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diff --git a/tests/run/tassert.nim b/tests/run/tassert.nim
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+discard """
+  file: "tassert.nim"
+  outputsub: "assertion failure!this shall be always written"
+  exitcode: "1"
+"""
+# test assert and exception handling
+
+proc callB() = assert(False)
+proc callA() = callB()
+proc callC() = callA()
+
+try:
+  callC()
+except EAssertionFailed:
+  write(stdout, "assertion failure!")
+except:
+  write(stdout, "unknown exception!")
+finally:
+  system.write(stdout, "this shall be always written")
+
+assert(false) #OUT assertion failure!this shall be always written
+
+