--- old/jdk/src/jdk.jlink/share/classes/jdk/tools/jlink/plugin/ResourcePoolEntry.java	2016-12-07 23:01:50.000000000 -0800
+++ new/jdk/src/jdk.jlink/share/classes/jdk/tools/jlink/plugin/ResourcePoolEntry.java	2016-12-07 23:01:50.000000000 -0800
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@
      * <li>
      * <ul>CLASS_OR_RESOURCE: A java class or resource file.</ul>
      * <ul>CONFIG: A configuration file.</ul>
-     * <ul>NATIVE_CMD: A native process launcher.</ul>
+     * <ul>HEADER_FILE: A header file.</ul>
+     * <ul>LEGAL_NOTICE: A legal notice.</ul>
+     * <ul>MAN_PAGE: A man page.</ul>
+     * <ul>NATIVE_CMD: A native executable launcher.</ul>
      * <ul>NATIVE_LIB: A native library.</ul>
      * <ul>TOP: A top-level file in the jdk run-time image directory.</ul>
      * <ul>OTHER: Other kind of file.</ul>
@@ -61,10 +64,11 @@
     public enum Type {
         CLASS_OR_RESOURCE,
         CONFIG,
-        NATIVE_CMD,
-        NATIVE_LIB,
         HEADER_FILE,
+        LEGAL_NOTICE,
         MAN_PAGE,
+        NATIVE_CMD,
+        NATIVE_LIB,
         TOP,
         OTHER
     }
@@ -105,6 +109,17 @@
     public InputStream content();
 
     /**
+     * Returns a target linked with this entry.
+     *
+     * @implSpec The default implementation returns {@code null}.
+     *
+     * @return the target ResourcePoolEntry linked with this entry.
+     */
+    public default ResourcePoolEntry linkedTarget() {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * The ResourcePoolEntry content as an array of bytes.
      *
      * @return An Array of bytes.
@@ -199,4 +214,21 @@
     public static ResourcePoolEntry create(String path, Path file) {
         return create(path, Type.CLASS_OR_RESOURCE, file);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Create a ResourcePoolEntry for a resource the given path and type.
+     * If the target platform supports symbolic links, it will be created
+     * as a symbolic link to the given target entry; otherwise, the
+     * ResourcePoolEntry contains the relative path to the target entry.
+     *
+     * @param path The resource path.
+     * @param type The ResourcePoolEntry type.
+     * @param target The target entry
+     * @return A new ResourcePoolEntry
+     */
+    public static ResourcePoolEntry createSymLink(String path,
+                                                  ResourcePoolEntry.Type type,
+                                                  ResourcePoolEntry target) {
+        return ResourcePoolEntryFactory.createSymbolicLink(path, type, target);
+    }
 }