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diff --git a/tools/build/v2/test/out_of_tree.py b/tools/build/v2/test/out_of_tree.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+# Copyright (C) FILL SOMETHING HERE 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 build a project when the current directory is outside of
+# that project tree, that is 'bjam some_dir' works.
+
+import BoostBuild
+
+# Create a temporary working directory.
+t = BoostBuild.Tester()
+
+# Create the needed files.
+t.write("p1/jamroot.jam", """
+exe hello : hello.cpp ;
+""")
+
+t.write("p1/hello.cpp", """
+int main() {}
+""")
+
+t.write("p2/jamroot.jam", """
+exe hello2 : hello.cpp ;
+exe hello3 : hello.cpp ;
+""")
+
+t.write("p2/hello.cpp", """
+int main() {}
+""")
+
+t.run_build_system("p1 p2//hello3")
+
+t.expect_addition("p1/bin/$toolset/debug/hello.exe")
+t.expect_addition("p2/bin/$toolset/debug/hello3.exe")
+
+t.cleanup()