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+; RUN: llvm-as < %s | llc
+target endian = big
+target pointersize = 32
+target triple = "powerpc-apple-darwin8.2.0"
+implementation   ; Functions:
+
+void %bar(int %G, int %E, int %F, int %A, int %B, int %C, int %D, sbyte* %fmt, ...) {
+	%ap = alloca sbyte*		; <sbyte**> [#uses=2]
+	call void %llvm.va_start( sbyte** %ap )
+	%tmp.1 = load sbyte** %ap		; <sbyte*> [#uses=1]
+	%tmp.0 = call double %foo( sbyte* %tmp.1 )		; <double> [#uses=0]
+	ret void
+}
+
+declare void %llvm.va_start(sbyte**)
+
+declare double %foo(sbyte*)