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+require File.expand_path('../../../spec_helper', __FILE__)
+require File.expand_path('../fixtures/classes', __FILE__)
+
+describe "main#private" do
+  after :each do
+    Object.send(:public, :main_public_method)
+  end
+
+  it "sets the visibility of the given method to private" do
+    eval "private :main_public_method", TOPLEVEL_BINDING
+    Object.should have_private_method(:main_public_method)
+  end
+
+  it "returns Object" do
+    eval("private :main_public_method", TOPLEVEL_BINDING).should equal(Object)
+  end
+
+  it "raises a NameError when given an undefined name" do
+    lambda do
+      eval "private :main_undefined_method", TOPLEVEL_BINDING
+    end.should raise_error(NameError)
+  end
+end