diff --git a/ide/initialsetupdlgs.pas b/ide/initialsetupdlgs.pas
index 9706645e96..13d7ded94b 100644
--- a/ide/initialsetupdlgs.pas
+++ b/ide/initialsetupdlgs.pas
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ uses
   Classes, SysUtils, strutils, contnrs, LCLProc, Forms, Controls, Buttons,
   Dialogs, FileUtil, Laz2_XMLCfg, lazutf8classes, LazFileUtils, LazFileCache,
   LazLogger, Graphics, ComCtrls, ExtCtrls, StdCtrls, DefineTemplates,
-  CodeToolManager, TransferMacros, MacroDefIntf, GDBMIDebugger,
+  CodeToolManager, FileProcs, TransferMacros, MacroDefIntf, GDBMIDebugger,
   DbgIntfDebuggerBase, LazarusIDEStrConsts, LazConf, EnvironmentOpts, IDEProcs,
   AboutFrm, IDETranslations, InitialSetupProc;
   
diff --git a/ide/initialsetupproc.pas b/ide/initialsetupproc.pas
index 470ae161c2..5652ce6a5a 100644
--- a/ide/initialsetupproc.pas
+++ b/ide/initialsetupproc.pas
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ interface
 uses
   Classes, SysUtils, strutils, LazFileCache, LazUTF8Classes, LazFileUtils,
   LazLoggerBase, LazUTF8, Laz2_XMLCfg, LazLogger, DefineTemplates,
-  CodeToolManager, LazarusIDEStrConsts, LazConf, EnvironmentOpts, IDEProcs,
-  contnrs;
+  CodeToolManager, FileProcs, LazarusIDEStrConsts, LazConf, EnvironmentOpts,
+  IDEProcs, contnrs;
 
 type
   TSDFilenameQuality = (
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ function GetValueFromSecondaryConfig(OptionFilename, Path: string): string;
 function GetValueFromIDEConfig(OptionFilename, Path: string): string;
 
 function SafeFormat(const Fmt: String; const Args: Array of const): String;
-function SimpleFormat(const Fmt: String; const Args: Array of const): String;
 
 implementation
 
@@ -912,44 +911,6 @@ begin
   Result:=SimpleFormat(Fmt,Args);
 end;
 
-function SimpleFormat(const Fmt: String; const Args: array of const): String;
-var
-  p: Integer;
-  i: Integer;
-  s: String;
-begin
-  Result:=Fmt;
-  p:=1;
-  for i:=Low(Args) to High(Args) do
-  begin
-    case Args[i].VType of
-    vtString:     s:=Args[i].VString^;
-    vtAnsiString: s:=AnsiString(Args[i].VAnsiString);
-    vtChar:       s:=Args[i].VChar;
-    else continue;
-    end;
-    while (p<length(Result)) do begin
-      if (Result[p]='%') then
-      begin
-        if (Result[p+1]='s') then
-          break
-        else
-          inc(p,2);
-      end else
-        inc(p);
-    end;
-    if p<length(Result) then begin
-      // found %s => replace
-      ReplaceSubstring(Result,p,2,s);
-      inc(p,length(s));
-    end else begin
-      // missing %s => append
-      Result+=', '+s;
-      p:=length(s)+1;
-    end;
-  end;
-end;
-
 { TSDFileInfoList }
 
 function TSDFileInfoList.AddNewItem(aFilename, aCaption: string): TSDFileInfo;
diff --git a/test/codetoolstests/testbasiccodetools.pas b/test/codetoolstests/testbasiccodetools.pas
index d6fae26c62..75da9f1c55 100644
--- a/test/codetoolstests/testbasiccodetools.pas
+++ b/test/codetoolstests/testbasiccodetools.pas
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
    ./runtests --format=plain --suite=TestCompareTextIgnoringSpace
    ./runtests --format=plain --suite=TestGuessIndentSize
    ./runtests --format=plain --suite=TestReindent
+   ./runtests --format=plain --suite=TestSimpleFormat
 }
 unit TestBasicCodetools;
 
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ type
     procedure TestCompareTextIgnoringSpace;
     procedure TestGuessIndentSize;
     procedure TestReIndent;
+    procedure TestSimpleFormat;
   end;
 
 implementation
@@ -215,6 +217,29 @@ begin
   t('A'#10'  B'#10,2,4, 3,0,'A'#10'   B'#10);
 end;
 
+procedure TTestBasicCodeTools.TestSimpleFormat;
+
+  procedure t(const Fmt: string; Args: array of const; const Expected: string);
+  var
+    Actual: String;
+  begin
+    Actual:=SimpleFormat(Fmt,Args);
+    if Expected=Actual then exit;
+    writeln(dbgsDiff(Expected,Actual));
+    AssertEquals('"'+DbgStr(Fmt)+'"('+dbgs(High(Args)-Low(Args)+1)+')',true,false);
+  end;
+
+begin
+  t('A',['Foo'],'A,Foo');
+  t('A%sB',['Foo'],'AFooB');
+  t('A%sB%sC',['Foo'],'AFooB%sC');
+  t('A%sB',['Foo','Bar'],'AFooB,Bar');
+  t('A%0B',['Foo','Bar'],'AFooB,Bar');
+  t('A%1B',['Foo','Bar'],'ABarB,Foo');
+  t('A%1%0B',['Foo','Bar'],'ABarFooB');
+  t('A%1:s%0:sB',['Foo','Bar'],'ABarFooB');
+end;
+
 initialization
   AddToCodetoolsTestSuite(TTestBasicCodeTools);
 
diff --git a/test/lazutils/testlazutils.pas b/test/lazutils/testlazutils.pas
index 5f395047e6..2771cd07c0 100644
--- a/test/lazutils/testlazutils.pas
+++ b/test/lazutils/testlazutils.pas
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ begin
   AssertEquals('last multi','adef',r('abc',2,2,'def'));
   AssertEquals('middle chars same','abcde',r('abcde',2,3,'bcd'));
   AssertEquals('middle chars shorten','axe',r('abcde',2,3,'x'));
+  AssertEquals('after chars','abcx',r('abc',4,3,'x'));
 end;
 
 procedure TTestLazUtils.TestSplitCmdLineParams;
diff --git a/test/runtests.lpi b/test/runtests.lpi
index 7fa49bc80c..1a06f8fc9b 100644
--- a/test/runtests.lpi
+++ b/test/runtests.lpi
@@ -48,11 +48,7 @@
             </Checks>
           </CodeGeneration>
           <Other>
-            <CompilerMessages>
-              <UseMsgFile Value="True"/>
-            </CompilerMessages>
             <CustomOptions Value="-dNoSemiAutomatedTests"/>
-            <CompilerPath Value="$(CompPath)"/>
           </Other>
         </CompilerOptions>
       </Item2>
@@ -90,37 +86,30 @@
       <Unit0>
         <Filename Value="runtests.lpr"/>
         <IsPartOfProject Value="True"/>
-        <UnitName Value="runtests"/>
       </Unit0>
       <Unit1>
         <Filename Value="testlpi.pas"/>
         <IsPartOfProject Value="True"/>
-        <UnitName Value="TestLpi"/>
       </Unit1>
       <Unit2>
         <Filename Value="bugtestcase.pas"/>
         <IsPartOfProject Value="True"/>
-        <UnitName Value="BugTestCase"/>
       </Unit2>
       <Unit3>
         <Filename Value="testglobals.pas"/>
         <IsPartOfProject Value="True"/>
-        <UnitName Value="testglobals"/>
       </Unit3>
       <Unit4>
         <Filename Value="lcltests\testunicode.pas"/>
         <IsPartOfProject Value="True"/>
-        <UnitName Value="TestUnicode"/>
       </Unit4>
       <Unit5>
         <Filename Value="testunits.pas"/>
         <IsPartOfProject Value="True"/>
-        <UnitName Value="testunits"/>
       </Unit5>
       <Unit6>
         <Filename Value="lcltests\testpen.pas"/>
         <IsPartOfProject Value="True"/>
-        <UnitName Value="TestPen"/>
       </Unit6>
       <Unit7>
         <Filename Value="lcltests\testtextstrings.pas"/>
@@ -135,17 +124,14 @@
       <Unit9>
         <Filename Value="lazutils\testlazutils.pas"/>
         <IsPartOfProject Value="True"/>
-        <UnitName Value="TestLazUtils"/>
       </Unit9>
       <Unit10>
         <Filename Value="codetoolstests\testctxmlfixfragments.pas"/>
         <IsPartOfProject Value="True"/>
-        <UnitName Value="TestCTXMLFixFragments"/>
       </Unit10>
       <Unit11>
         <Filename Value="codetoolstests\testcfgscript.pas"/>
         <IsPartOfProject Value="True"/>
-        <UnitName Value="TestCfgScript"/>
       </Unit11>
       <Unit12>
         <Filename Value="codetoolstests\teststdcodetools.pas"/>
@@ -155,22 +141,18 @@
       <Unit13>
         <Filename Value="lazutils\testlazxml.pas"/>
         <IsPartOfProject Value="True"/>
-        <UnitName Value="TestLazXML"/>
       </Unit13>
       <Unit14>
         <Filename Value="lazutils\testavglvltree.pas"/>
         <IsPartOfProject Value="True"/>
-        <UnitName Value="TestAvgLvlTree"/>
       </Unit14>
       <Unit15>
         <Filename Value="codetoolstests\testmethodjumptool.pas"/>
         <IsPartOfProject Value="True"/>
-        <UnitName Value="TestMethodJumpTool"/>
       </Unit15>
       <Unit16>
         <Filename Value="lazutils\testlconvencoding.pas"/>
         <IsPartOfProject Value="True"/>
-        <UnitName Value="TestLConvEncoding"/>
       </Unit16>
     </Units>
   </ProjectOptions>
@@ -206,11 +188,7 @@
       </Checks>
     </CodeGeneration>
     <Other>
-      <CompilerMessages>
-        <UseMsgFile Value="True"/>
-      </CompilerMessages>
       <CustomOptions Value="-dNoSemiAutomatedTests"/>
-      <CompilerPath Value="$(CompPath)"/>
     </Other>
   </CompilerOptions>
 </CONFIG>