Ensuring File.new on a symlink raises if the target is absent

lib/memfs/file.rb

@@ -254,6 +254,8 @@ def initialize(filename, mode = File::RDONLY, *perm_and_or_opt)
       fs.touch(filename) if create_file?
 
       self.entry = fs.find!(filename)
+      # FIXME: this is an ugly way to ensure a symlink has a target
+      entry.dereferenced
 
       entry.content.clear if truncate_file?
     end

spec/memfs/file_spec.rb

@@ -792,14 +792,6 @@ module MemFs
           is_symlink = described_class.lstat('/test-link').symlink?
           expect(is_symlink).to be true
         end
-
-        context 'and its target does not exist' do
-          it 'ignores errors' do
-            expect {
-              described_class.lstat('/no-link')
-            }.not_to raise_error
-          end
-        end
       end
     end
 

spec/memfs/file_system_spec.rb

@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ module MemFs
 
     describe '#symlink' do
       it 'creates a symbolic link' do
+        subject.touch('/some-file')
         subject.symlink('/some-file', '/some-link')
         expect(subject.find!('/some-link')).to be_a(Fake::Symlink)
       end