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+import testing ;
+import python ;
+
+rule numpy-test ( name : sources * : requirements * )
+{
+    sources ?= $(name).py $(name)_mod.cpp ;
+    return [ testing.make-test run-pyd : $(sources) /boost/numpy//boost_numpy
+        : $(requirements) : $(name) ] ;
+}
+
+rule probe ( python-cmd )
+{
+  local full-cmd =
+      $(python-cmd)" -c \"from numpy.distutils import misc_util; print misc_util.get_numpy_include_dirs()" ;
+
+  local output = [ shell-cmd $(full-cmd) ] ;
+  return $(output) ;
+}