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Tests: handle unavailable Windows symlink privilege - #247
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Closes #245.
Replaces the message and stack-trace based Windows symlink check with a reusable helper that recognizes
ERROR_PRIVILEGE_NOT_HELD. A local Windows run without Developer Mode or elevation now skips the symlink test with actionable guidance, while the same condition fails on CI so coverage cannot disappear silently.The contributor guide now documents both supported Windows setups and links to Microsoft documentation for Developer Mode and
CreateSymbolicLinkW.Verification:
dotnet test --configuration Release— 471 passeddotnet build -p:CheckXmlDoc=true --no-incremental— 0 warnings, 0 errorsgit diff --check