[regression test] Add functional test for symlinked modules

This is a regression test for https://github.com/PyCQA/astroid/issues/1253

Closes #1470

6 files changed, 31 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5f9508643..26db62e57 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -6,11 +6,20 @@ What's New in Pylint 2.13.0?
 ============================
 Release date: TBA
 
-* Pyreverse - add output in mermaidjs format
-
 ..
   Put new features here and also in 'doc/whatsnew/2.13.rst'
 
+* An astroid issue where symlinks were not being taken into account
+  was fixed
+
+  Closes #1470
+  Closes #3499
+  Closes #4302
+  Closes #4798
+  Closes #5081
+
+* Pyreverse - add output in mermaidjs format
+
 * ``used-before-assignment`` now considers that assignments in a try block
   may not have occurred when the except or finally blocks are executed.
 
diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/2.13.rst b/doc/whatsnew/2.13.rst
index 357f78b59..970a0db14 100644
--- a/doc/whatsnew/2.13.rst
+++ b/doc/whatsnew/2.13.rst
@@ -32,6 +32,15 @@ Extensions
 Other Changes
 =============
 
+* An astroid issue where symlinks were not being taken into account
+  was fixed
+
+  Closes #1470
+  Closes #3499
+  Closes #4302
+  Closes #4798
+  Closes #5081
+
 * Fixed extremely long processing of long lines with comma's.
 
   Closes #5483
diff --git a/tests/functional/s/symlink/binding/__init__.py b/tests/functional/s/symlink/binding/__init__.py
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..70a3e97c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/s/symlink/binding/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../module/__init__.py
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/functional/s/symlink/binding/symlinked_module.py b/tests/functional/s/symlink/binding/symlinked_module.py
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..09382e43e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/s/symlink/binding/symlinked_module.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../module/symlinked_module.py
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/functional/s/symlink/module/__init__.py b/tests/functional/s/symlink/module/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cc8f6e411
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/s/symlink/module/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+"""Example taken from issue #1470"""
+
+from symlinked_module import func
diff --git a/tests/functional/s/symlink/module/symlinked_module.py b/tests/functional/s/symlink/module/symlinked_module.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c28a97a30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/s/symlink/module/symlinked_module.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+"""Example taken from issue #1470"""
+
+
+def func():
+    """Both module should be parsed without problem"""
+    return 1