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+require "terralibext"  --load 'terralibext' to enable raii
+--[[
+    We need that direct initialization
+        var a : A = b
+    yields the same result as
+        var a : A
+        a = b
+    If 'b' is a variable or a literal (something with a value) and the user has
+    implemented the right copy-assignment 'A.methods.__copy' then the copy
+    should be performed using this method.
+--]]
+
+local test = require("test")
+io = terralib.includec("stdio.h")
+
+struct A{
+    data : int
+}
+
+A.methods.__init = terra(self : &A)
+    io.printf("__init: calling initializer.\n")
+    self.data = 1
+end
+
+A.methods.__dtor = terra(self : &A)
+    io.printf("__dtor: calling destructor.\n")
+    self.data = -1
+end
+
+A.methods.__copy = terra(from : &A, to : &A)
+    io.printf("__copy: calling copy assignment {&A, &A} -> {}.\n")
+    to.data = to.data + from.data + 1
+end
+
+terra test1()
+    var a : A           --__init -> a.data = 1
+    var aa = a          --__init + __copy -> a.data = 3
+    return aa.data
+end
+
+-- aa.data = aa.data + a.data + 1 = 3
+test.eq(test1(), 3)
+
+--since A is managed, an __init, __dtor, and __copy will
+--be generated
+struct B{
+    data : A
+}
+
+terra test2()
+    var a : A           --__init -> a.data = 1
+    var b = B{a}        --__init + __copy -> b.data.data = 3
+    return b.data.data
+end
+
+-- b.data.data = b.data.data + a.data + 1 = 3
+test.eq(test2(), 3)
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