2 files changed, 15 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
index 296a4f398e3..1f5a7b7cbc1 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
@@ -391,13 +391,6 @@ FilePath FilePath::resolvePath(const QString &fileName) const
     return FilePath::fromString(QDir::cleanPath(toString() + QLatin1Char('/') + fileName));
 }
 
-FilePath FilePath::resolveSymlinkTarget() const
-{
-    // FIXME: implement
-    QTC_CHECK(false);
-    return *this;
-}
-
 FilePath FilePath::cleanPath() const
 {
     FilePath result = *this;
@@ -1009,6 +1002,19 @@ bool FilePath::needsDevice() const
     return !m_scheme.isEmpty();
 }
 
+/// \returns an empty FilePath if this is not a symbolic linl
+FilePath FilePath::symLinkTarget() const
+{
+    if (needsDevice()) {
+        QTC_ASSERT(s_deviceHooks.symLinkTarget, return {});
+        return s_deviceHooks.symLinkTarget(*this);
+    }
+    const QFileInfo info(m_data);
+    if (!info.isSymLink())
+        return {};
+    return FilePath::fromString(info.symLinkTarget());
+}
+
 
 /// Find the parent directory of a given directory.
 
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
index 585f2dcf2e7..6a67aaedd4a 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ public:
     std::function<bool(const FilePath &, const FilePath &)> copyFile;
     std::function<bool(const FilePath &, const FilePath &)> renameFile;
     std::function<FilePath(const FilePath &)> searchInPath;
+    std::function<FilePath(const FilePath &)> symLinkTarget;
     std::function<QList<FilePath>(const FilePath &, const QStringList &,
                                   QDir::Filters, QDir::SortFlags)> dirEntries;
     std::function<QByteArray(const FilePath &, int)> fileContents;
@@ -188,6 +189,7 @@ public:
     FilePath cleanPath() const;
 
     FilePath canonicalPath() const;
+    FilePath symLinkTarget() const;
 
     FilePath operator/(const QString &str) const;