diff --git a/examples/commandline_hello.jl b/examples/commandline_hello.jl
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+++ b/examples/commandline_hello.jl
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+# A super-simple command line program that just prints hello.
+# Build this with the `commandline_app=true` flag in `BuildApp.build_app_bundle`.
+
+Base.@ccallable function julia_main(ARGS::Vector{String})::Cint
+    println("Oh hi, World!")
+    println("Current working directory: $(pwd())")
+    return 0
+end
diff --git a/test/build_examples/commandline_hello.jl b/test/build_examples/commandline_hello.jl
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+using ApplicationBuilder; using BuildApp
+
+# Allow this file to be called either as a standalone file to build the above
+# example, or from runtests.jl using a provided builddir.
+isdefined(:builddir) || (builddir=nothing)  # nothing == default builddir.
+
+build_app_bundle(examples_hello, commandline_app=true, builddir=builddir)