intermediate changes

ref:cde9a383711a11544ce7e107a78147fb96cc4029

1 files changed, 29 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/build/scripts/symlink.py b/build/scripts/symlink.py
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+++ b/build/scripts/symlink.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import sys
+import os
+import platform
+from subprocess import call
+
+
+def symlink():
+    if len(sys.argv) < 3:
+        print >>sys.stderr, "Usage: symlink.py <source> <target>"
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    source = sys.argv[1]
+    target = sys.argv[2]
+
+    print "Making a symbolic link from {0} to {1}".format(source, target)
+
+    sysName = platform.system()
+    if sysName == "Windows":  # and not os.path.exists(target)
+        if os.path.isdir(source):
+            call(["mklink", "/D", target, source], shell=True)
+        else:
+            call(["mklink", target, source], shell=True)
+    else:
+        call(["ln", "-f", "-s", "-n", source, target])
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    symlink()