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diff --git a/tools/build/test/loop.py b/tools/build/test/loop.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+# 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)
+
+import BoostBuild
+import string
+
+t = BoostBuild.Tester()
+
+t.write("jamroot.jam", """\
+lib main : main.cpp l ;
+lib l : l.cpp main ;
+""")
+
+t.write("main.cpp", "")
+t.write("l.cpp", "")
+
+t.run_build_system(["--no-error-backtrace"], status=1)
+t.fail_test(string.find(t.stdout(),
+    "error: Recursion in main target references") == -1)
+
+t.cleanup()