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diff --git a/cli-tests/inheritance/buildfile b/cli-tests/inheritance/buildfile
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+# file      : inheritance/buildfile
+# license   : MIT; see accompanying LICENSE file
+
+exe{driver}: {hxx cxx}{* -test} cli.cxx{test}
+exe{driver}: file{test.std}: test.stdout = true
+exe{driver}: test.arguments = --very-long-flag -s short -i 123 --string long
+
+cxx.poptions =+ "-I$out_base"
+
+cli.cxx{test}: cli{test}
+cli.options = --generate-description --option-length 17
diff --git a/cli-tests/inheritance/driver.cxx b/cli-tests/inheritance/driver.cxx
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+// file      : inheritance/driver.cxx
+// author    : Boris Kolpackov <boris@codesynthesis.com>
+// license   : MIT; see accompanying LICENSE file
+
+// Test option class inheritance.
+//
+
+#include <string>
+#include <cassert>
+#include <iostream>
+
+#include "test.hxx"
+
+using namespace std;
+
+int
+main (int argc, char* argv[])
+{
+  const cli::options& d (options::description ());
+
+  assert (d.size () == 4);
+  assert (d[0].name () == "--very-long-flag");
+  assert (d[1].name () == "-i");
+  assert (d[2].name () == "-s");
+  assert (d[3].name () == "--string");
+
+  options o (argc, argv);
+
+  assert (o.very_long_flag ());
+  assert (o.s () == "short");
+  assert (o.i () == 123);
+  assert (o.string () == "long");
+
+  options::print_usage (cout);
+}
diff --git a/cli-tests/inheritance/test.cli b/cli-tests/inheritance/test.cli
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+// file      : inheritance/test.cli
+// author    : Boris Kolpackov <boris@codesynthesis.com>
+// license   : MIT; see accompanying LICENSE file
+
+include <string>;
+
+class base1 = 0
+{
+  bool --very-long-flag {"Long flag."};
+};
+
+class base2
+{
+  std::string -s {"<str>", "Short string."};
+};
+
+class interm: base1
+{
+  int -i = 1 {"<num>", "Integer."};
+};
+
+class options: interm, base2
+{
+  std::string --string {"<str>", "Long string."};
+};
diff --git a/cli-tests/inheritance/test.std b/cli-tests/inheritance/test.std
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+--very-long-flag  Long flag.
+-i <num>          Integer.
+-s <str>          Short string.
+--string <str>    Long string.