diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/lib-path.rs b/src/test/run-pass/lib-path.rs
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+// xfail-stage0
+
+// Testing a few of the path manipuation functions
+
+use std;
+
+import std::fs;
+import std::os;
+
+fn main() {
+  assert(!fs::path_is_absolute("test-path"));
+
+  log "Current working directory: " + os::getcwd();
+
+  log fs::make_absolute("test-path");
+  log fs::make_absolute("/usr/bin");
+}
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