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diff --git a/tools/build/v2/test/core_varnames.py b/tools/build/v2/test/core_varnames.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+# Copyright 2003 Dave Abrahams
+# 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)
+
+# This tests the core rule for enumerating the variable names in a module.
+
+import BoostBuild
+
+t = BoostBuild.Tester(pass_toolset=0)
+
+t.write("file.jam", """
+module foo
+{
+    rule bar { }
+    var1 = x y ;
+    var2 = fubar ;
+}
+
+expected = var1 var2 ;
+names = [ VARNAMES foo ] ;
+if $(names) in $(expected) && $(expected) in $(names)
+{
+    # everything OK
+}
+else
+{
+    EXIT expected to find variables $(expected:J=", ") in module foo,
+    but found $(names:J=", ") instead. ;
+}
+DEPENDS all : xx ;
+NOTFILE xx ;
+""")
+
+t.run_build_system("-ffile.jam", status=0)
+
+t.cleanup()