if err != nil && os.IsNotExist(err) {
				t.Fatalf("%v: visible symlink does not exist: %v", tc.name, visiblePath)
			} else if err != nil {
				t.Fatalf("%v: unable to read symlink %v: %v", tc.name, dataDirPath, err)
			}

			if expectedDest != destination {
				t.Fatalf("%v: symlink destination %q not same with expected data dir %q", tc.name, destination, expectedDest)
			}
		}
	}
}

//sysnb	Settimeofday(tp *Timeval) (err error)
//sysnb	Setuid(uid int) (err error)
//sys	Stat(path string, stat *Stat_t) (err error)
//sys	Statfs(path string, stat *Statfs_t) (err error)
//sys	Symlink(path string, link string) (err error)
//sys	Symlinkat(oldpath string, newdirfd int, newpath string) (err error)
//sys	Sync() (err error)
//sys	Truncate(path string, length int64) (err error)
//sys	Umask(newmask int) (oldmask int)

//sysnb	Settimeofday(tp *Timeval) (err error)
//sysnb	Setuid(uid int) (err error)
//sys	Stat(path string, stat *Stat_t) (err error)
//sys	Statfs(path string, stat *Statfs_t) (err error)
//sys	Symlink(path string, link string) (err error)
//sys	Symlinkat(oldpath string, newdirfd int, newpath string) (err error)
//sys	Sync() (err error)
//sys	Truncate(path string, length int64) (err error)
//sys	Umask(newmask int) (oldmask int)

	}

	for _, src := range cfg.BuildContext.SrcDirs() {
		if (m.pattern == "std" || m.pattern == "cmd") && src != cfg.GOROOTsrc {
			continue
		}

		// If the root itself is a symlink to a directory,
		// we want to follow it (see https://go.dev/issue/50807).
		// Add a trailing separator to force that to happen.
		src = str.WithFilePathSeparator(filepath.Clean(src))
		root := src

func (hu *HostUtil) PathExists(pathname string) (bool, error) {
	return utilpath.Exists(utilpath.CheckFollowSymlink, pathname)
}

// EvalHostSymlinks returns the path name after evaluating symlinks.
// TODO once the nsenter implementation is removed, this method can be removed
// from the interface and filepath.EvalSymlinks used directly
func (hu *HostUtil) EvalHostSymlinks(pathname string) (string, error) {

 *   <li>It assumes that <a href="https://github.com/google/guava/issues/3349">any class with a
 *       {@code $} in its name is a nested class</a>.
 * </ul>
 *
 * <h2>{@code ClassPath} and symlinks</h2>
 *
 * <p>In the case of directory classloaders, symlinks are supported but cycles are not traversed.
 * This guarantees discovery of each unique loadable resource. However, not all possible
 * aliases for resources on cyclic paths will be listed.

			}

			// Depending on what was passed on the command line, it is possible
			// that os.Executable is a symlink (like /usr/local/bin/go) referring
			// to a binary installed in a real GOROOT elsewhere
			// (like /usr/lib/go/bin/go).
			// Try to find that GOROOT by resolving the symlinks.
			exe, err = filepath.EvalSymlinks(exe)
			if err == nil {
				if dir := filepath.Join(exe, "../.."); isGOROOT(dir) {

 *   <li>It assumes that <a href="https://github.com/google/guava/issues/3349">any class with a
 *       {@code $} in its name is a nested class</a>.
 * </ul>
 *
 * <h2>{@code ClassPath} and symlinks</h2>
 *
 * <p>In the case of directory classloaders, symlinks are supported but cycles are not traversed.
 * This guarantees discovery of each unique loadable resource. However, not all possible
 * aliases for resources on cyclic paths will be listed.

			},
		},
		{
			description: "symlink",
			fsGroup:     &fsGroup,
			setupFunc: func(path string) error {
				filename := filepath.Join(path, "file.txt")
				file, err := os.OpenFile(filename, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE, 0755)
				if err != nil {
					return err
				}
				file.Close()

				symname := filepath.Join(path, "file_link.txt")
				err = os.Symlink(filename, symname)
				if err != nil {

		default:
			paths = append(paths, filepath.Join(root, d))
		}
	}
	return strings.Join(paths, string(os.PathListSeparator))
}

// installProgs creates executable files (or symlinks to executable files) at
// multiple destination paths. It uses root as prefix for all destination files.
func installProgs(t *testing.T, root string, files []string) {
	for _, f := range files {