diff --git a/tests/suites/helpers.function b/tests/suites/helpers.function
index eef41c7..10125c3 100644
--- a/tests/suites/helpers.function
+++ b/tests/suites/helpers.function
@@ -128,6 +128,14 @@
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /* Helper Functions */
 
+void test_fail( const char *test, int line_no, const char* filename )
+{
+    test_info.failed = 1;
+    test_info.test = test;
+    test_info.line_no = line_no;
+    test_info.filename = filename;
+}
+
 #if defined(__unix__) || (defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__))
 static int redirect_output( FILE** out_stream, const char* path )
 {
@@ -170,7 +178,7 @@
 }
 #endif /* __unix__ || __APPLE__ __MACH__ */
 
-static int unhexify( unsigned char *obuf, const char *ibuf )
+int unhexify( unsigned char *obuf, const char *ibuf )
 {
     unsigned char c, c2;
     int len = strlen( ibuf ) / 2;
@@ -204,7 +212,7 @@
     return len;
 }
 
-static void hexify( unsigned char *obuf, const unsigned char *ibuf, int len )
+void hexify( unsigned char *obuf, const unsigned char *ibuf, int len )
 {
     unsigned char l, h;
 
@@ -258,7 +266,7 @@
  *
  * For convenience, dies if allocation fails.
  */
-static unsigned char *unhexify_alloc( const char *ibuf, size_t *olen )
+unsigned char *unhexify_alloc( const char *ibuf, size_t *olen )
 {
     unsigned char *obuf;
 
@@ -309,7 +317,7 @@
  *
  * rng_state shall be NULL.
  */
-static int rnd_zero_rand( void *rng_state, unsigned char *output, size_t len )
+int rnd_zero_rand( void *rng_state, unsigned char *output, size_t len )
 {
     if( rng_state != NULL )
         rng_state  = NULL;
@@ -336,7 +344,7 @@
  *
  * After the buffer is empty it will return rand();
  */
-static int rnd_buffer_rand( void *rng_state, unsigned char *output, size_t len )
+int rnd_buffer_rand( void *rng_state, unsigned char *output, size_t len )
 {
     rnd_buf_info *info = (rnd_buf_info *) rng_state;
     size_t use_len;
@@ -382,7 +390,7 @@
  *
  * rng_state shall be a pointer to a rnd_pseudo_info structure.
  */
-static int rnd_pseudo_rand( void *rng_state, unsigned char *output, size_t len )
+int rnd_pseudo_rand( void *rng_state, unsigned char *output, size_t len )
 {
     rnd_pseudo_info *info = (rnd_pseudo_info *) rng_state;
     uint32_t i, *k, sum, delta=0x9E3779B9;