diff --git a/tests/run-support.h b/tests/run-support.h
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+/* run-support.h - Helper routines for run-* test programs.
+   Copyright (C) 2000 Werner Koch (dd9jn)
+   Copyright (C) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009 g10 Code GmbH
+
+   This file is part of GPGME.
+ 
+   GPGME is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+   under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
+   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of
+   the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+   
+   GPGME is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+   WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+   
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <locale.h>
+
+#ifdef HAVE_W32_SYSTEM
+#include <windows.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <gpgme.h>
+
+#ifndef DIM
+#define DIM(v)		     (sizeof(v)/sizeof((v)[0]))
+#endif
+
+#define fail_if_err(err)					\
+  do								\
+    {								\
+      if (err)							\
+        {							\
+          fprintf (stderr, "%s:%d: %s: %s\n",			\
+                   __FILE__, __LINE__, gpgme_strsource (err),	\
+		   gpgme_strerror (err));			\
+          exit (1);						\
+        }							\
+    }								\
+  while (0)
+
+
+static const char *
+nonnull (const char *s)
+{
+  return s? s :"[none]";
+}
+
+
+void
+print_data (gpgme_data_t dh)
+{
+#define BUF_SIZE 512
+  char buf[BUF_SIZE + 1];
+  int ret;
+  
+  ret = gpgme_data_seek (dh, 0, SEEK_SET);
+  if (ret)
+    fail_if_err (gpgme_err_code_from_errno (errno));
+  while ((ret = gpgme_data_read (dh, buf, BUF_SIZE)) > 0)
+    fwrite (buf, ret, 1, stdout);
+  if (ret < 0)
+    fail_if_err (gpgme_err_code_from_errno (errno));
+}
+
+
+gpgme_error_t
+passphrase_cb (void *opaque, const char *uid_hint, const char *passphrase_info,
+	       int last_was_bad, int fd)
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_W32_SYSTEM
+  DWORD written;
+  WriteFile ((HANDLE) fd, "abc\n", 4, &written, 0);
+#else
+  int res;
+  char *pass = "abc\n";
+  int passlen = strlen (pass);
+  int off = 0;
+
+  do
+    {
+      res = write (fd, &pass[off], passlen - off);
+      if (res > 0)
+	off += res;
+    }
+  while (res > 0 && off != passlen);
+
+  return off == passlen ? 0 : gpgme_error_from_errno (errno);
+#endif
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
+char *
+make_filename (const char *fname)
+{
+  const char *srcdir = getenv ("srcdir");
+  char *buf;
+
+  if (!srcdir)
+    srcdir = ".";
+  buf = malloc (strlen(srcdir) + strlen(fname) + 2);
+  if (!buf) 
+    exit (8);
+  strcpy (buf, srcdir);
+  strcat (buf, "/");
+  strcat (buf, fname);
+  return buf;
+}
+
+
+void
+init_gpgme (gpgme_protocol_t proto)
+{
+  gpgme_error_t err;
+
+  gpgme_check_version (NULL);
+  setlocale (LC_ALL, "");
+  gpgme_set_locale (NULL, LC_CTYPE, setlocale (LC_CTYPE, NULL));
+#ifndef HAVE_W32_SYSTEM
+  gpgme_set_locale (NULL, LC_MESSAGES, setlocale (LC_MESSAGES, NULL));
+#endif
+
+  err = gpgme_engine_check_version (proto);
+  fail_if_err (err);
+}
+
+
+void
+print_import_result (gpgme_import_result_t r)
+{
+  gpgme_import_status_t st;
+
+  for (st=r->imports; st; st = st->next)
+    {
+      printf ("  fpr: %s err: %d (%s) status:", nonnull (st->fpr),
+              st->result, gpg_strerror (st->result));
+      if (st->status & GPGME_IMPORT_NEW)
+        fputs (" new", stdout);
+      if (st->status & GPGME_IMPORT_UID)
+        fputs (" uid", stdout);
+      if (st->status & GPGME_IMPORT_SIG)
+        fputs (" sig", stdout);
+      if (st->status & GPGME_IMPORT_SUBKEY)
+        fputs (" subkey", stdout);
+      if (st->status & GPGME_IMPORT_SECRET)
+        fputs (" secret", stdout);
+      putchar ('\n');
+    }
+  printf ("key import summary:\n"
+          "        considered: %d\n"
+          "        no user id: %d\n"
+          "          imported: %d\n"
+          "      imported_rsa: %d\n"
+          "         unchanged: %d\n"
+          "      new user ids: %d\n"
+          "       new subkeys: %d\n"
+          "    new signatures: %d\n"
+          "   new revocations: %d\n"
+          "       secret read: %d\n"
+          "   secret imported: %d\n"
+          "  secret unchanged: %d\n"
+          "  skipped new keys: %d\n"
+          "      not imported: %d\n",
+          r->considered,
+          r->no_user_id,
+          r->imported,
+          r->imported_rsa,
+          r->unchanged,
+          r->new_user_ids,
+          r->new_sub_keys,
+          r->new_signatures,
+          r->new_revocations,
+          r->secret_read,
+          r->secret_imported,
+          r->secret_unchanged,
+          r->skipped_new_keys,
+          r->not_imported);
+}
+