3 files changed, 14 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/tests/core/test_assert.in b/tests/core/test_assert.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7547468e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/core/test_assert.in
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+
+        #include <stdio.h>
+        #include <assert.h>
+        int main() {
+          assert(1 == true); // pass
+          assert(1 == false); // fail
+          return 0;
+        }
+      
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/core/test_assert.out b/tests/core/test_assert.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..870c1784
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/core/test_assert.out
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Assertion failed: 1 == false
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_core.py b/tests/test_core.py
index 030d8875..2629589b 100644
--- a/tests/test_core.py
+++ b/tests/test_core.py
@@ -1064,16 +1064,10 @@ class T(RunnerCore): # Short name, to make it more fun to use manually on the co
         self.do_run(src, 'sizeofs:6,8\n*C___: 0,6,12,20<24*\n*Carr: 0,6,12,20<24*\n*C__w: 0,6,12,20<24*\n*Cp1_: 4,6,12,20<24*\n*Cp2_: 0,6,12,20<24*\n*Cint: 0,8,12,20<24*\n*C4__: 0,8,12,20<24*\n*C4_2: 0,6,10,16<20*\n*C__z: 0,8,16,24<28*')
 
   def test_assert(self):
-      src = '''
-        #include <stdio.h>
-        #include <assert.h>
-        int main() {
-          assert(1 == true); // pass
-          assert(1 == false); // fail
-          return 0;
-        }
-      '''
-      self.do_run(src, 'Assertion failed: 1 == false')
+    test_path = path_from_root('tests', 'core', 'test_assert')
+    src, output = (test_path + s for s in ('.in', '.out'))
+
+    self.do_run_from_file(src, output)
 
   def test_libcextra(self):
       if self.emcc_args is None: return self.skip('needs emcc for libcextra')