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+project('ninja special characters' ,'c')
+
+python = import('python3').find_python()
+
+# Without newlines, this should appear directly in build.ninja.
+gen = custom_target('gen',
+  command : [
+    python,
+    files('check_quoting.py'),
+    'dollar=$',
+    'colon=:',
+    'space= ',
+    '''multi1=  ::$$  ::$$''',
+    '@OUTPUT@'],
+  output : 'result',
+  install : true,
+  install_dir : get_option('datadir'))
+
+# With newlines, this should go through the exe wrapper.
+gen2 = custom_target('gen2',
+  command : [
+    python,
+    files('check_quoting.py'),
+    '''newline=
+''',
+    'dollar=$',
+    'colon=:',
+    'space= ',
+    '''multi2=  ::$$
+
+  
+
+::$$''',
+    '@OUTPUT@'],
+  output : 'result2',
+  install : true,
+  install_dir : get_option('datadir'))
+
+# Test that we can pass these special characters in compiler arguments
+#
+# (this part of the test is crafted so we don't try to use these special
+# characters in filenames or target names)
+#
+# TODO: similar tests needed for languages other than C
+# TODO: add similar test for quote, doublequote, and hash, carefully
+# Re hash, see
+# https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/build/reference/d-preprocessor-definitions
+
+special = [
+  ['amp', '&'],
+  ['at', '@'],
+  ['backslash', '\\'],
+  ['dollar', '$'],
+  ['gt', '>'],
+  ['lt', '<'],
+  ['slash', '/'],
+]
+
+cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
+
+foreach s : special
+  args = '-DCHAR="@0@"'.format(s[1])
+  e = executable('arg-string-' + s[0], 'arg-string-test.c', c_args: args)
+  test('arg-string-' + s[0], e, args: s[1])
+
+  args = '-DCHAR=@0@'.format(s[1])
+  e = executable('arg-unquoted-' + s[0], 'arg-unquoted-test.c', c_args: args)
+  test('arg-unquoted-' + s[0], e, args: s[1])
+endforeach
+
+foreach s : special
+  args = '-DCHAR=\'@0@\''.format(s[1])
+  e = executable('arg-char-' + s[0], 'arg-char-test.c', c_args: args)
+  test('arg-char-' + s[0], e, args: s[1])
+endforeach