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diff --git a/regression/strings-smoke-tests/max_input_length/Test.java b/regression/strings-smoke-tests/max_input_length/Test.java
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+public class Test {
+    public static void main(String s) {
+	// This prevent anything from happening if string-max-length is smaller
+	// than 40
+	String t = new String("0123456789012345678901234567890123456789");
+	if (s.length() >= 30)
+	    // This should not happen when string-max-input length is smaller
+	    // than 30
+	    assert false;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/regression/strings-smoke-tests/max_input_length/test.desc b/regression/strings-smoke-tests/max_input_length/test.desc
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+CORE
+Test.class
+--refine-strings --string-max-length 30
+^EXIT=0$
+^SIGNAL=0$
+^VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL$
+--
diff --git a/regression/strings-smoke-tests/max_input_length/test1.desc b/regression/strings-smoke-tests/max_input_length/test1.desc
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+++ b/regression/strings-smoke-tests/max_input_length/test1.desc
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+CORE
+Test.class
+--refine-strings --string-max-length 45  --string-max-input-length 31
+^EXIT=10$
+^SIGNAL=0$
+^VERIFICATION FAILED$
+--
diff --git a/regression/strings-smoke-tests/max_input_length/test2.desc b/regression/strings-smoke-tests/max_input_length/test2.desc
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+CORE
+Test.class
+--refine-strings --string-max-length 45 --string-max-input-length 20
+^EXIT=0$
+^SIGNAL=0$
+^VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL$
+--