@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (

 	"io/ioutil"

 	"os"

 	"path"

+	"path/filepath"

 	"testing"

 )

@@ -64,6 +65,18 @@ func TestEngineRoot(t *testing.T) {

 		t.Fatal(err)

 	}

 	defer os.RemoveAll(tmp)

+	// We expect Root to resolve to an absolute path.

+	// FIXME: this should not be necessary.

+	// Until the above FIXME is implemented, let's check for the

+	// current behavior.

+	tmp, err = filepath.EvalSymlinks(tmp)

+	if err != nil {

+		t.Fatal(err)

+	}

+	tmp, err = filepath.Abs(tmp)

+	if err != nil {

+		t.Fatal(err)

+	}

 	dir := path.Join(tmp, "dir")

 	eng, err := New(dir)

 	if err != nil {