shelljs cp handling symlinks badly #69
Description
Making a build script for a project. using shelljs/make in coffeescript.
when I try to call this function:
cp '-fR', build_dir+'/*', dest_dir
node kicks back this ugly chunk:
shell.js: internal error
Error: EEXIST, file already exists '/[dest_dir]/node_modules/.bin/express'
at Object.fs.symlinkSync (fs.js:730:18)
at cpdirSyncRecursive (/[redac]/node_modules/shelljs/shell.js:1575:10)
at cpdirSyncRecursive (/redac]/node_modules/shelljs/shell.js:1572:7)
at /redac]/node_modules/shelljs/shell.js:325:9
at Array.forEach (native)
at _cp (/redac]/node_modules/shelljs/shell.js:302:11)
at /redac]/node_modules/shelljs/shell.js:1491:23
at Function.target.install (/redac]/grind:65:3, <js>:63:5)
at Object.target.(anonymous function) [as install] (/redac]/node_modules/shelljs/make.js:28:26)
at Function.target.fast (/redac]/grind:25:3, <js>:19:12)
at Object.target.(anonymous function) [as fast] (/redac]/node_modules/shelljs/make.js:28:26)
at /redac]/node_modules/shelljs/make.js:38:20
at Array.forEach (native)
at [object Object]._onTimeout (/redac]/node_modules/shelljs/make.js:36:10)
at Timer.listOnTimeout [as ontimeout] (timers.js:110:15)
The symlink in question from the source directory is:
../express/bin/express
Also, I'm overwriting whatever is in the destination in this instance. That file and the express file exists, I'm sure.
On the other hand, exec "cp -rf #{build_dir}/* #{dest_dir}" works perfectly as intended.
I'll take a crack at looking at the source later and seeing what it might be, just wanted to log it while I'm still thinking about it.