File.readlink" do
       it "returns the name of the file referenced by the given link" do
         touch @file
         result = File.readlink(@link)
-        result.encoding.should equal Encoding.find('filesystem')
+        result.encoding.should.equal? Encoding.find('filesystem')
         result.should == @file.dup.force_encoding(Encoding.find('filesystem'))
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/realdirpath_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/realdirpath_spec.rb
index 74053afce3..ecf1e0c6d9 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/realdirpath_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/realdirpath_spec.rb
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ platform_is_not :windows do
     it "raises an Errno::ELOOP if the symlink points to itself" do
       File.unlink @link
       File.symlink(@link, @link)
-      -> { File.realdirpath(@link) }.should raise_error(Errno::ELOOP)
+      -> { File.realdirpath(@link) }.should.raise(Errno::ELOOP)
     end
 
     it "returns the real (absolute) pathname if the file is absent" do
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ platform_is_not :windows do
     end
 
     it "raises Errno::ENOENT if the directory is absent" do
-      -> { File.realdirpath(@fake_file_in_fake_dir) }.should raise_error(Errno::ENOENT)
+      -> { File.realdirpath(@fake_file_in_fake_dir) }.should.raise(Errno::ENOENT)
     end
 
     it "returns the real (absolute) pathname if the symlink points to an absent file" do
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ platform_is_not :windows do
     end
 
     it "raises Errno::ENOENT if the symlink points to an absent directory" do
-      -> { File.realdirpath(@fake_link_to_fake_dir) }.should raise_error(Errno::ENOENT)
+      -> { File.realdirpath(@fake_link_to_fake_dir) }.should.raise(Errno::ENOENT)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/realpath_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/realpath_spec.rb
index bd27e09da6..ccb981eff1 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/realpath_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/realpath_spec.rb
@@ -54,18 +54,22 @@ platform_is_not :windows do
       File.realpath(@relative_symlink).should == @file
     end
 
+    it "removes the file element when going one level up" do
+      File.realpath('../', @file).should == @real_dir
+    end
+
     it "raises an Errno::ELOOP if the symlink points to itself" do
       File.unlink @link
       File.symlink(@link, @link)
-      -> { File.realpath(@link) }.should raise_error(Errno::ELOOP)
+      -> { File.realpath(@link) }.should.raise(Errno::ELOOP)
     end
 
     it "raises Errno::ENOENT if the file is absent" do
-      -> { File.realpath(@fake_file) }.should raise_error(Errno::ENOENT)
+      -> { File.realpath(@fake_file) }.should.raise(Errno::ENOENT)
     end
 
     it "raises Errno::ENOENT if the symlink points to an absent file" do
-      -> { File.realpath(@fake_link) }.should raise_error(Errno::ENOENT)
+      -> { File.realpath(@fake_link) }.should.raise(Errno::ENOENT)
     end
 
     it "converts the argument with #to_path" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/rename_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/rename_spec.rb
index f2c18d4905..70ea669a68 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/rename_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/rename_spec.rb
@@ -23,15 +23,15 @@ describe "File.rename" do
 
   it "raises an Errno::ENOENT if the source does not exist" do
     rm_r @old
-    -> { File.rename(@old, @new) }.should raise_error(Errno::ENOENT)
+    -> { File.rename(@old, @new) }.should.raise(Errno::ENOENT)
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if not passed two arguments" do
-    -> { File.rename        }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { File.rename(@file) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { File.rename        }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    -> { File.rename(@file) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if not passed String types" do
-    -> { File.rename(1, 2)  }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { File.rename(1, 2)  }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/setuid_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/setuid_spec.rb
index 281ef01ab9..9e5e86df61 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/setuid_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/setuid_spec.rb
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ describe "File.setuid?" do
 
   platform_is_not :windows do
     it "returns true when the gid bit is set" do
-      platform_is :solaris do
-        # Solaris requires execute bit before setting suid
-        system "chmod u+x #{@name}"
-      end
       system "chmod u+s #{@name}"
 
       File.setuid?(@name).should == true
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/shared/fnmatch.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/shared/fnmatch.rb
index a8488fd30a..b9140d027d 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/shared/fnmatch.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/shared/fnmatch.rb
@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ describe :file_fnmatch, shared: true do
     File.send(@method, 'c*t', 'c/a/b/t').should == true
   end
 
+  it "does not match unterminated range of characters" do
+    File.send(@method, 'abc[de', 'abcd').should == false
+  end
+
+  it "does not match unterminated range of characters as a literal" do
+    File.send(@method, 'abc[de', 'abc[de').should == false
+  end
+
   it "matches ranges of characters using bracket expression (e.g. [a-z])" do
     File.send(@method, 'ca[a-z]', 'cat').should == true
   end
@@ -94,6 +102,7 @@ describe :file_fnmatch, shared: true do
 
   it "matches ranges of characters using exclusive bracket expression (e.g. [^t] or [!t])" do
     File.send(@method, 'ca[^t]', 'cat').should == false
+    File.send(@method, 'ca[^t]', 'cas').should == true
     File.send(@method, 'ca[!t]', 'cat').should == false
   end
 
@@ -117,6 +126,13 @@ describe :file_fnmatch, shared: true do
     end
   end
 
+  it "matches wildcard with characters when flags includes FNM_PATHNAME" do
+    File.send(@method, '*a', 'aa', File::FNM_PATHNAME).should == true
+    File.send(@method, 'a*', 'aa', File::FNM_PATHNAME).should == true
+    File.send(@method, 'a*', 'aaa', File::FNM_PATHNAME).should == true
+    File.send(@method, '*a', 'aaa', File::FNM_PATHNAME).should == true
+  end
+
   it "does not match '/' characters with ? or * when flags includes FNM_PATHNAME" do
     File.send(@method, '?', '/', File::FNM_PATHNAME).should == false
     File.send(@method, '*', '/', File::FNM_PATHNAME).should == false
@@ -151,15 +167,25 @@ describe :file_fnmatch, shared: true do
   end
 
   it "does not match leading periods in filenames with wildcards by default" do
-    File.send(@method, '*', '.profile').should == false
-    File.send(@method, '*', 'home/.profile').should == true
-    File.send(@method, '*/*', 'home/.profile').should == true
-    File.send(@method, '*/*', 'dave/.profile', File::FNM_PATHNAME).should == false
+    File.should_not.send(@method, '*', '.profile')
+    File.should.send(@method, '*', 'home/.profile')
+    File.should.send(@method, '*/*', 'home/.profile')
+    File.should_not.send(@method, '*/*', 'dave/.profile', File::FNM_PATHNAME)
   end
 
-  it "matches patterns with leading periods to dotfiles by default" do
+  it "matches patterns with leading periods to dotfiles" do
     File.send(@method, '.*', '.profile').should == true
+    File.send(@method, '.*', '.profile', File::FNM_PATHNAME).should == true
     File.send(@method, ".*file", "nondotfile").should == false
+    File.send(@method, ".*file", "nondotfile", File::FNM_PATHNAME).should == false
+  end
+
+  it "does not match directories with leading periods by default with FNM_PATHNAME" do
+    File.send(@method, '.*', '.directory/nondotfile', File::FNM_PATHNAME).should == false
+    File.send(@method, '.*', '.directory/.profile', File::FNM_PATHNAME).should == false
+    File.send(@method, '.*', 'foo/.directory/nondotfile', File::FNM_PATHNAME).should == false
+    File.send(@method, '.*', 'foo/.directory/.profile', File::FNM_PATHNAME).should == false
+    File.send(@method, '**/.dotfile', '.dotsubdir/.dotfile', File::FNM_PATHNAME).should == false
   end
 
   it "matches leading periods in filenames when flags includes FNM_DOTMATCH" do
@@ -196,21 +222,48 @@ describe :file_fnmatch, shared: true do
 
   it "returns false if '/' in pattern do not match '/' in path when flags includes FNM_PATHNAME" do
     pattern = '*/*'
-    File.send(@method, pattern, 'dave/.profile', File::FNM_PATHNAME).should be_false
+    File.send(@method, pattern, 'dave/.profile', File::FNM_PATHNAME).should == false
 
     pattern = '**/foo'
-    File.send(@method, pattern, 'a/.b/c/foo', File::FNM_PATHNAME).should be_false
+    File.send(@method, pattern, 'a/.b/c/foo', File::FNM_PATHNAME).should == false
   end
 
   it "returns true if '/' in pattern match '/' in path when flags includes FNM_PATHNAME" do
     pattern = '*/*'
-    File.send(@method, pattern, 'dave/.profile', File::FNM_PATHNAME | File::FNM_DOTMATCH).should be_true
+    File.send(@method, pattern, 'dave/.profile', File::FNM_PATHNAME | File::FNM_DOTMATCH).should == true
 
     pattern = '**/foo'
-    File.send(@method, pattern, 'a/b/c/foo', File::FNM_PATHNAME).should be_true
-    File.send(@method, pattern, '/a/b/c/foo', File::FNM_PATHNAME).should be_true
-    File.send(@method, pattern, 'c:/a/b/c/foo', File::FNM_PATHNAME).should be_true
-    File.send(@method, pattern, 'a/.b/c/foo', File::FNM_PATHNAME | File::FNM_DOTMATCH).should be_true
+    File.send(@method, pattern, 'a/b/c/foo', File::FNM_PATHNAME).should == true
+    File.send(@method, pattern, '/a/b/c/foo', File::FNM_PATHNAME).should == true
+    File.send(@method, pattern, 'c:/a/b/c/foo', File::FNM_PATHNAME).should == true
+    File.send(@method, pattern, 'a/.b/c/foo', File::FNM_PATHNAME | File::FNM_DOTMATCH).should == true
+  end
+
+  it "has special handling for ./ when using * and FNM_PATHNAME" do
+    File.send(@method, './*', '.', File::FNM_PATHNAME).should == false
+    File.send(@method, './*', './', File::FNM_PATHNAME).should == true
+    File.send(@method, './*/', './', File::FNM_PATHNAME).should == false
+    File.send(@method, './**', './', File::FNM_PATHNAME).should == true
+    File.send(@method, './**/', './', File::FNM_PATHNAME).should == true
+    File.send(@method, './*', '.', File::FNM_PATHNAME | File::FNM_DOTMATCH).should == false
+    File.send(@method, './*', './', File::FNM_PATHNAME | File::FNM_DOTMATCH).should == true
+    File.send(@method, './*/', './', File::FNM_PATHNAME | File::FNM_DOTMATCH).should == false
+    File.send(@method, './**', './', File::FNM_PATHNAME | File::FNM_DOTMATCH).should == true
+    File.send(@method, './**/', './', File::FNM_PATHNAME | File::FNM_DOTMATCH).should == true
+  end
+
+  it "matches **/* with FNM_PATHNAME to recurse directories" do
+    File.send(@method, 'nested/**/*', 'nested/subdir', File::FNM_PATHNAME).should == true
+    File.send(@method, 'nested/**/*', 'nested/subdir/file', File::FNM_PATHNAME).should == true
+    File.send(@method, 'nested/**/*', 'nested/.dotsubdir', File::FNM_PATHNAME | File::FNM_DOTMATCH).should == true
+    File.send(@method, 'nested/**/*', 'nested/.dotsubir/.dotfile', File::FNM_PATHNAME | File::FNM_DOTMATCH).should == true
+  end
+
+  it "matches ** with FNM_PATHNAME only in current directory" do
+    File.send(@method, 'nested/**', 'nested/subdir', File::FNM_PATHNAME).should == true
+    File.send(@method, 'nested/**', 'nested/subdir/file', File::FNM_PATHNAME).should == false
+    File.send(@method, 'nested/**', 'nested/.dotsubdir', File::FNM_PATHNAME | File::FNM_DOTMATCH).should == true
+    File.send(@method, 'nested/**', 'nested/.dotsubir/.dotfile', File::FNM_PATHNAME | File::FNM_DOTMATCH).should == false
   end
 
   it "accepts an object that has a #to_path method" do
@@ -218,21 +271,21 @@ describe :file_fnmatch, shared: true do
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if the first and second arguments are not string-like" do
-    -> { File.send(@method, nil, nil, 0, 0) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { File.send(@method, 1, 'some/thing') }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { File.send(@method, 'some/thing', 1) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { File.send(@method, 1, 1) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { File.send(@method, nil, nil, 0, 0) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    -> { File.send(@method, 1, 'some/thing') }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { File.send(@method, 'some/thing', 1) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { File.send(@method, 1, 1) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if the third argument is not an Integer" do
-    -> { File.send(@method, "*/place", "path/to/file", "flags") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { File.send(@method, "*/place", "path/to/file", nil) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { File.send(@method, "*/place", "path/to/file", "flags") }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { File.send(@method, "*/place", "path/to/file", nil) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "does not raise a TypeError if the third argument can be coerced to an Integer" do
     flags = mock("flags")
     flags.should_receive(:to_int).and_return(10)
-    -> { File.send(@method, "*/place", "path/to/file", flags) }.should_not raise_error
+    -> { File.send(@method, "*/place", "path/to/file", flags) }.should_not.raise
   end
 
   it "matches multibyte characters" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/shared/open.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/shared/open.rb
index 677a82a351..67149235ca 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/shared/open.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/shared/open.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ describe :open_directory, shared: true do
   it "opens directories" do
     file = File.send(@method, tmp(""))
     begin
-      file.should be_kind_of(File)
+      file.should.is_a?(File)
     ensure
       file.close
     end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/shared/path.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/shared/path.rb
index 0a5abe33f0..6c6f7d4234 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/shared/path.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/shared/path.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 describe :file_path, shared: true do
   before :each do
-    @name = "file_to_path"
-    @path = tmp(@name)
+    @path = tmp("file_to_path")
+    @name = File.basename(@path)
     touch @path
   end
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe :file_path, shared: true do
 
   it "returns a String" do
     @file = File.new @path
-    @file.send(@method).should be_an_instance_of(String)
+    @file.send(@method).should.instance_of?(String)
   end
 
   it "returns a different String on every call" do
@@ -77,16 +77,6 @@ describe :file_path, shared: true do
       after :each do
         rm_r @dir
       end
-
-      it "raises IOError if file was opened with File::TMPFILE" do
-        begin
-          File.open(@dir, File::RDWR | File::TMPFILE) do |f|
-            -> { f.send(@method) }.should raise_error(IOError)
-          end
-        rescue Errno::EOPNOTSUPP, Errno::EINVAL, Errno::EISDIR
-          skip "no support from the filesystem"
-        end
-      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/shared/read.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/shared/read.rb
index f232235298..f60800bb2f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/shared/read.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/shared/read.rb
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ require_relative '../../dir/fixtures/common'
 describe :file_read_directory, shared: true do
   platform_is :darwin, :linux, :freebsd, :openbsd, :windows do
     it "raises an Errno::EISDIR when passed a path that is a directory" do
-      -> { @object.send(@method, ".") }.should raise_error(Errno::EISDIR)
+      -> { @object.send(@method, ".") }.should.raise(Errno::EISDIR)
     end
   end
 
   platform_is :netbsd do
     it "does not raises any exception when passed a path that is a directory" do
-      -> { @object.send(@method, ".") }.should_not raise_error
+      -> { @object.send(@method, ".") }.should_not.raise
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/shared/stat.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/shared/stat.rb
index fdaf97ea61..879a7f11ff 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/shared/stat.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/shared/stat.rb
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ describe :file_stat, shared: true do
 
   it "returns a File::Stat object if the given file exists" do
     st = File.send(@method, @file)
-    st.should be_an_instance_of(File::Stat)
+    st.should.instance_of?(File::Stat)
   end
 
   it "returns a File::Stat object when called on an instance of File" do
     File.open(@file) do |f|
       st = f.send(@method)
-      st.should be_an_instance_of(File::Stat)
+      st.should.instance_of?(File::Stat)
     end
   end
 
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ describe :file_stat, shared: true do
   it "raises an Errno::ENOENT if the file does not exist" do
     -> {
       File.send(@method, "fake_file")
-    }.should raise_error(Errno::ENOENT)
+    }.should.raise(Errno::ENOENT)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/shared/unlink.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/shared/unlink.rb
index e339e93271..0032907ba2 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/shared/unlink.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/shared/unlink.rb
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ describe :file_unlink, shared: true do
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if not passed a String type" do
-    -> { File.send(@method, 1) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { File.send(@method, 1) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises an Errno::ENOENT when the given file doesn't exist" do
-    -> { File.send(@method, 'bogus') }.should raise_error(Errno::ENOENT)
+    -> { File.send(@method, 'bogus') }.should.raise(Errno::ENOENT)
   end
 
   it "coerces a given parameter into a string if possible" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/shared/update_time.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/shared/update_time.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3fe7266a00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/shared/update_time.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+describe :update_time, shared: true do
+  before :all do
+    @time_is_float = platform_is :windows
+  end
+
+  before :each do
+    @atime = Time.now
+    @mtime = Time.now
+    @file1 = tmp("specs_file_utime1")
+    @file2 = tmp("specs_file_utime2")
+    touch @file1
+    touch @file2
+  end
+
+  after :each do
+    rm_r @file1, @file2
+  end
+
+  it "sets the access and modification time of each file" do
+    File.send(@method, @atime, @mtime, @file1, @file2)
+
+    if @time_is_float
+      File.atime(@file1).should be_close(@atime, 0.0001)
+      File.mtime(@file1).should be_close(@mtime, 0.0001)
+      File.atime(@file2).should be_close(@atime, 0.0001)
+      File.mtime(@file2).should be_close(@mtime, 0.0001)
+    else
+      File.atime(@file1).to_i.should be_close(@atime.to_i, TIME_TOLERANCE)
+      File.mtime(@file1).to_i.should be_close(@mtime.to_i, TIME_TOLERANCE)
+      File.atime(@file2).to_i.should be_close(@atime.to_i, TIME_TOLERANCE)
+      File.mtime(@file2).to_i.should be_close(@mtime.to_i, TIME_TOLERANCE)
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "uses the current times if two nil values are passed" do
+    tn = Time.now
+    File.send(@method, nil, nil, @file1, @file2)
+
+    if @time_is_float
+      File.atime(@file1).should be_close(tn, 0.050)
+      File.mtime(@file1).should be_close(tn, 0.050)
+      File.atime(@file2).should be_close(tn, 0.050)
+      File.mtime(@file2).should be_close(tn, 0.050)
+    else
+      File.atime(@file1).to_i.should be_close(Time.now.to_i, TIME_TOLERANCE)
+      File.mtime(@file1).to_i.should be_close(Time.now.to_i, TIME_TOLERANCE)
+      File.atime(@file2).to_i.should be_close(Time.now.to_i, TIME_TOLERANCE)
+      File.mtime(@file2).to_i.should be_close(Time.now.to_i, TIME_TOLERANCE)
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "accepts an object that has a #to_path method" do
+    File.send(@method, @atime, @mtime, mock_to_path(@file1), mock_to_path(@file2))
+  end
+
+  it "accepts numeric atime and mtime arguments" do
+    if @time_is_float
+      File.send(@method, @atime.to_f, @mtime.to_f, @file1, @file2)
+
+      File.atime(@file1).should be_close(@atime, 0.0001)
+      File.mtime(@file1).should be_close(@mtime, 0.0001)
+      File.atime(@file2).should be_close(@atime, 0.0001)
+      File.mtime(@file2).should be_close(@mtime, 0.0001)
+    else
+      File.send(@method, @atime.to_i, @mtime.to_i, @file1, @file2)
+
+      File.atime(@file1).to_i.should be_close(@atime.to_i, TIME_TOLERANCE)
+      File.mtime(@file1).to_i.should be_close(@mtime.to_i, TIME_TOLERANCE)
+      File.atime(@file2).to_i.should be_close(@atime.to_i, TIME_TOLERANCE)
+      File.mtime(@file2).to_i.should be_close(@mtime.to_i, TIME_TOLERANCE)
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "may set nanosecond precision" do
+    t = Time.utc(2007, 11, 1, 15, 25, 0, 123456.789r)
+    File.send(@method, t, t, @file1)
+
+    File.atime(@file1).nsec.should.between?(0, 123500000)
+    File.mtime(@file1).nsec.should.between?(0, 123500000)
+  end
+
+  it "returns the number of filenames in the arguments" do
+    File.send(@method, @atime.to_f, @mtime.to_f, @file1, @file2).should == 2
+  end
+
+  platform_is :linux do
+    platform_is pointer_size: 64 do
+      it "allows Time instances in the far future to set mtime and atime (but some filesystems limit it up to 2446-05-10 or 2038-01-19 or 2486-07-02)" do
+        # https://ext4.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Ext4_Disk_Layout#Inode_Timestamps
+        # "Therefore, timestamps should not overflow until May 2446."
+        # https://lwn.net/Articles/804382/
+        # "On-disk timestamps hitting the y2038 limit..."
+        # The problem seems to be being improved, but currently it actually fails on XFS on RHEL8
+        # https://rubyci.org/logs/rubyci.s3.amazonaws.com/rhel8/ruby-master/log/20201112T123004Z.fail.html.gz
+        # Amazon Linux 2023 returns 2486-07-02 in this example
+        # http://rubyci.s3.amazonaws.com/amazon2023/ruby-master/log/20230322T063004Z.fail.html.gz
+        time = Time.at(1<<44)
+        File.send(@method, time, time, @file1)
+
+        [559444, 2486, 2446, 2038].should.include? File.atime(@file1).year
+        [559444, 2486, 2446, 2038].should.include? File.mtime(@file1).year
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/size_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/size_spec.rb
index 11d20cbacb..784c18c26e 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/size_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/size_spec.rb
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ describe "File#size" do
   end
 
   it "is an instance method" do
-    @file.respond_to?(:size).should be_true
+    @file.respond_to?(:size).should == true
   end
 
   it "returns the file's size as an Integer" do
-    @file.size.should be_an_instance_of(Integer)
+    @file.size.should.instance_of?(Integer)
   end
 
   it "returns the file's size in bytes" do
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ describe "File#size" do
 
   it "raises an IOError on a closed file" do
     @file.close
-    -> { @file.size }.should raise_error(IOError)
+    -> { @file.size }.should.raise(IOError)
   end
 
   platform_is_not :windows do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/socket_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/socket_spec.rb
index 5d12e21f55..d3f4eb013a 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/socket_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/socket_spec.rb
@@ -1,42 +1,10 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative '../../shared/file/socket'
-require 'socket'
 
 describe "File.socket?" do
   it_behaves_like :file_socket, :socket?, File
-end
 
-describe "File.socket?" do
   it "returns false if file does not exist" do
     File.socket?("I_am_a_bogus_file").should == false
   end
-
-  it "returns false if the file is not a socket" do
-    filename = tmp("i_exist")
-    touch(filename)
-
-    File.socket?(filename).should == false
-
-    rm_r filename
-  end
-end
-
-platform_is_not :windows do
-  describe "File.socket?" do
-    before :each do
-      # We need a really short name here.
-      # On Linux the path length is limited to 107, see unix(7).
-      @name = tmp("s")
-      @server = UNIXServer.new @name
-    end
-
-    after :each do
-      @server.close
-      rm_r @name
-    end
-
-    it "returns true if the file is a socket" do
-      File.socket?(@name).should == true
-    end
-  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/split_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/split_spec.rb
index 7b958621b9..e989a6b86e 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/split_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/split_spec.rb
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ describe "File.split" do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError when not passed a single argument" do
-    -> { File.split }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { File.split('string', 'another string') }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { File.split }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    -> { File.split('string', 'another string') }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if the argument is not a String type" do
-    -> { File.split(1) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { File.split(1) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "coerces the argument with to_str if it is not a String type" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/atime_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/atime_spec.rb
index 9f1111ced1..2fecaed300 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/atime_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/atime_spec.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe "File::Stat#atime" do
 
   it "returns the atime of a File::Stat object" do
     st = File.stat(@file)
-    st.atime.should be_kind_of(Time)
+    st.atime.should.is_a?(Time)
     st.atime.should <= Time.now
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/birthtime_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/birthtime_spec.rb
index a727bbe566..728f635397 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/birthtime_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/birthtime_spec.rb
@@ -1,27 +1,29 @@
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 
-describe "File::Stat#birthtime" do
-  before :each do
-    @file = tmp('i_exist')
-    touch(@file) { |f| f.write "rubinius" }
-  end
+platform_is(:windows, :darwin, :freebsd, :netbsd,
+            *ruby_version_is("4.0") { :linux },
+           ) do
+  not_implemented_messages = [
+    "birthtime() function is unimplemented", # unsupported OS/version
+    "birthtime is unimplemented",            # unsupported filesystem
+  ]
 
-  after :each do
-    rm_r @file
-  end
+  describe "File::Stat#birthtime" do
+    before :each do
+      @file = tmp('i_exist')
+      touch(@file) { |f| f.write "rubinius" }
+    end
 
-  platform_is :windows, :darwin, :freebsd, :netbsd do
-    it "returns the birthtime of a File::Stat object" do
-      st = File.stat(@file)
-      st.birthtime.should be_kind_of(Time)
-      st.birthtime.should <= Time.now
+    after :each do
+      rm_r @file
     end
-  end
 
-  platform_is :linux, :openbsd do
-    it "raises an NotImplementedError" do
+    it "returns the birthtime of a File::Stat object" do
       st = File.stat(@file)
-      -> { st.birthtime }.should raise_error(NotImplementedError)
+      st.birthtime.should.is_a?(Time)
+      st.birthtime.should <= Time.now
+    rescue NotImplementedError => e
+      e.message.should.start_with?(*not_implemented_messages)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/blocks_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/blocks_spec.rb
index f3f903d0f7..5e0efc8bc2 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/blocks_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/blocks_spec.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ describe "File::Stat#blocks" do
   platform_is :windows do
     it "returns nil" do
       st = File.stat(@file)
-      st.blocks.should be_nil
+      st.blocks.should == nil
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/ctime_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/ctime_spec.rb
index fd50487a0a..dbf43a7453 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/ctime_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/ctime_spec.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe "File::Stat#ctime" do
 
   it "returns the ctime of a File::Stat object" do
     st = File.stat(@file)
-    st.ctime.should be_kind_of(Time)
+    st.ctime.should.is_a?(Time)
     st.ctime.should <= Time.now
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/dev_major_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/dev_major_spec.rb
index 4966d609e2..a199eaaa11 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/dev_major_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/dev_major_spec.rb
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ describe "File::Stat#dev_major" do
 
   platform_is_not :windows do
     it "returns the major part of File::Stat#dev" do
-      File.stat(@name).dev_major.should be_kind_of(Integer)
+      File.stat(@name).dev_major.should.is_a?(Integer)
     end
   end
 
   platform_is :windows do
     it "returns nil" do
-      File.stat(@name).dev_major.should be_nil
+      File.stat(@name).dev_major.should == nil
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/dev_minor_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/dev_minor_spec.rb
index ea79c12b99..8ce94778ca 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/dev_minor_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/dev_minor_spec.rb
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ describe "File::Stat#dev_minor" do
 
   platform_is_not :windows do
     it "returns the minor part of File::Stat#dev" do
-      File.stat(@name).dev_minor.should be_kind_of(Integer)
+      File.stat(@name).dev_minor.should.is_a?(Integer)
     end
   end
 
   platform_is :windows do
     it "returns nil" do
-      File.stat(@name).dev_minor.should be_nil
+      File.stat(@name).dev_minor.should == nil
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/dev_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/dev_spec.rb
index e953fcaa58..cd5e3d175e 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/dev_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/dev_spec.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ describe "File::Stat#dev" do
   end
 
   it "returns the number of the device on which the file exists" do
-    File.stat(@name).dev.should be_kind_of(Integer)
+    File.stat(@name).dev.should.is_a?(Integer)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/ftype_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/ftype_spec.rb
index eb892eae5f..df2e3ada1e 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/ftype_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/ftype_spec.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ describe "File::Stat#ftype" do
 
   it "returns a String" do
     FileSpecs.normal_file do |file|
-      File.lstat(file).ftype.should be_kind_of(String)
+      File.lstat(file).ftype.should.is_a?(String)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/ino_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/ino_spec.rb
index 42370aecb7..c09b6448c7 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/ino_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/ino_spec.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ describe "File::Stat#ino" do
   platform_is_not :windows do
     it "returns the ino of a File::Stat object" do
       st = File.stat(@file)
-      st.ino.should be_kind_of(Integer)
+      st.ino.should.is_a?(Integer)
       st.ino.should > 0
     end
   end
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ describe "File::Stat#ino" do
   platform_is :windows do
     it "returns BY_HANDLE_FILE_INFORMATION.nFileIndexHigh/Low of a File::Stat object" do
       st = File.stat(@file)
-      st.ino.should be_kind_of(Integer)
+      st.ino.should.is_a?(Integer)
       st.ino.should > 0
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/mtime_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/mtime_spec.rb
index 08a2b83463..7844491212 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/mtime_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/mtime_spec.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe "File::Stat#mtime" do
 
   it "returns the mtime of a File::Stat object" do
     st = File.stat(@file)
-    st.mtime.should be_kind_of(Time)
+    st.mtime.should.is_a?(Time)
     st.mtime.should <= Time.now
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/new_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/new_spec.rb
index c0d9432ac8..b8c3600028 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/new_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/new_spec.rb
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ describe "File::Stat#initialize" do
   it "raises an exception if the file doesn't exist" do
     -> {
       File::Stat.new(tmp("i_am_a_dummy_file_that_doesnt_exist"))
-    }.should raise_error(Errno::ENOENT)
+    }.should.raise(Errno::ENOENT)
   end
 
   it "creates a File::Stat object for the given file" do
     st = File::Stat.new(@file)
-    st.should be_kind_of(File::Stat)
+    st.should.is_a?(File::Stat)
     st.ftype.should == 'file'
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/rdev_major_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/rdev_major_spec.rb
index f8a8d1b107..e1b44fc2d0 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/rdev_major_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/rdev_major_spec.rb
@@ -2,30 +2,23 @@ require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "File::Stat#rdev_major" do
   before :each do
-    platform_is :solaris do
-      @name = "/dev/zfs"
-    end
-    platform_is_not :solaris do
-      @name = tmp("file.txt")
-      touch(@name)
-    end
+    @name = tmp("file.txt")
+    touch(@name)
   end
 
   after :each do
-    platform_is_not :solaris do
-      rm_r @name
-    end
+    rm_r @name
   end
 
   platform_is_not :windows do
     it "returns the major part of File::Stat#rdev" do
-      File.stat(@name).rdev_major.should be_kind_of(Integer)
+      File.stat(@name).rdev_major.should.is_a?(Integer)
     end
   end
 
   platform_is :windows do
     it "returns nil" do
-      File.stat(@name).rdev_major.should be_nil
+      File.stat(@name).rdev_major.should == nil
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/rdev_minor_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/rdev_minor_spec.rb
index dc30c1f56c..8af3b9f587 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/rdev_minor_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/rdev_minor_spec.rb
@@ -2,30 +2,23 @@ require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "File::Stat#rdev_minor" do
   before :each do
-    platform_is :solaris do
-      @name = "/dev/zfs"
-    end
-    platform_is_not :solaris do
-      @name = tmp("file.txt")
-      touch(@name)
-    end
+    @name = tmp("file.txt")
+    touch(@name)
   end
 
   after :each do
-    platform_is_not :solaris do
-      rm_r @name
-    end
+    rm_r @name
   end
 
   platform_is_not :windows do
     it "returns the minor part of File::Stat#rdev" do
-      File.stat(@name).rdev_minor.should be_kind_of(Integer)
+      File.stat(@name).rdev_minor.should.is_a?(Integer)
     end
   end
 
   platform_is :windows do
     it "returns nil" do
-      File.stat(@name).rdev_minor.should be_nil
+      File.stat(@name).rdev_minor.should == nil
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/rdev_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/rdev_spec.rb
index 9e1aee692d..7e4252fcc6 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/rdev_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/rdev_spec.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ describe "File::Stat#rdev" do
   end
 
   it "returns the number of the device this file represents which the file exists" do
-    File.stat(@name).rdev.should be_kind_of(Integer)
+    File.stat(@name).rdev.should.is_a?(Integer)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/stat_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/stat_spec.rb
index 6365500057..d5238b6331 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/stat_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/stat_spec.rb
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ platform_is_not :windows do
         st.size.should == 8
         st.size?.should == 8
         st.blksize.should >= 0
-        st.atime.should be_kind_of(Time)
-        st.ctime.should be_kind_of(Time)
-        st.mtime.should be_kind_of(Time)
+        st.atime.should.is_a?(Time)
+        st.ctime.should.is_a?(Time)
+        st.mtime.should.is_a?(Time)
       end
     end
 
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ platform_is_not :windows do
       missing_path = "/missingfilepath\xE3E4".b
       -> {
         File.stat(missing_path)
-      }.should raise_error(SystemCallError) { |e|
-        [Errno::ENOENT, Errno::EILSEQ].should include(e.class)
-        e.message.should include(missing_path)
+      }.should.raise(SystemCallError) { |e|
+        [Errno::ENOENT, Errno::EILSEQ].should.include?(e.class)
+        e.message.should.include?(missing_path)
       }
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/symlink_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/symlink_spec.rb
index 0e8b0a5a20..4ceeb28c84 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/symlink_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/symlink_spec.rb
@@ -32,18 +32,18 @@ describe "File.symlink" do
 
     it "raises an Errno::EEXIST if the target already exists" do
       File.symlink(@file, @link)
-      -> { File.symlink(@file, @link) }.should raise_error(Errno::EEXIST)
+      -> { File.symlink(@file, @link) }.should.raise(Errno::EEXIST)
     end
 
     it "raises an ArgumentError if not called with two arguments" do
-      -> { File.symlink        }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-      -> { File.symlink(@file) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      -> { File.symlink        }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+      -> { File.symlink(@file) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError if not called with String types" do
-      -> { File.symlink(@file, nil) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { File.symlink(@file, 1)   }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { File.symlink(1, 1)       }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { File.symlink(@file, nil) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { File.symlink(@file, 1)   }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { File.symlink(1, 1)       }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/truncate_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/truncate_spec.rb
index b4a2e3e577..5f37f34155 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/truncate_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/truncate_spec.rb
@@ -54,29 +54,29 @@ describe "File.truncate" do
     rm_r not_existing_file
 
     begin
-      -> { File.truncate(not_existing_file, 5) }.should raise_error(Errno::ENOENT)
+      -> { File.truncate(not_existing_file, 5) }.should.raise(Errno::ENOENT)
     ensure
       rm_r not_existing_file
     end
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if not passed two arguments" do
-    -> { File.truncate        }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { File.truncate(@name) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { File.truncate        }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    -> { File.truncate(@name) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   platform_is_not :netbsd, :openbsd do
     it "raises an Errno::EINVAL if the length argument is not valid" do
-      -> { File.truncate(@name, -1)  }.should raise_error(Errno::EINVAL) # May fail
+      -> { File.truncate(@name, -1)  }.should.raise(Errno::EINVAL) # May fail
     end
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if not passed a String type for the first argument" do
-    -> { File.truncate(1, 1) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { File.truncate(1, 1) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if not passed an Integer type for the second argument" do
-    -> { File.truncate(@name, nil) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { File.truncate(@name, nil) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "accepts an object that has a #to_path method" do
@@ -149,29 +149,29 @@ describe "File#truncate" do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if not passed one argument" do
-    -> { @file.truncate        }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { @file.truncate(1) }.should_not raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { @file.truncate        }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    -> { @file.truncate(1) }.should_not.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   platform_is_not :netbsd do
     it "raises an Errno::EINVAL if the length argument is not valid" do
-      -> { @file.truncate(-1)  }.should raise_error(Errno::EINVAL) # May fail
+      -> { @file.truncate(-1)  }.should.raise(Errno::EINVAL) # May fail
     end
   end
 
   it "raises an IOError if file is closed" do
     @file.close
     @file.should.closed?
-    -> { @file.truncate(42) }.should raise_error(IOError)
+    -> { @file.truncate(42) }.should.raise(IOError)
   end
 
   it "raises an IOError if file is not opened for writing" do
     File.open(@name, 'r') do |file|
-      -> { file.truncate(42) }.should raise_error(IOError)
+      -> { file.truncate(42) }.should.raise(IOError)
     end
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if not passed an Integer type for the for the argument" do
-    -> { @file.truncate(nil) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { @file.truncate(nil) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/umask_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/umask_spec.rb
index 7f7e40abbc..fea8cf7633 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/umask_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/umask_spec.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ describe "File.umask" do
   end
 
   it "returns an Integer" do
-    File.umask.should be_kind_of(Integer)
+    File.umask.should.is_a?(Integer)
   end
 
   platform_is_not :windows do
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ describe "File.umask" do
   end
 
   it "raises RangeError with too large values" do
-    -> { File.umask(2**64) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
-    -> { File.umask(-2**63 - 1) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
+    -> { File.umask(2**64) }.should.raise(RangeError)
+    -> { File.umask(-2**63 - 1) }.should.raise(RangeError)
   end
 
   it "raises ArgumentError when more than one argument is provided" do
-    -> { File.umask(022, 022) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { File.umask(022, 022) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/utime_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/utime_spec.rb
index 19cb80d5f8..d87626be50 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/utime_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/utime_spec.rb
@@ -1,89 +1,6 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'shared/update_time'
 
 describe "File.utime" do
-
-  before :all do
-    @time_is_float = platform_is :windows
-  end
-
-  before :each do
-    @atime = Time.now
-    @mtime = Time.now
-    @file1 = tmp("specs_file_utime1")
-    @file2 = tmp("specs_file_utime2")
-    touch @file1
-    touch @file2
-  end
-
-  after :each do
-    rm_r @file1, @file2
-  end
-
-  it "sets the access and modification time of each file" do
-    File.utime(@atime, @mtime, @file1, @file2)
-    if @time_is_float
-      File.atime(@file1).should be_close(@atime, 0.0001)
-      File.mtime(@file1).should be_close(@mtime, 0.0001)
-      File.atime(@file2).should be_close(@atime, 0.0001)
-      File.mtime(@file2).should be_close(@mtime, 0.0001)
-    else
-      File.atime(@file1).to_i.should be_close(@atime.to_i, TIME_TOLERANCE)
-      File.mtime(@file1).to_i.should be_close(@mtime.to_i, TIME_TOLERANCE)
-      File.atime(@file2).to_i.should be_close(@atime.to_i, TIME_TOLERANCE)
-      File.mtime(@file2).to_i.should be_close(@mtime.to_i, TIME_TOLERANCE)
-    end
-  end
-
-  it "uses the current times if two nil values are passed" do
-    tn = Time.now
-    File.utime(nil, nil, @file1, @file2)
-    if @time_is_float
-      File.atime(@file1).should be_close(tn, 0.050)
-      File.mtime(@file1).should be_close(tn, 0.050)
-      File.atime(@file2).should be_close(tn, 0.050)
-      File.mtime(@file2).should be_close(tn, 0.050)
-    else
-      File.atime(@file1).to_i.should be_close(Time.now.to_i, TIME_TOLERANCE)
-      File.mtime(@file1).to_i.should be_close(Time.now.to_i, TIME_TOLERANCE)
-      File.atime(@file2).to_i.should be_close(Time.now.to_i, TIME_TOLERANCE)
-      File.mtime(@file2).to_i.should be_close(Time.now.to_i, TIME_TOLERANCE)
-    end
-  end
-
-  it "accepts an object that has a #to_path method" do
-    File.utime(@atime, @mtime, mock_to_path(@file1), mock_to_path(@file2))
-  end
-
-  it "accepts numeric atime and mtime arguments" do
-    if @time_is_float
-      File.utime(@atime.to_f, @mtime.to_f, @file1, @file2)
-      File.atime(@file1).should be_close(@atime, 0.0001)
-      File.mtime(@file1).should be_close(@mtime, 0.0001)
-      File.atime(@file2).should be_close(@atime, 0.0001)
-      File.mtime(@file2).should be_close(@mtime, 0.0001)
-    else
-      File.utime(@atime.to_i, @mtime.to_i, @file1, @file2)
-      File.atime(@file1).to_i.should be_close(@atime.to_i, TIME_TOLERANCE)
-      File.mtime(@file1).to_i.should be_close(@mtime.to_i, TIME_TOLERANCE)
-      File.atime(@file2).to_i.should be_close(@atime.to_i, TIME_TOLERANCE)
-      File.mtime(@file2).to_i.should be_close(@mtime.to_i, TIME_TOLERANCE)
-    end
-  end
-
-  platform_is :linux do
-    platform_is wordsize: 64 do
-      it "allows Time instances in the far future to set mtime and atime (but some filesystems limit it up to 2446-05-10 or 2038-01-19)" do
-        # https://ext4.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Ext4_Disk_Layout#Inode_Timestamps
-        # "Therefore, timestamps should not overflow until May 2446."
-        # https://lwn.net/Articles/804382/
-        # "On-disk timestamps hitting the y2038 limit..."
-        # The problem seems to be being improved, but currently it actually fails on XFS on RHEL8
-        # https://rubyci.org/logs/rubyci.s3.amazonaws.com/rhel8/ruby-master/log/20201112T123004Z.fail.html.gz
-        time = Time.at(1<<44)
-        File.utime(time, time, @file1)
-        [559444, 2446, 2038].should.include? File.atime(@file1).year
-        [559444, 2446, 2038].should.include? File.mtime(@file1).year
-      end
-    end
-  end
+  it_behaves_like :update_time, :utime
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/world_readable_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/world_readable_spec.rb
index 11b8e67d0b..0f5e0b13d7 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/world_readable_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/world_readable_spec.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ describe "File.world_readable?" do
   it "returns nil if the file does not exist" do
     file = rand.to_s + $$.to_s
     File.should_not.exist?(file)
-    File.world_readable?(file).should be_nil
+    File.world_readable?(file).should == nil
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/world_writable_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/world_writable_spec.rb
index d378cf2eb9..46ba6832f9 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/world_writable_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/world_writable_spec.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ describe "File.world_writable?" do
   it "returns nil if the file does not exist" do
     file = rand.to_s + $$.to_s
     File.should_not.exist?(file)
-    File.world_writable?(file).should be_nil
+    File.world_writable?(file).should == nil
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/zero_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/zero_spec.rb
index 63dd85ee46..01c7505ef2 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/zero_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/zero_spec.rb
@@ -4,10 +4,4 @@ require_relative '../../shared/file/zero'
 describe "File.zero?" do
   it_behaves_like :file_zero, :zero?, File
   it_behaves_like :file_zero_missing, :zero?, File
-
-  platform_is :solaris do
-    it "returns false for /dev/null" do
-      File.zero?('/dev/null').should == true
-    end
-  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/filetest/exist_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/filetest/exist_spec.rb
index 4d14bea231..612ffa9fcb 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/filetest/exist_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/filetest/exist_spec.rb
@@ -4,3 +4,9 @@ require_relative '../../shared/file/exist'
 describe "FileTest.exist?" do
   it_behaves_like :file_exist, :exist?, FileTest
 end
+
+describe "FileTest.exists?" do
+  it "has been removed" do
+    FileTest.should_not.respond_to?(:exists?)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/filetest/grpowned_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/filetest/grpowned_spec.rb
index d073cb9770..d6bd6abd71 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/filetest/grpowned_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/filetest/grpowned_spec.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ describe "FileTest.grpowned?" do
   it_behaves_like :file_grpowned, :grpowned?, FileTest
 
   it "returns false if the file doesn't exist" do
-    FileTest.grpowned?("xxx-tmp-doesnt_exist-blah").should be_false
+    FileTest.grpowned?("xxx-tmp-doesnt_exist-blah").should == false
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/filetest/socket_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/filetest/socket_spec.rb
index 63a6a31ecb..f274be6318 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/filetest/socket_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/filetest/socket_spec.rb
@@ -3,4 +3,8 @@ require_relative '../../shared/file/socket'
 
 describe "FileTest.socket?" do
   it_behaves_like :file_socket, :socket?, FileTest
+
+  it "returns false if file does not exist" do
+    FileTest.socket?("I_am_a_bogus_file").should == false
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/filetest/zero_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/filetest/zero_spec.rb
index dd6a164ec9..92cab67f1b 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/filetest/zero_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/filetest/zero_spec.rb
@@ -4,10 +4,4 @@ require_relative '../../shared/file/zero'
 describe "FileTest.zero?" do
   it_behaves_like :file_zero, :zero?, FileTest
   it_behaves_like :file_zero_missing, :zero?, FileTest
-
-  platform_is :solaris do
-    it "returns false for /dev/null" do
-      File.zero?('/dev/null').should == true
-    end
-  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/float/ceil_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/float/ceil_spec.rb
index 7fc18d304c..efd1e6feb2 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/float/ceil_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/float/ceil_spec.rb
@@ -1,21 +1,28 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative '../integer/shared/integer_ceil_precision'
 
 describe "Float#ceil" do
+  context "with values equal to integers" do
+    it_behaves_like :integer_ceil_precision, :Float
+  end
+
   it "returns the smallest Integer greater than or equal to self" do
-    -1.2.ceil.should eql( -1)
-    -1.0.ceil.should eql( -1)
-    0.0.ceil.should  eql( 0 )
-    1.3.ceil.should  eql( 2 )
-    3.0.ceil.should  eql( 3 )
-    -9223372036854775808.1.ceil.should eql(-9223372036854775808)
-    +9223372036854775808.1.ceil.should eql(+9223372036854775808)
+    -1.2.ceil.should.eql?( -1)
+    -1.0.ceil.should.eql?( -1)
+    0.0.ceil.should.eql?( 0 )
+    1.3.ceil.should.eql?( 2 )
+    3.0.ceil.should.eql?( 3 )
+    -9223372036854775808.1.ceil.should.eql?(-9223372036854775808)
+    +9223372036854775808.1.ceil.should.eql?(+9223372036854775808)
   end
 
   it "returns the smallest number greater than or equal to self with an optionally given precision" do
-    2.1679.ceil(0).should   eql(3)
-    214.94.ceil(-1).should  eql(220)
-    7.0.ceil(1).should      eql(7.0)
-    -1.234.ceil(2).should   eql(-1.23)
-    5.123812.ceil(4).should eql(5.1239)
+    2.1679.ceil(0).should.eql?(3)
+    214.94.ceil(-1).should.eql?(220)
+    7.0.ceil(1).should.eql?(7.0)
+    200.0.ceil(-2).should.eql?(200)
+    -1.234.ceil(2).should.eql?(-1.23)
+    5.123812.ceil(4).should.eql?(5.1239)
+    10.00001.ceil(5).should.eql?(10.00001)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/float/coerce_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/float/coerce_spec.rb
index ea108f3303..baa831dcf6 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/float/coerce_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/float/coerce_spec.rb
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ describe "Float#coerce" do
     1.0.coerce(3.14).should == [3.14, 1.0]
 
     a, b = -0.0.coerce(bignum_value)
-    a.should be_close(9223372036854775808.0, TOLERANCE)
+    a.should be_close(18446744073709551616.0, TOLERANCE)
     b.should be_close(-0.0, TOLERANCE)
     a, b = 1.0.coerce(bignum_value)
-    a.should be_close(9223372036854775808.0, TOLERANCE)
+    a.should be_close(18446744073709551616.0, TOLERANCE)
     b.should be_close(1.0, TOLERANCE)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/float/comparison_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/float/comparison_spec.rb
index cbab3a0fa1..e9adf2fd6a 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/float/comparison_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/float/comparison_spec.rb
@@ -7,13 +7,32 @@ describe "Float#<=>" do
     ((bignum_value*1.1) <=> bignum_value).should == 1
   end
 
-  it "returns nil when either argument is NaN" do
-    (nan_value <=> 71.2).should be_nil
-    (1771.176 <=> nan_value).should be_nil
+  it "returns nil if one side is NaN" do
+    [1.0, 42, bignum_value].each { |n|
+      (nan_value <=> n).should == nil
+      (n <=> nan_value).should == nil
+    }
+  end
+
+  it "handles positive infinity" do
+    [1.0, 42, bignum_value].each { |n|
+      (infinity_value <=> n).should == 1
+      (n <=> infinity_value).should == -1
+    }
+  end
+
+  it "handles negative infinity" do
+    [1.0, 42, bignum_value].each { |n|
+      (-infinity_value <=> n).should == -1
+      (n <=> -infinity_value).should == 1
+    }
   end
 
   it "returns nil when the given argument is not a Float" do
-    (1.0 <=> "1").should be_nil
+    (1.0 <=> "1").should == nil
+    (1.0 <=> "1".freeze).should == nil
+    (1.0 <=> :one).should == nil
+    (1.0 <=> true).should == nil
   end
 
   it "compares using #coerce when argument is not a Float" do
@@ -43,24 +62,52 @@ describe "Float#<=>" do
     bad_coercible = klass.new
     -> {
       4.2 <=> bad_coercible
-    }.should raise_error(TypeError, "coerce must return [x, y]")
+    }.should.raise(TypeError, "coerce must return [x, y]")
   end
 
-  # The 4 tests below are taken from matz's revision 23730 for Ruby trunk
-  #
-  it "returns 1 when self is Infinity and other is an Integer" do
+  it "returns the correct result when one side is infinite" do
     (infinity_value <=> Float::MAX.to_i*2).should == 1
+    (-Float::MAX.to_i*2 <=> infinity_value).should == -1
+    (-infinity_value <=> -Float::MAX.to_i*2).should == -1
+    (-Float::MAX.to_i*2 <=> -infinity_value).should == 1
   end
 
-  it "returns -1 when self is negative and other is Infinity" do
-    (-Float::MAX.to_i*2 <=> infinity_value).should == -1
+  it "returns 0 when self is Infinity and other is infinite?=1" do
+    obj = Object.new
+    def obj.infinite?
+      1
+    end
+    (infinity_value <=> obj).should == 0
   end
 
-  it "returns -1 when self is -Infinity and other is negative" do
-    (-infinity_value <=> -Float::MAX.to_i*2).should == -1
+  it "returns 1 when self is Infinity and other is infinite?=-1" do
+    obj = Object.new
+    def obj.infinite?
+      -1
+    end
+    (infinity_value <=> obj).should == 1
   end
 
-  it "returns 1 when self is negative and other is -Infinity" do
-    (-Float::MAX.to_i*2 <=> -infinity_value).should == 1
+  it "returns 1 when self is Infinity and other is infinite?=nil (which means finite)" do
+    obj = Object.new
+    def obj.infinite?
+      nil
+    end
+    (infinity_value <=> obj).should == 1
+  end
+
+  it "returns 0 for -0.0 and 0.0" do
+    (-0.0 <=> 0.0).should == 0
+    (0.0 <=> -0.0).should == 0
+  end
+
+  it "returns 0 for -0.0 and 0" do
+    (-0.0 <=> 0).should == 0
+    (0 <=> -0.0).should == 0
+  end
+
+  it "returns 0 for 0.0 and 0" do
+    (0.0 <=> 0).should == 0
+    (0 <=> 0.0).should == 0
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/float/constants_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/float/constants_spec.rb
index 497e0ae188..1b71ee8adf 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/float/constants_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/float/constants_spec.rb
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@ describe "Float constant" do
   end
 
   it "NAN is 'not a number'" do
-    Float::NAN.nan?.should be_true
+    Float::NAN.nan?.should == true
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/float/denominator_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/float/denominator_spec.rb
index 6f4fcfcf23..85beaa98cd 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/float/denominator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/float/denominator_spec.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe "Float#denominator" do
 
   it "returns an Integer" do
     @numbers.each do |number|
-      number.denominator.should be_kind_of(Integer)
+      number.denominator.should.is_a?(Integer)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/float/divide_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/float/divide_spec.rb
index d8f71a6b98..68a2c550a7 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/float/divide_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/float/divide_spec.rb
@@ -16,24 +16,28 @@ describe "Float#/" do
   end
 
   it "returns +Infinity when dividing non-zero by zero of the same sign" do
-    (1.0 / 0.0).should be_positive_infinity
-    (-1.0 / -0.0).should be_positive_infinity
+    (1.0 / 0.0).should.infinite? == 1
+    (-1.0 / -0.0).should.infinite? == 1
   end
 
   it "returns -Infinity when dividing non-zero by zero of opposite sign" do
-    (-1.0 / 0.0).should be_negative_infinity
-    (1.0 / -0.0).should be_negative_infinity
+    (-1.0 / 0.0).should.infinite? == -1
+    (1.0 / -0.0).should.infinite? == -1
   end
 
   it "returns NaN when dividing zero by zero" do
-    (0.0 / 0.0).should be_nan
-    (-0.0 / 0.0).should be_nan
-    (0.0 / -0.0).should be_nan
-    (-0.0 / -0.0).should be_nan
+    (0.0 / 0.0).should.nan?
+    (-0.0 / 0.0).should.nan?
+    (0.0 / -0.0).should.nan?
+    (-0.0 / -0.0).should.nan?
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError when given a non-Numeric" do
-    -> { 13.0 / "10"    }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { 13.0 / :symbol }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { 13.0 / "10"    }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { 13.0 / :symbol }.should.raise(TypeError)
+  end
+
+  it "divides correctly by Rational numbers" do
+    (1.2345678901234567 / Rational(1, 10000000000000000000)).should == 1.2345678901234567e+19
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/float/divmod_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/float/divmod_spec.rb
index ec55dd3681..7ed6cd3487 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/float/divmod_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/float/divmod_spec.rb
@@ -3,41 +3,41 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 describe "Float#divmod" do
   it "returns an [quotient, modulus] from dividing self by other" do
     values = 3.14.divmod(2)
-    values[0].should eql(1)
+    values[0].should.eql?(1)
     values[1].should be_close(1.14, TOLERANCE)
     values = 2.8284.divmod(3.1415)
-    values[0].should eql(0)
+    values[0].should.eql?(0)
     values[1].should be_close(2.8284, TOLERANCE)
     values = -1.0.divmod(bignum_value)
-    values[0].should eql(-1)
-    values[1].should be_close(9223372036854775808.000, TOLERANCE)
+    values[0].should.eql?(-1)
+    values[1].should be_close(18446744073709551616.0, TOLERANCE)
     values = -1.0.divmod(1)
-    values[0].should eql(-1)
-    values[1].should eql(0.0)
+    values[0].should.eql?(-1)
+    values[1].should.eql?(0.0)
   end
 
   # Behaviour established as correct in r23953
   it "raises a FloatDomainError if self is NaN" do
-    -> { nan_value.divmod(1) }.should raise_error(FloatDomainError)
+    -> { nan_value.divmod(1) }.should.raise(FloatDomainError)
   end
 
   # Behaviour established as correct in r23953
   it "raises a FloatDomainError if other is NaN" do
-    -> { 1.divmod(nan_value) }.should raise_error(FloatDomainError)
+    -> { 1.0.divmod(nan_value) }.should.raise(FloatDomainError)
   end
 
   # Behaviour established as correct in r23953
   it "raises a FloatDomainError if self is Infinity" do
-    -> { infinity_value.divmod(1) }.should raise_error(FloatDomainError)
+    -> { infinity_value.divmod(1) }.should.raise(FloatDomainError)
   end
 
   it "raises a ZeroDivisionError if other is zero" do
-    -> { 1.0.divmod(0)   }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
-    -> { 1.0.divmod(0.0) }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
+    -> { 1.0.divmod(0)   }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
+    -> { 1.0.divmod(0.0) }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
   end
 
   # redmine #5276"
   it "returns the correct [quotient, modulus] even for large quotient" do
-    0.59.divmod(7.761021455128987e-11).first.should eql(7602092113)
+    0.59.divmod(7.761021455128987e-11).first.should.eql?(7602092113)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/float/dup_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/float/dup_spec.rb
index 294da8e2bc..b474e21325 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/float/dup_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/float/dup_spec.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 describe "Float#dup" do
   it "returns self" do
     float = 2.4
-    float.dup.should equal(float)
+    float.dup.should.equal?(float)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/float/eql_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/float/eql_spec.rb
index 6b5f91db33..cf1ad8416f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/float/eql_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/float/eql_spec.rb
@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Float#eql?" do
   it "returns true if other is a Float equal to self" do
-    0.0.eql?(0.0).should be_true
+    0.0.eql?(0.0).should == true
   end
 
   it "returns false if other is a Float not equal to self" do
-    1.0.eql?(1.1).should be_false
+    1.0.eql?(1.1).should == false
   end
 
   it "returns false if other is not a Float" do
-    1.0.eql?(1).should be_false
-    1.0.eql?(:one).should be_false
+    1.0.eql?(1).should == false
+    1.0.eql?(:one).should == false
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/float/float_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/float/float_spec.rb
index 263ae82079..46b2eff372 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/float/float_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/float/float_spec.rb
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ describe "Float" do
   it ".allocate raises a TypeError" do
     -> do
       Float.allocate
-    end.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    end.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it ".new is undefined" do
     -> do
       Float.new
-    end.should raise_error(NoMethodError)
+    end.should.raise(NoMethodError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/float/floor_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/float/floor_spec.rb
index 046216d36d..f77300eb04 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/float/floor_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/float/floor_spec.rb
@@ -1,21 +1,28 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative '../integer/shared/integer_floor_precision'
 
 describe "Float#floor" do
+  context "with values equal to integers" do
+    it_behaves_like :integer_floor_precision, :Float
+  end
+
   it "returns the largest Integer less than or equal to self" do
-    -1.2.floor.should eql( -2)
-    -1.0.floor.should eql( -1)
-    0.0.floor.should  eql( 0 )
-    1.0.floor.should  eql( 1 )
-    5.9.floor.should  eql( 5 )
-    -9223372036854775808.1.floor.should eql(-9223372036854775808)
-    +9223372036854775808.1.floor.should eql(+9223372036854775808)
+    -1.2.floor.should.eql?( -2)
+    -1.0.floor.should.eql?( -1)
+    0.0.floor.should.eql?( 0 )
+    1.0.floor.should.eql?( 1 )
+    5.9.floor.should.eql?( 5 )
+    -9223372036854775808.1.floor.should.eql?(-9223372036854775808)
+    +9223372036854775808.1.floor.should.eql?(+9223372036854775808)
   end
 
   it "returns the largest number less than or equal to self with an optionally given precision" do
-    2.1679.floor(0).should   eql(2)
-    214.94.floor(-1).should  eql(210)
-    7.0.floor(1).should      eql(7.0)
-    -1.234.floor(2).should   eql(-1.24)
-    5.123812.floor(4).should eql(5.1238)
+    2.1679.floor(0).should.eql?(2)
+    214.94.floor(-1).should.eql?(210)
+    7.0.floor(1).should.eql?(7.0)
+    200.0.floor(-2).should.eql?(200)
+    -1.234.floor(2).should.eql?(-1.24)
+    5.123812.floor(4).should.eql?(5.1238)
+    10.00001.floor(5).should.eql?(10.00001)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/float/gt_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/float/gt_spec.rb
index 0d73f1c3df..5194796b46 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/float/gt_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/float/gt_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,28 @@ describe "Float#>" do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError when given a non-Numeric" do
-    -> { 5.0 > "4"       }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { 5.0 > mock('x') }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { 5.0 > "4"       }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    -> { 5.0 > mock('x') }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+  end
+
+  it "returns false if one side is NaN" do
+    [1.0, 42, bignum_value].each { |n|
+      (nan_value > n).should == false
+      (n > nan_value).should == false
+    }
+  end
+
+  it "handles positive infinity" do
+    [1.0, 42, bignum_value].each { |n|
+      (infinity_value > n).should == true
+      (n > infinity_value).should == false
+    }
+  end
+
+  it "handles negative infinity" do
+    [1.0, 42, bignum_value].each { |n|
+      (-infinity_value > n).should == false
+      (n > -infinity_value).should == true
+    }
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/float/gte_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/float/gte_spec.rb
index 98ec60b70b..4a62725d53 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/float/gte_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/float/gte_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,28 @@ describe "Float#>=" do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError when given a non-Numeric" do
-    -> { 5.0 >= "4"       }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { 5.0 >= mock('x') }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { 5.0 >= "4"       }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    -> { 5.0 >= mock('x') }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+  end
+
+  it "returns false if one side is NaN" do
+    [1.0, 42, bignum_value].each { |n|
+      (nan_value >= n).should == false
+      (n >= nan_value).should == false
+    }
+  end
+
+  it "handles positive infinity" do
+    [1.0, 42, bignum_value].each { |n|
+      (infinity_value >= n).should == true
+      (n >= infinity_value).should == false
+    }
+  end
+
+  it "handles negative infinity" do
+    [1.0, 42, bignum_value].each { |n|
+      (-infinity_value >= n).should == false
+      (n >= -infinity_value).should == true
+    }
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/float/lt_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/float/lt_spec.rb
index c01b6e0e02..0f0e1752bd 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/float/lt_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/float/lt_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,28 @@ describe "Float#<" do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError when given a non-Numeric" do
-    -> { 5.0 < "4"       }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { 5.0 < mock('x') }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { 5.0 < "4"       }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    -> { 5.0 < mock('x') }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+  end
+
+  it "returns false if one side is NaN" do
+    [1.0, 42, bignum_value].each { |n|
+      (nan_value < n).should == false
+      (n < nan_value).should == false
+    }
+  end
+
+  it "handles positive infinity" do
+    [1.0, 42, bignum_value].each { |n|
+      (infinity_value < n).should == false
+      (n < infinity_value).should == true
+    }
+  end
+
+  it "handles negative infinity" do
+    [1.0, 42, bignum_value].each { |n|
+      (-infinity_value < n).should == true
+      (n < -infinity_value).should == false
+    }
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/float/lte_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/float/lte_spec.rb
index 66f2ddc2c7..afb64ade09 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/float/lte_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/float/lte_spec.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,28 @@ describe "Float#<=" do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError when given a non-Numeric" do
-    -> { 5.0 <= "4"       }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { 5.0 <= mock('x') }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { 5.0 <= "4"       }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    -> { 5.0 <= mock('x') }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+  end
+
+  it "returns false if one side is NaN" do
+    [1.0, 42, bignum_value].each { |n|
+      (nan_value <= n).should == false
+      (n <= nan_value).should == false
+    }
+  end
+
+  it "handles positive infinity" do
+    [1.0, 42, bignum_value].each { |n|
+      (infinity_value <= n).should == false
+      (n <= infinity_value).should == true
+    }
+  end
+
+  it "handles negative infinity" do
+    [1.0, 42, bignum_value].each { |n|
+      (-infinity_value <= n).should == true
+      (n <= -infinity_value).should == false
+    }
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/float/magnitude_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/float/magnitude_spec.rb
index db577c15c5..7cdd8ef28a 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/float/magnitude_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/float/magnitude_spec.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require_relative "../../spec_helper"
 require_relative 'shared/abs'
 
 describe "Float#magnitude" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/float/minus_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/float/minus_spec.rb
index 5626cbdac2..a4281a397b 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/float/minus_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/float/minus_spec.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ describe "Float#-" do
 
   it "returns self minus other" do
     (9_237_212.5280 - 5_280).should be_close(9231932.528, TOLERANCE)
-    (2_560_496.1691 - bignum_value).should be_close(-9223372036852215808.000, TOLERANCE)
+    (2_560_496.1691 - bignum_value).should be_close(-18446744073706991616.0, TOLERANCE)
     (5.5 - 5.5).should be_close(0.0,TOLERANCE)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/float/multiply_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/float/multiply_spec.rb
index eca0b52c4f..edaaba7e61 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/float/multiply_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/float/multiply_spec.rb
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ describe "Float#*" do
   it "returns self multiplied by other" do
     (4923.98221 * 2).should be_close(9847.96442, TOLERANCE)
     (6712.5 * 0.25).should be_close(1678.125, TOLERANCE)
-    (256.4096 * bignum_value).should be_close(2364961134621118431232.000, TOLERANCE)
+    (256.4096 * bignum_value).should be_close(4729922269242236862464.0, TOLERANCE)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError when given a non-Numeric" do
-    -> { 13.0 * "10"    }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { 13.0 * :symbol }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { 13.0 * "10"    }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { 13.0 * :symbol }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/float/negative_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/float/negative_spec.rb
index 511d92ade6..484e636adb 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/float/negative_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/float/negative_spec.rb
@@ -3,31 +3,31 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 describe "Float#negative?" do
   describe "on positive numbers" do
     it "returns false" do
-      0.1.negative?.should be_false
+      0.1.negative?.should == false
     end
   end
 
   describe "on zero" do
     it "returns false" do
-      0.0.negative?.should be_false
+      0.0.negative?.should == false
     end
   end
 
   describe "on negative zero" do
     it "returns false" do
-      -0.0.negative?.should be_false
+      -0.0.negative?.should == false
     end
   end
 
   describe "on negative numbers" do
     it "returns true" do
-      -0.1.negative?.should be_true
+      -0.1.negative?.should == true
     end
   end
 
   describe "on NaN" do
     it "returns false" do
-      nan_value.negative?.should be_false
+      nan_value.negative?.should == false
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/float/next_float_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/float/next_float_spec.rb
index 29e2d31146..59892be343 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/float/next_float_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/float/next_float_spec.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ describe "Float#next_float" do
     barely_positive.should < barely_positive.next_float
 
     midpoint = barely_positive / 2
-    [0.0, barely_positive].should include midpoint
+    [0.0, barely_positive].should.include? midpoint
   end
 
   it "returns Float::INFINITY for Float::INFINITY" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/float/numerator_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/float/numerator_spec.rb
index 7832e8f056..53b32fdd3d 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/float/numerator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/float/numerator_spec.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ describe "Float#numerator" do
 
   it "converts self to a Rational object then returns its numerator" do
     @numbers.each do |number|
-      number.infinite?.should be_nil
+      number.infinite?.should == nil
       number.numerator.should == Rational(number).numerator
     end
   end
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ describe "Float#numerator" do
   end
 
   it "returns NaN for NaN" do
-    nan_value.numerator.nan?.should be_true
+    nan_value.numerator.nan?.should == true
   end
 
   it "returns Infinity for Infinity" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/float/plus_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/float/plus_spec.rb
index 06b136a06b..e3e19d7f39 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/float/plus_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/float/plus_spec.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ describe "Float#+" do
 
   it "returns self plus other" do
     (491.213 + 2).should be_close(493.213, TOLERANCE)
-    (9.99 + bignum_value).should be_close(9223372036854775808.000, TOLERANCE)
+    (9.99 + bignum_value).should be_close(18446744073709551616.0, TOLERANCE)
     (1001.99 + 5.219).should be_close(1007.209, TOLERANCE)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/float/positive_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/float/positive_spec.rb
index 575f92a720..aa87c03151 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/float/positive_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/float/positive_spec.rb
@@ -3,31 +3,31 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 describe "Float#positive?" do
   describe "on positive numbers" do
     it "returns true" do
-      0.1.positive?.should be_true
+      0.1.positive?.should == true
     end
   end
 
   describe "on zero" do
     it "returns false" do
-      0.0.positive?.should be_false
+      0.0.positive?.should == false
     end
   end
 
   describe "on negative zero" do
     it "returns false" do
-      -0.0.positive?.should be_false
+      -0.0.positive?.should == false
     end
   end
 
   describe "on negative numbers" do
     it "returns false" do
-      -0.1.positive?.should be_false
+      -0.1.positive?.should == false
     end
   end
 
   describe "on NaN" do
     it "returns false" do
-      nan_value.positive?.should be_false
+      nan_value.positive?.should == false
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/float/prev_float_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/float/prev_float_spec.rb
index 5e50269da7..2d1f136254 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/float/prev_float_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/float/prev_float_spec.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ describe "Float#prev_float" do
     barely_negative.should > barely_negative.prev_float
 
     midpoint = barely_negative / 2
-    [0.0, barely_negative].should include midpoint
+    [0.0, barely_negative].should.include? midpoint
   end
 
   it "returns -Float::INFINITY for -Float::INFINITY" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/float/rationalize_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/float/rationalize_spec.rb
index 0c5bef7ac4..fa8fb5c841 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/float/rationalize_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/float/rationalize_spec.rb
@@ -29,15 +29,15 @@ describe "Float#rationalize" do
   end
 
   it "raises a FloatDomainError for Infinity" do
-    -> {infinity_value.rationalize}.should raise_error(FloatDomainError)
+    -> {infinity_value.rationalize}.should.raise(FloatDomainError)
   end
 
   it "raises a FloatDomainError for NaN" do
-    -> { nan_value.rationalize }.should raise_error(FloatDomainError)
+    -> { nan_value.rationalize }.should.raise(FloatDomainError)
   end
 
   it "raises ArgumentError when passed more than one argument" do
-    -> { 0.3.rationalize(0.1, 0.1) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { 0.3.rationalize(0.1, 0.1, 2) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { 0.3.rationalize(0.1, 0.1) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    -> { 0.3.rationalize(0.1, 0.1, 2) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/float/round_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/float/round_spec.rb
index 4bd2dc460c..63c1d5689c 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/float/round_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/float/round_spec.rb
@@ -16,51 +16,57 @@ describe "Float#round" do
   end
 
   it "raises FloatDomainError for exceptional values" do
-    -> { (+infinity_value).round }.should raise_error(FloatDomainError)
-    -> { (-infinity_value).round }.should raise_error(FloatDomainError)
-    -> { nan_value.round }.should raise_error(FloatDomainError)
+    -> { (+infinity_value).round }.should.raise(FloatDomainError)
+    -> { (-infinity_value).round }.should.raise(FloatDomainError)
+    -> { nan_value.round }.should.raise(FloatDomainError)
   end
 
   it "rounds self to an optionally given precision" do
-    5.5.round(0).should eql(6)
-    5.7.round(1).should eql(5.7)
+    5.5.round(0).should.eql?(6)
+    5.7.round(1).should.eql?(5.7)
     1.2345678.round(2).should == 1.23
-    123456.78.round(-2).should eql(123500) # rounded up
-    -123456.78.round(-2).should eql(-123500)
+    123456.78.round(-2).should.eql?(123500) # rounded up
+    -123456.78.round(-2).should.eql?(-123500)
     12.345678.round(3.999).should == 12.346
   end
 
+  it "correctly rounds exact floats with a numerous digits in a fraction part" do
+    0.8241000000000004.round(10).should == 0.8241
+    0.8241000000000002.round(10).should == 0.8241
+  end
+
   it "returns zero when passed a negative argument with magnitude greater than magnitude of the whole number portion of the Float" do
-    0.8346268.round(-1).should eql(0)
+    0.8346268.round(-1).should.eql?(0)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError when its argument can not be converted to an Integer" do
-    -> { 1.0.round("4") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { 1.0.round(nil) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { 1.0.round("4") }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { 1.0.round(nil) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises FloatDomainError for exceptional values when passed a non-positive precision" do
-    -> { Float::INFINITY.round( 0) }.should raise_error(FloatDomainError)
-    -> { Float::INFINITY.round(-2) }.should raise_error(FloatDomainError)
-    -> { (-Float::INFINITY).round( 0) }.should raise_error(FloatDomainError)
-    -> { (-Float::INFINITY).round(-2) }.should raise_error(FloatDomainError)
+    -> { Float::INFINITY.round( 0) }.should.raise(FloatDomainError)
+    -> { Float::INFINITY.round(-2) }.should.raise(FloatDomainError)
+    -> { (-Float::INFINITY).round( 0) }.should.raise(FloatDomainError)
+    -> { (-Float::INFINITY).round(-2) }.should.raise(FloatDomainError)
   end
 
   it "raises RangeError for NAN when passed a non-positive precision" do
-    -> { Float::NAN.round(0) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
-    -> { Float::NAN.round(-2) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
+    -> { Float::NAN.round(0) }.should.raise(RangeError)
+    -> { Float::NAN.round(-2) }.should.raise(RangeError)
   end
 
   it "returns self for exceptional values when passed a non-negative precision" do
     Float::INFINITY.round(2).should == Float::INFINITY
     (-Float::INFINITY).round(2).should == -Float::INFINITY
-    Float::NAN.round(2).should be_nan
+    Float::NAN.round(2).should.nan?
   end
 
   # redmine:5227
   it "works for corner cases" do
-    42.0.round(308).should eql(42.0)
-    1.0e307.round(2).should eql(1.0e307)
+    42.0.round(308).should.eql?(42.0)
+    1.0e307.round(2).should.eql?(1.0e307)
+    120.0.round(-1).should.eql?(120)
   end
 
   # redmine:5271
@@ -68,51 +74,117 @@ describe "Float#round" do
     0.42.round(2.0**30).should == 0.42
   end
 
+  it "returns rounded values for not so big argument" do
+    0.42.round(2.0**23).should == 0.42
+  end
+
   it "returns big values rounded to nearest" do
-    +2.5e20.round(-20).should   eql( +3 * 10 ** 20  )
-    -2.5e20.round(-20).should   eql( -3 * 10 ** 20  )
+    +2.5e20.round(-20).should.eql?( +3 * 10 ** 20  )
+    -2.5e20.round(-20).should.eql?( -3 * 10 ** 20  )
   end
 
   # redmine #5272
   it "returns rounded values for big values" do
-    +2.4e20.round(-20).should   eql( +2 * 10 ** 20  )
-    -2.4e20.round(-20).should   eql( -2 * 10 ** 20  )
-    +2.5e200.round(-200).should eql( +3 * 10 ** 200 )
-    +2.4e200.round(-200).should eql( +2 * 10 ** 200 )
-    -2.5e200.round(-200).should eql( -3 * 10 ** 200 )
-    -2.4e200.round(-200).should eql( -2 * 10 ** 200 )
+    +2.4e20.round(-20).should.eql?( +2 * 10 ** 20  )
+    -2.4e20.round(-20).should.eql?( -2 * 10 ** 20  )
+    +2.5e200.round(-200).should.eql?( +3 * 10 ** 200 )
+    +2.4e200.round(-200).should.eql?( +2 * 10 ** 200 )
+    -2.5e200.round(-200).should.eql?( -3 * 10 ** 200 )
+    -2.4e200.round(-200).should.eql?( -2 * 10 ** 200 )
   end
 
   it "returns different rounded values depending on the half option" do
-    2.5.round(half: nil).should      eql(3)
-    2.5.round(half: :up).should      eql(3)
-    2.5.round(half: :down).should    eql(2)
-    2.5.round(half: :even).should    eql(2)
-    3.5.round(half: nil).should      eql(4)
-    3.5.round(half: :up).should      eql(4)
-    3.5.round(half: :down).should    eql(3)
-    3.5.round(half: :even).should    eql(4)
-    (-2.5).round(half: nil).should   eql(-3)
-    (-2.5).round(half: :up).should   eql(-3)
-    (-2.5).round(half: :down).should eql(-2)
-    (-2.5).round(half: :even).should eql(-2)
+    2.5.round(half: nil).should.eql?(3)
+    2.5.round(half: :up).should.eql?(3)
+    2.5.round(half: :down).should.eql?(2)
+    2.5.round(half: :even).should.eql?(2)
+    3.5.round(half: nil).should.eql?(4)
+    3.5.round(half: :up).should.eql?(4)
+    3.5.round(half: :down).should.eql?(3)
+    3.5.round(half: :even).should.eql?(4)
+    (-2.5).round(half: nil).should.eql?(-3)
+    (-2.5).round(half: :up).should.eql?(-3)
+    (-2.5).round(half: :down).should.eql?(-2)
+    (-2.5).round(half: :even).should.eql?(-2)
   end
 
   it "rounds self to an optionally given precision with a half option" do
-    5.55.round(1, half: nil).should eql(5.6)
-    5.55.round(1, half: :up).should eql(5.6)
-    5.55.round(1, half: :down).should eql(5.5)
-    5.55.round(1, half: :even).should eql(5.6)
+    5.55.round(1, half: nil).should.eql?(5.6)
+    5.55.round(1, half: :up).should.eql?(5.6)
+    5.55.round(1, half: :down).should.eql?(5.5)
+    5.55.round(1, half: :even).should.eql?(5.6)
+    -5.55.round(1, half: nil).should.eql?(-5.6)
+    -5.55.round(1, half: :up).should.eql?(-5.6)
+    -5.55.round(1, half: :down).should.eql?(-5.5)
+    -5.55.round(1, half: :even).should.eql?(-5.6)
+  end
+
+  it "preserves cases where neighbouring floating pointer number increase the decimal places" do
+    4.8100000000000005.round(5, half: nil).should.eql?(4.81)
+    4.8100000000000005.round(5, half: :up).should.eql?(4.81)
+    4.8100000000000005.round(5, half: :down).should.eql?(4.81)
+    4.8100000000000005.round(5, half: :even).should.eql?(4.81)
+    -4.8100000000000005.round(5, half: nil).should.eql?(-4.81)
+    -4.8100000000000005.round(5, half: :up).should.eql?(-4.81)
+    -4.8100000000000005.round(5, half: :down).should.eql?(-4.81)
+    -4.8100000000000005.round(5, half: :even).should.eql?(-4.81)
+    4.81.round(5, half: nil).should.eql?(4.81)
+    4.81.round(5, half: :up).should.eql?(4.81)
+    4.81.round(5, half: :down).should.eql?(4.81)
+    4.81.round(5, half: :even).should.eql?(4.81)
+    -4.81.round(5, half: nil).should.eql?(-4.81)
+    -4.81.round(5, half: :up).should.eql?(-4.81)
+    -4.81.round(5, half: :down).should.eql?(-4.81)
+    -4.81.round(5, half: :even).should.eql?(-4.81)
+    4.809999999999999.round(5, half: nil).should.eql?(4.81)
+    4.809999999999999.round(5, half: :up).should.eql?(4.81)
+    4.809999999999999.round(5, half: :down).should.eql?(4.81)
+    4.809999999999999.round(5, half: :even).should.eql?(4.81)
+    -4.809999999999999.round(5, half: nil).should.eql?(-4.81)
+    -4.809999999999999.round(5, half: :up).should.eql?(-4.81)
+    -4.809999999999999.round(5, half: :down).should.eql?(-4.81)
+    -4.809999999999999.round(5, half: :even).should.eql?(-4.81)
+  end
+
+  # These numbers are neighbouring floating point numbers round a
+  # precise value. They test that the rounding modes work correctly
+  # round that value and precision is not lost which might cause
+  # incorrect results.
+  it "does not lose precision during the rounding process" do
+    767573.1875850001.round(5, half: nil).should.eql?(767573.18759)
+    767573.1875850001.round(5, half: :up).should.eql?(767573.18759)
+    767573.1875850001.round(5, half: :down).should.eql?(767573.18759)
+    767573.1875850001.round(5, half: :even).should.eql?(767573.18759)
+    -767573.1875850001.round(5, half: nil).should.eql?(-767573.18759)
+    -767573.1875850001.round(5, half: :up).should.eql?(-767573.18759)
+    -767573.1875850001.round(5, half: :down).should.eql?(-767573.18759)
+    -767573.1875850001.round(5, half: :even).should.eql?(-767573.18759)
+    767573.187585.round(5, half: nil).should.eql?(767573.18759)
+    767573.187585.round(5, half: :up).should.eql?(767573.18759)
+    767573.187585.round(5, half: :down).should.eql?(767573.18758)
+    767573.187585.round(5, half: :even).should.eql?(767573.18758)
+    -767573.187585.round(5, half: nil).should.eql?(-767573.18759)
+    -767573.187585.round(5, half: :up).should.eql?(-767573.18759)
+    -767573.187585.round(5, half: :down).should.eql?(-767573.18758)
+    -767573.187585.round(5, half: :even).should.eql?(-767573.18758)
+    767573.1875849998.round(5, half: nil).should.eql?(767573.18758)
+    767573.1875849998.round(5, half: :up).should.eql?(767573.18758)
+    767573.1875849998.round(5, half: :down).should.eql?(767573.18758)
+    767573.1875849998.round(5, half: :even).should.eql?(767573.18758)
+    -767573.1875849998.round(5, half: nil).should.eql?(-767573.18758)
+    -767573.1875849998.round(5, half: :up).should.eql?(-767573.18758)
+    -767573.1875849998.round(5, half: :down).should.eql?(-767573.18758)
+    -767573.1875849998.round(5, half: :even).should.eql?(-767573.18758)
   end
 
   it "raises FloatDomainError for exceptional values with a half option" do
-    -> { (+infinity_value).round(half: :up) }.should raise_error(FloatDomainError)
-    -> { (-infinity_value).round(half: :down) }.should raise_error(FloatDomainError)
-    -> { nan_value.round(half: :even) }.should raise_error(FloatDomainError)
+    -> { (+infinity_value).round(half: :up) }.should.raise(FloatDomainError)
+    -> { (-infinity_value).round(half: :down) }.should.raise(FloatDomainError)
+    -> { nan_value.round(half: :even) }.should.raise(FloatDomainError)
   end
 
   it "raise for a non-existent round mode" do
-    -> { 14.2.round(half: :nonsense) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError, "invalid rounding mode: nonsense")
+    -> { 14.2.round(half: :nonsense) }.should.raise(ArgumentError, "invalid rounding mode: nonsense")
   end
 
   describe "when 0.0 is given" do
@@ -124,7 +196,13 @@ describe "Float#round" do
     it "returns 0 for 0 or undefined ndigits" do
       (0.0).round.should == 0
       (-0.0).round(0).should == 0
-      (0.0).round(half: :up) == 0
+      (0.0).round(half: :up).should == 0
+    end
+
+    it "returns 0 for negative ndigits" do
+      (0.0).round(-1).should == 0
+      (-0.0).round(-1).should == 0
+      (0.0).round(-1, half: :up).should == 0
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/float/shared/abs.rb b/spec/ruby/core/float/shared/abs.rb
index 607983322d..ab21480e24 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/float/shared/abs.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/float/shared/abs.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ describe :float_abs, shared: true do
   end
 
   it "returns NaN if NaN" do
-    nan_value.send(@method).nan?.should be_true
+    nan_value.send(@method).nan?.should == true
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/float/shared/arg.rb b/spec/ruby/core/float/shared/arg.rb
index 136cf19ec8..de0024313d 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/float/shared/arg.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/float/shared/arg.rb
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 describe :float_arg, shared: true do
   it "returns NaN if NaN" do
     f = nan_value
-    f.send(@method).nan?.should be_true
+    f.send(@method).nan?.should == true
   end
 
   it "returns self if NaN" do
     f = nan_value
-    f.send(@method).should equal(f)
+    f.send(@method).should.equal?(f)
   end
 
   it "returns 0 if positive" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/float/shared/arithmetic_exception_in_coerce.rb b/spec/ruby/core/float/shared/arithmetic_exception_in_coerce.rb
index eec92d858f..bd3bf9019f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/float/shared/arithmetic_exception_in_coerce.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/float/shared/arithmetic_exception_in_coerce.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ describe :float_arithmetic_exception_in_coerce, shared: true do
     b.should_receive(:coerce).and_raise(FloatSpecs::CoerceError)
 
     # e.g. 1.0 > b
-    -> { 1.0.send(@method, b) }.should raise_error(FloatSpecs::CoerceError)
+    -> { 1.0.send(@method, b) }.should.raise(FloatSpecs::CoerceError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/float/shared/comparison_exception_in_coerce.rb b/spec/ruby/core/float/shared/comparison_exception_in_coerce.rb
index 3e2c1e28dd..eec5d8daf9 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/float/shared/comparison_exception_in_coerce.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/float/shared/comparison_exception_in_coerce.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ describe :float_comparison_exception_in_coerce, shared: true do
     b.should_receive(:coerce).and_raise(FloatSpecs::CoerceError)
 
     # e.g. 1.0 > b
-    -> { 1.0.send(@method, b) }.should raise_error(FloatSpecs::CoerceError)
+    -> { 1.0.send(@method, b) }.should.raise(FloatSpecs::CoerceError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/float/shared/equal.rb b/spec/ruby/core/float/shared/equal.rb
index 668aa069b5..4d524e1cf2 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/float/shared/equal.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/float/shared/equal.rb
@@ -14,4 +14,25 @@ describe :float_equal, shared: true do
     1.0.send(@method, x).should == false
     2.0.send(@method, x).should == true
   end
+
+  it "returns false if one side is NaN" do
+    [1.0, 42, bignum_value].each { |n|
+      (nan_value.send(@method, n)).should == false
+      (n.send(@method, nan_value)).should == false
+    }
+  end
+
+  it "handles positive infinity" do
+    [1.0, 42, bignum_value].each { |n|
+      (infinity_value.send(@method, n)).should == false
+      (n.send(@method, infinity_value)).should == false
+    }
+  end
+
+  it "handles negative infinity" do
+    [1.0, 42, bignum_value].each { |n|
+      ((-infinity_value).send(@method, n)).should == false
+      (n.send(@method, -infinity_value)).should == false
+    }
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/float/shared/modulo.rb b/spec/ruby/core/float/shared/modulo.rb
index 6700bd4f4e..1efee1476d 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/float/shared/modulo.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/float/shared/modulo.rb
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ describe :float_modulo, shared: true do
   end
 
   it "returns NaN when called on NaN or Infinities" do
-    Float::NAN.send(@method, 42).should be_nan
-    Float::INFINITY.send(@method, 42).should be_nan
-    (-Float::INFINITY).send(@method, 42).should be_nan
+    Float::NAN.send(@method, 42).should.nan?
+    Float::INFINITY.send(@method, 42).should.nan?
+    (-Float::INFINITY).send(@method, 42).should.nan?
   end
 
   it "returns NaN when modulus is NaN" do
-    4.2.send(@method, Float::NAN).should be_nan
+    4.2.send(@method, Float::NAN).should.nan?
   end
 
   it "returns -0.0 when called on -0.0 with a non zero modulus" do
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe :float_modulo, shared: true do
   end
 
   it "raises a ZeroDivisionError if other is zero" do
-    -> { 1.0.send(@method, 0) }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
-    -> { 1.0.send(@method, 0.0) }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
+    -> { 1.0.send(@method, 0) }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
+    -> { 1.0.send(@method, 0.0) }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/float/shared/quo.rb b/spec/ruby/core/float/shared/quo.rb
index 0c90171b87..930187aaf7 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/float/shared/quo.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/float/shared/quo.rb
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ describe :float_quo, shared: true do
   end
 
   it "returns NaN when the argument is NaN" do
-    -1819.999999.send(@method, nan_value).nan?.should be_true
-    11109.1981271.send(@method, nan_value).nan?.should be_true
+    -1819.999999.send(@method, nan_value).nan?.should == true
+    11109.1981271.send(@method, nan_value).nan?.should == true
   end
 
   it "returns Infinity when the argument is 0.0" do
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ describe :float_quo, shared: true do
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError when argument isn't numeric" do
-    -> { 27292.2.send(@method, mock('non-numeric')) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { 27292.2.send(@method, mock('non-numeric')) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError when passed multiple arguments" do
-    -> { 272.221.send(@method, 6,0.2) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { 272.221.send(@method, 6,0.2) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/float/shared/to_i.rb b/spec/ruby/core/float/shared/to_i.rb
index 960295f095..1e6f941467 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/float/shared/to_i.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/float/shared/to_i.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 describe :float_to_i, shared: true do
   it "returns self truncated to an Integer" do
-    899.2.send(@method).should eql(899)
-    -1.122256e-45.send(@method).should eql(0)
-    5_213_451.9201.send(@method).should eql(5213451)
-    1.233450999123389e+12.send(@method).should eql(1233450999123)
-    -9223372036854775808.1.send(@method).should eql(-9223372036854775808)
-    9223372036854775808.1.send(@method).should eql(9223372036854775808)
+    899.2.send(@method).should.eql?(899)
+    -1.122256e-45.send(@method).should.eql?(0)
+    5_213_451.9201.send(@method).should.eql?(5213451)
+    1.233450999123389e+12.send(@method).should.eql?(1233450999123)
+    -9223372036854775808.1.send(@method).should.eql?(-9223372036854775808)
+    9223372036854775808.1.send(@method).should.eql?(9223372036854775808)
+  end
+
+  it "raises a FloatDomainError for NaN" do
+    -> { nan_value.send(@method) }.should.raise(FloatDomainError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/float/shared/to_s.rb b/spec/ruby/core/float/shared/to_s.rb
index 0925efc0f7..81ffdd9e81 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/float/shared/to_s.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/float/shared/to_s.rb
@@ -297,12 +297,12 @@ describe :float_to_s, shared: true do
 
     it "returns a String in US-ASCII encoding when Encoding.default_internal is nil" do
       Encoding.default_internal = nil
-      1.23.send(@method).encoding.should equal(Encoding::US_ASCII)
+      1.23.send(@method).encoding.should.equal?(Encoding::US_ASCII)
     end
 
     it "returns a String in US-ASCII encoding when Encoding.default_internal is not nil" do
       Encoding.default_internal = Encoding::IBM437
-      5.47.send(@method).encoding.should equal(Encoding::US_ASCII)
+      5.47.send(@method).encoding.should.equal?(Encoding::US_ASCII)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/float/truncate_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/float/truncate_spec.rb
index 2c80145f9f..1750e3fdbc 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/float/truncate_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/float/truncate_spec.rb
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ describe "Float#truncate" do
   it_behaves_like :float_to_i, :truncate
 
   it "returns self truncated to an optionally given precision" do
-    2.1679.truncate(0).should   eql(2)
-    7.1.truncate(1).should      eql(7.1)
-    214.94.truncate(-1).should  eql(210)
-    -1.234.truncate(2).should   eql(-1.23)
-    5.123812.truncate(4).should eql(5.1238)
+    2.1679.truncate(0).should.eql?(2)
+    7.1.truncate(1).should.eql?(7.1)
+    214.94.truncate(-1).should.eql?(210)
+    -1.234.truncate(2).should.eql?(-1.23)
+    5.123812.truncate(4).should.eql?(5.1238)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/float/uplus_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/float/uplus_spec.rb
index 936123558c..b979b2717a 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/float/uplus_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/float/uplus_spec.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ describe "Float#+@" do
   it "returns the same value with same sign (twos complement)" do
     34.56.send(:+@).should == 34.56
     -34.56.send(:+@).should == -34.56
-    0.0.send(:+@).should eql(0.0)
+    0.0.send(:+@).should.eql?(0.0)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/gc/auto_compact_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/gc/auto_compact_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..33ad1cb56c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/gc/auto_compact_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "GC.auto_compact" do
+  it "can set and get a boolean value" do
+    begin
+      GC.auto_compact = GC.auto_compact
+    rescue NotImplementedError # platform does not support autocompact
+      skip
+    end
+
+    original = GC.auto_compact
+    begin
+      GC.auto_compact = !original
+    rescue NotImplementedError # platform does not support autocompact
+      skip
+    end
+
+    begin
+      GC.auto_compact.should == !original
+    ensure
+      GC.auto_compact = original
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/gc/config_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/gc/config_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..57160f122c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/gc/config_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+
+ruby_version_is "3.4" do
+  describe "GC.config" do
+    context "without arguments" do
+      it "returns a hash of current settings" do
+        GC.config.should.is_a?(Hash)
+      end
+
+      it "includes the name of currently loaded GC implementation as a global key" do
+        GC.config.should.include?(:implementation)
+        GC.config[:implementation].should.is_a?(String)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "with a hash of options" do
+      it "allows to set GC implementation's options, returning the new config" do
+        config = GC.config({})
+        # Try to find a boolean setting to reliably test changing it.
+        key, _value = config.find { |_k, v| v == true }
+        skip unless key
+
+        GC.config(key => false).should == config.merge(key => false)
+        GC.config[key].should == false
+        GC.config(key => true).should == config
+        GC.config[key].should == true
+      ensure
+        GC.config(config.except(:implementation))
+      end
+
+      it "does not change settings that aren't present in the hash" do
+        previous = GC.config
+        GC.config({})
+        GC.config.should == previous
+      end
+
+      it "ignores unknown keys" do
+        previous = GC.config
+        GC.config(foo: "bar")
+        GC.config.should == previous
+      end
+
+      ruby_version_is ""..."4.0" do
+        it "returns the same as GC.config but without the :implementation key" do
+          previous = GC.config
+          GC.config({}).should == previous.except(:implementation)
+        end
+      end
+
+      ruby_version_is "4.0" do
+        it "returns the same as GC.config, including the :implementation key" do
+          previous = GC.config
+          GC.config({}).should == previous
+        end
+      end
+
+      it "raises an ArgumentError if options include global keys" do
+        -> { GC.config(implementation: "default") }.should.raise(ArgumentError, 'Attempting to set read-only key "Implementation"')
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "with a non-hash argument" do
+      it "returns current settings if argument is nil" do
+        GC.config(nil).should == GC.config
+      end
+
+      it "raises ArgumentError for all other arguments" do
+        -> { GC.config([]) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+        -> { GC.config("default") }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+        -> { GC.config(1) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+      end
+    end
+
+    guard -> { PlatformGuard.standard? && GC.config[:implementation] == "default" } do
+      context "with default GC implementation on MRI" do
+        before do
+          @default_config = GC.config({})
+        end
+
+        after do
+          GC.config(@default_config.except(:implementation))
+        end
+
+        it "includes :rgengc_allow_full_mark option, true by default" do
+          GC.config.should.include?(:rgengc_allow_full_mark)
+          GC.config[:rgengc_allow_full_mark].should == true
+        end
+
+        it "allows to set :rgengc_allow_full_mark" do
+          # This key maps truthy and falsey values to true and false.
+          GC.config(rgengc_allow_full_mark: nil).should == @default_config.merge(rgengc_allow_full_mark: false)
+          GC.config(rgengc_allow_full_mark: 1.23).should == @default_config.merge(rgengc_allow_full_mark: true)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/gc/count_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/gc/count_spec.rb
index af2fbbe713..fe20c4ed2b 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/gc/count_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/gc/count_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "GC.count" do
   it "returns an integer" do
-    GC.count.should be_kind_of(Integer)
+    GC.count.should.is_a?(Integer)
   end
 
   it "increases as collections are run" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/gc/measure_total_time_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/gc/measure_total_time_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f5377c18fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/gc/measure_total_time_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "GC.measure_total_time" do
+  before :each do
+    @default = GC.measure_total_time
+  end
+
+  after :each do
+    GC.measure_total_time = @default
+  end
+
+  it "can set and get a boolean value" do
+    original = GC.measure_total_time
+    GC.measure_total_time = !original
+    GC.measure_total_time.should == !original
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/gc/profiler/enabled_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/gc/profiler/enabled_spec.rb
index 23677be555..cfcd0951f0 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/gc/profiler/enabled_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/gc/profiler/enabled_spec.rb
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ describe "GC::Profiler.enabled?" do
 
   it "reports as enabled when enabled" do
     GC::Profiler.enable
-    GC::Profiler.enabled?.should be_true
+    GC::Profiler.enabled?.should == true
   end
 
   it "reports as disabled when disabled" do
     GC::Profiler.disable
-    GC::Profiler.enabled?.should be_false
+    GC::Profiler.enabled?.should == false
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/gc/profiler/result_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/gc/profiler/result_spec.rb
index 2ab46a8371..e888f975dc 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/gc/profiler/result_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/gc/profiler/result_spec.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "GC::Profiler.result" do
   it "returns a string" do
-    GC::Profiler.result.should be_kind_of(String)
+    GC::Profiler.result.should.is_a?(String)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/gc/profiler/total_time_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/gc/profiler/total_time_spec.rb
index 7709f168dd..a351e922af 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/gc/profiler/total_time_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/gc/profiler/total_time_spec.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "GC::Profiler.total_time" do
   it "returns an float" do
-    GC::Profiler.total_time.should be_kind_of(Float)
+    GC::Profiler.total_time.should.is_a?(Float)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/gc/stat_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/gc/stat_spec.rb
index 34656c401c..6e4800b3e3 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/gc/stat_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/gc/stat_spec.rb
@@ -3,12 +3,26 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 describe "GC.stat" do
   it "returns hash of values" do
     stat = GC.stat
-    stat.should be_kind_of(Hash)
-    stat.keys.should include(:count)
+    stat.should.is_a?(Hash)
+    stat.keys.should.include?(:count)
+  end
+
+  it "updates the given hash values" do
+    hash = { count: "hello", __other__: "world" }
+    stat = GC.stat(hash)
+
+    stat.should.is_a?(Hash)
+    stat.should.equal? hash
+    stat[:count].should.is_a?(Integer)
+    stat[:__other__].should == "world"
+  end
+
+  it "the values are all Integer since rb_gc_stat() returns size_t" do
+    GC.stat.values.each { |value| value.should.is_a?(Integer) }
   end
 
   it "can return a single value" do
-    GC.stat(:count).should be_kind_of(Integer)
+    GC.stat(:count).should.is_a?(Integer)
   end
 
   it "increases count after GC is run" do
@@ -24,17 +38,25 @@ describe "GC.stat" do
   end
 
   it "provides some number for count" do
-    GC.stat(:count).should be_kind_of(Integer)
-    GC.stat[:count].should be_kind_of(Integer)
+    GC.stat(:count).should.is_a?(Integer)
+    GC.stat[:count].should.is_a?(Integer)
   end
 
   it "provides some number for heap_free_slots" do
-    GC.stat(:heap_free_slots).should be_kind_of(Integer)
-    GC.stat[:heap_free_slots].should be_kind_of(Integer)
+    GC.stat(:heap_free_slots).should.is_a?(Integer)
+    GC.stat[:heap_free_slots].should.is_a?(Integer)
   end
 
   it "provides some number for total_allocated_objects" do
-    GC.stat(:total_allocated_objects).should be_kind_of(Integer)
-    GC.stat[:total_allocated_objects].should be_kind_of(Integer)
+    GC.stat(:total_allocated_objects).should.is_a?(Integer)
+    GC.stat[:total_allocated_objects].should.is_a?(Integer)
+  end
+
+  it "raises an error if argument is not nil, a symbol, or a hash" do
+    -> { GC.stat(7) }.should.raise(TypeError, "non-hash or symbol given")
+  end
+
+  it "raises an error if an unknown key is given" do
+    -> { GC.stat(:foo) }.should.raise(ArgumentError, "unknown key: foo")
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/gc/stress_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/gc/stress_spec.rb
index ca62c0cb4e..227a795e7f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/gc/stress_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/gc/stress_spec.rb
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ describe "GC.stress" do
   end
 
   it "returns current status of GC stress mode" do
-    GC.stress.should be_false
+    GC.stress.should == false
     GC.stress = true
-    GC.stress.should be_true
+    GC.stress.should == true
     GC.stress = false
-    GC.stress.should be_false
+    GC.stress.should == false
   end
 end
 
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ describe "GC.stress=" do
 
   it "sets the stress mode" do
     GC.stress = true
-    GC.stress.should be_true
+    GC.stress.should == true
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/gc/total_time_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/gc/total_time_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f10e0ad742
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/gc/total_time_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "GC.total_time" do
+  it "returns an Integer" do
+    GC.total_time.should.is_a?(Integer)
+  end
+
+  it "increases as collections are run" do
+    time_before = GC.total_time
+    GC.start
+    GC.total_time.should >= time_before
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/allocate_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/allocate_spec.rb
index 93420de866..a92accc161 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/allocate_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/allocate_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 describe "Hash.allocate" do
   it "returns an instance of Hash" do
     hsh = Hash.allocate
-    hsh.should be_an_instance_of(Hash)
+    hsh.should.instance_of?(Hash)
   end
 
   it "returns a fully-formed instance of Hash" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/assoc_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/assoc_spec.rb
index 64442918d1..51af51a20f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/assoc_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/assoc_spec.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ describe "Hash#assoc" do
   end
 
   it "returns an Array if the argument is == to a key of the Hash" do
-    @h.assoc(:apple).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    @h.assoc(:apple).should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 
   it "returns a 2-element Array if the argument is == to a key of the Hash" do
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ describe "Hash#assoc" do
   end
 
   it "only returns the first matching key-value pair for identity hashes" do
-    # Avoid literal String keys in Hash#[]= due to https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/12855
+    # Avoid literal String keys since string literals can be frozen and interned e.g. with --enable-frozen-string-literal
     h = {}.compare_by_identity
-    k1 = 'pear'
+    k1 = 'pear'.dup
     h[k1] = :red
-    k2 = 'pear'
+    k2 = 'pear'.dup
     h[k2] = :green
     h.size.should == 2
     h.keys.grep(/pear/).size.should == 2
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ describe "Hash#assoc" do
   end
 
   it "returns nil if the argument is not a key of the Hash" do
-    @h.assoc(:green).should be_nil
+    @h.assoc(:green).should == nil
   end
 
   it "returns nil if the argument is not a key of the Hash even when there is a default" do
-    Hash.new(42).merge!( foo: :bar ).assoc(42).should be_nil
-    Hash.new{|h, k| h[k] = 42}.merge!( foo: :bar ).assoc(42).should be_nil
+    Hash.new(42).merge!( foo: :bar ).assoc(42).should == nil
+    Hash.new{|h, k| h[k] = 42}.merge!( foo: :bar ).assoc(42).should == nil
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/clear_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/clear_spec.rb
index cf05e36ac9..beff925a63 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/clear_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/clear_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 describe "Hash#clear" do
   it "removes all key, value pairs" do
     h = { 1 => 2, 3 => 4 }
-    h.clear.should equal(h)
+    h.clear.should.equal?(h)
     h.should == {}
   end
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ describe "Hash#clear" do
   end
 
   it "raises a FrozenError if called on a frozen instance" do
-    -> { HashSpecs.frozen_hash.clear  }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-    -> { HashSpecs.empty_frozen_hash.clear }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { HashSpecs.frozen_hash.clear  }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+    -> { HashSpecs.empty_frozen_hash.clear }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/clone_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/clone_spec.rb
index 6c96fc0c67..d135a84453 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/clone_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/clone_spec.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ describe "Hash#clone" do
     clone = hash.clone
 
     clone.should == hash
-    clone.should_not equal hash
+    clone.should_not.equal? hash
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/compact_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/compact_spec.rb
index 2989afc8b7..de83dabed3 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/compact_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/compact_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe "Hash#compact" do
 
   it "returns new object that rejects pair has nil value" do
     ret = @hash.compact
-    ret.should_not equal(@hash)
+    ret.should_not.equal?(@hash)
     ret.should == @compact
   end
 
@@ -18,6 +18,28 @@ describe "Hash#compact" do
     @hash.compact
     @hash.should == @initial_pairs
   end
+
+  it "retains the default value" do
+    hash = Hash.new(1)
+    hash.compact.default.should == 1
+    hash[:a] = 1
+    hash.compact.default.should == 1
+  end
+
+  it "retains the default_proc" do
+    pr = proc { |h, k| h[k] = [] }
+    hash = Hash.new(&pr)
+    hash.compact.default_proc.should == pr
+    hash[:a] = 1
+    hash.compact.default_proc.should == pr
+  end
+
+  it "retains compare_by_identity flag" do
+    hash = {}.compare_by_identity
+    hash.compact.compare_by_identity?.should == true
+    hash[:a] = 1
+    hash.compact.compare_by_identity?.should == true
+  end
 end
 
 describe "Hash#compact!" do
@@ -28,7 +50,7 @@ describe "Hash#compact!" do
   end
 
   it "returns self" do
-    @hash.compact!.should equal(@hash)
+    @hash.compact!.should.equal?(@hash)
   end
 
   it "rejects own pair has nil value" do
@@ -42,7 +64,7 @@ describe "Hash#compact!" do
     end
 
     it "returns nil" do
-      @hash.compact!.should be_nil
+      @hash.compact!.should == nil
     end
   end
 
@@ -52,7 +74,7 @@ describe "Hash#compact!" do
     end
 
     it "keeps pairs and raises a FrozenError" do
-      ->{ @hash.compact! }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+      ->{ @hash.compact! }.should.raise(FrozenError)
       @hash.should == @initial_pairs
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/compare_by_identity_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/compare_by_identity_spec.rb
index 874cd46eb7..1abf9d5666 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/compare_by_identity_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/compare_by_identity_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe "Hash#compare_by_identity" do
     @h[[1]] = :a
     @h[[1]].should == :a
     @h.compare_by_identity
-    @h[[1].dup].should be_nil
+    @h[[1].dup].should == nil
   end
 
   it "rehashes internally so that old keys can be looked up" do
@@ -27,21 +27,21 @@ describe "Hash#compare_by_identity" do
   it "returns self" do
     h = {}
     h[:foo] = :bar
-    h.compare_by_identity.should equal h
+    h.compare_by_identity.should.equal? h
   end
 
   it "has no effect on an already compare_by_identity hash" do
     @idh[:foo] = :bar
-    @idh.compare_by_identity.should equal @idh
+    @idh.compare_by_identity.should.equal? @idh
     @idh.should.compare_by_identity?
     @idh[:foo].should == :bar
   end
 
   it "uses the semantics of BasicObject#equal? to determine key identity" do
-    [1].should_not equal([1])
+    [1].should_not.equal?([1])
     @idh[[1]] = :c
     @idh[[1]] = :d
-    :bar.should equal(:bar)
+    :bar.should.equal?(:bar)
     @idh[:bar] = :e
     @idh[:bar] = :f
     @idh.values.should == [:c, :d, :f]
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ describe "Hash#compare_by_identity" do
   it "regards #dup'd objects as having different identities" do
     key = ['foo']
     @idh[key.dup] = :str
-    @idh[key].should be_nil
+    @idh[key].should == nil
   end
 
   it "regards #clone'd objects as having different identities" do
     key = ['foo']
     @idh[key.clone] = :str
-    @idh[key].should be_nil
+    @idh[key].should == nil
   end
 
   it "regards references to the same object as having the same identity" do
@@ -82,22 +82,24 @@ describe "Hash#compare_by_identity" do
 
   it "raises a FrozenError on frozen hashes" do
     @h = @h.freeze
-    -> { @h.compare_by_identity }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { @h.compare_by_identity }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 
-  # Behaviour confirmed in bug #1871
+  # Behaviour confirmed in https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/1871
   it "persists over #dups" do
-    @idh['foo'] = :bar
-    @idh['foo'] = :glark
+    @idh['foo'.dup] = :bar
+    @idh['foo'.dup] = :glark
     @idh.dup.should == @idh
     @idh.dup.size.should == @idh.size
+    @idh.dup.should.compare_by_identity?
   end
 
   it "persists over #clones" do
-    @idh['foo'] = :bar
-    @idh['foo'] = :glark
+    @idh['foo'.dup] = :bar
+    @idh['foo'.dup] = :glark
     @idh.clone.should == @idh
     @idh.clone.size.should == @idh.size
+    @idh.dup.should.compare_by_identity?
   end
 
   it "does not copy string keys" do
@@ -105,12 +107,19 @@ describe "Hash#compare_by_identity" do
     @idh[foo] = true
     @idh[foo] = true
     @idh.size.should == 1
-    @idh.keys.first.should equal foo
+    @idh.keys.first.should.equal? foo
   end
 
+  # Check `#[]=` call with a String literal.
+  # Don't use `#+` because with `#+` it's no longer a String literal.
+  #
+  # See https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/12855
   it "gives different identity for string literals" do
+    eval <<~RUBY
+    # frozen_string_literal: false
     @idh['foo'] = 1
     @idh['foo'] = 2
+    RUBY
     @idh.values.should == [1, 2]
     @idh.size.should == 2
   end
@@ -119,20 +128,20 @@ end
 describe "Hash#compare_by_identity?" do
   it "returns false by default" do
     h = {}
-    h.compare_by_identity?.should be_false
+    h.compare_by_identity?.should == false
   end
 
   it "returns true once #compare_by_identity has been invoked on self" do
     h = {}
     h.compare_by_identity
-    h.compare_by_identity?.should be_true
+    h.compare_by_identity?.should == true
   end
 
   it "returns true when called multiple times on the same ident hash" do
     h = {}
     h.compare_by_identity
-    h.compare_by_identity?.should be_true
-    h.compare_by_identity?.should be_true
-    h.compare_by_identity?.should be_true
+    h.compare_by_identity?.should == true
+    h.compare_by_identity?.should == true
+    h.compare_by_identity?.should == true
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/constructor_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/constructor_spec.rb
index ad67274802..c16f373160 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/constructor_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/constructor_spec.rb
@@ -42,38 +42,25 @@ describe "Hash.[]" do
     Hash[ary].should == { a: :b }
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is "" ... "2.7" do
-    it "ignores elements that are not arrays" do
-      -> {
-        Hash[[:a]].should == {}
-      }.should complain(/ignoring wrong elements/)
-      -> {
-        Hash[[:nil]].should == {}
-      }.should complain(/ignoring wrong elements/)
-    end
-  end
-
-  ruby_version_is "2.7" do
-    it "raises for elements that are not arrays" do
-      -> {
-        Hash[[:a]].should == {}
-      }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-      -> {
-        Hash[[:nil]].should == {}
-      }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    end
+  it "raises for elements that are not arrays" do
+    -> {
+      Hash[[:a]]
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError, "wrong element type Symbol at 0 (expected array)")
+    -> {
+      Hash[[nil]]
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError, "wrong element type nil at 0 (expected array)")
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError for arrays of more than 2 elements" do
-    ->{ Hash[[[:a, :b, :c]]].should == {} }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    ->{
+      Hash[[[:a, :b, :c]]]
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError, "invalid number of elements (3 for 1..2)")
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError when passed a list of value-invalid-pairs in an array" do
     -> {
-      -> {
-        Hash[[[:a, 1], [:b], 42, [:d, 2], [:e, 2, 3], []]]
-      }.should complain(/ignoring wrong elements/)
-    }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      Hash[[[:a, 1], [:b], 42, [:d, 2], [:e, 2, 3], []]]
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError, "wrong element type Integer at 2 (expected array)")
   end
 
   describe "passed a single argument which responds to #to_hash" do
@@ -84,13 +71,13 @@ describe "Hash.[]" do
 
       result = Hash[to_hash]
       result.should == h
-      result.should_not equal(h)
+      result.should_not.equal?(h)
     end
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError when passed an odd number of arguments" do
-    -> { Hash[1, 2, 3] }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { Hash[1, 2, { 3 => 4 }] }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { Hash[1, 2, 3] }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    -> { Hash[1, 2, { 3 => 4 }] }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "calls to_hash" do
@@ -100,24 +87,41 @@ describe "Hash.[]" do
   end
 
   it "returns an instance of a subclass when passed an Array" do
-    HashSpecs::MyHash[1,2,3,4].should be_an_instance_of(HashSpecs::MyHash)
+    HashSpecs::MyHash[1,2,3,4].should.instance_of?(HashSpecs::MyHash)
   end
 
   it "returns instances of subclasses" do
-    HashSpecs::MyHash[].should be_an_instance_of(HashSpecs::MyHash)
+    HashSpecs::MyHash[].should.instance_of?(HashSpecs::MyHash)
   end
 
   it "returns an instance of the class it's called on" do
     Hash[HashSpecs::MyHash[1, 2]].class.should == Hash
-    HashSpecs::MyHash[Hash[1, 2]].should be_an_instance_of(HashSpecs::MyHash)
+    HashSpecs::MyHash[Hash[1, 2]].should.instance_of?(HashSpecs::MyHash)
   end
 
   it "does not call #initialize on the subclass instance" do
-    HashSpecs::MyInitializerHash[Hash[1, 2]].should be_an_instance_of(HashSpecs::MyInitializerHash)
+    HashSpecs::MyInitializerHash[Hash[1, 2]].should.instance_of?(HashSpecs::MyInitializerHash)
   end
 
-  it "removes the default_proc" do
+  it "does not retain the default value" do
+    hash = Hash.new(1)
+    Hash[hash].default.should == nil
+    hash[:a] = 1
+    Hash[hash].default.should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "does not retain the default_proc" do
     hash = Hash.new { |h, k| h[k] = [] }
-    Hash[hash].default_proc.should be_nil
+    Hash[hash].default_proc.should == nil
+    hash[:a] = 1
+    Hash[hash].default_proc.should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "does not retain compare_by_identity flag" do
+    hash = { a: 1 }.compare_by_identity
+    Hash[hash].compare_by_identity?.should == false
+
+    hash = {}.compare_by_identity
+    Hash[hash].compare_by_identity?.should == false
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/deconstruct_keys_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/deconstruct_keys_spec.rb
index b265732616..f6ff3a2818 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/deconstruct_keys_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/deconstruct_keys_spec.rb
@@ -1,25 +1,23 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
-ruby_version_is "2.7" do
-  describe "Hash#deconstruct_keys" do
-    it "returns self" do
-      hash = {a: 1, b: 2}
+describe "Hash#deconstruct_keys" do
+  it "returns self" do
+    hash = {a: 1, b: 2}
 
-      hash.deconstruct_keys([:a, :b]).should equal hash
-    end
+    hash.deconstruct_keys([:a, :b]).should.equal? hash
+  end
 
-    it "requires one argument" do
-      -> {
-        {a: 1}.deconstruct_keys
-      }.should raise_error(ArgumentError, /wrong number of arguments \(given 0, expected 1\)/)
-    end
+  it "requires one argument" do
+    -> {
+      {a: 1}.deconstruct_keys
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError, /wrong number of arguments \(given 0, expected 1\)/)
+  end
 
-    it "ignores argument" do
-      hash = {a: 1, b: 2}
+  it "ignores argument" do
+    hash = {a: 1, b: 2}
 
-      hash.deconstruct_keys([:a]).should == {a: 1, b: 2}
-      hash.deconstruct_keys(0   ).should == {a: 1, b: 2}
-      hash.deconstruct_keys(''  ).should == {a: 1, b: 2}
-    end
+    hash.deconstruct_keys([:a]).should == {a: 1, b: 2}
+    hash.deconstruct_keys(0   ).should == {a: 1, b: 2}
+    hash.deconstruct_keys(''  ).should == {a: 1, b: 2}
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/default_proc_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/default_proc_spec.rb
index f4e4803632..4830e02acd 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/default_proc_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/default_proc_spec.rb
@@ -25,24 +25,24 @@ describe "Hash#default_proc=" do
     h = Hash.new { 'Paris' }
     obj = mock('to_proc')
     obj.should_receive(:to_proc).and_return(Proc.new { 'Montreal' })
-    (h.default_proc = obj).should equal(obj)
+    (h.default_proc = obj).should.equal?(obj)
     h[:cool_city].should == 'Montreal'
   end
 
   it "overrides the static default" do
     h = Hash.new(42)
     h.default_proc = Proc.new { 6 }
-    h.default.should be_nil
+    h.default.should == nil
     h.default_proc.call.should == 6
   end
 
   it "raises an error if passed stuff not convertible to procs" do
-    ->{{}.default_proc = 42}.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    ->{{}.default_proc = 42}.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "returns the passed Proc" do
     new_proc = Proc.new {}
-    ({}.default_proc = new_proc).should equal(new_proc)
+    ({}.default_proc = new_proc).should.equal?(new_proc)
   end
 
   it "clears the default proc if passed nil" do
@@ -53,28 +53,28 @@ describe "Hash#default_proc=" do
   end
 
   it "returns nil if passed nil" do
-    ({}.default_proc = nil).should be_nil
+    ({}.default_proc = nil).should == nil
   end
 
   it "accepts a lambda with an arity of 2" do
     h = {}
     -> do
       h.default_proc = -> a, b { }
-    end.should_not raise_error(TypeError)
+    end.should_not.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if passed a lambda with an arity other than 2" do
     h = {}
     -> do
       h.default_proc = -> a { }
-    end.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    end.should.raise(TypeError)
     -> do
       h.default_proc = -> a, b, c { }
-    end.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    end.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a FrozenError if self is frozen" do
-    -> { {}.freeze.default_proc = Proc.new {} }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-    -> { {}.freeze.default_proc = nil }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { {}.freeze.default_proc = Proc.new {} }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+    -> { {}.freeze.default_proc = nil }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/default_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/default_spec.rb
index d8b62ea196..17ee032e2b 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/default_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/default_spec.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ describe "Hash#default=" do
   end
 
   it "raises a FrozenError if called on a frozen instance" do
-    -> { HashSpecs.frozen_hash.default = nil }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-    -> { HashSpecs.empty_frozen_hash.default = nil }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { HashSpecs.frozen_hash.default = nil }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+    -> { HashSpecs.empty_frozen_hash.default = nil }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/delete_if_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/delete_if_spec.rb
index c9e670ffc3..3090633d88 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/delete_if_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/delete_if_spec.rb
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ describe "Hash#delete_if" do
 
   it "removes every entry for which block is true and returns self" do
     h = { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3, d: 4 }
-    h.delete_if { |k,v| v % 2 == 1 }.should equal(h)
+    h.delete_if { |k,v| v % 2 == 1 }.should.equal?(h)
     h.should == { b: 2, d: 4 }
   end
 
   it "removes all entries if the block is true" do
     h = { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3 }
-    h.delete_if { |k,v| true }.should equal(h)
+    h.delete_if { |k,v| true }.should.equal?(h)
     h.should == {}
   end
 
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ describe "Hash#delete_if" do
   end
 
   it "raises a FrozenError if called on a frozen instance" do
-    -> { HashSpecs.frozen_hash.delete_if { false } }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-    -> { HashSpecs.empty_frozen_hash.delete_if { true } }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { HashSpecs.frozen_hash.delete_if { false } }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+    -> { HashSpecs.empty_frozen_hash.delete_if { true } }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 
   it_behaves_like :hash_iteration_no_block, :delete_if
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/delete_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/delete_spec.rb
index b262e8846b..33ff01bf36 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/delete_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/delete_spec.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ describe "Hash#delete" do
   it "allows removing a key while iterating" do
     h = { a: 1, b: 2 }
     visited = []
-    h.each_pair { |k,v|
+    h.each_pair { |k, v|
       visited << k
       h.delete(k)
     }
@@ -32,13 +32,27 @@ describe "Hash#delete" do
     h.should == {}
   end
 
+  it "allows removing a key while iterating for big hashes" do
+    h = { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3, d: 4, e: 5, f: 6, g: 7, h: 8, i: 9, j: 10,
+          k: 11, l: 12, m: 13, n: 14, o: 15, p: 16, q: 17, r: 18, s: 19, t: 20,
+          u: 21, v: 22, w: 23, x: 24, y: 25, z: 26 }
+    visited = []
+    h.each_pair { |k, v|
+      visited << k
+      h.delete(k)
+    }
+    visited.should == [:a, :b, :c, :d, :e, :f, :g, :h, :i, :j, :k, :l, :m,
+                       :n, :o, :p, :q, :r, :s, :t, :u, :v, :w, :x, :y, :z]
+    h.should == {}
+  end
+
   it "accepts keys with private #hash method" do
     key = HashSpecs::KeyWithPrivateHash.new
     { key => 5 }.delete(key).should == 5
   end
 
   it "raises a FrozenError if called on a frozen instance" do
-    -> { HashSpecs.frozen_hash.delete("foo")  }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-    -> { HashSpecs.empty_frozen_hash.delete("foo") }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { HashSpecs.frozen_hash.delete("foo") }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+    -> { HashSpecs.empty_frozen_hash.delete("foo") }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/dig_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/dig_spec.rb
index aa0ecadd2f..94ac94e850 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/dig_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/dig_spec.rb
@@ -5,16 +5,16 @@ describe "Hash#dig" do
   it "returns #[] with one arg" do
     h = { 0 => false, a: 1 }
     h.dig(:a).should == 1
-    h.dig(0).should be_false
-    h.dig(1).should be_nil
+    h.dig(0).should == false
+    h.dig(1).should == nil
   end
 
   it "returns the nested value specified by the sequence of keys" do
     h = { foo: { bar: { baz: 1 } } }
     h.dig(:foo, :bar, :baz).should == 1
-    h.dig(:foo, :bar, :nope).should be_nil
-    h.dig(:foo, :baz).should be_nil
-    h.dig(:bar, :baz, :foo).should be_nil
+    h.dig(:foo, :bar, :nope).should == nil
+    h.dig(:foo, :baz).should == nil
+    h.dig(:bar, :baz, :foo).should == nil
   end
 
   it "returns the nested value specified if the sequence includes an index" do
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe "Hash#dig" do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if no arguments provided" do
-    -> { { the: 'borg' }.dig() }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { { the: 'borg' }.dig() }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "handles type-mixed deep digging" do
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ describe "Hash#dig" do
   it "raises TypeError if an intermediate element does not respond to #dig" do
     h = {}
     h[:foo] = [ { bar: [ 1 ] }, [ nil, 'str' ] ]
-    -> { h.dig(:foo, 0, :bar, 0, 0) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { h.dig(:foo, 1, 1, 0) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { h.dig(:foo, 0, :bar, 0, 0) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { h.dig(:foo, 1, 1, 0) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "calls #dig on the result of #[] with the remaining arguments" do
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ describe "Hash#dig" do
   it "respects Hash's default" do
     default = {bar: 42}
     h = Hash.new(default)
-    h.dig(:foo).should equal default
+    h.dig(:foo).should.equal? default
     h.dig(:foo, :bar).should == 42
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/each_key_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/each_key_spec.rb
index c84dd696d5..5b2e9deb63 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/each_key_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/each_key_spec.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ describe "Hash#each_key" do
   it "calls block once for each key, passing key" do
     r = {}
     h = { 1 => -1, 2 => -2, 3 => -3, 4 => -4 }
-    h.each_key { |k| r[k] = k }.should equal(h)
+    h.each_key { |k| r[k] = k }.should.equal?(h)
     r.should == { 1 => 1, 2 => 2, 3 => 3, 4 => 4 }
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/each_pair_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/each_pair_spec.rb
index eb6656681d..01810c130c 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/each_pair_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/each_pair_spec.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,111 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 require_relative 'shared/iteration'
-require_relative 'shared/each'
 require_relative '../enumerable/shared/enumeratorized'
 
 describe "Hash#each_pair" do
-  it_behaves_like :hash_each, :each_pair
   it_behaves_like :hash_iteration_no_block, :each_pair
   it_behaves_like :enumeratorized_with_origin_size, :each_pair, { 1 => 2, 3 => 4, 5 => 6 }
+
+  # This is inconsistent with below, MRI checks the block arity in rb_hash_each_pair()
+  it "yields a [[key, value]] Array for each pair to a block expecting |*args|" do
+    all_args = []
+    { 1 => 2, 3 => 4 }.each_pair { |*args| all_args << args }
+    all_args.sort.should == [[[1, 2]], [[3, 4]]]
+  end
+
+  it "yields the key and value of each pair to a block expecting |key, value|" do
+    r = {}
+    h = { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3, d: 5 }
+    h.each_pair { |k,v| r[k.to_s] = v.to_s }.should.equal?(h)
+    r.should == { "a" => "1", "b" => "2", "c" => "3", "d" => "5" }
+  end
+
+  it "yields the key only to a block expecting |key,|" do
+    ary = []
+    h = { "a" => 1, "b" => 2, "c" => 3 }
+    h.each_pair { |k,| ary << k }
+    ary.sort.should == ["a", "b", "c"]
+  end
+
+  it "always yields an Array of 2 elements, even when given a callable of arity 2" do
+    obj = Object.new
+    def obj.foo(key, value)
+    end
+
+    -> {
+      { "a" => 1 }.each_pair(&obj.method(:foo))
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+
+    -> {
+      { "a" => 1 }.each_pair(&-> key, value { })
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+  end
+
+  it "yields an Array of 2 elements when given a callable of arity 1" do
+    obj = Object.new
+    def obj.foo(key_value)
+      ScratchPad << key_value
+    end
+
+    ScratchPad.record([])
+    { "a" => 1 }.each_pair(&obj.method(:foo))
+    ScratchPad.recorded.should == [["a", 1]]
+  end
+
+  it "raises an error for a Hash when an arity enforcing callable of arity >2 is passed in" do
+    obj = Object.new
+    def obj.foo(key, value, extra)
+    end
+
+    -> {
+      { "a" => 1 }.each_pair(&obj.method(:foo))
+    }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+  end
+
+  it "uses the same order as keys() and values()" do
+    h = { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3, d: 5 }
+    keys = []
+    values = []
+
+    h.each_pair do |k, v|
+      keys << k
+      values << v
+    end
+
+    keys.should == h.keys
+    values.should == h.values
+  end
+
+  # Confirming the argument-splatting works from child class for both k, v and [k, v]
+  it "properly expands (or not) child class's 'each'-yielded args" do
+    cls1 = Class.new(Hash) do
+      attr_accessor :k_v
+      def each
+        super do |k, v|
+          @k_v = [k, v]
+          yield k, v
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    cls2 = Class.new(Hash) do
+      attr_accessor :k_v
+      def each
+        super do |k, v|
+          @k_v = [k, v]
+          yield([k, v])
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    obj1 = cls1.new
+    obj1['a'] = 'b'
+    obj1.map {|k, v| [k, v]}.should == [['a', 'b']]
+    obj1.k_v.should == ['a', 'b']
+
+    obj2 = cls2.new
+    obj2['a'] = 'b'
+    obj2.map {|k, v| [k, v]}.should == [['a', 'b']]
+    obj2.k_v.should == ['a', 'b']
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/each_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/each_spec.rb
index f0de0bdee5..1644b63216 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/each_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/each_spec.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
-require_relative 'shared/iteration'
-require_relative 'shared/each'
-require_relative '../enumerable/shared/enumeratorized'
 
 describe "Hash#each" do
-  it_behaves_like :hash_each, :each
-  it_behaves_like :hash_iteration_no_block, :each
-  it_behaves_like :enumeratorized_with_origin_size, :each, { 1 => 2, 3 => 4, 5 => 6 }
+  it "is an alias of Hash#each_pair" do
+    Hash.instance_method(:each).should == Hash.instance_method(:each_pair)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/each_value_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/each_value_spec.rb
index 19b076730d..2df95a8789 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/each_value_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/each_value_spec.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ describe "Hash#each_value" do
   it "calls block once for each key, passing value" do
     r = []
     h = { a: -5, b: -3, c: -2, d: -1, e: -1 }
-    h.each_value { |v| r << v }.should equal(h)
+    h.each_value { |v| r << v }.should.equal?(h)
     r.sort.should == [-5, -3, -2, -1, -1]
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/element_reference_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/element_reference_spec.rb
index e271f37ea6..3d074b346d 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/element_reference_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/element_reference_spec.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe "Hash#[]" do
     h[[]].should == "baz"
   end
 
-  it "returns nil as default default value" do
+  it "returns nil as default value" do
     { 0 => 0 }[5].should == nil
   end
 
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ describe "Hash#[]" do
   end
 
   it "does not create copies of the immediate default value" do
-    str = "foo"
+    str = +"foo"
     h = Hash.new(str)
     a = h[:a]
     b = h[:b]
     a << "bar"
 
-    a.should equal(b)
+    a.should.equal?(b)
     a.should == "foobar"
     b.should == "foobar"
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/element_set_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/element_set_spec.rb
index 67c5a04d73..bb805477ca 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/element_set_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/element_set_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,121 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
-require_relative 'shared/store'
 
 describe "Hash#[]=" do
-  it_behaves_like :hash_store, :[]=
+  it "associates the key with the value" do
+    h = { a: 1 }
+    h[:b] = 2
+    h.should == { b:2, a:1 }
+  end
+
+  it "returns the assigned value" do
+    h = {}
+    h.send(:[]=, 1, 2).should == 2
+  end
+
+  it "duplicates string keys using dup semantics" do
+    # dup doesn't copy singleton methods
+    key = +"foo"
+    def key.reverse() "bar" end
+    h = {}
+    h[key] = 0
+    h.keys[0].reverse.should == "oof"
+  end
+
+  it "stores unequal keys that hash to the same value" do
+    h = {}
+    k1 = ["x"]
+    k2 = ["y"]
+    # So they end up in the same bucket
+    k1.should_receive(:hash).and_return(0)
+    k2.should_receive(:hash).and_return(0)
+
+    h[k1] = 1
+    h[k2] = 2
+    h.size.should == 2
+  end
+
+  it "accepts keys with private #hash method" do
+    key = HashSpecs::KeyWithPrivateHash.new
+    h = {}
+    h[key] = "foo"
+    h[key].should == "foo"
+  end
+
+  it " accepts keys with an Integer hash" do
+    o = mock(hash: 1 << 100)
+    h = {}
+    h[o] = 1
+    h[o].should == 1
+  end
+
+  it "duplicates and freezes string keys" do
+    key = +"foo"
+    h = {}
+    h[key] = 0
+    key << "bar"
+
+    h.should == { "foo" => 0 }
+    h.keys[0].should.frozen?
+  end
+
+  it "doesn't duplicate and freeze already frozen string keys" do
+    key = "foo".freeze
+    h = {}
+    h[key] = 0
+    h.keys[0].should.equal?(key)
+  end
+
+  it "keeps the existing key in the hash if there is a matching one" do
+    h = { "a" => 1, "b" => 2, "c" => 3, "d" => 4 }
+    key1 = HashSpecs::ByValueKey.new(13)
+    key2 = HashSpecs::ByValueKey.new(13)
+    h[key1] = 41
+    key_in_hash = h.keys.last
+    key_in_hash.should.equal?(key1)
+    h[key2] = 42
+    last_key = h.keys.last
+    last_key.should.equal?(key_in_hash)
+    last_key.should_not.equal?(key2)
+  end
+
+  it "keeps the existing String key in the hash if there is a matching one" do
+    h = { "a" => 1, "b" => 2, "c" => 3, "d" => 4 }
+    key1 = "foo".dup
+    key2 = "foo".dup
+    key1.should_not.equal?(key2)
+    h[key1] = 41
+    frozen_key = h.keys.last
+    frozen_key.should_not.equal?(key1)
+    h[key2] = 42
+    h.keys.last.should.equal?(frozen_key)
+    h.keys.last.should_not.equal?(key2)
+  end
+
+  it "raises a FrozenError if called on a frozen instance" do
+    -> { HashSpecs.frozen_hash[1] = 2 }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+  end
+
+  it "does not raise an exception if changing the value of an existing key during iteration" do
+    hash = {1 => 2, 3 => 4, 5 => 6}
+    hash.each { hash[1] = :foo }
+    hash.should == {1 => :foo, 3 => 4, 5 => 6}
+  end
+
+  it "does not dispatch to hash for Boolean, Integer, Float, String, or Symbol" do
+    code = <<-EOC
+      load '#{fixture __FILE__, "name.rb"}'
+      hash = {}
+      [true, false, 1, 2.0, "hello", :ok].each do |value|
+        hash[value] = 42
+        raise "incorrect value" unless hash[value] == 42
+        hash[value] = 43
+        raise "incorrect value" unless hash[value] == 43
+      end
+      puts "OK"
+      puts hash.size
+    EOC
+    result = ruby_exe(code, args: "2>&1")
+    result.should == "OK\n6\n"
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/equal_value_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/equal_value_spec.rb
index ae13a42679..ab14f81489 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/equal_value_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/equal_value_spec.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ describe "Hash#==" do
 
     l_val.should_receive(:==).with(r_val).and_return(true)
 
-    ({ 1 => l_val } == { 1 => r_val }).should be_true
+    ({ 1 => l_val } == { 1 => r_val }).should == true
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/except_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/except_spec.rb
index 82cfced72f..77a020e9b7 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/except_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/except_spec.rb
@@ -1,34 +1,42 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
-ruby_version_is "3.0" do
-  describe "Hash#except" do
-    before :each do
-      @hash = { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3 }
-    end
+describe "Hash#except" do
+  before :each do
+    @hash = { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3 }
+  end
+
+  it "returns a new duplicate hash without arguments" do
+    ret = @hash.except
+    ret.should_not.equal?(@hash)
+    ret.should == @hash
+  end
+
+  it "returns a hash without the requested subset" do
+    @hash.except(:c, :a).should == { b: 2 }
+  end
 
-    it "returns a new duplicate hash without arguments" do
-      ret = @hash.except
-      ret.should_not equal(@hash)
-      ret.should == @hash
-    end
+  it "ignores keys not present in the original hash" do
+    @hash.except(:a, :chunky_bacon).should == { b: 2, c: 3 }
+  end
 
-    it "returns a hash without the requested subset" do
-      @hash.except(:c, :a).should == { b: 2 }
-    end
+  it "does not retain the default value" do
+    h = Hash.new(1)
+    h.except(:a).default.should == nil
+    h[:a] = 1
+    h.except(:a).default.should == nil
+  end
 
-    it "ignores keys not present in the original hash" do
-      @hash.except(:a, :chunky_bacon).should == { b: 2, c: 3 }
-    end
+  it "does not retain the default_proc" do
+    pr = proc { |h, k| h[k] = [] }
+    h = Hash.new(&pr)
+    h.except(:a).default_proc.should == nil
+    h[:a] = 1
+    h.except(:a).default_proc.should == nil
+  end
 
-    it "always returns a Hash without a default" do
-      klass = Class.new(Hash)
-      h = klass.new(:default)
-      h[:bar] = 12
-      h[:foo] = 42
-      r = h.except(:foo)
-      r.should == {bar: 12}
-      r.class.should == Hash
-      r.default.should == nil
-    end
+  it "retains compare_by_identity flag" do
+    h = { a: 9, c: 4 }.compare_by_identity
+    h2 = h.except(:a)
+    h2.compare_by_identity?.should == true
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/fetch_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/fetch_spec.rb
index 753167f709..f9b80b6c49 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/fetch_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/fetch_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ require_relative '../../shared/hash/key_error'
 
 describe "Hash#fetch" do
   context "when the key is not found" do
-    it_behaves_like :key_error, -> obj, key { obj.fetch(key) }, Hash.new(a: 5)
+    it_behaves_like :key_error, -> obj, key { obj.fetch(key) }, Hash.new({ a: 5 })
     it_behaves_like :key_error, -> obj, key { obj.fetch(key) }, {}
     it_behaves_like :key_error, -> obj, key { obj.fetch(key) }, Hash.new { 5 }
     it_behaves_like :key_error, -> obj, key { obj.fetch(key) }, Hash.new(5)
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe "Hash#fetch" do
     it "formats the object with #inspect in the KeyError message" do
       -> {
         {}.fetch('foo')
-      }.should raise_error(KeyError, 'key not found: "foo"')
+      }.should.raise(KeyError, 'key not found: "foo"')
     end
   end
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ describe "Hash#fetch" do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError when not passed one or two arguments" do
-    -> { {}.fetch()        }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { {}.fetch(1, 2, 3) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { {}.fetch()        }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    -> { {}.fetch(1, 2, 3) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/fetch_values_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/fetch_values_spec.rb
index af3673f6ef..0cd48565af 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/fetch_values_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/fetch_values_spec.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ describe "Hash#fetch_values" do
   end
 
   describe "with unmatched keys" do
-    it_behaves_like :key_error, -> obj, key { obj.fetch_values(key) }, Hash.new(a: 5)
+    it_behaves_like :key_error, -> obj, key { obj.fetch_values(key) }, Hash.new({ a: 5 })
 
     it "returns the default value from block" do
       @hash.fetch_values(:z) { |key| "`#{key}' is not found" }.should == ["`z' is not found"]
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/filter_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/filter_spec.rb
index 4382c94e62..625a7feb90 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/filter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/filter_spec.rb
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/select'
 
-ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-  describe "Hash#filter" do
-    it_behaves_like :hash_select, :filter
+describe "Hash#filter" do
+  it "is an alias of Hash#select" do
+    Hash.instance_method(:filter).should == Hash.instance_method(:select)
   end
+end
 
-  describe "Hash#filter!" do
-    it_behaves_like :hash_select!, :filter!
+describe "Hash#filter!" do
+  it "is an alias of Hash#select!" do
+    Hash.instance_method(:filter!).should == Hash.instance_method(:select!)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/flatten_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/flatten_spec.rb
index 825da15bfc..18e9a7b56a 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/flatten_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/flatten_spec.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ describe "Hash#flatten" do
   end
 
   it "returns an Array" do
-    {}.flatten.should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    {}.flatten.should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 
   it "returns an empty Array for an empty Hash" do
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ describe "Hash#flatten" do
   it "raises a TypeError if given a non-Integer argument" do
     -> do
       @h.flatten(Object.new)
-    end.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    end.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/gt_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/gt_spec.rb
index cd541d4d83..69d23b7d29 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/gt_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/gt_spec.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ describe "Hash#>" do
 
   it "returns false if both hashes are identical" do
     h = { a: 1, b: 2 }
-    (h > h).should be_false
+    (h > h).should == false
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/gte_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/gte_spec.rb
index 99b89e7217..be5060ea4f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/gte_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/gte_spec.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ describe "Hash#>=" do
 
   it "returns true if both hashes are identical" do
     h = { a: 1, b: 2 }
-    (h >= h).should be_true
+    (h >= h).should == true
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/has_key_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/has_key_spec.rb
index 4af53579e5..9a6244c6f6 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/has_key_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/has_key_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
-require_relative 'shared/key'
 
 describe "Hash#has_key?" do
-  it_behaves_like :hash_key_p, :has_key?
+  it "is an alias of Hash#include?" do
+    Hash.instance_method(:has_key?).should == Hash.instance_method(:include?)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/has_value_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/has_value_spec.rb
index 39f1627fd3..d40e52ebfd 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/has_value_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/has_value_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
-require_relative 'shared/value'
 
 describe "Hash#has_value?" do
-  it_behaves_like :hash_value_p, :has_value?
+  it "returns true if the value exists in the hash" do
+    { a: :b }.has_value?(:a).should == false
+    { 1 => 2 }.has_value?(2).should == true
+    h = Hash.new(5)
+    h.has_value?(5).should == false
+    h = Hash.new { 5 }
+    h.has_value?(5).should == false
+  end
+
+  it "uses == semantics for comparing values" do
+    { 5 => 2.0 }.has_value?(2).should == true
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/hash_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/hash_spec.rb
index 3649d4d8de..cd67f7a652 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/hash_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/hash_spec.rb
@@ -41,4 +41,11 @@ describe "Hash#hash" do
     h.hash.should == {x: [h]}.hash
     # Like above, because h.eql?(x: [h])
   end
+
+  it "allows omitting values" do
+    a = 1
+    b = 2
+
+    {a:, b:}.should == { a: 1, b: 2 }
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/include_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/include_spec.rb
index f3959dc589..1c32e9fb23 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/include_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/include_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,40 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
-require_relative 'shared/key'
 
 describe "Hash#include?" do
-  it_behaves_like :hash_key_p, :include?
+  it "returns true if argument is a key" do
+    h = { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3, 4 => 0 }
+    h.include?(:a).should == true
+    h.include?(:b).should == true
+    h.include?(2).should == false
+    h.include?(4).should == true
+
+    not_supported_on :opal do
+      h.include?('b').should == false
+      h.include?(4.0).should == false
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "returns true if the key's matching value was nil" do
+    { xyz: nil }.include?(:xyz).should == true
+  end
+
+  it "returns true if the key's matching value was false" do
+    { xyz: false }.include?(:xyz).should == true
+  end
+
+  it "returns true if the key is nil" do
+    { nil => 'b' }.include?(nil).should == true
+    { nil => nil }.include?(nil).should == true
+  end
+
+  it "compares keys with the same #hash value via #eql?" do
+    x = mock('x')
+    x.stub!(:hash).and_return(42)
+
+    y = mock('y')
+    y.stub!(:hash).and_return(42)
+    y.should_receive(:eql?).and_return(false)
+
+    { x => nil }.include?(y).should == false
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/index_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/index_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index be4e2cc6ab..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/index_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
-require_relative 'shared/index'
-
-ruby_version_is ''...'3.0' do
-  describe "Hash#index" do
-    it_behaves_like :hash_index, :index
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/initialize_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/initialize_spec.rb
index d13496ba3b..cdba598813 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/initialize_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/initialize_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 
 describe "Hash#initialize" do
   it "is private" do
-    Hash.should have_private_instance_method("initialize")
+    Hash.private_instance_methods(false).should.include?(:initialize)
   end
 
   it "can be used to reset default_proc" do
@@ -42,20 +42,20 @@ describe "Hash#initialize" do
 
   it "returns self" do
     h = Hash.new
-    h.send(:initialize).should equal(h)
+    h.send(:initialize).should.equal?(h)
   end
 
   it "raises a FrozenError if called on a frozen instance" do
     block = -> { HashSpecs.frozen_hash.instance_eval { initialize() }}
-    block.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    block.should.raise(FrozenError)
 
     block = -> { HashSpecs.frozen_hash.instance_eval { initialize(nil) }  }
-    block.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    block.should.raise(FrozenError)
 
     block = -> { HashSpecs.frozen_hash.instance_eval { initialize(5) }    }
-    block.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    block.should.raise(FrozenError)
 
     block = -> { HashSpecs.frozen_hash.instance_eval { initialize { 5 } } }
-    block.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    block.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/inspect_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/inspect_spec.rb
index f41ebb70a6..359b13360f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/inspect_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/inspect_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,123 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
-require_relative 'shared/to_s'
 
 describe "Hash#inspect" do
-  it_behaves_like :hash_to_s, :inspect
+  it "returns a string representation with same order as each()" do
+    h = { a: [1, 2], b: -2, d: -6, nil => nil }
+    expected = ruby_version_is("3.4") ? "{a: [1, 2], b: -2, d: -6, nil => nil}" : "{:a=>[1, 2], :b=>-2, :d=>-6, nil=>nil}"
+    h.inspect.should == expected
+  end
+
+  it "calls #inspect on keys and values" do
+    key = mock('key')
+    val = mock('val')
+    key.should_receive(:inspect).and_return('key')
+    val.should_receive(:inspect).and_return('val')
+    expected = ruby_version_is("3.4") ? "{key => val}" : "{key=>val}"
+    { key => val }.inspect.should == expected
+  end
+
+  it "does not call #to_s on a String returned from #inspect" do
+    str = +"abc"
+    str.should_not_receive(:to_s)
+    expected = ruby_version_is("3.4") ? '{a: "abc"}' : '{:a=>"abc"}'
+    { a: str }.inspect.should == expected
+  end
+
+  it "calls #to_s on the object returned from #inspect if the Object isn't a String" do
+    obj = mock("Hash#inspect/to_s calls #to_s")
+    obj.should_receive(:inspect).and_return(obj)
+    obj.should_receive(:to_s).and_return("abc")
+    expected = ruby_version_is("3.4") ? "{a: abc}" : "{:a=>abc}"
+    { a: obj }.inspect.should == expected
+  end
+
+  it "does not call #to_str on the object returned from #inspect when it is not a String" do
+    obj = mock("Hash#inspect/to_s does not call #to_str")
+    obj.should_receive(:inspect).and_return(obj)
+    obj.should_not_receive(:to_str)
+    expected_pattern = ruby_version_is("3.4") ? /^\{a: #<MockObject:0x[0-9a-f]+>\}$/ : /^\{:a=>#<MockObject:0x[0-9a-f]+>\}$/
+    { a: obj }.inspect.should =~ expected_pattern
+  end
+
+  it "does not call #to_str on the object returned from #to_s when it is not a String" do
+    obj = mock("Hash#inspect/to_s does not call #to_str on #to_s result")
+    obj.should_receive(:inspect).and_return(obj)
+    obj.should_receive(:to_s).and_return(obj)
+    obj.should_not_receive(:to_str)
+    expected_pattern = ruby_version_is("3.4") ? /^\{a: #<MockObject:0x[0-9a-f]+>\}$/ : /^\{:a=>#<MockObject:0x[0-9a-f]+>\}$/
+    { a: obj }.inspect.should =~ expected_pattern
+  end
+
+  it "does not swallow exceptions raised by #to_s" do
+    obj = mock("Hash#inspect/to_s does not swallow #to_s exceptions")
+    obj.should_receive(:inspect).and_return(obj)
+    obj.should_receive(:to_s).and_raise(Exception)
+
+    -> { { a: obj }.inspect }.should.raise(Exception)
+  end
+
+  it "handles hashes with recursive values" do
+    x = {}
+    x[0] = x
+    expected = ruby_version_is("3.4") ? '{0 => {...}}' : '{0=>{...}}'
+    x.inspect.should == expected
+
+    x = {}
+    y = {}
+    x[0] = y
+    y[1] = x
+    expected_x = ruby_version_is("3.4") ? '{0 => {1 => {...}}}' : '{0=>{1=>{...}}}'
+    expected_y = ruby_version_is("3.4") ? '{1 => {0 => {...}}}' : '{1=>{0=>{...}}}'
+    x.inspect.should == expected_x
+    y.inspect.should == expected_y
+  end
+
+  it "does not raise if inspected result is not default external encoding" do
+    utf_16be = mock("utf_16be")
+    utf_16be.should_receive(:inspect).and_return(%<"utf_16be \u3042">.encode(Encoding::UTF_16BE))
+    expected = ruby_version_is("3.4") ? '{a: "utf_16be \u3042"}' : '{:a=>"utf_16be \u3042"}'
+    {a: utf_16be}.inspect.should == expected
+  end
+
+  it "works for keys and values whose #inspect return a frozen String" do
+    expected = ruby_version_is("3.4") ? "{true => false}" : "{true=>false}"
+    { true => false }.inspect.should == expected
+  end
+
+  ruby_version_is "3.4" do
+    it "adds quotes to symbol keys that are not valid symbol literals" do
+      { "needs-quotes": 1 }.inspect.should == '{"needs-quotes": 1}'
+    end
+
+    it "can be evaled" do
+      no_quote = '{a: 1, a!: 1, a?: 1}'
+      eval(no_quote).inspect.should == no_quote
+      [
+        '{"": 1}',
+        '{"0": 1, "!": 1, "%": 1, "&": 1, "*": 1, "+": 1, "-": 1, "/": 1, "<": 1, ">": 1, "^": 1, "`": 1, "|": 1, "~": 1}',
+        '{"@a": 1, "$a": 1, "+@": 1, "a=": 1, "[]": 1}',
+        '{"a\"b": 1, "@@a": 1, "<=>": 1, "===": 1, "[]=": 1}',
+      ].each do |quote|
+        eval(quote).inspect.should == quote
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "can be evaled when Encoding.default_external is changed" do
+      external = Encoding.default_external
+
+      Encoding.default_external = Encoding::ASCII
+      utf8_ascii_hash = '{"\\u3042": 1}'
+      eval(utf8_ascii_hash).inspect.should == utf8_ascii_hash
+
+      Encoding.default_external = Encoding::UTF_8
+      utf8_hash = "{\u3042: 1}"
+      eval(utf8_hash).inspect.should == utf8_hash
+
+      Encoding.default_external = Encoding::Windows_31J
+      sjis_hash = "{\x87]: 1}".dup.force_encoding('sjis')
+      eval(sjis_hash).inspect.should == sjis_hash
+    ensure
+      Encoding.default_external = external
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/invert_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/invert_spec.rb
index 73377a9e97..ea441751f2 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/invert_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/invert_spec.rb
@@ -24,4 +24,25 @@ describe "Hash#invert" do
     HashSpecs::MyHash[1 => 2, 3 => 4].invert.class.should == Hash
     HashSpecs::MyHash[].invert.class.should == Hash
   end
+
+  it "does not retain the default value" do
+    h = Hash.new(1)
+    h.invert.default.should == nil
+    h[:a] = 1
+    h.invert.default.should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "does not retain the default_proc" do
+    pr = proc { |h, k| h[k] = [] }
+    h = Hash.new(&pr)
+    h.invert.default_proc.should == nil
+    h[:a] = 1
+    h.invert.default_proc.should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "does not retain compare_by_identity flag" do
+    h = { a: 9, c: 4 }.compare_by_identity
+    h2 = h.invert
+    h2.compare_by_identity?.should == false
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/keep_if_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/keep_if_spec.rb
index d50d969467..c975efc5f8 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/keep_if_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/keep_if_spec.rb
@@ -12,24 +12,24 @@ describe "Hash#keep_if" do
 
   it "keeps every entry for which block is true and returns self" do
     h = { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3, d: 4 }
-    h.keep_if { |k,v| v % 2 == 0 }.should equal(h)
+    h.keep_if { |k,v| v % 2 == 0 }.should.equal?(h)
     h.should == { b: 2, d: 4 }
   end
 
   it "removes all entries if the block is false" do
     h = { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3 }
-    h.keep_if { |k,v| false }.should equal(h)
+    h.keep_if { |k,v| false }.should.equal?(h)
     h.should == {}
   end
 
   it "returns self even if unmodified" do
     h = { 1 => 2, 3 => 4 }
-    h.keep_if { true }.should equal(h)
+    h.keep_if { true }.should.equal?(h)
   end
 
   it "raises a FrozenError if called on a frozen instance" do
-    -> { HashSpecs.frozen_hash.keep_if { true } }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-    -> { HashSpecs.empty_frozen_hash.keep_if { false } }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { HashSpecs.frozen_hash.keep_if { true } }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+    -> { HashSpecs.empty_frozen_hash.keep_if { false } }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 
   it_behaves_like :hash_iteration_no_block, :keep_if
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/key_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/key_spec.rb
index 73eecbc98e..c2d7049aed 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/key_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/key_spec.rb
@@ -1,12 +1,32 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
-require_relative 'shared/key'
-require_relative 'shared/index'
 
 describe "Hash#key?" do
-  it_behaves_like :hash_key_p, :key?
+  it "is an alias of Hash#include?" do
+    Hash.instance_method(:key?).should == Hash.instance_method(:include?)
+  end
 end
 
 describe "Hash#key" do
-  it_behaves_like :hash_index, :key
+  it "returns the corresponding key for value" do
+    { 2 => 'a', 1 => 'b' }.key('b').should == 1
+  end
+
+  it "returns nil if the value is not found" do
+    { a: -1, b: 3.14, c: 2.718 }.key(1).should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "doesn't return default value if the value is not found" do
+    Hash.new(5).key(5).should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "compares values using ==" do
+    { 1 => 0 }.key(0.0).should == 1
+    { 1 => 0.0 }.key(0).should == 1
+
+    needle = mock('needle')
+    inhash = mock('inhash')
+    inhash.should_receive(:==).with(needle).and_return(true)
+
+    { 1 => inhash }.key(needle).should == 1
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/keys_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/keys_spec.rb
index 9a067085e5..789c413bee 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/keys_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/keys_spec.rb
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ describe "Hash#keys" do
 
   it "returns an array with the keys in the order they were inserted" do
     {}.keys.should == []
-    {}.keys.should be_kind_of(Array)
+    {}.keys.should.is_a?(Array)
     Hash.new(5).keys.should == []
     Hash.new { 5 }.keys.should == []
     { 1 => 2, 4 => 8, 2 => 4 }.keys.should == [1, 4, 2]
-    { 1 => 2, 2 => 4, 4 => 8 }.keys.should be_kind_of(Array)
+    { 1 => 2, 2 => 4, 4 => 8 }.keys.should.is_a?(Array)
     { nil => nil }.keys.should == [nil]
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/length_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/length_spec.rb
index d0af0945df..325973306f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/length_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/length_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
-require_relative 'shared/length'
 
 describe "Hash#length" do
-  it_behaves_like :hash_length, :length
+  it "is an alias of Hash#size" do
+    Hash.instance_method(:size).should == Hash.instance_method(:length)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/lt_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/lt_spec.rb
index 2219615880..4ca326d077 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/lt_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/lt_spec.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ describe "Hash#<" do
 
   it "returns false if both hashes are identical" do
     h = { a: 1, b: 2 }
-    (h < h).should be_false
+    (h < h).should == false
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/lte_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/lte_spec.rb
index a166e5bca4..29e60273d1 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/lte_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/lte_spec.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ describe "Hash#<=" do
 
   it "returns true if both hashes are identical" do
     h = { a: 1, b: 2 }
-    (h <= h).should be_true
+    (h <= h).should == true
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/member_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/member_spec.rb
index 37c0414559..e7309c3f7d 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/member_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/member_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
-require_relative 'shared/key'
 
 describe "Hash#member?" do
-  it_behaves_like :hash_key_p, :member?
+  it "is an alias of Hash#include?" do
+    Hash.instance_method(:member?).should == Hash.instance_method(:include?)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/merge_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/merge_spec.rb
index 91ded30eb7..9e566fcee9 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/merge_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/merge_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
-require_relative 'shared/iteration'
-require_relative 'shared/update'
 
 describe "Hash#merge" do
   it "returns a new hash by combining self with the contents of other" do
@@ -30,7 +28,7 @@ describe "Hash#merge" do
 
     -> {
       h1.merge(h2) { |k, x, y| raise(IndexError) }
-    }.should raise_error(IndexError)
+    }.should.raise(IndexError)
 
     r = h1.merge(h1) { |k,x,y| :x }
     r.should == { a: :x, b: :x, d: :x }
@@ -47,8 +45,8 @@ describe "Hash#merge" do
   end
 
   it "returns subclass instance for subclasses" do
-    HashSpecs::MyHash[1 => 2, 3 => 4].merge({ 1 => 2 }).should be_an_instance_of(HashSpecs::MyHash)
-    HashSpecs::MyHash[].merge({ 1 => 2 }).should be_an_instance_of(HashSpecs::MyHash)
+    HashSpecs::MyHash[1 => 2, 3 => 4].merge({ 1 => 2 }).should.instance_of?(HashSpecs::MyHash)
+    HashSpecs::MyHash[].merge({ 1 => 2 }).should.instance_of?(HashSpecs::MyHash)
 
     { 1 => 2, 3 => 4 }.merge(HashSpecs::MyHash[1 => 2]).class.should == Hash
     {}.merge(HashSpecs::MyHash[1 => 2]).class.should == Hash
@@ -81,22 +79,45 @@ describe "Hash#merge" do
     merge_pairs.should == expected_pairs
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-    it "accepts multiple hashes" do
-      result = { a: 1 }.merge({ b: 2 }, { c: 3 }, { d: 4 })
-      result.should == { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3, d: 4 }
-    end
+  it "accepts multiple hashes" do
+    result = { a: 1 }.merge({ b: 2 }, { c: 3 }, { d: 4 })
+    result.should == { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3, d: 4 }
+  end
+
+  it "accepts zero arguments and returns a copy of self" do
+    hash = { a: 1 }
+    merged = hash.merge
+
+    merged.should.eql?(hash)
+    merged.should_not.equal?(hash)
+  end
+
+  it "retains the default value" do
+    h = Hash.new(1)
+    h.merge(b: 1, d: 2).default.should == 1
+  end
 
-    it "accepts zero arguments and returns a copy of self" do
-      hash = { a: 1 }
-      merged = hash.merge
+  it "retains the default_proc" do
+    pr = proc { |h, k| h[k] = [] }
+    h = Hash.new(&pr)
+    h.merge(b: 1, d: 2).default_proc.should == pr
+  end
 
-      merged.should eql(hash)
-      merged.should_not equal(hash)
-    end
+  it "retains compare_by_identity flag" do
+    h = { a: 9, c: 4 }.compare_by_identity
+    h2 = h.merge(b: 1, d: 2)
+    h2.compare_by_identity?.should == true
+  end
+
+  it "ignores compare_by_identity flag of an argument" do
+    h = { a: 9, c: 4 }.compare_by_identity
+    h2 = { b: 1, d: 2 }.merge(h)
+    h2.compare_by_identity?.should == false
   end
 end
 
 describe "Hash#merge!" do
-  it_behaves_like :hash_update, :merge!
+  it "is an alias of Hash#update" do
+    Hash.instance_method(:merge!).should == Hash.instance_method(:update)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/new_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/new_spec.rb
index 6054b69bdd..207fc2931f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/new_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/new_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 
+# Actually these are specs of Hash#initialize, there is no Hash.new it's just Class.new.
 describe "Hash.new" do
   it "creates an empty Hash if passed no arguments" do
     Hash.new.should == {}
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ describe "Hash.new" do
 
   it "does not create a copy of the default argument" do
     str = "foo"
-    Hash.new(str).default.should equal(str)
+    Hash.new(str).default.should.equal?(str)
   end
 
   it "creates a Hash with a default_proc if passed a block" do
@@ -26,11 +27,42 @@ describe "Hash.new" do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if more than one argument is passed" do
-    -> { Hash.new(5,6) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { Hash.new(5,6) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if passed both default argument and default block" do
-    -> { Hash.new(5) { 0 }   }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { Hash.new(nil) { 0 } }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { Hash.new(5) { 0 }   }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    -> { Hash.new(nil) { 0 } }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+  end
+
+  ruby_version_is ""..."3.4" do
+    it "emits a deprecation warning if keyword arguments are passed" do
+      -> { Hash.new(unknown: true) }.should complain(
+        Regexp.new(Regexp.escape("Calling Hash.new with keyword arguments is deprecated and will be removed in Ruby 3.4; use Hash.new({ key: value }) instead"))
+      )
+
+      -> { Hash.new(1, unknown: true) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+      -> { Hash.new(unknown: true) { 0 } }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+
+      Hash.new({ unknown: true }).default.should == { unknown: true }
+    end
+  end
+
+  ruby_version_is "3.4" do
+    it "accepts a capacity: argument" do
+      Hash.new(5, capacity: 42).default.should == 5
+      Hash.new(capacity: 42).default.should == nil
+      (Hash.new(capacity: 42) { 1 }).default_proc.should_not == nil
+    end
+
+    it "ignores negative capacity" do
+      -> { Hash.new(capacity: -42) }.should_not.raise
+    end
+
+    it "raises an error if unknown keyword arguments are passed" do
+      -> { Hash.new(unknown: true) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+      -> { Hash.new(1, unknown: true) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+      -> { Hash.new(unknown: true) { 0 } }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/rassoc_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/rassoc_spec.rb
index f3b2a6de20..73379f6867 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/rassoc_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/rassoc_spec.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ describe "Hash#rassoc" do
   end
 
   it "returns an Array if the argument is a value of the Hash" do
-    @h.rassoc(:green).should be_an_instance_of(Array)
+    @h.rassoc(:green).should.instance_of?(Array)
   end
 
   it "returns a 2-element Array if the argument is a value of the Hash" do
@@ -28,15 +28,15 @@ describe "Hash#rassoc" do
   it "uses #== to compare the argument to the values" do
     @h[:key] = 1.0
     1.should == 1.0
-    @h.rassoc(1).should eql [:key, 1.0]
+    @h.rassoc(1).should.eql? [:key, 1.0]
   end
 
   it "returns nil if the argument is not a value of the Hash" do
-    @h.rassoc(:banana).should be_nil
+    @h.rassoc(:banana).should == nil
   end
 
   it "returns nil if the argument is not a value of the Hash even when there is a default" do
-    Hash.new(42).merge!( foo: :bar ).rassoc(42).should be_nil
-    Hash.new{|h, k| h[k] = 42}.merge!( foo: :bar ).rassoc(42).should be_nil
+    Hash.new(42).merge!( foo: :bar ).rassoc(42).should == nil
+    Hash.new{|h, k| h[k] = 42}.merge!( foo: :bar ).rassoc(42).should == nil
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/rehash_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/rehash_spec.rb
index ff7b644786..fcd5a037bd 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/rehash_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/rehash_spec.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe "Hash#rehash" do
 
     h.keys.include?(k1).should == true
 
-    h.rehash.should equal(h)
+    h.rehash.should.equal?(h)
     h.key?(k1).should == true
     h[k1].should == :v1
   end
@@ -59,8 +59,56 @@ describe "Hash#rehash" do
     h.keys.should == [a]
   end
 
+  it "removes duplicate keys for large hashes" do
+    a = [1,2]
+    b = [1]
+
+    h = {}
+    h[a] = true
+    h[b] = true
+    100.times { |n| h[n] = true }
+    b << 2
+    h.size.should == 102
+    h.keys.should.include? a
+    h.keys.should.include? b
+    h.rehash
+    h.size.should == 101
+    h.keys.should.include? a
+    h.keys.should_not.include? [1]
+  end
+
+  it "iterates keys in insertion order" do
+    key = Class.new do
+      attr_reader :name
+
+      def initialize(name)
+        @name = name
+      end
+
+      def hash
+        123
+      end
+    end
+
+    a, b, c, d = key.new('a'), key.new('b'), key.new('c'), key.new('d')
+    h = { a => 1, b => 2, c => 3, d => 4 }
+    h.size.should == 4
+
+    key.class_exec do
+      def eql?(other)
+        true
+      end
+    end
+
+    h.rehash
+    h.size.should == 1
+    k, v = h.first
+    k.name.should == 'a'
+    v.should == 4
+  end
+
   it "raises a FrozenError if called on a frozen instance" do
-    -> { HashSpecs.frozen_hash.rehash  }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-    -> { HashSpecs.empty_frozen_hash.rehash }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { HashSpecs.frozen_hash.rehash  }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+    -> { HashSpecs.empty_frozen_hash.rehash }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/reject_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/reject_spec.rb
index 397000ab67..aa1a074897 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/reject_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/reject_spec.rb
@@ -28,15 +28,8 @@ describe "Hash#reject" do
 
   context "with extra state" do
     it "returns Hash instance for subclasses" do
-      HashSpecs::MyHash[1 => 2, 3 => 4].reject { false }.should be_kind_of(Hash)
-      HashSpecs::MyHash[1 => 2, 3 => 4].reject { true }.should be_kind_of(Hash)
-    end
-
-    ruby_version_is ''...'2.7' do
-      it "does not taint the resulting hash" do
-        h = { a: 1 }.taint
-        h.reject {false}.should_not.tainted?
-      end
+      HashSpecs::MyHash[1 => 2, 3 => 4].reject { false }.should.is_a?(Hash)
+      HashSpecs::MyHash[1 => 2, 3 => 4].reject { true }.should.is_a?(Hash)
     end
   end
 
@@ -51,6 +44,27 @@ describe "Hash#reject" do
     reject_pairs.should == reject_bang_pairs
   end
 
+  it "does not retain the default value" do
+    h = Hash.new(1)
+    h.reject { false }.default.should == nil
+    h[:a] = 1
+    h.reject { false }.default.should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "does not retain the default_proc" do
+    pr = proc { |h, k| h[k] = [] }
+    h = Hash.new(&pr)
+    h.reject { false }.default_proc.should == nil
+    h[:a] = 1
+    h.reject { false }.default_proc.should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "retains compare_by_identity flag" do
+    h = { a: 9, c: 4 }.compare_by_identity
+    h2 = h.reject { |k, _| k == :a }
+    h2.compare_by_identity?.should == true
+  end
+
   it_behaves_like :hash_iteration_no_block, :reject
   it_behaves_like :enumeratorized_with_origin_size, :reject, { 1 => 2, 3 => 4, 5 => 6 }
 end
@@ -65,7 +79,7 @@ describe "Hash#reject!" do
 
   it "removes all entries if the block is true" do
     h = { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3 }
-    h.reject! { |k,v| true }.should equal(h)
+    h.reject! { |k,v| true }.should.equal?(h)
     h.should == {}
   end
 
@@ -90,11 +104,11 @@ describe "Hash#reject!" do
   end
 
   it "raises a FrozenError if called on a frozen instance that is modified" do
-    -> { HashSpecs.empty_frozen_hash.reject! { true } }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { HashSpecs.empty_frozen_hash.reject! { true } }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 
   it "raises a FrozenError if called on a frozen instance that would not be modified" do
-    -> { HashSpecs.frozen_hash.reject! { false } }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { HashSpecs.frozen_hash.reject! { false } }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 
   it_behaves_like :hash_iteration_no_block, :reject!
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/replace_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/replace_spec.rb
index 92b2118fd3..4dacbf9779 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/replace_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/replace_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,79 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
-require_relative 'shared/replace'
 
 describe "Hash#replace" do
-  it_behaves_like :hash_replace, :replace
+  it "replaces the contents of self with other" do
+    h = { a: 1, b: 2 }
+    h.replace(c: -1, d: -2).should.equal?(h)
+    h.should == { c: -1, d: -2 }
+  end
+
+  it "tries to convert the passed argument to a hash using #to_hash" do
+    obj = mock('{1=>2,3=>4}')
+    obj.should_receive(:to_hash).and_return({ 1 => 2, 3 => 4 })
+
+    h = {}
+    h.replace(obj)
+    h.should == { 1 => 2, 3 => 4 }
+  end
+
+  it "calls to_hash on hash subclasses" do
+    h = {}
+    h.replace(HashSpecs::ToHashHash[1 => 2])
+    h.should == { 1 => 2 }
+  end
+
+  it "does not retain the default value" do
+    hash = Hash.new(1)
+    hash.replace(b: 2).default.should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "transfers the default value of an argument" do
+    hash = Hash.new(1)
+    { a: 1 }.replace(hash).default.should == 1
+  end
+
+  it "does not retain the default_proc" do
+    pr = proc { |h, k| h[k] = [] }
+    hash = Hash.new(&pr)
+    hash.replace(b: 2).default_proc.should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "transfers the default_proc of an argument" do
+    pr = proc { |h, k| h[k] = [] }
+    hash = Hash.new(&pr)
+    { a: 1 }.replace(hash).default_proc.should == pr
+  end
+
+  it "does not call the default_proc of an argument" do
+    hash_a = Hash.new { |h, k| k * 5 }
+    hash_b = Hash.new(-> { raise "Should not invoke lambda" })
+    hash_a.replace(hash_b)
+    hash_a.default.should == hash_b.default
+  end
+
+  it "transfers compare_by_identity flag of an argument" do
+    h = { a: 1, c: 3 }
+    h2 = { b: 2, d: 4 }.compare_by_identity
+    h.replace(h2)
+    h.compare_by_identity?.should == true
+  end
+
+  it "does not retain compare_by_identity flag" do
+    h = { a: 1, c: 3 }.compare_by_identity
+    h.replace(b: 2, d: 4)
+    h.compare_by_identity?.should == false
+  end
+
+  it "raises a FrozenError if called on a frozen instance that would not be modified" do
+    -> do
+      HashSpecs.frozen_hash.replace(HashSpecs.frozen_hash)
+    end.should.raise(FrozenError)
+  end
+
+  it "raises a FrozenError if called on a frozen instance that is modified" do
+    -> do
+      HashSpecs.frozen_hash.replace(HashSpecs.empty_frozen_hash)
+    end.should.raise(FrozenError)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/ruby2_keywords_hash_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/ruby2_keywords_hash_spec.rb
index 005886a482..609a53f81f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/ruby2_keywords_hash_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/ruby2_keywords_hash_spec.rb
@@ -1,47 +1,81 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 
-ruby_version_is "2.7" do
-  describe "Hash.ruby2_keywords_hash?" do
-    it "returns false if the Hash is not a keywords Hash" do
-      Hash.ruby2_keywords_hash?({}).should == false
-    end
-
-    it "returns true if the Hash is a keywords Hash marked by Module#ruby2_keywords" do
-      obj = Class.new {
-        ruby2_keywords def m(*args)
-          args.last
-        end
-      }.new
-      Hash.ruby2_keywords_hash?(obj.m(a: 1)).should == true
-    end
-
-    it "raises TypeError for non-Hash" do
-      -> { Hash.ruby2_keywords_hash?(nil) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe "Hash.ruby2_keywords_hash" do
-    it "returns a copy of a Hash and marks the copy as a keywords Hash" do
-      h = {a: 1}.freeze
-      kw = Hash.ruby2_keywords_hash(h)
-      Hash.ruby2_keywords_hash?(h).should == false
-      Hash.ruby2_keywords_hash?(kw).should == true
-      kw.should == h
-    end
-
-    it "returns an instance of the subclass if called on an instance of a subclass of Hash" do
-      h = HashSpecs::MyHash.new
-      h[:a] = 1
-      kw = Hash.ruby2_keywords_hash(h)
-      kw.class.should == HashSpecs::MyHash
-      Hash.ruby2_keywords_hash?(h).should == false
-      Hash.ruby2_keywords_hash?(kw).should == true
-      kw.should == h
-    end
-
-    it "raises TypeError for non-Hash" do
-      -> { Hash.ruby2_keywords_hash(nil) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    end
+describe "Hash.ruby2_keywords_hash?" do
+  it "returns false if the Hash is not a keywords Hash" do
+    Hash.ruby2_keywords_hash?({}).should == false
+  end
+
+  it "returns true if the Hash is a keywords Hash marked by Module#ruby2_keywords" do
+    obj = Class.new {
+      ruby2_keywords def m(*args)
+        args.last
+      end
+    }.new
+    Hash.ruby2_keywords_hash?(obj.m(a: 1)).should == true
+  end
+
+  it "raises TypeError for non-Hash" do
+    -> { Hash.ruby2_keywords_hash?(nil) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+  end
+end
+
+describe "Hash.ruby2_keywords_hash" do
+  it "returns a copy of a Hash and marks the copy as a keywords Hash" do
+    h = {a: 1}.freeze
+    kw = Hash.ruby2_keywords_hash(h)
+    Hash.ruby2_keywords_hash?(h).should == false
+    Hash.ruby2_keywords_hash?(kw).should == true
+    kw.should == h
+  end
+
+  it "returns an instance of the subclass if called on an instance of a subclass of Hash" do
+    h = HashSpecs::MyHash.new
+    h[:a] = 1
+    kw = Hash.ruby2_keywords_hash(h)
+    kw.class.should == HashSpecs::MyHash
+    Hash.ruby2_keywords_hash?(h).should == false
+    Hash.ruby2_keywords_hash?(kw).should == true
+    kw.should == h
+  end
+
+  it "copies instance variables" do
+    h = {a: 1}
+    h.instance_variable_set(:@foo, 42)
+    kw = Hash.ruby2_keywords_hash(h)
+    kw.instance_variable_get(:@foo).should == 42
+  end
+
+  it "copies the hash internals" do
+    h = {a: 1}
+    kw = Hash.ruby2_keywords_hash(h)
+    h[:a] = 2
+    kw[:a].should == 1
+  end
+
+  it "raises TypeError for non-Hash" do
+    -> { Hash.ruby2_keywords_hash(nil) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+  end
+
+  it "retains the default value" do
+    hash = Hash.new(1)
+    Hash.ruby2_keywords_hash(hash).default.should == 1
+    hash[:a] = 1
+    Hash.ruby2_keywords_hash(hash).default.should == 1
+  end
+
+  it "retains the default_proc" do
+    pr = proc { |h, k| h[k] = [] }
+    hash = Hash.new(&pr)
+    Hash.ruby2_keywords_hash(hash).default_proc.should == pr
+    hash[:a] = 1
+    Hash.ruby2_keywords_hash(hash).default_proc.should == pr
+  end
+
+  it "retains compare_by_identity_flag" do
+    hash = {}.compare_by_identity
+    Hash.ruby2_keywords_hash(hash).compare_by_identity?.should == true
+    hash[:a] = 1
+    Hash.ruby2_keywords_hash(hash).compare_by_identity?.should == true
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/select_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/select_spec.rb
index 38b0180b0e..60b2ce67c1 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/select_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/select_spec.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,112 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'shared/select'
+require_relative '../enumerable/shared/enumeratorized'
+require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
+require_relative 'shared/iteration'
 
 describe "Hash#select" do
-  it_behaves_like :hash_select, :select
+  before :each do
+    @hsh = { 1 => 2, 3 => 4, 5 => 6 }
+    @empty = {}
+  end
+
+  it "yields two arguments: key and value" do
+    all_args = []
+    { 1 => 2, 3 => 4 }.select { |*args| all_args << args }
+    all_args.sort.should == [[1, 2], [3, 4]]
+  end
+
+  it "returns a Hash of entries for which block is true" do
+    a_pairs = { 'a' => 9, 'c' => 4, 'b' => 5, 'd' => 2 }.select { |k,v| v % 2 == 0 }
+    a_pairs.should.instance_of?(Hash)
+    a_pairs.sort.should == [['c', 4], ['d', 2]]
+  end
+
+  it "processes entries with the same order as reject" do
+    h = { a: 9, c: 4, b: 5, d: 2 }
+
+    select_pairs = []
+    reject_pairs = []
+    h.dup.select{ |*pair| select_pairs << pair }
+    h.reject { |*pair| reject_pairs << pair }
+
+    select_pairs.should == reject_pairs
+  end
+
+  it "returns an Enumerator when called on a non-empty hash without a block" do
+    @hsh.select.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
+  end
+
+  it "returns an Enumerator when called on an empty hash without a block" do
+    @empty.select.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
+  end
+
+  it "does not retain the default value" do
+    h = Hash.new(1)
+    h.select { true }.default.should == nil
+    h[:a] = 1
+    h.select { true }.default.should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "does not retain the default_proc" do
+    pr = proc { |h, k| h[k] = [] }
+    h = Hash.new(&pr)
+    h.select { true }.default_proc.should == nil
+    h[:a] = 1
+    h.select { true }.default_proc.should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "retains compare_by_identity flag" do
+    h = { a: 9, c: 4 }.compare_by_identity
+    h2 = h.select { |k, _| k == :a }
+    h2.compare_by_identity?.should == true
+  end
+
+  it_behaves_like :hash_iteration_no_block, :select
+
+  before :each do
+    @object = { 1 => 2, 3 => 4, 5 => 6 }
+  end
+  it_behaves_like :enumeratorized_with_origin_size, :select
 end
 
 describe "Hash#select!" do
-  it_behaves_like :hash_select!, :select!
+  before :each do
+    @hsh = { 1 => 2, 3 => 4, 5 => 6 }
+    @empty = {}
+  end
+
+  it "is equivalent to keep_if if changes are made" do
+    h = { a: 2 }
+    h.select! { |k,v| v <= 1 }.should.equal? h
+
+    h = { 1 => 2, 3 => 4 }
+    all_args_select = []
+    h.dup.select! { |*args| all_args_select << args }
+    all_args_select.should == [[1, 2], [3, 4]]
+  end
+
+  it "removes all entries if the block is false" do
+    h = { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3 }
+    h.select! { |k,v| false }.should.equal?(h)
+    h.should == {}
+  end
+
+  it "returns nil if no changes were made" do
+    { a: 1 }.select! { |k,v| v <= 1 }.should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "raises a FrozenError if called on an empty frozen instance" do
+    -> { HashSpecs.empty_frozen_hash.select! { false } }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+  end
+
+  it "raises a FrozenError if called on a frozen instance that would not be modified" do
+    -> { HashSpecs.frozen_hash.select! { true } }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+  end
+
+  it_behaves_like :hash_iteration_no_block, :select!
+
+  before :each do
+    @object = { 1 => 2, 3 => 4, 5 => 6 }
+  end
+  it_behaves_like :enumeratorized_with_origin_size, :select!
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/comparison.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/comparison.rb
index 07564e4cec..2b62837232 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/comparison.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/comparison.rb
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 describe :hash_comparison, shared: true do
   it "raises a TypeError if the right operand is not a hash" do
-    -> { { a: 1 }.send(@method, 1) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { { a: 1 }.send(@method, nil) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { { a: 1 }.send(@method, []) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { { a: 1 }.send(@method, 1) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { { a: 1 }.send(@method, nil) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { { a: 1 }.send(@method, []) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "returns false if both hashes have the same keys but different values" do
     h1 = { a: 1 }
     h2 = { a: 2 }
 
-    h1.send(@method, h2).should be_false
-    h2.send(@method, h1).should be_false
+    h1.send(@method, h2).should == false
+    h2.send(@method, h1).should == false
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/each.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/each.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index b2483c8116..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/each.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,124 +0,0 @@
-describe :hash_each, shared: true do
-
-  # This is inconsistent with below, MRI checks the block arity in rb_hash_each_pair()
-  it "yields a [[key, value]] Array for each pair to a block expecting |*args|" do
-    all_args = []
-    { 1 => 2, 3 => 4 }.send(@method) { |*args| all_args << args }
-    all_args.sort.should == [[[1, 2]], [[3, 4]]]
-  end
-
-  it "yields the key and value of each pair to a block expecting |key, value|" do
-    r = {}
-    h = { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3, d: 5 }
-    h.send(@method) { |k,v| r[k.to_s] = v.to_s }.should equal(h)
-    r.should == { "a" => "1", "b" => "2", "c" => "3", "d" => "5" }
-  end
-
-  it "yields the key only to a block expecting |key,|" do
-    ary = []
-    h = { "a" => 1, "b" => 2, "c" => 3 }
-    h.send(@method) { |k,| ary << k }
-    ary.sort.should == ["a", "b", "c"]
-  end
-
-  ruby_version_is ""..."3.0" do
-    it "yields 2 values and not an Array of 2 elements when given a callable of arity 2" do
-      obj = Object.new
-      def obj.foo(key, value)
-        ScratchPad << key << value
-      end
-
-      ScratchPad.record([])
-      { "a" => 1 }.send(@method, &obj.method(:foo))
-      ScratchPad.recorded.should == ["a", 1]
-
-      ScratchPad.record([])
-      { "a" => 1 }.send(@method, &-> key, value { ScratchPad << key << value })
-      ScratchPad.recorded.should == ["a", 1]
-    end
-  end
-
-  ruby_version_is "3.0" do
-    it "always yields an Array of 2 elements, even when given a callable of arity 2" do
-      obj = Object.new
-      def obj.foo(key, value)
-      end
-
-      -> {
-        { "a" => 1 }.send(@method, &obj.method(:foo))
-      }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-
-      -> {
-        { "a" => 1 }.send(@method, &-> key, value { })
-      }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    end
-  end
-
-  it "yields an Array of 2 elements when given a callable of arity 1" do
-    obj = Object.new
-    def obj.foo(key_value)
-      ScratchPad << key_value
-    end
-
-    ScratchPad.record([])
-    { "a" => 1 }.send(@method, &obj.method(:foo))
-    ScratchPad.recorded.should == [["a", 1]]
-  end
-
-  it "raises an error for a Hash when an arity enforcing callable of arity >2 is passed in" do
-    obj = Object.new
-    def obj.foo(key, value, extra)
-    end
-
-    -> {
-      { "a" => 1 }.send(@method, &obj.method(:foo))
-    }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-  end
-
-  it "uses the same order as keys() and values()" do
-    h = { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3, d: 5 }
-    keys = []
-    values = []
-
-    h.send(@method) do |k, v|
-      keys << k
-      values << v
-    end
-
-    keys.should == h.keys
-    values.should == h.values
-  end
-
-  # Confirming the argument-splatting works from child class for both k, v and [k, v]
-  it "properly expands (or not) child class's 'each'-yielded args" do
-    cls1 = Class.new(Hash) do
-      attr_accessor :k_v
-      def each
-        super do |k, v|
-          @k_v = [k, v]
-          yield k, v
-        end
-      end
-    end
-
-    cls2 = Class.new(Hash) do
-      attr_accessor :k_v
-      def each
-        super do |k, v|
-          @k_v = [k, v]
-          yield([k, v])
-        end
-      end
-    end
-
-    obj1 = cls1.new
-    obj1['a'] = 'b'
-    obj1.map {|k, v| [k, v]}.should == [['a', 'b']]
-    obj1.k_v.should == ['a', 'b']
-
-    obj2 = cls2.new
-    obj2['a'] = 'b'
-    obj2.map {|k, v| [k, v]}.should == [['a', 'b']]
-    obj2.k_v.should == ['a', 'b']
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/eql.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/eql.rb
index e294edd764..512e1ad016 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/eql.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/eql.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ describe :hash_eql, shared: true do
     value = mock('x')
     value.should_not_receive(:==)
     value.should_not_receive(:eql?)
-    { 1 => value }.send(@method, { 2 => value }).should be_false
+    { 1 => value }.send(@method, { 2 => value }).should == false
   end
 
   it "returns false when the numbers of keys differ without comparing any elements" do
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ describe :hash_eql, shared: true do
     obj.should_not_receive(:==)
     obj.should_not_receive(:eql?)
 
-    {}.send(@method, h).should be_false
-    h.send(@method, {}).should be_false
+    {}.send(@method, h).should == false
+    h.send(@method, {}).should == false
   end
 
   it "first compares keys via hash" do
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ describe :hash_eql, shared: true do
     y = mock('y')
     y.should_receive(:hash).any_number_of_times.and_return(0)
 
-    { x => 1 }.send(@method, { y => 1 }).should be_false
+    { x => 1 }.send(@method, { y => 1 }).should == false
   end
 
   it "does not compare keys with different hash codes via eql?" do
@@ -35,39 +35,39 @@ describe :hash_eql, shared: true do
     x.should_receive(:hash).any_number_of_times.and_return(0)
     y.should_receive(:hash).any_number_of_times.and_return(1)
 
-    { x => 1 }.send(@method, { y => 1 }).should be_false
+    { x => 1 }.send(@method, { y => 1 }).should == false
   end
 
   it "computes equality for recursive hashes" do
     h = {}
     h[:a] = h
-    h.send(@method, h[:a]).should be_true
-    (h == h[:a]).should be_true
+    h.send(@method, h[:a]).should == true
+    (h == h[:a]).should == true
   end
 
   it "doesn't call to_hash on objects" do
     mock_hash = mock("fake hash")
     def mock_hash.to_hash() {} end
-    {}.send(@method, mock_hash).should be_false
+    {}.send(@method, mock_hash).should == false
   end
 
   it "computes equality for complex recursive hashes" do
     a, b = {}, {}
     a.merge! self: a, other: b
     b.merge! self: b, other: a
-    a.send(@method, b).should be_true # they both have the same structure!
+    a.send(@method, b).should == true # they both have the same structure!
 
     c = {}
     c.merge! other: c, self: c
-    c.send(@method, a).should be_true # subtle, but they both have the same structure!
+    c.send(@method, a).should == true # subtle, but they both have the same structure!
     a[:delta] = c[:delta] = a
-    c.send(@method, a).should be_false # not quite the same structure, as a[:other][:delta] = nil
+    c.send(@method, a).should == false # not quite the same structure, as a[:other][:delta] = nil
     c[:delta] = 42
-    c.send(@method, a).should be_false
+    c.send(@method, a).should == false
     a[:delta] = 42
-    c.send(@method, a).should be_false
+    c.send(@method, a).should == false
     b[:delta] = 42
-    c.send(@method, a).should be_true
+    c.send(@method, a).should == true
   end
 
   it "computes equality for recursive hashes & arrays" do
@@ -76,19 +76,19 @@ describe :hash_eql, shared: true do
     x << a
     y << c
     z << b
-    b.send(@method, c).should be_true # they clearly have the same structure!
-    y.send(@method, z).should be_true
-    a.send(@method, b).should be_true # subtle, but they both have the same structure!
-    x.send(@method, y).should be_true
+    b.send(@method, c).should == true # they clearly have the same structure!
+    y.send(@method, z).should == true
+    a.send(@method, b).should == true # subtle, but they both have the same structure!
+    x.send(@method, y).should == true
     y << x
-    y.send(@method, z).should be_false
+    y.send(@method, z).should == false
     z << x
-    y.send(@method, z).should be_true
+    y.send(@method, z).should == true
 
     a[:foo], a[:bar] = a[:bar], a[:foo]
-    a.send(@method, b).should be_false
+    a.send(@method, b).should == false
     b[:bar] = b[:foo]
-    b.send(@method, c).should be_false
+    b.send(@method, c).should == false
   end
 end
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ describe :hash_eql_additional, shared: true do
     def y.==(o) false end
     def x.eql?(o) false end
     def y.eql?(o) false end
-    { 1 => x }.send(@method, { 1 => y }).should be_false
+    { 1 => x }.send(@method, { 1 => y }).should == false
 
     x = mock('x')
     y = mock('y')
@@ -108,121 +108,75 @@ describe :hash_eql_additional, shared: true do
     def y.==(o) true end
     def x.eql?(o) true end
     def y.eql?(o) true end
-    { 1 => x }.send(@method, { 1 => y }).should be_true
+    { 1 => x }.send(@method, { 1 => y }).should == true
   end
 
   it "compares keys with eql? semantics" do
-    { 1.0 => "x" }.send(@method, { 1.0 => "x" }).should be_true
-    { 1.0 => "x" }.send(@method, { 1.0 => "x" }).should be_true
-    { 1 => "x" }.send(@method, { 1.0 => "x" }).should be_false
-    { 1.0 => "x" }.send(@method, { 1 => "x" }).should be_false
+    { 1.0 => "x" }.send(@method, { 1.0 => "x" }).should == true
+    { 1.0 => "x" }.send(@method, { 1.0 => "x" }).should == true
+    { 1 => "x" }.send(@method, { 1.0 => "x" }).should == false
+    { 1.0 => "x" }.send(@method, { 1 => "x" }).should == false
   end
 
   it "returns true if and only if other Hash has the same number of keys and each key-value pair matches" do
     a = { a: 5 }
     b = {}
-    a.send(@method, b).should be_false
+    a.send(@method, b).should == false
 
     b[:a] = 5
-    a.send(@method, b).should be_true
+    a.send(@method, b).should == true
 
     not_supported_on :opal do
       c = { "a" => 5 }
-      a.send(@method, c).should be_false
+      a.send(@method, c).should == false
     end
 
     c = { "A" => 5 }
-    a.send(@method, c).should be_false
+    a.send(@method, c).should == false
 
     c = { a: 6 }
-    a.send(@method, c).should be_false
+    a.send(@method, c).should == false
   end
 
   it "does not call to_hash on hash subclasses" do
-    { 5 => 6 }.send(@method, HashSpecs::ToHashHash[5 => 6]).should be_true
+    { 5 => 6 }.send(@method, HashSpecs::ToHashHash[5 => 6]).should == true
   end
 
   it "ignores hash class differences" do
     h = { 1 => 2, 3 => 4 }
-    HashSpecs::MyHash[h].send(@method, h).should be_true
-    HashSpecs::MyHash[h].send(@method, HashSpecs::MyHash[h]).should be_true
-    h.send(@method, HashSpecs::MyHash[h]).should be_true
+    HashSpecs::MyHash[h].send(@method, h).should == true
+    HashSpecs::MyHash[h].send(@method, HashSpecs::MyHash[h]).should == true
+    h.send(@method, HashSpecs::MyHash[h]).should == true
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is '2.7' do
-    # Why isn't this true of eql? too ?
-    it "compares keys with matching hash codes via eql?" do
-      a = Array.new(2) do
-        obj = mock('0')
-        obj.should_receive(:hash).at_least(1).and_return(0)
+  # Why isn't this true of eql? too ?
+  it "compares keys with matching hash codes via eql?" do
+    a = Array.new(2) do
+      obj = mock('0')
+      obj.should_receive(:hash).at_least(1).and_return(0)
 
-        def obj.eql?(o)
-          return true if self.equal?(o)
-          false
-        end
-
-        obj
+      def obj.eql?(o)
+        return true if self.equal?(o)
+        false
       end
 
-      { a[0] => 1 }.send(@method, { a[1] => 1 }).should be_false
-
-      a = Array.new(2) do
-        obj = mock('0')
-        obj.should_receive(:hash).at_least(1).and_return(0)
-
-        def obj.eql?(o)
-          true
-        end
-
-        obj
-      end
-
-      { a[0] => 1 }.send(@method, { a[1] => 1 }).should be_true
+      obj
     end
-  end
 
-  ruby_version_is ''...'2.7' do
-    # Why isn't this true of eql? too ?
-    it "compares keys with matching hash codes via eql?" do
-      a = Array.new(2) do
-        obj = mock('0')
-        obj.should_receive(:hash).at_least(1).and_return(0)
+    { a[0] => 1 }.send(@method, { a[1] => 1 }).should == false
 
-        # It's undefined whether the impl does a[0].eql?(a[1]) or
-        # a[1].eql?(a[0]) so we taint both.
-        def obj.eql?(o)
-          return true if self.equal?(o)
-          taint
-          o.taint
-          false
-        end
+    a = Array.new(2) do
+      obj = mock('0')
+      obj.should_receive(:hash).at_least(1).and_return(0)
 
-        obj
+      def obj.eql?(o)
+        true
       end
 
-      { a[0] => 1 }.send(@method, { a[1] => 1 }).should be_false
-      a[0].tainted?.should be_true
-      a[1].tainted?.should be_true
-
-      a = Array.new(2) do
-        obj = mock('0')
-        obj.should_receive(:hash).at_least(1).and_return(0)
-
-        def obj.eql?(o)
-          # It's undefined whether the impl does a[0].send(@method, a[1]) or
-          # a[1].send(@method, a[0]) so we taint both.
-          taint
-          o.taint
-          true
-        end
-
-        obj
-      end
-
-      { a[0] => 1 }.send(@method, { a[1] => 1 }).should be_true
-      a[0].tainted?.should be_true
-      a[1].tainted?.should be_true
+      obj
     end
+
+    { a[0] => 1 }.send(@method, { a[1] => 1 }).should == true
   end
 
   it "compares the values in self to values in other hash" do
@@ -231,20 +185,20 @@ describe :hash_eql_additional, shared: true do
 
     l_val.should_receive(:eql?).with(r_val).and_return(true)
 
-    { 1 => l_val }.eql?({ 1 => r_val }).should be_true
+    { 1 => l_val }.eql?({ 1 => r_val }).should == true
   end
 end
 
 describe :hash_eql_additional_more, shared: true do
   it "returns true if other Hash has the same number of keys and each key-value pair matches, even though the default-value are not same" do
-    Hash.new(5).send(@method, Hash.new(1)).should be_true
-    Hash.new {|h, k| 1}.send(@method, Hash.new {}).should be_true
-    Hash.new {|h, k| 1}.send(@method, Hash.new(2)).should be_true
+    Hash.new(5).send(@method, Hash.new(1)).should == true
+    Hash.new {|h, k| 1}.send(@method, Hash.new {}).should == true
+    Hash.new {|h, k| 1}.send(@method, Hash.new(2)).should == true
 
     d = Hash.new {|h, k| 1}
     e = Hash.new {}
     d[1] = 2
     e[1] = 2
-    d.send(@method, e).should be_true
+    d.send(@method, e).should == true
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/equal.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/equal.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 43606437fe..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/equal.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,90 +0,0 @@
-describe :hash_equal, shared: true do
-  it "does not compare values when keys don't match" do
-    value = mock('x')
-    value.should_not_receive(:==)
-    value.should_not_receive(:eql?)
-    { 1 => value }.send(@method, { 2 => value }).should be_false
-  end
-
-  it "returns false when the numbers of keys differ without comparing any elements" do
-    obj = mock('x')
-    h = { obj => obj }
-
-    obj.should_not_receive(:==)
-    obj.should_not_receive(:eql?)
-
-    {}.send(@method, h).should be_false
-    h.send(@method, {}).should be_false
-  end
-
-  it "first compares keys via hash" do
-    x = mock('x')
-    x.should_receive(:hash).and_return(0)
-    y = mock('y')
-    y.should_receive(:hash).and_return(0)
-
-    { x => 1 }.send(@method, { y => 1 }).should be_false
-  end
-
-  it "does not compare keys with different hash codes via eql?" do
-    x = mock('x')
-    y = mock('y')
-    x.should_not_receive(:eql?)
-    y.should_not_receive(:eql?)
-
-    x.should_receive(:hash).and_return(0)
-    y.should_receive(:hash).and_return(1)
-
-    def x.hash() 0 end
-    def y.hash() 1 end
-
-    { x => 1 }.send(@method, { y => 1 }).should be_false
-  end
-
-  it "computes equality for recursive hashes" do
-    h = {}
-    h[:a] = h
-    h.send(@method, h[:a]).should be_true
-    (h == h[:a]).should be_true
-  end
-
-  it "computes equality for complex recursive hashes" do
-    a, b = {}, {}
-    a.merge! self: a, other: b
-    b.merge! self: b, other: a
-    a.send(@method, b).should be_true # they both have the same structure!
-
-    c = {}
-    c.merge! other: c, self: c
-    c.send(@method, a).should be_true # subtle, but they both have the same structure!
-    a[:delta] = c[:delta] = a
-    c.send(@method, a).should be_false # not quite the same structure, as a[:other][:delta] = nil
-    c[:delta] = 42
-    c.send(@method, a).should be_false
-    a[:delta] = 42
-    c.send(@method, a).should be_false
-    b[:delta] = 42
-    c.send(@method, a).should be_true
-  end
-
-  it "computes equality for recursive hashes & arrays" do
-    x, y, z = [], [], []
-    a, b, c = {foo: x, bar: 42}, {foo: y, bar: 42}, {foo: z, bar: 42}
-    x << a
-    y << c
-    z << b
-    b.send(@method, c).should be_true # they clearly have the same structure!
-    y.send(@method, z).should be_true
-    a.send(@method, b).should be_true # subtle, but they both have the same structure!
-    x.send(@method, y).should be_true
-    y << x
-    y.send(@method, z).should be_false
-    z << x
-    y.send(@method, z).should be_true
-
-    a[:foo], a[:bar] = a[:bar], a[:foo]
-    a.send(@method, b).should be_false
-    b[:bar] = b[:foo]
-    b.send(@method, c).should be_false
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/greater_than.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/greater_than.rb
index 1f8b9fcfb7..dfe0b80250 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/greater_than.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/greater_than.rb
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ describe :hash_greater_than, shared: true do
   end
 
   it "returns true if the other hash is a subset of self" do
-    @h1.send(@method, @h2).should be_true
+    @h1.send(@method, @h2).should == true
   end
 
   it "returns false if the other hash is not a subset of self" do
-    @h2.send(@method, @h1).should be_false
+    @h2.send(@method, @h1).should == false
   end
 
   it "converts the right operand to a hash before comparing" do
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ describe :hash_greater_than, shared: true do
       { a: 1, b: 2 }
     end
 
-    @h1.send(@method, o).should be_true
+    @h1.send(@method, o).should == true
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/index.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/index.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 7f6a186464..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/index.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
-require_relative '../fixtures/classes'
-
-describe :hash_index, shared: true do
-  it "returns the corresponding key for value" do
-    suppress_warning do # for Hash#index
-      { 2 => 'a', 1 => 'b' }.send(@method, 'b').should == 1
-    end
-  end
-
-  it "returns nil if the value is not found" do
-    suppress_warning do # for Hash#index
-      { a: -1, b: 3.14, c: 2.718 }.send(@method, 1).should be_nil
-    end
-  end
-
-  it "doesn't return default value if the value is not found" do
-    suppress_warning do # for Hash#index
-      Hash.new(5).send(@method, 5).should be_nil
-    end
-  end
-
-  it "compares values using ==" do
-    suppress_warning do # for Hash#index
-      { 1 => 0 }.send(@method, 0.0).should == 1
-      { 1 => 0.0 }.send(@method, 0).should == 1
-    end
-
-    needle = mock('needle')
-    inhash = mock('inhash')
-    inhash.should_receive(:==).with(needle).and_return(true)
-
-    suppress_warning do # for Hash#index
-      { 1 => inhash }.send(@method, needle).should == 1
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/iteration.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/iteration.rb
index d27c2443f8..322e4b9a2f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/iteration.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/iteration.rb
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@ describe :hash_iteration_no_block, shared: true do
   end
 
   it "returns an Enumerator if called on a non-empty hash without a block" do
-    @hsh.send(@method).should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    @hsh.send(@method).should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
   end
 
   it "returns an Enumerator if called on an empty hash without a block" do
-    @empty.send(@method).should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    @empty.send(@method).should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
   end
 
   it "returns an Enumerator if called on a frozen instance" do
     @hsh.freeze
-    @hsh.send(@method).should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+    @hsh.send(@method).should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/key.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/key.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 17f9f81457..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/key.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-describe :hash_key_p, shared: true do
-  it "returns true if argument is a key" do
-    h = { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3, 4 => 0 }
-    h.send(@method, :a).should == true
-    h.send(@method, :b).should == true
-    h.send(@method, 2).should == false
-    h.send(@method, 4).should == true
-
-    not_supported_on :opal do
-      h.send(@method, 'b').should == false
-      h.send(@method, 4.0).should == false
-    end
-  end
-
-  it "returns true if the key's matching value was nil" do
-    { xyz: nil }.send(@method, :xyz).should == true
-  end
-
-  it "returns true if the key's matching value was false" do
-    { xyz: false }.send(@method, :xyz).should == true
-  end
-
-  it "returns true if the key is nil" do
-    { nil => 'b' }.send(@method, nil).should == true
-    { nil => nil }.send(@method, nil).should == true
-  end
-
-  it "compares keys with the same #hash value via #eql?" do
-    x = mock('x')
-    x.stub!(:hash).and_return(42)
-
-    y = mock('y')
-    y.stub!(:hash).and_return(42)
-    y.should_receive(:eql?).and_return(false)
-
-    { x => nil }.send(@method, y).should == false
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/length.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/length.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 24f5563759..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/length.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-describe :hash_length, shared: true do
-  it "returns the number of entries" do
-    { a: 1, b: 'c' }.send(@method).should == 2
-    h = { a: 1, b: 2 }
-    h[:a] = 2
-    h.send(@method).should == 2
-    { a: 1, b: 1, c: 1 }.send(@method).should == 3
-    {}.send(@method).should == 0
-    Hash.new(5).send(@method).should == 0
-    Hash.new { 5 }.send(@method).should == 0
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/less_than.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/less_than.rb
index cdc6f14546..071b3e97bb 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/less_than.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/less_than.rb
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ describe :hash_less_than, shared: true do
   end
 
   it "returns true if self is a subset of the other hash" do
-    @h1.send(@method, @h2).should be_true
+    @h1.send(@method, @h2).should == true
   end
 
   it "returns false if self is not a subset of the other hash" do
-    @h2.send(@method, @h1).should be_false
+    @h2.send(@method, @h1).should == false
   end
 
   it "converts the right operand to a hash before comparing" do
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ describe :hash_less_than, shared: true do
       { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3 }
     end
 
-    @h1.send(@method, o).should be_true
+    @h1.send(@method, o).should == true
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/replace.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/replace.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index bea64384bb..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/replace.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-describe :hash_replace, shared: true do
-  it "replaces the contents of self with other" do
-    h = { a: 1, b: 2 }
-    h.send(@method, c: -1, d: -2).should equal(h)
-    h.should == { c: -1, d: -2 }
-  end
-
-  it "tries to convert the passed argument to a hash using #to_hash" do
-    obj = mock('{1=>2,3=>4}')
-    obj.should_receive(:to_hash).and_return({ 1 => 2, 3 => 4 })
-
-    h = {}
-    h.send(@method, obj)
-    h.should == { 1 => 2, 3 => 4 }
-  end
-
-  it "calls to_hash on hash subclasses" do
-    h = {}
-    h.send(@method, HashSpecs::ToHashHash[1 => 2])
-    h.should == { 1 => 2 }
-  end
-
-  it "does not transfer default values" do
-    hash_a = {}
-    hash_b = Hash.new(5)
-    hash_a.send(@method, hash_b)
-    hash_a.default.should == 5
-
-    hash_a = {}
-    hash_b = Hash.new { |h, k| k * 2 }
-    hash_a.send(@method, hash_b)
-    hash_a.default(5).should == 10
-
-    hash_a = Hash.new { |h, k| k * 5 }
-    hash_b = Hash.new(-> { raise "Should not invoke lambda" })
-    hash_a.send(@method, hash_b)
-    hash_a.default.should == hash_b.default
-  end
-
-  it "raises a FrozenError if called on a frozen instance that would not be modified" do
-    -> do
-      HashSpecs.frozen_hash.send(@method, HashSpecs.frozen_hash)
-    end.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-  end
-
-  it "raises a FrozenError if called on a frozen instance that is modified" do
-    -> do
-      HashSpecs.frozen_hash.send(@method, HashSpecs.empty_frozen_hash)
-    end.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/select.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/select.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 5170af50d6..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/select.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
-require_relative '../fixtures/classes'
-require_relative '../shared/iteration'
-require_relative '../../enumerable/shared/enumeratorized'
-
-describe :hash_select, shared: true do
-  before :each do
-    @hsh = { 1 => 2, 3 => 4, 5 => 6 }
-    @empty = {}
-  end
-
-  it "yields two arguments: key and value" do
-    all_args = []
-    { 1 => 2, 3 => 4 }.send(@method) { |*args| all_args << args }
-    all_args.sort.should == [[1, 2], [3, 4]]
-  end
-
-  it "returns a Hash of entries for which block is true" do
-    a_pairs = { 'a' => 9, 'c' => 4, 'b' => 5, 'd' => 2 }.send(@method) { |k,v| v % 2 == 0 }
-    a_pairs.should be_an_instance_of(Hash)
-    a_pairs.sort.should == [['c', 4], ['d', 2]]
-  end
-
-  it "processes entries with the same order as reject" do
-    h = { a: 9, c: 4, b: 5, d: 2 }
-
-    select_pairs = []
-    reject_pairs = []
-    h.dup.send(@method) { |*pair| select_pairs << pair }
-    h.reject { |*pair| reject_pairs << pair }
-
-    select_pairs.should == reject_pairs
-  end
-
-  it "returns an Enumerator when called on a non-empty hash without a block" do
-    @hsh.send(@method).should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
-  end
-
-  it "returns an Enumerator when called on an empty hash without a block" do
-    @empty.send(@method).should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
-  end
-
-  it_should_behave_like :hash_iteration_no_block
-
-  before :each do
-    @object = { 1 => 2, 3 => 4, 5 => 6 }
-  end
-  it_should_behave_like :enumeratorized_with_origin_size
-end
-
-describe :hash_select!, shared: true do
-  before :each do
-    @hsh = { 1 => 2, 3 => 4, 5 => 6 }
-    @empty = {}
-  end
-
-  it "is equivalent to keep_if if changes are made" do
-    h = { a: 2 }
-    h.send(@method) { |k,v| v <= 1 }.should equal h
-
-    h = { 1 => 2, 3 => 4 }
-    all_args_select = []
-    h.dup.send(@method) { |*args| all_args_select << args }
-    all_args_select.should == [[1, 2], [3, 4]]
-  end
-
-  it "removes all entries if the block is false" do
-    h = { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3 }
-    h.send(@method) { |k,v| false }.should equal(h)
-    h.should == {}
-  end
-
-  it "returns nil if no changes were made" do
-    { a: 1 }.send(@method) { |k,v| v <= 1 }.should == nil
-  end
-
-  it "raises a FrozenError if called on an empty frozen instance" do
-    -> { HashSpecs.empty_frozen_hash.send(@method) { false } }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-  end
-
-  it "raises a FrozenError if called on a frozen instance that would not be modified" do
-    -> { HashSpecs.frozen_hash.send(@method) { true } }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-  end
-
-  it_should_behave_like :hash_iteration_no_block
-
-  before :each do
-    @object = { 1 => 2, 3 => 4, 5 => 6 }
-  end
-  it_should_behave_like :enumeratorized_with_origin_size
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/store.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/store.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index b823ea45ca..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/store.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,115 +0,0 @@
-require_relative '../fixtures/classes'
-
-describe :hash_store, shared: true do
-  it "associates the key with the value and return the value" do
-    h = { a: 1 }
-    h.send(@method, :b, 2).should == 2
-    h.should == { b:2, a:1 }
-  end
-
-  it "duplicates string keys using dup semantics" do
-    # dup doesn't copy singleton methods
-    key = "foo"
-    def key.reverse() "bar" end
-    h = {}
-    h.send(@method, key, 0)
-    h.keys[0].reverse.should == "oof"
-  end
-
-  it "stores unequal keys that hash to the same value" do
-    h = {}
-    k1 = ["x"]
-    k2 = ["y"]
-    # So they end up in the same bucket
-    k1.should_receive(:hash).and_return(0)
-    k2.should_receive(:hash).and_return(0)
-
-    h.send(@method, k1, 1)
-    h.send(@method, k2, 2)
-    h.size.should == 2
-  end
-
-  it "accepts keys with private #hash method" do
-    key = HashSpecs::KeyWithPrivateHash.new
-    h = {}
-    h.send(@method, key, "foo")
-    h[key].should == "foo"
-  end
-
-  it " accepts keys with an Integer hash" do
-    o = mock(hash: 1 << 100)
-    h = {}
-    h[o] = 1
-    h[o].should == 1
-  end
-
-  it "duplicates and freezes string keys" do
-    key = "foo"
-    h = {}
-    h.send(@method, key, 0)
-    key << "bar"
-
-    h.should == { "foo" => 0 }
-    h.keys[0].should.frozen?
-  end
-
-  it "doesn't duplicate and freeze already frozen string keys" do
-    key = "foo".freeze
-    h = {}
-    h.send(@method, key, 0)
-    h.keys[0].should equal(key)
-  end
-
-  it "keeps the existing key in the hash if there is a matching one" do
-    h = { "a" => 1, "b" => 2, "c" => 3, "d" => 4 }
-    key1 = HashSpecs::ByValueKey.new(13)
-    key2 = HashSpecs::ByValueKey.new(13)
-    h[key1] = 41
-    key_in_hash = h.keys.last
-    key_in_hash.should equal(key1)
-    h[key2] = 42
-    last_key = h.keys.last
-    last_key.should equal(key_in_hash)
-    last_key.should_not equal(key2)
-  end
-
-  it "keeps the existing String key in the hash if there is a matching one" do
-    h = { "a" => 1, "b" => 2, "c" => 3, "d" => 4 }
-    key1 = "foo"
-    key2 = "foo"
-    key1.should_not equal(key2)
-    h[key1] = 41
-    frozen_key = h.keys.last
-    frozen_key.should_not equal(key1)
-    h[key2] = 42
-    h.keys.last.should equal(frozen_key)
-    h.keys.last.should_not equal(key2)
-  end
-
-  it "raises a FrozenError if called on a frozen instance" do
-    -> { HashSpecs.frozen_hash.send(@method, 1, 2) }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-  end
-
-  it "does not raise an exception if changing the value of an existing key during iteration" do
-      hash = {1 => 2, 3 => 4, 5 => 6}
-      hash.each { hash.send(@method, 1, :foo) }
-      hash.should == {1 => :foo, 3 => 4, 5 => 6}
-  end
-
-  it "does not dispatch to hash for Boolean, Integer, Float, String, or Symbol" do
-    code = <<-EOC
-      load '#{fixture __FILE__, "name.rb"}'
-      hash = {}
-      [true, false, 1, 2.0, "hello", :ok].each do |value|
-        hash[value] = 42
-        raise "incorrect value" unless hash[value] == 42
-        hash[value] = 43
-        raise "incorrect value" unless hash[value] == 43
-      end
-      puts "OK"
-      puts hash.size
-    EOC
-    result = ruby_exe(code, args: "2>&1")
-    result.should == "OK\n6\n"
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/to_s.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/to_s.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index b0e3705d01..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/to_s.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,98 +0,0 @@
-require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
-require_relative '../fixtures/classes'
-
-describe :hash_to_s, shared: true do
-
-  it "returns a string representation with same order as each()" do
-    h = { a: [1, 2], b: -2, d: -6, nil => nil }
-
-    pairs = []
-    h.each do |key, value|
-      pairs << key.inspect + '=>' + value.inspect
-    end
-
-    str = '{' + pairs.join(', ') + '}'
-    h.send(@method).should == str
-  end
-
-  it "calls #inspect on keys and values" do
-    key = mock('key')
-    val = mock('val')
-    key.should_receive(:inspect).and_return('key')
-    val.should_receive(:inspect).and_return('val')
-
-    { key => val }.send(@method).should == '{key=>val}'
-  end
-
-  it "does not call #to_s on a String returned from #inspect" do
-    str = "abc"
-    str.should_not_receive(:to_s)
-
-    { a: str }.send(@method).should == '{:a=>"abc"}'
-  end
-
-  it "calls #to_s on the object returned from #inspect if the Object isn't a String" do
-    obj = mock("Hash#inspect/to_s calls #to_s")
-    obj.should_receive(:inspect).and_return(obj)
-    obj.should_receive(:to_s).and_return("abc")
-
-    { a: obj }.send(@method).should == "{:a=>abc}"
-  end
-
-  it "does not call #to_str on the object returned from #inspect when it is not a String" do
-    obj = mock("Hash#inspect/to_s does not call #to_str")
-    obj.should_receive(:inspect).and_return(obj)
-    obj.should_not_receive(:to_str)
-
-    { a: obj }.send(@method).should =~ /^\{:a=>#<MockObject:0x[0-9a-f]+>\}$/
-  end
-
-  it "does not call #to_str on the object returned from #to_s when it is not a String" do
-    obj = mock("Hash#inspect/to_s does not call #to_str on #to_s result")
-    obj.should_receive(:inspect).and_return(obj)
-    obj.should_receive(:to_s).and_return(obj)
-    obj.should_not_receive(:to_str)
-
-    { a: obj }.send(@method).should =~ /^\{:a=>#<MockObject:0x[0-9a-f]+>\}$/
-  end
-
-  it "does not swallow exceptions raised by #to_s" do
-    obj = mock("Hash#inspect/to_s does not swallow #to_s exceptions")
-    obj.should_receive(:inspect).and_return(obj)
-    obj.should_receive(:to_s).and_raise(Exception)
-
-    -> { { a: obj }.send(@method) }.should raise_error(Exception)
-  end
-
-  it "handles hashes with recursive values" do
-    x = {}
-    x[0] = x
-    x.send(@method).should == '{0=>{...}}'
-
-    x = {}
-    y = {}
-    x[0] = y
-    y[1] = x
-    x.send(@method).should == "{0=>{1=>{...}}}"
-    y.send(@method).should == "{1=>{0=>{...}}}"
-  end
-
-  ruby_version_is ''...'2.7' do
-    it "returns a tainted string if self is tainted and not empty" do
-      {}.taint.send(@method).tainted?.should be_false
-      { nil => nil }.taint.send(@method).tainted?.should be_true
-    end
-
-    it "returns an untrusted string if self is untrusted and not empty" do
-      {}.untrust.send(@method).untrusted?.should be_false
-      { nil => nil }.untrust.send(@method).untrusted?.should be_true
-    end
-  end
-
-  it "does not raise if inspected result is not default external encoding" do
-    utf_16be = mock("utf_16be")
-    utf_16be.should_receive(:inspect).and_return(%<"utf_16be \u3042">.encode!(Encoding::UTF_16BE))
-
-    {a: utf_16be}.send(@method).should == '{:a=>"utf_16be \u3042"}'
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/update.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/update.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 4bb20e5b85..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/update.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-describe :hash_update, shared: true do
-  it "adds the entries from other, overwriting duplicate keys. Returns self" do
-    h = { _1: 'a', _2: '3' }
-    h.send(@method, _1: '9', _9: 2).should equal(h)
-    h.should == { _1: "9", _2: "3", _9: 2 }
-  end
-
-  it "sets any duplicate key to the value of block if passed a block" do
-    h1 = { a: 2, b: -1 }
-    h2 = { a: -2, c: 1 }
-    h1.send(@method, h2) { |k,x,y| 3.14 }.should equal(h1)
-    h1.should == { c: 1, b: -1, a: 3.14 }
-
-    h1.send(@method, h1) { nil }
-    h1.should == { a: nil, b: nil, c: nil }
-  end
-
-  it "tries to convert the passed argument to a hash using #to_hash" do
-    obj = mock('{1=>2}')
-    obj.should_receive(:to_hash).and_return({ 1 => 2 })
-    { 3 => 4 }.send(@method, obj).should == { 1 => 2, 3 => 4 }
-  end
-
-  it "does not call to_hash on hash subclasses" do
-    { 3 => 4 }.send(@method, HashSpecs::ToHashHash[1 => 2]).should == { 1 => 2, 3 => 4 }
-  end
-
-  it "processes entries with same order as merge()" do
-    h = { 1 => 2, 3 => 4, 5 => 6, "x" => nil, nil => 5, [] => [] }
-    merge_bang_pairs = []
-    merge_pairs = []
-    h.merge(h) { |*arg| merge_pairs << arg }
-    h.send(@method, h) { |*arg| merge_bang_pairs << arg }
-    merge_bang_pairs.should == merge_pairs
-  end
-
-  it "raises a FrozenError on a frozen instance that is modified" do
-    -> do
-      HashSpecs.frozen_hash.send(@method, 1 => 2)
-    end.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-  end
-
-  it "checks frozen status before coercing an object with #to_hash" do
-    obj = mock("to_hash frozen")
-    # This is necessary because mock cleanup code cannot run on the frozen
-    # object.
-    def obj.to_hash() raise Exception, "should not receive #to_hash" end
-    obj.freeze
-
-    -> { HashSpecs.frozen_hash.send(@method, obj) }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-  end
-
-  # see redmine #1571
-  it "raises a FrozenError on a frozen instance that would not be modified" do
-    -> do
-      HashSpecs.frozen_hash.send(@method, HashSpecs.empty_frozen_hash)
-    end.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-  end
-
-  it "does not raise an exception if changing the value of an existing key during iteration" do
-    hash = {1 => 2, 3 => 4, 5 => 6}
-    hash2 = {1 => :foo, 3 => :bar}
-    hash.each { hash.send(@method, hash2) }
-    hash.should == {1 => :foo, 3 => :bar, 5 => 6}
-  end
-
-  ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-    it "accepts multiple hashes" do
-      result = { a: 1 }.send(@method, { b: 2 }, { c: 3 }, { d: 4 })
-      result.should == { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3, d: 4 }
-    end
-
-    it "accepts zero arguments" do
-      hash = { a: 1 }
-      hash.send(@method).should eql(hash)
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/value.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/value.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index aac76c253e..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/value.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-describe :hash_value_p, shared: true do
-  it "returns true if the value exists in the hash" do
-    { a: :b }.send(@method, :a).should == false
-    { 1 => 2 }.send(@method, 2).should == true
-    h = Hash.new(5)
-    h.send(@method, 5).should == false
-    h = Hash.new { 5 }
-    h.send(@method, 5).should == false
-  end
-
-  it "uses == semantics for comparing values" do
-    { 5 => 2.0 }.send(@method, 2).should == true
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/values_at.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/values_at.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index ef3b0e8ba0..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/shared/values_at.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-describe :hash_values_at, shared: true do
-  it "returns an array of values for the given keys" do
-    h = { a: 9, b: 'a', c: -10, d: nil }
-    h.send(@method).should be_kind_of(Array)
-    h.send(@method).should == []
-    h.send(@method, :a, :d, :b).should be_kind_of(Array)
-    h.send(@method, :a, :d, :b).should == [9, nil, 'a']
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/shift_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/shift_spec.rb
index 9d43e640f5..6095d2e55f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/shift_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/shift_spec.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ describe "Hash#shift" do
 
     h.size.times do |i|
       r = h.shift
-      r.should be_kind_of(Array)
+      r.should.is_a?(Array)
       h2[r.first].should == r.last
       h.size.should == h2.size - i - 1
     end
@@ -30,23 +30,22 @@ describe "Hash#shift" do
     h.should == {}
   end
 
-  it "calls #default with nil if the Hash is empty" do
+  it "returns nil if the Hash is empty" do
     h = {}
     def h.default(key)
-      key.should == nil
-      :foo
+      raise
     end
-    h.shift.should == :foo
+    h.shift.should == nil
   end
 
   it "returns nil from an empty hash" do
     {}.shift.should == nil
   end
 
-  it "returns (computed) default for empty hashes" do
-    Hash.new(5).shift.should == 5
+  it "returns nil for empty hashes with defaults and default procs" do
+    Hash.new(5).shift.should == nil
     h = Hash.new { |*args| args }
-    h.shift.should == [h, nil]
+    h.shift.should == nil
   end
 
   it "preserves Hash invariants when removing the last item" do
@@ -58,8 +57,8 @@ describe "Hash#shift" do
   end
 
   it "raises a FrozenError if called on a frozen instance" do
-    -> { HashSpecs.frozen_hash.shift  }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
-    -> { HashSpecs.empty_frozen_hash.shift }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+    -> { HashSpecs.frozen_hash.shift  }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+    -> { HashSpecs.empty_frozen_hash.shift }.should.raise(FrozenError)
   end
 
   it "works when the hash is at capacity" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/size_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/size_spec.rb
index 1e8abd8d97..5e5008a5dc 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/size_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/size_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
-require_relative 'shared/length'
 
 describe "Hash#size" do
-  it_behaves_like :hash_length, :size
+  it "returns the number of entries" do
+    { a: 1, b: 'c' }.size.should == 2
+    h = { a: 1, b: 2 }
+    h[:a] = 2
+    h.size.should == 2
+    { a: 1, b: 1, c: 1 }.size.should == 3
+    {}.size.should == 0
+    Hash.new(5).size.should == 0
+    Hash.new { 5 }.size.should == 0
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/slice_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/slice_spec.rb
index e3046d83d7..fd93254517 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/slice_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/slice_spec.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ describe "Hash#slice" do
 
   it "returns a new empty hash without arguments" do
     ret = @hash.slice
-    ret.should_not equal(@hash)
-    ret.should be_an_instance_of(Hash)
+    ret.should_not.equal?(@hash)
+    ret.should.instance_of?(Hash)
     ret.should == {}
   end
 
@@ -50,4 +50,25 @@ describe "Hash#slice" do
 
     ScratchPad.recorded.should == []
   end
+
+  it "does not retain the default value" do
+    h = Hash.new(1)
+    h.slice(:a).default.should == nil
+    h[:a] = 1
+    h.slice(:a).default.should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "does not retain the default_proc" do
+    pr = proc { |h, k| h[k] = [] }
+    h = Hash.new(&pr)
+    h.slice(:a).default_proc.should == nil
+    h[:a] = 1
+    h.slice(:a).default_proc.should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "retains compare_by_identity flag" do
+    h = { a: 9, c: 4 }.compare_by_identity
+    h2 = h.slice(:a)
+    h2.compare_by_identity?.should == true
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/store_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/store_spec.rb
index 7e975380ec..7017d8ba2b 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/store_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/store_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
-require_relative 'shared/store'
 
 describe "Hash#store" do
-  it_behaves_like :hash_store, :store
+  it "is an alias of Hash#[]=" do
+    Hash.instance_method(:store).should == Hash.instance_method(:[]=)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/to_a_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/to_a_spec.rb
index 46f871389a..8c638db6c3 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/to_a_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/to_a_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe "Hash#to_a" do
       pairs << [key, value]
     end
 
-    h.to_a.should be_kind_of(Array)
+    h.to_a.should.is_a?(Array)
     h.to_a.should == pairs
   end
 
@@ -23,17 +23,7 @@ describe "Hash#to_a" do
     end
 
     ent = h.entries
-    ent.should be_kind_of(Array)
+    ent.should.is_a?(Array)
     ent.should == pairs
   end
-
-  ruby_version_is ''...'2.7' do
-    it "returns a tainted array if self is tainted" do
-      {}.taint.to_a.tainted?.should be_true
-    end
-
-    it "returns an untrusted array if self is untrusted" do
-      {}.untrust.to_a.untrusted?.should be_true
-    end
-  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/to_h_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/to_h_spec.rb
index d6eaac9f33..5d5a280dac 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/to_h_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/to_h_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 describe "Hash#to_h" do
   it "returns self for Hash instances" do
     h = {}
-    h.to_h.should equal(h)
+    h.to_h.should.equal?(h)
   end
 
   describe "when called on a subclass of Hash" do
@@ -14,61 +14,93 @@ describe "Hash#to_h" do
     end
 
     it "returns a new Hash instance" do
-      @h.to_h.should be_an_instance_of(Hash)
+      @h.to_h.should.instance_of?(Hash)
       @h.to_h.should == @h
       @h[:foo].should == :bar
     end
 
-    it "copies the default" do
+    it "retains the default" do
       @h.default = 42
       @h.to_h.default.should == 42
       @h[:hello].should == 42
     end
 
-    it "copies the default_proc" do
+    it "retains the default_proc" do
       @h.default_proc = prc = Proc.new{ |h, k| h[k] = 2 * k }
       @h.to_h.default_proc.should == prc
       @h[42].should == 84
     end
+
+    it "retains compare_by_identity flag" do
+      @h.compare_by_identity
+      @h.to_h.compare_by_identity?.should == true
+    end
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-    context "with block" do
-      it "converts [key, value] pairs returned by the block to a hash" do
-        { a: 1, b: 2 }.to_h { |k, v| [k.to_s, v*v]}.should == { "a" => 1, "b" => 4 }
-      end
-
-      it "raises ArgumentError if block returns longer or shorter array" do
-        -> do
-          { a: 1, b: 2 }.to_h { |k, v| [k.to_s, v*v, 1] }
-        end.should raise_error(ArgumentError, /element has wrong array length/)
-
-        -> do
-          { a: 1, b: 2 }.to_h { |k, v| [k] }
-        end.should raise_error(ArgumentError, /element has wrong array length/)
-      end
-
-      it "raises TypeError if block returns something other than Array" do
-        -> do
-          { a: 1, b: 2 }.to_h { |k, v| "not-array" }
-        end.should raise_error(TypeError, /wrong element type String/)
-      end
-
-      it "coerces returned pair to Array with #to_ary" do
-        x = mock('x')
-        x.stub!(:to_ary).and_return([:b, 'b'])
-
-        { a: 1 }.to_h { |k| x }.should == { :b => 'b' }
-      end
-
-      it "does not coerce returned pair to Array with #to_a" do
-        x = mock('x')
-        x.stub!(:to_a).and_return([:b, 'b'])
-
-        -> do
-          { a: 1 }.to_h { |k| x }
-        end.should raise_error(TypeError, /wrong element type MockObject/)
-      end
+  context "with block" do
+    it "converts [key, value] pairs returned by the block to a hash" do
+      { a: 1, b: 2 }.to_h { |k, v| [k.to_s, v*v]}.should == { "a" => 1, "b" => 4 }
+    end
+
+    it "passes to a block each pair's key and value as separate arguments" do
+      ScratchPad.record []
+      { a: 1, b: 2 }.to_h { |k, v| ScratchPad << [k, v]; [k, v] }
+      ScratchPad.recorded.sort.should == [[:a, 1], [:b, 2]]
+
+      ScratchPad.record []
+      { a: 1, b: 2 }.to_h { |*args| ScratchPad << args; [args[0], args[1]] }
+      ScratchPad.recorded.sort.should == [[:a, 1], [:b, 2]]
+    end
+
+    it "raises ArgumentError if block returns longer or shorter array" do
+      -> do
+        { a: 1, b: 2 }.to_h { |k, v| [k.to_s, v*v, 1] }
+      end.should.raise(ArgumentError, /element has wrong array length/)
+
+      -> do
+        { a: 1, b: 2 }.to_h { |k, v| [k] }
+      end.should.raise(ArgumentError, /element has wrong array length/)
+    end
+
+    it "raises TypeError if block returns something other than Array" do
+      -> do
+        { a: 1, b: 2 }.to_h { |k, v| "not-array" }
+      end.should.raise(TypeError, /wrong element type String/)
+    end
+
+    it "coerces returned pair to Array with #to_ary" do
+      x = mock('x')
+      x.stub!(:to_ary).and_return([:b, 'b'])
+
+      { a: 1 }.to_h { |k| x }.should == { :b => 'b' }
+    end
+
+    it "does not coerce returned pair to Array with #to_a" do
+      x = mock('x')
+      x.stub!(:to_a).and_return([:b, 'b'])
+
+      -> do
+        { a: 1 }.to_h { |k| x }
+      end.should.raise(TypeError, /wrong element type MockObject/)
+    end
+
+    it "does not retain the default value" do
+      h = Hash.new(1)
+      h2 = h.to_h { |k, v| [k.to_s, v*v]}
+      h2.default.should == nil
+    end
+
+    it "does not retain the default_proc" do
+      pr = proc { |h, k| h[k] = [] }
+      h = Hash.new(&pr)
+      h2 = h.to_h { |k, v| [k.to_s, v*v]}
+      h2.default_proc.should == nil
+    end
+
+    it "does not retain compare_by_identity flag" do
+      h = { a: 9, c: 4 }.compare_by_identity
+      h2 = h.to_h { |k, v| [k.to_s, v*v]}
+      h2.compare_by_identity?.should == false
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/to_hash_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/to_hash_spec.rb
index f479fa1fb2..f5622b3d9c 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/to_hash_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/to_hash_spec.rb
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 describe "Hash#to_hash" do
   it "returns self for Hash instances" do
     h = {}
-    h.to_hash.should equal(h)
+    h.to_hash.should.equal?(h)
   end
 
   it "returns self for instances of subclasses of Hash" do
     h = HashSpecs::MyHash.new
-    h.to_hash.should equal(h)
+    h.to_hash.should.equal?(h)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/to_proc_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/to_proc_spec.rb
index 8f5d21beb5..bc4756600d 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/to_proc_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/to_proc_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe "Hash#to_proc" do
   end
 
   it "returns an instance of Proc" do
-    @hash.to_proc.should be_an_instance_of Proc
+    @hash.to_proc.should.instance_of? Proc
   end
 
   describe "the returned proc" do
@@ -19,41 +19,33 @@ describe "Hash#to_proc" do
       @proc = @hash.to_proc
     end
 
-    ruby_version_is ""..."3.0" do
-      it "is not a lambda" do
-        @proc.should_not.lambda?
-      end
+    it "is a lambda" do
+      @proc.should.lambda?
     end
 
-    ruby_version_is "3.0" do
-      it "is a lambda" do
-        @proc.should.lambda?
-      end
-
-      it "has an arity of 1" do
-        @proc.arity.should == 1
-      end
+    it "has an arity of 1" do
+      @proc.arity.should == 1
     end
 
     it "raises ArgumentError if not passed exactly one argument" do
       -> {
         @proc.call
-      }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
 
       -> {
         @proc.call 1, 2
-      }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
     end
 
     context "with a stored key" do
       it "returns the paired value" do
-        @proc.call(@key).should equal(@value)
+        @proc.call(@key).should.equal?(@value)
       end
     end
 
     context "passed as a block" do
       it "retrieves the hash's values" do
-        [@key].map(&@proc)[0].should equal(@value)
+        [@key].map(&@proc)[0].should.equal?(@value)
       end
 
       context "to instance_exec" do
@@ -71,7 +63,7 @@ describe "Hash#to_proc" do
 
     context "with no stored key" do
       it "returns nil" do
-        @proc.call(@unstored).should be_nil
+        @proc.call(@unstored).should == nil
       end
 
       context "when the hash has a default value" do
@@ -80,7 +72,7 @@ describe "Hash#to_proc" do
         end
 
         it "returns the default value" do
-          @proc.call(@unstored).should equal(@default)
+          @proc.call(@unstored).should.equal?(@default)
         end
       end
 
@@ -93,7 +85,7 @@ describe "Hash#to_proc" do
     end
 
     it "raises an ArgumentError when calling #call on the Proc with no arguments" do
-      -> { @hash.to_proc.call }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      -> { @hash.to_proc.call }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/to_s_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/to_s_spec.rb
index e52b09962e..2915db6ef8 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/to_s_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/to_s_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
-require_relative 'shared/to_s'
 
 describe "Hash#to_s" do
-  it_behaves_like :hash_to_s, :to_s
+  it "is an alias of Hash#inspect" do
+    Hash.instance_method(:to_s).should == Hash.instance_method(:inspect)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/transform_keys_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/transform_keys_spec.rb
index 4f4544a6c5..d37a2b8616 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/transform_keys_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/transform_keys_spec.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ describe "Hash#transform_keys" do
 
   it "returns new hash" do
     ret = @hash.transform_keys(&:succ)
-    ret.should_not equal(@hash)
-    ret.should be_an_instance_of(Hash)
+    ret.should_not.equal?(@hash)
+    ret.should.instance_of?(Hash)
   end
 
   it "sets the result as transformed keys with the given block" do
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ describe "Hash#transform_keys" do
   it "makes both hashes to share values" do
     value = [1, 2, 3]
     new_hash = { a: value }.transform_keys(&:upcase)
-    new_hash[:A].should equal(value)
+    new_hash[:A].should.equal?(value)
   end
 
   context "when no block is given" do
     it "returns a sized Enumerator" do
       enumerator = @hash.transform_keys
-      enumerator.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+      enumerator.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
       enumerator.size.should == @hash.size
       enumerator.each(&:succ).should == { b: 1, c: 2, d: 3 }
     end
@@ -42,6 +42,39 @@ describe "Hash#transform_keys" do
     r.keys.should == [:xfoo]
     r.class.should == Hash
   end
+
+  it "allows a hash argument" do
+    @hash.transform_keys({ a: :A, b: :B, c: :C }).should == { A: 1, B: 2, C: 3 }
+  end
+
+  it "allows a partial transformation of keys when using a hash argument" do
+    @hash.transform_keys({ a: :A, c: :C }).should == { A: 1, b: 2, C: 3 }
+  end
+
+  it "allows a combination of hash and block argument" do
+    @hash.transform_keys({ a: :A }, &:to_s).should == { A: 1, 'b' => 2, 'c' => 3 }
+  end
+
+  it "does not retain the default value" do
+    h = Hash.new(1)
+    h.transform_keys(&:succ).default.should == nil
+    h[:a] = 1
+    h.transform_keys(&:succ).default.should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "does not retain the default_proc" do
+    pr = proc { |h, k| h[k] = [] }
+    h = Hash.new(&pr)
+    h.transform_values(&:succ).default_proc.should == nil
+    h[:a] = 1
+    h.transform_values(&:succ).default_proc.should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "does not retain compare_by_identity flag" do
+    h = { a: 9, c: 4 }.compare_by_identity
+    h2 = h.transform_keys(&:succ)
+    h2.compare_by_identity?.should == false
+  end
 end
 
 describe "Hash#transform_keys!" do
@@ -51,7 +84,7 @@ describe "Hash#transform_keys!" do
   end
 
   it "returns self" do
-    @hash.transform_keys!(&:succ).should equal(@hash)
+    @hash.transform_keys!(&:succ).should.equal?(@hash)
   end
 
   it "updates self as transformed values with the given block" do
@@ -59,49 +92,17 @@ describe "Hash#transform_keys!" do
     @hash.should == { 'a' => 1, 'b' => 2, 'c' => 3, 'd' => 4 }
   end
 
-  # https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/14380
-  ruby_version_is ""..."2.5.1" do
-    it "does not prevent conflicts between new keys and old ones" do
-      @hash.transform_keys!(&:succ)
-      @hash.should == { e: 1 }
-    end
+  it "prevents conflicts between new keys and old ones" do
+    @hash.transform_keys!(&:succ)
+    @hash.should == { b: 1, c: 2, d: 3, e: 4 }
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is "2.5.1" do
-    it "prevents conflicts between new keys and old ones" do
-      @hash.transform_keys!(&:succ)
-      @hash.should == { b: 1, c: 2, d: 3, e: 4 }
-    end
-  end
-
-  ruby_version_is ""..."2.5.1" do
-    it "partially modifies the contents if we broke from the block" do
-      @hash.transform_keys! do |v|
-        break if v == :c
-        v.succ
-      end
-      @hash.should == { c: 1, d: 4 }
-    end
-  end
-
-  ruby_version_is "2.5.1"..."3.0.2" do # https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/17735
-    it "returns the processed keys if we broke from the block" do
-      @hash.transform_keys! do |v|
-        break if v == :c
-        v.succ
-      end
-      @hash.should == { b: 1, c: 2 }
-    end
-  end
-
-  ruby_version_is "3.0.2" do
-    it "returns the processed keys and non evaluated keys if we broke from the block" do
-      @hash.transform_keys! do |v|
-        break if v == :c
-        v.succ
-      end
-      @hash.should == { b: 1, c: 2, d: 4 }
+  it "returns the processed keys and non evaluated keys if we break from the block" do
+    @hash.transform_keys! do |v|
+      break if v == :c
+      v.succ
     end
+    @hash.should == { b: 1, c: 2, d: 4 }
   end
 
   it "keeps later pair if new keys conflict" do
@@ -111,29 +112,38 @@ describe "Hash#transform_keys!" do
   context "when no block is given" do
     it "returns a sized Enumerator" do
       enumerator = @hash.transform_keys!
-      enumerator.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+      enumerator.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
       enumerator.size.should == @hash.size
       enumerator.each(&:upcase).should == { A: 1, B: 2, C: 3, D: 4 }
     end
   end
 
+  it "allows a hash argument" do
+    @hash.transform_keys!({ a: :A, b: :B, c: :C, d: :D })
+    @hash.should == { A: 1, B: 2, C: 3, D: 4 }
+  end
+
   describe "on frozen instance" do
     before :each do
       @hash.freeze
     end
 
     it "raises a FrozenError on an empty hash" do
-      ->{ {}.freeze.transform_keys!(&:upcase) }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+      ->{ {}.freeze.transform_keys!(&:upcase) }.should.raise(FrozenError)
     end
 
     it "keeps pairs and raises a FrozenError" do
-      ->{ @hash.transform_keys!(&:upcase) }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+      ->{ @hash.transform_keys!(&:upcase) }.should.raise(FrozenError)
       @hash.should == @initial_pairs
     end
 
+    it "raises a FrozenError on hash argument" do
+      ->{ @hash.transform_keys!({ a: :A, b: :B, c: :C }) }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+    end
+
     context "when no block is given" do
       it "does not raise an exception" do
-        @hash.transform_keys!.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+        @hash.transform_keys!.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/transform_values_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/transform_values_spec.rb
index acb469416a..b19543a9f4 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/transform_values_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/transform_values_spec.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ describe "Hash#transform_values" do
 
   it "returns new hash" do
     ret = @hash.transform_values(&:succ)
-    ret.should_not equal(@hash)
-    ret.should be_an_instance_of(Hash)
+    ret.should_not.equal?(@hash)
+    ret.should.instance_of?(Hash)
   end
 
   it "sets the result as transformed values with the given block" do
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ describe "Hash#transform_values" do
     key = [1, 2, 3]
     new_hash = { key => 1 }.transform_values(&:succ)
     new_hash[key].should == 2
-    new_hash.keys[0].should equal(key)
+    new_hash.keys[0].should.equal?(key)
   end
 
   context "when no block is given" do
     it "returns a sized Enumerator" do
       enumerator = @hash.transform_values
-      enumerator.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+      enumerator.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
       enumerator.size.should == @hash.size
       enumerator.each(&:succ).should == { a: 2, b: 3, c: 4 }
     end
@@ -39,6 +39,27 @@ describe "Hash#transform_values" do
     r[:foo].should == 84
     r.class.should == Hash
   end
+
+  it "does not retain the default value" do
+    h = Hash.new(1)
+    h.transform_values(&:succ).default.should == nil
+    h[:a] = 1
+    h.transform_values(&:succ).default.should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "does not retain the default_proc" do
+    pr = proc { |h, k| h[k] = [] }
+    h = Hash.new(&pr)
+    h.transform_values(&:succ).default_proc.should == nil
+    h[:a] = 1
+    h.transform_values(&:succ).default_proc.should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "retains compare_by_identity flag" do
+    h = { a: 9, c: 4 }.compare_by_identity
+    h2 = h.transform_values(&:succ)
+    h2.compare_by_identity?.should == true
+  end
 end
 
 describe "Hash#transform_values!" do
@@ -48,7 +69,7 @@ describe "Hash#transform_values!" do
   end
 
   it "returns self" do
-    @hash.transform_values!(&:succ).should equal(@hash)
+    @hash.transform_values!(&:succ).should.equal?(@hash)
   end
 
   it "updates self as transformed values with the given block" do
@@ -67,7 +88,7 @@ describe "Hash#transform_values!" do
   context "when no block is given" do
     it "returns a sized Enumerator" do
       enumerator = @hash.transform_values!
-      enumerator.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+      enumerator.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
       enumerator.size.should == @hash.size
       enumerator.each(&:succ)
       @hash.should == { a: 2, b: 3, c: 4 }
@@ -80,17 +101,17 @@ describe "Hash#transform_values!" do
     end
 
     it "raises a FrozenError on an empty hash" do
-      ->{ {}.freeze.transform_values!(&:succ) }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+      ->{ {}.freeze.transform_values!(&:succ) }.should.raise(FrozenError)
     end
 
     it "keeps pairs and raises a FrozenError" do
-      ->{ @hash.transform_values!(&:succ) }.should raise_error(FrozenError)
+      ->{ @hash.transform_values!(&:succ) }.should.raise(FrozenError)
       @hash.should == @initial_pairs
     end
 
     context "when no block is given" do
       it "does not raise an exception" do
-        @hash.transform_values!.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
+        @hash.transform_values!.should.instance_of?(Enumerator)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/try_convert_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/try_convert_spec.rb
index 44195c5010..c321183356 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/try_convert_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/try_convert_spec.rb
@@ -4,47 +4,47 @@ require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 describe "Hash.try_convert" do
   it "returns the argument if it's a Hash" do
     x = Hash.new
-    Hash.try_convert(x).should equal(x)
+    Hash.try_convert(x).should.equal?(x)
   end
 
   it "returns the argument if it's a kind of Hash" do
     x = HashSpecs::MyHash.new
-    Hash.try_convert(x).should equal(x)
+    Hash.try_convert(x).should.equal?(x)
   end
 
   it "returns nil when the argument does not respond to #to_hash" do
-    Hash.try_convert(Object.new).should be_nil
+    Hash.try_convert(Object.new).should == nil
   end
 
   it "sends #to_hash to the argument and returns the result if it's nil" do
     obj = mock("to_hash")
     obj.should_receive(:to_hash).and_return(nil)
-    Hash.try_convert(obj).should be_nil
+    Hash.try_convert(obj).should == nil
   end
 
   it "sends #to_hash to the argument and returns the result if it's a Hash" do
     x = Hash.new
     obj = mock("to_hash")
     obj.should_receive(:to_hash).and_return(x)
-    Hash.try_convert(obj).should equal(x)
+    Hash.try_convert(obj).should.equal?(x)
   end
 
   it "sends #to_hash to the argument and returns the result if it's a kind of Hash" do
     x = HashSpecs::MyHash.new
     obj = mock("to_hash")
     obj.should_receive(:to_hash).and_return(x)
-    Hash.try_convert(obj).should equal(x)
+    Hash.try_convert(obj).should.equal?(x)
   end
 
   it "sends #to_hash to the argument and raises TypeError if it's not a kind of Hash" do
     obj = mock("to_hash")
     obj.should_receive(:to_hash).and_return(Object.new)
-    -> { Hash.try_convert obj }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { Hash.try_convert obj }.should raise_consistent_error(TypeError, "can't convert MockObject into Hash (MockObject#to_hash gives Object)")
   end
 
   it "does not rescue exceptions raised by #to_hash" do
     obj = mock("to_hash")
     obj.should_receive(:to_hash).and_raise(RuntimeError)
-    -> { Hash.try_convert obj }.should raise_error(RuntimeError)
+    -> { Hash.try_convert obj }.should.raise(RuntimeError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/update_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/update_spec.rb
index 0975045ad1..f3a3e6b4db 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/update_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/update_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,79 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
-require_relative 'shared/update'
 
 describe "Hash#update" do
-  it_behaves_like :hash_update, :update
+  it "adds the entries from other, overwriting duplicate keys. Returns self" do
+    h = { _1: 'a', _2: '3' }
+    h.update(_1: '9', _9: 2).should.equal?(h)
+    h.should == { _1: "9", _2: "3", _9: 2 }
+  end
+
+  it "sets any duplicate key to the value of block if passed a block" do
+    h1 = { a: 2, b: -1 }
+    h2 = { a: -2, c: 1 }
+    h1.update(h2) { |k,x,y| 3.14 }.should.equal?(h1)
+    h1.should == { c: 1, b: -1, a: 3.14 }
+
+    h1.update(h1) { nil }
+    h1.should == { a: nil, b: nil, c: nil }
+  end
+
+  it "tries to convert the passed argument to a hash using #to_hash" do
+    obj = mock('{1=>2}')
+    obj.should_receive(:to_hash).and_return({ 1 => 2 })
+    { 3 => 4 }.update(obj).should == { 1 => 2, 3 => 4 }
+  end
+
+  it "does not call to_hash on hash subclasses" do
+    { 3 => 4 }.update(HashSpecs::ToHashHash[1 => 2]).should == { 1 => 2, 3 => 4 }
+  end
+
+  it "processes entries with same order as merge()" do
+    h = { 1 => 2, 3 => 4, 5 => 6, "x" => nil, nil => 5, [] => [] }
+    merge_bang_pairs = []
+    merge_pairs = []
+    h.merge(h) { |*arg| merge_pairs << arg }
+    h.update(h) { |*arg| merge_bang_pairs << arg }
+    merge_bang_pairs.should == merge_pairs
+  end
+
+  it "raises a FrozenError on a frozen instance that is modified" do
+    -> do
+      HashSpecs.frozen_hash.update(1 => 2)
+    end.should.raise(FrozenError)
+  end
+
+  it "checks frozen status before coercing an object with #to_hash" do
+    obj = mock("to_hash frozen")
+    # This is necessary because mock cleanup code cannot run on the frozen
+    # object.
+    def obj.to_hash() raise Exception, "should not receive #to_hash" end
+    obj.freeze
+
+    -> { HashSpecs.frozen_hash.update(obj) }.should.raise(FrozenError)
+  end
+
+  # see redmine #1571
+  it "raises a FrozenError on a frozen instance that would not be modified" do
+    -> do
+      HashSpecs.frozen_hash.update(HashSpecs.empty_frozen_hash)
+    end.should.raise(FrozenError)
+  end
+
+  it "does not raise an exception if changing the value of an existing key during iteration" do
+    hash = {1 => 2, 3 => 4, 5 => 6}
+    hash2 = {1 => :foo, 3 => :bar}
+    hash.each { hash.update(hash2) }
+    hash.should == {1 => :foo, 3 => :bar, 5 => 6}
+  end
+
+  it "accepts multiple hashes" do
+    result = { a: 1 }.update({ b: 2 }, { c: 3 }, { d: 4 })
+    result.should == { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3, d: 4 }
+  end
+
+  it "accepts zero arguments" do
+    hash = { a: 1 }
+    hash.update.should.eql?(hash)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/value_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/value_spec.rb
index 0ab16a5d1b..9cfbe576d2 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/value_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/value_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
-require_relative 'shared/value'
 
 describe "Hash#value?" do
-  it_behaves_like :hash_value_p, :value?
+  it "is an alias of Hash#has_value?" do
+    Hash.instance_method(:value?).should == Hash.instance_method(:has_value?)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/values_at_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/values_at_spec.rb
index b620a279ba..78dcd8df6a 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/values_at_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/values_at_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
-require_relative 'shared/values_at'
 
 describe "Hash#values_at" do
-  it_behaves_like :hash_values_at, :values_at
+  it "returns an array of values for the given keys" do
+    h = { a: 9, b: 'a', c: -10, d: nil }
+    h.values_at.should.is_a?(Array)
+    h.values_at.should == []
+    h.values_at(:a, :d, :b).should.is_a?(Array)
+    h.values_at(:a, :d, :b).should == [9, nil, 'a']
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/values_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/values_spec.rb
index 9f2a481a48..1fe5f48ad6 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/values_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/values_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 describe "Hash#values" do
   it "returns an array of values" do
     h = { 1 => :a, 'a' => :a, 'the' => 'lang' }
-    h.values.should be_kind_of(Array)
+    h.values.should.is_a?(Array)
     h.values.sort {|a, b| a.to_s <=> b.to_s}.should == [:a, :a, 'lang']
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/allbits_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/allbits_spec.rb
index edce4b15e7..6023cc32bf 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/allbits_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/allbits_spec.rb
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ describe "Integer#allbits?" do
     -> {
       (obj = mock('10')).should_receive(:coerce).any_number_of_times.and_return([42,10])
       13.allbits?(obj)
-    }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { 13.allbits?("10")    }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { 13.allbits?(:symbol) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { 13.allbits?("10")    }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { 13.allbits?(:symbol) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/anybits_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/anybits_spec.rb
index e0449074a2..1ea47b76dc 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/anybits_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/anybits_spec.rb
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ describe "Integer#anybits?" do
     -> {
       (obj = mock('10')).should_receive(:coerce).any_number_of_times.and_return([42,10])
       13.anybits?(obj)
-    }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { 13.anybits?("10")    }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { 13.anybits?(:symbol) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { 13.anybits?("10")    }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { 13.anybits?(:symbol) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/bit_and_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/bit_and_spec.rb
index 15a8026855..4098ad7c7b 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/bit_and_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/bit_and_spec.rb
@@ -30,19 +30,19 @@ describe "Integer#&" do
 
     it "coerces the rhs and calls #coerce" do
       obj = mock("fixnum bit and")
-      obj.should_receive(:coerce).with(6).and_return([3, 6])
+      obj.should_receive(:coerce).with(6).and_return([6, 3])
       (6 & obj).should == 2
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError when passed a Float" do
-      -> { (3 & 3.4) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { (3 & 3.4) }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError and does not call #to_int when defined on an object" do
       obj = mock("fixnum bit and")
       obj.should_not_receive(:to_int)
 
-      -> { 3 & obj }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { 3 & obj }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
   end
 
@@ -55,24 +55,24 @@ describe "Integer#&" do
       @bignum = bignum_value(5)
       (@bignum & 3).should == 1
       (@bignum & 52).should == 4
-      (@bignum & bignum_value(9921)).should == 9223372036854775809
+      (@bignum & bignum_value(9921)).should == 18446744073709551617
 
       ((2*bignum_value) & 1).should == 0
-      ((2*bignum_value) & (2*bignum_value)).should == 18446744073709551616
+      ((2*bignum_value) & (2*bignum_value)).should == 36893488147419103232
     end
 
     it "returns self bitwise AND other when one operand is negative" do
       ((2*bignum_value) & -1).should == (2*bignum_value)
       ((4*bignum_value) & -1).should == (4*bignum_value)
-      (@bignum & -0xffffffffffffff5).should == 9223372036854775809
+      (@bignum & -0xffffffffffffff5).should == 18446744073709551617
       (@bignum & -@bignum).should == 1
-      (@bignum & -0x8000000000000000).should == 9223372036854775808
+      (@bignum & -0x8000000000000000).should == 18446744073709551616
     end
 
     it "returns self bitwise AND other when both operands are negative" do
-      (-@bignum & -0x4000000000000005).should == -13835058055282163717
-      (-@bignum & -@bignum).should == -9223372036854775813
-      (-@bignum & -0x4000000000000000).should == -13835058055282163712
+      (-@bignum & -0x4000000000000005).should == -23058430092136939525
+      (-@bignum & -@bignum).should == -18446744073709551621
+      (-@bignum & -0x4000000000000000).should == -23058430092136939520
     end
 
     it "returns self bitwise AND other when both are negative and a multiple in bitsize of Fixnum::MIN" do
@@ -84,14 +84,14 @@ describe "Integer#&" do
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError when passed a Float" do
-      -> { (@bignum & 3.4) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { (@bignum & 3.4) }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError and does not call #to_int when defined on an object" do
       obj = mock("bignum bit and")
       obj.should_not_receive(:to_int)
 
-      -> { @bignum & obj }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { @bignum & obj }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/bit_or_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/bit_or_spec.rb
index e486eeec10..c380cd729e 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/bit_or_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/bit_or_spec.rb
@@ -7,22 +7,43 @@ describe "Integer#|" do
       (5 | 4).should == 5
       (5 | 6).should == 7
       (248 | 4096).should == 4344
-      (0xffff | bignum_value + 0xf0f0).should == 0x8000_0000_0000_ffff
+      (0xffff | bignum_value + 0xf0f0).should == 0x1_0000_0000_0000_ffff
+    end
+
+    it "returns self bitwise OR other when one operand is negative" do
+      ((1 << 33) | -1).should == -1
+      (-1 | (1 << 33)).should == -1
+
+      ((-(1<<33)-1) | 5).should == -8589934593
+      (5 | (-(1<<33)-1)).should == -8589934593
+    end
+
+    it "returns self bitwise OR other when both operands are negative" do
+      (-5 | -1).should == -1
+      (-3 | -4).should == -3
+      (-12 | -13).should == -9
+      (-13 | -12).should == -9
     end
 
     it "returns self bitwise OR a bignum" do
       (-1 | 2**64).should == -1
     end
 
+    it "coerces the rhs and calls #coerce" do
+      obj = mock("fixnum bit or")
+      obj.should_receive(:coerce).with(6).and_return([6, 3])
+      (6 | obj).should == 7
+    end
+
     it "raises a TypeError when passed a Float" do
-      -> { (3 | 3.4) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { (3 | 3.4) }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError and does not call #to_int when defined on an object" do
       obj = mock("integer bit or")
       obj.should_not_receive(:to_int)
 
-      -> { 3 | obj }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { 3 | obj }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
   end
 
@@ -32,20 +53,20 @@ describe "Integer#|" do
     end
 
     it "returns self bitwise OR other" do
-      (@bignum | 2).should == 9223372036854775819
-      (@bignum | 9).should == 9223372036854775819
-      (@bignum | bignum_value).should == 9223372036854775819
+      (@bignum | 2).should == 18446744073709551627
+      (@bignum | 9).should == 18446744073709551627
+      (@bignum | bignum_value).should == 18446744073709551627
     end
 
     it "returns self bitwise OR other when one operand is negative" do
-      (@bignum | -0x40000000000000000).should == -64563604257983430645
+      (@bignum | -0x40000000000000000).should == -55340232221128654837
       (@bignum | -@bignum).should == -1
       (@bignum | -0x8000000000000000).should == -9223372036854775797
     end
 
     it "returns self bitwise OR other when both operands are negative" do
       (-@bignum | -0x4000000000000005).should == -1
-      (-@bignum | -@bignum).should == -9223372036854775819
+      (-@bignum | -@bignum).should == -18446744073709551627
       (-@bignum | -0x4000000000000000).should == -11
     end
 
@@ -53,16 +74,16 @@ describe "Integer#|" do
       not_supported_on :opal do
         -> {
           bignum_value | bignum_value(0xffff).to_f
-        }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+        }.should.raise(TypeError)
       end
-      -> { @bignum | 9.9 }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { @bignum | 9.9 }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError and does not call #to_int when defined on an object" do
       obj = mock("bignum bit or")
       obj.should_not_receive(:to_int)
 
-      -> { @bignum | obj }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { @bignum | obj }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/bit_xor_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/bit_xor_spec.rb
index ac8826a52f..c0cf8405f7 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/bit_xor_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/bit_xor_spec.rb
@@ -5,22 +5,43 @@ describe "Integer#^" do
     it "returns self bitwise EXCLUSIVE OR other" do
       (3 ^ 5).should == 6
       (-2 ^ -255).should == 255
-      (5 ^ bignum_value + 0xffff_ffff).should == 0x8000_0000_ffff_fffa
+      (5 ^ bignum_value + 0xffff_ffff).should == 0x1_0000_0000_ffff_fffa
+    end
+
+    it "returns self bitwise XOR other when one operand is negative" do
+      ((1 << 33) ^ -1).should == -8589934593
+      (-1 ^ (1 << 33)).should == -8589934593
+
+      ((-(1<<33)-1) ^ 5).should == -8589934598
+      (5 ^ (-(1<<33)-1)).should == -8589934598
+    end
+
+    it "returns self bitwise XOR other when both operands are negative" do
+      (-5 ^ -1).should == 4
+      (-3 ^ -4).should == 1
+      (-12 ^ -13).should == 7
+      (-13 ^ -12).should == 7
     end
 
     it "returns self bitwise EXCLUSIVE OR a bignum" do
       (-1 ^ 2**64).should == -18446744073709551617
     end
 
+    it "coerces the rhs and calls #coerce" do
+      obj = mock("fixnum bit xor")
+      obj.should_receive(:coerce).with(6).and_return([6, 3])
+      (6 ^ obj).should == 5
+    end
+
     it "raises a TypeError when passed a Float" do
-      -> { (3 ^ 3.4) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { (3 ^ 3.4) }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError and does not call #to_int when defined on an object" do
       obj = mock("integer bit xor")
       obj.should_not_receive(:to_int)
 
-      -> { 3 ^ obj }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { 3 ^ obj }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
   end
 
@@ -30,21 +51,21 @@ describe "Integer#^" do
     end
 
     it "returns self bitwise EXCLUSIVE OR other" do
-      (@bignum ^ 2).should == 9223372036854775824
+      (@bignum ^ 2).should == 18446744073709551632
       (@bignum ^ @bignum).should == 0
-      (@bignum ^ 14).should == 9223372036854775836
+      (@bignum ^ 14).should == 18446744073709551644
     end
 
     it "returns self bitwise EXCLUSIVE OR other when one operand is negative" do
-      (@bignum ^ -0x40000000000000000).should == -64563604257983430638
+      (@bignum ^ -0x40000000000000000).should == -55340232221128654830
       (@bignum ^ -@bignum).should == -4
-      (@bignum ^ -0x8000000000000000).should == -18446744073709551598
+      (@bignum ^ -0x8000000000000000).should == -27670116110564327406
     end
 
     it "returns self bitwise EXCLUSIVE OR other when both operands are negative" do
-      (-@bignum ^ -0x40000000000000000).should == 64563604257983430638
+      (-@bignum ^ -0x40000000000000000).should == 55340232221128654830
       (-@bignum ^ -@bignum).should == 0
-      (-@bignum ^ -0x4000000000000000).should == 13835058055282163694
+      (-@bignum ^ -0x4000000000000000).should == 23058430092136939502
     end
 
     it "returns self bitwise EXCLUSIVE OR other when all bits are 1 and other value is negative" do
@@ -57,16 +78,16 @@ describe "Integer#^" do
       not_supported_on :opal do
         -> {
           bignum_value ^ bignum_value(0xffff).to_f
-        }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+        }.should.raise(TypeError)
       end
-      -> { @bignum ^ 14.5 }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { @bignum ^ 14.5 }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError and does not call #to_int when defined on an object" do
       obj = mock("bignum bit xor")
       obj.should_not_receive(:to_int)
 
-      -> { @bignum ^ obj }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { @bignum ^ obj }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/ceil_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/ceil_spec.rb
index 13bdaf838d..395be58fbd 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/ceil_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/ceil_spec.rb
@@ -1,19 +1,13 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'shared/to_i'
 require_relative 'shared/integer_rounding'
+require_relative 'shared/integer_ceil_precision'
 
 describe "Integer#ceil" do
   it_behaves_like :integer_to_i, :ceil
   it_behaves_like :integer_rounding_positive_precision, :ceil
 
-  context "precision argument specified as part of the ceil method is negative" do
-    it "returns the smallest integer greater than self with at least precision.abs trailing zeros" do
-      18.ceil(-1).should eql(20)
-      18.ceil(-2).should eql(100)
-      18.ceil(-3).should eql(1000)
-      -1832.ceil(-1).should eql(-1830)
-      -1832.ceil(-2).should eql(-1800)
-      -1832.ceil(-3).should eql(-1000)
-    end
+  context "with precision" do
+    it_behaves_like :integer_ceil_precision, :Integer
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/ceildiv_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/ceildiv_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..91f63832f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/ceildiv_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "Integer#ceildiv" do
+  it "returns a quotient of division which is rounded up to the nearest integer" do
+    0.ceildiv(3).should.eql?(0)
+    1.ceildiv(3).should.eql?(1)
+    3.ceildiv(3).should.eql?(1)
+    4.ceildiv(3).should.eql?(2)
+
+    4.ceildiv(-3).should.eql?(-1)
+    -4.ceildiv(3).should.eql?(-1)
+    -4.ceildiv(-3).should.eql?(2)
+
+    3.ceildiv(1.2).should.eql?(3)
+    3.ceildiv(6/5r).should.eql?(3)
+
+    (10**100-11).ceildiv(10**99-1).should.eql?(10)
+    (10**100-9).ceildiv(10**99-1).should.eql?(11)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/chr_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/chr_spec.rb
index 9f105e4241..72784e1833 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/chr_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/chr_spec.rb
@@ -2,16 +2,20 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Integer#chr without argument" do
   it "returns a String" do
-    17.chr.should be_an_instance_of(String)
+    17.chr.should.instance_of?(String)
   end
 
   it "returns a new String for each call" do
-    82.chr.should_not equal(82.chr)
+    82.chr.should_not.equal?(82.chr)
   end
 
   it "raises a RangeError is self is less than 0" do
-    -> { -1.chr }.should raise_error(RangeError)
-    -> { -bignum_value.chr }.should raise_error(RangeError)
+    -> { -1.chr }.should.raise(RangeError, /-1 out of char range/)
+    -> { (-bignum_value).chr }.should.raise(RangeError, /bignum out of char range/)
+  end
+
+  it "raises a RangeError if self is too large" do
+    -> { 2206368128.chr(Encoding::UTF_8) }.should.raise(RangeError, /2206368128 out of char range/)
   end
 
   describe "when Encoding.default_internal is nil" do
@@ -44,8 +48,8 @@ describe "Integer#chr without argument" do
     end
 
     it "raises a RangeError is self is greater than 255" do
-      -> { 256.chr }.should raise_error(RangeError)
-      -> { bignum_value.chr }.should raise_error(RangeError)
+      -> { 256.chr }.should.raise(RangeError, /256 out of char range/)
+      -> { bignum_value.chr }.should.raise(RangeError, /bignum out of char range/)
     end
   end
 
@@ -133,7 +137,7 @@ describe "Integer#chr without argument" do
           [620,    "TIS-620"]
         ].each do |integer, encoding_name|
           Encoding.default_internal = Encoding.find(encoding_name)
-          -> { integer.chr }.should raise_error(RangeError)
+          -> { integer.chr }.should.raise(RangeError, /(invalid codepoint|out of char range)/)
         end
       end
     end
@@ -142,15 +146,15 @@ end
 
 describe "Integer#chr with an encoding argument" do
   it "returns a String" do
-    900.chr(Encoding::UTF_8).should be_an_instance_of(String)
+    900.chr(Encoding::UTF_8).should.instance_of?(String)
   end
 
   it "returns a new String for each call" do
-    8287.chr(Encoding::UTF_8).should_not equal(8287.chr(Encoding::UTF_8))
+    8287.chr(Encoding::UTF_8).should_not.equal?(8287.chr(Encoding::UTF_8))
   end
 
   it "accepts a String as an argument" do
-    -> { 0xA4A2.chr('euc-jp') }.should_not raise_error
+    -> { 0xA4A2.chr('euc-jp') }.should_not.raise
   end
 
   it "converts a String to an Encoding as Encoding.find does" do
@@ -161,12 +165,12 @@ describe "Integer#chr with an encoding argument" do
 
   # http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/4869
   it "raises a RangeError is self is less than 0" do
-    -> { -1.chr(Encoding::UTF_8) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
-    -> { -bignum_value.chr(Encoding::EUC_JP) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
+    -> { -1.chr(Encoding::UTF_8) }.should.raise(RangeError, /-1 out of char range/)
+    -> { (-bignum_value).chr(Encoding::EUC_JP) }.should.raise(RangeError, /bignum out of char range/)
   end
 
   it "raises a RangeError if self is too large" do
-    -> { 2206368128.chr(Encoding::UTF_8) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
+    -> { 2206368128.chr(Encoding::UTF_8) }.should.raise(RangeError, /2206368128 out of char range/)
   end
 
   it "returns a String with the specified encoding" do
@@ -219,38 +223,35 @@ describe "Integer#chr with an encoding argument" do
 
   # #5864
   it "raises RangeError if self is invalid as a codepoint in the specified encoding" do
-    [ [0x80,   "US-ASCII"],
-      [0x0100, "BINARY"],
-      [0x0100, "EUC-JP"],
-      [0xA1A0, "EUC-JP"],
-      [0xA1,   "EUC-JP"],
-      [0x80,   "SHIFT_JIS"],
-      [0xE0,   "SHIFT_JIS"],
-      [0x0100, "ISO-8859-9"],
-      [620,    "TIS-620"],
-      [0xD800, "UTF-8"],
-      [0xDBFF, "UTF-8"],
-      [0xDC00, "UTF-8"],
-      [0xDFFF, "UTF-8"],
-      [0xD800, "UTF-16"],
-      [0xDBFF, "UTF-16"],
-      [0xDC00, "UTF-16"],
-      [0xDFFF, "UTF-16"],
-    ].each do |integer, encoding_name|
-      -> { integer.chr(encoding_name) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
-    end
+    -> { 0x80.chr("US-ASCII") }.should.raise(RangeError)
+    -> { 0x0100.chr("BINARY") }.should.raise(RangeError)
+    -> { 0x0100.chr("EUC-JP") }.should.raise(RangeError)
+    -> { 0xA1A0.chr("EUC-JP") }.should.raise(RangeError)
+    -> { 0xA1.chr("EUC-JP") }.should.raise(RangeError)
+    -> { 0x80.chr("SHIFT_JIS") }.should.raise(RangeError)
+    -> { 0xE0.chr("SHIFT_JIS") }.should.raise(RangeError)
+    -> { 0x0100.chr("ISO-8859-9") }.should.raise(RangeError)
+    -> { 620.chr("TIS-620") }.should.raise(RangeError)
+    # UTF-16 surrogate range
+    -> { 0xD800.chr("UTF-8") }.should.raise(RangeError)
+    -> { 0xDBFF.chr("UTF-8") }.should.raise(RangeError)
+    -> { 0xDC00.chr("UTF-8") }.should.raise(RangeError)
+    -> { 0xDFFF.chr("UTF-8") }.should.raise(RangeError)
+    # UTF-16 surrogate range
+    -> { 0xD800.chr("UTF-16") }.should.raise(RangeError)
+    -> { 0xDBFF.chr("UTF-16") }.should.raise(RangeError)
+    -> { 0xDC00.chr("UTF-16") }.should.raise(RangeError)
+    -> { 0xDFFF.chr("UTF-16") }.should.raise(RangeError)
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is "2.7" do
-    it 'returns a String encoding self interpreted as a codepoint in the CESU-8 encoding' do
-      # see more details here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CESU-8
-      # code points from U+0000 to U+FFFF is encoded in the same way as in UTF-8
-      0x0045.chr(Encoding::CESU_8).bytes.should == 0x0045.chr(Encoding::UTF_8).bytes
+  it 'returns a String encoding self interpreted as a codepoint in the CESU-8 encoding' do
+    # see more details here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CESU-8
+    # code points from U+0000 to U+FFFF is encoded in the same way as in UTF-8
+    0x0045.chr(Encoding::CESU_8).bytes.should == 0x0045.chr(Encoding::UTF_8).bytes
 
-      # code points in range from U+10000 to U+10FFFF is CESU-8 data containing a 6-byte surrogate pair,
-      # which decodes to a 4-byte UTF-8 string
-      0x10400.chr(Encoding::CESU_8).bytes.should != 0x10400.chr(Encoding::UTF_8).bytes
-      0x10400.chr(Encoding::CESU_8).bytes.to_a.should == [0xED, 0xA0, 0x81, 0xED, 0xB0, 0x80]
-    end
+    # code points in range from U+10000 to U+10FFFF is CESU-8 data containing a 6-byte surrogate pair,
+    # which decodes to a 4-byte UTF-8 string
+    0x10400.chr(Encoding::CESU_8).bytes.should != 0x10400.chr(Encoding::UTF_8).bytes
+    0x10400.chr(Encoding::CESU_8).bytes.to_a.should == [0xED, 0xA0, 0x81, 0xED, 0xB0, 0x80]
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/coerce_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/coerce_spec.rb
index f1f3256032..c0e642da03 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/coerce_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/coerce_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
-require 'bigdecimal'
-
 describe "Integer#coerce" do
   context "fixnum" do
     describe "when given a Fixnum" do
@@ -13,7 +11,7 @@ describe "Integer#coerce" do
 
     describe "when given a String" do
       it "raises an ArgumentError when trying to coerce with a non-number String" do
-        -> { 1.coerce(":)") }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+        -> { 1.coerce(":)") }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
       end
 
       it "returns  an array containing two Floats" do
@@ -23,7 +21,7 @@ describe "Integer#coerce" do
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError when trying to coerce with nil" do
-      -> { 1.coerce(nil) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { 1.coerce(nil) }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
 
     it "tries to convert the given Object into a Float by using #to_f" do
@@ -31,13 +29,13 @@ describe "Integer#coerce" do
       2.coerce(obj).should == [1.0, 2.0]
 
       (obj = mock('0')).should_receive(:to_f).and_return('0')
-      -> { 2.coerce(obj).should == [1.0, 2.0] }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { 2.coerce(obj).should == [1.0, 2.0] }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError when given an Object that does not respond to #to_f" do
-      -> { 1.coerce(mock('x'))  }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { 1.coerce(1..4)       }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { 1.coerce(:test)      }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { 1.coerce(mock('x'))  }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { 1.coerce(1..4)       }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { 1.coerce(:test)      }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
   end
 
@@ -46,8 +44,8 @@ describe "Integer#coerce" do
       a = bignum_value
       ary = a.coerce(2)
 
-      ary[0].should be_kind_of(Integer)
-      ary[1].should be_kind_of(Integer)
+      ary[0].should.is_a?(Integer)
+      ary[1].should.is_a?(Integer)
       ary.should == [2, a]
     end
 
@@ -56,18 +54,18 @@ describe "Integer#coerce" do
       b = bignum_value
       ary = a.coerce(b)
 
-      ary[0].should be_kind_of(Integer)
-      ary[1].should be_kind_of(Integer)
+      ary[0].should.is_a?(Integer)
+      ary[1].should.is_a?(Integer)
       ary.should == [b, a]
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError when not passed a Fixnum or Bignum" do
       a = bignum_value
 
-      -> { a.coerce(nil)         }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { a.coerce(mock('str')) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { a.coerce(1..4)        }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { a.coerce(:test)       }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { a.coerce(nil)         }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { a.coerce(mock('str')) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { a.coerce(1..4)        }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { a.coerce(:test)       }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
 
     it "coerces both values to Floats and returns [other, self] when passed a Float" do
@@ -90,15 +88,4 @@ describe "Integer#coerce" do
       ary.should == [1.2, a.to_f]
     end
   end
-
-  context "bigdecimal" do
-    it "produces Floats" do
-      x, y = 3.coerce(BigDecimal("3.4"))
-      x.class.should == Float
-      x.should == 3.4
-      y.class.should == Float
-      y.should == 3.0
-    end
-  end
-
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/comparison_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/comparison_spec.rb
index 408c8e52ce..cc5cbe2506 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/comparison_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/comparison_spec.rb
@@ -128,17 +128,17 @@ describe "Integer#<=>" do
         @num.should_receive(:coerce).with(@big).and_raise(RuntimeError.new("my error"))
         -> {
           @big <=> @num
-        }.should raise_error(RuntimeError, "my error")
+        }.should.raise(RuntimeError, "my error")
       end
 
       it "raises an exception if #coerce raises a non-StandardError exception" do
         @num.should_receive(:coerce).with(@big).and_raise(Exception)
-        -> { @big <=> @num }.should raise_error(Exception)
+        -> { @big <=> @num }.should.raise(Exception)
       end
 
       it "returns nil if #coerce does not return an Array" do
         @num.should_receive(:coerce).with(@big).and_return(nil)
-        (@big <=> @num).should be_nil
+        (@big <=> @num).should == nil
       end
 
       it "returns -1 if the coerced value is larger" do
@@ -157,6 +157,14 @@ describe "Integer#<=>" do
       end
     end
 
+    describe "with a Float" do
+      it "does not lose precision for values that don't fit in a double" do
+        (bignum_value(1) <=> bignum_value.to_f).should == 1
+        (bignum_value <=> bignum_value.to_f).should == 0
+        ((bignum_value - 1) <=> bignum_value.to_f).should == -1
+      end
+    end
+
     # The tests below are taken from matz's revision 23730 for Ruby trunk
     it "returns 1 when self is Infinity and other is a Bignum" do
       (infinity_value <=> Float::MAX.to_i*2).should == 1
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/complement_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/complement_spec.rb
index eafa5c263f..baf5e6c457 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/complement_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/complement_spec.rb
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ describe "Integer#~" do
 
   context "bignum" do
     it "returns self with each bit flipped" do
-      (~bignum_value(48)).should == -9223372036854775857
-      (~(-bignum_value(21))).should == 9223372036854775828
-      (~bignum_value(1)).should == -9223372036854775810
+      (~bignum_value(48)).should == -18446744073709551665
+      (~(-bignum_value(21))).should == 18446744073709551636
+      (~bignum_value(1)).should == -18446744073709551618
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/constants_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/constants_spec.rb
index 3b8b01e330..937806c72f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/constants_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/constants_spec.rb
@@ -1,25 +1,13 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Fixnum" do
-  it "is unified into Integer" do
-    suppress_warning do
-      Fixnum.should equal(Integer)
-    end
-  end
-
-  it "is deprecated" do
-    -> { Fixnum }.should complain(/constant ::Fixnum is deprecated/)
+  it "is no longer defined" do
+    Object.should_not.const_defined?(:Fixnum)
   end
 end
 
 describe "Bignum" do
-  it "is unified into Integer" do
-    suppress_warning do
-      Bignum.should equal(Integer)
-    end
-  end
-
-  it "is deprecated" do
-    -> { Bignum }.should complain(/constant ::Bignum is deprecated/)
+  it "is no longer defined" do
+    Object.should_not.const_defined?(:Bignum)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/digits_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/digits_spec.rb
index 3d0a64c25f..c4ebf2cd88 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/digits_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/digits_spec.rb
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@ describe "Integer#digits" do
   end
 
   it "raises ArgumentError when calling with a radix less than 2" do
-    -> { 12345.digits(1) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { 12345.digits(1) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "raises ArgumentError when calling with a negative radix" do
-    -> { 12345.digits(-2) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { 12345.digits(-2) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "raises Math::DomainError when calling digits on a negative number" do
-    -> { -12345.digits(7) }.should raise_error(Math::DomainError)
+    -> { -12345.digits(7) }.should.raise(Math::DomainError)
   end
 
   it "returns integer values > 9 when base is above 10" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/div_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/div_spec.rb
index bc1c4363d4..220ca4a73e 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/div_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/div_spec.rb
@@ -46,21 +46,21 @@ describe "Integer#div" do
     end
 
     it "raises a ZeroDivisionError when the given argument is 0 and a Float" do
-      -> { 0.div(0.0)   }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
-      -> { 10.div(0.0)  }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
-      -> { -10.div(0.0) }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
+      -> { 0.div(0.0)   }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
+      -> { 10.div(0.0)  }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
+      -> { -10.div(0.0) }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
     end
 
     it "raises a ZeroDivisionError when the given argument is 0 and not a Float" do
-      -> { 13.div(0) }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
-      -> { 13.div(-0) }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
+      -> { 13.div(0) }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
+      -> { 13.div(-0) }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError when given a non-numeric argument" do
-      -> { 13.div(mock('10')) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { 5.div("2") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { 5.div(:"2") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { 5.div([]) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { 13.div(mock('10')) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { 5.div("2") }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { 5.div(:"2") }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { 5.div([]) }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
   end
 
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ describe "Integer#div" do
     end
 
     it "returns self divided by other" do
-      @bignum.div(4).should == 2305843009213693974
-      @bignum.div(Rational(4, 1)).should == 2305843009213693974
+      @bignum.div(4).should == 4611686018427387926
+      @bignum.div(Rational(4, 1)).should == 4611686018427387926
       @bignum.div(bignum_value(2)).should == 1
 
       (-(10**50)).div(-(10**40 + 1)).should == 9999999999
@@ -118,29 +118,37 @@ describe "Integer#div" do
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError when given a non-numeric" do
-      -> { @bignum.div(mock("10")) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { @bignum.div("2") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { @bignum.div(:symbol) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { @bignum.div(mock("10")) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { @bignum.div("2") }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { @bignum.div(:symbol) }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
 
     it "returns a result of integer division of self by a float argument" do
-      @bignum.div(4294967295.5).should eql(2147483648)
+      @bignum.div(4294967295.5).should.eql?(4294967296)
       not_supported_on :opal do
-        @bignum.div(4294967295.0).should eql(2147483648)
-        @bignum.div(bignum_value(88).to_f).should eql(1)
-        @bignum.div(-bignum_value(88).to_f).should eql(-1)
+        @bignum.div(4294967295.0).should.eql?(4294967297)
+        @bignum.div(bignum_value(88).to_f).should.eql?(1)
+        @bignum.div((-bignum_value(88)).to_f).should.eql?(-1)
       end
     end
 
     # #5490
     it "raises ZeroDivisionError if the argument is 0 and is a Float" do
-      -> { @bignum.div(0.0) }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
-      -> { @bignum.div(-0.0) }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
+      -> { @bignum.div(0.0) }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
+      -> { @bignum.div(-0.0) }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
     end
 
     it "raises ZeroDivisionError if the argument is 0 and is not a Float" do
-      -> { @bignum.div(0) }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
-      -> { @bignum.div(-0) }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
+      -> { @bignum.div(0) }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
+      -> { @bignum.div(-0) }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "rational" do
+    it "returns self divided by the given argument as an Integer" do
+      2.div(6/5r).should == 1
+      1.div(6/5r).should == 0
+      5.div(6/5r).should == 4
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/divide_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/divide_spec.rb
index 5ac2dc538d..e75432fd83 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/divide_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/divide_spec.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,17 @@ describe "Integer#/" do
 
     it "supports dividing negative numbers" do
       (-1 / 10).should == -1
+      (-1 / 10**10).should == -1
+      (-1 / 10**20).should == -1
+    end
+
+    it "preservers sign correctly" do
+      (4 / 3).should == 1
+      (4 / -3).should == -2
+      (-4 / 3).should == -2
+      (-4 / -3).should == 1
+      (0 / -3).should == 0
+      (0 / 3).should == 0
     end
 
     it "returns result the same class as the argument" do
@@ -21,7 +32,7 @@ describe "Integer#/" do
     end
 
     it "raises a ZeroDivisionError if the given argument is zero and not a Float" do
-      -> { 1 / 0 }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
+      -> { 1 / 0 }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
     end
 
     it "does NOT raise ZeroDivisionError if the given argument is zero and is a Float" do
@@ -35,9 +46,9 @@ describe "Integer#/" do
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError when given a non-Integer" do
-      -> { 13 / mock('10') }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { 13 / "10"       }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { 13 / :symbol    }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { 13 / mock('10') }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { 13 / "10"       }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { 13 / :symbol    }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
   end
 
@@ -47,7 +58,7 @@ describe "Integer#/" do
     end
 
     it "returns self divided by other" do
-      (@bignum / 4).should == 2305843009213693974
+      (@bignum / 4).should == 4611686018427387926
 
       (@bignum / bignum_value(2)).should == 1
 
@@ -58,17 +69,26 @@ describe "Integer#/" do
       ((10**50) / -(10**40 + 1)).should == -10000000000
     end
 
+    it "preservers sign correctly" do
+      (4 / bignum_value).should == 0
+      (4 / -bignum_value).should == -1
+      (-4 / bignum_value).should == -1
+      (-4 / -bignum_value).should == 0
+      (0 / bignum_value).should == 0
+      (0 / -bignum_value).should == 0
+    end
+
     it "returns self divided by Float" do
       not_supported_on :opal do
-        (bignum_value(88) / 4294967295.0).should be_close(2147483648.5, TOLERANCE)
+        (bignum_value(88) / 4294967295.0).should be_close(4294967297.0, TOLERANCE)
       end
-      (bignum_value(88) / 4294967295.5).should be_close(2147483648.25, TOLERANCE)
+      (bignum_value(88) / 4294967295.5).should be_close(4294967296.5, TOLERANCE)
     end
 
     it "returns result the same class as the argument" do
-      (@bignum / 4).should == 2305843009213693974
-      (@bignum / 4.0).should be_close(2305843009213693974, TOLERANCE)
-      (@bignum / Rational(4, 1)).should == Rational(2305843009213693974, 1)
+      (@bignum / 4).should == 4611686018427387926
+      (@bignum / 4.0).should be_close(4611686018427387926, TOLERANCE)
+      (@bignum / Rational(4, 1)).should == Rational(4611686018427387926, 1)
     end
 
     it "does NOT raise ZeroDivisionError if other is zero and is a Float" do
@@ -77,13 +97,30 @@ describe "Integer#/" do
     end
 
     it "raises a ZeroDivisionError if other is zero and not a Float" do
-      -> { @bignum / 0 }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
+      -> { @bignum / 0 }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError when given a non-numeric" do
-      -> { @bignum / mock('10') }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { @bignum / "2" }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { @bignum / :symbol }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { @bignum / mock('10') }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { @bignum / "2" }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { @bignum / :symbol }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
   end
+
+  it "coerces the RHS and calls #coerce" do
+    obj = mock("integer plus")
+    obj.should_receive(:coerce).with(6).and_return([6, 3])
+    (6 / obj).should == 2
+  end
+
+  it "coerces the RHS and calls #coerce even if it's private" do
+    obj = Object.new
+    class << obj
+      private def coerce(n)
+        [n, 3]
+      end
+    end
+
+    (6 / obj).should == 2
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/divmod_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/divmod_spec.rb
index d88925caad..db470c5731 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/divmod_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/divmod_spec.rb
@@ -14,24 +14,24 @@ describe "Integer#divmod" do
     end
 
     it "raises a ZeroDivisionError when the given argument is 0" do
-      -> { 13.divmod(0)  }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
-      -> { 0.divmod(0)   }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
-      -> { -10.divmod(0) }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
+      -> { 13.divmod(0)  }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
+      -> { 0.divmod(0)   }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
+      -> { -10.divmod(0) }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
     end
 
     it "raises a ZeroDivisionError when the given argument is 0 and a Float" do
-      -> { 0.divmod(0.0)   }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
-      -> { 10.divmod(0.0)  }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
-      -> { -10.divmod(0.0) }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
+      -> { 0.divmod(0.0)   }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
+      -> { 10.divmod(0.0)  }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
+      -> { -10.divmod(0.0) }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError when given a non-Integer" do
       -> {
         (obj = mock('10')).should_receive(:to_int).any_number_of_times.and_return(10)
         13.divmod(obj)
-      }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { 13.divmod("10")    }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { 13.divmod(:symbol) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { 13.divmod("10")    }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { 13.divmod(:symbol) }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
   end
 
@@ -46,16 +46,16 @@ describe "Integer#divmod" do
     # assert(0 < b ? (0 <= r && r < b) : (b < r && r <= 0))
     # So, r is always between 0 and b.
     it "returns an Array containing quotient and modulus obtained from dividing self by the given argument" do
-      @bignum.divmod(4).should == [2305843009213693965, 3]
-      @bignum.divmod(13).should == [709490156681136604, 11]
+      @bignum.divmod(4).should == [4611686018427387917, 3]
+      @bignum.divmod(13).should == [1418980313362273205, 6]
 
-      @bignum.divmod(4.5).should == [2049638230412172288, 3.5]
+      @bignum.divmod(4.5).should == [4099276460824344576, 2.5]
 
       not_supported_on :opal do
-        @bignum.divmod(4.0).should == [2305843009213693952, 0.0]
-        @bignum.divmod(13.0).should == [709490156681136640, 8.0]
+        @bignum.divmod(4.0).should == [4611686018427387904, 0.0]
+        @bignum.divmod(13.0).should == [1418980313362273280, 3.0]
 
-        @bignum.divmod(2.0).should == [4611686018427387904, 0.0]
+        @bignum.divmod(2.0).should == [9223372036854775808, 0.0]
       end
 
       @bignum.divmod(bignum_value).should == [1, 55]
@@ -94,24 +94,24 @@ describe "Integer#divmod" do
     end
 
     it "raises a ZeroDivisionError when the given argument is 0" do
-      -> { @bignum.divmod(0) }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
-      -> { (-@bignum).divmod(0) }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
+      -> { @bignum.divmod(0) }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
+      -> { (-@bignum).divmod(0) }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
     end
 
     # Behaviour established as correct in r23953
     it "raises a FloatDomainError if other is NaN" do
-      -> { @bignum.divmod(nan_value) }.should raise_error(FloatDomainError)
+      -> { @bignum.divmod(nan_value) }.should.raise(FloatDomainError)
     end
 
     it "raises a ZeroDivisionError when the given argument is 0 and a Float" do
-      -> { @bignum.divmod(0.0) }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
-      -> { (-@bignum).divmod(0.0) }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
+      -> { @bignum.divmod(0.0) }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
+      -> { (-@bignum).divmod(0.0) }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError when the given argument is not an Integer" do
-      -> { @bignum.divmod(mock('10')) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { @bignum.divmod("10") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { @bignum.divmod(:symbol) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { @bignum.divmod(mock('10')) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { @bignum.divmod("10") }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { @bignum.divmod(:symbol) }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/downto_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/downto_spec.rb
index 987704b02e..a244d3df55 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/downto_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/downto_spec.rb
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ describe "Integer#downto [stop] when self and stop are Integers" do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError for invalid endpoints" do
-    -> {1.downto("A") {|x| p x } }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> {1.downto(nil) {|x| p x } }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> {1.downto("A") {|x| p x } }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    -> {1.downto(nil) {|x| p x } }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   describe "when no block is given" do
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ describe "Integer#downto [stop] when self and stop are Integers" do
       describe "size" do
         it "raises an ArgumentError for invalid endpoints" do
           enum = 1.downto("A")
-          -> { enum.size }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+          -> { enum.size }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
           enum = 1.downto(nil)
-          -> { enum.size }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+          -> { enum.size }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
         end
 
         it "returns self - stop + 1" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/dup_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/dup_spec.rb
index 7f4d512465..3e5739ad37 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/dup_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/dup_spec.rb
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 describe "Integer#dup" do
   it "returns self for small integers" do
     integer = 1_000
-    integer.dup.should equal(integer)
+    integer.dup.should.equal?(integer)
   end
 
   it "returns self for large integers" do
     integer = 4_611_686_018_427_387_905
-    integer.dup.should equal(integer)
+    integer.dup.should.equal?(integer)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/element_reference_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/element_reference_spec.rb
index 7197ecdc03..c69ec2315d 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/element_reference_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/element_reference_spec.rb
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ describe "Integer#[]" do
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError when passed a String" do
-      -> { 3["3"] }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { 3["3"] }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError when #to_int does not return an Integer" do
       obj = mock('asdf')
       obj.should_receive(:to_int).and_return("asdf")
-      -> { 3[obj] }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { 3[obj] }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
 
     it "calls #to_int to coerce a String to a Bignum and returns 0" do
@@ -79,81 +79,79 @@ describe "Integer#[]" do
       3[bignum_value.to_f].should == 0
     end
 
-    ruby_version_is "2.7" do
-      context "when index and length passed" do
-        it "returns specified number of bits from specified position" do
-          0b101001101[2, 4].should ==    0b0011
-          0b101001101[2, 5].should ==   0b10011
-          0b101001101[2, 7].should == 0b1010011
-        end
+    context "when index and length passed" do
+      it "returns specified number of bits from specified position" do
+        0b101001101[2, 4].should ==    0b0011
+        0b101001101[2, 5].should ==   0b10011
+        0b101001101[2, 7].should == 0b1010011
+      end
 
-        it "ensures n[i, len] equals to (n >> i) & ((1 << len) - 1)" do
-          n = 0b101001101; i = 2; len = 4
-          n[i, len].should == (n >> i) & ((1 << len) - 1)
-        end
+      it "ensures n[i, len] equals to (n >> i) & ((1 << len) - 1)" do
+        n = 0b101001101; i = 2; len = 4
+        n[i, len].should == (n >> i) & ((1 << len) - 1)
+      end
 
-        it "moves start position to the most significant bits when negative index passed" do
-          0b000001[-1, 4].should == 0b10
-          0b000001[-2, 4].should == 0b100
-          0b000001[-3, 4].should == 0b1000
-        end
+      it "moves start position to the most significant bits when negative index passed" do
+        0b000001[-1, 4].should == 0b10
+        0b000001[-2, 4].should == 0b100
+        0b000001[-3, 4].should == 0b1000
+      end
 
-        it "ignores negative length" do
-          0b101001101[1, -1].should == 0b10100110
-          0b101001101[2, -1].should == 0b1010011
-          0b101001101[3, -1].should == 0b101001
+      it "ignores negative length" do
+        0b101001101[1, -1].should == 0b10100110
+        0b101001101[2, -1].should == 0b1010011
+        0b101001101[3, -1].should == 0b101001
 
-          0b101001101[3,   -5].should == 0b101001
-          0b101001101[3,  -15].should == 0b101001
-          0b101001101[3, -125].should == 0b101001
-        end
+        0b101001101[3,   -5].should == 0b101001
+        0b101001101[3,  -15].should == 0b101001
+        0b101001101[3, -125].should == 0b101001
       end
+    end
 
-      context "when range passed" do
-        it "returns bits specified by range" do
-          0b101001101[2..5].should ==    0b0011
-          0b101001101[2..6].should ==   0b10011
-          0b101001101[2..8].should == 0b1010011
-        end
+    context "when range passed" do
+      it "returns bits specified by range" do
+        0b101001101[2..5].should ==    0b0011
+        0b101001101[2..6].should ==   0b10011
+        0b101001101[2..8].should == 0b1010011
+      end
 
-        it "ensures n[i..j] equals to (n >> i) & ((1 << (j - i + 1)) - 1)" do
-          n = 0b101001101; i = 2; j = 5
-          n[i..j].should == (n >> i) & ((1 << (j - i + 1)) - 1)
-        end
+      it "ensures n[i..j] equals to (n >> i) & ((1 << (j - i + 1)) - 1)" do
+        n = 0b101001101; i = 2; j = 5
+        n[i..j].should == (n >> i) & ((1 << (j - i + 1)) - 1)
+      end
 
-        it "ensures n[i..] equals to (n >> i)" do
-          eval("0b101001101[3..]").should == 0b101001101 >> 3
-        end
+      it "ensures n[i..] equals to (n >> i)" do
+        eval("0b101001101[3..]").should == 0b101001101 >> 3
+      end
 
-        it "moves lower boundary to the most significant bits when negative value passed" do
-          0b000001[-1, 4].should == 0b10
-          0b000001[-2, 4].should == 0b100
-          0b000001[-3, 4].should == 0b1000
-        end
+      it "moves lower boundary to the most significant bits when negative value passed" do
+        0b000001[-1, 4].should == 0b10
+        0b000001[-2, 4].should == 0b100
+        0b000001[-3, 4].should == 0b1000
+      end
 
-        it "ignores upper boundary smaller than lower boundary" do
-          0b101001101[4..1].should == 0b10100
-          0b101001101[4..2].should == 0b10100
-          0b101001101[-4..-5].should == 0b1010011010000
-        end
+      it "ignores upper boundary smaller than lower boundary" do
+        0b101001101[4..1].should == 0b10100
+        0b101001101[4..2].should == 0b10100
+        0b101001101[-4..-5].should == 0b1010011010000
+      end
+
+      it "raises FloatDomainError if any boundary is infinity" do
+        -> { 0x0001[3..Float::INFINITY] }.should.raise(FloatDomainError, /Infinity/)
+        -> { 0x0001[-Float::INFINITY..3] }.should.raise(FloatDomainError, /-Infinity/)
+      end
 
-        it "raises FloatDomainError if any boundary is infinity" do
-          -> { 0x0001[3..Float::INFINITY] }.should raise_error(FloatDomainError, /Infinity/)
-          -> { 0x0001[-Float::INFINITY..3] }.should raise_error(FloatDomainError, /-Infinity/)
+      context "when passed (..i)" do
+        it "returns 0 if all i bits equal 0" do
+          eval("0b10000[..1]").should == 0
+          eval("0b10000[..2]").should == 0
+          eval("0b10000[..3]").should == 0
         end
 
-        context "when passed (..i)" do
-          it "returns 0 if all i bits equal 0" do
-            eval("0b10000[..1]").should == 0
-            eval("0b10000[..2]").should == 0
-            eval("0b10000[..3]").should == 0
-          end
-
-          it "raises ArgumentError if any of i bit equals 1" do
-            -> {
-              eval("0b111110[..3]")
-            }.should raise_error(ArgumentError, /The beginless range for Integer#\[\] results in infinity/)
-          end
+        it "raises ArgumentError if any of i bit equals 1" do
+          -> {
+            eval("0b111110[..3]")
+          }.should.raise(ArgumentError, /The beginless range for Integer#\[\] results in infinity/)
         end
       end
     end
@@ -181,10 +179,10 @@ describe "Integer#[]" do
 
     it "raises a TypeError when the given argument can't be converted to Integer" do
       obj = mock('asdf')
-      -> { @bignum[obj] }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { @bignum[obj] }.should.raise(TypeError)
 
       obj.should_receive(:to_int).and_return("asdf")
-      -> { @bignum[obj] }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { @bignum[obj] }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/eql_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/eql_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9c80173206
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/eql_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "Integer#eql?" do
+  context "bignum" do
+    it "returns true for the same value" do
+      bignum_value.eql?(bignum_value).should == true
+    end
+
+    it "returns false for a different Integer value" do
+      bignum_value.eql?(bignum_value(1)).should == false
+    end
+
+    it "returns false for a Float with the same numeric value" do
+      bignum_value.eql?(bignum_value.to_f).should == false
+    end
+
+    it "returns false for a Rational with the same numeric value" do
+      bignum_value.eql?(Rational(bignum_value)).should == false
+    end
+
+    it "returns false for a Fixnum-range Integer" do
+      bignum_value.eql?(42).should == false
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/even_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/even_spec.rb
index a314cc6b19..578979320e 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/even_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/even_spec.rb
@@ -3,38 +3,38 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 describe "Integer#even?" do
   context "fixnum" do
     it "returns true for a Fixnum when it is an even number" do
-      (-2).even?.should be_true
-      (-1).even?.should be_false
+      (-2).even?.should == true
+      (-1).even?.should == false
 
-      0.even?.should be_true
-      1.even?.should be_false
-      2.even?.should be_true
+      0.even?.should == true
+      1.even?.should == false
+      2.even?.should == true
     end
 
     it "returns true for a Bignum when it is an even number" do
-      bignum_value(0).even?.should be_true
-      bignum_value(1).even?.should be_false
+      bignum_value(0).even?.should == true
+      bignum_value(1).even?.should == false
 
-      (-bignum_value(0)).even?.should be_true
-      (-bignum_value(1)).even?.should be_false
+      (-bignum_value(0)).even?.should == true
+      (-bignum_value(1)).even?.should == false
     end
   end
 
   context "bignum" do
     it "returns true if self is even and positive" do
-      (10000**10).even?.should be_true
+      (10000**10).even?.should == true
     end
 
     it "returns true if self is even and negative" do
-      (-10000**10).even?.should be_true
+      (-10000**10).even?.should == true
     end
 
     it "returns false if self is odd and positive" do
-      (9879**976).even?.should be_false
+      (9879**976).even?.should == false
     end
 
     it "returns false if self is odd and negative" do
-      (-9879**976).even?.should be_false
+      (-9879**976).even?.should == false
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/fdiv_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/fdiv_spec.rb
index 6de170278f..7854d66dec 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/fdiv_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/fdiv_spec.rb
@@ -9,13 +9,64 @@ describe "Integer#fdiv" do
     8.fdiv(bignum_value).should be_close(8.673617379884035e-19, TOLERANCE)
   end
 
+  it "performs floating-point division between self bignum and a bignum" do
+    num = 1000000000000000000000000000000000048148248609680896326399448564623182963452541226153892315137780403285956264146010000000000000000000000000000000000048148248609680896326399448564623182963452541226153892315137780403285956264146010000000000000000000000000000000000048148248609680896326399448564623182963452541226153892315137780403285956264146009
+    den = 2000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
+    num.fdiv(den).should == 500.0
+  end
+
+  it "rounds to the correct value for bignums" do
+    den = 9 * 10**342
+
+    num = 1 * 10**344
+    num.fdiv(den).should == 11.11111111111111
+
+    num = 1 * 10**343
+    num.fdiv(den).should == 1.1111111111111112
+
+    num = 1 * 10**342
+    num.fdiv(den).should == 0.1111111111111111
+
+    num = 2 * 10**342
+    num.fdiv(den).should == 0.2222222222222222
+
+    num = 3 * 10**342
+    num.fdiv(den).should == 0.3333333333333333
+
+    num = 4 * 10**342
+    num.fdiv(den).should == 0.4444444444444444
+
+    num = 5 * 10**342
+    num.fdiv(den).should == 0.5555555555555556
+
+    num = 6 * 10**342
+    num.fdiv(den).should == 0.6666666666666666
+
+    num = 7 * 10**342
+    num.fdiv(den).should == 0.7777777777777778
+
+    num = 8 * 10**342
+    num.fdiv(den).should == 0.8888888888888888
+
+    num = 9 * 10**342
+    num.fdiv(den).should == 1.0
+
+    num = -5 * 10**342
+    num.fdiv(den).should == -0.5555555555555556
+  end
+
+  it "rounds to the correct float for bignum denominators" do
+    1.fdiv(10**324).should == 0.0
+    1.fdiv(10**323).should == 1.0e-323
+  end
+
   it "performs floating-point division between self and a Float" do
     8.fdiv(9.0).should be_close(0.888888888888889, TOLERANCE)
   end
 
   it "returns NaN when the argument is NaN" do
-    -1.fdiv(nan_value).nan?.should be_true
-    1.fdiv(nan_value).nan?.should be_true
+    -1.fdiv(nan_value).nan?.should == true
+    1.fdiv(nan_value).nan?.should == true
   end
 
   it "returns Infinity when the argument is 0" do
@@ -35,11 +86,11 @@ describe "Integer#fdiv" do
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError when argument isn't numeric" do
-    -> { 1.fdiv(mock('non-numeric')) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { 1.fdiv(mock('non-numeric')) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError when passed multiple arguments" do
-    -> { 1.fdiv(6,0.2) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { 1.fdiv(6,0.2) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "follows the coercion protocol" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/fixtures/classes.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/fixtures/classes.rb
index 6ebfbd1565..65948efb9f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/fixtures/classes.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/fixtures/classes.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
 module IntegerSpecs
   class CoerceError < StandardError
   end
+
+  class CoercibleNumeric
+    def initialize(v) @v = v end
+    def coerce(other) [self.class.new(other), self] end
+    def >(other)  @v.to_i > other.to_i  end
+    def >=(other) @v.to_i >= other.to_i end
+    def <(other)  @v.to_i < other.to_i  end
+    def <=(other) @v.to_i <= other.to_i end
+    def to_i()    @v.to_i               end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/floor_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/floor_spec.rb
index aaa816fdc5..8fb84d58cb 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/floor_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/floor_spec.rb
@@ -1,19 +1,13 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'shared/to_i'
 require_relative 'shared/integer_rounding'
+require_relative 'shared/integer_floor_precision'
 
 describe "Integer#floor" do
   it_behaves_like :integer_to_i, :floor
   it_behaves_like :integer_rounding_positive_precision, :floor
 
-  context "precision argument specified as part of the floor method is negative" do
-    it "returns the largest integer less than self with at least precision.abs trailing zeros" do
-      1832.floor(-1).should eql(1830)
-      1832.floor(-2).should eql(1800)
-      1832.floor(-3).should eql(1000)
-      -1832.floor(-1).should eql(-1840)
-      -1832.floor(-2).should eql(-1900)
-      -1832.floor(-3).should eql(-2000)
-    end
+  context "with precision" do
+    it_behaves_like :integer_floor_precision, :Integer
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/gcd_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/gcd_spec.rb
index 961f1c5c2e..1fff785927 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/gcd_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/gcd_spec.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ describe "Integer#gcd" do
   end
 
   it "returns an Integer" do
-    36.gcd(6).should be_kind_of(Integer)
-    4.gcd(20981).should be_kind_of(Integer)
+    36.gcd(6).should.is_a?(Integer)
+    4.gcd(20981).should.is_a?(Integer)
   end
 
   it "returns the greatest common divisor of self and argument" do
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ describe "Integer#gcd" do
 
   it "accepts a Bignum argument" do
     bignum = 9999**99
-    bignum.should be_kind_of(Integer)
+    bignum.should.is_a?(Integer)
     99.gcd(bignum).should == 99
   end
 
   it "works if self is a Bignum" do
     bignum = 9999**99
-    bignum.should be_kind_of(Integer)
+    bignum.should.is_a?(Integer)
     bignum.gcd(99).should == 99
   end
 
@@ -55,15 +55,15 @@ describe "Integer#gcd" do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if not given an argument" do
-    -> { 12.gcd }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { 12.gcd }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if given more than one argument" do
-    -> { 12.gcd(30, 20) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { 12.gcd(30, 20) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError unless the argument is an Integer" do
-    -> { 39.gcd(3.8)   }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { 45872.gcd([]) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { 39.gcd(3.8)   }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { 45872.gcd([]) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/gcdlcm_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/gcdlcm_spec.rb
index ebf45e55a1..419bf9f275 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/gcdlcm_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/gcdlcm_spec.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ describe "Integer#gcdlcm" do
   end
 
   it "returns an Array" do
-    36.gcdlcm(6).should be_kind_of(Array)
-    4.gcdlcm(20981).should be_kind_of(Array)
+    36.gcdlcm(6).should.is_a?(Array)
+    4.gcdlcm(20981).should.is_a?(Array)
   end
 
   it "returns a two-element Array" do
@@ -28,26 +28,26 @@ describe "Integer#gcdlcm" do
 
   it "accepts a Bignum argument" do
     bignum = 91999**99
-    bignum.should be_kind_of(Integer)
+    bignum.should.is_a?(Integer)
     99.gcdlcm(bignum).should == [99.gcd(bignum), 99.lcm(bignum)]
   end
 
   it "works if self is a Bignum" do
     bignum = 9999**89
-    bignum.should be_kind_of(Integer)
+    bignum.should.is_a?(Integer)
     bignum.gcdlcm(99).should == [bignum.gcd(99), bignum.lcm(99)]
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if not given an argument" do
-    -> { 12.gcdlcm }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { 12.gcdlcm }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if given more than one argument" do
-    -> { 12.gcdlcm(30, 20) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { 12.gcdlcm(30, 20) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError unless the argument is an Integer" do
-    -> { 39.gcdlcm(3.8)   }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { 45872.gcdlcm([]) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { 39.gcdlcm(3.8)   }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { 45872.gcdlcm([]) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/gt_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/gt_spec.rb
index f0179e566d..75436144cf 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/gt_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/gt_spec.rb
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ describe "Integer#>" do
     end
 
     it "raises an ArgumentError when given a non-Integer" do
-      -> { 5 > "4"       }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-      -> { 5 > mock('x') }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      -> { 5 > "4"       }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+      -> { 5 > mock('x') }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
     end
   end
 
@@ -36,8 +36,13 @@ describe "Integer#>" do
     end
 
     it "raises an ArgumentError when given a non-Integer" do
-      -> { @bignum > "4" }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-      -> { @bignum > mock('str') }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      -> { @bignum > "4" }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+      -> { @bignum > mock('str') }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    end
+
+    it "dispatches the correct operator after coercion" do
+      (bignum_value > IntegerSpecs::CoercibleNumeric.new(1)).should == true
+      (bignum_value > IntegerSpecs::CoercibleNumeric.new(bignum_value * 2)).should == false
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/gte_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/gte_spec.rb
index 6237fc2c51..e5cb892efd 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/gte_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/gte_spec.rb
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ describe "Integer#>=" do
     end
 
     it "raises an ArgumentError when given a non-Integer" do
-      -> { 5 >= "4"       }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-      -> { 5 >= mock('x') }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      -> { 5 >= "4"       }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+      -> { 5 >= mock('x') }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
     end
   end
 
@@ -36,8 +36,13 @@ describe "Integer#>=" do
     end
 
     it "raises an ArgumentError when given a non-Integer" do
-      -> { @bignum >= "4" }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-      -> { @bignum >= mock('str') }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      -> { @bignum >= "4" }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+      -> { @bignum >= mock('str') }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    end
+
+    it "dispatches the correct operator after coercion" do
+      (bignum_value >= IntegerSpecs::CoercibleNumeric.new(1)).should == true
+      (bignum_value >= IntegerSpecs::CoercibleNumeric.new(bignum_value * 2)).should == false
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/integer_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/integer_spec.rb
index 2d5d2e3e92..19a962d548 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/integer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/integer_spec.rb
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ describe "Integer" do
   end
 
   it "is the class of both small and large integers" do
-    42.class.should equal(Integer)
-    bignum_value.class.should equal(Integer)
+    42.class.should.equal?(Integer)
+    bignum_value.class.should.equal?(Integer)
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/lcm_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/lcm_spec.rb
index 296a001c8c..6659247d1e 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/lcm_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/lcm_spec.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ describe "Integer#lcm" do
   end
 
   it "returns an Integer" do
-    36.lcm(6).should be_kind_of(Integer)
-    4.lcm(20981).should be_kind_of(Integer)
+    36.lcm(6).should.is_a?(Integer)
+    4.lcm(20981).should.is_a?(Integer)
   end
 
   it "returns the least common multiple of self and argument" do
@@ -33,26 +33,26 @@ describe "Integer#lcm" do
 
   it "accepts a Bignum argument" do
     bignum = 9999**99
-    bignum.should be_kind_of(Integer)
+    bignum.should.is_a?(Integer)
     99.lcm(bignum).should == bignum
   end
 
   it "works if self is a Bignum" do
     bignum = 9999**99
-    bignum.should be_kind_of(Integer)
+    bignum.should.is_a?(Integer)
     bignum.lcm(99).should == bignum
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if not given an argument" do
-    -> { 12.lcm }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { 12.lcm }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if given more than one argument" do
-    -> { 12.lcm(30, 20) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { 12.lcm(30, 20) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError unless the argument is an Integer" do
-    -> { 39.lcm(3.8)   }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { 45872.lcm([]) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { 39.lcm(3.8)   }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { 45872.lcm([]) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/left_shift_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/left_shift_spec.rb
index 4efcbef334..7eedb91228 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/left_shift_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/left_shift_spec.rb
@@ -56,15 +56,15 @@ describe "Integer#<< (with n << m)" do
       (3 << -bignum_value).should == 0
     end
 
-    it "returns an Bignum == fixnum_max * 2 when fixnum_max << 1 and n > 0" do
+    it "returns a Bignum == fixnum_max * 2 when fixnum_max << 1 and n > 0" do
       result = fixnum_max << 1
-      result.should be_an_instance_of(Integer)
+      result.should.instance_of?(Integer)
       result.should == fixnum_max * 2
     end
 
-    it "returns an Bignum == fixnum_min * 2 when fixnum_min << 1 and n < 0" do
+    it "returns a Bignum == fixnum_min * 2 when fixnum_min << 1 and n < 0" do
       result = fixnum_min << 1
-      result.should be_an_instance_of(Integer)
+      result.should.instance_of?(Integer)
       result.should == fixnum_min * 2
     end
 
@@ -82,21 +82,21 @@ describe "Integer#<< (with n << m)" do
       obj = mock("a string")
       obj.should_receive(:to_int).and_return("asdf")
 
-      -> { 3 << obj }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { 3 << obj }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError when passed nil" do
-      -> { 3 << nil }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { 3 << nil }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError when passed a String" do
-      -> { 3 << "4" }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { 3 << "4" }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
   end
 
   context "bignum" do
     before :each do
-      @bignum = bignum_value * 16
+      @bignum = bignum_value * 8 # 2 ** 67
     end
 
     it "returns n shifted left m bits when n > 0, m > 0" do
@@ -127,19 +127,15 @@ describe "Integer#<< (with n << m)" do
       (@bignum << -68).should == 0
     end
 
-    it "returns 0 when m < 0 and m is a Bignum" do
-      (@bignum << -bignum_value).should == 0
-    end
-
     it "returns a Fixnum == fixnum_max when (fixnum_max * 2) << -1 and n > 0" do
       result = (fixnum_max * 2) << -1
-      result.should be_an_instance_of(Integer)
+      result.should.instance_of?(Integer)
       result.should == fixnum_max
     end
 
     it "returns a Fixnum == fixnum_min when (fixnum_min * 2) << -1 and n < 0" do
       result = (fixnum_min * 2) << -1
-      result.should be_an_instance_of(Integer)
+      result.should.instance_of?(Integer)
       result.should == fixnum_min
     end
 
@@ -154,15 +150,62 @@ describe "Integer#<< (with n << m)" do
       obj = mock("a string")
       obj.should_receive(:to_int).and_return("asdf")
 
-      -> { @bignum << obj }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { @bignum << obj }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError when passed nil" do
-      -> { @bignum << nil }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { @bignum << nil }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError when passed a String" do
-      -> { @bignum << "4" }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { @bignum << "4" }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "when m is a bignum or larger than int" do
+    it "returns -1 when m < 0 and n < 0" do
+      (-1 << -bignum_value).should == -1
+      (-1 << -(2**40)).should == -1
+
+      (-bignum_value << -bignum_value).should == -1
+      (-bignum_value << -(2**40)).should == -1
+    end
+
+    it "returns 0 when m < 0 and n >= 0" do
+      (0 << -bignum_value).should == 0
+      (1 << -bignum_value).should == 0
+      (bignum_value << -bignum_value).should == 0
+
+      (0 << -(2**40)).should == 0
+      (1 << -(2**40)).should == 0
+      (bignum_value << -(2**40)).should == 0
+    end
+
+    it "returns 0 when m > 0 long and n == 0" do
+      (0 << (2**40)).should == 0
+    end
+
+    it "returns 0 when m > 0 bignum and n == 0" do
+      (0 << bignum_value).should == 0
+    end
+
+    it "raises RangeError when m > 0 and n != 0" do
+      # https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/18518#note-9
+      limit = RUBY_ENGINE == 'ruby' ? 2**67 : 2**32
+
+      coerce_long = mock("long")
+      coerce_long.stub!(:to_int).and_return(limit)
+      coerce_bignum = mock("bignum")
+      coerce_bignum.stub!(:to_int).and_return(bignum_value)
+      exps = [limit, coerce_long]
+      exps << bignum_value << coerce_bignum if bignum_value >= limit
+
+      exps.each { |exp|
+        -> { (1 << exp) }.should.raise(RangeError, 'shift width too big')
+        -> { (-1 << exp) }.should.raise(RangeError, 'shift width too big')
+        -> { (bignum_value << exp) }.should.raise(RangeError, 'shift width too big')
+        -> { (-bignum_value << exp) }.should.raise(RangeError, 'shift width too big')
+      }
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/lt_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/lt_spec.rb
index c182f82555..dd1391d093 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/lt_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/lt_spec.rb
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ describe "Integer#<" do
     end
 
     it "raises an ArgumentError when given a non-Integer" do
-      -> { 5 < "4"       }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-      -> { 5 < mock('x') }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      -> { 5 < "4"       }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+      -> { 5 < mock('x') }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
     end
   end
 
@@ -38,8 +38,13 @@ describe "Integer#<" do
     end
 
     it "raises an ArgumentError when given a non-Integer" do
-      -> { @bignum < "4" }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-      -> { @bignum < mock('str') }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      -> { @bignum < "4" }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+      -> { @bignum < mock('str') }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    end
+
+    it "dispatches the correct operator after coercion" do
+      (bignum_value < IntegerSpecs::CoercibleNumeric.new(bignum_value * 2)).should == true
+      (bignum_value < IntegerSpecs::CoercibleNumeric.new(1)).should == false
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/lte_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/lte_spec.rb
index 65b71d77f2..9ef1c9f604 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/lte_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/lte_spec.rb
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ describe "Integer#<=" do
     end
 
     it "raises an ArgumentError when given a non-Integer" do
-      -> { 5 <= "4"       }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-      -> { 5 <= mock('x') }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      -> { 5 <= "4"       }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+      -> { 5 <= mock('x') }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
     end
   end
 
@@ -46,8 +46,13 @@ describe "Integer#<=" do
     end
 
     it "raises an ArgumentError when given a non-Integer" do
-      -> { @bignum <= "4" }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-      -> { @bignum <= mock('str') }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      -> { @bignum <= "4" }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+      -> { @bignum <= mock('str') }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    end
+
+    it "dispatches the correct operator after coercion" do
+      (bignum_value <= IntegerSpecs::CoercibleNumeric.new(bignum_value * 2)).should == true
+      (bignum_value <= IntegerSpecs::CoercibleNumeric.new(1)).should == false
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/minus_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/minus_spec.rb
index ce50c8752f..5fd3a81a72 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/minus_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/minus_spec.rb
@@ -10,16 +10,16 @@ describe "Integer#-" do
       (9237212 - 5_280).should == 9231932
 
       (781 - 0.5).should == 780.5
-      (2_560_496 - bignum_value).should == -9223372036852215312
+      (2_560_496 - bignum_value).should == -18446744073706991120
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError when given a non-Integer" do
       -> {
         (obj = mock('10')).should_receive(:to_int).any_number_of_times.and_return(10)
         13 - obj
-      }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { 13 - "10"    }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { 13 - :symbol }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { 13 - "10"    }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { 13 - :symbol }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
   end
 
@@ -29,15 +29,32 @@ describe "Integer#-" do
     end
 
     it "returns self minus the given Integer" do
-      (@bignum - 9).should == 9223372036854776113
-      (@bignum - 12.57).should be_close(9223372036854776109.43, TOLERANCE)
+      (@bignum - 9).should == 18446744073709551921
+      (@bignum - 12.57).should be_close(18446744073709551917.43, TOLERANCE)
       (@bignum - bignum_value(42)).should == 272
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError when given a non-Integer" do
-      -> { @bignum - mock('10') }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { @bignum - "10" }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { @bignum - :symbol }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { @bignum - mock('10') }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { @bignum - "10" }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { @bignum - :symbol }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
   end
+
+  it "coerces the RHS and calls #coerce" do
+    obj = mock("integer plus")
+    obj.should_receive(:coerce).with(5).and_return([5, 10])
+    (5 - obj).should == -5
+  end
+
+  it "coerces the RHS and calls #coerce even if it's private" do
+    obj = Object.new
+    class << obj
+      private def coerce(n)
+        [n, 10]
+      end
+    end
+
+    (5 - obj).should == -5
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/multiply_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/multiply_spec.rb
index d1e9c2640d..7f30eebaa5 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/multiply_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/multiply_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe "Integer#*" do
       (1342177 * 800).should == 1073741600
       (65536 * 65536).should == 4294967296
 
-      (256 * bignum_value).should == 2361183241434822606848
+      (256 * bignum_value).should == 4722366482869645213696
       (6712 * 0.25).should == 1678.0
     end
 
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ describe "Integer#*" do
       -> {
         (obj = mock('10')).should_receive(:to_int).any_number_of_times.and_return(10)
         13 * obj
-      }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { 13 * "10"    }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { 13 * :symbol }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { 13 * "10"    }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { 13 * :symbol }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
   end
 
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ describe "Integer#*" do
     it "returns self multiplied by the given Integer" do
       (@bignum * (1/bignum_value(0xffff).to_f)).should be_close(1.0, TOLERANCE)
       (@bignum * (1/bignum_value(0xffff).to_f)).should be_close(1.0, TOLERANCE)
-      (@bignum * 10).should == 92233720368547765800
-      (@bignum * (@bignum - 40)).should == 85070591730234629737795195287525433200
+      (@bignum * 10).should == 184467440737095523880
+      (@bignum * (@bignum - 40)).should == 340282366920938491207277694290934407024
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError when given a non-Integer" do
-      -> { @bignum * mock('10') }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { @bignum * "10" }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { @bignum * :symbol }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { @bignum * mock('10') }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { @bignum * "10" }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { @bignum * :symbol }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/nobits_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/nobits_spec.rb
index 685759ffa3..f1a3aca9d5 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/nobits_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/nobits_spec.rb
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ describe "Integer#nobits?" do
     -> {
       (obj = mock('10')).should_receive(:coerce).any_number_of_times.and_return([42,10])
       13.nobits?(obj)
-    }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { 13.nobits?("10")    }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    -> { 13.nobits?(:symbol) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { 13.nobits?("10")    }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    -> { 13.nobits?(:symbol) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/odd_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/odd_spec.rb
index dd779fa44b..f9e50ec790 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/odd_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/odd_spec.rb
@@ -3,36 +3,36 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 describe "Integer#odd?" do
   context "fixnum" do
     it "returns true when self is an odd number" do
-      (-2).odd?.should be_false
-      (-1).odd?.should be_true
+      (-2).odd?.should == false
+      (-1).odd?.should == true
 
-      0.odd?.should be_false
-      1.odd?.should be_true
-      2.odd?.should be_false
+      0.odd?.should == false
+      1.odd?.should == true
+      2.odd?.should == false
 
-      bignum_value(0).odd?.should be_false
-      bignum_value(1).odd?.should be_true
+      bignum_value(0).odd?.should == false
+      bignum_value(1).odd?.should == true
 
-      (-bignum_value(0)).odd?.should be_false
-      (-bignum_value(1)).odd?.should be_true
+      (-bignum_value(0)).odd?.should == false
+      (-bignum_value(1)).odd?.should == true
     end
   end
 
   context "bignum" do
     it "returns true if self is odd and positive" do
-      (987279**19).odd?.should be_true
+      (987279**19).odd?.should == true
     end
 
     it "returns true if self is odd and negative" do
-      (-9873389**97).odd?.should be_true
+      (-9873389**97).odd?.should == true
     end
 
     it "returns false if self is even and positive" do
-      (10000000**10).odd?.should be_false
+      (10000000**10).odd?.should == false
     end
 
     it "returns false if self is even and negative" do
-      (-1000000**100).odd?.should be_false
+      (-1000000**100).odd?.should == false
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/ord_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/ord_spec.rb
index bcb57bea98..8b7dfe460d 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/ord_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/ord_spec.rb
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Integer#ord" do
   it "returns self" do
-    20.ord.should eql(20)
-    40.ord.should eql(40)
+    20.ord.should.eql?(20)
+    40.ord.should.eql?(40)
 
-    0.ord.should eql(0)
-    (-10).ord.should eql(-10)
+    0.ord.should.eql?(0)
+    (-10).ord.should.eql?(-10)
 
-    ?a.ord.should eql(97)
-    ?Z.ord.should eql(90)
+    ?a.ord.should.eql?(97)
+    ?Z.ord.should.eql?(90)
 
-    bignum_value.ord.should eql(bignum_value)
-    (-bignum_value).ord.should eql(-bignum_value)
+    bignum_value.ord.should.eql?(bignum_value)
+    (-bignum_value).ord.should.eql?(-bignum_value)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/plus_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/plus_spec.rb
index be626c3305..b684377bd5 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/plus_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/plus_spec.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ describe "Integer#+" do
       (491 + 2).should == 493
       (90210 + 10).should == 90220
 
-      (9 + bignum_value).should == 9223372036854775817
+      (9 + bignum_value).should == 18446744073709551625
       (1001 + 5.219).should == 1006.219
     end
 
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ describe "Integer#+" do
       -> {
         (obj = mock('10')).should_receive(:to_int).any_number_of_times.and_return(10)
         13 + obj
-      }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { 13 + "10"    }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { 13 + :symbol }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { 13 + "10"    }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { 13 + :symbol }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
   end
 
@@ -29,15 +29,47 @@ describe "Integer#+" do
     end
 
     it "returns self plus the given Integer" do
-      (@bignum + 4).should == 9223372036854775888
-      (@bignum + 4.2).should be_close(9223372036854775888.2, TOLERANCE)
-      (@bignum + bignum_value(3)).should == 18446744073709551695
+      (@bignum + 4).should == 18446744073709551696
+      (@bignum + 4.2).should be_close(18446744073709551696.2, TOLERANCE)
+      (@bignum + bignum_value(3)).should == 36893488147419103311
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError when given a non-Integer" do
-      -> { @bignum + mock('10') }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { @bignum + "10" }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { @bignum + :symbol}.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { @bignum + mock('10') }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { @bignum + "10" }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { @bignum + :symbol}.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
   end
+
+  it "can be redefined" do
+    code = <<~RUBY
+      class Integer
+        alias_method :old_plus, :+
+        def +(other)
+          self - other
+        end
+      end
+      result = 1 + 2
+      Integer.alias_method :+, :old_plus
+      print result
+    RUBY
+    ruby_exe(code).should == "-1"
+  end
+
+  it "coerces the RHS and calls #coerce" do
+    obj = mock("integer plus")
+    obj.should_receive(:coerce).with(6).and_return([6, 3])
+    (6 + obj).should == 9
+  end
+
+  it "coerces the RHS and calls #coerce even if it's private" do
+    obj = Object.new
+    class << obj
+      private def coerce(n)
+        [n, 3]
+      end
+    end
+
+    (6 + obj).should == 9
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/pow_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/pow_spec.rb
index 4712911095..12a3839c40 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/pow_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/pow_spec.rb
@@ -16,36 +16,36 @@ describe "Integer#pow" do
     end
 
     it "works well with bignums" do
-      2.pow(61, 5843009213693951).should eql 3697379018277258
-      2.pow(62, 5843009213693952).should eql 1551748822859776
-      2.pow(63, 5843009213693953).should eql 3103497645717974
-      2.pow(64, 5843009213693954).should eql  363986077738838
+      2.pow(61, 5843009213693951).should.eql? 3697379018277258
+      2.pow(62, 5843009213693952).should.eql? 1551748822859776
+      2.pow(63, 5843009213693953).should.eql? 3103497645717974
+      2.pow(64, 5843009213693954).should.eql? 363986077738838
     end
 
     it "handles sign like #divmod does" do
-       2.pow(5,  12).should ==  8
-       2.pow(5, -12).should == -4
-      -2.pow(5,  12).should ==  4
+      2.pow(5, 12).should == 8
+      2.pow(5, -12).should == -4
+      -2.pow(5, 12).should == 4
       -2.pow(5, -12).should == -8
     end
 
     it "ensures all arguments are integers" do
-      -> { 2.pow(5, 12.0) }.should raise_error(TypeError, /2nd argument not allowed unless all arguments are integers/)
-      -> { 2.pow(5, Rational(12, 1)) }.should raise_error(TypeError, /2nd argument not allowed unless all arguments are integers/)
+      -> { 2.pow(5, 12.0) }.should.raise(TypeError, /2nd argument not allowed unless all arguments are integers/)
+      -> { 2.pow(5, Rational(12, 1)) }.should.raise(TypeError, /2nd argument not allowed unless all arguments are integers/)
     end
 
     it "raises TypeError for non-numeric value" do
-      -> { 2.pow(5, "12") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { 2.pow(5, []) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { 2.pow(5, nil) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { 2.pow(5, "12") }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { 2.pow(5, []) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { 2.pow(5, nil) }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
 
     it "raises a ZeroDivisionError when the given argument is 0" do
-      -> { 2.pow(5, 0) }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
+      -> { 2.pow(5, 0) }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
     end
 
     it "raises a RangeError when the first argument is negative and the second argument is present" do
-      -> { 2.pow(-5, 1) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
+      -> { 2.pow(-5, 1) }.should.raise(RangeError)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/pred_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/pred_spec.rb
index 86750ebfd1..fce536b5a2 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/pred_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/pred_spec.rb
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Integer#pred" do
   it "returns the Integer equal to self - 1" do
-    0.pred.should eql(-1)
-    -1.pred.should eql(-2)
-    bignum_value.pred.should eql(bignum_value(-1))
-    fixnum_min.pred.should eql(fixnum_min - 1)
-    20.pred.should eql(19)
+    0.pred.should.eql?(-1)
+    -1.pred.should.eql?(-2)
+    bignum_value.pred.should.eql?(bignum_value(-1))
+    fixnum_min.pred.should.eql?(fixnum_min - 1)
+    20.pred.should.eql?(19)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/rationalize_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/rationalize_spec.rb
index 09d741af33..272eca6911 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/rationalize_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/rationalize_spec.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe "Integer#rationalize" do
 
   it "returns a Rational object" do
     @numbers.each do |number|
-      number.rationalize.should be_an_instance_of(Rational)
+      number.rationalize.should.instance_of?(Rational)
     end
   end
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe "Integer#rationalize" do
   end
 
   it "raises ArgumentError when passed more than one argument" do
-    -> { 1.rationalize(0.1, 0.1) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { 1.rationalize(0.1, 0.1, 2) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { 1.rationalize(0.1, 0.1) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    -> { 1.rationalize(0.1, 0.1, 2) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/remainder_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/remainder_spec.rb
index cd10dad6f2..deb81fb2a5 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/remainder_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/remainder_spec.rb
@@ -15,17 +15,17 @@ describe "Integer#remainder" do
     end
 
     it "keeps sign of self" do
-       5.remainder( 3).should ==  2
-       5.remainder(-3).should ==  2
+      5.remainder( 3).should == 2
+      5.remainder(-3).should == 2
       -5.remainder( 3).should == -2
       -5.remainder(-3).should == -2
     end
 
     it "raises TypeError if passed non-numeric argument" do
-      -> { 5.remainder("3") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { 5.remainder(:"3") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { 5.remainder([]) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { 5.remainder(nil) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { 5.remainder("3") }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { 5.remainder(:"3") }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { 5.remainder([]) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { 5.remainder(nil) }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
   end
 
@@ -33,19 +33,19 @@ describe "Integer#remainder" do
     it "returns the remainder of dividing self by other" do
       a = bignum_value(79)
       a.remainder(2).should == 1
-      a.remainder(97.345).should be_close(46.5674996147722, TOLERANCE)
+      a.remainder(97.345).should be_close(93.1349992295444, TOLERANCE)
       a.remainder(bignum_value).should == 79
     end
 
     it "raises a ZeroDivisionError if other is zero and not a Float" do
-      -> { bignum_value(66).remainder(0) }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
+      -> { bignum_value(66).remainder(0) }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
     end
 
     it "does raises ZeroDivisionError if other is zero and a Float" do
       a = bignum_value(7)
       b = bignum_value(32)
-      -> { a.remainder(0.0) }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
-      -> { b.remainder(-0.0) }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
+      -> { a.remainder(0.0) }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
+      -> { b.remainder(-0.0) }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/right_shift_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/right_shift_spec.rb
index 6abcd8d714..4281d3b7ab 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/right_shift_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/right_shift_spec.rb
@@ -52,19 +52,15 @@ describe "Integer#>> (with n >> m)" do
       (-7 >> 64).should == -1
     end
 
-    it "returns 0 when m is a bignum" do
-      (3 >> bignum_value).should == 0
-    end
-
-    it "returns an Bignum == fixnum_max * 2 when fixnum_max >> -1 and n > 0" do
+    it "returns a Bignum == fixnum_max * 2 when fixnum_max >> -1 and n > 0" do
       result = fixnum_max >> -1
-      result.should be_an_instance_of(Integer)
+      result.should.instance_of?(Integer)
       result.should == fixnum_max * 2
     end
 
-    it "returns an Bignum == fixnum_min * 2 when fixnum_min >> -1 and n < 0" do
+    it "returns a Bignum == fixnum_min * 2 when fixnum_min >> -1 and n < 0" do
       result = fixnum_min >> -1
-      result.should be_an_instance_of(Integer)
+      result.should.instance_of?(Integer)
       result.should == fixnum_min * 2
     end
 
@@ -82,21 +78,21 @@ describe "Integer#>> (with n >> m)" do
       obj = mock("a string")
       obj.should_receive(:to_int).and_return("asdf")
 
-      -> { 3 >> obj }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { 3 >> obj }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError when passed nil" do
-      -> { 3 >> nil }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { 3 >> nil }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError when passed a String" do
-      -> { 3 >> "4" }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { 3 >> "4" }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
   end
 
   context "bignum" do
     before :each do
-      @bignum = bignum_value * 16
+      @bignum = bignum_value * 8 # 2 ** 67
     end
 
     it "returns n shifted right m bits when n > 0, m > 0" do
@@ -153,19 +149,15 @@ describe "Integer#>> (with n >> m)" do
       (@bignum >> 68).should == 0
     end
 
-    it "returns 0 when m is a Bignum" do
-      (@bignum >> bignum_value).should == 0
-    end
-
     it "returns a Fixnum == fixnum_max when (fixnum_max * 2) >> 1 and n > 0" do
       result = (fixnum_max * 2) >> 1
-      result.should be_an_instance_of(Integer)
+      result.should.instance_of?(Integer)
       result.should == fixnum_max
     end
 
     it "returns a Fixnum == fixnum_min when (fixnum_min * 2) >> 1 and n < 0" do
       result = (fixnum_min * 2) >> 1
-      result.should be_an_instance_of(Integer)
+      result.should.instance_of?(Integer)
       result.should == fixnum_min
     end
 
@@ -180,15 +172,62 @@ describe "Integer#>> (with n >> m)" do
       obj = mock("a string")
       obj.should_receive(:to_int).and_return("asdf")
 
-      -> { @bignum >> obj }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { @bignum >> obj }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError when passed nil" do
-      -> { @bignum >> nil }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { @bignum >> nil }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError when passed a String" do
-      -> { @bignum >> "4" }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { @bignum >> "4" }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "when m is a bignum or larger than int" do
+    it "returns -1 when m > 0 and n < 0" do
+      (-1 >> bignum_value).should == -1
+      (-1 >> (2**40)).should == -1
+
+      (-bignum_value >> bignum_value).should == -1
+      (-bignum_value >> (2**40)).should == -1
+    end
+
+    it "returns 0 when m > 0 and n >= 0" do
+      (0 >> bignum_value).should == 0
+      (1 >> bignum_value).should == 0
+      (bignum_value >> bignum_value).should == 0
+
+      (0 >> (2**40)).should == 0
+      (1 >> (2**40)).should == 0
+      (bignum_value >> (2**40)).should == 0
+    end
+
+    it "returns 0 when m < 0 long and n == 0" do
+      (0 >> -(2**40)).should == 0
+    end
+
+    it "returns 0 when m < 0 bignum and n == 0" do
+      (0 >> -bignum_value).should == 0
+    end
+
+    it "raises RangeError when m < 0 and n != 0" do
+      # https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/18518#note-9
+      limit = RUBY_ENGINE == 'ruby' ? 2**67 : 2**32
+
+      coerce_long = mock("long")
+      coerce_long.stub!(:to_int).and_return(-limit)
+      coerce_bignum = mock("bignum")
+      coerce_bignum.stub!(:to_int).and_return(-bignum_value)
+      exps = [-limit, coerce_long]
+      exps << -bignum_value << coerce_bignum if bignum_value >= limit
+
+      exps.each { |exp|
+        -> { (1 >> exp) }.should.raise(RangeError, 'shift width too big')
+        -> { (-1 >> exp) }.should.raise(RangeError, 'shift width too big')
+        -> { (bignum_value >> exp) }.should.raise(RangeError, 'shift width too big')
+        -> { (-bignum_value >> exp) }.should.raise(RangeError, 'shift width too big')
+      }
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/round_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/round_spec.rb
index 45ac126fd3..a3f11e7a76 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/round_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/round_spec.rb
@@ -8,39 +8,37 @@ describe "Integer#round" do
 
   # redmine:5228
   it "returns itself rounded if passed a negative value" do
-    +249.round(-2).should eql(+200)
-    -249.round(-2).should eql(-200)
-    (+25 * 10**70 - 1).round(-71).should eql(+20 * 10**70)
-    (-25 * 10**70 + 1).round(-71).should eql(-20 * 10**70)
+    +249.round(-2).should.eql?(+200)
+    -249.round(-2).should.eql?(-200)
+    (+25 * 10**70 - 1).round(-71).should.eql?(+20 * 10**70)
+    (-25 * 10**70 + 1).round(-71).should.eql?(-20 * 10**70)
   end
 
   it "returns itself rounded to nearest if passed a negative value" do
-    +250.round(-2).should eql(+300)
-    -250.round(-2).should eql(-300)
-    (+25 * 10**70).round(-71).should eql(+30 * 10**70)
-    (-25 * 10**70).round(-71).should eql(-30 * 10**70)
+    +250.round(-2).should.eql?(+300)
+    -250.round(-2).should.eql?(-300)
+    (+25 * 10**70).round(-71).should.eql?(+30 * 10**70)
+    (-25 * 10**70).round(-71).should.eql?(-30 * 10**70)
   end
 
-  platform_is_not wordsize: 32 do
-    it "raises a RangeError when passed a big negative value" do
-      -> { 42.round(fixnum_min) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
-    end
+  it "raises a RangeError when passed a big negative value" do
+    -> { 42.round(min_long - 1) }.should.raise(RangeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a RangeError when passed Float::INFINITY" do
-    -> { 42.round(Float::INFINITY) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
+    -> { 42.round(Float::INFINITY) }.should.raise(RangeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a RangeError when passed a beyond signed int" do
-    -> { 42.round(1<<31) }.should raise_error(RangeError)
+    -> { 42.round(1<<31) }.should.raise(RangeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError when passed a String" do
-    -> { 42.round("4") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { 42.round("4") }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError when its argument cannot be converted to an Integer" do
-    -> { 42.round(nil) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { 42.round(nil) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "calls #to_int on the argument to convert it to an Integer" do
@@ -52,32 +50,32 @@ describe "Integer#round" do
   it "raises a TypeError when #to_int does not return an Integer" do
     obj = mock("Object")
     obj.stub!(:to_int).and_return([])
-    -> { 42.round(obj) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { 42.round(obj) }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "returns different rounded values depending on the half option" do
-    25.round(-1, half: :up).should      eql(30)
-    25.round(-1, half: :down).should    eql(20)
-    25.round(-1, half: :even).should    eql(20)
-    25.round(-1, half: nil).should      eql(30)
-    35.round(-1, half: :up).should      eql(40)
-    35.round(-1, half: :down).should    eql(30)
-    35.round(-1, half: :even).should    eql(40)
-    35.round(-1, half: nil).should      eql(40)
-    (-25).round(-1, half: :up).should   eql(-30)
-    (-25).round(-1, half: :down).should eql(-20)
-    (-25).round(-1, half: :even).should eql(-20)
-    (-25).round(-1, half: nil).should   eql(-30)
+    25.round(-1, half: :up).should.eql?(30)
+    25.round(-1, half: :down).should.eql?(20)
+    25.round(-1, half: :even).should.eql?(20)
+    25.round(-1, half: nil).should.eql?(30)
+    35.round(-1, half: :up).should.eql?(40)
+    35.round(-1, half: :down).should.eql?(30)
+    35.round(-1, half: :even).should.eql?(40)
+    35.round(-1, half: nil).should.eql?(40)
+    (-25).round(-1, half: :up).should.eql?(-30)
+    (-25).round(-1, half: :down).should.eql?(-20)
+    (-25).round(-1, half: :even).should.eql?(-20)
+    (-25).round(-1, half: nil).should.eql?(-30)
   end
 
   it "returns itself if passed a positive precision and the half option" do
-    35.round(1, half: :up).should      eql(35)
-    35.round(1, half: :down).should    eql(35)
-    35.round(1, half: :even).should    eql(35)
+    35.round(1, half: :up).should.eql?(35)
+    35.round(1, half: :down).should.eql?(35)
+    35.round(1, half: :even).should.eql?(35)
   end
 
   it "raises ArgumentError for an unknown rounding mode" do
-    -> { 42.round(-1, half: :foo) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError, /invalid rounding mode: foo/)
-    -> { 42.round(1, half: :foo) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError, /invalid rounding mode: foo/)
+    -> { 42.round(-1, half: :foo) }.should.raise(ArgumentError, /invalid rounding mode: foo/)
+    -> { 42.round(1, half: :foo) }.should.raise(ArgumentError, /invalid rounding mode: foo/)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/abs.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/abs.rb
index 946aa21864..43844c9065 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/abs.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/abs.rb
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ describe :integer_abs, shared: true do
 
   context "bignum" do
     it "returns the absolute bignum value" do
-      bignum_value(39).send(@method).should == 9223372036854775847
-      (-bignum_value(18)).send(@method).should == 9223372036854775826
+      bignum_value(39).send(@method).should == 18446744073709551655
+      (-bignum_value(18)).send(@method).should == 18446744073709551634
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/arithmetic_coerce.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/arithmetic_coerce.rb
index 4c0cbcb999..561b18fe52 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/arithmetic_coerce.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/arithmetic_coerce.rb
@@ -1,31 +1,11 @@
 require_relative '../fixtures/classes'
 
-describe :integer_arithmetic_coerce_rescue, shared: true do
-  it "rescues exception (StandardError and subclasses) raised in other#coerce and raises TypeError" do
-    b = mock("numeric with failed #coerce")
-    b.should_receive(:coerce).and_raise(IntegerSpecs::CoerceError)
-
-    # e.g. 1 + b
-    -> { 1.send(@method, b) }.should raise_error(TypeError, /MockObject can't be coerced into Integer/)
-  end
-
-  it "does not rescue Exception and StandardError siblings raised in other#coerce" do
-    [Exception, NoMemoryError].each do |exception|
-      b = mock("numeric with failed #coerce")
-      b.should_receive(:coerce).and_raise(exception)
-
-      # e.g. 1 + b
-      -> { 1.send(@method, b) }.should raise_error(exception)
-    end
-  end
-end
-
 describe :integer_arithmetic_coerce_not_rescue, shared: true do
   it "does not rescue exception raised in other#coerce" do
     b = mock("numeric with failed #coerce")
     b.should_receive(:coerce).and_raise(IntegerSpecs::CoerceError)
 
     # e.g. 1 + b
-    -> { 1.send(@method, b) }.should raise_error(IntegerSpecs::CoerceError)
+    -> { 1.send(@method, b) }.should.raise(IntegerSpecs::CoerceError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/comparison_coerce.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/comparison_coerce.rb
index af52f5e99b..4bb7404183 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/comparison_coerce.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/comparison_coerce.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ describe :integer_comparison_coerce_not_rescue, shared: true do
     b.should_receive(:coerce).and_raise(IntegerSpecs::CoerceError)
 
     # e.g. 1 > b
-    -> { 1.send(@method, b) }.should raise_error(IntegerSpecs::CoerceError)
+    -> { 1.send(@method, b) }.should.raise(IntegerSpecs::CoerceError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/equal.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/equal.rb
index ecee17831c..c621ba3f81 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/equal.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/equal.rb
@@ -54,5 +54,10 @@ describe :integer_equal, shared: true do
       @bignum.send(@method, obj).should == true
       @bignum.send(@method, obj).should == false
     end
+
+    it "does not lose precision when comparing with a Float" do
+      (bignum_value(1).send(@method, bignum_value.to_f)).should == false
+      (bignum_value.send(@method, bignum_value.to_f)).should == true
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/exponent.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/exponent.rb
index f949c514c8..0be13859f9 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/exponent.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/exponent.rb
@@ -1,60 +1,78 @@
 describe :integer_exponent, shared: true do
   context "fixnum" do
     it "returns self raised to the given power" do
-      2.send(@method, 0).should eql 1
-      2.send(@method, 1).should eql 2
-      2.send(@method, 2).should eql 4
+      2.send(@method, 0).should.eql? 1
+      2.send(@method, 1).should.eql? 2
+      2.send(@method, 2).should.eql? 4
 
-      9.send(@method, 0.5).should eql 3.0
-      9.send(@method, Rational(1, 2)).should eql 3.0
+      9.send(@method, 0.5).should.eql? 3.0
+      9.send(@method, Rational(1, 2)).should.eql? 3.0
       5.send(@method, -1).to_f.to_s.should == '0.2'
 
-      2.send(@method, 40).should eql 1099511627776
+      2.send(@method, 40).should.eql? 1099511627776
     end
 
     it "overflows the answer to a bignum transparently" do
-      2.send(@method, 29).should eql 536870912
-      2.send(@method, 30).should eql 1073741824
-      2.send(@method, 31).should eql 2147483648
-      2.send(@method, 32).should eql 4294967296
+      2.send(@method, 29).should.eql? 536870912
+      2.send(@method, 30).should.eql? 1073741824
+      2.send(@method, 31).should.eql? 2147483648
+      2.send(@method, 32).should.eql? 4294967296
 
-      2.send(@method, 61).should eql 2305843009213693952
-      2.send(@method, 62).should eql 4611686018427387904
-      2.send(@method, 63).should eql 9223372036854775808
-      2.send(@method, 64).should eql 18446744073709551616
-      8.send(@method, 23).should eql 590295810358705651712
+      2.send(@method, 61).should.eql? 2305843009213693952
+      2.send(@method, 62).should.eql? 4611686018427387904
+      2.send(@method, 63).should.eql? 9223372036854775808
+      2.send(@method, 64).should.eql? 18446744073709551616
+      8.send(@method, 23).should.eql? 590295810358705651712
     end
 
     it "raises negative numbers to the given power" do
-      (-2).send(@method, 29).should eql(-536870912)
-      (-2).send(@method, 30).should eql(1073741824)
-      (-2).send(@method, 31).should eql(-2147483648)
-      (-2).send(@method, 32).should eql(4294967296)
+      (-2).send(@method, 29).should.eql?(-536870912)
+      (-2).send(@method, 30).should.eql?(1073741824)
+      (-2).send(@method, 31).should.eql?(-2147483648)
+      (-2).send(@method, 32).should.eql?(4294967296)
+      (-2).send(@method, 33).should.eql?(-8589934592)
 
-      (-2).send(@method, 61).should eql(-2305843009213693952)
-      (-2).send(@method, 62).should eql(4611686018427387904)
-      (-2).send(@method, 63).should eql(-9223372036854775808)
-      (-2).send(@method, 64).should eql(18446744073709551616)
+      (-2).send(@method, 61).should.eql?(-2305843009213693952)
+      (-2).send(@method, 62).should.eql?(4611686018427387904)
+      (-2).send(@method, 63).should.eql?(-9223372036854775808)
+      (-2).send(@method, 64).should.eql?(18446744073709551616)
+      (-2).send(@method, 65).should.eql?(-36893488147419103232)
     end
 
     it "can raise 1 to a bignum safely" do
-      1.send(@method, 4611686018427387904).should eql 1
+      1.send(@method, 4611686018427387904).should.eql? 1
     end
 
     it "can raise -1 to a bignum safely" do
-      (-1).send(@method, 4611686018427387904).should eql(1)
-      (-1).send(@method, 4611686018427387905).should eql(-1)
+      (-1).send(@method, 4611686018427387904).should.eql?(1)
+      (-1).send(@method, 4611686018427387905).should.eql?(-1)
     end
 
-    it "returns Float::INFINITY when the number is too big" do
-      -> {
-        2.send(@method, 427387904).should == Float::INFINITY
-      }.should complain(/warning: in a\*\*b, b may be too big/)
+    ruby_version_is ""..."3.4" do
+      it "returns Float::INFINITY when the number is too big" do
+        -> {
+          2.send(@method, 427387904).should == Float::INFINITY
+        }.should complain(/warning: in a\*\*b, b may be too big/)
+      end
+    end
+
+    ruby_version_is "3.4" do
+      it "returns an Integer for results larger than the old 32MB limit" do
+        # 2 ** 40000000 requires 40000001 bits
+        # This exceeds the old 32MB limit but is within the new 16GB limit
+        result = 2.send(@method, 40000000)
+        result.should.is_a?(Integer)
+        result.bit_length.should == 40000001
+      end
+
+      it "raises an ArgumentError when the result size exceeds the limit" do
+        -> { 100000000.send(@method, 1000000000) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+      end
     end
 
     it "raises a ZeroDivisionError for 0 ** -1" do
-      -> { 0.send(@method, -1) }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
-      -> { 0.send(@method, Rational(-1, 1)) }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
+      -> { 0.send(@method, -1) }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
+      -> { 0.send(@method, Rational(-1, 1)) }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
     end
 
     it "returns Float::INFINITY for 0 ** -1.0" do
@@ -62,9 +80,9 @@ describe :integer_exponent, shared: true do
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError when given a non-numeric power" do
-      -> { 13.send(@method, "10") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { 13.send(@method, :symbol) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { 13.send(@method, nil) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { 13.send(@method, "10") }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { 13.send(@method, :symbol) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { 13.send(@method, nil) }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
 
     it "coerces power and calls #**" do
@@ -96,28 +114,49 @@ describe :integer_exponent, shared: true do
     end
 
     it "returns self raised to other power" do
-      (@bignum.send(@method, 4)).should == 7237005577332262361485077344629993318496048279512298547155833600056910050625
-      (@bignum.send(@method, 1.2)).should be_close(57262152889751597425762.57804, TOLERANCE)
+      (@bignum.send(@method, 4)).should == 115792089237316196603666111261383895964500887398800252671052694326794607293761
+      (@bignum.send(@method, 1.3)).should be_close(11109528802438156839288832.0, TOLERANCE)
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError when given a non-Integer" do
-      -> { @bignum.send(@method, mock('10')) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { @bignum.send(@method, "10") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { @bignum.send(@method, :symbol) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-    end
-
-    it "switch to a Float when the values is too big" do
-      flt = nil
-      -> {
-        flt = @bignum.send(@method, @bignum)
-      }.should complain(/warning: in a\*\*b, b may be too big/)
-      flt.should be_kind_of(Float)
-      flt.infinite?.should == 1
+      -> { @bignum.send(@method, mock('10')) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { @bignum.send(@method, "10") }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { @bignum.send(@method, :symbol) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+    end
+
+    ruby_version_is ""..."3.4" do
+      it "switch to a Float when the values is too big" do
+        flt = nil
+        -> {
+          flt = @bignum.send(@method, @bignum)
+        }.should complain(/warning: in a\*\*b, b may be too big/)
+        flt.should.is_a?(Float)
+        flt.infinite?.should == 1
+      end
+    end
+
+    ruby_version_is "3.4" do
+      it "returns an Integer for large Bignum results exceeding the old limit" do
+        # (2 ** 70) ** 500000 requires 35000001 bits
+        # This exceeds the old 32MB limit but is within the new 16GB limit
+        bignum_base = 2 ** 70
+        result = bignum_base.send(@method, 500000)
+        result.should.is_a?(Integer)
+        result.bit_length.should == 35000001
+      end
+
+      it "raises an ArgumentError when Bignum result exceeds the limit" do
+        # @bignum ** @bignum would require enormous memory
+        -> {
+          @bignum.send(@method, @bignum)
+        }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+      end
     end
 
     it "returns a complex number when negative and raised to a fractional power" do
-      ((-@bignum).send(@method, (1.0/3)))      .should be_close(Complex(1048576,1816186.907597341), TOLERANCE)
-      ((-@bignum).send(@method, Rational(1,3))).should be_close(Complex(1048576,1816186.907597341), TOLERANCE)
+      (-bignum_value).send(@method, (1.0/2)).should be_close(Complex(0.0, 4294967296.0), TOLERANCE)
+      (-@bignum).send(@method, (1.0/3))      .should be_close(Complex(1321122.9748145656, 2288252.1154253655), TOLERANCE)
+      (-@bignum).send(@method, Rational(1,3)).should be_close(Complex(1321122.9748145656, 2288252.1154253655), TOLERANCE)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/integer_ceil_precision.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/integer_ceil_precision.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b23c17937f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/integer_ceil_precision.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+describe :integer_ceil_precision, shared: true do
+  context "precision is zero" do
+    it "returns Integer equal to self" do
+      send(@method, 0).ceil(0).should.eql?(0)
+      send(@method, 123).ceil(0).should.eql?(123)
+      send(@method, -123).ceil(0).should.eql?(-123)
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "precision is positive" do
+    it "returns self" do
+      send(@method, 0).ceil(1).should.eql?(send(@method, 0))
+      send(@method, 0).ceil(10).should.eql?(send(@method, 0))
+
+      send(@method, 123).ceil(10).should.eql?(send(@method, 123))
+      send(@method, -123).ceil(10).should.eql?(send(@method, -123))
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "precision is negative" do
+    it "always returns 0 when self is 0" do
+      send(@method, 0).ceil(-1).should.eql?(0)
+      send(@method, 0).ceil(-10).should.eql?(0)
+    end
+
+    it "returns Integer equal to self if there are already at least precision.abs trailing zeros" do
+      send(@method, 10).ceil(-1).should.eql?(10)
+      send(@method, 100).ceil(-1).should.eql?(100)
+      send(@method, 100).ceil(-2).should.eql?(100)
+      send(@method, -10).ceil(-1).should.eql?(-10)
+      send(@method, -100).ceil(-1).should.eql?(-100)
+      send(@method, -100).ceil(-2).should.eql?(-100)
+    end
+
+    it "returns smallest Integer greater than self with at least precision.abs trailing zeros" do
+      send(@method, 123).ceil(-1).should.eql?(130)
+      send(@method, 123).ceil(-2).should.eql?(200)
+      send(@method, 123).ceil(-3).should.eql?(1000)
+
+      send(@method, -123).ceil(-1).should.eql?(-120)
+      send(@method, -123).ceil(-2).should.eql?(-100)
+      send(@method, -123).ceil(-3).should.eql?(0)
+
+      send(@method, 100).ceil(-3).should.eql?(1000)
+      send(@method, -100).ceil(-3).should.eql?(0)
+    end
+
+    # Bug #20654
+    it "returns 10**precision.abs when precision.abs has more digits than self" do
+      send(@method, 123).ceil(-20).should.eql?(100000000000000000000)
+      send(@method, 123).ceil(-50).should.eql?(100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/integer_floor_precision.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/integer_floor_precision.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6247907d4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/integer_floor_precision.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+describe :integer_floor_precision, shared: true do
+  context "precision is zero" do
+    it "returns integer self" do
+      send(@method, 0).floor(0).should.eql?(0)
+      send(@method, 123).floor(0).should.eql?(123)
+      send(@method, -123).floor(0).should.eql?(-123)
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "precision is positive" do
+    it "returns self" do
+      send(@method, 0).floor(1).should.eql?(send(@method, 0))
+      send(@method, 0).floor(10).should.eql?(send(@method, 0))
+
+      send(@method, 123).floor(10).should.eql?(send(@method, 123))
+      send(@method, -123).floor(10).should.eql?(send(@method, -123))
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "precision is negative" do
+    it "always returns 0 when self is 0" do
+      send(@method, 0).floor(-1).should.eql?(0)
+      send(@method, 0).floor(-10).should.eql?(0)
+    end
+
+    it "returns largest integer less than self with at least precision.abs trailing zeros" do
+      send(@method, 123).floor(-1).should.eql?(120)
+      send(@method, 123).floor(-2).should.eql?(100)
+      send(@method, 123).floor(-3).should.eql?(0)
+
+      send(@method, -123).floor(-1).should.eql?(-130)
+      send(@method, -123).floor(-2).should.eql?(-200)
+      send(@method, -123).floor(-3).should.eql?(-1000)
+    end
+
+    # Bug #20654
+    it "returns -(10**precision.abs) when self is negative and precision.abs is larger than the number digits of self" do
+      send(@method, -123).floor(-20).should.eql?(-100000000000000000000)
+      send(@method, -123).floor(-50).should.eql?(-100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/integer_rounding.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/integer_rounding.rb
index 56d1819f84..92f2a2327c 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/integer_rounding.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/integer_rounding.rb
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 describe :integer_rounding_positive_precision, shared: true do
   it "returns self if not passed a precision" do
     [2, -4, 10**70, -10**100].each do |v|
-      v.send(@method).should eql(v)
+      v.send(@method).should.eql?(v)
     end
   end
 
   it "returns self if passed a precision of zero" do
     [2, -4, 10**70, -10**100].each do |v|
-      v.send(@method, 0).should eql(v)
+      v.send(@method, 0).should.eql?(v)
     end
   end
 
   it "returns itself if passed a positive precision" do
     [2, -4, 10**70, -10**100].each do |v|
-      v.send(@method, 42).should eql(v)
+      v.send(@method, 42).should.eql?(v)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/modulo.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/modulo.rb
index b06d81e17d..d0b5e26ed5 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/modulo.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/modulo.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 describe :integer_modulo, shared: true do
   context "fixnum" do
     it "returns the modulus obtained from dividing self by the given argument" do
+      # test all possible combinations:
+      # - integer/double/bignum argument
+      # - positive/negative argument
+      # - positive/negative self
+      # - self greater/smaller than argument
+
       13.send(@method, 4).should == 1
       4.send(@method, 13).should == 4
 
@@ -16,59 +22,93 @@ describe :integer_modulo, shared: true do
       (200).send(@method, -256).should == -56
       (1000).send(@method, -512).should == -24
 
+      13.send(@method, -4.0).should == -3.0
+      4.send(@method, -13.0).should == -9.0
+
+      -13.send(@method, -4.0).should == -1.0
+      -4.send(@method, -13.0).should == -4.0
+
+      -13.send(@method, 4.0).should == 3.0
+      -4.send(@method, 13.0).should == 9.0
+
       1.send(@method, 2.0).should == 1.0
       200.send(@method, bignum_value).should == 200
+
+      4.send(@method, bignum_value(10)).should == 4
+      4.send(@method, -bignum_value(10)).should == -18446744073709551622
+      -4.send(@method, bignum_value(10)).should == 18446744073709551622
+      -4.send(@method, -bignum_value(10)).should == -4
     end
 
     it "raises a ZeroDivisionError when the given argument is 0" do
-      -> { 13.send(@method, 0)  }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
-      -> { 0.send(@method, 0)   }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
-      -> { -10.send(@method, 0) }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
+      -> { 13.send(@method, 0)  }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
+      -> { 0.send(@method, 0)   }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
+      -> { -10.send(@method, 0) }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
     end
 
     it "raises a ZeroDivisionError when the given argument is 0 and a Float" do
-      -> { 0.send(@method, 0.0) }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
-      -> { 10.send(@method, 0.0) }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
-      -> { -10.send(@method, 0.0) }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
+      -> { 0.send(@method, 0.0) }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
+      -> { 10.send(@method, 0.0) }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
+      -> { -10.send(@method, 0.0) }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError when given a non-Integer" do
       -> {
         (obj = mock('10')).should_receive(:to_int).any_number_of_times.and_return(10)
         13.send(@method, obj)
-      }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { 13.send(@method, "10")    }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { 13.send(@method, :symbol) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { 13.send(@method, "10")    }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { 13.send(@method, :symbol) }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
   end
 
   context "bignum" do
     before :each do
-      @bignum = bignum_value
+      @bignum = bignum_value(10)
     end
 
     it "returns the modulus obtained from dividing self by the given argument" do
-      @bignum.send(@method, 5).should == 3
-      @bignum.send(@method, -5).should == -2
-      @bignum.send(@method, -100).should == -92
-      @bignum.send(@method, 2.22).should be_close(0.780180180180252, TOLERANCE)
-      @bignum.send(@method, bignum_value(10)).should == 9223372036854775808
+      # test all possible combinations:
+      # - integer/double/bignum argument
+      # - positive/negative argument
+      # - positive/negative self
+      # - self greater/smaller than argument
+
+      @bignum.send(@method, 5).should == 1
+      @bignum.send(@method, -5).should == -4
+      (-@bignum).send(@method, 5).should == 4
+      (-@bignum).send(@method, -5).should == -1
+
+      @bignum.send(@method, 2.22).should be_close(1.5603603603605034, TOLERANCE)
+      @bignum.send(@method, -2.22).should be_close(-0.6596396396394968, TOLERANCE)
+      (-@bignum).send(@method, 2.22).should be_close(0.6596396396394968, TOLERANCE)
+      (-@bignum).send(@method, -2.22).should be_close(-1.5603603603605034, TOLERANCE)
+
+      @bignum.send(@method, @bignum + 10).should == 18446744073709551626
+      @bignum.send(@method, -(@bignum + 10)).should == -10
+      (-@bignum).send(@method, @bignum + 10).should == 10
+      (-@bignum).send(@method, -(@bignum + 10)).should == -18446744073709551626
+
+      (@bignum + 10).send(@method, @bignum).should == 10
+      (@bignum + 10).send(@method, -@bignum).should == -18446744073709551616
+      (-(@bignum + 10)).send(@method, @bignum).should == 18446744073709551616
+      (-(@bignum + 10)).send(@method, -@bignum).should == -10
     end
 
     it "raises a ZeroDivisionError when the given argument is 0" do
-      -> { @bignum.send(@method, 0) }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
-      -> { (-@bignum).send(@method, 0) }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
+      -> { @bignum.send(@method, 0) }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
+      -> { (-@bignum).send(@method, 0) }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
     end
 
     it "raises a ZeroDivisionError when the given argument is 0 and a Float" do
-      -> { @bignum.send(@method, 0.0) }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
-      -> { -@bignum.send(@method, 0.0) }.should raise_error(ZeroDivisionError)
+      -> { @bignum.send(@method, 0.0) }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
+      -> { -@bignum.send(@method, 0.0) }.should.raise(ZeroDivisionError)
     end
 
     it "raises a TypeError when given a non-Integer" do
-      -> { @bignum.send(@method, mock('10')) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { @bignum.send(@method, "10") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
-      -> { @bignum.send(@method, :symbol) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { @bignum.send(@method, mock('10')) }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { @bignum.send(@method, "10") }.should.raise(TypeError)
+      -> { @bignum.send(@method, :symbol) }.should.raise(TypeError)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/to_i.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/to_i.rb
index 7b974cd3a7..2b6a50484a 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/to_i.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/shared/to_i.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 describe :integer_to_i, shared: true do
   it "returns self" do
-    10.send(@method).should eql(10)
-    (-15).send(@method).should eql(-15)
-    bignum_value.send(@method).should eql(bignum_value)
-    (-bignum_value).send(@method).should eql(-bignum_value)
+    10.send(@method).should.eql?(10)
+    (-15).send(@method).should.eql?(-15)
+    bignum_value.send(@method).should.eql?(bignum_value)
+    (-bignum_value).send(@method).should.eql?(-bignum_value)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/size_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/size_spec.rb
index a134e82384..725e9eb062 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/size_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/size_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Integer#size" do
-  platform_is wordsize: 32 do
+  platform_is c_long_size: 32 do
     it "returns the number of bytes in the machine representation of self" do
       -1.size.should == 4
       0.size.should == 4
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ describe "Integer#size" do
     end
   end
 
-  platform_is wordsize: 64 do
+  platform_is c_long_size: 64 do
     it "returns the number of bytes in the machine representation of self" do
       -1.size.should == 8
       0.size.should == 8
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/sqrt_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/sqrt_spec.rb
index 4149ca2cc9..bf90ea747e 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/sqrt_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/sqrt_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Integer.sqrt" do
   it "returns an integer" do
-    Integer.sqrt(10).should be_kind_of(Integer)
+    Integer.sqrt(10).should.is_a?(Integer)
   end
 
   it "returns the integer square root of the argument" do
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ describe "Integer.sqrt" do
   end
 
   it "raises a Math::DomainError if the argument is negative" do
-    -> { Integer.sqrt(-4) }.should raise_error(Math::DomainError)
+    -> { Integer.sqrt(-4) }.should.raise(Math::DomainError)
   end
 
   it "accepts any argument that can be coerced to Integer" do
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ describe "Integer.sqrt" do
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if the argument cannot be coerced to Integer" do
-    -> { Integer.sqrt("test") }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { Integer.sqrt("test") }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/to_f_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/to_f_spec.rb
index 06092eaa92..0681236095 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/to_f_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/to_f_spec.rb
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ describe "Integer#to_f" do
 
   context "bignum" do
     it "returns self converted to a Float" do
-      bignum_value(0x4000_0aa0_0bb0_0000).to_f.should eql(13_835_069_737_789_292_544.00)
-      bignum_value(0x8000_0000_0000_0ccc).to_f.should eql(18_446_744_073_709_555_712.00)
-      (-bignum_value(99)).to_f.should eql(-9_223_372_036_854_775_808.00)
+      bignum_value(0x4000_0aa0_0bb0_0000).to_f.should.eql?(23_058_441_774_644_068_352.0)
+      bignum_value(0x8000_0000_0000_0ccc).to_f.should.eql?(27_670_116_110_564_330_700.0)
+      (-bignum_value(99)).to_f.should.eql?(-18_446_744_073_709_551_715.0)
     end
 
     it "converts number close to Float::MAX without exceeding MAX or producing NaN" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/to_r_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/to_r_spec.rb
index 7732bedca1..2649c7c78d 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/to_r_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/to_r_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Integer#to_r" do
   it "returns a Rational object" do
-    309.to_r.should be_an_instance_of(Rational)
+    309.to_r.should.instance_of?(Rational)
   end
 
   it "constructs a rational number with self as the numerator" do
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ describe "Integer#to_r" do
 
   it "works even if self is a Bignum" do
     bignum = 99999**999
-    bignum.should be_an_instance_of(Integer)
+    bignum.should.instance_of?(Integer)
     bignum.to_r.should == Rational(bignum, 1)
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if given any arguments" do
-    -> { 287.to_r(2) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { 9102826.to_r(309, [], 71) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { 287.to_r(2) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    -> { 9102826.to_r(309, [], 71) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/to_s_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/to_s_spec.rb
index 7988bfde7a..4970a2a12f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/to_s_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/to_s_spec.rb
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ describe "Integer#to_s" do
       end
 
       it "raises an ArgumentError if the base is less than 2 or higher than 36" do
-        -> { 123.to_s(-1) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-        -> { 123.to_s(0)  }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-        -> { 123.to_s(1)  }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-        -> { 123.to_s(37) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+        -> { 123.to_s(-1) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+        -> { 123.to_s(0)  }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+        -> { 123.to_s(1)  }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+        -> { 123.to_s(37) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
       end
     end
 
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ describe "Integer#to_s" do
 
     it "returns a String in US-ASCII encoding when Encoding.default_internal is nil" do
       Encoding.default_internal = nil
-      1.to_s.encoding.should equal(Encoding::US_ASCII)
+      1.to_s.encoding.should.equal?(Encoding::US_ASCII)
     end
 
     it "returns a String in US-ASCII encoding when Encoding.default_internal is not nil" do
       Encoding.default_internal = Encoding::IBM437
-      1.to_s.encoding.should equal(Encoding::US_ASCII)
+      1.to_s.encoding.should.equal?(Encoding::US_ASCII)
     end
   end
 
@@ -59,18 +59,18 @@ describe "Integer#to_s" do
       end
 
       it "raises an ArgumentError if the base is less than 2 or higher than 36" do
-        -> { 123.to_s(-1) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-        -> { 123.to_s(0) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-        -> { 123.to_s(1) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-        -> { 123.to_s(37) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+        -> { 123.to_s(-1) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+        -> { 123.to_s(0) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+        -> { 123.to_s(1) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+        -> { 123.to_s(37) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
       end
     end
 
     describe "when given no base" do
       it "returns self converted to a String using base 10" do
-        bignum_value(9).to_s.should == "9223372036854775817"
-        bignum_value.to_s.should == "9223372036854775808"
-        (-bignum_value(675)).to_s.should == "-9223372036854776483"
+        bignum_value(9).to_s.should == "18446744073709551625"
+        bignum_value.to_s.should == "18446744073709551616"
+        (-bignum_value(675)).to_s.should == "-18446744073709552291"
       end
     end
 
@@ -84,12 +84,12 @@ describe "Integer#to_s" do
 
     it "returns a String in US-ASCII encoding when Encoding.default_internal is nil" do
       Encoding.default_internal = nil
-      bignum_value.to_s.encoding.should equal(Encoding::US_ASCII)
+      bignum_value.to_s.encoding.should.equal?(Encoding::US_ASCII)
     end
 
     it "returns a String in US-ASCII encoding when Encoding.default_internal is not nil" do
       Encoding.default_internal = Encoding::IBM437
-      bignum_value.to_s.encoding.should equal(Encoding::US_ASCII)
+      bignum_value.to_s.encoding.should.equal?(Encoding::US_ASCII)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/truncate_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/truncate_spec.rb
index db16e74be4..b95c183cf3 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/truncate_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/truncate_spec.rb
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ describe "Integer#truncate" do
 
   context "precision argument specified as part of the truncate method is negative" do
     it "returns an integer with at least precision.abs trailing zeros" do
-      1832.truncate(-1).should eql(1830)
-      1832.truncate(-2).should eql(1800)
-      1832.truncate(-3).should eql(1000)
-      -1832.truncate(-1).should eql(-1830)
-      -1832.truncate(-2).should eql(-1800)
-      -1832.truncate(-3).should eql(-1000)
+      1832.truncate(-1).should.eql?(1830)
+      1832.truncate(-2).should.eql?(1800)
+      1832.truncate(-3).should.eql?(1000)
+      -1832.truncate(-1).should.eql?(-1830)
+      -1832.truncate(-2).should.eql?(-1800)
+      -1832.truncate(-3).should.eql?(-1000)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/try_convert_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/try_convert_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8c9b4276b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/try_convert_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
+
+describe "Integer.try_convert" do
+  it "returns the argument if it's an Integer" do
+    x = 42
+    Integer.try_convert(x).should.equal?(x)
+  end
+
+  it "returns nil when the argument does not respond to #to_int" do
+    Integer.try_convert(Object.new).should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "sends #to_int to the argument and returns the result if it's nil" do
+    obj = mock("to_int")
+    obj.should_receive(:to_int).and_return(nil)
+    Integer.try_convert(obj).should == nil
+  end
+
+  it "sends #to_int to the argument and returns the result if it's an Integer" do
+    x = 234
+    obj = mock("to_int")
+    obj.should_receive(:to_int).and_return(x)
+    Integer.try_convert(obj).should.equal?(x)
+  end
+
+  it "sends #to_int to the argument and raises TypeError if it's not a kind of Integer" do
+    obj = mock("to_int")
+    obj.should_receive(:to_int).and_return(Object.new)
+    -> {
+      Integer.try_convert obj
+    }.should raise_consistent_error(TypeError, "can't convert MockObject into Integer (MockObject#to_int gives Object)")
+  end
+
+  it "responds with a different error message when it raises a TypeError, depending on the type of the non-Integer object :to_int returns" do
+    obj = mock("to_int")
+    obj.should_receive(:to_int).and_return("A String")
+    -> {
+      Integer.try_convert obj
+    }.should raise_consistent_error(TypeError, "can't convert MockObject into Integer (MockObject#to_int gives String)")
+  end
+
+  it "does not rescue exceptions raised by #to_int" do
+    obj = mock("to_int")
+    obj.should_receive(:to_int).and_raise(RuntimeError)
+    -> { Integer.try_convert obj }.should.raise(RuntimeError)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/uminus_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/uminus_spec.rb
index b6b110dec4..7a9cfe89bf 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/uminus_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/uminus_spec.rb
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ describe "Integer#-@" do
 
   context "bignum" do
     it "returns self as a negative value" do
-      bignum_value.send(:-@).should == -9223372036854775808
-      (-bignum_value).send(:-@).should == 9223372036854775808
+      bignum_value.send(:-@).should == -18446744073709551616
+      (-bignum_value).send(:-@).should == 18446744073709551616
 
-      bignum_value(921).send(:-@).should == -9223372036854776729
-      (-bignum_value(921).send(:-@)).should == 9223372036854776729
+      bignum_value(921).send(:-@).should == -18446744073709552537
+      (-bignum_value(921).send(:-@)).should == 18446744073709552537
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/upto_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/upto_spec.rb
index dd6995e94b..ba63dcc9ea 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/integer/upto_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/upto_spec.rb
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ describe "Integer#upto [stop] when self and stop are Integers" do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError for non-numeric endpoints" do
-    -> { 1.upto("A") {|x| p x} }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
-    -> { 1.upto(nil) {|x| p x} }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { 1.upto("A") {|x| p x} }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+    -> { 1.upto(nil) {|x| p x} }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   describe "when no block is given" do
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ describe "Integer#upto [stop] when self and stop are Integers" do
       describe "size" do
         it "raises an ArgumentError for non-numeric endpoints" do
           enum = 1.upto("A")
-          -> { enum.size }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+          -> { enum.size }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
           enum = 1.upto(nil)
-          -> { enum.size }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+          -> { enum.size }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
         end
 
         it "returns stop - self + 1" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/integer/zero_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/integer/zero_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd362c4181
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/integer/zero_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "Integer#zero?" do
+  it "returns true if self is 0" do
+    0.should.zero?
+    1.should_not.zero?
+    -1.should_not.zero?
+  end
+
+  it "Integer#zero? overrides Numeric#zero?" do
+    42.method(:zero?).owner.should == Integer
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/io/advise_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/io/advise_spec.rb
index 0a845487e2..b77ed53ad4 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/io/advise_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/io/advise_spec.rb
@@ -14,83 +14,73 @@ describe "IO#advise" do
   it "raises a TypeError if advise is not a Symbol" do
     -> {
       @io.advise("normal")
-    }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if offset cannot be coerced to an Integer" do
     -> {
       @io.advise(:normal, "wat")
-    }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError if len cannot be coerced to an Integer" do
     -> {
       @io.advise(:normal, 0, "wat")
-    }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    }.should.raise(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a RangeError if offset is too big" do
     -> {
       @io.advise(:normal, 10 ** 32)
-    }.should raise_error(RangeError)
+    }.should.raise(RangeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a RangeError if len is too big" do
     -> {
       @io.advise(:normal, 0, 10 ** 32)
-    }.should raise_error(RangeError)
+    }.should.raise(RangeError)
   end
 
   it "raises a NotImplementedError if advise is not recognized" do
     ->{
       @io.advise(:foo)
-    }.should raise_error(NotImplementedError)
+    }.should.raise(NotImplementedError)
   end
 
   it "supports the normal advice type" do
-    @io.advise(:normal).should be_nil
+    @io.advise(:normal).should == nil
   end
 
   it "supports the sequential advice type" do
-    @io.advise(:sequential).should be_nil
+    @io.advise(:sequential).should == nil
   end
 
   it "supports the random advice type" do
-    @io.advise(:random).should be_nil
+    @io.advise(:random).should == nil
   end
 
   it "supports the dontneed advice type" do
-    @io.advise(:dontneed).should be_nil
+    @io.advise(:dontneed).should == nil
   end
 
   it "supports the noreuse advice type" do
-    @io.advise(:noreuse).should be_nil
+    @io.advise(:noreuse).should == nil
   end
 
   platform_is_not :linux do
     it "supports the willneed advice type" do
-      @io.advise(:willneed).should be_nil
+      @io.advise(:willneed).should == nil
     end
   end
 
-  platform_is :linux do
+  guard -> { platform_is :linux and kernel_version_is '3.6' } do # [ruby-core:65355] tmpfs is not supported
     it "supports the willneed advice type" do
-      require 'etc'
-      uname = if Etc.respond_to?(:uname)
-                Etc.uname[:release]
-              else
-                `uname -r`.chomp
-              end
-      if (uname.split('.').map(&:to_i) <=> [3,6]) < 0
-        skip "[ruby-core:65355] tmpfs is not supported"
-      else
-        @io.advise(:willneed).should be_nil
-      end
+      @io.advise(:willneed).should == nil
     end
   end
 
   it "raises an IOError if the stream is closed" do
     @io.close
-    -> { @io.advise(:normal) }.should raise_error(IOError)
+    -> { @io.advise(:normal) }.should.raise(IOError)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/io/autoclose_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/io/autoclose_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..596f3d6934
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/io/autoclose_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
+
+describe "IO#autoclose?" do
+  before :each do
+    @io = IOSpecs.io_fixture "lines.txt"
+  end
+
+  after :each do
+    @io.autoclose = true unless @io.closed?
+    @io.close unless @io.closed?
+  end
+
+  it "is set to true by default" do
+    @io.should.autoclose?
+  end
+
+  it "cannot be queried on a closed IO object" do
+    @io.close
+    -> { @io.autoclose? }.should.raise(IOError, /closed stream/)
+  end
+end
+
+describe "IO#autoclose=" do
+  before :each do
+    @io = IOSpecs.io_fixture "lines.txt"
+  end
+
+  after :each do
+    @io.autoclose = true unless @io.closed?
+    @io.close unless @io.closed?
+  end
+
+  it "can be set to true" do
+    @io.autoclose = false
+    @io.autoclose = true
+    @io.should.autoclose?
+  end
+
+  it "can be set to false" do
+    @io.autoclose = true
+    @io.autoclose = false
+    @io.should_not.autoclose?
+  end
+
+  it "can be set to any truthy value" do
+    @io.autoclose = false
+    @io.autoclose = 42
+    @io.should.autoclose?
+
+    @io.autoclose = false
+    @io.autoclose = Object.new
+    @io.should.autoclose?
+  end
+
+  it "can be set to any falsy value" do
+    @io.autoclose = true
+    @io.autoclose = nil
+    @io.should_not.autoclose?
+  end
+
+  it "can be set multiple times" do
+    @io.autoclose = true
+    @io.should.autoclose?
+
+    @io.autoclose = false
+    @io.should_not.autoclose?
+
+    @io.autoclose = true
+    @io.should.autoclose?
+  end
+
+  it "cannot be set on a closed IO object" do
+    @io.close
+    -> { @io.autoclose = false }.should.raise(IOError, /closed stream/)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/io/binmode_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/io/binmode_spec.rb
index b698777cad..8117229c91 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/io/binmode_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/io/binmode_spec.rb
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ describe "IO#binmode" do
 
   it "returns self" do
     @io = new_io(@name)
-    @io.binmode.should equal(@io)
+    @io.binmode.should.equal?(@io)
   end
 
   it "raises an IOError on closed stream" do
-    -> { IOSpecs.closed_io.binmode }.should raise_error(IOError)
+    -> { IOSpecs.closed_io.binmode }.should.raise(IOError)
   end
 
   it "sets external encoding to binary" do
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ describe "IO#binmode?" do
   end
 
   it "is true after a call to IO#binmode" do
-    @file.binmode?.should be_false
+    @file.binmode?.should == false
     @file.binmode
-    @file.binmode?.should be_true
+    @file.binmode?.should == true
   end
 
   it "propagates to dup'ed IO objects" do
@@ -57,4 +57,8 @@ describe "IO#binmode?" do
     @duped = @file.dup
     @duped.binmode?.should == @file.binmode?
   end
+
+  it "raises an IOError on closed stream" do
+    -> { IOSpecs.closed_io.binmode? }.should.raise(IOError)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/io/binread_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/io/binread_spec.rb
index a3f752d8f9..3023c7f177 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/io/binread_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/io/binread_spec.rb
@@ -38,10 +38,20 @@ describe "IO.binread" do
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError when not passed a valid length" do
-    -> { IO.binread @fname, -1 }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { IO.binread @fname, -1 }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
   end
 
   it "raises an Errno::EINVAL when not passed a valid offset" do
-    -> { IO.binread @fname, 0, -1  }.should raise_error(Errno::EINVAL)
+    -> { IO.binread @fname, 0, -1  }.should.raise(Errno::EINVAL)
+  end
+
+  ruby_version_is ""..."4.0" do
+    # https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/19630
+    it "warns about deprecation given a path with a pipe" do
+      cmd = "|echo ok"
+      -> {
+        IO.binread(cmd)
+      }.should complain(/IO process creation with a leading '\|'/)
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/and_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/and_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3cea163b0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/and_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+
+describe :io_buffer_and, shared: true do
+  it "applies the argument buffer as an AND bit mask across the whole buffer" do
+    IO::Buffer.for(+"12345") do |buffer|
+      IO::Buffer.for(+"\xF8\x8F") do |mask|
+        result = buffer.send(@method, mask)
+        result.get_string.should == "\x30\x02\x30\x04\x30".b
+        result.free
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "ignores extra parts of mask if it is longer than source buffer" do
+    IO::Buffer.for(+"12345") do |buffer|
+      IO::Buffer.for(+"\xF8\x8F\x00\x00\x00\xFF\xFF") do |mask|
+        result = buffer.send(@method, mask)
+        result.get_string.should == "\x30\x02\x00\x00\x00".b
+        result.free
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "raises TypeError if mask is not an IO::Buffer" do
+    IO::Buffer.for(+"12345") do |buffer|
+      -> { buffer.send(@method, "\xF8\x8F") }.should.raise(TypeError, "wrong argument type String (expected IO::Buffer)")
+      -> { buffer.send(@method, 0xF8) }.should.raise(TypeError, "wrong argument type Integer (expected IO::Buffer)")
+      -> { buffer.send(@method, nil) }.should.raise(TypeError, "wrong argument type nil (expected IO::Buffer)")
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+describe "IO::Buffer#&" do
+  it_behaves_like :io_buffer_and, :&
+
+  it "creates a new internal buffer of the same size" do
+    IO::Buffer.for(+"12345") do |buffer|
+      IO::Buffer.for(+"\xF8\x8F") do |mask|
+        result = buffer & mask
+        result.should_not.equal? buffer
+        result.should.internal?
+        result.size.should == buffer.size
+        result.free
+        buffer.get_string.should == "12345".b
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+describe "IO::Buffer#and!" do
+  it_behaves_like :io_buffer_and, :and!
+
+  it "modifies the buffer in place" do
+    IO::Buffer.for(+"12345") do |buffer|
+      IO::Buffer.for(+"\xF8\x8F") do |mask|
+        result = buffer.and!(mask)
+        result.should.equal? buffer
+        result.should.external?
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/bit_count_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/bit_count_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..62f56f5b98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/bit_count_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+
+ruby_version_is "4.1" do
+  describe "IO::Buffer#bit_count" do
+    it "counts all set bits in the whole buffer" do
+      IO::Buffer.for(+"\xFF\x00\x0F") do |buffer|
+        buffer.bit_count.should == 12
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "returns 0 for a buffer of all zero bytes" do
+      IO::Buffer.for(+"\x00\x00\x00") do |buffer|
+        buffer.bit_count.should == 0
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "returns 8 * size for a buffer of all 0xFF bytes" do
+      IO::Buffer.for(+"\xFF" * 9) do |buffer|
+        buffer.bit_count.should == 72
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "returns 0 for an empty buffer" do
+      IO::Buffer.new(0).bit_count.should == 0
+    end
+
+    it "accepts an offset to start counting from (length defaults to remaining bytes)" do
+      IO::Buffer.for(+"\xFF\x00\x0F") do |buffer|
+        buffer.bit_count(0).should == 12  # offset=0 => entire buffer
+        buffer.bit_count(1).should == 4   # offset=1 => 0x00 + 0x0F
+        buffer.bit_count(2).should == 4   # offset=2 => 0x0F only
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "accepts an offset and length to restrict the counted region" do
+      IO::Buffer.for(+"\xFF\x00\x0F") do |buffer|
+        buffer.bit_count(0, 1).should == 8  # just 0xFF
+        buffer.bit_count(1, 1).should == 0  # just 0x00
+        buffer.bit_count(2, 1).should == 4  # just 0x0F
+        buffer.bit_count(1, 2).should == 4  # 0x00 + 0x0F
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "handles 8-byte aligned buffers efficiently" do
+      IO::Buffer.for(+"\xAA" * 8) do |buffer|
+        # 0xAA = 10101010 => 4 bits per byte => 32 total
+        buffer.bit_count.should == 32
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "raises ArgumentError when offset + length exceeds buffer size" do
+      IO::Buffer.for(+"\xFF") do |buffer|
+        -> { buffer.bit_count(0, 2) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+        -> { buffer.bit_count(1, 1) }.should.raise(ArgumentError)
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "returns an Integer" do
+      IO::Buffer.for(+"\xFF") do |buffer|
+        buffer.bit_count.should.is_a?(Integer)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/empty_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/empty_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4cceb4dc0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/empty_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'shared/null_and_empty'
+
+describe "IO::Buffer#empty?" do
+  after :each do
+    @buffer&.free
+    @buffer = nil
+  end
+
+  it_behaves_like :io_buffer_null_and_empty, :empty?
+
+  it "is true for a 0-length String-backed buffer created with .for" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.for("")
+    @buffer.empty?.should == true
+  end
+
+  it "is true for a 0-length String-backed buffer created with .string" do
+    IO::Buffer.string(0) do |buffer|
+      buffer.empty?.should == true
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "is true for a 0-length slice of a buffer with size > 0" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(4)
+    @buffer.slice(3, 0).empty?.should == true
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/external_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/external_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..18b2ee0d06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/external_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "IO::Buffer#external?" do
+  after :each do
+    @buffer&.free
+    @buffer = nil
+  end
+
+  it "is true for a buffer with externally-managed memory" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.for("string")
+    @buffer.external?.should == true
+  end
+
+  it "is false for a buffer with self-managed memory" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(12, IO::Buffer::MAPPED)
+    @buffer.external?.should == false
+  end
+
+  it "is false for a null buffer" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(0)
+    @buffer.external?.should == false
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/for_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/for_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4c614f74b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/for_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "IO::Buffer.for" do
+  before :each do
+    @string = +"för striñg"
+  end
+
+  after :each do
+    @buffer&.free
+    @buffer = nil
+  end
+
+  context "without a block" do
+    it "copies string's contents, creating a separate read-only buffer" do
+      @buffer = IO::Buffer.for(@string)
+
+      @buffer.size.should == @string.bytesize
+      @buffer.get_string.should == @string.b
+
+      @string[0] = "d"
+      @buffer.get_string(0, 1).should == "f".b
+
+      -> { @buffer.set_string("d") }.should.raise(IO::Buffer::AccessError, "Buffer is not writable!")
+    end
+
+    it "creates an external, read-only buffer" do
+      @buffer = IO::Buffer.for(@string)
+
+      @buffer.should_not.internal?
+      @buffer.should_not.mapped?
+      @buffer.should.external?
+
+      @buffer.should_not.empty?
+      @buffer.should_not.null?
+
+      @buffer.should_not.shared?
+      @buffer.should_not.private?
+      @buffer.should.readonly?
+
+      @buffer.should_not.locked?
+      @buffer.should.valid?
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "with a block" do
+    it "returns the last value in the block" do
+      value =
+        IO::Buffer.for(@string) do |buffer|
+          buffer.size * 3
+        end
+      value.should == @string.bytesize * 3
+    end
+
+    it "frees the buffer at the end of the block" do
+      IO::Buffer.for(@string) do |buffer|
+        @buffer = buffer
+        @buffer.should_not.null?
+      end
+      @buffer.should.null?
+    end
+
+    context "if string is not frozen" do
+      it "creates a modifiable string-backed buffer" do
+        IO::Buffer.for(@string) do |buffer|
+          buffer.size.should == @string.bytesize
+          buffer.get_string.should == @string.b
+
+          buffer.should_not.readonly?
+          buffer.should_not.locked?
+
+          buffer.set_string("ghost shell")
+          @string.should == "ghost shellg"
+        end
+      end
+
+      it "locks the original string to prevent modification" do
+        IO::Buffer.for(@string) do |_buffer|
+          -> { @string[0] = "t" }.should.raise(RuntimeError, "can't modify string; temporarily locked")
+        end
+        @string[1] = "u"
+        @string.should == "fur striñg"
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "if string is frozen" do
+      it "creates a read-only string-backed buffer" do
+        IO::Buffer.for(@string.freeze) do |buffer|
+          buffer.should.readonly?
+
+          -> { buffer.set_string("ghost shell") }.should.raise(IO::Buffer::AccessError, "Buffer is not writable!")
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/free_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/free_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..20fb7b901f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/free_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "IO::Buffer#free" do
+  context "with a buffer created with .new" do
+    it "frees internal memory and nullifies the buffer" do
+      buffer = IO::Buffer.new(4)
+      buffer.free
+      buffer.null?.should == true
+    end
+
+    it "frees mapped memory and nullifies the buffer" do
+      buffer = IO::Buffer.new(4, IO::Buffer::MAPPED)
+      buffer.free
+      buffer.null?.should == true
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "with a file-backed buffer created with .map" do
+    it "frees mapped memory and nullifies the buffer" do
+      File.open(__FILE__, "r") do |file|
+        buffer = IO::Buffer.map(file, nil, 0, IO::Buffer::READONLY)
+        buffer.free
+        buffer.null?.should == true
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "with a String-backed buffer created with .for" do
+    context "without a block" do
+      it "disassociates the buffer from the string and nullifies the buffer" do
+        string = +"test"
+        buffer = IO::Buffer.for(string)
+        # Read-only buffer, can't modify the string.
+        buffer.free
+        buffer.null?.should == true
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "with a block" do
+      it "disassociates the buffer from the string and nullifies the buffer" do
+        string = +"test"
+        IO::Buffer.for(string) do |buffer|
+          buffer.set_string("meat")
+          buffer.free
+          buffer.null?.should == true
+        end
+        string.should == "meat"
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "with a String-backed buffer created with .string" do
+    it "disassociates the buffer from the string and nullifies the buffer" do
+      string =
+        IO::Buffer.string(4) do |buffer|
+          buffer.set_string("meat")
+          buffer.free
+          buffer.null?.should == true
+        end
+      string.should == "meat"
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "can be called repeatedly without an error" do
+    buffer = IO::Buffer.new(4)
+    buffer.free
+    buffer.null?.should == true
+    buffer.free
+    buffer.null?.should == true
+  end
+
+  it "is disallowed while locked, raising IO::Buffer::LockedError" do
+    buffer = IO::Buffer.new(4)
+    buffer.locked do
+      -> { buffer.free }.should.raise(IO::Buffer::LockedError, "Buffer is locked!")
+    end
+    buffer.free
+    buffer.null?.should == true
+  end
+
+  context "with a slice of a buffer" do
+    it "nullifies the slice, not touching the buffer" do
+      buffer = IO::Buffer.new(4)
+      slice = buffer.slice(0, 2)
+
+      slice.free
+      slice.null?.should == true
+      buffer.null?.should == false
+
+      buffer.free
+    end
+
+    it "nullifies buffer, invalidating the slice" do
+      buffer = IO::Buffer.new(4)
+      slice = buffer.slice(0, 2)
+
+      buffer.free
+      slice.null?.should == false
+      slice.valid?.should == false
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/initialize_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/initialize_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dba6fddc79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/initialize_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "IO::Buffer#initialize" do
+  after :each do
+    @buffer&.free
+    @buffer = nil
+  end
+
+  it "creates a new zero-filled buffer with default size" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new
+    @buffer.size.should == IO::Buffer::DEFAULT_SIZE
+    @buffer.each(:U8).should.all? { |_offset, value| value.eql?(0) }
+  end
+
+  it "creates a buffer with default state" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new
+
+    @buffer.should_not.external?
+
+    @buffer.should_not.shared?
+    @buffer.should_not.private?
+    @buffer.should_not.readonly?
+
+    @buffer.should_not.empty?
+    @buffer.should_not.null?
+
+    @buffer.should_not.locked?
+    @buffer.should.valid?
+  end
+
+  context "with size argument" do
+    it "creates a new internal buffer if size is less than IO::Buffer::PAGE_SIZE" do
+      size = IO::Buffer::PAGE_SIZE - 1
+      @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(size)
+      @buffer.size.should == size
+      @buffer.should_not.empty?
+
+      @buffer.should.internal?
+      @buffer.should_not.mapped?
+    end
+
+    it "creates a new mapped buffer if size is greater than or equal to IO::Buffer::PAGE_SIZE" do
+      size = IO::Buffer::PAGE_SIZE
+      @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(size)
+      @buffer.size.should == size
+      @buffer.should_not.empty?
+
+      @buffer.should_not.internal?
+      @buffer.should.mapped?
+    end
+
+    it "creates a null buffer if size is 0" do
+      @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(0)
+      @buffer.should.null?
+      @buffer.should.empty?
+    end
+
+    it "raises TypeError if size is not an Integer" do
+      -> { IO::Buffer.new(nil) }.should.raise(TypeError, "not an Integer")
+      -> { IO::Buffer.new(10.0) }.should.raise(TypeError, "not an Integer")
+    end
+
+    it "raises ArgumentError if size is negative" do
+      -> { IO::Buffer.new(-1) }.should.raise(ArgumentError, "Size can't be negative!")
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "with size and flags arguments" do
+    it "forces mapped buffer with IO::Buffer::MAPPED flag" do
+      @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(IO::Buffer::PAGE_SIZE - 1, IO::Buffer::MAPPED)
+      @buffer.should.mapped?
+      @buffer.should_not.internal?
+      @buffer.should_not.empty?
+    end
+
+    it "forces internal buffer with IO::Buffer::INTERNAL flag" do
+      @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(IO::Buffer::PAGE_SIZE, IO::Buffer::INTERNAL)
+      @buffer.should.internal?
+      @buffer.should_not.mapped?
+      @buffer.should_not.empty?
+    end
+
+    it "allows extra flags" do
+      @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(10, IO::Buffer::INTERNAL | IO::Buffer::SHARED | IO::Buffer::READONLY)
+      @buffer.should.internal?
+      @buffer.should.shared?
+      @buffer.should.readonly?
+    end
+
+    it "ignores flags if size is 0" do
+      @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(0, 0xffff)
+      @buffer.should.null?
+      @buffer.should.empty?
+
+      @buffer.should_not.internal?
+      @buffer.should_not.mapped?
+      @buffer.should_not.external?
+
+      @buffer.should_not.shared?
+      @buffer.should_not.readonly?
+
+      @buffer.should_not.locked?
+      @buffer.should.valid?
+    end
+
+    it "raises IO::Buffer::AllocationError if neither IO::Buffer::MAPPED nor IO::Buffer::INTERNAL is given" do
+      -> { IO::Buffer.new(10, IO::Buffer::READONLY) }.should.raise(IO::Buffer::AllocationError, "Could not allocate buffer!")
+      -> { IO::Buffer.new(10, 0) }.should.raise(IO::Buffer::AllocationError, "Could not allocate buffer!")
+    end
+
+    it "raises ArgumentError if flags is negative" do
+      -> { IO::Buffer.new(10, -1) }.should.raise(ArgumentError, "Flags can't be negative!")
+    end
+
+    it "raises TypeError with non-Integer flags" do
+      -> { IO::Buffer.new(10, 0.0) }.should.raise(TypeError, "not an Integer")
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/internal_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/internal_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..73e19eb85e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/internal_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "IO::Buffer#internal?" do
+  after :each do
+    @buffer&.free
+    @buffer = nil
+  end
+
+  it "is true for an internally-allocated buffer" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(12)
+    @buffer.internal?.should == true
+  end
+
+  it "is false for an externally-allocated buffer" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(12, IO::Buffer::MAPPED)
+    @buffer.internal?.should == false
+  end
+
+  it "is false for a null buffer" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(0)
+    @buffer.internal?.should == false
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/locked_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/locked_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..249026aa8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/locked_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "IO::Buffer#locked" do
+  after :each do
+    @buffer&.free
+    @buffer = nil
+  end
+
+  context "when buffer is locked" do
+    it "allows reading and writing operations on the buffer" do
+      @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(4)
+      @buffer.set_string("test")
+      @buffer.locked do
+        @buffer.get_string.should == "test"
+        @buffer.set_string("meat")
+      end
+      @buffer.get_string.should == "meat"
+    end
+
+    it "disallows operations changing buffer itself, raising IO::Buffer::LockedError" do
+      @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(4)
+      @buffer.locked do
+        # Just an example, each method is responsible for checking the lock state.
+        -> { @buffer.resize(8) }.should.raise(IO::Buffer::LockedError)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "disallows reentrant locking, raising IO::Buffer::LockedError" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(4)
+    @buffer.locked do
+      -> { @buffer.locked {} }.should.raise(IO::Buffer::LockedError, "Buffer already locked!")
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "does not propagate to buffer's slices" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(4)
+    slice = @buffer.slice(0, 2)
+    @buffer.locked do
+      @buffer.locked?.should == true
+      slice.locked?.should == false
+      slice.locked { slice.locked?.should == true }
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "does not propagate backwards from buffer's slices" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(4)
+    slice = @buffer.slice(0, 2)
+    slice.locked do
+      slice.locked?.should == true
+      @buffer.locked?.should == false
+      @buffer.locked { @buffer.locked?.should == true }
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+describe "IO::Buffer#locked?" do
+  after :each do
+    @buffer&.free
+    @buffer = nil
+  end
+
+  it "is false by default" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(4)
+    @buffer.locked?.should == false
+  end
+
+  it "is true only inside of #locked block" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(4)
+    @buffer.locked do
+      @buffer.locked?.should == true
+    end
+    @buffer.locked?.should == false
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/map_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/map_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4b28539ad8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/map_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,343 @@
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "IO::Buffer.map" do
+  before :all do
+    @tmp_files = []
+
+    @big_file_name = nil
+    @small_file_name = nil
+  end
+
+  after :all do
+    @tmp_files.each {|file| File.delete(file)}
+  end
+
+  def open_fixture
+    unless @small_file_name
+      @small_file_name = tmp("read_text.txt")
+      File.copy_stream(fixture(__dir__, "read_text.txt"), @small_file_name)
+      @tmp_files << @small_file_name
+    end
+    File.open(@small_file_name, "rb+")
+  end
+
+  def open_big_file_fixture
+    unless @big_file_name
+      @big_file_name = tmp("big_file")
+      # Usually 4 kibibytes + 16 bytes
+      File.write(@big_file_name, "12345678" * (IO::Buffer::PAGE_SIZE / 8 + 2))
+      @tmp_files << @big_file_name
+    end
+    File.open(@big_file_name, "rb+")
+  end
+
+  after :each do
+    @buffer&.free
+    @buffer = nil
+    @file&.close
+    @file = nil
+  end
+
+  it "creates a new buffer mapped from a file" do
+    @file = open_fixture
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.map(@file)
+
+    @buffer.size.should == 9
+    @buffer.get_string.should == "abcâdef\n".b
+  end
+
+  it "allows to close the file after creating buffer, retaining mapping" do
+    file = open_fixture
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.map(file)
+    file.close
+
+    @buffer.get_string.should == "abcâdef\n".b
+  end
+
+  it "creates a mapped, external, shared buffer" do
+    @file = open_fixture
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.map(@file)
+
+    @buffer.should_not.internal?
+    @buffer.should.mapped?
+    @buffer.should.external?
+
+    @buffer.should_not.empty?
+    @buffer.should_not.null?
+
+    @buffer.should.shared?
+    @buffer.should_not.private?
+    @buffer.should_not.readonly?
+
+    @buffer.should_not.locked?
+    @buffer.should.valid?
+  end
+
+  guard -> { Process.respond_to?(:fork) } do
+    it "is shareable across processes" do
+      file_name = tmp("shared_buffer")
+      @file = File.open(file_name, "w+")
+      @file << "I'm private"
+      @file.rewind
+      @buffer = IO::Buffer.map(@file)
+
+      IO.popen("-") do |child_pipe|
+        if child_pipe
+          # Synchronize on child's output.
+          child_pipe.readlines.first.chomp.should == @buffer.to_s
+          @buffer.get_string.should == "I'm shared!"
+
+          @file.read.should == "I'm shared!"
+        else
+          @buffer.set_string("I'm shared!")
+          puts @buffer
+        end
+      ensure
+        child_pipe&.close
+      end
+    ensure
+      File.unlink(file_name)
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "with an empty file" do
+    ruby_version_is "4.0" do
+      it "raises ArgumentError" do
+        file_name = tmp("empty.txt")
+        @file = File.open(file_name, "wb+")
+        @tmp_files << file_name
+        -> { IO::Buffer.map(@file) }.should.raise(ArgumentError, "Invalid negative or zero file size!")
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "with a file opened only for reading" do
+    it "raises a SystemCallError unless read-only" do
+      @file = File.open(fixture(__dir__, "read_text.txt"), "rb")
+      -> { IO::Buffer.map(@file) }.should.raise(SystemCallError)
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "with size argument" do
+    it "limits the buffer to the specified size in bytes, starting from the start of the file" do
+      @file = open_fixture
+      @buffer = IO::Buffer.map(@file, 4)
+
+      @buffer.size.should == 4
+      @buffer.get_string.should == "abc\xC3".b
+    end
+
+    it "maps the whole file if size is nil" do
+      @file = open_fixture
+      @buffer = IO::Buffer.map(@file, nil)
+
+      @buffer.size.should == 9
+    end
+
+    context "if size is 0" do
+      ruby_version_is "4.0" do
+        it "raises ArgumentError" do
+          @file = open_fixture
+          -> { IO::Buffer.map(@file, 0) }.should.raise(ArgumentError, "Size can't be zero!")
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "raises TypeError if size is not an Integer or nil" do
+      @file = open_fixture
+      -> { IO::Buffer.map(@file, "10") }.should.raise(TypeError, "not an Integer")
+      -> { IO::Buffer.map(@file, 10.0) }.should.raise(TypeError, "not an Integer")
+    end
+
+    it "raises ArgumentError if size is negative" do
+      @file = open_fixture
+      -> { IO::Buffer.map(@file, -1) }.should.raise(ArgumentError, "Size can't be negative!")
+    end
+
+    ruby_version_is ""..."4.0" do
+      # May or may not cause a crash on access.
+      it "is undefined behavior if size is larger than file size"
+    end
+
+    ruby_version_is "4.0" do
+      it "raises ArgumentError if size is larger than file size" do
+        @file = open_fixture
+        -> { IO::Buffer.map(@file, 8192) }.should.raise(ArgumentError, "Size can't be larger than file size!")
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "with size and offset arguments" do
+    # Neither Windows nor macOS have clear, stable behavior with non-zero offset.
+    # https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/21700
+    platform_is :linux do
+      context "if offset is an allowed value for system call" do
+        it "maps the span specified by size starting from the offset" do
+          @file = open_big_file_fixture
+          @buffer = IO::Buffer.map(@file, 14, IO::Buffer::PAGE_SIZE)
+
+          @buffer.size.should == 14
+          @buffer.get_string(0, 14).should == "12345678123456"
+        end
+
+        context "if size is nil" do
+          ruby_version_is ""..."4.0" do
+            it "maps the rest of the file" do
+              @file = open_big_file_fixture
+              @buffer = IO::Buffer.map(@file, nil, IO::Buffer::PAGE_SIZE)
+
+              @buffer.get_string(0, 1).should == "1"
+            end
+
+            it "incorrectly sets buffer's size to file's full size" do
+              @file = open_big_file_fixture
+              @buffer = IO::Buffer.map(@file, nil, IO::Buffer::PAGE_SIZE)
+
+              @buffer.size.should == @file.size
+            end
+          end
+
+          ruby_version_is "4.0" do
+            it "maps the rest of the file" do
+              @file = open_big_file_fixture
+              @buffer = IO::Buffer.map(@file, nil, IO::Buffer::PAGE_SIZE)
+
+              @buffer.get_string(0, 1).should == "1"
+            end
+
+            it "sets buffer's size to file's remaining size" do
+              @file = open_big_file_fixture
+              @buffer = IO::Buffer.map(@file, nil, IO::Buffer::PAGE_SIZE)
+
+              @buffer.size.should == (@file.size - IO::Buffer::PAGE_SIZE)
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "maps the file from the start if offset is 0" do
+      @file = open_fixture
+      @buffer = IO::Buffer.map(@file, 4, 0)
+
+      @buffer.size.should == 4
+      @buffer.get_string.should == "abc\xC3".b
+    end
+
+    ruby_version_is ""..."4.0" do
+      # May or may not cause a crash on access.
+      it "is undefined behavior if offset+size is larger than file size"
+    end
+
+    ruby_version_is "4.0" do
+      it "raises ArgumentError if offset+size is larger than file size" do
+        @file = open_big_file_fixture
+        -> { IO::Buffer.map(@file, 17, IO::Buffer::PAGE_SIZE) }.should.raise(ArgumentError, "Offset too large!")
+      ensure
+        # Windows requires the file to be closed before deletion.
+        @file.close unless @file.closed?
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "raises TypeError if offset is not convertible to Integer" do
+      @file = open_fixture
+      -> { IO::Buffer.map(@file, 4, "4096") }.should.raise(TypeError, /no implicit conversion/)
+      -> { IO::Buffer.map(@file, 4, nil) }.should.raise(TypeError, /no implicit conversion/)
+    end
+
+    ruby_version_is "4.0" do
+      it "raises ArgumentError if offset is negative" do
+        @file = open_fixture
+        -> { IO::Buffer.map(@file, 4, -1) }.should.raise(ArgumentError, "Offset can't be negative!")
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "with flags argument" do
+    context "when READONLY flag is specified" do
+      it "sets readonly flag on the buffer, allowing only reads" do
+        @file = open_fixture
+        @buffer = IO::Buffer.map(@file, nil, 0, IO::Buffer::READONLY)
+
+        @buffer.should.readonly?
+
+        @buffer.get_string.should == "abc\xC3\xA2def\n".b
+      end
+
+      it "allows mapping read-only files" do
+        @file = File.open(fixture(__dir__, "read_text.txt"), "rb")
+        @buffer = IO::Buffer.map(@file, nil, 0, IO::Buffer::READONLY)
+
+        @buffer.should.readonly?
+
+        @buffer.get_string.should == "abc\xC3\xA2def\n".b
+      end
+
+      it "causes IO::Buffer::AccessError on write" do
+        @file = open_fixture
+        @buffer = IO::Buffer.map(@file, nil, 0, IO::Buffer::READONLY)
+
+        -> { @buffer.set_string("test") }.should.raise(IO::Buffer::AccessError, "Buffer is not writable!")
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when PRIVATE is specified" do
+      it "sets private flag on the buffer, making it freely modifiable" do
+        @file = open_fixture
+        @buffer = IO::Buffer.map(@file, nil, 0, IO::Buffer::PRIVATE)
+
+        @buffer.should.private?
+        @buffer.should_not.shared?
+        @buffer.should_not.external?
+
+        @buffer.get_string.should == "abc\xC3\xA2def\n".b
+        @buffer.set_string("test12345")
+        @buffer.get_string.should == "test12345".b
+
+        @file.read.should == "abcâdef\n".b
+      end
+
+      it "allows mapping read-only files and modifying the buffer" do
+        @file = File.open(fixture(__dir__, "read_text.txt"), "rb")
+        @buffer = IO::Buffer.map(@file, nil, 0, IO::Buffer::PRIVATE)
+
+        @buffer.should.private?
+        @buffer.should_not.shared?
+        @buffer.should_not.external?
+
+        @buffer.get_string.should == "abc\xC3\xA2def\n".b
+        @buffer.set_string("test12345")
+        @buffer.get_string.should == "test12345".b
+
+        @file.read.should == "abcâdef\n".b
+      end
+
+      guard -> { Process.respond_to?(:fork) } do
+        it "is not shared across processes" do
+          file_name = tmp("shared_buffer")
+          @file = File.open(file_name, "w+")
+          @file << "I'm private"
+          @file.rewind
+          @buffer = IO::Buffer.map(@file, nil, 0, IO::Buffer::PRIVATE)
+
+          IO.popen("-") do |child_pipe|
+            if child_pipe
+              # Synchronize on child's output.
+              child_pipe.readlines.first.chomp.should == @buffer.to_s
+              @buffer.get_string.should == "I'm private"
+
+              @file.read.should == "I'm private"
+            else
+              @buffer.set_string("I'm shared!")
+              puts @buffer
+            end
+          ensure
+            child_pipe&.close
+          end
+        ensure
+          File.unlink(file_name)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/mapped_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/mapped_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0decb97704
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/mapped_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "IO::Buffer#mapped?" do
+  after :each do
+    @buffer&.free
+    @buffer = nil
+  end
+
+  it "is true for a buffer with mapped memory" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(12, IO::Buffer::MAPPED)
+    @buffer.mapped?.should == true
+  end
+
+  it "is false for a buffer with non-mapped memory" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.for("string")
+    @buffer.mapped?.should == false
+  end
+
+  it "is false for a null buffer" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(0)
+    @buffer.mapped?.should == false
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/not_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/not_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4737a30bde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/not_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+
+describe :io_buffer_not, shared: true do
+  it "inverts every bit of the buffer" do
+    IO::Buffer.for(+"12345") do |buffer|
+      result = buffer.send(@method)
+      result.get_string.should == "\xCE\xCD\xCC\xCB\xCA".b
+      result.free
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+describe "IO::Buffer#~" do
+  it_behaves_like :io_buffer_not, :~
+
+  it "creates a new internal buffer of the same size" do
+    IO::Buffer.for(+"12345") do |buffer|
+      result = ~buffer
+      result.should_not.equal? buffer
+      result.should.internal?
+      result.size.should == buffer.size
+      result.free
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+describe "IO::Buffer#not!" do
+  it_behaves_like :io_buffer_not, :not!
+
+  it "modifies the buffer in place" do
+    IO::Buffer.for(+"12345") do |buffer|
+      result = buffer.not!
+      result.should.equal? buffer
+      result.should.external?
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/null_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/null_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..380a98bde1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/null_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'shared/null_and_empty'
+
+describe "IO::Buffer#null?" do
+  after :each do
+    @buffer&.free
+    @buffer = nil
+  end
+
+  it_behaves_like :io_buffer_null_and_empty, :null?
+
+  it "is false for a 0-length String-backed buffer created with .for" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.for("")
+    @buffer.null?.should == false
+  end
+
+  it "is false for a 0-length String-backed buffer created with .string" do
+    IO::Buffer.string(0) do |buffer|
+      buffer.null?.should == false
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "is false for a 0-length slice of a buffer with size > 0" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(4)
+    @buffer.slice(3, 0).null?.should == false
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/or_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/or_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e627c216c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/or_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+
+describe :io_buffer_or, shared: true do
+  it "applies the argument buffer as an OR bit mask across the whole buffer" do
+    IO::Buffer.for(+"12345") do |buffer|
+      IO::Buffer.for(+"\xF8\x8F") do |mask|
+        result = buffer.send(@method, mask)
+        result.get_string.should == "\xF9\xBF\xFB\xBF\xFD".b
+        result.free
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "ignores extra parts of mask if it is longer than source buffer" do
+    IO::Buffer.for(+"12345") do |buffer|
+      IO::Buffer.for(+"\xF8\x8F\x00\x00\x00\xFF\xFF") do |mask|
+        result = buffer.send(@method, mask)
+        result.get_string.should == "\xF9\xBF345".b
+        result.free
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "raises TypeError if mask is not an IO::Buffer" do
+    IO::Buffer.for(+"12345") do |buffer|
+      -> { buffer.send(@method, "\xF8\x8F") }.should.raise(TypeError, "wrong argument type String (expected IO::Buffer)")
+      -> { buffer.send(@method, 0xF8) }.should.raise(TypeError, "wrong argument type Integer (expected IO::Buffer)")
+      -> { buffer.send(@method, nil) }.should.raise(TypeError, "wrong argument type nil (expected IO::Buffer)")
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+describe "IO::Buffer#|" do
+  it_behaves_like :io_buffer_or, :|
+
+  it "creates a new internal buffer of the same size" do
+    IO::Buffer.for(+"12345") do |buffer|
+      IO::Buffer.for(+"\xF8\x8F") do |mask|
+        result = buffer | mask
+        result.should_not.equal? buffer
+        result.should.internal?
+        result.size.should == buffer.size
+        result.free
+        buffer.get_string.should == "12345".b
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+describe "IO::Buffer#or!" do
+  it_behaves_like :io_buffer_or, :or!
+
+  it "modifies the buffer in place" do
+    IO::Buffer.for(+"12345") do |buffer|
+      IO::Buffer.for(+"\xF8\x8F") do |mask|
+        result = buffer.or!(mask)
+        result.should.equal? buffer
+        result.should.external?
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/private_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/private_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e6afee34c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/private_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "IO::Buffer#private?" do
+  after :each do
+    @buffer&.free
+    @buffer = nil
+  end
+
+  it "is true for a buffer created with PRIVATE flag" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(12, IO::Buffer::INTERNAL | IO::Buffer::PRIVATE)
+    @buffer.private?.should == true
+  end
+
+  it "is false for a buffer created without PRIVATE flag" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(12, IO::Buffer::INTERNAL)
+    @buffer.private?.should == false
+  end
+
+  it "is false for a null buffer" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(0)
+    @buffer.private?.should == false
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/readonly_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/readonly_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4eefc9f29f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/readonly_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "IO::Buffer#readonly?" do
+  after :each do
+    @buffer&.free
+    @buffer = nil
+  end
+
+  it "is true for a buffer created with READONLY flag" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(12, IO::Buffer::INTERNAL | IO::Buffer::READONLY)
+    @buffer.readonly?.should == true
+  end
+
+  it "is true for a buffer that is non-writable" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.for("string")
+    @buffer.readonly?.should == true
+  end
+
+  it "is false for a modifiable buffer" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(12)
+    @buffer.readonly?.should == false
+  end
+
+  it "is false for a null buffer" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(0)
+    @buffer.readonly?.should == false
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/resize_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/resize_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e684475f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/resize_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "IO::Buffer#resize" do
+  after :each do
+    @buffer&.free
+    @buffer = nil
+  end
+
+  context "with a buffer created with .new" do
+    it "resizes internal buffer, preserving type" do
+      @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(4)
+      @buffer.resize(IO::Buffer::PAGE_SIZE)
+      @buffer.size.should == IO::Buffer::PAGE_SIZE
+      @buffer.internal?.should == true
+      @buffer.mapped?.should == false
+    end
+
+    platform_is :linux do
+      it "resizes mapped buffer, preserving type" do
+        @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(IO::Buffer::PAGE_SIZE, IO::Buffer::MAPPED)
+        @buffer.resize(4)
+        @buffer.size.should == 4
+        @buffer.internal?.should == false
+        @buffer.mapped?.should == true
+      end
+    end
+
+    platform_is_not :linux do
+      it "resizes mapped buffer, changing type to internal" do
+        @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(IO::Buffer::PAGE_SIZE, IO::Buffer::MAPPED)
+        @buffer.resize(4)
+        @buffer.size.should == 4
+        @buffer.internal?.should == true
+        @buffer.mapped?.should == false
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "with a file-backed buffer created with .map" do
+    it "disallows resizing shared buffer, raising IO::Buffer::AccessError" do
+      File.open(__FILE__, "r+") do |file|
+        @buffer = IO::Buffer.map(file)
+        -> { @buffer.resize(10) }.should.raise(IO::Buffer::AccessError, "Cannot resize external buffer!")
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "resizes private buffer, discarding excess contents" do
+      File.open(__FILE__, "r") do |file|
+        @buffer = IO::Buffer.map(file, nil, 0, IO::Buffer::PRIVATE)
+        @buffer.resize(10)
+        @buffer.size.should == 10
+        @buffer.get_string.should == "require_re"
+        @buffer.resize(12)
+        @buffer.size.should == 12
+        @buffer.get_string.should == "require_re\0\0"
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "with a String-backed buffer created with .for" do
+    context "without a block" do
+      it "disallows resizing, raising IO::Buffer::AccessError" do
+        @buffer = IO::Buffer.for(+"test")
+        -> { @buffer.resize(10) }.should.raise(IO::Buffer::AccessError, "Cannot resize external buffer!")
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "with a block" do
+      it "disallows resizing, raising IO::Buffer::AccessError" do
+        IO::Buffer.for(+'test') do |buffer|
+          -> { buffer.resize(10) }.should.raise(IO::Buffer::AccessError, "Cannot resize external buffer!")
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "with a String-backed buffer created with .string" do
+    it "disallows resizing, raising IO::Buffer::AccessError" do
+      IO::Buffer.string(4) do |buffer|
+        -> { buffer.resize(10) }.should.raise(IO::Buffer::AccessError, "Cannot resize external buffer!")
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "with a null buffer" do
+    it "allows resizing a 0-sized buffer, creating a regular buffer according to new size" do
+      @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(0)
+      @buffer.resize(IO::Buffer::PAGE_SIZE)
+      @buffer.size.should == IO::Buffer::PAGE_SIZE
+      @buffer.internal?.should == false
+      @buffer.mapped?.should == true
+    end
+
+    it "allows resizing after a free, creating a regular buffer according to new size" do
+      @buffer = IO::Buffer.for("test")
+      @buffer.free
+      @buffer.resize(10)
+      @buffer.size.should == 10
+      @buffer.internal?.should == true
+      @buffer.mapped?.should == false
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "allows resizing to 0, freeing memory" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(4)
+    @buffer.resize(0)
+    @buffer.null?.should == true
+  end
+
+  it "can be called repeatedly" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(4)
+    @buffer.resize(10)
+    @buffer.resize(27)
+    @buffer.resize(1)
+    @buffer.size.should == 1
+  end
+
+  it "always clears extra memory" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(4)
+    @buffer.set_string("test")
+    # This should not cause a re-allocation, just a technical resizing,
+    # even with very aggressive memory allocation.
+    @buffer.resize(2)
+    @buffer.resize(4)
+    @buffer.get_string.should == "te\0\0"
+  end
+
+  it "is disallowed while locked, raising IO::Buffer::LockedError" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(4)
+    @buffer.locked do
+      -> { @buffer.resize(10) }.should.raise(IO::Buffer::LockedError, "Cannot resize locked buffer!")
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "raises ArgumentError if size is negative" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(4)
+    -> { @buffer.resize(-1) }.should.raise(ArgumentError, "Size can't be negative!")
+  end
+
+  it "raises TypeError if size is not an Integer" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(4)
+    -> { @buffer.resize(nil) }.should.raise(TypeError, "not an Integer")
+    -> { @buffer.resize(10.0) }.should.raise(TypeError, "not an Integer")
+  end
+
+  context "with a slice of a buffer" do
+    # Current behavior of slice resizing seems unintended (it's undocumented, too).
+    # It either creates a completely new buffer, or breaks the slice on size 0.
+    it "needs to be reviewed for spec completeness"
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/shared/null_and_empty.rb b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/shared/null_and_empty.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f8abc5f0fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/shared/null_and_empty.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+describe :io_buffer_null_and_empty, shared: true do
+  it "is false for a buffer with size > 0" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(1)
+    @buffer.send(@method).should == false
+  end
+
+  it "is false for a slice with length > 0" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(4)
+    @buffer.slice(1, 2).send(@method).should == false
+  end
+
+  it "is false for a file-mapped buffer" do
+    File.open(__FILE__, "rb") do |file|
+      @buffer = IO::Buffer.map(file, nil, 0, IO::Buffer::READONLY)
+      @buffer.send(@method).should == false
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "is false for a non-empty String-backed buffer created with .for" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.for("test")
+    @buffer.send(@method).should == false
+  end
+
+  it "is false for a non-empty String-backed buffer created with .string" do
+    IO::Buffer.string(4) do |buffer|
+      buffer.send(@method).should == false
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "is true for a 0-sized buffer" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(0)
+    @buffer.send(@method).should == true
+  end
+
+  it "is true for a slice of a 0-sized buffer" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(0)
+    @buffer.slice(0, 0).send(@method).should == true
+  end
+
+  it "is true for a freed buffer" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(1)
+    @buffer.free
+    @buffer.send(@method).should == true
+  end
+
+  it "is true for a buffer resized to 0" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(1)
+    @buffer.resize(0)
+    @buffer.send(@method).should == true
+  end
+
+  it "is true for a buffer whose memory was transferred" do
+    buffer = IO::Buffer.new(1)
+    @buffer = buffer.transfer
+    buffer.send(@method).should == true
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/shared_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/shared_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2cc93e6d08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/shared_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "IO::Buffer#shared?" do
+  after :each do
+    @buffer&.free
+    @buffer = nil
+  end
+
+  it "is true for a buffer created with SHARED flag" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(12, IO::Buffer::INTERNAL | IO::Buffer::SHARED)
+    @buffer.shared?.should == true
+  end
+
+  it "is true for a non-private buffer created with .map" do
+    path = fixture(__dir__, "read_text.txt")
+    file = File.open(path, "r+")
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.map(file)
+    @buffer.shared?.should == true
+  ensure
+    @buffer.free
+    file.close
+  end
+
+  it "is false for an unshared buffer" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(12)
+    @buffer.shared?.should == false
+  end
+
+  it "is false for a null buffer" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(0)
+    @buffer.shared?.should == false
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/string_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/string_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4c73ba5e1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/string_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "IO::Buffer.string" do
+  it "creates a modifiable buffer for the duration of the block" do
+    IO::Buffer.string(7) do |buffer|
+      @buffer = buffer
+
+      buffer.size.should == 7
+      buffer.get_string.should == "\0\0\0\0\0\0\0".b
+
+      buffer.set_string("test")
+      buffer.get_string.should == "test\0\0\0"
+    end
+    @buffer.should.null?
+  end
+
+  it "returns contents of the buffer as a binary string" do
+    string =
+      IO::Buffer.string(7) do |buffer|
+        buffer.set_string("ä test")
+      end
+    string.should == "\xC3\xA4 test".b
+  end
+
+  it "creates an external buffer" do
+    IO::Buffer.string(8) do |buffer|
+      buffer.should_not.internal?
+      buffer.should_not.mapped?
+      buffer.should.external?
+
+      buffer.should_not.empty?
+      buffer.should_not.null?
+
+      buffer.should_not.shared?
+      buffer.should_not.private?
+      buffer.should_not.readonly?
+
+      buffer.should_not.locked?
+      buffer.should.valid?
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "returns an empty string if size is 0" do
+    string =
+      IO::Buffer.string(0) do |buffer|
+        buffer.size.should == 0
+      end
+    string.should == ""
+  end
+
+  it "raises ArgumentError if size is negative" do
+    -> { IO::Buffer.string(-1) {} }.should.raise(ArgumentError, "negative string size (or size too big)")
+  end
+
+  it "raises RangeError if size is too large" do
+    -> { IO::Buffer.string(2 ** 232) {} }.should.raise(RangeError, /\Abignum too big to convert into [`']long'\z/)
+  end
+
+  it "raises LocalJumpError if no block is given" do
+    -> { IO::Buffer.string(7) }.should.raise(LocalJumpError, "no block given")
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/transfer_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/transfer_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3bc08998dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/transfer_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "IO::Buffer#transfer" do
+  after :each do
+    @buffer&.free
+    @buffer = nil
+  end
+
+  context "with a buffer created with .new" do
+    it "transfers internal memory to a new buffer, nullifying the original" do
+      buffer = IO::Buffer.new(4)
+      info = buffer.to_s
+      @buffer = buffer.transfer
+      @buffer.to_s.should == info
+      buffer.null?.should == true
+    end
+
+    it "transfers mapped memory to a new buffer, nullifying the original" do
+      buffer = IO::Buffer.new(4, IO::Buffer::MAPPED)
+      info = buffer.to_s
+      @buffer = buffer.transfer
+      @buffer.to_s.should == info
+      buffer.null?.should == true
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "with a file-backed buffer created with .map" do
+    it "transfers mapped memory to a new buffer, nullifying the original" do
+      File.open(__FILE__, "r") do |file|
+        buffer = IO::Buffer.map(file, nil, 0, IO::Buffer::READONLY)
+        info = buffer.to_s
+        @buffer = buffer.transfer
+        @buffer.to_s.should == info
+        buffer.null?.should == true
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "with a String-backed buffer created with .for" do
+    context "without a block" do
+      it "transfers memory to a new buffer, nullifying the original" do
+        buffer = IO::Buffer.for("test")
+        info = buffer.to_s
+        @buffer = buffer.transfer
+        @buffer.to_s.should == info
+        buffer.null?.should == true
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "with a block" do
+      it "transfers memory to a new buffer, breaking the transaction by nullifying the original" do
+        IO::Buffer.for(+"test") do |buffer|
+          info = buffer.to_s
+          @buffer = buffer.transfer
+          @buffer.to_s.should == info
+          buffer.null?.should == true
+        end
+        @buffer.null?.should == false
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "with a String-backed buffer created with .string" do
+    it "transfers memory to a new buffer, breaking the transaction by nullifying the original" do
+      IO::Buffer.string(4) do |buffer|
+        info = buffer.to_s
+        @buffer = buffer.transfer
+        @buffer.to_s.should == info
+        buffer.null?.should == true
+      end
+      @buffer.null?.should == false
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "allows multiple transfers" do
+    buffer_1 = IO::Buffer.new(4)
+    buffer_2 = buffer_1.transfer
+    @buffer = buffer_2.transfer
+    buffer_1.null?.should == true
+    buffer_2.null?.should == true
+    @buffer.null?.should == false
+  end
+
+  it "is disallowed while locked, raising IO::Buffer::LockedError" do
+    @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(4)
+    @buffer.locked do
+      -> { @buffer.transfer }.should.raise(IO::Buffer::LockedError, "Cannot transfer ownership of locked buffer!")
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "with a slice of a buffer" do
+    it "transfers source to a new slice, not touching the buffer" do
+      @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(4)
+      @buffer.set_string("test")
+      slice = @buffer.slice(0, 2)
+      slice.get_string.should == "te"
+
+      new_slice = slice.transfer
+      slice.null?.should == true
+      new_slice.null?.should == false
+      @buffer.null?.should == false
+
+      new_slice.set_string("ea")
+      @buffer.get_string.should == "east"
+    end
+
+    it "nullifies buffer, invalidating the slice" do
+      buffer = IO::Buffer.new(4)
+      slice = buffer.slice(0, 2)
+      @buffer = buffer.transfer
+
+      slice.null?.should == false
+      slice.valid?.should == false
+      -> { slice.get_string }.should.raise(IO::Buffer::InvalidatedError, "Buffer has been invalidated!")
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/valid_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/valid_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b84bdd0cfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/valid_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "IO::Buffer#valid?" do
+  after :each do
+    @buffer&.free
+    @buffer = nil
+  end
+
+  # Non-slices are always valid
+  context "with a non-slice buffer" do
+    it "is true for a regular buffer" do
+      @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(4)
+      @buffer.valid?.should == true
+    end
+
+    it "is true for a 0-size buffer" do
+      @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(0)
+      @buffer.valid?.should == true
+    end
+
+    it "is true for a freed buffer" do
+      @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(4)
+      @buffer.free
+      @buffer.valid?.should == true
+    end
+
+    it "is true for a freed file-backed buffer" do
+      File.open(__FILE__, "r") do |file|
+        @buffer = IO::Buffer.map(file, nil, 0, IO::Buffer::READONLY)
+        @buffer.valid?.should == true
+        @buffer.free
+        @buffer.valid?.should == true
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "is true for a freed string-backed buffer" do
+      @buffer = IO::Buffer.for("hello")
+      @buffer.valid?.should == true
+      @buffer.free
+      @buffer.valid?.should == true
+    end
+  end
+
+  # "A buffer becomes invalid if it is a slice of another buffer (or string)
+  # which has been freed or re-allocated at a different address."
+  context "with a slice" do
+    it "is true for a slice of a live buffer" do
+      @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(4)
+      slice = @buffer.slice(0, 2)
+      slice.valid?.should == true
+    end
+
+    context "when buffer is resized" do
+      it "is false when slice becomes outside the buffer" do
+        @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(4)
+        slice = @buffer.slice(2, 2)
+        @buffer.resize(3)
+        slice.valid?.should == false
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "is false for a slice of a transferred buffer" do
+      buffer = IO::Buffer.new(4)
+      slice = buffer.slice(0, 2)
+      @buffer = buffer.transfer
+      slice.valid?.should == false
+    end
+
+    it "is false for a slice of a freed buffer" do
+      @buffer = IO::Buffer.new(4)
+      slice = @buffer.slice(0, 2)
+      @buffer.free
+      slice.valid?.should == false
+    end
+
+    it "is false for a slice of a freed file-backed buffer" do
+      File.open(__FILE__, "r") do |file|
+        @buffer = IO::Buffer.map(file, nil, 0, IO::Buffer::READONLY)
+        slice = @buffer.slice(0, 2)
+        slice.valid?.should == true
+        @buffer.free
+        slice.valid?.should == false
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "is true for a slice of a freed string-backed buffer while string is alive" do
+      @buffer = IO::Buffer.for("alive")
+      slice = @buffer.slice(0, 2)
+      slice.valid?.should == true
+      @buffer.free
+      slice.valid?.should == true
+    end
+
+    # There probably should be a test with a garbage-collected string,
+    # but it's not clear how to force that.
+
+    it "needs to be reviewed for spec completeness"
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/xor_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/xor_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9287611f7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/io/buffer/xor_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+
+describe :io_buffer_xor, shared: true do
+  it "applies the argument buffer as an XOR bit mask across the whole buffer" do
+    IO::Buffer.for(+"12345") do |buffer|
+      IO::Buffer.for(+"\xF8\x8F") do |mask|
+        result = buffer.send(@method, mask)
+        result.get_string.should == "\xC9\xBD\xCB\xBB\xCD".b
+        result.free
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "ignores extra parts of mask if it is longer than source buffer" do
+    IO::Buffer.for(+"12345") do |buffer|
+      IO::Buffer.for(+"\xF8\x8F\x00\x00\x00\xFF\xFF") do |mask|
+        result = buffer.send(@method, mask)
+        result.get_string.should == "\xC9\xBD345".b
+        result.free
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "raises TypeError if mask is not an IO::Buffer" do
+    IO::Buffer.for(+"12345") do |buffer|
+      -> { buffer.send(@method, "\xF8\x8F") }.should.raise(TypeError, "wrong argument type String (expected IO::Buffer)")
+      -> { buffer.send(@method, 0xF8) }.should.raise(TypeError, "wrong argument type Integer (expected IO::Buffer)")
+      -> { buffer.send(@method, nil) }.should.raise(TypeError, "wrong argument type nil (expected IO::Buffer)")
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+describe "IO::Buffer#^" do
+  it_behaves_like :io_buffer_xor, :^
+
+  it "creates a new internal buffer of the same size" do
+    IO::Buffer.for(+"12345") do |buffer|
+      IO::Buffer.for(+"\xF8\x8F") do |mask|
+        result = buffer ^ mask
+        result.should_not.equal? buffer
+        result.should.internal?
+        result.size.should == buffer.size
+        result.free
+        buffer.get_string.should == "12345".b
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+describe "IO::Buffer#xor!" do
+  it_behaves_like :io_buffer_xor, :xor!
+
+  it "modifies the buffer in place" do
+    IO::Buffer.for(+"12345") do |buffer|
+      IO::Buffer.for(+"\xF8\x8F") do |mask|
+        result = buffer.xor!(mask)
+        result.should.equal? buffer
+        result.should.external?
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/io/bytes_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/io/bytes_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e328983f2..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/io/bytes_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-# -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
-require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
-
-ruby_version_is ''...'3.0' do
-  describe "IO#bytes" do
-    before :each do
-      @io = IOSpecs.io_fixture "lines.txt"
-      @verbose, $VERBOSE = $VERBOSE, nil
-    end
-
-    after :each do
-      $VERBOSE = @verbose
-      @io.close unless @io.closed?
-    end
-
-    it "returns an enumerator of the next bytes from the stream" do
-      enum = @io.bytes
-      enum.should be_an_instance_of(Enumerator)
-      @io.readline.should == "Voici la ligne une.\n"
-      enum.first(5).should == [81, 117, 105, 32, 195]
-    end
-
-    it "yields each byte" do
-      count = 0
-      ScratchPad.record []
-      @io.each_byte do |byte|
-        ScratchPad << byte
-        break if 4 < count += 1
-      end
-
-      ScratchPad.recorded.should == [86, 111, 105, 99, 105]
-    end
-
-    it "raises an IOError on closed stream" do
-      enum = IOSpecs.closed_io.bytes
-      -> { enum.first }.should raise_error(IOError)
-    end
-
-    it "raises an IOError on an enumerator for a stream that has been closed" do
-      enum = @io.bytes
-      enum.first.should == 86
-      @io.close
-      -> { enum.first }.should raise_error(IOError)
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/io/chars_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/io/chars_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 15db595aed..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/core/io/chars_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-# -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
-require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
-require_relative 'shared/chars'
-
-ruby_version_is ''...'3.0' do
-  describe "IO#chars" do
-    before :each do
-      @verbose, $VERBOSE = $VERBOSE, nil
-    end
-
-    after :each do
-      $VERBOSE = @verbose
-    end
-
-    it_behaves_like :io_chars, :chars
-  end
-
-  describe "IO#chars" do
-    before :each do
-      @verbose, $VERBOSE = $VERBOSE, nil
-    end
-
-    after :each do
-      $VERBOSE = @verbose
-    end
-
-    it_behaves_like :io_chars_empty, :chars
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/io/close_on_exec_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/io/close_on_exec_spec.rb
index 91bd3c8c40..28cdb967b9 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/io/close_on_exec_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/io/close_on_exec_spec.rb