diff --git a/orte/mca/debugger/dummy/Makefile.am b/orte/mca/debugger/dummy/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/orte/mca/debugger/dummy/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2010      Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+# $COPYRIGHT$
+# 
+# Additional copyrights may follow
+# 
+# $HEADER$
+#
+
+sources = \
+        dummy.h \
+	dummy.c \
+        dummy_component.c
+
+# Make the output library in this directory, and name it either
+# mca_<type>_<name>.la (for DSO builds) or libmca_<type>_<name>.la
+# (for static builds).
+
+if MCA_BUILD_orte_debugger_dummy_DSO
+component_noinst =
+component_install = mca_debugger_dummy.la
+else
+component_noinst = libmca_debugger_dummy.la
+component_install =
+endif
+
+mcacomponentdir = $(pkglibdir)
+mcacomponent_LTLIBRARIES = $(component_install)
+mca_debugger_dummy_la_SOURCES = $(sources)
+mca_debugger_dummy_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version
+
+noinst_LTLIBRARIES = $(component_noinst)
+libmca_debugger_dummy_la_SOURCES =$(sources)
+libmca_debugger_dummy_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version
diff --git a/orte/mca/debugger/dummy/dummy.c b/orte/mca/debugger/dummy/dummy.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..58758245fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/orte/mca/debugger/dummy/dummy.c
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011      Los Alamos National Security, LLC.
+ *                         All rights reserved.
+ * $COPYRIGHT$
+ *
+ * Additional copyrights may follow
+ *
+ * Test C99 struct initialization. Remove on 1/20/201 after MTT has run.
+ *
+ * $HEADER$
+ */
+
+#include "orte_config.h"
+
+#ifdef HAVE_STRING_H
+#include <string.h>
+#endif
+#include <stdio.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_STDLIB_H
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#endif  /* HAVE_STDLIB_H */
+#ifdef HAVE_STRINGS_H
+#include <strings.h>
+#endif  /* HAVE_STRINGS_H */
+#ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
+#include <unistd.h>
+#endif  /* HAVE_UNISTD_H */
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#endif
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+#include "opal/util/argv.h"
+#include "opal/util/output.h"
+#include "opal/util/path.h"
+#include "opal/util/os_path.h"
+#include "opal/util/opal_sos.h"
+#include "opal/class/opal_pointer_array.h"
+#include "opal/mca/base/mca_base_param.h"
+#include "opal/util/opal_getcwd.h"
+#include "opal/mca/event/event.h"
+
+#include "orte/mca/errmgr/errmgr.h"
+#include "orte/mca/rml/rml.h"
+#include "orte/mca/rml/rml_types.h"
+#include "orte/mca/plm/plm.h"
+#include "orte/mca/plm/base/plm_private.h"
+#include "orte/mca/rmaps/rmaps_types.h"
+#include "orte/runtime/orte_globals.h"
+#include "orte/runtime/orte_wait.h"
+#include "orte/util/show_help.h"
+#include "orte/util/name_fns.h"
+
+#include "orte/mca/debugger/base/base.h"
+#include "dummy.h"
+
+/* Static API's */
+static int init(void);
+static void finalize(void);
+static void init_before_spawn(orte_job_t *jdata);
+
+/* Module definition */
+orte_debugger_base_module_t orte_debugger_dummy_module = {
+    .init              = init,
+    .finalize          = finalize,
+    .init_before_spawn = init_before_spawn,
+    .init_after_spawn  = orte_debugger_base_init_after_spawn
+};
+
+/* local globals and functions */
+
+static int init(void)
+{
+    return ORTE_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+void finalize(void)
+{
+}
+
+void init_before_spawn(orte_job_t *jdata)
+{
+}
diff --git a/orte/mca/debugger/dummy/dummy.h b/orte/mca/debugger/dummy/dummy.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b73bd09ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/orte/mca/debugger/dummy/dummy.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011      Los Alamos National Security, LLC.
+ *                         All rights reserved.
+ * $COPYRIGHT$
+ *
+ * Additional copyrights may follow
+ *
+ * Test C99 struct initialization. Remove on 1/20/2011 after MTT has run.
+ *
+ * $HEADER$
+ */
+
+#ifndef DEBUGGER_DUMMY_H
+#define DEBUGGER_DUMMY_H
+
+#include "orte_config.h"
+
+#include "orte/mca/debugger/debugger.h"
+
+BEGIN_C_DECLS
+
+ORTE_MODULE_DECLSPEC extern orte_debugger_base_component_t mca_debugger_dummy_component;
+extern orte_debugger_base_module_t orte_debugger_dummy_module;
+
+END_C_DECLS
+
+#endif
diff --git a/orte/mca/debugger/dummy/dummy_component.c b/orte/mca/debugger/dummy/dummy_component.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce8ceddfa3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/orte/mca/debugger/dummy/dummy_component.c
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011      Los Alamos National Security, LLC.
+ *                         All rights reserved.
+ * $COPYRIGHT$
+ *
+ * Additional copyrights may follow
+ *
+ * Test C99 struct initialization. Remove on 1/20/2011 after MTT has run.
+ *
+ * $HEADER$
+ */
+
+#include "orte_config.h"
+#include "orte/constants.h"
+
+#include "dummy.h"
+
+static int component_open(void);
+static int component_query(mca_base_module_t **module, int *priority);
+
+/*
+ * Struct of function pointers that need to be initialized
+ */
+orte_debugger_base_component_t mca_debugger_dummy_component = {
+    .base_version = {
+        ORTE_DEBUGGER_BASE_VERSION_1_0_0,
+        
+        .mca_component_name            = "dummy",
+        .mca_component_major_version   = ORTE_MAJOR_VERSION,
+        .mca_component_minor_version   = ORTE_MINOR_VERSION,
+        .mca_component_release_version = ORTE_RELEASE_VERSION,  /* MCA module release version */
+
+        .mca_open_component  = component_open,
+        .mca_close_component = NULL,
+        .mca_query_component = component_query
+    },
+    .base_data = {
+        /* The component is checkpoint ready */
+        .param_field = MCA_BASE_METADATA_PARAM_CHECKPOINT
+    }
+};
+
+static int component_open(void)
+{
+    mca_base_component_t *c = &mca_debugger_dummy_component.base_version;
+
+    return ORTE_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static int component_query(mca_base_module_t **module, int *priority)
+{
+    *priority = 10;
+    *module = (mca_base_module_t *)&orte_debugger_dummy_module;
+    return ORTE_SUCCESS;
+}