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diff --git a/src/boost/tools/build/example/make/foo.py b/src/boost/tools/build/example/make/foo.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e4c0b824a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/boost/tools/build/example/make/foo.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+import sys
+open(sys.argv[2], "w").write(open(sys.argv[1]).read())
diff --git a/src/boost/tools/build/example/make/jamroot.jam b/src/boost/tools/build/example/make/jamroot.jam
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index 000000000..3f5ec5b56
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+++ b/src/boost/tools/build/example/make/jamroot.jam
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import feature ;
+import toolset ;
+import os ;
+
+path-constant HERE : . ;
+make main.cpp : main_cpp.pro : @do-something ;
+
+feature.feature example.python.interpreter : : free ;
+
+toolset.flags do-something PYTHON : <example.python.interpreter> ;
+actions do-something
+{
+    "$(PYTHON:E=python)" "$(HERE)/foo.py" "$(>)" "$(<)"
+}
+
+if [ os.name ] = VMS
+{
+    actions do-something
+    {
+        $(PYTHON:E=python) $(HERE:W)foo.py $(>:W) $(<:W)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/boost/tools/build/example/make/main_cpp.pro b/src/boost/tools/build/example/make/main_cpp.pro
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..237c8ce18
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+++ b/src/boost/tools/build/example/make/main_cpp.pro
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+int main() {}
diff --git a/src/boost/tools/build/example/make/readme.txt b/src/boost/tools/build/example/make/readme.txt
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index 000000000..333c55a71
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+++ b/src/boost/tools/build/example/make/readme.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Copyright 2002, 2005 Vladimir Prus
+Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+(See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+
+Example of using custom command to create one file from another, using the
+built-in 'make' rule.