2 files changed, 26 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/test/makefile b/test/makefile
index 299389873..bf1b1834c 100644
--- a/test/makefile
+++ b/test/makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ SUBDIR=test
 # Bring in the default rules
 include ../buildlib/defaults.mak
 
+# Program for testing methods
+PROGRAM=mthdcat
+SLIBS = 
+SOURCE = mthdcat.cc
+include $(PROGRAM_H)
+
 # Scratch program to test incomplete code fragments in
 PROGRAM=scratch-test
 SLIBS = -lapt-pkg 
diff --git a/test/mthdcat.cc b/test/mthdcat.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25d09a3f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/mthdcat.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/* Usage, mthdcat < cmds | methods/mthd
+   All this does is cat a file into the method without closing the FD when
+   the file ends */
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+int main()
+{
+   char Buffer[4096];
+   
+   while (1)
+   {
+      int Res = read(STDIN_FILENO,Buffer,sizeof(Buffer));
+      if (Res <= 0)
+	 while (1) sleep(100);
+      if (write(STDOUT_FILENO,Buffer,Res) != Res)
+	 break;
+   }
+   return 0;
+}