#require symlink

  $ echo "[extensions]" >> $HGRCPATH

  $ echo "mq=" >> $HGRCPATH

  $ hg init

  $ hg qinit

  $ hg qnew base.patch

  $ echo aaa > a

  $ echo bbb > b

  $ echo ccc > c

  $ hg add a b c

  $ hg qrefresh

  $ readlink.py a

  a -> a not a symlink

test replacing a file with a symlink

  $ hg qnew symlink.patch

  $ rm a

  $ ln -s b a

  $ hg qrefresh --git

  $ readlink.py a

  a -> b

  $ hg qpop

  popping symlink.patch

  now at: base.patch

  $ hg qpush

  applying symlink.patch

  now at: symlink.patch

  $ readlink.py a

  a -> b

test updating a symlink

  $ rm a

  $ ln -s c a

  $ hg qnew --git -f updatelink

  $ readlink.py a

  a -> c

  $ hg qpop

  popping updatelink

  now at: symlink.patch

  $ hg qpush --debug

  applying updatelink

  patching file a

  committing files:

  a

  committing manifest

  committing changelog

  updating the branch cache

  now at: updatelink

  $ readlink.py a

  a -> c

  $ hg st

test replacing a symlink with a file

  $ ln -s c s

  $ hg add s

  $ hg qnew --git -f addlink

  $ rm s

  $ echo sss > s

  $ hg qnew --git -f replacelinkwithfile

  $ hg qpop

  popping replacelinkwithfile

  now at: addlink

  $ hg qpush

  applying replacelinkwithfile

  now at: replacelinkwithfile

  $ cat s

  sss

  $ hg st

test symlink removal

  $ hg qnew removesl.patch

  $ hg rm a

  $ hg qrefresh --git

  $ hg qpop

  popping removesl.patch

  now at: replacelinkwithfile

  $ hg qpush

  applying removesl.patch

  now at: removesl.patch

  $ hg st -c

  C b

  C c

  C s

replace broken symlink with another broken symlink

  $ ln -s linka linka

  $ hg add linka

  $ hg qnew link

  $ hg mv linka linkb

  $ rm linkb

  $ ln -s linkb linkb

  $ hg qnew movelink

  $ hg qpop

  popping movelink

  now at: link

  $ hg qpush

  applying movelink

  now at: movelink

  $ readlink.py linkb

  linkb -> linkb