Allow tests to work with symlinks on Windows

gix-status/src/index_as_worktree/function.rs

@@ -424,12 +424,19 @@ impl<'index> State<'_, 'index> {
 
         self.buf.clear();
         self.buf2.clear();
+        let file_size_bytes = if cfg!(windows) && metadata.is_symlink() {
+            // symlinks on Windows seem to have a length of zero, so just pretend
+            // they have the correct length to avoid short-cutting, and enforce a full buffer check.
+            entry.stat.size as u64
+        } else {
+            metadata.len()
+        };
         let fetch_data = ReadDataImpl {
             buf: &mut self.buf,
             path: worktree_path,
             rela_path,
             entry,
-            file_len: metadata.len(),
+            file_len: file_size_bytes,
             filter: &mut self.filter,
             attr_stack: &mut self.attr_stack,
             options: self.options,
@@ -440,7 +447,7 @@ impl<'index> State<'_, 'index> {
             odb_reads: self.odb_reads,
             odb_bytes: self.odb_bytes,
         };
-        let content_change = diff.compare_blobs(entry, metadata.len(), fetch_data, &mut self.buf2)?;
+        let content_change = diff.compare_blobs(entry, file_size_bytes, fetch_data, &mut self.buf2)?;
         // This file is racy clean! Set the size to 0 so we keep detecting this as the file is updated.
         if content_change.is_some() || executable_bit_changed {
             let set_entry_stat_size_zero = content_change.is_some() && racy_clean;
@@ -531,7 +538,8 @@ where
         let out = if is_symlink && self.options.fs.symlink {
             // conversion to bstr can never fail because symlinks are only used
             // on unix (by git) so no reason to use the try version here
-            let symlink_path = gix_path::into_bstr(std::fs::read_link(self.path)?);
+            let symlink_path =
+                gix_path::to_unix_separators_on_windows(gix_path::into_bstr(std::fs::read_link(self.path)?));
             self.buf.extend_from_slice(&symlink_path);
             self.worktree_bytes.fetch_add(self.buf.len() as u64, Ordering::Relaxed);
             Stream {

gix-status/tests/stack/mod.rs

@@ -83,21 +83,11 @@ fn paths_leading_through_symlinks_are_rejected() {
 }
 
 fn is_symlink(m: &std::fs::Metadata) -> bool {
-    if cfg!(windows) {
-        // On windows, symlinks can't be seen, at least not through std
-        m.is_file()
-    } else {
-        m.is_symlink()
-    }
+    m.is_symlink()
 }
 
 fn is_symlinked_dir(m: &std::fs::Metadata) -> bool {
-    if cfg!(windows) {
-        // On windows, symlinks can't be seen, at least not through std
-        m.is_dir()
-    } else {
-        m.is_symlink()
-    }
+    m.is_symlink()
 }
 fn is_file(m: &std::fs::Metadata) -> bool {
     m.is_file()

gix-status/tests/status/index_as_worktree.rs

@@ -469,16 +469,7 @@ fn refresh() {
                     }
                     .into(),
                 ),
-                (
-                    BStr::new("empty"),
-                    3,
-                    Change::Modification {
-                        executable_bit_changed: false,
-                        content_change: Some(()),
-                        set_entry_stat_size_zero: false
-                    }
-                    .into(),
-                ),
+                (BStr::new("empty"), 3, Change::Type.into()),
                 (
                     BStr::new("executable"),
                     4,
@@ -551,16 +542,7 @@ fn modified() {
                 }
                 .into(),
             ),
-            (
-                BStr::new("empty"),
-                3,
-                Change::Modification {
-                    executable_bit_changed: false,
-                    content_change: Some(()),
-                    set_entry_stat_size_zero: false,
-                }
-                .into(),
-            ),
+            (BStr::new("empty"), 3, Change::Type.into()),
             (
                 BStr::new("executable"),
                 4,

gix-worktree-state/src/checkout/entry.rs

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::{
     fs::OpenOptions,
     io::Write,
@@ -145,12 +146,19 @@ where
                     err,
                     path: dest.to_path_buf(),
                 })?;
-            let symlink_destination = gix_path::try_from_byte_slice(obj.data)
-                .map_err(|_| crate::checkout::Error::IllformedUtf8 { path: obj.data.into() })?;
-
             if symlink {
+                #[cfg_attr(not(windows), allow(unused_mut))]
+                let mut symlink_destination = Cow::Borrowed(
+                    gix_path::try_from_byte_slice(obj.data)
+                        .map_err(|_| crate::checkout::Error::IllformedUtf8 { path: obj.data.into() })?,
+                );
+                #[cfg(windows)]
+                {
+                    symlink_destination = gix_path::to_native_path_on_windows(gix_path::into_bstr(symlink_destination))
+                }
+
                 try_op_or_unlink(dest, overwrite_existing, |p| {
-                    gix_fs::symlink::create(symlink_destination, p)
+                    gix_fs::symlink::create(symlink_destination.as_ref(), p)
                 })?;
             } else {
                 let mut file = try_op_or_unlink(dest, overwrite_existing, |p| {

gix-worktree-stream/tests/stream.rs

@@ -115,11 +115,7 @@ mod from_tree {
         } else {
             EntryKind::BlobExecutable
         };
-        let expected_link_mode = if cfg!(windows) {
-            EntryKind::Blob
-        } else {
-            EntryKind::Link
-        };
+        let expected_link_mode = EntryKind::Link;
         assert_eq!(
             paths_and_modes,
             &[
@@ -141,11 +137,7 @@ mod from_tree {
                 (
                     "symlink-to-a".into(),
                     expected_link_mode,
-                    hex_to_id(if cfg!(windows) {
-                        "45b983be36b73c0788dc9cbcb76cbb80fc7bb057"
-                    } else {
-                        "2e65efe2a145dda7ee51d1741299f848e5bf752e"
-                    })
+                    hex_to_id("2e65efe2a145dda7ee51d1741299f848e5bf752e")
                 ),
                 (
                     "dir/.gitattributes".into(),