diff --git a/tests/p_gcc/0-install_gcc.sh b/tests/p_gcc/0-install_gcc.sh
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+++ b/tests/p_gcc/0-install_gcc.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Author: Christoph Galuschka <christoph.galuschka@chello.at>
+
+# Install gcc
+
+t_InstallPackage gcc
diff --git a/tests/p_gcc/test_gcc.sh b/tests/p_gcc/test_gcc.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# Author: Christoph Galuschka <christoph.galuschka@chello.at>
+#         Athmane Madjodj <athmanem@gmail.com>
+
+t_Log "Running $0 - simple gcc compilation test"
+
+# creating source code
+FILE='/var/tmp/gcc-test.c'
+EXE='/var/tmp/gcc'
+
+cat > $FILE <<EOF
+#include <stdio.h>
+main()
+{
+       printf("hello, centos\n");
+}
+EOF
+
+# Executing gcc
+gcc $FILE -o $EXE
+
+# run EXE
+WORKING=$( $EXE |grep -c 'hello, centos')
+
+if [ $WORKING -eq 1 ]
+then
+  ret_val=0
+else
+  ret_val=1
+fi
+
+# remove files
+/bin/rm $FILE
+/bin/rm $EXE
+
+t_CheckExitStatus $ret_val
+