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diff --git a/src/boost/tools/build/test/library_property.py b/src/boost/tools/build/test/library_property.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+# Copyright 2004 Vladimir Prus
+# Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+# (See accompanying file LICENSE.txt or https://www.bfgroup.xyz/b2/LICENSE.txt)
+
+# Test that the <library> property has no effect on "obj" targets. Previously,
+# it affected all targets, so
+#
+#    project : requirements <library>foo ;
+#    exe a : a.cpp helper ;
+#    obj helper : helper.cpp : <optimization>off ;
+#
+# caused 'foo' to be built with and without optimization.
+
+import BoostBuild
+
+t = BoostBuild.Tester(use_test_config=False)
+
+t.write("jamroot.jam", """
+project : requirements <library>lib//x ;
+exe a : a.cpp foo ;
+obj foo : foo.cpp : <variant>release ;
+""")
+
+t.write("a.cpp", """
+void aux();
+int main() { aux(); }
+""")
+
+t.write("foo.cpp", """
+void gee();
+void aux() { gee(); }
+""")
+
+t.write("lib/x.cpp", """
+void
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+__declspec(dllexport)
+#endif
+gee() {}
+""")
+
+t.write("lib/jamfile.jam", """
+lib x : x.cpp ;
+""")
+
+t.write("lib/jamroot.jam", """
+""")
+
+
+t.run_build_system()
+t.expect_addition("bin/$toolset/debug*/a.exe")
+t.expect_nothing("lib/bin/$toolset/release/x.obj")
+
+t.cleanup()