diff -r 67e892757752 -r e8438996d406 vm/src/test/java/org/apidesign/vm4brwsr/StaticMethodTest.java
--- a/vm/src/test/java/org/apidesign/vm4brwsr/StaticMethodTest.java	Thu Oct 11 04:11:42 2012 -0700
+++ b/vm/src/test/java/org/apidesign/vm4brwsr/StaticMethodTest.java	Thu Oct 11 10:43:17 2012 -0700
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import javax.script.ScriptEngineManager;
 import javax.script.ScriptException;
 import static org.testng.Assert.*;
+import org.testng.annotations.BeforeClass;
 import org.testng.annotations.Test;
 
 /** Checks the basic behavior of the translator.
@@ -193,17 +194,27 @@
         );
     }
     
+    private static CharSequence codeSeq;
+    private static Invocable code;
+    
+    @BeforeClass 
+    public void compileTheCode() throws Exception {
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+        code = compileClass(sb, "org/apidesign/vm4brwsr/StaticMethod");
+        codeSeq = sb;
+    }
+    
+    
     private static void assertExec(String msg, String methodName, Object expRes, Object... args) throws Exception {
         StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
-        Invocable i = compileClass(sb, "org/apidesign/vm4brwsr/StaticMethod");
         
         Object ret = null;
         try {
-            ret = i.invokeFunction(methodName, args);
+            ret = code.invokeFunction(methodName, args);
         } catch (ScriptException ex) {
-            fail("Execution failed in " + sb, ex);
+            fail("Execution failed in\n" + codeSeq, ex);
         } catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
-            fail("Cannot find method in " + sb, ex);
+            fail("Cannot find method in\n" + codeSeq, ex);
         }
         if (ret == null && expRes == null) {
             return;
@@ -211,7 +222,7 @@
         if (expRes != null && expRes.equals(ret)) {
             return;
         }
-        assertEquals(ret, expRes, msg + "was: " + ret + "\n" + sb);
+        assertEquals(ret, expRes, msg + "was: " + ret + "\n" + codeSeq);
         
     }