{

const int ndims=3;

typedef boost::multi_array<int,ndims> array;

boost::array<array::size_type,ndims> sma_dims = {{2,3,4}};

array sma(sma_dims);

int num = 0;

for (array::index i = 0; i != 2; ++i)

for (array::index j = 0; j != 3; ++j)

for (array::index k = 0; k != 4; ++k)

sma[i][j][k] = num++;

const array& sma_const = sma;

array::const_subarray<ndims-1>::type sba = sma_const[0];

for (array::index j = 0; j != 3; ++j)

for (array::index k = 0; k != 4; ++k)

// FAIL! sba cannot be assigned to.

sba[j][k] = num++;

return boost::report_errors();