From 433f91b78df99d83daa6f56a5505ead743627c30 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vlad Filippov <vlad.filippov@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2022 11:38:22 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Clean up link handling

---
 lib/grunt/file.js | 12 ++++++------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/grunt/file.js b/lib/grunt/file.js
index b5f51a22..604736cd 100644
--- a/lib/grunt/file.js
+++ b/lib/grunt/file.js
@@ -294,7 +294,12 @@ file.write = function(filepath, contents, options) {
 // processing content, writing output.
 // Handles symlinks by coping them as files or directories.
 file.copy = function copy(srcpath, destpath, options) {
-  if (file._isSymbolicLink(srcpath)) {
+  if (file.isLink(destpath)) {
+    // in case destpath is a symlink, avoid following the symlink, instead overwrite it later
+    fs.unlinkSync(destpath);
+  }
+
+  if (file.isLink(srcpath)) {
     file._copySymbolicLink(srcpath, destpath);
   } else if (file.isDir(srcpath)) {
     // Copy a directory, recursively.
@@ -452,11 +457,6 @@ file.isPathCwd = function() {
   }
 };
 
-file._isSymbolicLink = function() {
-  var filepath = path.join.apply(path, arguments);
-  return fs.lstatSync(filepath).isSymbolicLink();
-};
-
 file._copySymbolicLink = function(srcpath, destpath) {
   var destdir = path.join(destpath, '..');
   // Use the correct relative path for the symlink

From 7f15fd5ad9fb33ca0fe4680af7bce84d69deb673 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vlad Filippov <vlad.filippov@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2022 07:57:34 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Update Changelog

---
 CHANGELOG | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index efd15d36..bd1848ca 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+v1.5.2
+  date: 2022-04-12
+  changes:
+    - Unlink symlinks when copy destination is a symlink.
+v1.5.1
+  date: 2022-04-11
+  changes:
+    - Fixed symlink destination handling.
 v1.5.0
   date: 2022-04-10
   changes:

From ac667b24cabfff77cf769f9dbf9ddba9576b3dc2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vlad Filippov <vlad.filippov@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2022 07:58:07 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] 1.5.2

---
 package.json | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 78c1b291..18fe7823 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "grunt",
   "description": "The JavaScript Task Runner",
-  "version": "1.5.1",
+  "version": "1.5.2",
   "author": "Grunt Development Team (https://gruntjs.com/development-team)",
   "homepage": "https://gruntjs.com/",
   "repository": "https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt.git",