diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/config.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/config.rb
index 7627d6e970..74b4f436e2 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/config.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/config.rb
@@ -7,23 +7,23 @@ module Homebrew
   end
 
   def llvm
-    @llvm ||= MacOS.llvm_build_version
+    @llvm ||= MacOS.llvm_build_version if MacOS.has_apple_developer_tools?
   end
 
   def gcc_42
-    @gcc_42 ||= MacOS.gcc_42_build_version
+    @gcc_42 ||= MacOS.gcc_42_build_version if MacOS.has_apple_developer_tools?
   end
 
   def gcc_40
-    @gcc_40 ||= MacOS.gcc_40_build_version
+    @gcc_40 ||= MacOS.gcc_40_build_version if MacOS.has_apple_developer_tools?
   end
 
   def clang
-    @clang ||= MacOS.clang_version
+    @clang ||= MacOS.clang_version if MacOS.has_apple_developer_tools?
   end
 
   def clang_build
-    @clang_build ||= MacOS.clang_build_version
+    @clang_build ||= MacOS.clang_build_version if MacOS.has_apple_developer_tools?
   end
 
   def xcode
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/doctor.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/doctor.rb
index 7ceb88b7e5..97e31a8e24 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/doctor.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/doctor.rb
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ class Checks
     end
   end
 
+  # TODO: distill down into single method definition a la BuildToolsError
   if MacOS.version >= "10.9"
     def check_for_installed_developer_tools
       unless MacOS::Xcode.installed? || MacOS::CLT.installed? then <<-EOS.undent
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/install.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/install.rb
index 19c826d44c..47735a23c1 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/install.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/install.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ module Homebrew
         end
       end
 
+      # if the user's flags will prevent bottle only-installations when no
+      # developer tools are available, we need to stop them early on
+      FormulaInstaller.prevent_build_flags unless MacOS.has_apple_developer_tools?
+
       ARGV.formulae.each do |f|
         # head-only without --HEAD is an error
         if !ARGV.build_head? && f.stable.nil? && f.devel.nil?
@@ -131,10 +135,10 @@ module Homebrew
     checks = Checks.new
     %w[
       check_for_unsupported_osx
+      check_for_bad_install_name_tool
       check_for_installed_developer_tools
       check_xcode_license_approved
       check_for_osx_gcc_installer
-      check_for_bad_install_name_tool
     ].each do |check|
       out = checks.send(check)
       opoo out unless out.nil?
@@ -161,7 +165,7 @@ module Homebrew
   def perform_preinstall_checks
     check_ppc
     check_writable_install_location
-    check_xcode
+    check_xcode if MacOS.has_apple_developer_tools?
     check_cellar
   end
 
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/reinstall.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/reinstall.rb
index fe5e2e5ec7..435c3155fd 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/reinstall.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/reinstall.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ require "formula_installer"
 
 module Homebrew
   def reinstall
+    FormulaInstaller.prevent_build_flags unless MacOS.has_apple_developer_tools?
+
     ARGV.resolved_formulae.each { |f| reinstall_formula(f) }
   end
 
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/upgrade.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/upgrade.rb
index 211d081e7b..e1b7dd0dc7 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/upgrade.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/upgrade.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ require "cmd/outdated"
 
 module Homebrew
   def upgrade
+    FormulaInstaller.prevent_build_flags unless MacOS.has_apple_developer_tools?
+
     Homebrew.perform_preinstall_checks
 
     if ARGV.named.empty?
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/exceptions.rb b/Library/Homebrew/exceptions.rb
index bae941eede..65675247c0 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/exceptions.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/exceptions.rb
@@ -257,6 +257,100 @@ class BuildError < RuntimeError
   end
 end
 
+# raised by FormulaInstaller.check_dependencies_bottled and
+# FormulaInstaller.install if the formula or its dependencies are not bottled
+# and are being installed on a system without necessary build tools
+class BuildToolsError < RuntimeError
+  def initialize(formulae)
+    if formulae.length > 1
+      formula_text = "formulae"
+      package_text = "binary packages"
+    else
+      formula_text = "formula"
+      package_text = "a binary package"
+    end
+
+    if MacOS.version >= "10.10"
+      xcode_text = <<-EOS.undent
+        To continue, you must install Xcode from the App Store,
+              or the CLT by running:
+                xcode-select --install
+      EOS
+    elsif MacOS.version == "10.9"
+      xcode_text = <<-EOS.undent
+        To continue, you must install Xcode from:
+                https://developer.apple.com/downloads/
+              or the CLT by running:
+                xcode-select --install
+      EOS
+    elsif MacOS.version >= "10.7"
+      xcode_text = <<-EOS.undent
+        To continue, you must install Xcode or the CLT from:
+                https://developer.apple.com/downloads/
+      EOS
+    else
+      xcode_text = <<-EOS.undent
+        To continue, you must install Xcode from:
+                https://developer.apple.com/downloads/
+      EOS
+    end
+
+    super <<-EOS.undent
+      The following #{formula_text}:
+        #{formulae.join(', ')}
+      cannot be installed as a #{package_text} and must be built from source.
+      #{xcode_text}
+    EOS
+  end
+end
+
+# raised by Homebrew.install, Homebrew.reinstall, and Homebrew.upgrade
+# if the user passes any flags/environment that would case a bottle-only
+# installation on a system without build tools to fail
+class BuildFlagsError < RuntimeError
+  def initialize(flags)
+    if flags.length > 1
+      flag_text = "flags"
+      require_text = "require"
+    else
+      flag_text = "flag"
+      require_text = "requires"
+    end
+
+    if MacOS.version >= "10.10"
+      xcode_text = <<-EOS.undent
+        or install Xcode from the App Store, or the CLT by running:
+                xcode-select --install
+      EOS
+    elsif MacOS.version == "10.9"
+      xcode_text = <<-EOS.undent
+        or install Xcode from:
+                https://developer.apple.com/downloads/
+              or the CLT by running:
+                xcode-select --install
+      EOS
+    elsif MacOS.version >= "10.7"
+      xcode_text = <<-EOS.undent
+        or install Xcode or the CLT from:
+                https://developer.apple.com/downloads/
+      EOS
+    else
+      xcode_text = <<-EOS.undent
+        or install Xcode from:
+                https://developer.apple.com/downloads/
+      EOS
+    end
+
+    super <<-EOS.undent
+      The following #{flag_text}:
+        #{flags.join(', ')}
+      #{require_text} building tools, but none are installed.
+      Either remove the #{flag_text} to attempt bottle installation,
+      #{xcode_text}
+    EOS
+  end
+end
+
 # raised by CompilerSelector if the formula fails with all of
 # the compilers available on the user's system
 class CompilerSelectionError < RuntimeError
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/extend/ARGV.rb b/Library/Homebrew/extend/ARGV.rb
index 9241f02c6f..0f78769c5b 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/extend/ARGV.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/extend/ARGV.rb
@@ -207,6 +207,20 @@ module HomebrewArgvExtension
     value "env"
   end
 
+  # If the user passes any flags that trigger building over installing from
+  # a bottle, they are collected here and returned as an Array for checking.
+  def collect_build_flags
+    build_flags = []
+
+    build_flags << '--HEAD' if build_head?
+    build_flags << '--universal' if build_universal?
+    build_flags << '--32-bit' if build_32_bit?
+    build_flags << '--build-bottle' if build_bottle?
+    build_flags << '--build-from-source' if build_from_source?
+
+    build_flags
+  end
+
   private
 
   def spec(default = :stable)
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/extend/ENV/std.rb b/Library/Homebrew/extend/ENV/std.rb
index 6798e6cd33..d05ccf1a38 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/extend/ENV/std.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/extend/ENV/std.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ module Stdenv
     self["PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR"] = determine_pkg_config_libdir
 
     # make any aclocal stuff installed in Homebrew available
-    self["ACLOCAL_PATH"] = "#{HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/share/aclocal" if MacOS::Xcode.provides_autotools?
+    self["ACLOCAL_PATH"] = "#{HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/share/aclocal" if MacOS.has_apple_developer_tools? && MacOS::Xcode.provides_autotools?
 
     self["MAKEFLAGS"] = "-j#{make_jobs}"
 
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/extend/ENV/super.rb b/Library/Homebrew/extend/ENV/super.rb
index a59b54a1d1..95a8773cdd 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/extend/ENV/super.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/extend/ENV/super.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ module Superenv
   end
 
   def self.bin
+    return unless MacOS.has_apple_developer_tools?
+
     bin = (HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY/"Library/ENV").subdirs.reject { |d| d.basename.to_s > MacOS::Xcode.version }.max
     bin.realpath unless bin.nil?
   end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
index 8fb220ba89..278cf65959 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
@@ -741,7 +741,11 @@ class Formula
   end
 
   def file_modified?
-    return false unless which("git")
+    git_dir = MacOS.locate("git").dirname.to_s
+
+    # /usr/bin/git is a popup stub when Xcode/CLT aren't installed, so bail out
+    return false if git_dir == "/usr/bin" && !MacOS.has_apple_developer_tools?
+
     path.parent.cd do
       diff = Utils.popen_read("git", "diff", "origin/master", "--", "#{path}")
       !diff.empty? && $?.exitstatus == 0
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
index 8b0c1eebc4..8c15367a9e 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ require "cmd/postinstall"
 require "hooks/bottles"
 require "debrew"
 require "sandbox"
+require "requirements/cctools_requirement"
 
 class FormulaInstaller
   include FormulaCellarChecks
@@ -55,6 +56,15 @@ class FormulaInstaller
     @pour_failed   = false
   end
 
+  # When no build tools are available and build flags are passed through ARGV,
+  # it's necessary to interrupt the user before any sort of installation
+  # can proceed. Only invoked when the user has no developer tools.
+  def self.prevent_build_flags
+    build_flags = ARGV.collect_build_flags
+
+    raise BuildFlagsError.new(build_flags) unless build_flags.empty?
+  end
+
   def pour_bottle?(install_bottle_options = { :warn=>false })
     return true if Homebrew::Hooks::Bottles.formula_has_bottle?(formula)
 
@@ -146,7 +156,15 @@ class FormulaInstaller
 
     check_conflicts
 
-    compute_and_install_dependencies unless ignore_deps?
+    if !pour_bottle? && !MacOS.has_apple_developer_tools?
+      raise BuildToolsError.new([formula])
+    end
+
+    if !ignore_deps?
+      deps = compute_dependencies
+      check_dependencies_bottled(deps) if pour_bottle?
+      install_dependencies(deps)
+    end
 
     return if only_deps?
 
@@ -166,6 +184,7 @@ class FormulaInstaller
 
     if pour_bottle?(:warn => true)
       begin
+        install_relocation_tools unless formula.bottle.skip_relocation?
         pour
       rescue => e
         raise if ARGV.homebrew_developer?
@@ -215,18 +234,31 @@ class FormulaInstaller
     raise FormulaConflictError.new(formula, conflicts) unless conflicts.empty?
   end
 
-  def compute_and_install_dependencies
+  # Compute and collect the dependencies needed by the formula currently
+  # being installed.
+  def compute_dependencies
     req_map, req_deps = expand_requirements
-
     check_requirements(req_map)
-
     deps = expand_dependencies(req_deps + formula.deps)
 
-    if deps.empty? && only_deps?
-      puts "All dependencies for #{formula.full_name} are satisfied."
-    else
-      install_dependencies(deps)
+    deps
+  end
+
+  # Check that each dependency in deps has a bottle available, terminating
+  # abnormally with a BuildToolsError if one or more don't.
+  # Only invoked when the user has no developer tools.
+  def check_dependencies_bottled(deps)
+    unbottled = deps.select do |dep, _|
+      formula = dep.to_formula
+      !formula.pour_bottle? && !MacOS.has_apple_developer_tools?
     end
+
+    raise BuildToolsError.new(unbottled) unless unbottled.empty?
+  end
+
+  def compute_and_install_dependencies
+    deps = compute_dependencies
+    install_dependencies(deps)
   end
 
   def check_requirements(req_map)
@@ -317,15 +349,29 @@ class FormulaInstaller
   end
 
   def install_dependencies(deps)
-    if deps.length > 1
-      oh1 "Installing dependencies for #{formula.full_name}: #{Tty.green}#{deps.map(&:first)*", "}#{Tty.reset}"
+    if deps.empty? && only_deps?
+      puts "All dependencies for #{formula.full_name} are satisfied."
+    else
+      oh1 "Installing dependencies for #{formula.full_name}: #{Tty.green}#{deps.map(&:first)*", "}#{Tty.reset}" unless deps.empty?
+      deps.each { |dep, options| install_dependency(dep, options) }
     end
 
-    deps.each { |dep, options| install_dependency(dep, options) }
-
     @show_header = true unless deps.empty?
   end
 
+  # Installs the relocation tools (as provided by the cctools formula) as a hard
+  # dependency for every formula installed from a bottle when the user has no
+  # developer tools. Invoked unless the formula explicitly sets
+  # :any_skip_relocation in its bottle DSL.
+  def install_relocation_tools
+    cctools = CctoolsRequirement.new
+    dependency = cctools.to_dependency
+    formula = dependency.to_formula
+    return if cctools.satisfied? || @@attempted.include?(formula)
+
+    install_dependency(dependency, inherited_options_for(cctools))
+  end
+
   class DependencyInstaller < FormulaInstaller
     def initialize(*)
       super
@@ -397,7 +443,8 @@ class FormulaInstaller
 
     keg = Keg.new(formula.prefix)
     link(keg)
-    fix_install_names(keg)
+
+    fix_install_names(keg) unless @poured_bottle && formula.bottle.skip_relocation?
 
     if formula.post_install_defined?
       if build_bottle?
@@ -633,8 +680,10 @@ class FormulaInstaller
     end
 
     keg = Keg.new(formula.prefix)
-    keg.relocate_install_names Keg::PREFIX_PLACEHOLDER, HOMEBREW_PREFIX.to_s,
-      Keg::CELLAR_PLACEHOLDER, HOMEBREW_CELLAR.to_s, :keg_only => formula.keg_only?
+    unless formula.bottle.skip_relocation?
+      keg.relocate_install_names Keg::PREFIX_PLACEHOLDER, HOMEBREW_PREFIX.to_s,
+        Keg::CELLAR_PLACEHOLDER, HOMEBREW_CELLAR.to_s, :keg_only => formula.keg_only?
+    end
 
     Pathname.glob("#{formula.bottle_prefix}/{etc,var}/**/*") do |path|
       path.extend(InstallRenamed)
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/keg_relocate.rb b/Library/Homebrew/keg_relocate.rb
index eceef192f1..05d19db4d6 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/keg_relocate.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/keg_relocate.rb
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ class Keg
   end
 
   def install_name_tool(*args)
-    tool = MacOS.locate("install_name_tool")
-    system(tool, *args) || raise(ErrorDuringExecution.new(tool, args))
+    tool = MacOS.install_name_tool
+    system(tool, *args) or raise ErrorDuringExecution.new(tool, args)
   end
 
   # If file is a dylib or bundle itself, look for the dylib named by
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/mach.rb b/Library/Homebrew/mach.rb
index c15399cbfc..f7ca428e6e 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/mach.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/mach.rb
@@ -154,9 +154,9 @@ module MachO
 
     def parse_otool_L_output
       ENV["HOMEBREW_MACH_O_FILE"] = path.expand_path.to_s
-      libs = `#{MacOS.locate("otool")} -L "$HOMEBREW_MACH_O_FILE"`.split("\n")
+      libs = `#{MacOS.otool} -L "$HOMEBREW_MACH_O_FILE"`.split("\n")
       unless $?.success?
-        raise ErrorDuringExecution.new(MacOS.locate("otool"),
+        raise ErrorDuringExecution.new(MacOS.otool,
           ["-L", ENV["HOMEBREW_MACH_O_FILE"]])
       end
 
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/os/mac.rb b/Library/Homebrew/os/mac.rb
index ffab00b009..c2c909d768 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/os/mac.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/os/mac.rb
@@ -36,6 +36,33 @@ module OS
       end
     end
 
+    # Locates a (working) copy of install_name_tool, guaranteed to function
+    # whether the user has developer tools installed or not.
+    def install_name_tool
+      if File.executable?(path = "#{HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/opt/cctools/bin/install_name_tool")
+        Pathname.new(path)
+      else
+        locate("install_name_tool")
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Locates a (working) copy of otool, guaranteed to function whether the user
+    # has developer tools installed or not.
+    def otool
+      if File.executable?(path = "#{HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/opt/cctools/bin/otool")
+        Pathname.new(path)
+      else
+        locate("otool")
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Checks if the user has any developer tools installed, either via Xcode
+    # or the CLT. Convenient for guarding against formula builds when building
+    # is impossible.
+    def has_apple_developer_tools?
+      Xcode.installed? || CLT.installed?
+    end
+
     def active_developer_dir
       @active_developer_dir ||= Utils.popen_read("/usr/bin/xcode-select", "-print-path").strip
     end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/os/mac/xcode.rb b/Library/Homebrew/os/mac/xcode.rb
index 9b111e4e65..a79814d0d1 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/os/mac/xcode.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/os/mac/xcode.rb
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ module OS
 
         return "0" unless OS.mac?
 
+        return nil if !MacOS::Xcode.installed? && !MacOS::CLT.installed?
+
         %W[#{prefix}/usr/bin/xcodebuild #{which("xcodebuild")}].uniq.each do |path|
           if File.file? path
             Utils.popen_read(path, "-version") =~ /Xcode (\d(\.\d)*)/
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/requirements/cctools_requirement.rb b/Library/Homebrew/requirements/cctools_requirement.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ab7f8cb59c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/requirements/cctools_requirement.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Represents a general requirement for utilities normally installed by Xcode,
+# the CLT, or provided by the cctools formula. In particular, this requirement
+# allows Homebrew to pull in the cctools formula and use its utilities to
+# perform relocation operations on systems that do not have either Xcode or the
+# CLT installed (but still want to install bottled formulae).
+class CctoolsRequirement < Requirement
+  fatal true
+  default_formula 'cctools'
+
+  satisfy(:build_env => false) do
+    MacOS::Xcode.installed? || MacOS::CLT.installed? || Formula['cctools'].installed?
+  end
+end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/software_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/software_spec.rb
index f7e2ff1131..e8148322e3 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/software_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/software_spec.rb
@@ -245,6 +245,11 @@ class Bottle
     @spec.compatible_cellar?
   end
 
+  # Does the bottle need to be relocated?
+  def skip_relocation?
+    @spec.skip_relocation?
+  end
+
   def stage
     resource.downloader.stage
   end
@@ -281,7 +286,12 @@ class BottleSpecification
   end
 
   def compatible_cellar?
-    cellar == :any || cellar == HOMEBREW_CELLAR.to_s
+    cellar == :any || cellar == :any_skip_relocation || cellar == HOMEBREW_CELLAR.to_s
+  end
+
+  # Does the Bottle this BottleSpecification belongs to need to be relocated?
+  def skip_relocation?
+    cellar == :any_skip_relocation
   end
 
   def tag?(tag)
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/bottles/testball_bottle-0.1.mavericks.bottle.tar.gz b/Library/Homebrew/test/bottles/testball_bottle-0.1.mavericks.bottle.tar.gz
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..3e989830ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/bottles/testball_bottle-0.1.mavericks.bottle.tar.gz
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+testball_bottle-0.1.yosemite.bottle.tar.gz
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/bottles/testball_bottle-0.1.mountain_lion.bottle.tar.gz b/Library/Homebrew/test/bottles/testball_bottle-0.1.mountain_lion.bottle.tar.gz
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..3e989830ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/bottles/testball_bottle-0.1.mountain_lion.bottle.tar.gz
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+testball_bottle-0.1.yosemite.bottle.tar.gz
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/bottles/testball_bottle-0.1.yosemite.bottle.tar.gz b/Library/Homebrew/test/bottles/testball_bottle-0.1.yosemite.bottle.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d88838a94d
Binary files /dev/null and b/Library/Homebrew/test/bottles/testball_bottle-0.1.yosemite.bottle.tar.gz differ
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/test_formula_installer_bottle.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/test_formula_installer_bottle.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4d2d1676f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/test_formula_installer_bottle.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+require "testing_env"
+require "formula"
+require "compat/formula_specialties"
+require "formula_installer"
+require "keg"
+require "testball_bottle"
+require "testball"
+
+class InstallBottleTests < Homebrew::TestCase
+  def temporary_bottle_install(formula)
+    refute_predicate formula, :installed?
+    assert_predicate formula, :bottled?
+    assert_predicate formula, :pour_bottle?
+
+    installer = FormulaInstaller.new(formula)
+
+    shutup { installer.install }
+
+    keg = Keg.new(formula.prefix)
+
+    assert_predicate formula, :installed?
+
+    begin
+      yield formula
+    ensure
+      keg.unlink
+      keg.uninstall
+      formula.clear_cache
+      Dir["#{HOMEBREW_CACHE}/testball_bottle*"].each { |f| File.delete(f) }
+      # there will be log files when sandbox is enable.
+      formula.logs.rmtree if formula.logs.directory?
+    end
+
+    refute_predicate keg, :exist?
+    refute_predicate formula, :installed?
+  end
+
+  def test_a_basic_bottle_install
+    MacOS.stubs(:has_apple_developer_tools?).returns(false)
+
+    temporary_bottle_install(TestballBottle.new) do |f|
+      # Copied directly from test_formula_installer.rb as we expect
+      # the same behavior
+
+      # Test that things made it into the Keg
+      assert_predicate f.bin, :directory?
+
+      assert_predicate f.libexec, :directory?
+
+      refute_predicate f.prefix+"main.c", :exist?
+
+      # Test that things make it into the Cellar
+      keg = Keg.new f.prefix
+      keg.link
+
+      bin = HOMEBREW_PREFIX+"bin"
+      assert_predicate bin, :directory?
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_build_tools_error
+    MacOS.stubs(:has_apple_developer_tools?).returns(false)
+
+    # Testball doesn't have a bottle block, so use it to test this behavior
+    formula = Testball.new
+
+    refute_predicate formula, :installed?
+    refute_predicate formula, :bottled?
+
+    installer = FormulaInstaller.new(formula)
+
+    assert_raises(BuildToolsError) do
+        installer.install
+    end
+
+    refute_predicate formula, :installed?
+  end
+end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/testball_bottle.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/testball_bottle.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..27ffd972aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/testball_bottle.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+class TestballBottle < Formula
+  def initialize(name = "testball_bottle", path = Pathname.new(__FILE__).expand_path, spec = :stable)
+    self.class.instance_eval do
+      stable.url "file://#{File.expand_path("..", __FILE__)}/tarballs/testball-0.1.tbz"
+      stable.sha256 "1dfb13ce0f6143fe675b525fc9e168adb2215c5d5965c9f57306bb993170914f"
+      stable.bottle do
+        cellar :any_skip_relocation
+        root_url "file://#{File.expand_path("..", __FILE__)}/bottles"
+        sha256 "9abc8ce779067e26556002c4ca6b9427b9874d25f0cafa7028e05b5c5c410cb4" => :yosemite
+        sha256 "9abc8ce779067e26556002c4ca6b9427b9874d25f0cafa7028e05b5c5c410cb4" => :mavericks
+        sha256 "9abc8ce779067e26556002c4ca6b9427b9874d25f0cafa7028e05b5c5c410cb4" => :mountain_lion
+      end
+      cxxstdlib_check :skip
+    end
+    super
+  end
+end