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diff --git a/xpcom/tests/unit/test_bug476919.js b/xpcom/tests/unit/test_bug476919.js
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+var Cc = Components.classes;
+var Ci = Components.interfaces;
+
+function run_test() {
+  // skip this test on Windows
+  if (mozinfo.os != "win") {
+    var testDir = __LOCATION__.parent;
+    // create a test file, then symlink it, then check that we think it's a symlink
+    var targetFile = testDir.clone();
+    targetFile.append("target.txt");
+    if (!targetFile.exists())
+      targetFile.create(Ci.nsIFile.NORMAL_FILE_TYPE, 0o644);
+
+    var link = testDir.clone();
+    link.append("link");
+    if (link.exists())
+      link.remove(false);
+
+    var ln = Cc["@mozilla.org/file/local;1"].createInstance(Ci.nsILocalFile);
+    ln.initWithPath("/bin/ln");
+    var process = Cc["@mozilla.org/process/util;1"].createInstance(Ci.nsIProcess);
+    process.init(ln);
+    var args = ["-s", targetFile.path, link.path];
+    process.run(true, args, args.length);
+    do_check_true(link.isSymlink());
+  }
+}