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Fix symlink creation for mounted directories #54

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Fix symlink creation for mounted directories
cicalese Jan 26, 2026
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Switch to relative symlinks for portability
cicalese Jan 26, 2026
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31 changes: 27 additions & 4 deletions _sources/scripts/create-symlinks.sh
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#!/bin/bash

# Use relative symlinks so they work both inside the container and when
# code is extracted to the host for development/debugging

echo "Symlinking bundled extensions..."
for bundled_extension_path in $(find $MW_HOME/canasta-extensions/ -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -type d)
do
bundled_extension_id=$(basename $bundled_extension_path)
ln -s $MW_HOME/canasta-extensions/$bundled_extension_id/ $MW_HOME/extensions/$bundled_extension_id
target="$MW_HOME/extensions/$bundled_extension_id"
# Remove existing directory (not symlink) before creating symlink
if [ -d "$target" ] && [ ! -L "$target" ]; then
rm -rf "$target"
fi
ln -sfn ../canasta-extensions/$bundled_extension_id $target
done

echo "Symlinking bundled skins..."
for bundled_skin_path in $(find $MW_HOME/canasta-skins/ -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -type d)
do
bundled_skin_id=$(basename $bundled_skin_path)
ln -s $MW_HOME/canasta-skins/$bundled_skin_id/ $MW_HOME/skins/$bundled_skin_id
target="$MW_HOME/skins/$bundled_skin_id"
# Remove existing directory (not symlink) before creating symlink
if [ -d "$target" ] && [ ! -L "$target" ]; then
rm -rf "$target"
fi
ln -sfn ../canasta-skins/$bundled_skin_id $target
done

echo "Symlinking user extensions and overwriting any redundant bundled extensions..."
for user_extension_path in $(find $MW_HOME/user-extensions/ -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 \( -type d -o -type l \))
do
user_extension_id=$(basename $user_extension_path)
ln -sfn $MW_HOME/user-extensions/$user_extension_id/ $MW_HOME/extensions/$user_extension_id
target="$MW_HOME/extensions/$user_extension_id"
# Remove existing directory (not symlink) before creating symlink
if [ -d "$target" ] && [ ! -L "$target" ]; then
rm -rf "$target"
fi
ln -sfn ../user-extensions/$user_extension_id $target
done

echo "Symlinking user skins and overwriting any redundant bundled skins..."
for user_skin_path in $(find $MW_HOME/user-skins/ -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 \( -type d -o -type l \))
do
user_skin_id=$(basename $user_skin_path)
ln -sfn $MW_HOME/user-skins/$user_skin_id/ $MW_HOME/skins/$user_skin_id
target="$MW_HOME/skins/$user_skin_id"
# Remove existing directory (not symlink) before creating symlink
if [ -d "$target" ] && [ ! -L "$target" ]; then
rm -rf "$target"
fi
ln -sfn ../user-skins/$user_skin_id $target
done
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