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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# __COPYRIGHT__
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+# a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+# "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+# without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+# distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+# permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+# the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+# in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
+# KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE
+# WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+# NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
+# LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+# OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+# WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+#
+
+__revision__ = "__FILE__ __REVISION__ __DATE__ __DEVELOPER__"
+
+"""
+Test use of GetOption('help') to short-circuit work.
+"""
+
+import string
+
+import TestSCons
+
+test = TestSCons.TestSCons()
+
+test.write('SConstruct', """\
+if GetOption('help'):
+   print "GetOption('help') set"
+else:
+    print "no help for you"
+""")
+
+test.run(arguments = '-q -Q', stdout = "no help for you\n")
+
+expect = "GetOption('help') set"
+
+test.run(arguments = '-q -Q -h')
+test.fail_test(string.split(test.stdout(), '\n')[0] != expect)
+
+test.run(arguments = '-q -Q --help')
+test.fail_test(string.split(test.stdout(), '\n')[0] != expect)
+
+test.pass_test()