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diff --git a/pym/portage/__init__.py b/pym/portage/__init__.py
index 901ea2c96..d73ea6d5e 100644
--- a/pym/portage/__init__.py
+++ b/pym/portage/__init__.py
@@ -391,9 +391,12 @@ def getcwd():
return "/"
getcwd()
-def abssymlink(symlink):
+def abssymlink(symlink, target=None):
"This reads symlinks, resolving the relative symlinks, and returning the absolute."
- mylink=os.readlink(symlink)
+ if target is None:
+ mylink = target
+ else:
+ mylink = os.readlink(symlink)
if mylink[0] != '/':
mydir=os.path.dirname(symlink)
mylink=mydir+"/"+mylink