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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+# Copyright 2003 Dave Abrahams
+# Copyright 2003 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)
+
+# Test the 'symlink' rule.
+
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+import os
+import BoostBuild
+
+
+if os.name != 'posix':
+    print("The symlink tests can be run on posix only.")
+    import sys
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+
+t = BoostBuild.Tester(use_test_config=False)
+
+t.write("jamroot.jam", "import gcc ;")
+
+t.write("jamfile.jam", """
+exe hello : hello.cpp ;
+symlink hello_release : hello/<variant>release ;
+symlink hello_debug : hello/<variant>debug ;
+symlink links/hello_release : hello/<variant>release ;
+""")
+
+t.write("hello.cpp", """
+int main() {}
+""")
+
+t.run_build_system()
+t.expect_addition([
+    'hello_debug.exe',
+    'hello_release.exe',
+    'links/hello_release.exe'])
+
+t.cleanup()