diff --git a/bochs-testing/plugin-test/Makefile b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ec96bb93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+SUBDIRS = test1-static test2-dynamic test3-twomodules test4-interdep
+
+all:
+	for i in $(SUBDIRS); do make -C $$i all; done
+
+clean:
+	for i in $(SUBDIRS); do make -C $$i clean; done
diff --git a/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test1-static/Makefile b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test1-static/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec02d77bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test1-static/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+CXX=g++
+CXXFLAGS=-Wall -g
+LIBTOOL=libtool
+
+all: uselib
+
+uselib: uselib.cc libmodule1.la
+	$(LIBTOOL) $(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -o uselib uselib.cc libmodule1.la
+
+libmodule1.la: module1.lo
+	$(LIBTOOL) $(CXX) -o libmodule1.la module1.lo
+
+%.lo: %.cc
+	$(LIBTOOL) $(CXX) -c $<
+
+clean: 
+	-libtool rm libmodule1.la module1.lo uselib.exe uselib
+	rm -rf .libs
diff --git a/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test1-static/README b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test1-static/README
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46aab2e4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test1-static/README
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+test1-static
+
+Use libtool to build module1 as a static library, and then use it in
+uselib.cc.
diff --git a/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test1-static/module1.cc b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test1-static/module1.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..adc9324b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test1-static/module1.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#include "module1.h"
+
+const char *module_name = "AddModule";
+
+int operate (int a, int b)
+{
+  return a + b;
+}
diff --git a/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test1-static/module1.h b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test1-static/module1.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb3419b4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test1-static/module1.h
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+extern const char *module_name;
+extern int operate (int a, int b);
diff --git a/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test1-static/uselib.cc b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test1-static/uselib.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ae079ba1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test1-static/uselib.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "module1.h"
+
+int main ()
+{
+  printf ("start\n");
+  printf ("Module name is '%s'\n", module_name);
+  int a=5, b=12;
+  int c = operate (a, b);
+  printf ("operate(%d,%d) = %d\n", a, b, c);
+  printf ("stop\n");
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test2-dynamic/Makefile b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test2-dynamic/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..460bf71d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test2-dynamic/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+CXX=g++
+CXXFLAGS=-Wall -g
+LIBTOOL=libtool
+RPATH=`pwd`/lib
+
+all: uselib
+
+uselib: uselib.cc libmodule1.la
+	$(LIBTOOL) $(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -o uselib uselib.cc libmodule1.la
+
+libmodule1.la: module1.lo
+	$(LIBTOOL) $(CXX) -no-undefined -o libmodule1.la module1.lo -rpath ${RPATH}
+	mkdir -p lib bin
+	$(LIBTOOL) cp libmodule1.la ${RPATH}
+
+%.lo: %.cc
+	$(LIBTOOL) $(CXX) -c $<
+
+clean:
+	-libtool rm libmodule1.la module1.lo
+	rm -rf *.o uselib.exe bin lib uselib uselib.exe
+	rm -rf .libs
diff --git a/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test2-dynamic/README b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test2-dynamic/README
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be44e317d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test2-dynamic/README
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+test2-dynamic
+
+In this directory I use the same source code as test1-static, but 
+I try to build a shared library instead.  To build a shared library
+for libmodule1.la, first I add the -rpath variable.  This makes libtool
+attempt to build shared libraries, but it gives this warning:
+
+libtool: link: warning: undefined symbols not allowed in i686-pc-cygwin shared libraries
+
+Then it proceeds to build only static libraries.  So I add -no-undefined to
+the link of libmodule1.la.  This makes it actually build a shared library.
+When it does the libtool install step, I see that these files were installed:
+
+-rwxr-xr-x    1 bryce    unknown    668055 Oct 11 02:40 bin/cygmodule1-0.dll
+-rw-r--r--    1 bryce    unknown       664 Oct 11 02:40 lib/libmodule1.a
+-rw-r--r--    1 bryce    unknown      2946 Oct 11 02:40 lib/libmodule1.dll.a
+-rw-r--r--    1 bryce    unknown       728 Oct 11 02:40 lib/libmodule1.la
+
+File types are
+bin/cygmodule1-0.dll: MS Windows PE Intel 80386 console DLL
+lib/libmodule1.a:     current ar archive
+lib/libmodule1.dll.a: current ar archive
+lib/libmodule1.la:    ASCII English text
+
+But, trying to link with this shared library fails.
+
+libtool g++ -Wall -g -o uselib uselib.cc libmodule1.la
+g++ -Wall -g -o .libs/uselib uselib.cc  .libs/libimp-cygmodule1-0.a -Wl,--rpath -Wl,/home/bryce/plugin-test/test2-dynamic/lib
+Warning: resolving _module_name by linking to __imp__module_name (auto-import)
+fu000001.o(.idata$3+0xc): undefined reference to `_libs_libimp_cygmodule1_0_a_iname'
+nmth000000.o(.idata$4+0x0): undefined reference to `_nm__module_name'
+collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
+make: *** [uselib] Error 1
+
+Then I finally read about __declspec(dllexport) and __declspec(dllimport).
+When compiling the module I add __declspec(dllexport) on data and functions.
+When using the module, the prototypes for say __declspec(dllimport).
+Now it works!
diff --git a/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test2-dynamic/module1.cc b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test2-dynamic/module1.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b2984c4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test2-dynamic/module1.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#define DLLINTERFACE __declspec(dllexport)
+#include "module1.h"
+
+const char *module_name = "AddModule";
+
+int operate (int a, int b)
+{
+  return a + b;
+}
diff --git a/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test2-dynamic/module1.h b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test2-dynamic/module1.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d5b6636a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test2-dynamic/module1.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef DLLINTERFACE
+#define DLLINTERFACE __declspec(dllimport)
+#endif
+
+DLLINTERFACE extern const char * module_name;
+DLLINTERFACE extern int operate (int a, int b);
diff --git a/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test2-dynamic/uselib.cc b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test2-dynamic/uselib.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ae079ba1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test2-dynamic/uselib.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "module1.h"
+
+int main ()
+{
+  printf ("start\n");
+  printf ("Module name is '%s'\n", module_name);
+  int a=5, b=12;
+  int c = operate (a, b);
+  printf ("operate(%d,%d) = %d\n", a, b, c);
+  printf ("stop\n");
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test3-twomodules/Makefile b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test3-twomodules/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d51a2004
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test3-twomodules/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+CXX=g++
+CXXFLAGS=-Wall -g
+LIBTOOL=libtool
+RPATH=`pwd`/lib
+
+all: uselib
+
+uselib: uselib.cc libmodule1.la libmodule2.la
+	$(LIBTOOL) $(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -o uselib uselib.cc libmodule1.la libmodule2.la
+
+libmodule1.la: module1.lo
+	$(LIBTOOL) $(CXX) -no-undefined -o libmodule1.la module1.lo -rpath ${RPATH}
+	mkdir -p lib bin
+	$(LIBTOOL) cp libmodule1.la ${RPATH}
+
+libmodule2.la: module2.lo
+	$(LIBTOOL) $(CXX) -no-undefined -o libmodule2.la module2.lo -rpath ${RPATH}
+	mkdir -p lib bin
+	$(LIBTOOL) cp libmodule2.la ${RPATH}
+
+%.lo: %.cc
+	$(LIBTOOL) $(CXX) -c $<
+
+clean:
+	-libtool rm libmodule1.la module1.lo libmodule2.la module2.lo
+	rm -rf *.o uselib.exe bin lib uselib uselib.exe
+	rm -rf .libs
diff --git a/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test3-twomodules/README b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test3-twomodules/README
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c4da00a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test3-twomodules/README
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+test3
+
+Add a second module
+
+module1 exports module_name and operate(int,int).
+module2 exports n_operations
+
+Both are used in uselib.cc.  They don't use each other's symbols.
diff --git a/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test3-twomodules/module1.cc b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test3-twomodules/module1.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f3cb54b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test3-twomodules/module1.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#define DLLINTERFACE __declspec(dllexport)
+#include "module1.h"
+#undef DLLINTERFACE
+#include "module2.h"
+
+const char *module_name = "AddModule";
+
+int operate (int a, int b)
+{
+  return a + b;
+}
diff --git a/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test3-twomodules/module1.h b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test3-twomodules/module1.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee9f30df6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test3-twomodules/module1.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#ifndef DLLINTERFACE
+#define DLLINTERFACE __declspec(dllimport)
+#endif
+
+DLLINTERFACE extern const char * module_name;
+DLLINTERFACE extern int operate (int a, int b);
+
diff --git a/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test3-twomodules/module2.cc b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test3-twomodules/module2.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c1d51dee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test3-twomodules/module2.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#define DLLINTERFACE __declspec(dllexport)
+#include "module2.h"
+#undef DLLINTERFACE
+
+int n_operations = 0;
+
+void operation_occurred () {
+  printf ("module2: operation_occurred\n");
+  n_operations++;
+}
diff --git a/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test3-twomodules/module2.h b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test3-twomodules/module2.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..84e80e425
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test3-twomodules/module2.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#ifndef DLLINTERFACE
+#define DLLINTERFACE __declspec(dllimport)
+#endif
+
+DLLINTERFACE extern int n_operations;
+DLLINTERFACE void operation_occurred ();
+
diff --git a/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test3-twomodules/uselib.cc b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test3-twomodules/uselib.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e9b867fe9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test3-twomodules/uselib.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "module1.h"
+#include "module2.h"
+
+int main ()
+{
+  printf ("start\n");
+  printf ("at first, n_operations = %d\n", n_operations);
+  printf ("Module name is '%s'\n", module_name);
+  int a=5, b=12;
+  int c = operate (a, b);
+  operation_occurred ();
+  printf ("operate(%d,%d) = %d\n", a, b, c);
+  printf ("stop\n");
+  printf ("at end, n_operations = %d\n", n_operations);
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test3-twomodules/uselib.h b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test3-twomodules/uselib.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b1177cced
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test3-twomodules/uselib.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+extern int n_operations;
diff --git a/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test4-interdep/Makefile b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test4-interdep/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d09276192
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test4-interdep/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+CXX=g++
+CXXFLAGS=-Wall -g
+LIBTOOL=libtool
+RPATH=`pwd`/lib
+
+all: uselib
+
+uselib: uselib.cc libmodule1.la libmodule2.la
+	$(LIBTOOL) $(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -o uselib uselib.cc libmodule1.la libmodule2.la
+
+libmodule1.la: module1.lo libmodule2.la
+	$(LIBTOOL) $(CXX) -no-undefined -o libmodule1.la module1.lo -rpath ${RPATH} libmodule2.la
+	mkdir -p lib bin
+	$(LIBTOOL) cp libmodule1.la ${RPATH}
+
+libmodule2.la: module2.lo
+	$(LIBTOOL) $(CXX) -no-undefined -o libmodule2.la module2.lo -rpath ${RPATH}
+	mkdir -p lib bin
+	$(LIBTOOL) cp libmodule2.la ${RPATH}
+
+%.lo: %.cc
+	$(LIBTOOL) $(CXX) -c $<
+
+clean:
+	-libtool rm libmodule1.la module1.lo libmodule2.la module2.lo
+	rm -rf *.o uselib.exe bin lib uselib uselib.exe
+	rm -rf .libs
diff --git a/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test4-interdep/README b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test4-interdep/README
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b0cb1b61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test4-interdep/README
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+test4-interdep
+
+Can one module reference objects in another module? Yes.
+
+module1 exports module_name and operate(int,int).
+module2 exports n_operations and operation_occurred().
+
+uselib.cc uses symbols and functions from both modules.
+Module1 calls operation_occurred() in module2.
+
+To do this, module2 must be built first.  Then module1 is linked
+against module2 so that the missing symbols are available.  Then,
+uselib is linked against both.
+
+This shows that we can chain libraries.  I haven't seen any way to
+resolve a circular dependency, where mod1 depends on mod2 and vice 
+versa, in win32 DLLs.  Probably those are not supported.
diff --git a/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test4-interdep/module1.cc b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test4-interdep/module1.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef5d2dc78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test4-interdep/module1.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#define DLLINTERFACE __declspec(dllexport)
+#include "module1.h"
+#undef DLLINTERFACE
+#include "module2.h"
+
+const char *module_name = "AddModule";
+
+int operate (int a, int b)
+{
+  operation_occurred ();
+  return a + b;
+}
diff --git a/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test4-interdep/module1.h b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test4-interdep/module1.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee9f30df6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test4-interdep/module1.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#ifndef DLLINTERFACE
+#define DLLINTERFACE __declspec(dllimport)
+#endif
+
+DLLINTERFACE extern const char * module_name;
+DLLINTERFACE extern int operate (int a, int b);
+
diff --git a/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test4-interdep/module2.cc b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test4-interdep/module2.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c1d51dee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test4-interdep/module2.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#define DLLINTERFACE __declspec(dllexport)
+#include "module2.h"
+#undef DLLINTERFACE
+
+int n_operations = 0;
+
+void operation_occurred () {
+  printf ("module2: operation_occurred\n");
+  n_operations++;
+}
diff --git a/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test4-interdep/module2.h b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test4-interdep/module2.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..84e80e425
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test4-interdep/module2.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#ifndef DLLINTERFACE
+#define DLLINTERFACE __declspec(dllimport)
+#endif
+
+DLLINTERFACE extern int n_operations;
+DLLINTERFACE void operation_occurred ();
+
diff --git a/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test4-interdep/uselib.cc b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test4-interdep/uselib.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ac056456
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test4-interdep/uselib.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "module1.h"
+#include "module2.h"
+
+int main ()
+{
+  printf ("start\n");
+  printf ("at first, n_operations = %d\n", n_operations);
+  printf ("Module name is '%s'\n", module_name);
+  int a=5, b=12;
+  int c = operate (a, b);
+  printf ("operate(%d,%d) = %d\n", a, b, c);
+  printf ("stop\n");
+  printf ("at end, n_operations = %d\n", n_operations);
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test4-interdep/uselib.h b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test4-interdep/uselib.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b1177cced
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bochs-testing/plugin-test/test4-interdep/uselib.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+extern int n_operations;