diff --git a/Tests/Simple/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/Simple/CMakeLists.txt
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+++ b/Tests/Simple/CMakeLists.txt
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+# a simple test case
+PROJECT (simple)
+ADD_EXECUTABLE (simple simple.cxx)
diff --git a/Tests/Simple/simple.cxx b/Tests/Simple/simple.cxx
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+++ b/Tests/Simple/simple.cxx
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+int main ()
+{
+  return 0;
+}