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+// Copyright 2013 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+// xfail-fast: check-fast screws up repr paths
+
+use std::unstable::intrinsics::get_tydesc;
+
+struct Foo<T> {
+    x: T
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    unsafe {
+        assert_eq!((*get_tydesc::<int>()).name, "int");
+        assert_eq!((*get_tydesc::<~[int]>()).name, "~[int]");
+        assert_eq!((*get_tydesc::<Foo<uint>>()).name, "Foo<uint>");
+    }
+}