1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/cve_check.py b/meta/lib/oe/cve_check.py
index 1d3c775bbe..b17390de90 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oe/cve_check.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/cve_check.py
@@ -79,3 +79,13 @@ def cve_check_merge_jsons(output, data):
             return
 
     output["package"].append(data["package"][0])
+
+def update_symlinks(target_path, link_path):
+    """
+    Update a symbolic link link_path to point to target_path.
+    Remove the link and recreate it if exist and is different.
+    """
+    if link_path != target_path and os.path.exists(target_path):
+        if os.path.exists(os.path.realpath(link_path)):
+            os.remove(link_path)
+        os.symlink(os.path.basename(target_path), link_path)