+#
+# Tests if we can create a hardlink from a file in directory
+# $newDir to a file in directory $targetDir. A temporary
+# file in $targetDir is created and an attempt to create a
+# hardlink of the same name in $newDir is made. The temporary
+# files are removed.
+#
+# Like link(), returns true on success and false on failure.
+#
+sub HardlinkTest
+{
+ my($bpc, $targetDir, $newDir) = @_;
+
+ my($targetFile, $newFile, $fd);
+ for ( my $i = 0 ; ; $i++ ) {
+ $targetFile = "$targetDir/.TestFileLink.$$.$i";
+ $newFile = "$newDir/.TestFileLink.$$.$i";
+ last if ( !-e $targetFile && !-e $newFile );
+ }
+ return 0 if ( !open($fd, ">", $targetFile) );
+ close($fd);
+ my $ret = link($targetFile, $newFile);
+ unlink($targetFile);
+ unlink($newFile);
+ return $ret;
+}
+