diff --git a/test/select_from_python_test.cpp b/test/select_from_python_test.cpp
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+#include <boost/python/converter/from_python.hpp>
+//#include <cassert>
+//#include <boost/type_traits.hpp>
+#include <boost/python/converter/type_id.hpp>
+#include <iostream>
+
+int result;
+
+#define ASSERT_SAME(T1,T2) \
+       if (!is_same< T1, T2 >::value) { \
+             std::cout << "*********************\n"; \
+             std::cout << type_id< T1 >() << " != " << type_id< T2 >() << "\n"; \
+             std::cout << "*********************\n"; \
+             result = 1; \
+       }
+
+int main()
+{
+    using namespace boost::python::converter;
+    using namespace boost;
+
+
+    ASSERT_SAME(
+        select_from_python<int>::type, rvalue_from_python<int>
+        );
+    
+    ASSERT_SAME(
+        select_from_python<int const>::type, rvalue_from_python<int const>
+        );
+    
+    ASSERT_SAME(
+        select_from_python<int volatile>::type, rvalue_from_python<int volatile>
+        );
+
+    ASSERT_SAME(
+        select_from_python<int const volatile>::type, rvalue_from_python<int const volatile>
+        );
+
+
+
+    ASSERT_SAME(
+        select_from_python<int*>::type, pointer_from_python<int*>
+        );
+    
+    ASSERT_SAME(
+        select_from_python<int const*>::type, pointer_from_python<int const*>
+        );
+    
+    ASSERT_SAME(
+        select_from_python<int volatile*>::type, pointer_from_python<int volatile*>
+        );
+
+    ASSERT_SAME(
+        select_from_python<int const volatile*>::type, pointer_from_python<int const volatile*>
+        );
+
+
+
+
+    ASSERT_SAME(
+        select_from_python<int&>::type, reference_from_python<int&>
+        );
+    
+    ASSERT_SAME(
+        select_from_python<int const&>::type, rvalue_from_python<int const&>
+        );
+    
+    ASSERT_SAME(
+        select_from_python<int volatile&>::type, reference_from_python<int volatile&>
+        );
+
+    ASSERT_SAME(
+        select_from_python<int const volatile&>::type, reference_from_python<int const volatile&>
+        );
+
+
+
+    ASSERT_SAME(
+        select_from_python<int*&>::type, reference_from_python<int*&>
+        );
+    
+    ASSERT_SAME(
+        select_from_python<int const*&>::type, reference_from_python<int const*&>
+        );
+    
+    ASSERT_SAME(
+        select_from_python<int volatile*&>::type, reference_from_python<int volatile*&>
+        );
+
+    ASSERT_SAME(
+        select_from_python<int const volatile*&>::type, reference_from_python<int const volatile*&>
+        );
+
+
+
+    ASSERT_SAME(
+        select_from_python<int* const&>::type, pointer_const_reference_from_python<int*const&>
+        );
+    
+    ASSERT_SAME(
+        select_from_python<int const* const&>::type, pointer_const_reference_from_python<int const*const&>
+        );
+    
+    ASSERT_SAME(
+        select_from_python<int volatile* const&>::type, pointer_const_reference_from_python<int volatile*const&>
+        );
+
+    ASSERT_SAME(
+        select_from_python<int const volatile* const&>::type, pointer_const_reference_from_python<int const volatile*const&>
+        );
+
+
+
+    ASSERT_SAME(
+        select_from_python<int*volatile&>::type, reference_from_python<int*volatile&>
+        );
+    
+    ASSERT_SAME(
+        select_from_python<int const*volatile&>::type, reference_from_python<int const*volatile&>
+        );
+    
+    ASSERT_SAME(
+        select_from_python<int volatile*volatile&>::type, reference_from_python<int volatile*volatile&>
+        );
+
+    ASSERT_SAME(
+        select_from_python<int const volatile*volatile&>::type, reference_from_python<int const volatile*volatile&>
+        );
+
+
+
+    ASSERT_SAME(
+        select_from_python<int*const volatile&>::type, reference_from_python<int*const volatile&>
+        );
+    
+    ASSERT_SAME(
+        select_from_python<int const*const volatile&>::type, reference_from_python<int const*const volatile&>
+        );
+    
+    ASSERT_SAME(
+        select_from_python<int volatile*const volatile&>::type, reference_from_python<int volatile*const volatile&>
+        );
+
+    ASSERT_SAME(
+        select_from_python<int const volatile*const volatile&>::type, reference_from_python<int const volatile*const volatile&>
+        );
+    return result;
+}