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diff --git a/testsuite/synth/issue1271/issue.vhdl b/testsuite/synth/issue1271/issue.vhdl
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+++ b/testsuite/synth/issue1271/issue.vhdl
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+library ieee;
+use ieee.std_logic_1164.all;
+
+entity issue is
+    port
+      (i_foo : in  std_logic;
+       o_foo : out std_logic);
+end entity issue;
+
+architecture beh of issue is
+    constant k_foo  : std_logic := i_foo;
+begin
+    o_foo <= k_foo xor '0';
+end architecture;
diff --git a/testsuite/synth/issue1271/issue2.vhdl b/testsuite/synth/issue1271/issue2.vhdl
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+++ b/testsuite/synth/issue1271/issue2.vhdl
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+library ieee;
+use ieee.std_logic_1164.all;
+
+entity issue is
+    port
+      (i_foo : in  std_logic;
+       o_foo : out std_logic;
+       clock : in  std_logic);
+end entity issue;
+
+architecture beh of issue is
+begin
+    process (clock)
+        variable v_foo : std_logic := i_foo;
+    begin
+        -- works without the if
+        if rising_edge (clock) then
+            v_foo := v_foo xor v_foo;
+            o_foo <= v_foo;
+        end if;
+    end process;
+end architecture;
diff --git a/testsuite/synth/issue1271/testsuite.sh b/testsuite/synth/issue1271/testsuite.sh
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+++ b/testsuite/synth/issue1271/testsuite.sh
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+#! /bin/sh
+
+. ../../testenv.sh
+
+synth_failure issue.vhdl -e
+synth_failure issue2.vhdl -e
+
+echo "Test successful"