Fix a symlinking bug for Windows

binsync · Jan 15, 2024 · 572248f · 572248f
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diff --git a/libbs/__init__.py b/libbs/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.17.0"
+__version__ = "0.18.0"
diff --git a/libbs/plugin_installer.py b/libbs/plugin_installer.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+import platform
 from pathlib import Path
 import textwrap
 import sys
@@ -136,6 +137,10 @@ def ask_path(target, location, default=None) -> Optional[Union[bool, Path]]:
 
     @staticmethod
     def link_or_copy(src, dst, is_dir=False, symlink=False):
+        if platform.platform().startswith("Windows"):
+            # you can't symlink on windows, so just copy
+            symlink = False
+
         # clean the install location
         shutil.rmtree(dst, ignore_errors=True)
         try: