tests: added two test cases from GitHub issues

test/optional_test_assign.cpp

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+// Copyright (C) 2018 Andrzej Krzemienski.
+//
+// Use, modification, and distribution is subject to the Boost Software
+// License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+//
+// See http://www.boost.org/lib/optional for documentation.
+//
+// You are welcome to contact the author at:
+//  akrzemi1@gmail.com
+
+#include "boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp"
+#include "boost/optional/optional.hpp"
+
+void test_assignment_to_empty()
+{
+  // this test used to fail on GCC 8.1.0/8.2.0/9.0.0 with -std=c++98
+  boost::optional<int> oa, ob(1);
+  BOOST_TEST(!oa);
+  BOOST_TEST(ob);
+
+  oa = ob;
+  BOOST_TEST(oa);
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+  test_assignment_to_empty();
+  return boost::report_errors();
+}