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+#include <boost/config.hpp>
+
+#if defined(BOOST_MSVC)
+#pragma warning(disable: 4786)  // identifier truncated in debug info
+#pragma warning(disable: 4710)  // function not inlined
+#pragma warning(disable: 4711)  // function selected for automatic inline expansion
+#pragma warning(disable: 4514)  // unreferenced inline removed
+#endif
+
+//
+//  bind_cv_test.cpp
+//
+//  Copyright (c) 2004 Peter Dimov
+//
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See
+// accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+//
+
+#include <boost/bind.hpp>
+
+#if defined(BOOST_MSVC) && (BOOST_MSVC < 1300)
+#pragma warning(push, 3)
+#endif
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+#if defined(BOOST_MSVC) && (BOOST_MSVC < 1300)
+#pragma warning(pop)
+#endif
+
+#include <boost/detail/lightweight_test.hpp>
+
+struct X
+{
+    // SGI-related compilers have odd compiler-synthesized ctors dtors
+    #ifdef __PATHSCALE__
+    X() {}
+    ~X() {}
+    #endif
+
+    int operator()()
+    {
+        return 17041;
+    }
+
+    int operator()() const
+    {
+        return -17041;
+    }
+
+    int operator()(int x1)
+    {
+        return x1;
+    }
+
+    int operator()(int x1) const
+    {
+        return -x1;
+    }
+
+    int operator()(int x1, int x2)
+    {
+        return x1+x2;
+    }
+
+    int operator()(int x1, int x2) const
+    {
+        return -(x1+x2);
+    }
+
+    int operator()(int x1, int x2, int x3)
+    {
+        return x1+x2+x3;
+    }
+
+    int operator()(int x1, int x2, int x3) const
+    {
+        return -(x1+x2+x3);
+    }
+
+    int operator()(int x1, int x2, int x3, int x4)
+    {
+        return x1+x2+x3+x4;
+    }
+
+    int operator()(int x1, int x2, int x3, int x4) const
+    {
+        return -(x1+x2+x3+x4);
+    }
+
+    int operator()(int x1, int x2, int x3, int x4, int x5)
+    {
+        return x1+x2+x3+x4+x5;
+    }
+
+    int operator()(int x1, int x2, int x3, int x4, int x5) const
+    {
+        return -(x1+x2+x3+x4+x5);
+    }
+
+    int operator()(int x1, int x2, int x3, int x4, int x5, int x6)
+    {
+        return x1+x2+x3+x4+x5+x6;
+    }
+
+    int operator()(int x1, int x2, int x3, int x4, int x5, int x6) const
+    {
+        return -(x1+x2+x3+x4+x5+x6);
+    }
+
+    int operator()(int x1, int x2, int x3, int x4, int x5, int x6, int x7)
+    {
+        return x1+x2+x3+x4+x5+x6+x7;
+    }
+
+    int operator()(int x1, int x2, int x3, int x4, int x5, int x6, int x7) const
+    {
+        return -(x1+x2+x3+x4+x5+x6+x7);
+    }
+
+    int operator()(int x1, int x2, int x3, int x4, int x5, int x6, int x7, int x8)
+    {
+        return x1+x2+x3+x4+x5+x6+x7+x8;
+    }
+
+    int operator()(int x1, int x2, int x3, int x4, int x5, int x6, int x7, int x8) const
+    {
+        return -(x1+x2+x3+x4+x5+x6+x7+x8);
+    }
+
+    int operator()(int x1, int x2, int x3, int x4, int x5, int x6, int x7, int x8, int x9)
+    {
+        return x1+x2+x3+x4+x5+x6+x7+x8+x9;
+    }
+
+    int operator()(int x1, int x2, int x3, int x4, int x5, int x6, int x7, int x8, int x9) const
+    {
+        return -(x1+x2+x3+x4+x5+x6+x7+x8+x9);
+    }
+};
+
+template<class F> void test(F f, int r)
+{
+    F const & cf = f;
+    BOOST_TEST( cf() == -r );
+    BOOST_TEST( f() == r );
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+    test( boost::bind<int>( X() ), 17041 );
+    test( boost::bind<int>( X(), 1 ), 1 );
+    test( boost::bind<int>( X(), 1, 2 ), 1+2 );
+    test( boost::bind<int>( X(), 1, 2, 3 ), 1+2+3 );
+    test( boost::bind<int>( X(), 1, 2, 3, 4 ), 1+2+3+4 );
+    test( boost::bind<int>( X(), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ), 1+2+3+4+5 );
+    test( boost::bind<int>( X(), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ), 1+2+3+4+5+6 );
+    test( boost::bind<int>( X(), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ), 1+2+3+4+5+6+7 );
+    test( boost::bind<int>( X(), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 ), 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8 );
+    test( boost::bind<int>( X(), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 ), 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9 );
+
+    return boost::report_errors();
+}