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diff --git a/src/boost/tools/build/test/builtin_readlink.py b/src/boost/tools/build/test/builtin_readlink.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+# Copyright 2012 Steven Watanabe
+# Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+# (See accompanying file LICENSE.txt or https://www.bfgroup.xyz/b2/LICENSE.txt)
+
+import BoostBuild
+import os
+import sys
+
+t = BoostBuild.Tester(pass_toolset=0)
+
+t.write("link-target", "")
+try:
+    os.symlink("link-target", "link")
+except (AttributeError, OSError) as e:
+    # Either OS does not support symlinks or not enough privilege
+    print("XFAIL: %s" % e)
+    t.cleanup()
+    sys.exit()
+
+t.write("file.jam", """
+ECHO [ READLINK link ] ;
+EXIT [ READLINK link-target ] : 0 ;
+""")
+
+t.run_build_system(["-ffile.jam"], stdout="""link-target
+
+""")
+
+t.cleanup()