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+#*************************************************************************
+#
+#   $RCSfile: struct.tests,v $
+#
+#   $Revision: 1.2 $
+#
+#   last change: $Author: obo $ $Date: 2004-06-03 15:13:13 $
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+
+EXPECT FAILURE "struct.tests 1":
+struct S { void m; };
+
+
+EXPECT FAILURE "struct.tests 2":
+struct S { sequence<void> m; };
+
+
+EXPECT FAILURE "struct.tests 3":
+exception E {};
+struct S { E m; };
+
+
+EXPECT FAILURE "struct.tests 4":
+exception E {};
+struct S { sequence<E> m; };
+
+
+EXPECT FAILURE "struct.tests 5":
+struct S { S m; };