Initial import as of 568:3263b97dd0a5

```
changeset:   568:3263b97dd0a5
tag:         tip
user:        Michael Bayne <mdb@samskivert.com>
date:        Fri Jan 21 10:10:05 2011 -0800
summary:     A test to demonstrate (our current lack of) handling of transient primitive
```