// SHN_XINDEX (0xffff) and the actual index of the section name
		// string table section is contained in the sh_link field of the
		// section header at index 0.
		if shstrndx == int(SHN_XINDEX) {
			shstrndx = int(link)
			if shstrndx < int(SHN_LORESERVE) {
				return nil, &FormatError{shoff, "invalid ELF shstrndx contained in sh_link", shstrndx}
			}
		}
	}

	if shnum > 0 && shentsize < wantShentsize {

			dest += pathSeparator
		}

		dest += path[start:end]

		// Resolve symlink.

		fi, err := os.Lstat(dest)
		if err != nil {
			return "", err
		}

		if fi.Mode()&fs.ModeSymlink == 0 {
			if !fi.Mode().IsDir() && end < len(path) {
				return "", syscall.ENOTDIR
			}
			continue
		}

		// Found symlink.

		linksWalked++
		if linksWalked > 255 {

 * limitations under the License.
 */

package org.gradle.internal.nativeintegration.filesystem;

import java.io.File;

public interface Symlink {
    boolean isSymlinkCreationSupported();

    void symlink(File link, File target) throws Exception;

    boolean isSymlink(File suspect);

	sa_mask   sigset
}

type fpregset struct {
	fp_reg_set [528]byte
}

type mcontext struct {
	gregs  [28]int64
	fpregs fpregset
}

type ucontext struct {
	uc_flags    uint64
	uc_link     *ucontext
	uc_sigmask  sigset
	uc_stack    stackt
	pad_cgo_0   [8]byte
	uc_mcontext mcontext
	uc_filler   [5]int64
	pad_cgo_1   [8]byte
}

type timespec struct {
	tv_sec  int64

        // the symlink is watched between builds.
        linkdir.file("existing").createFile()
        buildFile << """
    task echo {
        def symlink = file("${symlink.toURI()}")
        inputs.files symlink
        inputs.files "src/linkdir/existing"
        outputs.file "build/outputs"
        doLast {
            println "text: " + (symlink.exists() ? symlink.text:"missing")

            final Symlink symlink = createWindowsJdkSymlink();
            return genericFileSystemFactory.create(new EmptyChmod(), new FallbackStat(), symlink);
        }

        if (posixFiles instanceof UnavailablePosixFiles) {
            LOGGER.debug("Native-platform file system integration is not available. Continuing with fallback.");
        } else {
            Symlink symlink = new NativePlatformBackedSymlink(posixFiles);

    private final FileModeMutator chmod;
    private final FileModeAccessor stat;
    private final Symlink symlink;
    private final FileMetadataAccessor metadata;
    private final StatStatistics.Collector statisticsCollector;

    public GenericFileSystem(
        FileModeMutator chmod,
        FileModeAccessor stat,
        Symlink symlink,
        FileMetadataAccessor metadata,
        StatStatistics.Collector statisticsCollector,

    def 'on symlink supporting system, it will return true for supported symlink'() {
        expect:
        new Jdk7Symlink(TestFiles.tmpDirTemporaryFileProvider(temporaryFolder.createDir("tmp"))).isSymlinkCreationSupported()
    }

    @Requires(UnitTestPreconditions.NoSymlinks)
    def 'on non symlink supporting system, it will return false for supported symlink'() {
        expect:

    @Shared TestFile file = baseDir.file("file")
    @Shared TestFile symlink = baseDir.file("symlink")
    @Shared TestFile symlinked = baseDir.file("symlinked")

    def setupSpec() {
        file.text = 'some contents'
        symlinked.text = 'target of symlink'
        symlink.createLink(symlinked)
    }

    def "#desc can handle symlinks"() {
        expect:

            File symlink = maybeResolveCygwinSymlink(symlinkCandidate);
            if (symlink != null) {
                return symlink;
            }
        }
        return null;
    }

    private File maybeResolveCygwinSymlink(File symlink) throws IOException {
        if (!symlink.isFile()) {
            return null;
        }
        if (symlink.length() <= 11) {
            return null;