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fix setup: explicitly copy symlink #125

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"""

from pathlib import Path
import shutil

from setuptools import setup
from setuptools.command.build_py import build_py

DOCLINES = __doc__.split("\n")
LIBEVENTS_PARSE_PACKAGE = "libevents_parse"

# pylint: disable=invalid-name

class BuildPy(build_py):

def copy_file(self, infile, outfile, *args, **kwargs):
infile = Path(infile)
resolved = infile.resolve()

if infile.name == LIBEVENTS_PARSE_PACKAGE and resolved.is_dir():
# Copy libevents_parse as setuptools does not allow to copy the symlink
shutil.copytree(resolved, outfile, dirs_exist_ok=True)
return str(outfile), True

return super().copy_file(infile, outfile, *args, **kwargs)

setup(
long_description="\n".join(DOCLINES),
long_description_content_type='text/x-rst',
platforms=["Windows", "Linux", "Solaris", "Mac OS-X", "Unix"],
cmdclass={"build_py": BuildPy},
)
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