@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (

 	"os"

 	"path/filepath"

 	"reflect"

+	"runtime"

 	"testing"

 )

@@ -76,6 +77,11 @@ func TestCheckoutGit(t *testing.T) {

 	}

 	defer os.RemoveAll(root)

+	eol := "\n"

+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {

+		eol = "\r\n"

+	}

+

 	gitDir := filepath.Join(root, "repo")

 	_, err = git("init", gitDir)

 	if err != nil {

@@ -103,12 +109,14 @@ func TestCheckoutGit(t *testing.T) {

 		t.Fatal(err)

 	}

-	if err = os.Symlink("../subdir", filepath.Join(gitDir, "parentlink")); err != nil {

-		t.Fatal(err)

-	}

+	if runtime.GOOS != "windows" {

+		if err = os.Symlink("../subdir", filepath.Join(gitDir, "parentlink")); err != nil {

+			t.Fatal(err)

+		}

-	if err = os.Symlink("/subdir", filepath.Join(gitDir, "absolutelink")); err != nil {

-		t.Fatal(err)

+		if err = os.Symlink("/subdir", filepath.Join(gitDir, "absolutelink")); err != nil {

+			t.Fatal(err)

+		}

 	}

 	if _, err = gitWithinDir(gitDir, "add", "-A"); err != nil {

@@ -143,24 +151,34 @@ func TestCheckoutGit(t *testing.T) {

 		t.Fatal(err)

 	}

-	cases := []struct {

+	type singleCase struct {

 		frag string

 		exp  string

 		fail bool

-	}{

+	}

+

+	cases := []singleCase{

 		{"", "FROM scratch", false},

 		{"master", "FROM scratch", false},

-		{":subdir", "FROM scratch\nEXPOSE 5000", false},

+		{":subdir", "FROM scratch" + eol + "EXPOSE 5000", false},

 		{":nosubdir", "", true},   // missing directory error

 		{":Dockerfile", "", true}, // not a directory error

 		{"master:nosubdir", "", true},

-		{"master:subdir", "FROM scratch\nEXPOSE 5000", false},

-		{"master:parentlink", "FROM scratch\nEXPOSE 5000", false},

-		{"master:absolutelink", "FROM scratch\nEXPOSE 5000", false},

+		{"master:subdir", "FROM scratch" + eol + "EXPOSE 5000", false},

 		{"master:../subdir", "", true},

-		{"test", "FROM scratch\nEXPOSE 3000", false},

-		{"test:", "FROM scratch\nEXPOSE 3000", false},

-		{"test:subdir", "FROM busybox\nEXPOSE 5000", false},

+		{"test", "FROM scratch" + eol + "EXPOSE 3000", false},

+		{"test:", "FROM scratch" + eol + "EXPOSE 3000", false},

+		{"test:subdir", "FROM busybox" + eol + "EXPOSE 5000", false},

+	}

+

+	if runtime.GOOS != "windows" {

+		// Windows GIT (2.7.1 x64) does not support parentlink/absolutelink. Sample output below

+		// 	git --work-tree .\repo --git-dir .\repo\.git add -A

+		//	error: readlink("absolutelink"): Function not implemented

+		// 	error: unable to index file absolutelink

+		// 	fatal: adding files failed

+		cases = append(cases, singleCase{frag: "master:absolutelink", exp: "FROM scratch" + eol + "EXPOSE 5000", fail: false})

+		cases = append(cases, singleCase{frag: "master:parentlink", exp: "FROM scratch" + eol + "EXPOSE 5000", fail: false})

 	}

 	for _, c := range cases {