diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/gcc.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/gcc.py
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+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/gcc.py
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+import unittest
+import os
+import shutil
+from oeqa.oetest import oeSDKTest, skipModule
+from oeqa.utils.decorators import *
+
+def setUpModule():
+    machine = oeSDKTest.tc.d.getVar("MACHINE", True)
+    if not oeSDKTest.hasHostPackage("packagegroup-cross-canadian-" + machine):
+        skipModule("SDK doesn't contain a cross-canadian toolchain")
+
+
+class GccCompileTest(oeSDKTest):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(self):
+        for f in ['test.c', 'test.cpp', 'testmakefile']:
+            shutil.copyfile(os.path.join(self.tc.filesdir, f), self.tc.sdktestdir + f)
+
+    def test_gcc_compile(self):
+        self._run('$CC %s/test.c -o %s/test -lm' % (self.tc.sdktestdir, self.tc.sdktestdir))
+
+    def test_gpp_compile(self):
+        self._run('$CXX %s/test.c -o %s/test -lm' % (self.tc.sdktestdir, self.tc.sdktestdir))
+
+    def test_gpp2_compile(self):
+        self._run('$CXX %s/test.cpp -o %s/test -lm' % (self.tc.sdktestdir, self.tc.sdktestdir))
+
+    def test_make(self):
+        self._run('cd %s; make -f testmakefile' % self.tc.sdktestdir)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(self):
+        files = [self.tc.sdktestdir + f for f in ['test.c', 'test.cpp', 'test.o', 'test', 'testmakefile']]
+        for f in files:
+            bb.utils.remove(f)