tests: Add (failing) tests for reported --dry-run issues.

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diff --git a/tests/build-dry.sh b/tests/build-dry.sh
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+source common.sh
+
+###################################################
+# Check that --dry-run isn't confused with read-only mode
+# https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/1795
+
+clearStore
+clearCache
+
+# Ensure this builds successfully first
+nix build -f dependencies.nix
+
+clearStore
+clearCache
+
+# Try --dry-run using old command first
+nix-build dependencies.nix --dry-run 2>&1 | grep "will be built"
+# Now new command:
+nix build -f dependencies.nix --dry-run 2>&1 | grep "will be built"
+
+clearStore
+clearCache
+
+# Try --dry-run using new command first
+nix build -f dependencies.nix --dry-run 2>&1 | grep "will be built"
+# Now old command:
+nix-build dependencies.nix --dry-run 2>&1 | grep "will be built"
+
+
+###################################################
+# Check --dry-run doesn't create links with --dry-run
+# https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/1849
+clearStore
+clearCache
+
+RESULT=$TEST_ROOT/result-link
+rm -f $RESULT
+
+nix-build dependencies.nix -o $RESULT --dry-run
+
+[[ ! -h $RESULT ]] || fail "nix-build --dry-run created output link"
+
+nix build -f dependencies.nix -o $RESULT --dry-run
+
+[[ ! -h $RESULT ]] || fail "nix build --dry-run created output link"
+
+nix build -f dependencies.nix -o $RESULT
+
+[[ -h $RESULT ]]