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diff --git a/tests/compiles/mstaticlib.nim b/tests/compiles/mstaticlib.nim
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+echo 1234
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/compiles/tstaticlib.nim b/tests/compiles/tstaticlib.nim
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+import std/[os, osproc, strformat]
+
+
+const dir = "tests/compiles"
+const fileName = dir / "mstaticlib.nim"
+const nim = getCurrentCompilerExe()
+
+block: # bug #18578
+  const libName = dir / "tstaticlib1.a"
+  let (_, status) = execCmdEx(fmt"{nim} c -o:{libName} --app:staticlib {fileName}")
+  doAssert status == 0
+  doAssert fileExists(libName)
+  removeFile(libName)
+
+block: # bug #16947
+  const libName = dir / "tstaticlib2.a"
+  writeFile(libName, "echo 124")
+  doAssert fileExists(libName)
+  let (_, status) = execCmdEx(fmt"{nim} c -o:{libName} --app:staticlib {fileName}")
+  doAssert status == 0
+  doAssert fileExists(libName)
+  removeFile(libName)