# # Copyright (C) 2016 The Android Open Source Project # # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. # You may obtain a copy of the License at # # http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 # # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and # limitations under the License. import errno from ctypes import WinDLL, get_last_error, FormatError, WinError from ctypes.wintypes import BOOL, LPCWSTR, DWORD kernel32 = WinDLL('kernel32', use_last_error=True) # Win32 error codes ERROR_SUCCESS = 0 ERROR_PRIVILEGE_NOT_HELD = 1314 # Win32 API entry points CreateSymbolicLinkW = kernel32.CreateSymbolicLinkW CreateSymbolicLinkW.restype = BOOL CreateSymbolicLinkW.argtypes = (LPCWSTR, # lpSymlinkFileName In LPCWSTR, # lpTargetFileName In DWORD) # dwFlags In # Symbolic link creation flags SYMBOLIC_LINK_FLAG_FILE = 0x00 SYMBOLIC_LINK_FLAG_DIRECTORY = 0x01 def create_filesymlink(source, link_name): """Creates a Windows file symbolic link source pointing to link_name.""" _create_symlink(source, link_name, SYMBOLIC_LINK_FLAG_FILE) def create_dirsymlink(source, link_name): """Creates a Windows directory symbolic link source pointing to link_name. """ _create_symlink(source, link_name, SYMBOLIC_LINK_FLAG_DIRECTORY) def _create_symlink(source, link_name, dwFlags): # Note: Win32 documentation for CreateSymbolicLink is incorrect. # On success, the function returns "1". # On error, the function returns some random value (e.g. 1280). # The best bet seems to use "GetLastError" and check for error/success. CreateSymbolicLinkW(link_name, source, dwFlags) code = get_last_error() if code != ERROR_SUCCESS: error_desc = FormatError(code).strip() if code == ERROR_PRIVILEGE_NOT_HELD: raise OSError(errno.EPERM, error_desc, link_name) error_desc = 'Error creating symbolic link %s: %s'.format( link_name, error_desc) raise WinError(code, error_desc)