diff --git a/test/pummel/test-base64-bigfile.js b/test/pummel/test-base64-bigfile.js
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--- a/test/pummel/test-base64-bigfile.js
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-
-var common = require("../common");
-var path = require("path");
-var assert = common.assert;
-var bigFile = path.join(common.tmpDir, "bigFile");
-var fs = require("fs");
-var cp = require("child_process");
-
-console.error("Note: This test requires the dd, base64, and shasum programs.");
-
-fs.stat(bigFile, function (er, s) {
-  if (er || s.size < 1024*1024*128) {
-    makeBigFile();
-  } else {
-    doEncoding();
-  }
-})
-
-function makeBigFile () {
-  console.error("making bigFile");
-  // write 128mb of zeros to bigFile
-  cp.exec("dd if=/dev/zero of="+bigFile+" bs=134217728 count=1", function (er) {
-    if (er) {
-      console.error("Failed to create "+bigFile);
-      throw er;
-    }
-    doEncoding();
-  });
-}
-
-function doEncoding () {
-  // encode with node.
-  console.error("doing encoding");
-  fs.readFile(bigFile, function (er, data) {
-    if (er) throw er;
-    var b64 = new Buffer(data.toString("base64"));
-    fs.writeFile(bigFile+"-enc-node", b64, encDone);
-  });
-  // encode with base64
-  cp.exec("base64 <"+bigFile+" >"+bigFile+"-enc-native", encDone);
-
-  var encCalls = 2;
-  function encDone (er) {
-    if (er) {
-      console.error("failed to encode");
-      throw er;
-    }
-    if (-- encCalls > 0) return;
-    doDecoding()
-  }
-}
-
-function doDecoding () {
-  console.error("doing decoding");
-  // decode both files both ways
-  decodeNode(  bigFile+"-enc-node"  , decDone);
-  decodeNode(  bigFile+"-enc-native", decDone);
-  decodeNative(bigFile+"-enc-node"  , decDone);
-  decodeNative(bigFile+"-enc-native", decDone);
-  
-  var decCalls = 4;
-  function decDone (er) {
-    if (er) {
-      console.error("failed to decode");
-      throw er;
-    }
-    if (-- decCalls > 0) return;
-    doShasum();
-  }
-}
-
-function decodeNode (f, cb) {
-  // decode with node.
-  console.error("decode "+path.basename(f)+" with node");
-  fs.readFile(f, function (er, data) {
-    if (er) throw er;
-    var dec = new Buffer(data.toString(), "base64");
-    fs.writeFile(f+"-dec-node", dec, cb);
-  });
-}
-
-function decodeNative (f, cb) {
-  console.error("decode "+path.basename(f)+" natively");
-  cp.exec("base64 -d <"+f+" >"+f+"-dec-native", cb);
-}
-
-// check the shasums of all decoded files match the original.
-function doShasum () {
-  console.error("do shasums");
-  // make sure to get the original first.
-  shaFile(bigFile, function (file, out) {
-    checkSha(file, out);
-    shaFile(bigFile+"-enc-node-dec-node"    , checkSha);
-    shaFile(bigFile+"-enc-native-dec-node"  , checkSha);
-    shaFile(bigFile+"-enc-node-dec-native"  , checkSha);
-    shaFile(bigFile+"-enc-native-dec-native", checkSha);
-  });
-}
-
-function shaFile (file, cb) {
-  console.error("shasum "+path.basename(file));
-  cp.exec("shasum "+file, function (er, out) {
-    if (er) {
-      console.error("failed to shasum "+path.basename(file));
-      throw er;
-    }
-    cb(file, out);
-  });
-}
-
-var sha = null;
-var fail = null;
-var checks = 5;
-
-function checkSha (file, out) {
-  var s = out.toString().match(/^([a-fA-F0-9]{40})/);
-  if (!s) {
-    console.error("bad sha: "+out);
-    throw new Error("fail");
-  }
-  s = s[0];
-  console.error(s+" "+path.basename(file));
-  if (sha === null) {
-    sha = s;
-  } else {
-    // assert.equal(sha, s, file+" doesn't match shasum "+s);
-    if (sha !== s) {
-      console.error(path.basename(file)+" sha doesn't match")
-      fail = fail || new Error("Some shasums didn't match");
-    }
-  }
-  if (-- checks === 0) {
-    if (fail) throw fail;
-  }
-}
-