method: path.local.mksymlinkto

 create a symbolic link with the given value (pointing to another name). 

    def mksymlinkto(self, value, absolute=1):

origin: PosixMixin

where:

• self :: <Instance of Class local>
• value :: AnyOf(<Instance of Class local>, <String>)
• absolute :: AnyOf(<Boolean>, <Int>)
• return value :: <None>

function source:

def mksymlinkto(self, value, absolute=1):
    """ create a symbolic link with the given value (pointing to another name). """
    if absolute:
        self._callex(os.symlink, str(value), self.strpath)
    else:
        base = self.common(value)
        # with posix local paths '/' is always a common base
        relsource = self.__class__(value).relto(base)
        reldest = self.relto(base)
        n = reldest.count(self.sep)
        target = self.sep.join(('..', )*n + (relsource, ))
        self._callex(os.symlink, target, self.strpath)

call sites:

called in /home/johnny/projects/merlinux/py/dist/py/path/local/testing/test_posix.py

traceback path.local.mksymlinkto.0

called in /home/johnny/projects/merlinux/py/dist/py/path/local/local.py

traceback path.local.mksymlinkto.1

called in /home/johnny/projects/merlinux/py/dist/py/path/local/testing/test_posix.py

traceback path.local.mksymlinkto.2

called in /home/johnny/projects/merlinux/py/dist/py/path/local/local.py

traceback path.local.mksymlinkto.3

called in /home/johnny/projects/merlinux/py/dist/py/test/rsession/testing/test_rsync.py

traceback path.local.mksymlinkto.4

called in /home/johnny/projects/merlinux/py/dist/py/path/local/testing/test_posix.py

traceback path.local.mksymlinkto.5

called in /home/johnny/projects/merlinux/py/dist/py/path/local/testing/test_posix.py

traceback path.local.mksymlinkto.6

called in /home/johnny/projects/merlinux/py/dist/py/path/local/testing/test_posix.py

traceback path.local.mksymlinkto.7

called in /home/johnny/projects/merlinux/py/dist/py/path/local/testing/test_posix.py

traceback path.local.mksymlinkto.8

called in /home/johnny/projects/merlinux/py/dist/py/test/rsession/testing/test_rsync.py

traceback path.local.mksymlinkto.9

called in /home/johnny/projects/merlinux/py/dist/py/path/local/testing/test_posix.py

traceback path.local.mksymlinkto.10

called in /home/johnny/projects/merlinux/py/dist/py/path/local/local.py

traceback path.local.mksymlinkto.11

called in /home/johnny/projects/merlinux/py/dist/py/path/local/local.py

traceback path.local.mksymlinkto.12

called in /home/johnny/projects/merlinux/py/dist/py/path/local/testing/test_posix.py

traceback path.local.mksymlinkto.13