diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/copy-into-closure.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/copy-into-closure.rs
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+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/copy-into-closure.rs
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+fn closure1(+x: ~str) -> (~str, fn@() -> ~str) {
+    let f = fn@() -> ~str {
+        copy x
+        //~^ WARNING implicitly copying a non-implicitly-copyable value
+        //~^^ NOTE to copy values into a @fn closure, use a capture clause
+    };
+    (x,f)
+}
+
+fn closure2(+x: util::NonCopyable) -> (util::NonCopyable,
+                                       fn@() -> util::NonCopyable) {
+    let f = fn@() -> util::NonCopyable {
+        copy x
+        //~^ ERROR copying a noncopyable value
+        //~^^ NOTE non-copyable value cannot be copied into a @fn closure
+        //~^^^ ERROR copying a noncopyable value
+    };
+    (x,f)
+}
+fn closure3(+x: util::NonCopyable) {
+    do task::spawn {
+        let s = copy x;
+        //~^ ERROR copying a noncopyable value
+        //~^^ NOTE non-copyable value cannot be copied into a ~fn closure
+        //~^^^ ERROR copying a noncopyable value
+        error!("%?", s);
+    }
+    error!("%?", x);
+}
+fn main() {
+    let x = ~"hello";
+    do task::spawn {
+        let s = copy x;
+        //~^ WARNING implicitly copying a non-implicitly-copyable value
+        //~^^ NOTE to copy values into a ~fn closure, use a capture clause
+        error!("%s from child", s);
+    }
+    error!("%s", x);
+}