From: Greg Ward <gward@python.net>
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2000 03:34:16 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Patch from Corran Webster <cwebster@nevada.edu> (tweaked for style by me):
X-Git-Tag: v1.6a1~270
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=911d86693b8224c6bd2de2f3de83d9c521574a1b;p=python

Patch from Corran Webster <cwebster@nevada.edu> (tweaked for style by me):
changed 'copy_file()' to use the native Mac file copy routine.
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diff --git a/Lib/distutils/util.py b/Lib/distutils/util.py
index 683d167641..2f193fb43c 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/util.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/util.py
@@ -280,6 +280,17 @@ def copy_file (src, dst,
     if dry_run:
         return 1
 
+    # On a Mac, use the native file copy routine
+    if os.name == 'mac':
+        import macostools
+        try:
+            macostools.copy (src, dst, 0, preserve_times)
+        except OSError, exc:
+            raise DistutilsFileError, \
+                  "could not copy '%s' to '%s': %s" % (src, dst, exc[-1])
+        return 1
+    
+    # Otherwise use custom routine
     _copy_file_contents (src, dst)
     if preserve_mode or preserve_times:
         st = os.stat (src)