diff -r 000000000000 -r 6474c204b198 xpcom/tests/TestSTLWrappers.cpp
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/xpcom/tests/TestSTLWrappers.cpp	Wed Dec 31 06:09:35 2014 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#ifndef mozilla_algorithm_h
+#  error "failed to wrap <algorithm>"
+#endif
+
+#include <vector>
+#ifndef mozilla_vector_h
+#  error "failed to wrap <vector>"
+#endif
+
+// gcc errors out if we |try ... catch| with -fno-exceptions, but we
+// can still test on windows
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+   // C4530 will be generated whenever try...catch is used without
+   // enabling exceptions. We know we don't enbale exceptions.
+#  pragma warning( disable : 4530 )
+#  define TRY       try
+#  define CATCH(e)  catch (e)
+#else
+#  define TRY
+#  define CATCH(e)  if (0)
+#endif
+
+int main() {
+    std::vector<int> v;
+    int rv = 1;
+
+    TRY {
+      // v.at(1) on empty v should abort; NOT throw an exception
+
+      // (Do some arithmetic with result of v.at() to avoid
+      // compiler warnings for unused variable/result.)
+      rv += v.at(1) ? 1 : 2;
+    } CATCH(const std::out_of_range&) {
+      fputs("TEST-FAIL | TestSTLWrappers.cpp | caught an exception?\n",
+            stderr);
+      return 1;
+    }
+
+    fputs("TEST-FAIL | TestSTLWrappers.cpp | didn't abort()?\n",
+          stderr);
+    return rv;
+}