diff --git a/test/manual/Jamfile.v2 b/test/manual/Jamfile.v2
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+# Copyright (c) 2006 Michael Stevens
+# Use, modification and distribution are subject to 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)
+
+exe sp_resize : sp_resize.cpp ;
diff --git a/test/manual/sp_resize.cpp b/test/manual/sp_resize.cpp
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2006 Michael Stevens
+ * Use, modification and distribution are subject to 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 <iostream>
+
+#include <boost/numeric/ublas/vector_sparse.hpp>
+
+typedef double Real;
+
+template <class V>
+void printV(const V& v) {
+  std::cout << "size: " << v.size() << " nnz_capacity: " << v.nnz_capacity() << " nnz: " << v.nnz() << std::endl;
+  for (typename V::const_iterator i = v.begin(); i != v.end(); i++) {
+	std::cout << i.index() << ":" << (*i) << "  ";
+  }
+  std::cout << std::endl;
+}
+
+template <class V>
+void run_test()
+{
+  V v(10);
+
+  v[0] = 1;
+  v[5] = 1;
+  v[8] = 1;
+  v[9] = 1;
+
+  printV(v);
+
+  v.resize(9); printV(v);
+  v.resize(12); printV(v);
+  v.resize(2); printV(v);
+  v.resize(0); printV(v);
+
+  v.resize(5); v[0] = 1; printV(v);
+  v.resize(5,false); printV(v);
+}
+
+int main(int, char **) {
+
+  std::cout << "---- MAPPED ----\n";
+  run_test< boost::numeric::ublas::mapped_vector<Real> >();
+  std::cout << "---- COMPRESSED ----\n";
+  run_test< boost::numeric::ublas::compressed_vector<Real> >();
+  std::cout << "---- COORDINATE ----\n";
+  run_test< boost::numeric::ublas::coordinate_vector<Real> >();
+
+  return 0;
+}
+