--- /dev/null
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <xapian.h>
+#include <notmuch.h>
+main (int argc, char **argv){
+
+ notmuch_database_t *notmuch
+ = notmuch_database_open ("fakedb",
+ NOTMUCH_DATABASE_MODE_READ_ONLY);
+
+ try{
+ (void)new Xapian::WritableDatabase ("./nonexistant", Xapian::DB_OPEN);
+ } catch (const Xapian::Error &error) {
+ printf("caught %s\n",error.get_msg().c_str());
+ return 0;
+ }
+ return 1;
+}