diff --git a/test/crossmod_opaque.py b/test/crossmod_opaque.py
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+++ b/test/crossmod_opaque.py
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+# Copyright Gottfried Ganßauge 2006.
+# Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See
+# accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+# http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+print "running..."
+
+import crossmod_opaque_a
+import crossmod_opaque_b
+
+crossmod_opaque_a.get()
+crossmod_opaque_b.get()
+
+print "Done."
diff --git a/test/crossmod_opaque_a.cpp b/test/crossmod_opaque_a.cpp
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+++ b/test/crossmod_opaque_a.cpp
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+// Copyright Gottfried Ganßauge 2006.
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See
+// accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+# include <boost/python/return_opaque_pointer.hpp>
+# include <boost/python/def.hpp>
+# include <boost/python/module.hpp>
+# include <boost/python/return_value_policy.hpp>
+
+typedef struct opaque_ *opaque;
+
+opaque the_op   = ((opaque) 0x47110815);
+
+opaque get() { return the_op; }
+
+BOOST_PYTHON_OPAQUE_SPECIALIZED_TYPE_ID(opaque_)
+
+namespace bpl = boost::python;
+
+BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(crossmod_opaque_a)
+{
+    bpl::def (
+        "get",
+        &::get,
+        bpl::return_value_policy<bpl::return_opaque_pointer>());
+}
diff --git a/test/crossmod_opaque_b.cpp b/test/crossmod_opaque_b.cpp
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+++ b/test/crossmod_opaque_b.cpp
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+// Copyright Gottfried Ganßauge 2006.
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See
+// accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+# include <boost/python/return_opaque_pointer.hpp>
+# include <boost/python/def.hpp>
+# include <boost/python/module.hpp>
+# include <boost/python/return_value_policy.hpp>
+
+typedef struct opaque_ *opaque;
+
+opaque the_op   = ((opaque) 0x47110815);
+
+opaque get() { return the_op; }
+
+BOOST_PYTHON_OPAQUE_SPECIALIZED_TYPE_ID(opaque_)
+
+namespace bpl = boost::python;
+
+BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(crossmod_opaque_b)
+{
+    bpl::def (
+        "get",
+        &::get,
+        bpl::return_value_policy<bpl::return_opaque_pointer>());
+}