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+#!perl -T
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+use Test::More tests => 9;
+
+use CPANPLUS::Dist::Gentoo::Guard;
+
+my $called = 0;
+my $hook = sub { $called++ };
+
+is $called, 0, 'not called yet';
+{
+ my $guard = CPANPLUS::Dist::Gentoo::Guard->new($hook);
+ is $called, 0, 'creating the guard doesn\'t call the hook';
+}
+is $called, 1, 'called at end of scope';
+
+$called = 0;
+is $called, 0, '$called reset';
+{
+ my $guard = CPANPLUS::Dist::Gentoo::Guard->new($hook);
+ $guard->unarm;
+ is $called, 0, 'unarming the guard doesn\'t call the hook';
+}
+is $called, 0, 'not called at end of scope';
+
+$called = 0;
+is $called, 0, '$called reset again';
+{
+ my $guard = CPANPLUS::Dist::Gentoo::Guard->new($hook);
+ $guard->DESTROY;
+ is $called, 1, 'called DESTROY explicitely';
+}
+is $called, 1, 'the hook was called only once';