Add test and close #8893

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diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-move-from-subpath-of-borrowed-path.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-move-from-subpath-of-borrowed-path.rs
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+// Copyright 2014 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+// verify that an error is raised when trying to move out of a
+// borrowed path.
+
+fn main() {
+    let a = ~~2;
+    let b = &a;
+
+    let z = *a; //~ ERROR: cannot move out of `*a` because it is borrowed
+}