[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #44492: Add new build:dev task which symlinks all files that can be symlinked

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#44492: Add new build:dev task which symlinks all files that can be symlinked
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 Reporter:  omarreiss         |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  5.0
Component:  Build/Test Tools  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal            |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-testing     |     Focuses:
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Comment (by omarreiss):

 >This is more than likely going to be an issue for the majority of Windows
 users, I expect it will be particularly troublesome if users are using the
 PowerShell terminal over cmd.exe also.
 @netweb I've made it so that it gracefully falls back to copying files
 when that happens. When symlinking causes errors, I also output the
 following warning:
 {{{Error: failed to create a symlink on your system. Will use copy
 instead.}}}

 When running grunt with `--verbose` it will also output the exact error
 message.

 I think this should be relatively safe to commit, also since the
 `build:dev` task is an addition to what is already there and doesn't
 really alter anything else.

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