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diff --git a/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/sparse/tests.nix b/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/sparse/tests.nix
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+++ b/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/sparse/tests.nix
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+{ runCommand, gcc, sparse, writeText }:
+let
+  src = writeText "CODE.c" ''
+    #include <stdio.h>
+    #include <stddef.h>
+    #include <stdlib.h>
+
+    int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+      return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+    }
+  '';
+in
+  runCommand "${sparse.pname}-tests" { buildInputs = [ gcc sparse ]; meta.timeout = 3; }
+''
+  set -eu
+  ${sparse}/bin/cgcc ${src} > output 2>&1 || ret=$?
+  if [[ -z $(<output) ]]; then
+    mv output $out
+  else
+    echo "Test build returned $ret"
+    cat output
+    exit 1
+  fi
+''