Fix problem when watching on symlinked path

Author: FabianKramm

pkg/devspace/sync/sync_config.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -101,6 +102,14 @@ func (s *SyncConfig) Error(err error) {
 }
 
 func (s *SyncConfig) setup() error {
+	// we have to resolve the real local path, because the watcher gives us the real path always
+	realLocalPath, err := filepath.EvalSymlinks(s.WatchPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Trace(err)
+	}
+
+	s.WatchPath = realLocalPath
+
 	if s.ExcludePaths == nil {
 		s.ExcludePaths = make([]string, 0, 2)
 	}
@@ -125,7 +134,7 @@ func (s *SyncConfig) setup() error {
 		syncLog.SetLevel(logrus.InfoLevel)
 	}
 
-	err := s.initIgnoreParsers()
+	err = s.initIgnoreParsers()
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Trace(err)
 	}

pkg/devspace/sync/sync_config_test.go

@@ -32,6 +32,21 @@ func initTestDirs(t *testing.T) (string, string, string) {
 		t.Fatalf("Couldn't create test dir: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	testRemotePath, err = filepath.EvalSymlinks(testRemotePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	testLocalPath, err = filepath.EvalSymlinks(testLocalPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	outside, err = filepath.EvalSymlinks(outside)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
 	return testRemotePath, testLocalPath, outside
 }
 
@@ -55,6 +70,7 @@ func TestInitialSync(t *testing.T) {
 	remote, local, outside := initTestDirs(t)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(remote)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(local)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(outside)
 
 	filesToCheck, foldersToCheck := makeBasicTestCases()