Backport mem_release testcase from 0.3.1.

Also backports cdbf51 generator bugfix.

tests/SConstruct

@@ -136,12 +136,18 @@ elif 'g++' in env['CXX'] or 'gcc' in env['CXX']:
     env.Append(CXXFLAGS = '-g -Wall -Werror -Wextra -Wno-missing-field-initializers')
 elif 'cl' in env['CXX']:
     env.Append(CXXFLAGS = '/Zi /W2 /WX')
-    
+
 # Now include the SConscript files from all subdirectories
 import os.path
 env['VARIANT_DIR'] = 'build'
 env['BUILD'] = '#' + env['VARIANT_DIR']
 env['COMMON'] = '#' + env['VARIANT_DIR'] + '/common'
+
+# Include common/SConscript first to make sure its exports are available
+# to other SConscripts.
+SConscript("common/SConscript", exports = 'env', variant_dir = env['VARIANT_DIR'] + '/common')
+
 for subdir in Glob('*/SConscript') + Glob('regression/*/SConscript'):
+    if str(subdir).startswith("common"): continue
     SConscript(subdir, exports = 'env', variant_dir = env['VARIANT_DIR'] + '/' + os.path.dirname(str(subdir)))