diff --git a/test cases/frameworks/1 boost/linkexe.cc b/test cases/frameworks/1 boost/linkexe.cc
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index 000000000..e9f4047a1
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+++ b/test cases/frameworks/1 boost/linkexe.cc	
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+#include<boost/thread.hpp>
+
+struct callable {
+    void operator()() {};
+};
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+    callable x;
+    boost::thread thr(x);
+    thr.join();
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/test cases/frameworks/1 boost/meson.build b/test cases/frameworks/1 boost/meson.build
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index 000000000..15455c507
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+++ b/test cases/frameworks/1 boost/meson.build	
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+project('boosttest', 'cxx')
+
+# One test case for a Boost module that is
+# header only and one test case for a module that
+# requires linking with a shared library.
+
+nolinkdep = find_dep('boost', modules : 'utility', required : true)
+linkdep = find_dep('boost', modules : 'thread', required : true)
+
+nolinkexe = executable('nolinkexe', 'nolinkexe.cc', dep : nolinkdep)
+linkexe = executable('linkedexe', 'linkexe.cc', dep : linkdep)
+
+add_test('nolinktest', nolinkexe)
+add_test('linktext', linkexe)
diff --git a/test cases/frameworks/1 boost/nolinkexe.cc b/test cases/frameworks/1 boost/nolinkexe.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e81f3fb31
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+++ b/test cases/frameworks/1 boost/nolinkexe.cc	
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+#include<boost/utility.hpp>
+
+class MyClass : boost::noncopyable {
+private:
+    int x;
+
+public:
+    MyClass() {
+        x = 44;
+    }
+
+    int getValue() const { return x; }
+};
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+    MyClass foo;
+    if(foo.getValue() == 44)
+        return 0;
+    return 1;
+}