diff --git a/sbt/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/ext/A.scala b/sbt/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/ext/A.scala
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+++ b/sbt/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/ext/A.scala
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+import sun.net.spi.nameservice.dns.DNSNameService
+
+object A {
+	val x = new DNSNameService
+}
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diff --git a/sbt/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/ext/build.sbt b/sbt/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/ext/build.sbt
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+++ b/sbt/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/ext/build.sbt
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+import complete.DefaultParsers._
+
+val checkIterations = inputKey[Unit]("Verifies the accumlated number of iterations of incremental compilation.")
+
+checkIterations := {
+	val expected: Int = (Space ~> NatBasic).parsed
+	val actual: Int = (compile in Compile).value.compilations.allCompilations.size
+	assert(expected == actual, s"Expected $expected compilations, got $actual")
+}
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diff --git a/sbt/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/ext/test b/sbt/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/ext/test
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+++ b/sbt/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/ext/test
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+# initial compilation
+> checkIterations 1
+
+# no further compilation should be necessary, since nothing changed
+# previously, a dependency on a jar in <java.home>lib/ext/ would
+# always force recompilation
+> checkIterations 1
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