'
+test_expect_success SYMLINKS 'funny symlink in work tree' '
+
+ git reset --hard &&
+ git checkout -b sym-b side-b &&
+ mkdir -p a &&
+ >a/b &&
+ git add a/b &&
+ git commit -m "side adds a/b" &&
+
+ rm -fr a &&
+ git checkout -b sym-a side-a &&
+ mkdir -p a &&
+ ln -s ../b a/b &&
+ git add a/b &&
+ git commit -m "we add a/b" &&
+
+ git read-tree -m -u sym-a sym-a sym-b
+
+'
+
+test_expect_success SYMLINKS 'funny symlink in work tree, un-unlink-able' '
+
+ rm -fr a b &&
+ git reset --hard &&
+
+ git checkout sym-a &&
+ chmod a-w a &&
+ test_must_fail git read-tree -m -u sym-a sym-a sym-b
+
+'
+
+# clean-up from the above test
+chmod a+w a 2>/dev/null
+rm -fr a b
+
test_expect_success 'D/F setup' '
git reset --hard &&