fix: fall back gracefully when build symlink creation fails - #3339
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Fixes: nodejs#3317 Signed-off-by: Kirill Saied <sayed.kirill@gmail.com>
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npm install && npm run lint && npm testpassesDescription of change
On filesystems without symlink support (e.g. FAT),
node-gyp buildaborts withEPERM: ... symlinkwhen creatingbuild/node_gyp_bins/python3. This wraps the symlink creation in a try/catch: on a filesystem-limitation error it warns and continues without the symlink; any other error still propagates.PATHis only modified after the symlink succeeds, so a failed attempt leaves no half-state behind.Fixes: #3317