diff --git a/packages/taucmdr/cf/software/binutils_installation.py b/packages/taucmdr/cf/software/binutils_installation.py
index 50b0b3567a..3725a3fc40 100644
--- a/packages/taucmdr/cf/software/binutils_installation.py
+++ b/packages/taucmdr/cf/software/binutils_installation.py
@@ -45,8 +45,15 @@
 
 LOGGER = logger.get_logger(__name__)
 
-REPOS = {None: ['http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/binutils/binutils-2.27.tar.gz',
-                'http://fs.paratools.com/tau-mirror/binutils-2.27.tar.gz']}
+VERSION = '2.27'
+
+REPOS = {None: ['http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/binutils/binutils-'+VERSION+'.tar.gz',
+                'https://mirrors.kernel.org/gnu/binutils/binutils-'+VERSION+'.tar.gz',
+                'http://mirror.rit.edu/gnu/binutils/binutils-'+VERSION+'.tar.gz',
+                'https://mirror.cyberbits.eu/gnu/binutils/binutils-'+VERSION+'.tar.gz',
+                'http://mirror.ufs.ac.za/gnu/binutils/binutils-'+VERSION+'.tar.gz',
+                'https://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/GNU/binutils/binutils-'+VERSION+'.tar.gz',
+                'http://fs.paratools.com/tau-mirror/binutils-'+VERSION+'.tar.gz']}
 
 LIBRARIES = {None: ['libbfd.a']}
 
diff --git a/packages/taucmdr/cf/software/installation.py b/packages/taucmdr/cf/software/installation.py
index 81db399c05..c1d9fb63b3 100644
--- a/packages/taucmdr/cf/software/installation.py
+++ b/packages/taucmdr/cf/software/installation.py
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ def verify(self):
         Subclasses may wish to perform additional checks.
 
         Raises:
-          SoftwarePackageError: Describs why the installation is invalid.
+          SoftwarePackageError: Describes why the installation is invalid.
         """
         LOGGER.debug("Verifying %s installation at '%s'", self.title, self.install_prefix)
         if not os.path.exists(self.install_prefix):
diff --git a/packages/taucmdr/cf/software/tau_installation.py b/packages/taucmdr/cf/software/tau_installation.py
index b30d7d4f1f..7252f399ff 100644
--- a/packages/taucmdr/cf/software/tau_installation.py
+++ b/packages/taucmdr/cf/software/tau_installation.py
@@ -900,7 +900,9 @@ def find_version():
     def make_install_minimal(self):
         cmd = ['make'] + parallel_make_flags()
         LOGGER.info('Compiling trace input library...')
-        util.create_subprocess(cmd, cwd=os.path.join(self._src_prefix, 'src/TraceInput'), stdout=False, show_progress=True)
+        util.create_subprocess(
+            cmd, cwd=os.path.join(self._src_prefix, 'src/TraceInput'), stdout=False, show_progress=True
+        )
 
         cmd = ['make', '-k', 'install'] + parallel_make_flags()
         LOGGER.info('Compiling TAU utilities...')
diff --git a/packages/taucmdr/cf/software/tests/test_tau_installation.py b/packages/taucmdr/cf/software/tests/test_tau_installation.py
index 750b6ad59c..34d45626eb 100644
--- a/packages/taucmdr/cf/software/tests/test_tau_installation.py
+++ b/packages/taucmdr/cf/software/tests/test_tau_installation.py
@@ -31,8 +31,22 @@
 """
 
 
-from taucmdr.tests import TestCase, not_implemented
+from taucmdr.tests import TestCase
+from taucmdr.model.project import Project
+
 
-@not_implemented
 class TauInstallationTest(TestCase):
-    pass
+    """Unit tests for TauInstallation."""
+
+    def _get_tau_installation(self):
+        expr = Project.selected().experiment()
+        return expr.populate('target').get_installation('tau')
+
+    def test_tau_installation(self):
+        self.reset_project_storage()
+        tau = self._get_tau_installation()
+        tau.verify()
+        tau_src = tau.acquire_source()
+        self.assertIsNotNone(tau_src)
+        self.assertTrue(tau_src)
+        self.assertIsInstance(tau_src, str)