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+#!/usr/bin/perl
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+use Test::More tests => 2;
+use Test::Exception;
+
+
+
+=pod
+
+This tests to make sure that we provide the same error messages from
+an immutable constructor as is provided by a non-immutable
+constructor.
+
+=cut
+
+{
+ package Foo;
+ use Moose;
+
+ has 'foo' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Int');
+
+ Foo->meta->make_immutable(debug => 0);
+}
+
+my $scalar = 1;
+throws_ok { Foo->new($scalar) } qr/\QSingle parameters to new() must be a HASH ref/,
+ 'Non-ref provided to immutable constructor gives useful error message';
+throws_ok { Foo->new(\$scalar) } qr/\QSingle parameters to new() must be a HASH ref/,
+ 'Scalar ref provided to immutable constructor gives useful error message';
+