diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_package_ddecl.pl b/test_regress/t/t_package_ddecl.pl
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index 000000000..eb1f82e1f
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+++ b/test_regress/t/t_package_ddecl.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/usr/bin/perl
+if (!$::Driver) { use FindBin; exec("$FindBin::Bin/bootstrap.pl", @ARGV, $0); die; }
+# DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test driver/expect definition
+#
+# Copyright 2003 by Wilson Snyder. This program is free software; you can
+# redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License Version 3 or the Perl Artistic License
+# Version 2.0.
+
+$Self->{vlt} and $Self->unsupported("Verilator unsupported, bug474");
+
+compile (
+	 );
+
+execute (
+	 check_finished=>1,
+     );
+
+ok(1);
+1;
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_package_ddecl.v b/test_regress/t/t_package_ddecl.v
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index 000000000..af51139d8
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+++ b/test_regress/t/t_package_ddecl.v
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test module
+//
+// This file ONLY is placed into the Public Domain, for any use,
+// without warranty, 2012 by Wilson Snyder.
+
+// see bug 474
+package functions;
+   localparam LP_PACK = 512;
+   localparam LP_PACK_AND_MOD = 19;
+   task check_param;
+      $display("In %m\n");  // "In functions::check_param"
+      if (LP_PACK_AND_MOD != 19) $stop;
+   endtask
+endpackage
+
+module t ();
+   // synthesis translate off
+   import functions::*;
+   // synthesis translate on
+   localparam LP_PACK_AND_MOD = 20;
+   initial begin
+      #10;
+      if (LP_PACK_AND_MOD != 20) $stop;
+      check_param();
+      $write("*-* All Finished *-*\n");
+      $finish;
+   end
+endmodule
+
+						
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