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Added symlinks option to the copy plugin

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Project
snapcraft
Number
#209
Type
pull request
State
closed
Author
renatgalimov
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Current evaluation

Closed without merging. Maintainer declined the symlink option, proposing a complete redesign of the copy plugin's symlink handling instead. Contributor was invited to reopen or submit a new PR if they wish to implement the proposed approach.

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Issue body

We need this change since we need to copy large directories. Please, consider adding this change to your codebase. Thank you, Renat

Evaluation history

Date Model Scores Action Summary
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b Closed without merging. Maintainer declined the symlink option, proposing a complete redesign of the copy plugin's symlink handling instead. Contributor was invited to reopen or submit a new PR if they wish to implement the proposed approach.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 Closed without merging. Maintainers declined the symlink option, planning instead to redesign the copy plugin's symlink handling logic entirely. Contributors were asked to reopen or submit a new PR if they wish to continue development under the new approach.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 The symlinks option PR for the copy plugin was closed. Maintainers rejected it, preferring a complete plugin redesign to handle symlinks automatically. The contributor was invited to reopen or submit a new PR.

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Related issues

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#1004 fix: [PROTOTYPE] add option to use symlinks with the npm plugin craft-parts closed Closed without merging. The pull request adding a symlink option for the npm plugin was abandoned due to prolonged inactivity and lack of reviewer engagement. No code changes were integrated.
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