copyPath: add parameter followLinks

[gmpassos]

Directory.listSync only returns Link entries if followLinks: false is passed.

copyPath needs a followLinks parameter to configure the call of Directory.listSync and allow the copy of Link entries, as expected by line else if (file is Link) {

[natebosch]

Can you add a test and a CHANGELOG entry?

[gmpassos]

Can you add a test and a CHANGELOG entry?

👍

https://github.com/gmpassos/dart-io-copy-path-test

[natebosch]

Thanks for the example - can we find a way to test this in the local unit tests?

We also still need a CHANGELOG entry.

https://github.com/dart-lang/.github/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#changelog-entries

[gmpassos]

Thanks for the example - can we find a way to test this in the local unit tests?

We also still need a CHANGELOG entry.

I will try this in the next week. Regards.

[gmpassos]

Still need an unit test?

[natebosch]

Still need an unit test?

Yes - if we break this functionality there should be some local test which signals the problem.

[mosuem]

Closing as the dart-lang/io repository is merged into the dart-lang/tools monorepo. Please re-open this PR there!

[gmpassos]

Re-opened at:

dart-lang/tools#1267