[FileSystem] explains possible failure of symlink creation in windows

Erik Trapman · Erik Trapman · commit 8eca661c2064 · 2012-06-19T09:53:15.000+02:00
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Filesystem/Filesystem.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Filesystem/Filesystem.php
@@ -275,6 +275,12 @@ public function symlink($originDir, $targetDir, $copyOnWindows = false)
 
         if (!$ok) {
             if (true !== @symlink($originDir, $targetDir)) {
+                $report = error_get_last();
+                if (is_array($report)) {
+                    if (defined('PHP_WINDOWS_VERSION_MAJOR') && false !== strpos($report['message'], 'error code(1314)')) {
+                        throw new IOException('Unable to create symlink due to error code 1314: \'A required privilege is not held by the client\'. Do you have the required Administrator-rights?');
+                    }
+                }
                 throw new IOException(sprintf('Failed to create symbolic link from %s to %s', $originDir, $targetDir));
             }
         }

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -275,6 +275,12 @@ public function symlink($originDir, $targetDir, $copyOnWindows = false)`
`275`	`275`
`276`	`276`	`if (!$ok) {`
`277`	`277`	`if (true !== @symlink($originDir, $targetDir)) {`
	`278`	`+ $report = error_get_last();`
	`279`	`+ if (is_array($report)) {`
	`280`	`+ if (defined('PHP_WINDOWS_VERSION_MAJOR') && false !== strpos($report['message'], 'error code(1314)')) {`
	`281`	`+ throw new IOException('Unable to create symlink due to error code 1314: \'A required privilege is not held by the client\'. Do you have the required Administrator-rights?');`
	`282`	`+ }`
	`283`	`+ }`
`278`	`284`	`throw new IOException(sprintf('Failed to create symbolic link from %s to %s', $originDir, $targetDir));`
`279`	`285`	`}`
`280`	`286`	`}`