Method Install

Source/cmFileCopier.cxx:441–480

}

bool cmFileCopier::Install(std::string const& fromFile,
                           std::string const& toFile)
{
  if (fromFile.empty()) {
    this->Status.SetError(
      "INSTALL encountered an empty string input file name.");
    return false;
  }

  // Collect any properties matching this file name.
  MatchProperties match_properties = this->CollectMatchProperties(fromFile);

  // Skip the file if it is excluded.
  if (match_properties.Exclude) {
    return true;
  }

  if (cmSystemTools::SameFile(fromFile, toFile)) {
    return true;
  }

  std::string newFromFile = fromFile;
  std::string newToFile = toFile;

  if (this->FollowSymlinkChain &&
      !this->InstallSymlinkChain(newFromFile, newToFile)) {
    return false;
  }

  if (cmSystemTools::FileIsSymlink(newFromFile)) {
    return this->InstallSymlink(newFromFile, newToFile);
  }
  if (cmSystemTools::FileIsDirectory(newFromFile)) {
    return this->InstallDirectory(newFromFile, newToFile, match_properties);
  }
  if (cmSystemTools::FileExists(newFromFile)) {
    return this->InstallFile(newFromFile, newToFile, match_properties);
  }
  return this->ReportMissing(newFromFile);
}

bool cmFileCopier::InstallSymlinkChain(std::string& fromFile,
                                       std::string& toFile)