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diff --git a/tools/build/test/core_jamshell.py b/tools/build/test/core_jamshell.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+# Copyright 2014 Steven Watanabe
+# 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)
+
+import BoostBuild
+import sys
+
+t = BoostBuild.Tester(pass_toolset=False, pass_d0=False)
+
+t.write("file.jam", """
+actions run {
+    $(ACTION)
+}
+
+# Raw commands only work on Windows
+if $(OS) = NT
+{
+    JAMSHELL on test-raw = % ;
+    JAMSHELL on test-raw-fail = % ;
+}
+ACTION on test-raw = "\"$(PYTHON)\" -V" ;
+run test-raw ;
+
+ACTION on test-raw-fail = missing-executable ;
+run test-raw-fail ;
+
+# On Windows, the command is stored in a temporary
+# file.  On other systems it is passed directly.
+if $(OS) = NT
+{
+    JAMSHELL on test-py = $(PYTHON) ;
+}
+else
+{
+    JAMSHELL on test-py = $(PYTHON) -c ;
+}
+ACTION on test-py = "
+print \\\",\\\".join([str(x) for x in range(3)])
+" ;
+run test-py ;
+
+DEPENDS all : test-raw test-raw-fail test-py ;
+""")
+
+t.run_build_system(["-ffile.jam", "-d1", "-sPYTHON=" + sys.executable], status=1)
+t.expect_output_lines([
+    "...failed run test-raw-fail...",
+    "0,1,2",
+    "...failed updating 1 target...",
+    "...updated 2 targets..."])
+
+t.cleanup()