Allow using CustomTarget as test executable

Fixes #6567

2 files changed, 28 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/test cases/common/273 customtarget exe for test/generate.py b/test cases/common/273 customtarget exe for test/generate.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e66f1db70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/common/273 customtarget exe for test/generate.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import os
+import sys
+
+program = '''#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+raise SystemExit({})
+'''
+
+for i, a in enumerate(sys.argv[1:]):
+    with open(a, 'w') as f:
+        print(program.format(i), file=f)
+    os.chmod(a, 0o755)
diff --git a/test cases/common/273 customtarget exe for test/meson.build b/test cases/common/273 customtarget exe for test/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..089d70dee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/common/273 customtarget exe for test/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+project('test customtarget')
+
+ct1 = custom_target(
+    command: ['generate.py', '@OUTPUT@'],
+    output: 'a.py',
+)
+ct2 = custom_target(
+    command: ['generate.py', '@OUTPUT@'],
+    output: ['b.py', 'c.py'],
+)
+
+test('using_custom_target', ct1)
+test('using_custom_target_index', ct2[0])
+test('using_custom_target_index_1', ct2[1], should_fail: true)