-[ -L "$todir/dangling" ] && test_fail "dangling symlink was copied"
-[ -L "$todir/relative" ] && test_fail "relative symlink was copied"
-[ -L "$todir/absolute" ] && test_fail "absolute symlink was copied"
-
+if is_a_link "$todir/dangling"
+then
+ test_fail "dangling symlink was copied"
+fi
+
+if is_a_link "$todir/relative"
+then
+ test_fail "relative symlink was copied"
+fi
+
+if is_a_link "$todir/absolute"
+then
+ test_fail "absolute symlink was copied"
+fi
+
+# The script would have aborted on error, so getting here means we've won.