diff --git a/src/testdir/test_eval.in b/src/testdir/test_eval.in
index 115d50d..0a7ede6 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_eval.in
+++ b/src/testdir/test_eval.in
@@ -1,21 +1,150 @@
-Test for various eval features.
+Test for various eval features.   vim: set ft=vim :
+
+Note: system clipboard support is not tested. I do not think anybody will thank 
+me for messing with clipboard.
 
 STARTTEST
 :so small.vim
+:set encoding=latin1
+:set noswapfile
+:lang C
+:fun AppendRegContents(reg)
+    call append('$', printf('%s: type %s; value: %s (%s), expr: %s (%s)', a:reg, getregtype(a:reg), getreg(a:reg), string(getreg(a:reg, 0, 1)), getreg(a:reg, 1), string(getreg(a:reg, 1, 1))))
+endfun
+:command -nargs=? AR :call AppendRegContents(<q-args>)
+:fun SetReg(...)
+    call call('setreg', a:000)
+    call append('$', printf('{{{2 setreg(%s)', string(a:000)[1:-2]))
+    call AppendRegContents(a:1)
+    if a:1 isnot# '='
+        execute "silent normal! Go==\n==\e\"".a:1."P"
+    endif
+endfun
+:fun ErrExe(str)
+    call append('$', 'Executing '.a:str)
+    try
+        execute a:str
+    catch
+        $put =v:exception
+    endtry
+endfun
+:fun Test()
+$put ='{{{1 let tests'
+let @" = 'abc'
+AR "
+let @" = "abc\n"
+AR "
+let @" = "abc\<C-m>"
+AR "
+let @= = '"abc"'
+AR =
+
+$put ='{{{1 Basic setreg tests'
+call SetReg('a', 'abcA', 'c')
+call SetReg('b', 'abcB', 'v')
+call SetReg('c', 'abcC', 'l')
+call SetReg('d', 'abcD', 'V')
+call SetReg('e', 'abcE', 'b')
+call SetReg('f', 'abcF', "\<C-v>")
+call SetReg('g', 'abcG', 'b10')
+call SetReg('h', 'abcH', "\<C-v>10")
+call SetReg('I', 'abcI')
+
+$put ='{{{1 Appending single lines with setreg()'
+call SetReg('A', 'abcAc', 'c')
+call SetReg('A', 'abcAl', 'l')
+call SetReg('A', 'abcAc2','c')
+call SetReg('b', 'abcBc', 'ca')
+call SetReg('b', 'abcBb', 'ba')
+call SetReg('b', 'abcBc2','ca')
+call SetReg('b', 'abcBb2','b50a')
+
+call SetReg('C', 'abcCl', 'l')
+call SetReg('C', 'abcCc', 'c')
+call SetReg('D', 'abcDb', 'b')
+
+call SetReg('E', 'abcEb', 'b')
+call SetReg('E', 'abcEl', 'l')
+call SetReg('F', 'abcFc', 'c')
+
+$put ='{{{1 Appending NL with setreg()'
+call setreg('a', 'abcA2', 'c')
+call setreg('b', 'abcB2', 'v')
+call setreg('c', 'abcC2', 'l')
+call setreg('d', 'abcD2', 'V')
+call setreg('e', 'abcE2', 'b')
+call setreg('f', 'abcF2', "\<C-v>")
+call setreg('g', 'abcG2', 'b10')
+call setreg('h', 'abcH2', "\<C-v>10")
+call setreg('I', 'abcI2')
+
+call SetReg('A', "\n")
+call SetReg('B', "\n", 'c')
+call SetReg('C', "\n")
+call SetReg('D', "\n", 'l')
+call SetReg('E', "\n")
+call SetReg('F', "\n", 'b')
+
+$put ='{{{1 Setting lists with setreg()'
+call SetReg('a', ['abcA3'], 'c')
+call SetReg('b', ['abcB3'], 'l')
+call SetReg('c', ['abcC3'], 'b')
+call SetReg('d', ['abcD3'])
+
+$put ='{{{1 Appending lists with setreg()'
+call SetReg('A', ['abcA3c'], 'c')
+call SetReg('b', ['abcB3l'], 'la')
+call SetReg('C', ['abcC3b'], 'lb')
+call SetReg('D', ['abcD32'])
+
+call SetReg('A', ['abcA32'])
+call SetReg('B', ['abcB3c'], 'c')
+call SetReg('C', ['abcC3l'], 'l')
+call SetReg('D', ['abcD3b'], 'b')
+
+$put ='{{{1 Appending lists with NL with setreg()'
+call SetReg('A', ["\n", 'abcA3l2'], 'l')
+call SetReg('B', ["\n", 'abcB3c2'], 'c')
+call SetReg('C', ["\n", 'abcC3b2'], 'b')
+call SetReg('D', ["\n", 'abcD3b50'],'b50')
+
+$put ='{{{1 Setting lists with NLs with setreg()'
+call SetReg('a', ['abcA4-0', "\n", "abcA4-2\n", "\nabcA4-3", "abcA4-4\nabcA4-4-2"])
+call SetReg('b', ['abcB4c-0', "\n", "abcB4c-2\n", "\nabcB4c-3", "abcB4c-4\nabcB4c-4-2"], 'c')
+call SetReg('c', ['abcC4l-0', "\n", "abcC4l-2\n", "\nabcC4l-3", "abcC4l-4\nabcC4l-4-2"], 'l')
+call SetReg('d', ['abcD4b-0', "\n", "abcD4b-2\n", "\nabcD4b-3", "abcD4b-4\nabcD4b-4-2"], 'b')
+call SetReg('e', ['abcE4b10-0', "\n", "abcE4b10-2\n", "\nabcE4b10-3", "abcE4b10-4\nabcE4b10-4-2"], 'b10')
+
+$put ='{{{1 Search and expressions'
+call SetReg('/', ['abc/'])
+call SetReg('/', ["abc/\n"])
+call SetReg('=', ['"abc/"'])
+call SetReg('=', ["\"abc/\n\""])
+
+$put ='{{{1 Errors'
+call ErrExe('call setreg()')
+call ErrExe('call setreg(1)')
+call ErrExe('call setreg(1, 2, 3, 4)')
+call ErrExe('call setreg([], 2)')
+call ErrExe('call setreg(1, {})')
+call ErrExe('call setreg(1, 2, [])')
+call ErrExe('call setreg("/", [1, 2])')
+call ErrExe('call setreg("=", [1, 2])')
+call ErrExe('call setreg(1, ["", "", [], ""])')
+endfun
 :"
-:" test getreg()
-/^one
-"ay3j:$put =string(getreg('a'))
-:$put =string(getreg('a', 1, 1))
+:call Test()
 :"
-:/^result/,$w! test.out
-:qa!
+:delfunction SetReg
+:delfunction AppendRegContents
+:delfunction ErrExe
+:delfunction Test
+:delcommand AR
+:call garbagecollect(1)
+:"
+:/^start:/+1,$wq! test.out
+:" vim: et ts=4 isk-=\: fmr=???,???
+:call getchar()
 ENDTEST
 
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diff --git a/src/testdir/test_eval.ok b/src/testdir/test_eval.ok
index 8e6c987..7fe5f1b 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_eval.ok
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