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0013447CMakeCMakepublic2012-07-31 13:472016-06-10 14:31
ReporterDeclan White 
Assigned ToKitware Robot 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
StatusclosedResolutionmoved 
PlatformLinux-64 & CIFS 5.5 (& Win7)OSFedora 17OS Version3.4.6-2.fc17.x86
Product VersionCMake 2.8.8 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0013447: Symlinks unsupported by some filesystems (e.g: CIFS)
DescriptionNot exactly a "bug", more as an inconvenient inflexibility.

The following lines cause CMake to produce a symbolic link to libphysfs.so:
  SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(physfs PROPERTIES VERSION ${PHYSFS_VERSION})
  SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(physfs PROPERTIES SOVERSION ${PHYSFS_SOVERSION})

Unfortunately, the drive the directory is on does not support symbolic link, so it fails with the error:
"CMake Error: cmake_symlink_library: System Error: Operation not supported"

Nothing can be done to make them work; however, it would be convenient if there were the option to perform a copy instead.
Steps To Reproduce1) Mount a CIFS
2) Attempt a CMake that performs a symlink (within the CIFS)
3) Failure
4) ?!?!?
5) Loss
Additional InformationThe CIFS is to a Windows share, which is probably why symlinks aren't supported.

Dakon on #samba@freenode.org suggested this be reported.
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(0042099)
Kitware Robot (administrator)
2016-06-10 14:28

Resolving issue as `moved`.

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 Issue History
Date Modified Username Field Change
2012-07-31 13:47 Declan White New Issue
2016-06-10 14:28 Kitware Robot Note Added: 0042099
2016-06-10 14:28 Kitware Robot Status new => resolved
2016-06-10 14:28 Kitware Robot Resolution open => moved
2016-06-10 14:28 Kitware Robot Assigned To => Kitware Robot
2016-06-10 14:31 Kitware Robot Status resolved => closed


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