diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/destructor-ordering.rs b/src/test/run-pass/destructor-ordering.rs
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+// We share an instance of this type among all the destructor-order
+// checkers.  It tracks how many destructors have run so far and
+// 'fail's when one runs out of order.
+// FIXME: Make it easier to collect a failure message.
+state obj order_tracker(mutable int init) {
+  fn assert_order(int expected, str fail_message) {
+    if (expected != init) {
+      log expected;
+      log " != ";
+      log init;
+      log fail_message;
+      fail;
+    }
+    init += 1;
+  }
+}
+
+
+obj dorder(@order_tracker tracker, int order, str message) {
+  drop {
+    tracker.assert_order(order, message);
+  }
+}
+
+fn main() {
+  auto tracker = @order_tracker(0);
+  dorder(tracker, 1, "Reverse decl order");
+  dorder(tracker, 0, "Reverse decl order");
+}
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