diff --git a/libs/pbd/test/testrunner.cc b/libs/pbd/test/testrunner.cc
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+#include <cppunit/CompilerOutputter.h>
+#include <cppunit/extensions/TestFactoryRegistry.h>
+#include <cppunit/TestResult.h>
+#include <cppunit/TestResultCollector.h>
+#include <cppunit/TestRunner.h>
+#include <cppunit/BriefTestProgressListener.h>
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+	CppUnit::TestResult testresult;
+
+	CppUnit::TestResultCollector collectedresults;
+	testresult.addListener (&collectedresults);
+	
+	CppUnit::BriefTestProgressListener progress;
+	testresult.addListener (&progress);
+	
+	CppUnit::TestRunner testrunner;
+	testrunner.addTest (CppUnit::TestFactoryRegistry::getRegistry ().makeTest ());
+	testrunner.run (testresult);
+	
+	CppUnit::CompilerOutputter compileroutputter (&collectedresults, std::cerr);
+	compileroutputter.write ();
+	
+	return collectedresults.wasSuccessful () ? 0 : 1;
+}