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+Test an approximation of an OPAM install / uninstall of a plugin package
+
+This takes the sites-plugin.t blackbox test extracted from the manual and
+changes its end to cover:
+- dune install of both the application and its plugin,
+- dune uninstall of the plugin, leaving an empty directory as OPAM would.
+
+  $ cat > dune-project <<EOF
+  > (lang dune 3.8)
+  > (using dune_site 0.1)
+  > (name app)
+  > 
+  > (package
+  >  (name app)
+  >  (sites (lib plugins)))
+  > EOF
+
+  $ cat > dune <<EOF
+  > (executable
+  >  (public_name app)
+  >  (modules sites app)
+  >  (libraries app.register dune-site dune-site.plugins))
+  > 
+  > (library
+  >  (public_name app.register)
+  >  (name registration)
+  >  (modules registration))
+  > 
+  > (generate_sites_module
+  > (module sites)
+  > (plugins (app plugins)))
+  > EOF
+
+  $ cat > registration.ml <<EOF
+  > let todo : (unit -> unit) Queue.t = Queue.create ()
+  > EOF
+
+  $ cat > app.ml <<EOF
+  > (* load all the available plugins *)
+  > let () = Sites.Plugins.Plugins.load_all ()
+  > 
+  > let () = print_endline "Main app starts..."
+  > (* Execute the code registered by the plugins *)
+  > let () = Queue.iter (fun f -> f ()) Registration.todo
+  > EOF
+
+
+  $ mkdir plugin
+  $ cat > plugin/dune-project <<EOF
+  > (lang dune 3.8)
+  > (using dune_site 0.1)
+  > 
+  > (generate_opam_files true)
+  > 
+  > (package
+  >  (name plugin1))
+  > EOF
+
+  $ cat > plugin/dune <<EOF
+  > (library
+  >  (public_name plugin1.plugin1_impl)
+  >  (name plugin1_impl)
+  >  (modules plugin1_impl)
+  >  (libraries app.register))
+  > 
+  > (plugin
+  >  (name plugin1)
+  >  (libraries plugin1.plugin1_impl)
+  >  (site (app plugins)))
+  > EOF
+
+  $ cat > plugin/plugin1_impl.ml <<EOF
+  > let () =
+  > print_endline "Registration of Plugin1";
+  > Queue.add (fun () -> print_endline "Plugin1 is doing something...") Registration.todo
+  > EOF
+
+  $ dune build @install
+  $ dune install --prefix _install
+
+  $ OCAMLPATH=_install/lib:$OCAMLPATH _install/bin/app
+  Registration of Plugin1
+  Main app starts...
+  Plugin1 is doing something...
+
+  $ dune uninstall --prefix _install plugin1
+
+Unfortunately, the fact that the `lib/app/plugins/plugin1` directory should be
+removed along with plugin1 is lost in the OPAM metadata, so we simulate this
+issue by recreating this empty directory.
+
+  $ mkdir -p _install/lib/app/plugins/plugin1
+
+  $ OCAMLPATH=_install/lib:$OCAMLPATH _install/bin/app
+  Fatal error: exception The plugin "plugin1" can't be found in the search paths "$TESTCASE_ROOT/_install/lib/app/plugins".
+  [2]
+