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diff --git a/tools/build/v2/test/abs_workdir.py b/tools/build/v2/test/abs_workdir.py
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+# Niklaus Giger, 2005-03-15
+# Testing whether we may run a test in absolute directories. There are no tests
+# for temporary directories as this is implictly tested in a lot of other cases.
+
+import BoostBuild
+import os
+import string
+
+t = BoostBuild.Tester(arguments="pwd", executable="jam", workdir=os.getcwd(),
+    pass_toolset=0)
+
+t.write("jamroot.jam", """
+actions print_pwd { pwd ; }
+print_pwd pwd ;
+ALWAYS pwd ;
+""")
+
+t.run_build_system(status=0)
+
+if 'TMP' in os.environ:
+  tmp_dir = os.environ.get('TMP')
+else:
+  tmp_dir = "/tmp"
+
+if string.rfind(t.stdout(), tmp_dir) != -1:
+    t.fail_test(1)
+
+if string.rfind(t.stdout(), 'build/v2/test') == -1:
+    t.fail_test(1)
+
+t.run_build_system(status=1, subdir="/must/fail/with/absolute/path",
+    stderr=None)
+
+t.cleanup()