touch: add -h to change symlink timestamps, where supported

* src/touch.c (no_dereference): New flag variable.
(longopts): Add -h/--no-dereference.
(touch): Add symlink handling.
(usage): Document new option.
(main): Accept new option.
* NEWS: Document it.
* doc/coreutils.texi (touch invocation): Likewise.  Also mention
birthtime.
* tests/touch/no-dereference: New test.
* tests/Makefile.am (TESTS): Run it.

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+#!/bin/sh
+# Ensure that touch -h works.
+
+# Copyright (C) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+if test "$VERBOSE" = yes; then
+  set -x
+  touch --version
+fi
+
+. $srcdir/test-lib.sh
+
+ln -s nowhere dangling || framework_failure
+touch file || framework_failure
+ln -s file link || framework_failure
+
+fail=0
+
+# These first tests should work on every platform.
+# -h does not create files, but it warns.  Use -c to silence warning.
+touch -h no-file 2> err && fail=1
+test -s err || fail=1
+touch -h -c no-file 2> err || fail=1
+test -s err && fail=1
+
+# -h works on regular files
+touch -h file || fail=1
+
+# -h coupled with -r uses timestamp of the symlink, not the referent.
+touch -h -r dangling file || fail=1
+test -f nowhere && fail=1
+
+# The remaining tests of -h require kernel support for changing symlink times.
+grep '^#define HAVE_UTIMENSAT' "$CONFIG_HEADER" > /dev/null ||
+grep '^#define HAVE_LUTIMES' "$CONFIG_HEADER" > /dev/null ||
+  skip_test_ 'this system lacks the utimensat function'
+
+# Changing time of dangling symlink is okay.
+touch -h dangling || fail=1
+test -f nowhere && fail=1
+
+# Change the mtime of a symlink.
+touch -m -h -d 2009-10-10 link || fail=1
+case `stat --format=%y link` in
+  2009-10-10*) ;;
+  *) fail=1 ;;
+esac
+case `stat --format=%y file` in
+  2009-10-10*) fail=1;;
+esac
+
+# Test interactions with -.
+touch -h - > file || fail=1
+
+test="$abs_top_builddir/src/test"
+
+# If >&- works, test "touch -ch -" etc.
+# >&- apparently does not work in HP-UX 11.23.
+# This test is ineffective unless /dev/stdout also works.
+# If stdout is open, it is not a symlink.
+if "$test" -w /dev/stdout >/dev/null &&
+   "$test" ! -w /dev/stdout >&-; then
+  touch -h - >&- && fail=1
+  touch -h -c - >&- || fail=1
+fi
+
+Exit $fail