diff --git a/src/testdir/test_quickfix.vim b/src/testdir/test_quickfix.vim
index 54c10ad..ef0a512 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_quickfix.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_quickfix.vim
@@ -818,68 +818,68 @@
 	return
     endif
 
-    let l = [
-      \ '"Xtestfile", line 4.12: 1506-045 (S) Undeclared identifier fd_set.',
-      \ '﻿"Xtestfile", line 6 col 19; this is an error',
-      \ 'gcc -c -DHAVE_CONFIsing-prototypes -I/usr/X11R6/include  version.c',
-      \ 'Xtestfile:9: parse error before `asd''',
-      \ 'make: *** [vim] Error 1',
-      \ 'in file "Xtestfile" linenr 10: there is an error',
-      \ '',
-      \ '2 returned',
-      \ '"Xtestfile", line 11 col 1; this is an error',
-      \ '"Xtestfile", line 12 col 2; this is another error',
-      \ '"Xtestfile", line 14:10; this is an error in column 10',
-      \ '=Xtestfile=, line 15:10; this is another error, but in vcol 10 this time',
-      \ '"Xtestfile", linenr 16: yet another problem',
-      \ 'Error in "Xtestfile" at line 17:',
-      \ 'x should be a dot',
-      \ '	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line 17',
-      \ '            ^',
-      \ 'Error in "Xtestfile" at line 18:',
-      \ 'x should be a dot',
-      \ '	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line 18',
-      \ '.............^',
-      \ 'Error in "Xtestfile" at line 19:',
-      \ 'x should be a dot',
-      \ '	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line 19',
-      \ '--------------^',
-      \ 'Error in "Xtestfile" at line 20:',
-      \ 'x should be a dot',
-      \ '	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line 20',
-      \ '	       ^',
-      \ '',
-      \ 'Does anyone know what is the problem and how to correction it?',
-      \ '"Xtestfile", line 21 col 9: What is the title of the quickfix window?',
-      \ '"Xtestfile", line 22 col 9: What is the title of the quickfix window?'
-      \ ]
+    let l =<< trim [DATA]
+    "Xtestfile", line 4.12: 1506-045 (S) Undeclared identifier fd_set.
+    ﻿"Xtestfile", line 6 col 19; this is an error
+    gcc -c -DHAVE_CONFIsing-prototypes -I/usr/X11R6/include  version.c
+    Xtestfile:9: parse error before `asd'
+    make: *** [vim] Error 1
+    in file "Xtestfile" linenr 10: there is an error
+
+    2 returned
+    "Xtestfile", line 11 col 1; this is an error
+    "Xtestfile", line 12 col 2; this is another error
+    "Xtestfile", line 14:10; this is an error in column 10
+    =Xtestfile=, line 15:10; this is another error, but in vcol 10 this time
+    "Xtestfile", linenr 16: yet another problem
+    Error in "Xtestfile" at line 17:
+    x should be a dot
+    	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line 17
+                ^
+    Error in "Xtestfile" at line 18:
+    x should be a dot
+    	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line 18
+    .............^
+    Error in "Xtestfile" at line 19:
+    x should be a dot
+    	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line 19
+    --------------^
+    Error in "Xtestfile" at line 20:
+    x should be a dot
+    	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line 20
+    	       ^
+
+    Does anyone know what is the problem and how to correction it?
+    "Xtestfile", line 21 col 9: What is the title of the quickfix window?
+    "Xtestfile", line 22 col 9: What is the title of the quickfix window?
+    [DATA]
 
     call writefile(l, 'Xerrorfile1')
     call writefile(l[:-2], 'Xerrorfile2')
 
-    let m = [
-	\ '	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line  2',
-	\ '	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line  3',
-	\ '	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line  4',
-	\ '	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line  5',
-	\ '	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line  6',
-	\ '	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line  7',
-	\ '	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line  8',
-	\ '	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line  9',
-	\ '	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line 10',
-	\ '	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line 11',
-	\ '	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line 12',
-	\ '	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line 13',
-	\ '	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line 14',
-	\ '	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line 15',
-	\ '	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line 16',
-	\ '	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line 17',
-	\ '	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line 18',
-	\ '	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line 19',
-	\ '	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line 20',
-	\ '	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line 21',
-	\ '	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line 22'
-	\ ]
+    let m =<< trim [DATA]
+    	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line  2
+    	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line  3
+    	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line  4
+    	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line  5
+    	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line  6
+    	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line  7
+    	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line  8
+    	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line  9
+    	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line 10
+    	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line 11
+    	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line 12
+    	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line 13
+    	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line 14
+    	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line 15
+    	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line 16
+    	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line 17
+    	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line 18
+    	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line 19
+    	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line 20
+    	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line 21
+    	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    line 22
+    [DATA]
     call writefile(m, 'Xtestfile')
 
     let save_efm = &efm
@@ -1092,21 +1092,23 @@
   call assert_equal([' 1 Xtestfile:^\VLine search text\$:  '], l)
 
   " Test for %P, %Q and %t format specifiers
-  let lines=["[Xtestfile1]",
-	      \ "(1,17)  error: ';' missing",
-	      \ "(21,2)  warning: variable 'z' not defined",
-	      \ "(67,3)  error: end of file found before string ended",
-	      \ "--",
-	      \ "",
-	      \ "[Xtestfile2]",
-	      \ "--",
-	      \ "",
-	      \ "[Xtestfile3]",
-	      \ "NEW compiler v1.1",
-	      \ "(2,2)   warning: variable 'x' not defined",
-	      \ "(67,3)  warning: 's' already defined",
-	      \ "--"
-	      \]
+  let lines =<< trim [DATA]
+  [Xtestfile1]
+  (1,17)  error: ';' missing
+  (21,2)  warning: variable 'z' not defined
+  (67,3)  error: end of file found before string ended
+  --
+
+  [Xtestfile2]
+  --
+
+  [Xtestfile3]
+  NEW compiler v1.1
+  (2,2)   warning: variable 'x' not defined
+  (67,3)  warning: 's' already defined
+  --
+  [DATA]
+
   set efm=%+P[%f]%r,(%l\\,%c)%*[\ ]%t%*[^:]:\ %m,%+Q--%r
   " To exercise the push/pop file functionality in quickfix, the test files
   " need to be created.
@@ -1128,11 +1130,13 @@
   call delete('Xtestfile3')
 
   " Tests for %E, %C and %Z format specifiers
-  let lines = ["Error 275",
-	      \ "line 42",
-	      \ "column 3",
-	      \ "' ' expected after '--'"
-	      \]
+  let lines =<< trim [DATA]
+  Error 275
+  line 42
+  column 3
+  ' ' expected after '--'
+  [DATA]
+
   set efm=%EError\ %n,%Cline\ %l,%Ccolumn\ %c,%Z%m
   cgetexpr lines
   let l = getqflist()
@@ -1143,9 +1147,11 @@
   call assert_equal("\n' ' expected after '--'", l[0].text)
 
   " Test for %>
-  let lines = ["Error in line 147 of foo.c:",
-	      \"unknown variable 'i'"
-	      \]
+  let lines =<< trim [DATA]
+  Error in line 147 of foo.c:
+  unknown variable 'i'
+  [DATA]
+
   set efm=unknown\ variable\ %m,%E%>Error\ in\ line\ %l\ of\ %f:,%Z%m
   cgetexpr lines
   let l = getqflist()
@@ -1154,21 +1160,22 @@
   call assert_equal("\nunknown variable 'i'", l[0].text)
 
   " Test for %A, %C and other formats
-  let lines = [
-	  \"==============================================================",
-	  \"FAIL: testGetTypeIdCachesResult (dbfacadeTest.DjsDBFacadeTest)",
-	  \"--------------------------------------------------------------",
-	  \"Traceback (most recent call last):",
-	  \'  File "unittests/dbfacadeTest.py", line 89, in testFoo',
-	  \"    self.assertEquals(34, dtid)",
-	  \'  File "/usr/lib/python2.2/unittest.py", line 286, in',
-	  \" failUnlessEqual",
-	  \"    raise self.failureException, \\",
-	  \"AssertionError: 34 != 33",
-	  \"",
-	  \"--------------------------------------------------------------",
-	  \"Ran 27 tests in 0.063s"
-	  \]
+  let lines =<< trim [DATA]
+  ==============================================================
+  FAIL: testGetTypeIdCachesResult (dbfacadeTest.DjsDBFacadeTest)
+  --------------------------------------------------------------
+  Traceback (most recent call last):
+    File "unittests/dbfacadeTest.py", line 89, in testFoo
+      self.assertEquals(34, dtid)
+    File "/usr/lib/python2.2/unittest.py", line 286, in
+   failUnlessEqual
+      raise self.failureException, \\
+  AssertionError: 34 != 33
+
+  --------------------------------------------------------------
+  Ran 27 tests in 0.063s
+  [DATA]
+
   set efm=%C\ %.%#,%A\ \ File\ \"%f\"\\,\ line\ %l%.%#,%Z%[%^\ ]%\\@=%m
   cgetexpr lines
   let l = getqflist()