gnome.yelp(): Handle file existing on symlink

Fixes #1921
8 years ago · 7764c0a7fa
parent 616c4c3a35
commit 7764c0a7fa
1 changed files with 5 additions and 1 deletions
--- a/mesonbuild/scripts/yelphelper.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/scripts/yelphelper.py
@ -81,7 +81,11 @@ def install_help(srcdir, blddir, sources, media, langs, install_dir, destdir, pr
                    if '/' in m or '\\' in m:
                        os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(outfile), exist_ok=True)
                    try:
-                        os.symlink(srcfile, outfile)
+                        try:
+                            os.symlink(srcfile, outfile)
+                        except FileExistsError:
+                            os.remove(outfile)
+                            os.symlink(srcfile, outfile)
                        continue
                    except (NotImplementedError, OSError):
                        mlog.warning('Symlinking not supported, falling back to copying')