Index: modules/simpletest/simpletest.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/simpletest/simpletest.module,v
retrieving revision 1.60
diff -u -r1.60 simpletest.module
--- modules/simpletest/simpletest.module	7 Jul 2009 08:07:24 -0000	1.60
+++ modules/simpletest/simpletest.module	9 Jul 2009 21:23:29 -0000
@@ -233,10 +233,10 @@
           'line' => $match[3],
           'file' => $match[2],
         );
-        DrupalTestCase::assertStatic($test_id, $test_class, FALSE, $match[1], 'Fatal error', $caller);
+        DrupalTestCase::logAssert($test_id, $test_class, FALSE, $match[1], 'Fatal error', $caller);
       }
       else {
-        DrupalTestCase::assertStatic($test_id, $test_class, FALSE, $line, 'Fatal error');
+        DrupalTestCase::logAssert($test_id, $test_class, FALSE, $line, 'Fatal error');
       }
     }
   }
Index: modules/simpletest/drupal_web_test_case.php
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/simpletest/drupal_web_test_case.php,v
retrieving revision 1.123
diff -u -r1.123 drupal_web_test_case.php
--- modules/simpletest/drupal_web_test_case.php	8 Jul 2009 07:23:23 -0000	1.123
+++ modules/simpletest/drupal_web_test_case.php	9 Jul 2009 21:23:29 -0000
@@ -138,11 +138,17 @@
   }
 
   /**
-   * Make assertions from outside the test case.
+   * Store an assertion from outside the testing context.
+   *
+   * This is useful for inserting assertions that can only be recorder after
+   * the test case has been destroyed, such as PHP fatal errors. The caller
+   * information is not automatically gathered since the caller is most likely
+   * inserting the assertion on behalf of other code. In all other respects
+   * the method behaves just like DrupalTestCase::assert().
    *
    * @see DrupalTestCase::assert()
    */
-  public static function assertStatic($test_id, $test_class, $status, $message = '', $group = 'Other', array $caller = NULL) {
+  public static function insertAssert($test_id, $test_class, $status, $message = '', $group = 'Other', array $caller = NULL) {
     // Convert boolean status to string status.
     if (is_bool($status)) {
       $status = $status ? 'pass' : 'fail';