diff --git a/examples/lib_use/Jamfile b/examples/lib_use/Jamfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a3ce7760
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/lib_use/Jamfile
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+subproject tools/build/examples/lib_use ;
+
+lib simple
+	:
+		simple_lib.cpp
+	:
+	:
+		debug <threading>single/multi
+	;
+
+exe simple
+	:
+		simple.cpp
+		<lib>simple
+	:
+		<threading>multi
+	:
+	;
diff --git a/examples/lib_use/simple.cpp b/examples/lib_use/simple.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..809475d63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/lib_use/simple.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#include <cstdio>
+
+extern int lib_call(int x);
+
+int main(int /* argc */, char ** /* argv */)
+{
+	for (int i = 0; i < 16; ++i)
+	{
+		std::printf("%d * 2 = %d\n",i,lib_call(i));
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/examples/lib_use/simple_lib.cpp b/examples/lib_use/simple_lib.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f0d9d4395
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/lib_use/simple_lib.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+extern int lib_call(int x);
+
+int lib_call(int x)
+{
+	return x*2;
+}
diff --git a/v1/example/lib_use/Jamfile b/v1/example/lib_use/Jamfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a3ce7760
--- /dev/null
+++ b/v1/example/lib_use/Jamfile
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+subproject tools/build/examples/lib_use ;
+
+lib simple
+	:
+		simple_lib.cpp
+	:
+	:
+		debug <threading>single/multi
+	;
+
+exe simple
+	:
+		simple.cpp
+		<lib>simple
+	:
+		<threading>multi
+	:
+	;
diff --git a/v1/example/lib_use/simple.cpp b/v1/example/lib_use/simple.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..809475d63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/v1/example/lib_use/simple.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#include <cstdio>
+
+extern int lib_call(int x);
+
+int main(int /* argc */, char ** /* argv */)
+{
+	for (int i = 0; i < 16; ++i)
+	{
+		std::printf("%d * 2 = %d\n",i,lib_call(i));
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/v1/example/lib_use/simple_lib.cpp b/v1/example/lib_use/simple_lib.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f0d9d4395
--- /dev/null
+++ b/v1/example/lib_use/simple_lib.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+extern int lib_call(int x);
+
+int lib_call(int x)
+{
+	return x*2;
+}