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+
+from b2.build.virtual_target import NonScanningAction, FileTarget
+
+def generate_example(project, name, ps, sources):
+
+    result = []
+    for s in sources:
+
+        a = NonScanningAction([s], "common.copy", ps)
+
+        # Create a target to represent the action result. Uses the target name
+        # passed here via the 'name' parameter and the same type and project as
+        # the source.
+        result.append(FileTarget(name, s.type(), project, a))
+
+    return result