diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.tests/plugin.xml b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.tests/plugin.xml
index 66ca2019afb..81059ecd059 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.tests/plugin.xml
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.tests/plugin.xml
@@ -1859,6 +1859,7 @@
          <outputType
 			outputs=""
             buildVariable="EXECUTABLES"
+            nameProvider="org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.testplugin.TestLinkerNameProvider"
             id="cdt.managedbuild.tool.testgnu30.c.linker.output">
          </outputType>
       </tool>
@@ -3119,7 +3120,7 @@
          <configuration
                name="TheConfig"
                id="test30_1.gnu.so.config"
-               artifactExtension="so.1.2.3"
+               artifactExtension="so.4.5.6"
                cleanCommand="rm -rf"
 			   errorParsers="org.eclipse.cdt.core.MakeErrorParser;org.eclipse.cdt.core.GCCErrorParser;org.eclipse.cdt.core.GLDErrorParser">
                <toolChain
@@ -3127,7 +3128,7 @@
                       osList="all"
                       name="ToolChain for test30_1"
                       scannerConfigDiscoveryProfileId="org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.GCCManagedMakePerProjectProfile"
-                      targetTool="cdt.managedbuild.tool30.deploy.x.c"
+                      targetTool="test30_1.gnu.so.deploy"
                       secondaryOutputs="test30_1.gnu.so.cjpeg.output"
                       id="test30_1.gnu.so.toolchain">
 		          <targetPlatform
@@ -3201,6 +3202,7 @@
 			      		name="Strip object file"
 			      		command="strip"
 			            outputFlag="-o"
+			            commandLinePattern="${COMMAND} ${FLAGS} ${OUTPUT_FLAG} ${OUTPUT_PREFIX}${OUTPUT} ${INPUTS}"
 			      		id="test30_1.gnu.so.strip">
 					 <optionCategory
 						  name="Misc"
@@ -3213,6 +3215,7 @@
 						  id="test30_1.gnu.so.strip.misc.other"
 						  valueType="string">
 					 </option>
+					 <!--  The following buildVariable should be ignored because a pattern rule is generated -->
 			         <inputType
 			            id="test30_1.gnu.so.strip.input"
 			            buildVariable="OBJS"
@@ -3229,6 +3232,7 @@
 			      		name="Convert to jpeg"
 			      		command="cjpeg"
 			            outputFlag="-outfile"
+			            commandLinePattern="${COMMAND} ${FLAGS} ${OUTPUT_FLAG} ${OUTPUT_PREFIX}${OUTPUT} ${INPUTS}"
 			      		id="test30_1.gnu.so.cjpeg">
 					 <optionCategory
 						  name="Misc"
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.tests/resources/test30Projects/test30_1/test30_1.zip b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.tests/resources/test30Projects/test30_1/test30_1.zip
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f9abb0d88f1
Binary files /dev/null and b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.tests/resources/test30Projects/test30_1/test30_1.zip differ
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.tests/suite/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/testplugin/TestLinkerNameProvider.java b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.tests/suite/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/testplugin/TestLinkerNameProvider.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..157b28e467a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.tests/suite/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/testplugin/TestLinkerNameProvider.java
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/**********************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2005 Intel Corporation and others.
+ * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Common Public License v1.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/cpl-v10.html
+ * 
+ * Contributors: 
+ * Intel Corporation - Initial API and implementation
+ **********************************************************************/
+
+package org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.testplugin;
+
+import org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.IManagedOutputNameProvider;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.ITool;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.IOption;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Path;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.makegen.IManagedBuilderMakefileGenerator;
+
+public class TestLinkerNameProvider implements IManagedOutputNameProvider {
+
+	public IPath[] getOutputNames(ITool tool, IPath[] primaryInputNames) {
+		IPath[] name = new IPath[1];
+		boolean isSO = false;
+		IOption optShared = tool.getOptionBySuperClassId("gnu.c.link.option30.shared");	//$NON-NLS-1$
+		if (optShared != null) {
+			try {
+				isSO = optShared.getBooleanValue();
+			} catch (Exception e) {}
+		}
+		if (isSO) {
+			String soName = "";	//$NON-NLS-1$
+			IOption optSOName = tool.getOptionBySuperClassId("gnu.c.link.option30.soname");	//$NON-NLS-1$
+			if (optSOName != null) {
+				try {
+					soName = optSOName.getStringValue();
+				} catch (Exception e) {}
+			}
+			if (soName != null && soName.length() > 0) {
+				name[0] = Path.fromOSString(soName);
+			} else {
+				name[0] = Path.fromOSString(primaryInputNames[0].removeFileExtension().addFileExtension("so").lastSegment());	//$NON-NLS-1$
+			}
+			return name;
+		} 
+		String fileName = "default";	//$NON-NLS-1$
+		if (primaryInputNames != null && primaryInputNames.length > 0) {
+			fileName = primaryInputNames[0].removeFileExtension().toString();
+			if (fileName.startsWith("$(") && fileName.endsWith(")")) {	//$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
+				fileName = fileName.substring(2,fileName.length()-1);
+			}
+		}
+		String[] exts = tool.getPrimaryOutputType().getOutputExtensions();
+		if (exts != null && exts[0].length() > 0) {
+			fileName += IManagedBuilderMakefileGenerator.DOT + exts[0];
+		}
+		name[0] = Path.fromOSString(fileName);
+		name[0] = name[0].removeFirstSegments(name[0].segmentCount() - 1);
+		return name;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.tests/tests/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuild/core/tests/ManagedProject30MakefileTests.java b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.tests/tests/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuild/core/tests/ManagedProject30MakefileTests.java
index a526a6ab288..62773bba7e7 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.tests/tests/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuild/core/tests/ManagedProject30MakefileTests.java
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.tests/tests/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuild/core/tests/ManagedProject30MakefileTests.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public class ManagedProject30MakefileTests extends TestCase {
 		//        rather than an MBS functionality issue
 		//suite.addTest(new ManagedProject30MakefileTests("test30LinkedFolder"));
 		suite.addTest(new ManagedProject30MakefileTests("test30CopyandDeploy"));
+		suite.addTest(new ManagedProject30MakefileTests("test30_1"));
 		
 		return suite;
 	}
@@ -321,4 +322,17 @@ public class ManagedProject30MakefileTests extends TestCase {
 		IProject[] projects = createProjects("copyandDeploy", null, null, true);
 		buildProjects(projects, makefiles);
 	}
+
+	/* (non-Javadoc)
+	 * tests 3.0 style tool integration with pre and post process steps added to typical compile & link
+	 */
+	public void test30_1(){
+		IPath[] makefiles = {
+				 Path.fromOSString("makefile"), 
+				 Path.fromOSString("objects.mk"), 
+				 Path.fromOSString("sources.mk"), 
+				 Path.fromOSString("subdir.mk")};
+		IProject[] projects = createProjects("test30_1", null, null, true);
+		buildProjects(projects, makefiles);
+	}
 }