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+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
+require_relative 'shared/exit'
+
+# This spec randomly kills mspec worker like: https://ci.appveyor.com/project/ruby/ruby/builds/19473223/job/f69derxnlo09xhuj
+# TODO: Investigate the cause or at least print helpful logs, and remove this `platform_is_not` guard.
+platform_is_not :mingw do
+  describe "Thread#kill" do
+    it_behaves_like :thread_exit, :kill
+  end
+
+  describe "Thread.kill" do
+    it "causes the given thread to exit" do
+      thread = Thread.new { sleep }
+      Thread.pass while thread.status and thread.status != "sleep"
+      Thread.kill(thread).should == thread
+      thread.join
+      thread.status.should be_false
+    end
+  end
+end