CMP0205

.. versionadded:: 4.3

:command:file(CREATE_LINK) with COPY_ON_ERROR copies directory content.

The :command:file(CREATE_LINK) command's COPY_ON_ERROR option copies the source file to the destination as a fallback if linking it fails. If the source is a directory, CMake 4.2 and below create the destination directory but do not copy its contents. CMake 4.3 and above prefer to copy the directory contents too. This policy provides compatibility with projects that have not been updated to expect the contents to be copied.

The OLD behavior for this policy is to create the destination directory without copying contents. The NEW behavior for this policy to create the destination directory and copy contents from the source directory.

.. |INTRODUCED_IN_CMAKE_VERSION| replace:: 4.3 .. |WARNS_OR_DOES_NOT_WARN| replace:: warns .. include:: include/STANDARD_ADVICE.rst

.. include:: include/DEPRECATED.rst