WindowsJdk7Symlink.java

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package org.gradle.internal.nativeintegration.filesystem.jdk7;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * Represents the Symlink facilities available on JDK 7 or better on Windows.
 * <p>
 * This subclass is used so that we don't accidentally start creating Symlinks
 * on Windows where it is often not safe to assume that a normal user will
 * have permission to use them.
 */
public class WindowsJdk7Symlink extends Jdk7Symlink {

    public WindowsJdk7Symlink() {
        super(false);
    }

    @Override
    public void symlink(File link, File target) throws IOException {
        throw new IOException("Creation of symlinks is not supported on this platform.");
    }
}