--- old/jdk/src/jdk.jlink/share/classes/jdk/tools/jlink/internal/ResourcePoolEntryFactory.java	2016-12-07 23:01:46.000000000 -0800
+++ new/jdk/src/jdk.jlink/share/classes/jdk/tools/jlink/internal/ResourcePoolEntryFactory.java	2016-12-07 23:01:46.000000000 -0800
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@
                 original.path(), original.type(), file);
     }
 
+    public static ResourcePoolEntry createSymbolicLink(String path,
+                                                       ResourcePoolEntry.Type type,
+                                                       ResourcePoolEntry target) {
+        return new SymLinkResourcePoolEntry(moduleFrom(path), path, type, target);
+    }
+
     private static String moduleFrom(String path) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(path);
         if (path.isEmpty() || path.charAt(0) != '/') {