--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/tests/test-symlink-basic	Fri Mar 23 23:40:24 2007 -0300
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+cat >> readlink.py <<EOF
+import os
+import sys
+
+for f in sys.argv[1:]:
+    print f, '->', os.readlink(f)
+EOF
+
+hg init a
+cd a
+ln -s nothing dangling
+hg add dangling
+hg commit -m 'add symlink' -d '0 0'
+
+hg tip -v
+hg manifest --debug
+echo '% rev 0:'
+python ../readlink.py dangling
+
+rm dangling
+ln -s void dangling
+hg commit -m 'change symlink'
+echo '% rev 1:'
+python ../readlink.py dangling
+
+echo '% modifying link'
+rm dangling
+ln -s empty dangling
+python ../readlink.py dangling
+
+echo '% reverting to rev 0:'
+hg revert -r 0 -a
+python ../readlink.py dangling
+
+echo '% backups:'
+python ../readlink.py *.orig
+
+rm *.orig
+hg up -C
+echo '% copies'
+hg cp -v dangling dangling2
+hg st -Cmard
+python ../readlink.py dangling dangling2

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/tests/test-symlink-basic.out	Fri Mar 23 23:40:24 2007 -0300
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+changeset:   0:cabd88b706fc
+tag:         tip
+user:        test
+date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+files:       dangling
+description:
+add symlink
+
+
+2564acbe54bbbedfbf608479340b359f04597f80 644 dangling
+% rev 0:
+dangling -> nothing
+% rev 1:
+dangling -> void
+% modifying link
+dangling -> empty
+% reverting to rev 0:
+reverting dangling
+dangling -> nothing
+% backups:
+dangling.orig -> empty
+1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+% copies
+copying dangling to dangling2
+A dangling2
+  dangling
+dangling -> void
+dangling2 -> void