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+// errorcheck
+
+// Copyright 2014 The Go Authors.  All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// issue 8507
+// used to call algtype on invalid recursive type and get into infinite recursion
+
+package p
+
+type T struct{ T } // ERROR "invalid recursive type T"
+
+func f() {
+	println(T{} == T{})
+}