Merge pull request matplotlib#31970 from meeseeksmachine/auto-backport-of-pr-31969-on-v3.11.x

Backport PR matplotlib#31969 on branch v3.11.x (Stop passing symlinks to ImageMagick)

Author: QuLogic

lib/matplotlib/testing/compare.py

@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ def _read_until(self, terminator):
 class _MagickConverter:
     def __call__(self, orig, dest):
         try:
+            # ImageMagick may not be permitted to follow a symlink, so resolve it
+            if orig.is_symlink():
+                orig = orig.resolve()
             subprocess.run(
                 [mpl._get_executable_info("magick").executable, orig, dest],
                 check=True)