diff --git a/libs/ardour/test/data/sessions/rec_enabled/instant.xml b/libs/ardour/test/data/sessions/rec_enabled/instant.xml
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index 0000000000..99606ef585
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+++ b/libs/ardour/test/data/sessions/rec_enabled/instant.xml
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diff --git a/libs/ardour/test/data/sessions/rec_enabled/rec_enabled.ardour b/libs/ardour/test/data/sessions/rec_enabled/rec_enabled.ardour
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diff --git a/libs/ardour/test/data/sessions/rec_enabled/rec_enabled.ardour.bak b/libs/ardour/test/data/sessions/rec_enabled/rec_enabled.ardour.bak
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diff --git a/libs/ardour/test/data/sessions/rec_enabled/rec_enabled.history b/libs/ardour/test/data/sessions/rec_enabled/rec_enabled.history
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index 0000000000..6dd2506a89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/ardour/test/data/sessions/rec_enabled/rec_enabled.history
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diff --git a/libs/ardour/test/data/sessions/rec_enabled/rec_enabled.history.bak b/libs/ardour/test/data/sessions/rec_enabled/rec_enabled.history.bak
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6dd2506a89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/ardour/test/data/sessions/rec_enabled/rec_enabled.history.bak
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diff --git a/libs/ardour/test/load_sessions_test.cc b/libs/ardour/test/load_sessions_test.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..73cc506430
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/ardour/test/load_sessions_test.cc
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+/*
+ Copyright (C) 2012 Paul Davis
+
+ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+*/
+
+#include "load_sessions_test.h"
+#include "test_util.h"
+
+CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_REGISTRATION (LoadSessionsTest);
+
+void
+LoadSessionsTest::loadSessions ()
+{
+ load_session ("../libs/ardour/test/data/sessions/rec_enabled", "rec_enabled");
+}
diff --git a/libs/ardour/test/load_sessions_test.h b/libs/ardour/test/load_sessions_test.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c590dafbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/ardour/test/load_sessions_test.h
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ Copyright (C) 2012 Paul Davis
+
+ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+*/
+
+#include "audio_region_test.h"
+
+class LoadSessionsTest : public CppUnit::TestFixture
+{
+ CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE (LoadSessionsTest);
+ CPPUNIT_TEST (loadSessions);
+ CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_END ();
+
+public:
+ void loadSessions ();
+};
diff --git a/libs/ardour/wscript b/libs/ardour/wscript
index 4c05af8c77..04f67f7eb1 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/wscript
+++ b/libs/ardour/wscript
@@ -442,6 +442,7 @@ def build(bld):
test/control_surfaces_test.cc
test/combine_regions_test.cc
test/region_naming_test.cc
+ test/load_sessions_test.cc
test/mtdm_test.cc
test/testrunner.cc
'''.split()