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conan.tools.files.symlinks

conan.tools.files.symlinks.absolute_to_relative_symlinks()

Available since: 1.44.0

def absolute_to_relative_symlinks(conanfile, base_folder):

Convert the symlinks with absolute paths into relative ones if they are pointing to a file or directory inside the ā€˜base_folder’. Any absolute symlink pointing outside the ā€˜base_folder’ will be ignored.

Parameters:

  • base_folder: Folder to be scanned.

conan.tools.files.symlinks.remove_external_symlinks()

Available since: 1.44.0

def remove_external_symlinks(conanfile, base_folder):

Remove the symlinks to files that point outside the ā€˜base_folder’, no matter if relative or absolute.

Parameters:

  • base_folder: Folder to be scanned.

conan.tools.files.symlinks.remove_broken_symlinks()

Available since: 1.44.0

def remove_broken_symlinks(conanfile, base_folder):

Remove the broken symlinks, no matter if relative or absolute.

Parameters:

  • base_folder: Folder to be scanned.

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