Handle symlink when installing or removing a library (#4479)

3 files changed, 28 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/base/files.cpp b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/base/files.cpp
index 4ff0912d1..f9bce8631 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/base/files.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/base/files.cpp
@@ -216,11 +216,19 @@ namespace vcpkg::Files
         {
             return fs::stdfs::copy_file(oldpath, newpath, opts, ec);
         }
+        virtual void copy_symlink(const fs::path& oldpath, const fs::path& newpath, std::error_code& ec)
+        {
+            return fs::stdfs::copy_symlink(oldpath, newpath, ec);
+        }
 
         virtual fs::file_status status(const fs::path& path, std::error_code& ec) const override
         {
             return fs::stdfs::status(path, ec);
         }
+        virtual fs::file_status symlink_status(const fs::path& path, std::error_code& ec) const override
+        {
+            return fs::stdfs::symlink_status(path, ec);
+        }
         virtual void write_contents(const fs::path& file_path, const std::string& data, std::error_code& ec) override
         {
             ec.clear();
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/install.cpp b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/install.cpp
index 4bb84831e..1cfa2bf71 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/install.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/install.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ namespace vcpkg::Install
         auto files = fs.get_files_recursive(source_dir);
         for (auto&& file : files)
         {
-            const auto status = fs.status(file, ec);
+            const auto status = fs.symlink_status(file, ec);
             if (ec)
             {
                 System::println(System::Color::error, "failed: %s: %s", file.u8string(), ec.message());
@@ -111,6 +111,23 @@ namespace vcpkg::Install
                     output.push_back(Strings::format(R"(%s/%s)", destination_subdirectory, suffix));
                     break;
                 }
+                case fs::file_type::symlink:
+                {
+                    if (fs.exists(target))
+                    {
+                        System::println(System::Color::warning,
+                                        "File %s was already present and will be overwritten",
+                                        target.u8string(),
+                                        ec.message());
+                    }
+                    fs.copy_symlink(file, target, ec);
+                    if (ec)
+                    {
+                        System::println(System::Color::error, "failed: %s: %s", target.u8string(), ec.message());
+                    }
+                    output.push_back(Strings::format(R"(%s/%s)", destination_subdirectory, suffix));
+                    break;
+                }
                 default:
                     System::println(System::Color::error, "failed: %s: cannot handle file type", file.u8string());
                     break;
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/remove.cpp b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/remove.cpp
index 13cc9325e..921a04c23 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/remove.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/remove.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace vcpkg::Remove
 
                 auto target = paths.installed / suffix;
 
-                const auto status = fs.status(target, ec);
+                const auto status = fs.symlink_status(target, ec);
                 if (ec)
                 {
                     System::println(System::Color::error, "failed: status(%s): %s", target.u8string(), ec.message());
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ namespace vcpkg::Remove
                 {
                     dirs_touched.push_back(target);
                 }
-                else if (fs::is_regular_file(status))
+                else if (fs::is_regular_file(status) || fs::is_symlink(status))
                 {
                     fs.remove(target, ec);
                     if (ec)