// that refer to directories, such as symlinks and mount points.
	// However, we follow symlink POSIX semantics and do not set the mode bits.
	// This allows users to walk directories without following links
	// by just calling "fi, err := os.Lstat(name); err == nil && fi.IsDir()".
	// Note that POSIX only defines the semantics for symlinks, not for
	// mount points or other surrogate reparse points, but we treat them

			}
		}
	}

	if roots.len() > 0 || firstErr == nil {
		return roots, nil
	}

	return nil, firstErr
}

// readUniqueDirectoryEntries is like os.ReadDir but omits
// symlinks that point within the directory.
func readUniqueDirectoryEntries(dir string) ([]fs.DirEntry, error) {
	files, err := os.ReadDir(dir)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	uniq := files[:0]
	for _, f := range files {

// encoded representation. It returns ErrNotIndexed if the module can't
// be indexed because it contains symlinks.
func indexModule(modroot string) ([]byte, error) {
	fsys.Trace("indexModule", modroot)
	var packages []*rawPackage

	// 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.

	// Create "link" in the current working directory as a symlink to an arbitrary
	// absolute path. On macOS, this path is likely to begin with a symlink
	// itself: generally either in /var (symlinked to "private/var") or /tmp
	// (symlinked to "private/tmp").
	if err := os.Symlink(tmpDir, "link"); err != nil {
		t.Fatal(err)
	}
	t.Logf(`os.Symlink(%q, "link")`, tmpDir)

	p, err := filepath.EvalSymlinks("link")

	var files []string
	for _, info := range infos {
		name := info.Name()

		// If the directory entry is a symlink, stat it to obtain the info for the
		// link target instead of the link itself.
		if info.Mode()&fs.ModeSymlink != 0 {
			info, err = fsys.Stat(filepath.Join(dir, name))
			if err != nil {
				continue // Ignore broken symlinks.
			}
		}

        def metadata2 = detector.getMetadata(testLocation("jdk"))

        then:
        metadata1.is(metadata2)
    }

    @Requires(UnitTestPreconditions.Symlinks)
    def "cached probe are not affected by symlink changes"() {
        given:
        NativeServicesTestFixture.initialize()
        def metaDataDetector = new DefaultJvmMetadataDetector(
            TestFiles.execHandleFactory(),

        this.collector = collector;
    }

    /**
     * Snapshots a directory, reusing existing previously known snapshots.
     *
     * Follows symlinks and includes them in the returned snapshot.
     * Snapshots of followed symlinks are marked with {@link AccessType#VIA_SYMLINK}.
     *
     * @param absolutePath The absolute path of the directory to snapshot.

		cmd.Env = os.Environ()
		err := cmd.Run()
		if err == nil {
			os.Exit(0)
		}
		return err
	}

	// Use the original binary location. This works with symlinks such that if
	// the file it points to has been changed we will use the updated symlink.
	argv0, err := exec.LookPath(os.Args[0])
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	// Invokes the execve system call.

    }

    @Requires(UnitTestPreconditions.Symlinks)
    def "handles java home that is a symlink"() {
        given:
        def javaHome = Jvm.current().javaHome
        def javaLink = file("javaLink")
        javaLink.createLink(javaHome)
        file("tmp").createDir().deleteDir()

* ext3
* ext4
* XFS
* HFS+
* NTFS

Gradle also supports VirtualBox's shared folders.

Network file systems like Samba and NFS are not supported.

.Symlinks
--
File system watching is not compatible with symlinks.
If your project files include symlinks, symlinked files do not benefit from file system-watching optimizations.
--

== Unsupported File Systems