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+# -*- Mode: python; py-indent-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; coding: utf-8; -*-
+top = '..'
+
+def build(bld):
+    if not bld.env['WITH_TESTS']:
+        return
+
+    tools = bld.path.ant_glob('*', dir=True, src=False)
+
+    bld(target='../unit-tests',
+        features='cxx cxxprogram',
+        source=bld.path.ant_glob('**/*.cpp'),
+        use=['core-objects'] + ['%s-objects' % tool for tool in tools],
+        headers='../common.hpp boost-test.hpp',
+        )