2 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/AutoExportDll/foo.c b/Tests/RunCMake/AutoExportDll/foo.c
index 4b1318b..e70fbb5 100644
--- a/Tests/RunCMake/AutoExportDll/foo.c
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/AutoExportDll/foo.c
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@ int bar()
 {
   return 5;
 }
+
+const char testconst[] = "testconst";
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/AutoExportDll/say.cxx b/Tests/RunCMake/AutoExportDll/say.cxx
index 51060e8..eb9c0ff 100644
--- a/Tests/RunCMake/AutoExportDll/say.cxx
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/AutoExportDll/say.cxx
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ int WINAPI foo();
 int bar();
 int objlib();
 void justnop();
+
+// test const export
+#ifdef _WIN32
+// data symbols must be explicitly imported
+__declspec(dllimport) extern const char testconst[];
+#else
+extern const char testconst[];
+#endif
 }
 
 // test c++ functions
@@ -43,6 +51,8 @@ int main()
   bar();
   objlib();
   printf("\n");
+  printf("%s", testconst);
+  printf("\n");
 #ifdef HAS_JUSTNOP
   justnop();
 #endif