[CB-11623] --link-to no longer seems to be working

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: 6.3.0
• Component/s: cordova-create
• Labels: triaged

Environment

Windows 10, Windows Command Prompt

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Graham Harper
• Created: 26/Jul/16 10:49
• Updated: 25/Jul/22 06:23
• Resolved: 25/Jul/22 06:23

Description

We have a build script for installing and building Cordova from source control that begins with the line:

cordova create bin com.example.domain APPNAME --link-to=www

Where www is our existing app code (html, css, js etc.)

We've been running this build script on new deployments just fine for 6 months or so, and its behaviour until this version has been to create a simlink in the newly-created 'bin' folder to our existing app in 'www'; however, as of 6.3.0 this is no longer working. The command creates the bin folder, but it only contains the default 'Hello Cordova' application.

--copy-from still seems to be working (although is marked as deprecated), so we can work around this issue, but it's not appropriate for our deployment and development process.

Issue Links

• Blocked: CB-11953 create --link-to flag no longer creates a symlinked www folder
• is broken by: CB-11412 Update template implementation in cordova create --template
• links to: Discussion about `--link-to` removal