#3151-windows-build-symlinks

cmake_modules/VCMI_lib.cmake

@@ -686,8 +686,8 @@ macro(add_main_lib TARGET_NAME LIBRARY_TYPE)
 		add_custom_command(TARGET ${TARGET_NAME} POST_BUILD
 			COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove_directory ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}/config
 			COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove_directory ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}/Mods
-			COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${MAIN_LIB_DIR}/../config ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}/config
-			COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${MAIN_LIB_DIR}/../Mods ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}/Mods
+			COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -P ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_modules/create_link.cmake ${MAIN_LIB_DIR}/../config ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}/config
+			COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -P ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_modules/create_link.cmake ${MAIN_LIB_DIR}/../Mods ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}/Mods
 		)
 	endif()
 

cmake_modules/create_link.cmake

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+#message(${CMAKE_ARGV0}) # cmake.exe
+#message(${CMAKE_ARGV1}) # -P
+#message(${CMAKE_ARGV2}) # thisfilename
+#message(${CMAKE_ARGV3}) # existing
+#message(${CMAKE_ARGV4}) # linkname
+if (WIN32)
+	file(TO_NATIVE_PATH ${CMAKE_ARGV3} existing_native)
+	file(TO_NATIVE_PATH ${CMAKE_ARGV4} linkname_native)
+	execute_process(COMMAND cmd.exe /c RD /Q "${linkname_native}")
+	execute_process(COMMAND cmd.exe /c mklink /J "${linkname_native}" "${existing_native}")
+else()
+	execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink ${CMAKE_ARGV3} ${CMAKE_ARGV4})
+endif()

launcher/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -174,12 +174,11 @@ if(APPLE_IOS)
 else()
 	set(RESOURCES_DESTINATION ${DATA_DIR}/launcher)
 
-	# Copy to build directory for easier debugging
+	# Link to build directory for easier debugging
 	add_custom_command(TARGET vcmilauncher POST_BUILD
 		COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}/launcher
-		COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/launcher/icons ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}/launcher/icons
-		COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/translation ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}/launcher/translation
-
+		COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -P ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_modules/create_link.cmake ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/launcher/icons ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}/launcher/icons
+		COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -P ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_modules/create_link.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/translation ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}/launcher/translation
 	)
 
 	install(TARGETS vcmilauncher DESTINATION ${BIN_DIR})

mapeditor/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -186,8 +186,8 @@ enable_pch(vcmieditor)
 # Copy to build directory for easier debugging
 add_custom_command(TARGET vcmieditor POST_BUILD
 	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}/mapeditor/
-	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/mapeditor/icons ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}/mapeditor/icons
-	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/translation ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}/mapeditor/translation
+	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -P ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_modules/create_link.cmake ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/mapeditor/icons ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}/mapeditor/icons
+	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -P ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_modules/create_link.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/translation ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}/mapeditor/translation
 )
 
 install(TARGETS vcmieditor DESTINATION ${BIN_DIR})