3 files changed, 17 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/tests/core/test_i64_i16.in b/tests/core/test_i64_i16.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dcd9a69e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/core/test_i64_i16.in
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+      #include <stdint.h>
+      #include <stdio.h>
+      int main(int argc, char ** argv){
+          int y=-133;
+          int64_t x= ((int64_t)((short)(y)))*(100 + argc);
+          if(x>0)
+              printf(">0\n");
+          else
+              printf("<=0\n");
+      }
+    
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/core/test_i64_i16.out b/tests/core/test_i64_i16.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01adb429
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/core/test_i64_i16.out
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<=0
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_core.py b/tests/test_core.py
index f59d73a9..ae3aa26b 100644
--- a/tests/test_core.py
+++ b/tests/test_core.py
@@ -403,19 +403,10 @@ class T(RunnerCore): # Short name, to make it more fun to use manually on the co
   def test_i64_i16(self):
     if Settings.USE_TYPED_ARRAYS != 2: return self.skip('full i64 stuff only in ta2')
 
-    src = r'''
-      #include <stdint.h>
-      #include <stdio.h>
-      int main(int argc, char ** argv){
-          int y=-133;
-          int64_t x= ((int64_t)((short)(y)))*(100 + argc);
-          if(x>0)
-              printf(">0\n");
-          else
-              printf("<=0\n");
-      }
-    '''
-    self.do_run(src, '<=0')
+    test_path = path_from_root('tests', 'core', 'test_i64_i16')
+    src, output = (test_path + s for s in ('.in', '.out'))
+
+    self.do_run_from_file(src, output)
 
   def test_i64_qdouble(self):
     if Settings.USE_TYPED_ARRAYS != 2: return self.skip('full i64 stuff only in ta2')