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+++ b/build/root.build
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ cxx{*}: extension = cxx
cxx.poptions =+ "-I$out_root" "-I$src_root"
+# While we don't have any C sources to compile we do run C tests (bdep-new)
+# which need the path to the C compiler.
+#
+using c
+
# Load the cli module but only if it's available. This way a distribution
# that includes pre-generated files can be built without installing cli.
# This is also the reason why we need to explicitly spell out individual