A hack for PyBuilder build.py files so `pyb publish` will work in a filesystem that does not support hardlinks (like VirtualBox shared filesystems.)

sdist_hack.py

#
# Hack the distutils_plugin's SETUP_TEMPLATE to disable hardlinks.
#
import string

from pybuilder.core import init
from pybuilder.plugins.python import distutils_plugin

SDIST_MONKEY_PATCH = """
# sdist_hack: Remove reference to os.link to disable using hardlinks when
#             building setup.py's sdist target.  This is done because
#             VirtualBox VMs shared filesystems don't support hardlinks.
import os
del os.link
"""


@init
def initialize_sdist_hack(project):
    #
    # Monkey patch distutils_plugin's SETUP_TEMPLATE to disable hardlinks.
    #
    setup_template_array = distutils_plugin.SETUP_TEMPLATE.template.split('\n')
    setup_template_array.insert(1, SDIST_MONKEY_PATCH)
    distutils_plugin.SETUP_TEMPLATE = string.Template(
        '\n'.join(setup_template_array)
    )