diff --git a/applications/test/00-dummy/Allwclean b/applications/test/00-dummy/Allwclean
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a5522688fab1603db58a6bf4fd59c5a2bb02be77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/applications/test/00-dummy/Allwclean
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+cd ${0%/*} || exit 1 # Run from this directory
+
+wclean libso dummy
+wclean
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/applications/test/00-dummy/Allwmake b/applications/test/00-dummy/Allwmake
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2e571752f1972507fed65e4bb57b4a48d3f47629
--- /dev/null
+++ b/applications/test/00-dummy/Allwmake
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+cd ${0%/*} || exit 1 # Run from this directory
+
+# Can never be too certain ...
+# Compile tools for wmake
+( cd "${WM_DIR:?}/src" && make )
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+wmake libso dummy
+wmake
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/applications/test/00-dummy/Make/files b/applications/test/00-dummy/Make/files
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..17afc125f448de59f5a04d568f89144ab433e1fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/applications/test/00-dummy/Make/files
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Test-dummyLib.C
+
+EXE = $(FOAM_APPBIN)/Test-dummyLib
diff --git a/applications/test/00-dummy/Make/options b/applications/test/00-dummy/Make/options
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..48247685e4d407b1b9924f48d076d8a77376dac2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/applications/test/00-dummy/Make/options
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/* Without the normal defaults */
+PROJECT_INC =
+PROJECT_LIBS =
+
+
+EXE_INC = -Idummy
+
+EXE_LIBS = \
+ -lOpenFOAM-dummy
diff --git a/applications/test/00-dummy/Test-dummyLib.C b/applications/test/00-dummy/Test-dummyLib.C
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..640c0fa4dc1a75fc30ecef634c46caeadafd5e24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/applications/test/00-dummy/Test-dummyLib.C
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
+ ========= |
+ \\ / F ield | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
+ \\ / O peration |
+ \\ / A nd | Copyright (C) 2018 OpenCFD Ltd.
+ \\/ M anipulation |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+License
+ This file is part of OpenFOAM.
+
+ OpenFOAM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version.
+
+ OpenFOAM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
+ for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with OpenFOAM. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+Description
+ Minimal compilation test with wmake, without OpenFOAM libraries.
+
+ The application and libray can also serve as a minimal test case for
+ wmake, or to provide a minimal library/executable target for testing.
+
+\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+#include "dummyLib.H"
+#include <iostream>
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+// Main program:
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+ using wmake = Foam::Detail::dummyLib;
+
+ std::cout
+ << '\n'
+ << "OPENFOAM = " << OPENFOAM << '\n'
+ << "label = " << wmake::label_size << '\n'
+ << "scalar = " << wmake::scalar_size
+ << " (" << wmake::precision << ")\n"
+ << "arch = " << wmake::arch << '\n'
+ << "compiler = " << wmake::compiler << '\n';
+
+
+ std::cout
+ << '\n'
+ << "archComp = " << wmake::archComp << '\n'
+ << "archCompBase = " << wmake::archCompBase << '\n'
+ << "archCompFull = " << wmake::archCompFull << '\n';
+
+ std::cout
+ << '\n';
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+
+// ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/applications/test/00-dummy/dummy/Make/files b/applications/test/00-dummy/dummy/Make/files
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2c3af1a8956768fd46594f089ef9e5e125f77c46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/applications/test/00-dummy/dummy/Make/files
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+dummyLib.C
+
+LIB = $(FOAM_LIBBIN)/libOpenFOAM-dummy
diff --git a/applications/test/00-dummy/dummy/Make/options b/applications/test/00-dummy/dummy/Make/options
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1f01bba39beb42d6fba82dc39ac8fd12bfd98b26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/applications/test/00-dummy/dummy/Make/options
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/* Without the normal defaults */
+PROJECT_INC =
+PROJECT_LIBS =
+
+EXE_INC = \
+ -DWM_ARCH=\"$(WM_ARCH)\" \
+ -DWM_COMPILER=\"$(WM_COMPILER)\" \
+ -DWM_COMPILE_OPTION=\"$(WM_COMPILE_OPTION)\" \
+ -DWM_OPTIONS=\"$(WM_OPTIONS)\"
+
+
+/* LIB_LIBS = */
diff --git a/applications/test/00-dummy/dummy/dummyLib.C b/applications/test/00-dummy/dummy/dummyLib.C
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..383c431de51f8fa823ec98d8fcc96611c52171af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/applications/test/00-dummy/dummy/dummyLib.C
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
+ ========= |
+ \\ / F ield | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
+ \\ / O peration |
+ \\ / A nd | Copyright (C) 2018 OpenCFD Ltd.
+ \\/ M anipulation |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+License
+ This file is part of OpenFOAM.
+
+ OpenFOAM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version.
+
+ OpenFOAM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
+ for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with OpenFOAM. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+#include "dummyLib.H"
+
+// We know that our options file has properly defined types here
+
+#if defined WM_SP
+# define PRECISION "SP"
+# define SCALAR_SIZE (8*sizeof(float))
+#elif defined WM_DP
+# define PRECISION "DP"
+# define SCALAR_SIZE (8*sizeof(double))
+#else
+# define PRECISION "QP"
+# define SCALAR_SIZE (8*sizeof(long double))
+#endif
+
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Static Data Members * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+const std::string Foam::Detail::dummyLib::arch(WM_ARCH);
+
+const std::string Foam::Detail::dummyLib::compiler(WM_COMPILER);
+
+const std::string Foam::Detail::dummyLib::precision(PRECISION);
+
+const std::string Foam::Detail::dummyLib::scalar_size
+(
+ std::to_string(SCALAR_SIZE)
+);
+
+const std::string Foam::Detail::dummyLib::label_size
+(
+ std::to_string(WM_LABEL_SIZE)
+);
+
+const std::string Foam::Detail::dummyLib::archComp
+(
+ WM_ARCH WM_COMPILER
+);
+
+const std::string Foam::Detail::dummyLib::archCompBase
+(
+ WM_ARCH WM_COMPILER PRECISION "Int"
+ + std::to_string(WM_LABEL_SIZE)
+);
+
+const std::string Foam::Detail::dummyLib::archCompFull
+(
+ WM_ARCH WM_COMPILER PRECISION "Int"
+ + std::to_string(WM_LABEL_SIZE)
+ + WM_COMPILE_OPTION
+);
+
+
+// ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/applications/test/00-dummy/dummy/dummyLib.H b/applications/test/00-dummy/dummy/dummyLib.H
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..97b7acf66e8af252ce760e7e31eb387ac0191fcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/applications/test/00-dummy/dummy/dummyLib.H
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
+ ========= |
+ \\ / F ield | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
+ \\ / O peration |
+ \\ / A nd | Copyright (C) 2018 OpenCFD Ltd.
+ \\/ M anipulation |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+License
+ This file is part of OpenFOAM.
+
+ OpenFOAM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version.
+
+ OpenFOAM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
+ for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with OpenFOAM. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+Class
+ Foam::Detail::dummyLib
+
+Description
+ This class serves little useful purpose, but can be used to compile
+ into a dummy library and link against for a minimal application
+ that uses the wmake framework
+
+SourceFiles
+ dummyLib.C
+
+\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+#ifndef dummyLib_H
+#define dummyLib_H
+
+#include <string>
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+namespace Foam
+{
+namespace Detail
+{
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
+ Class dummyLib Declaration
+\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+struct dummyLib
+{
+ //- Compile-time value of WM_ARCH
+ static const std::string arch;
+
+ //- Compile-time value of WM_COMPILER
+ static const std::string compiler;
+
+ //- Compile-time equivalent to WM_PRECISION_OPTION
+ static const std::string scalar_size;
+
+ //- Compile-time of WM_LABEL_SIZE
+ static const std::string label_size;
+
+ //- Compile-time value of WM_PRECISION_OPTION
+ static const std::string precision;
+
+ //- Compile-time value of WM_ARCH + WM_COMPILER
+ static const std::string archComp;
+
+ //- Compile-time value of WM_ARCH + WM_COMPILER, precision, label-size
+ static const std::string archCompBase;
+
+ //- DIY Compile-time value of WM_OPTIONS
+ static const std::string archCompFull;
+};
+
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+} // End namespace Detail
+} // End namespace Foam
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+#endif
+
+// ************************************************************************* //