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+#!perl -T
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+use Test::More;
+
+plan skip_all => 'perl 5.8 required to test BAIL_OUT()' unless $] >= 5.008;
+
+my $buf = '';
+open my $memory_stream, '>', \$buf
+ or plan skip_all => 'could not create the in-memory file';
+
+plan tests => 7;
+
+our $status;
+*CORE::GLOBAL::exit = *CORE::GLOBAL::exit = sub {
+ my $caller = caller;
+ if ($caller eq 'Test::Leaner') {
+ $status = $_[0] || 0;
+ } else {
+ CORE::exit $_[0];
+ }
+};
+
+require Test::Leaner;
+
+{
+ local $@;
+ eval { Test::Leaner::tap_stream($memory_stream) };
+ is $@, '', 'tap_stream($fh) does not croak';
+}
+
+{
+ local ($@, $status);
+ $buf = '';
+ seek $memory_stream, 0, 0;
+ eval { Test::Leaner::BAIL_OUT() };
+ is $@, '', 'BAIL_OUT() does not croak';
+ is $buf, "Bail out!\n", 'BAIL_OUT() produces the correct TAP code';
+ is $status, 255, 'BAIL_OUT() exits with the correct status';
+}
+
+{
+ local ($@, $status);
+ $buf = '';
+ seek $memory_stream, 0, 0;
+ eval { Test::Leaner::BAIL_OUT('this is a comment') };
+ is $@, '', 'BAIL_OUT("comment") does not croak';
+ is $buf, "Bail out! this is a comment\n",
+ 'BAIL_OUT("comment") produces the correct TAP code';
+ is $status, 255, 'BAIL_OUT("comment") exits with the correct status';
+}