// 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 {

            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 symlink = Stub(Symlink)
    def fileMetadataAccessor = Stub(FileMetadataAccessor)
    def statistics = Mock(StatStatistics.Collector)
    def fileSystemFactory = new GenericFileSystem.Factory(fileMetadataAccessor, statistics, TestFiles.tmpDirTemporaryFileProvider(temporaryFolder.testDirectory))
    def fileSystem = fileSystemFactory.create(fileModeMutator, fileModeAccessor, symlink)

        def symlinked = baseDir.file('symlinked')
        symlinked.text = 'target of symlink'
        baseDir.file('symlink').createLink(symlinked)

        buildScript << """
            def baseDir = new File("${escapeString(baseDir)}")
            def file = new File(baseDir, "file")
            def symlink = new File(baseDir, "symlink")
            def symlinked = new File(baseDir, "symlinked")
            def fileCollection = $code

	if fi.Mode()&fs.ModeSymlink != 0 {
		t.Errorf("%q should not be a symlink", path)
	}
}

// testIsSymlink verifies that fi refers to symlink.
func testIsSymlink(t *testing.T, path string, fi fs.FileInfo) {
	t.Helper()
	if fi.IsDir() {
		t.Errorf("%q should not be a directory", path)
	}
	if fi.Mode()&fs.ModeSymlink == 0 {
		t.Errorf("%q should be a symlink", path)
	}
}

        stat.length == 0
        assertSameAccessType(stat, VIA_SYMLINK)
    }

    @Requires(UnitTestPreconditions.Symlinks)
    def "stats symlink pointing to symlink pointing to file"() {
        def file = tmpDir.file("file")
        file.text = "123"
        def link = tmpDir.file("link")
        link.createLink(file)
        def linkToLink = tmpDir.file("linkToLink")
        linkToLink.createLink(link)

        expect:

        given:
        def real = candidates.createDir("java/11.0.6.hs-adpt")
        def symlink = candidates.file("java/symlink").createLink(real)

        when:
        def directories = supplier.get()

        then:
        directories.size() == 2
        directories*.location.containsAll(real, symlink)
        directories*.source.unique() == ["SDKMAN!"]

	absLink := filepath.Join(temp, "link")
	err = os.Symlink(wdRelDir, absLink)
	if err != nil {
		t.Fatal(err)
	}
	t.Logf("Symlink(%#q, %#q)", wdRelDir, absLink)

	// Now change back to the original working directory and verify that the
	// symlink still refers to its original path and is correctly marked as a
	// directory.