# File.symlink **URL:** \ **Category:** IronRuby\ **Created:** [January 30, 2010, 9:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-symlink/182604 "2010-01-30T21:40:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ryan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@ryan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ryan)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 9:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-symlink/182604/1 "2010-01-30T21:40:56Z")
While working with Ivan on the amp project, I came across a windows error when trying to create symlinks using File.symlink. This is well-documented[http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/classes/File.html#M002533](http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/classes/File.html#M002533)and has a few [http://rubyforge.org/docman/view.php/85/1697/Dir.html](http://rubyforge.org/docman/view.php/85/1697/Dir.html) fixes[http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/246292](http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/246292), but nothing realistic. The Windows-only implementation of Ruby, wuby, uses the mklink in Vista and Win7 to create symlinks. While this isn’t necessarily a consideration for IronRuby, I was wondering if any of you have come across a decent solution to this problem. Thanks, Ryan R. Email: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid LinkedIn: [http://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanriley](http://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanriley) Blog: [http://wizardsofsmart.net/](http://wizardsofsmart.net/) Twitter: @panesofglass Website: [http://panesofglass.org/](http://panesofglass.org/) ---
**Author:** ![ryan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@ryan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ryan)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 11:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-symlink/182604/2 "2010-01-30T23:22:10Z")
Wasn’t Wuby an April Fool’s joke? I would love to see us support Junctions and links down the road, but I don’t see that happening until post 1.0. JD From: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)] On Behalf Of Ryan R. Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 12:40 PM To: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid Subject: [Ironruby-core] File.symlink While working with Ivan on the amp project, I came across a windows error when trying to create symlinks using File.symlink. This is well-documented[http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/classes/File.html#M002533](http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/classes/File.html#M002533) and has a few[http://rubyforge.org/docman/view.php/85/1697/Dir.html](http://rubyforge.org/docman/view.php/85/1697/Dir.html) fixes[http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/246292](http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/246292), but nothing realistic. The Windows-only implementation of Ruby, wuby, uses the mklink in Vista and Win7 to create symlinks. While this isn’t necessarily a consideration for IronRuby, I was wondering if any of you have come across a decent solution to this problem. Thanks, Ryan R. Email: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) LinkedIn: [http://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanriley](http://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanriley) Blog: [http://wizardsofsmart.net/](http://wizardsofsmart.net/) Twitter: @panesofglass Website: [http://panesofglass.org/](http://panesofglass.org/) ---
**Author:** ![ryan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@ryan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ryan)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 11:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-symlink/182604/3 "2010-01-30T23:26:51Z")
Note, that when I say this, I mean it as me, not as some official word from the team 😉 From: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)] On Behalf Of Jim D. Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 2:19 PM To: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid Subject: Re: [Ironruby-core] File.symlink Wasn’t Wuby an April Fool’s joke? I would love to see us support Junctions and links down the road, but I don’t see that happening until post 1.0. JD From: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)] On Behalf Of Ryan R. Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 12:40 PM To: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid Subject: [Ironruby-core] File.symlink While working with Ivan on the amp project, I came across a windows error when trying to create symlinks using File.symlink. This is well-documented[http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/classes/File.html#M002533](http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/classes/File.html#M002533) and has a few[http://rubyforge.org/docman/view.php/85/1697/Dir.html](http://rubyforge.org/docman/view.php/85/1697/Dir.html) fixes[http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/246292](http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/246292), but nothing realistic. The Windows-only implementation of Ruby, wuby, uses the mklink in Vista and Win7 to create symlinks. While this isn’t necessarily a consideration for IronRuby, I was wondering if any of you have come across a decent solution to this problem. Thanks, Ryan R. Email: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) LinkedIn: [http://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanriley](http://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanriley) Blog: [http://wizardsofsmart.net/](http://wizardsofsmart.net/) Twitter: @panesofglass Website: [http://panesofglass.org/](http://panesofglass.org/) ---
**Author:** ![ryan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@ryan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ryan)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 11:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-symlink/182604/4 "2010-01-30T23:39:09Z")
Yes, I found the link at the bottom to the definition of gullible. Hmm … maybe not gullible, but certainly not journalistic material. 🙂 At the moment, I found a work-around, but I’d be interested into looking into this further down the road. Thanks, Ryan R. Email: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid LinkedIn: [http://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanriley](http://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanriley) Blog: [http://wizardsofsmart.net/](http://wizardsofsmart.net/) Twitter: @panesofglass Website: [http://panesofglass.org/](http://panesofglass.org/)