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# Copyright 2014-2015 Canonical Limited.
#
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
# You may obtain a copy of the License at
#
# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
#
# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.
''' Helper for managing alternatives for file conflict resolution '''
import subprocess
import shutil
import os
def install_alternative(name, target, source, priority=50):
''' Install alternative configuration '''
if (os.path.exists(target) and not os.path.islink(target)):
# Move existing file/directory away before installing
shutil.move(target, '{}.bak'.format(target))
cmd = [
'update-alternatives', '--force', '--install',
target, name, source, str(priority)
]
subprocess.check_call(cmd)
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