diff --git a/tests/test-segv.c b/tests/test-segv.c
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+/*
+ * SEGV / backtrace handling test.
+ *
+ * copied from test-sig.c
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 by David Lamparter, Open Source Routing.
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 by Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
+ *
+ * This file is part of Quagga
+ *
+ * Quagga 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, or (at your option) any
+ * later version.
+ *
+ * Quagga 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 Quagga; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
+ * Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA
+ * 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#include <zebra.h>
+#include <sigevent.h>
+#include "lib/log.h"
+#include "lib/memory.h"
+
+struct quagga_signal_t sigs[] = 
+{
+};
+
+struct thread_master *master;
+
+int
+threadfunc (struct thread *thread)
+{
+  int *null = NULL;
+  *null += 1;
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int
+main (void)
+{
+  master = thread_master_create ();
+  signal_init (master, array_size(sigs), sigs);
+
+  zlog_default = openzlog("testsegv", ZLOG_NONE,
+                          LOG_CONS|LOG_NDELAY|LOG_PID, LOG_DAEMON);
+  zlog_set_level (NULL, ZLOG_DEST_SYSLOG, ZLOG_DISABLED);
+  zlog_set_level (NULL, ZLOG_DEST_STDOUT, LOG_DEBUG);
+  zlog_set_level (NULL, ZLOG_DEST_MONITOR, ZLOG_DISABLED);
+
+  thread_execute (master, threadfunc, 0, 0);
+
+  exit (0);
+}