4 files changed, 54 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/test/pacman/pmpkg.py b/test/pacman/pmpkg.py
index 59204265..42573428 100755
--- a/test/pacman/pmpkg.py
+++ b/test/pacman/pmpkg.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class pmpkg(object):
         # Generate package file system
         for f in self.files:
             util.mkfile(f, f)
-            self.size += os.stat(util.getfilename(f))[stat.ST_SIZE]
+            self.size += os.lstat(util.getfilename(f))[stat.ST_SIZE]
 
         # .PKGINFO
         data = ["pkgname = %s" % self.name]
diff --git a/test/pacman/pmrule.py b/test/pacman/pmrule.py
index c68d085e..0f6ae602 100755
--- a/test/pacman/pmrule.py
+++ b/test/pacman/pmrule.py
@@ -146,6 +146,14 @@ class pmrule(object):
             else:
                 print "FILE rule '%s' not found" % case
                 success = -1
+        elif kind == "LINK":
+            filename = os.path.join(test.root, key)
+            if case == "EXIST":
+                if not os.path.islink(filename):
+                    success = 0
+            else:
+                print "LINK rule '%s' not found" % case
+                success = -1
         elif kind == "CACHE":
             cachedir = os.path.join(test.root, util.PM_CACHEDIR)
             if case == "EXISTS":
diff --git a/test/pacman/tests/symlink002.py b/test/pacman/tests/symlink002.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b7423d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/pacman/tests/symlink002.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+self.description = "Dead backed-up symlink when removing package (FS#24230)"
+
+# symlink file is changed
+lp = pmpkg("dummy")
+lp.files = ["etc/brokenlink -> nonexistent",
+            "etc/exists"]
+lp.backup = ["etc/brokenlink*"]
+self.addpkg2db("local", lp)
+
+# symlink file is not changed
+lp2 = pmpkg("dummy2")
+lp2.files = ["etc/brokenlink2 -> nonexistent2",
+            "etc/exists2"]
+lp2.backup = ["etc/brokenlink2"]
+self.addpkg2db("local", lp2)
+
+# package is left alone, not uninstalled
+lp3 = pmpkg("dummy3")
+lp3.files = ["etc/brokenlink3 -> nonexistent3",
+            "etc/exists3"]
+self.addpkg2db("local", lp3)
+
+self.args = "-R %s %s" % (lp.name, lp2.name)
+#self.args = "-R"
+
+self.addrule("PACMAN_RETCODE=0")
+
+self.addrule("!PKG_EXIST=dummy")
+self.addrule("!LINK_EXIST=etc/brokenlink")
+self.addrule("!FILE_EXIST=etc/nonexistent")
+self.addrule("!FILE_EXIST=etc/exists")
+
+self.addrule("!PKG_EXIST=dummy2")
+self.addrule("!LINK_EXIST=etc/brokenlink2")
+self.addrule("!FILE_EXIST=etc/nonexistent2")
+self.addrule("!FILE_EXIST=etc/exists2")
+
+self.addrule("PKG_EXIST=dummy3")
+self.addrule("LINK_EXIST=etc/brokenlink3")
+self.addrule("!FILE_EXIST=etc/nonexistent")
+self.addrule("FILE_EXIST=etc/exists3")
+self.addrule("FILE_TYPE=etc/brokenlink3|link")
+self.addrule("FILE_TYPE=etc/exists3|file")
diff --git a/test/pacman/util.py b/test/pacman/util.py
index 47255923..ddd955a2 100755
--- a/test/pacman/util.py
+++ b/test/pacman/util.py
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ def getmd5sum(filename):
     """
     """
     if not os.path.isfile(filename):
-        print "file %s does not exist!" % filename
         return ""
     fd = open(filename, "rb")
     checksum = hashlib.md5()
@@ -178,9 +177,8 @@ def getmtime(filename):
     """
     """
     if not os.path.exists(filename):
-        print "path %s does not exist!" % filename
-        return 0, 0, 0
-    st = os.stat(filename)
+        return None, None, None
+    st = os.lstat(filename)
     return st[stat.ST_ATIME], st[stat.ST_MTIME], st[stat.ST_CTIME]
 
 #