Properly detect existence of a symlink.

os.path.exists() returns False for broken symlinks. Reviewed at https://rbcommons.com/s/twitter/r/1437/
pantsbuild · Dec 6, 2014 · facaf5b · facaf5b
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diff --git a/src/python/pants/backend/jvm/ivy_utils.py b/src/python/pants/backend/jvm/ivy_utils.py
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ def exec_ivy(self,
     ivy_args.extend(self._args)
 
     def safe_link(src, dest):
-      if os.path.exists(dest):
+      if os.path.islink(dest):
         os.unlink(dest)
       os.symlink(src, dest)