diff --git a/t/CompileTestLib.pm b/t/CompileTestLib.pm
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+module t::CompileTestLib;
+
+sub compile_test_lib($name) is export {
+    my $o  = $*VM<config><o>;
+    my $so = $*VM<config><load_ext>;
+    my $c_line = "$*VM<config><cc> -c $*VM<config><cc_o_out>$name$o $*VM<config><ccflags> t/$name.c";
+    my $l_line = "$*VM<config><ld> $*VM<config><ldflags> $*VM<config><ld_load_flags> " ~
+        "$*VM<config><libs> $*VM<config><ld_out>$name$so $name$o";
+    shell($c_line);
+    shell($l_line);
+}