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diff --git a/tools/build/test/project_root_rule.py b/tools/build/test/project_root_rule.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+# Copyright (C) Vladimir Prus 2005.
+# Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See
+# accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+# http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+# Tests that we can declare a rule in Jamroot that will be can be called in
+# child Jamfile to declare a target. Specifically test for use of 'glob' in that
+# rule.
+
+import BoostBuild
+
+t = BoostBuild.Tester(use_test_config=False)
+
+
+t.write("jamroot.jam", """
+project : requirements <link>static ;
+rule my-lib ( name ) { lib $(name) : [ glob *.cpp ] ; }
+""")
+
+t.write("sub/a.cpp", """
+""")
+
+t.write("sub/jamfile.jam", """
+my-lib foo ;
+""")
+
+
+t.run_build_system(subdir="sub")
+
+t.expect_addition("sub/bin/$toolset/debug/link-static/foo.lib")
+
+t.cleanup()