diff --git a/pactest/tests/symlink001.py b/pactest/tests/symlink001.py
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+self.description = "Dir symlinks overwritten on install (the perl/git bug)"
+
+lp = pmpkg("dummy")
+lp.files = ["dir/realdir/",
+            "dir/symdir -> realdir"]
+self.addpkg2db("local", lp)
+
+p = pmpkg("pkg1")
+p.files = ["dir/symdir/tmp"]
+self.addpkg(p)
+
+self.args = "-U %s" % p.filename()
+
+self.addrule("PACMAN_RETCODE=0")
+self.addrule("PKG_EXIST=pkg1")
+self.addrule("FILE_EXIST=dir/symdir/tmp")
+self.addrule("FILE_EXIST=dir/realdir/tmp")
+self.addrule("FILE_TYPE=dir/symdir/tmp|file")
+self.addrule("FILE_TYPE=dir/symdir|link")
+self.addrule("FILE_TYPE=dir/realdir|dir")