--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -3621,7 +3621,7 @@ get_user_var_name(expand_T *xp, int idx)
  * Return TRUE if "pat" matches "text".
  * Does not use 'cpo' and always uses 'magic'.
  */
-    static int
+    int
 pattern_match(char_u *pat, char_u *text, int ic)
 {
     int		matches = FALSE;
@@ -6990,6 +6990,15 @@ set_vim_var_nr(int idx, varnumber_T val)
 }
 
 /*
+ * Get typval_T v: variable value.
+ */
+    typval_T *
+get_vim_var_tv(int idx)
+{
+    return &vimvars[idx].vv_tv;
+}
+
+/*
  * Get number v: variable value.
  */
     varnumber_T
@@ -9592,30 +9601,6 @@ reset_v_option_vars(void)
 }
 
 /*
- * Prepare "gap" for an assert error and add the sourcing position.
- */
-    void
-prepare_assert_error(garray_T *gap)
-{
-    char buf[NUMBUFLEN];
-
-    ga_init2(gap, 1, 100);
-    if (sourcing_name != NULL)
-    {
-	ga_concat(gap, sourcing_name);
-	if (sourcing_lnum > 0)
-	    ga_concat(gap, (char_u *)" ");
-    }
-    if (sourcing_lnum > 0)
-    {
-	sprintf(buf, "line %ld", (long)sourcing_lnum);
-	ga_concat(gap, (char_u *)buf);
-    }
-    if (sourcing_name != NULL || sourcing_lnum > 0)
-	ga_concat(gap, (char_u *)": ");
-}
-
-/*
  * Add an assert error to v:errors.
  */
     void
@@ -9628,477 +9613,6 @@ assert_error(garray_T *gap)
 	set_vim_var_list(VV_ERRORS, list_alloc());
     list_append_string(vimvars[VV_ERRORS].vv_list, gap->ga_data, gap->ga_len);
 }
-
-    int
-assert_equal_common(typval_T *argvars, assert_type_T atype)
-{
-    garray_T	ga;
-
-    if (tv_equal(&argvars[0], &argvars[1], FALSE, FALSE)
-						   != (atype == ASSERT_EQUAL))
-    {
-	prepare_assert_error(&ga);
-	fill_assert_error(&ga, &argvars[2], NULL, &argvars[0], &argvars[1],
-								       atype);
-	assert_error(&ga);
-	ga_clear(&ga);
-	return 1;
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-    int
-assert_equalfile(typval_T *argvars)
-{
-    char_u	buf1[NUMBUFLEN];
-    char_u	buf2[NUMBUFLEN];
-    char_u	*fname1 = tv_get_string_buf_chk(&argvars[0], buf1);
-    char_u	*fname2 = tv_get_string_buf_chk(&argvars[1], buf2);
-    garray_T	ga;
-    FILE	*fd1;
-    FILE	*fd2;
-
-    if (fname1 == NULL || fname2 == NULL)
-	return 0;
-
-    IObuff[0] = NUL;
-    fd1 = mch_fopen((char *)fname1, READBIN);
-    if (fd1 == NULL)
-    {
-	vim_snprintf((char *)IObuff, IOSIZE, (char *)e_notread, fname1);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-	fd2 = mch_fopen((char *)fname2, READBIN);
-	if (fd2 == NULL)
-	{
-	    fclose(fd1);
-	    vim_snprintf((char *)IObuff, IOSIZE, (char *)e_notread, fname2);
-	}
-	else
-	{
-	    int c1, c2;
-	    long count = 0;
-
-	    for (;;)
-	    {
-		c1 = fgetc(fd1);
-		c2 = fgetc(fd2);
-		if (c1 == EOF)
-		{
-		    if (c2 != EOF)
-			STRCPY(IObuff, "first file is shorter");
-		    break;
-		}
-		else if (c2 == EOF)
-		{
-		    STRCPY(IObuff, "second file is shorter");
-		    break;
-		}
-		else if (c1 != c2)
-		{
-		    vim_snprintf((char *)IObuff, IOSIZE,
-					      "difference at byte %ld", count);
-		    break;
-		}
-		++count;
-	    }
-	    fclose(fd1);
-	    fclose(fd2);
-	}
-    }
-    if (IObuff[0] != NUL)
-    {
-	prepare_assert_error(&ga);
-	ga_concat(&ga, IObuff);
-	assert_error(&ga);
-	ga_clear(&ga);
-	return 1;
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-    int
-assert_match_common(typval_T *argvars, assert_type_T atype)
-{
-    garray_T	ga;
-    char_u	buf1[NUMBUFLEN];
-    char_u	buf2[NUMBUFLEN];
-    char_u	*pat = tv_get_string_buf_chk(&argvars[0], buf1);
-    char_u	*text = tv_get_string_buf_chk(&argvars[1], buf2);
-
-    if (pat == NULL || text == NULL)
-	emsg(_(e_invarg));
-    else if (pattern_match(pat, text, FALSE) != (atype == ASSERT_MATCH))
-    {
-	prepare_assert_error(&ga);
-	fill_assert_error(&ga, &argvars[2], NULL, &argvars[0], &argvars[1],
-									atype);
-	assert_error(&ga);
-	ga_clear(&ga);
-	return 1;
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-    int
-assert_inrange(typval_T *argvars)
-{
-    garray_T	ga;
-    int		error = FALSE;
-    char_u	*tofree;
-    char	msg[200];
-    char_u	numbuf[NUMBUFLEN];
-
-#ifdef FEAT_FLOAT
-    if (argvars[0].v_type == VAR_FLOAT
-	    || argvars[1].v_type == VAR_FLOAT
-	    || argvars[2].v_type == VAR_FLOAT)
-    {
-	float_T flower = tv_get_float(&argvars[0]);
-	float_T fupper = tv_get_float(&argvars[1]);
-	float_T factual = tv_get_float(&argvars[2]);
-
-	if (factual < flower || factual > fupper)
-	{
-	    prepare_assert_error(&ga);
-	    if (argvars[3].v_type != VAR_UNKNOWN)
-	    {
-		ga_concat(&ga, tv2string(&argvars[3], &tofree, numbuf, 0));
-		vim_free(tofree);
-	    }
-	    else
-	    {
-		vim_snprintf(msg, 200, "Expected range %g - %g, but got %g",
-						      flower, fupper, factual);
-		ga_concat(&ga, (char_u *)msg);
-	    }
-	    assert_error(&ga);
-	    ga_clear(&ga);
-	    return 1;
-	}
-    }
-    else
-#endif
-    {
-	varnumber_T	lower = tv_get_number_chk(&argvars[0], &error);
-	varnumber_T	upper = tv_get_number_chk(&argvars[1], &error);
-	varnumber_T	actual = tv_get_number_chk(&argvars[2], &error);
-
-	if (error)
-	    return 0;
-	if (actual < lower || actual > upper)
-	{
-	    prepare_assert_error(&ga);
-	    if (argvars[3].v_type != VAR_UNKNOWN)
-	    {
-		ga_concat(&ga, tv2string(&argvars[3], &tofree, numbuf, 0));
-		vim_free(tofree);
-	    }
-	    else
-	    {
-		vim_snprintf(msg, 200, "Expected range %ld - %ld, but got %ld",
-				       (long)lower, (long)upper, (long)actual);
-		ga_concat(&ga, (char_u *)msg);
-	    }
-	    assert_error(&ga);
-	    ga_clear(&ga);
-	    return 1;
-	}
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-/*
- * Common for assert_true() and assert_false().
- * Return non-zero for failure.
- */
-    int
-assert_bool(typval_T *argvars, int isTrue)
-{
-    int		error = FALSE;
-    garray_T	ga;
-
-    if (argvars[0].v_type == VAR_SPECIAL
-	    && argvars[0].vval.v_number == (isTrue ? VVAL_TRUE : VVAL_FALSE))
-	return 0;
-    if (argvars[0].v_type != VAR_NUMBER
-	    || (tv_get_number_chk(&argvars[0], &error) == 0) == isTrue
-	    || error)
-    {
-	prepare_assert_error(&ga);
-	fill_assert_error(&ga, &argvars[1],
-		(char_u *)(isTrue ? "True" : "False"),
-		NULL, &argvars[0], ASSERT_OTHER);
-	assert_error(&ga);
-	ga_clear(&ga);
-	return 1;
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-    int
-assert_report(typval_T *argvars)
-{
-    garray_T	ga;
-
-    prepare_assert_error(&ga);
-    ga_concat(&ga, tv_get_string(&argvars[0]));
-    assert_error(&ga);
-    ga_clear(&ga);
-    return 1;
-}
-
-    int
-assert_exception(typval_T *argvars)
-{
-    garray_T	ga;
-    char_u	*error = tv_get_string_chk(&argvars[0]);
-
-    if (vimvars[VV_EXCEPTION].vv_str == NULL)
-    {
-	prepare_assert_error(&ga);
-	ga_concat(&ga, (char_u *)"v:exception is not set");
-	assert_error(&ga);
-	ga_clear(&ga);
-	return 1;
-    }
-    else if (error != NULL
-	&& strstr((char *)vimvars[VV_EXCEPTION].vv_str, (char *)error) == NULL)
-    {
-	prepare_assert_error(&ga);
-	fill_assert_error(&ga, &argvars[1], NULL, &argvars[0],
-				  &vimvars[VV_EXCEPTION].vv_tv, ASSERT_OTHER);
-	assert_error(&ga);
-	ga_clear(&ga);
-	return 1;
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-    int
-assert_beeps(typval_T *argvars)
-{
-    char_u	*cmd = tv_get_string_chk(&argvars[0]);
-    garray_T	ga;
-    int		ret = 0;
-
-    called_vim_beep = FALSE;
-    suppress_errthrow = TRUE;
-    emsg_silent = FALSE;
-    do_cmdline_cmd(cmd);
-    if (!called_vim_beep)
-    {
-	prepare_assert_error(&ga);
-	ga_concat(&ga, (char_u *)"command did not beep: ");
-	ga_concat(&ga, cmd);
-	assert_error(&ga);
-	ga_clear(&ga);
-	ret = 1;
-    }
-
-    suppress_errthrow = FALSE;
-    emsg_on_display = FALSE;
-    return ret;
-}
-
-    static void
-assert_append_cmd_or_arg(garray_T *gap, typval_T *argvars, char_u *cmd)
-{
-    char_u	*tofree;
-    char_u	numbuf[NUMBUFLEN];
-
-    if (argvars[1].v_type != VAR_UNKNOWN && argvars[2].v_type != VAR_UNKNOWN)
-    {
-	ga_concat(gap, echo_string(&argvars[2], &tofree, numbuf, 0));
-	vim_free(tofree);
-    }
-    else
-	ga_concat(gap, cmd);
-}
-
-    int
-assert_fails(typval_T *argvars)
-{
-    char_u	*cmd = tv_get_string_chk(&argvars[0]);
-    garray_T	ga;
-    int		ret = 0;
-    int		save_trylevel = trylevel;
-
-    // trylevel must be zero for a ":throw" command to be considered failed
-    trylevel = 0;
-    called_emsg = FALSE;
-    suppress_errthrow = TRUE;
-    emsg_silent = TRUE;
-
-    do_cmdline_cmd(cmd);
-    if (!called_emsg)
-    {
-	prepare_assert_error(&ga);
-	ga_concat(&ga, (char_u *)"command did not fail: ");
-	assert_append_cmd_or_arg(&ga, argvars, cmd);
-	assert_error(&ga);
-	ga_clear(&ga);
-	ret = 1;
-    }
-    else if (argvars[1].v_type != VAR_UNKNOWN)
-    {
-	char_u	buf[NUMBUFLEN];
-	char	*error = (char *)tv_get_string_buf_chk(&argvars[1], buf);
-
-	if (error == NULL
-		  || strstr((char *)vimvars[VV_ERRMSG].vv_str, error) == NULL)
-	{
-	    prepare_assert_error(&ga);
-	    fill_assert_error(&ga, &argvars[2], NULL, &argvars[1],
-				     &vimvars[VV_ERRMSG].vv_tv, ASSERT_OTHER);
-	    ga_concat(&ga, (char_u *)": ");
-	    assert_append_cmd_or_arg(&ga, argvars, cmd);
-	    assert_error(&ga);
-	    ga_clear(&ga);
-	    ret = 1;
-	}
-    }
-
-    trylevel = save_trylevel;
-    called_emsg = FALSE;
-    suppress_errthrow = FALSE;
-    emsg_silent = FALSE;
-    emsg_on_display = FALSE;
-    set_vim_var_string(VV_ERRMSG, NULL, 0);
-    return ret;
-}
-
-/*
- * Append "p[clen]" to "gap", escaping unprintable characters.
- * Changes NL to \n, CR to \r, etc.
- */
-    static void
-ga_concat_esc(garray_T *gap, char_u *p, int clen)
-{
-    char_u  buf[NUMBUFLEN];
-
-    if (clen > 1)
-    {
-	mch_memmove(buf, p, clen);
-	buf[clen] = NUL;
-	ga_concat(gap, buf);
-    }
-    else switch (*p)
-    {
-	case BS: ga_concat(gap, (char_u *)"\\b"); break;
-	case ESC: ga_concat(gap, (char_u *)"\\e"); break;
-	case FF: ga_concat(gap, (char_u *)"\\f"); break;
-	case NL: ga_concat(gap, (char_u *)"\\n"); break;
-	case TAB: ga_concat(gap, (char_u *)"\\t"); break;
-	case CAR: ga_concat(gap, (char_u *)"\\r"); break;
-	case '\\': ga_concat(gap, (char_u *)"\\\\"); break;
-	default:
-		   if (*p < ' ')
-		   {
-		       vim_snprintf((char *)buf, NUMBUFLEN, "\\x%02x", *p);
-		       ga_concat(gap, buf);
-		   }
-		   else
-		       ga_append(gap, *p);
-		   break;
-    }
-}
-
-/*
- * Append "str" to "gap", escaping unprintable characters.
- * Changes NL to \n, CR to \r, etc.
- */
-    static void
-ga_concat_shorten_esc(garray_T *gap, char_u *str)
-{
-    char_u  *p;
-    char_u  *s;
-    int	    c;
-    int	    clen;
-    char_u  buf[NUMBUFLEN];
-    int	    same_len;
-
-    if (str == NULL)
-    {
-	ga_concat(gap, (char_u *)"NULL");
-	return;
-    }
-
-    for (p = str; *p != NUL; ++p)
-    {
-	same_len = 1;
-	s = p;
-	c = mb_ptr2char_adv(&s);
-	clen = s - p;
-	while (*s != NUL && c == mb_ptr2char(s))
-	{
-	    ++same_len;
-	    s += clen;
-	}
-	if (same_len > 20)
-	{
-	    ga_concat(gap, (char_u *)"\\[");
-	    ga_concat_esc(gap, p, clen);
-	    ga_concat(gap, (char_u *)" occurs ");
-	    vim_snprintf((char *)buf, NUMBUFLEN, "%d", same_len);
-	    ga_concat(gap, buf);
-	    ga_concat(gap, (char_u *)" times]");
-	    p = s - 1;
-	}
-	else
-	    ga_concat_esc(gap, p, clen);
-    }
-}
-
-/*
- * Fill "gap" with information about an assert error.
- */
-    void
-fill_assert_error(
-    garray_T	*gap,
-    typval_T	*opt_msg_tv,
-    char_u      *exp_str,
-    typval_T	*exp_tv,
-    typval_T	*got_tv,
-    assert_type_T atype)
-{
-    char_u	numbuf[NUMBUFLEN];
-    char_u	*tofree;
-
-    if (opt_msg_tv->v_type != VAR_UNKNOWN)
-    {
-	ga_concat(gap, echo_string(opt_msg_tv, &tofree, numbuf, 0));
-	vim_free(tofree);
-	ga_concat(gap, (char_u *)": ");
-    }
-
-    if (atype == ASSERT_MATCH || atype == ASSERT_NOTMATCH)
-	ga_concat(gap, (char_u *)"Pattern ");
-    else if (atype == ASSERT_NOTEQUAL)
-	ga_concat(gap, (char_u *)"Expected not equal to ");
-    else
-	ga_concat(gap, (char_u *)"Expected ");
-    if (exp_str == NULL)
-    {
-	ga_concat_shorten_esc(gap, tv2string(exp_tv, &tofree, numbuf, 0));
-	vim_free(tofree);
-    }
-    else
-	ga_concat_shorten_esc(gap, exp_str);
-    if (atype != ASSERT_NOTEQUAL)
-    {
-	if (atype == ASSERT_MATCH)
-	    ga_concat(gap, (char_u *)" does not match ");
-	else if (atype == ASSERT_NOTMATCH)
-	    ga_concat(gap, (char_u *)" does match ");
-	else
-	    ga_concat(gap, (char_u *)" but got ");
-	ga_concat_shorten_esc(gap, tv2string(got_tv, &tofree, numbuf, 0));
-	vim_free(tofree);
-    }
-}
-
 /*
  * Compare "typ1" and "typ2".  Put the result in "typ1".
  */