--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/Lib/packaging/tests/incorrect_module.py	Mon Oct 17 18:07:23 2011 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+''' Incorrect module to test packaging.util.resolve_name '''
+
+class MyError(Exception):
+    def __init__(self, value):
+        self.value = value
+    def __str__(self):
+        return repr(self.value)
+
+raise MyError('This module has an error inside')
diff -r e75fac897f6c Lib/packaging/tests/test_util.py
--- a/Lib/packaging/tests/test_util.py	Sat Aug 20 16:04:56 2011 +0200
+++ b/Lib/packaging/tests/test_util.py	Mon Oct 17 18:07:23 2011 +0200
@@ -398,6 +398,10 @@
         self.assertRaises(ImportError, resolve_name,
                           "packaging.tests.test_util.UtilTestCase."
                           "nonexistent_attribute")
+        self.assertRaisesRegexp(ImportError, 
+                                'This module has an error inside', 
+                                resolve_name,
+                                "packaging.tests.incorrect_module")
 
     def test_import_nested_first_time(self):
         tmp_dir = self.mkdtemp()