unittests: Add test to show that link_language is broken

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/run_unittests.py b/run_unittests.py
index da898a3..35f5f9c 100755
--- a/run_unittests.py
+++ b/run_unittests.py
@@ -4641,6 +4641,21 @@ recommended as it is not supported on some platforms''')
     def test_junit_valid_exitcode(self):
         self._test_junit('44 test args')
 
+    def test_link_language_linker(self):
+        # TODO: there should be some way to query how we're linking things
+        # without resorting to reading the ninja.build file
+        if self.backend is not Backend.ninja:
+            raise unittest.SkipTest('This test reads the ninja file')
+
+        testdir = os.path.join(self.common_test_dir, '230 link language')
+        self.init(testdir)
+
+        build_ninja = os.path.join(self.builddir, 'build.ninja')
+        with open(build_ninja, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+            contents = f.read()
+
+        self.assertRegex(contents, r'build main(\.exe)?.*: c_LINKER')
+
 
 class FailureTests(BasePlatformTests):
     '''