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Merge pull request #12632 from a3d4/symlinks-on-windows

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Clarify symlink handling on Windows
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Kamil Śliwak 2022-02-08 13:16:24 +01:00 committed by GitHub
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docs/contributing.rst
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@ -94,6 +94,13 @@ dependencies (`evmone <https://github.com/ethereum/evmone/releases>`_,
On macOS some of the testing scripts expect GNU coreutils to be installed. On macOS some of the testing scripts expect GNU coreutils to be installed.
This can be easiest accomplished using Homebrew: ``brew install coreutils``. This can be easiest accomplished using Homebrew: ``brew install coreutils``.
On Windows systems make sure that you have a privilege to create symlinks,
otherwise several tests may fail.
Administrators should have that privilege, but you may also
`grant it to other users <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/security-policy-settings/create-symbolic-links#policy-management>`_
or
`enable Developer Mode <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/get-started/enable-your-device-for-development>`_.
Running the Tests Running the Tests
----------------- -----------------

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@ -81,5 +81,6 @@ bool solidity::test::createSymlinkIfSupportedByFilesystem(
BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(runtime_error( BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(runtime_error(
"Failed to create a symbolic link: \"" + _linkName.string() + "\"" "Failed to create a symbolic link: \"" + _linkName.string() + "\""
" -> " + _targetPath.string() + "\"." " -> " + _targetPath.string() + "\"."
" " + symlinkCreationError.message() + "."
)); ));
} }