--- numpy/tests/test_configtool.py.orig	2026-04-04 00:20:07 UTC
+++ numpy/tests/test_configtool.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sysconfig
+
+import pytest
+import numpy as np
+
+
+is_editable = not bool(np.__path__)
+numpy_in_sitepackages = sysconfig.get_path('platlib') in np.__file__
+# We only expect to have a `numpy-config` available if NumPy was installed via
+# a build frontend (and not `spin` for example)
+if not (numpy_in_sitepackages or is_editable):
+    pytest.skip("`numpy-config` not expected to be installed",
+                allow_module_level=True)
+
+
+def check_numpyconfig(arg):
+    p = subprocess.run(['numpy-config', arg], capture_output=True, text=True)
+    p.check_returncode()
+    return p.stdout.strip()
+
+
+def test_configtool_version():
+    stdout = check_numpyconfig('--version')
+    assert stdout == np.__version__
+
+
+def test_configtool_cflags():
+    stdout = check_numpyconfig('--cflags')
+    assert stdout.endswith(os.path.join('numpy', 'core', 'include'))
+
+
+def test_configtool_pkgconfigdir():
+    stdout = check_numpyconfig('--pkgconfigdir')
+    assert stdout.endswith(os.path.join('numpy', 'core', 'lib', 'pkgconfig'))
+
+    if not is_editable:
+        # Also check that the .pc file actually exists (unless we're using an
+        # editable install, then it'll be hiding in the build dir)
+        assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(stdout, 'numpy.pc'))
