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+/* RUN: %llvmgcc %s -S -o - -emit-llvm | \
+   RUN: egrep {CSTRING SECTION.\*section.\*__TEXT,.\*__cstring}
+   XFAIL: *
+   TARGET: *-*-darwin*
+   END.
+   Insure that stings go to the cstring section.  This test is
+   intended solely for Darwin targets.
+ */
+char *foo() {
+  return "this string should go to the CSTRING SECTION";
+}