Repository: conda/conda

Issue:
Argument `--copy` seems to be ignoring when create environment
Hello!

For several month ago when I created new environment, for example
```
conda create -p E:\JN\dist\pyenv36-win64 --copy python=3
```
I got a list of packages to be installed and see `(copy)` and the end of each line:

```
The following NEW packages will be INSTALLED:

    pip:            9.0.1-py36_1   (copy)
    python:         3.6.1-0        (copy)
    setuptools:     27.2.0-py36_1  (copy)
    vs2015_runtime: 14.0.25123-0   (copy)
    wheel:          0.29.0-py36_0  (copy)

Proceed ([y]/n)? y
```

Now I don't see `(copy)` and it seems for me that `--copy` argument is ignoring by conda now.

Full log for `conda create -p E:\JN\dist\pyenv36-win64 --copy --debug python=3.6` is below:

```
$ conda create -p E:\JN\dist\pyenv36-win64 --copy --debug python=3.6
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Fetching package metadata ...DEBUG requests.packages.urllib3.util.retry:from_int(191): Converted retries value: 3 -> Retry(total=3, connect=None, read=None, redirect=None)
DEBUG conda.core.package_cache:is_writable(315): package cache directory 'C:\Users\Andrewin\AppData\Local\conda\conda\pkgs' does not exist
DEBUG conda.core.repodata:fetch_repodata(433): Using cached repodata for https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-canary/win-64 at C:\Miniconda3\pkgs\cache\b8f863c0.json. Timeout in 42852 sec
DEBUG conda.core.repodata:read_pickled_repodata(328): found pickle file C:\Miniconda3\pkgs\cache\b8f863c0.q
.DEBUG conda.core.repodata:fetch_repodata(437): Locally invalidating cached repodata for https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-canary/noarch at C:\Miniconda3\pkgs\cache\3462a2c2.json
DEBUG requests.packages.urllib3.connectionpool:_new_conn(809): Starting new HTTPS connection (1): conda.anaconda.org
DEBUG requests.packages.urllib3.connectionpool:_make_request(400): https://conda.anaconda.org:443 "GET /conda-canary/noarch/repodata.json HTTP/1.1" 304 0
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Package plan for installation in environment E:\JN\dist\pyenv36-win64:

The following NEW packages will be INSTALLED:

    pip:            9.0.1-py36_1
    python:         3.6.1-0
    setuptools:     27.2.0-py36_1
    vs2015_runtime: 14.0.25123-0
    wheel:          0.29.0-py36_0

Proceed ([y]/n)? y

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DEBUG conda.plan:plan_from_actions(335): appending value defaults::python-3.6.1-0 for action LINK
DEBUG conda.plan:plan_from_actions(335): appending value defaults::setuptools-27.2.0-py36_1 for action LINK
DEBUG conda.plan:plan_from_actions(335): appending value defaults::wheel-0.29.0-py36_0 for action LINK
DEBUG conda.plan:plan_from_actions(335): appending value defaults::pip-9.0.1-py36_1 for action LINK
DEBUG conda.plan:plan_from_actions(335): appending value C:\Miniconda3 for action SYMLINK_CONDA
DEBUG conda.core.package_cache:__init__(455): instantiating ProgressiveFetchExtract with
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  defaults::python-3.6.1-0
  defaults::setuptools-27.2.0-py36_1
  defaults::wheel-0.29.0-py36_0
  defaults::pip-9.0.1-py36_1

DEBUG conda.core.package_cache:prepare(481): prepared package cache actions:
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  extract_actions:
    ExtractPackageAction<source_full_path='C:\\Miniconda3\\pkgs\\vs2015_runtime-14.0.25123-0.tar.bz2', target_full_path='C:\\Miniconda3\\pkgs\\vs2015_runtime-14.0.25123-0'>
    ExtractPackageAction<source_full_path='C:\\Miniconda3\\pkgs\\python-3.6.1-0.tar.bz2', target_full_path='C:\\Miniconda3\\pkgs\\python-3.6.1-0'>
    ExtractPackageAction<source_full_path='C:\\Miniconda3\\pkgs\\setuptools-27.2.0-py36_1.tar.bz2', target_full_path='C:\\Miniconda3\\pkgs\\setuptools-27.2.0-py36_1'>
    ExtractPackageAction<source_full_path='C:\\Miniconda3\\pkgs\\wheel-0.29.0-py36_0.tar.bz2', target_full_path='C:\\Miniconda3\\pkgs\\wheel-0.29.0-py36_0'>
    ExtractPackageAction<source_full_path='C:\\Miniconda3\\pkgs\\pip-9.0.1-py36_1.tar.bz2', target_full_path='C:\\Miniconda3\\pkgs\\pip-9.0.1-py36_1'>

DEBUG conda.instructions:execute_instructions(232): executing plan [('PREFIX', 'E:\\JN\\dist\\pyenv36-win64'), ('PRINT', 'Linking packages ...'), ('PROGRESSIVEFETCHEXTRACT', <conda.core.package_cache.ProgressiveFetchExtract object at 0x0000006CF91A80F0>), ('UNLINKLINKTRANSACTION', ((), (Dist(_Dist__initd=True, channel='defaults', dist_name='vs2015_runtime-14.0.25123-0', name='vs2015_runtime', version='14.0.25123', build_string='0', build_number=0, with_features_depends=None, base_url=None, platform=None), Dist(_Dist__initd=True, channel='defaults', dist_name='python-3.6.1-0', name='python', version='3.6.1', build_string='0', build_number=0, with_features_depends=None, base_url=None, platform=None), Dist(_Dist__initd=True, channel='defaults', dist_name='setuptools-27.2.0-py36_1', name='setuptools', version='27.2.0', build_string='py36_1', build_number=1, with_features_depends=None, base_url=None, platform=None), Dist(_Dist__initd=True, channel='defaults', dist_name='wheel-0.29.0-py36_0', name='wheel', version='0.29.0', build_string='py36_0', build_number=0, with_features_depends=None, base_url=None, platform=None), Dist(_Dist__initd=True, channel='defaults', dist_name='pip-9.0.1-py36_1', name='pip', version='9.0.1', build_string='py36_1', build_number=1, with_features_depends=None, base_url=None, platform=None)))), ('LINK', Dist(_Dist__initd=True, channel='defaults', dist_name='vs2015_runtime-14.0.25123-0', name='vs2015_runtime', version='14.0.25123', build_string='0', build_number=0, with_features_depends=None, base_url=None, platform=None)), ('LINK', Dist(_Dist__initd=True, channel='defaults', dist_name='python-3.6.1-0', name='python', version='3.6.1', build_string='0', build_number=0, with_features_depends=None, base_url=None, platform=None)), ('LINK', Dist(_Dist__initd=True, channel='defaults', dist_name='setuptools-27.2.0-py36_1', name='setuptools', version='27.2.0', build_string='py36_1', build_number=1, with_features_depends=None, base_url=None, platform=None)), ('LINK', Dist(_Dist__initd=True, channel='defaults', dist_name='wheel-0.29.0-py36_0', name='wheel', version='0.29.0', build_string='py36_0', build_number=0, with_features_depends=None, base_url=None, platform=None)), ('LINK', Dist(_Dist__initd=True, channel='defaults', dist_name='pip-9.0.1-py36_1', name='pip', version='9.0.1', build_string='py36_1', build_number=1, with_features_depends=None, base_url=None, platform=None)), ('SYMLINK_CONDA', 'C:\\Miniconda3')]
DEBUG conda.instructions:execute_instructions(238):  PREFIX('E:\\JN\\dist\\pyenv36-win64')
DEBUG conda.instructions:execute_instructions(238):  PRINT('Linking packages ...')
DEBUG conda.instructions:execute_instructions(238):  PROGRESSIVEFETCHEXTRACT(<conda.core.package_cache.ProgressiveFetchExtract object at 0x0000006CF91A80F0>)
DEBUG conda.common.signals:signal_handler(40): registering handler for SIGABRT
DEBUG conda.common.signals:signal_handler(40): registering handler for SIGINT
DEBUG conda.common.signals:signal_handler(40): registering handler for SIGTERM
DEBUG conda.common.signals:signal_handler(40): registering handler for SIGBREAK
DEBUG requests.packages.urllib3.util.retry:from_int(191): Converted retries value: 3 -> Retry(total=3, connect=None, read=None, redirect=None)
DEBUG requests.packages.urllib3.connectionpool:_new_conn(809): Starting new HTTPS connection (1): repo.continuum.io
DEBUG requests.packages.urllib3.connectionpool:_make_request(400): https://repo.continuum.io:443 "GET /pkgs/free/win-64/python-3.6.1-0.tar.bz2 HTTP/1.1" 200 33001222
DEBUG conda.gateways.download:download(66):
>>GET /pkgs/free/win-64/python-3.6.1-0.tar.bz2 HTTPS
> User-Agent: conda/4.3.17 requests/2.12.4 CPython/3.6.0 Windows/8.1 Windows/6.3.9600
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> Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate
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<<HTTPS 200 OK
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python-3.6.1-0 100% |###############################| Time: 0:00:20   1.62 MB/s
DEBUG conda.gateways.disk.create:extract_tarball(103): extracting C:\Miniconda3\pkgs\vs2015_runtime-14.0.25123-0.tar.bz2
  to C:\Miniconda3\pkgs\vs2015_runtime-14.0.25123-0
DEBUG conda.gateways.disk.create:extract_tarball(103): extracting C:\Miniconda3\pkgs\python-3.6.1-0.tar.bz2
  to C:\Miniconda3\pkgs\python-3.6.1-0
DEBUG conda.gateways.disk.create:extract_tarball(103): extracting C:\Miniconda3\pkgs\setuptools-27.2.0-py36_1.tar.bz2
  to C:\Miniconda3\pkgs\setuptools-27.2.0-py36_1
DEBUG conda.gateways.disk.create:extract_tarball(103): extracting C:\Miniconda3\pkgs\wheel-0.29.0-py36_0.tar.bz2
  to C:\Miniconda3\pkgs\wheel-0.29.0-py36_0
DEBUG conda.gateways.disk.create:extract_tarball(103): extracting C:\Miniconda3\pkgs\pip-9.0.1-py36_1.tar.bz2
  to C:\Miniconda3\pkgs\pip-9.0.1-py36_1
DEBUG conda.common.signals:signal_handler(49): de-registering handler for SIGBREAK
DEBUG conda.common.signals:signal_handler(49): de-registering handler for SIGBREAK
DEBUG conda.common.signals:signal_handler(49): de-registering handler for SIGBREAK
DEBUG conda.common.signals:signal_handler(49): de-registering handler for SIGBREAK
DEBUG conda.instructions:execute_instructions(238):  UNLINKLINKTRANSACTION(((), (Dist(_Dist__initd=True, channel='defaults', dist_name='vs2015_runtime-14.0.25123-0', name='vs2015_runtime', version='14.0.25123', build_string='0', build_number=0, with_features_depends=None, base_url=None, platform=None), Dist(_Dist__initd=True, channel='defaults', dist_name='python-3.6.1-0', name='python', version='3.6.1', build_string='0', build_number=0, with_features_depends=None, base_url=None, platform=None), Dist(_Dist__initd=True, channel='defaults', dist_name='setuptools-27.2.0-py36_1', name='setuptools', version='27.2.0', build_string='py36_1', build_number=1, with_features_depends=None, base_url=None, platform=None), Dist(_Dist__initd=True, channel='defaults', dist_name='wheel-0.29.0-py36_0', name='wheel', version='0.29.0', build_string='py36_0', build_number=0, with_features_depends=None, base_url=None, platform=None), Dist(_Dist__initd=True, channel='defaults', dist_name='pip-9.0.1-py36_1', name='pip', version='9.0.1', build_string='py36_1', build_number=1, with_features_depends=None, base_url=None, platform=None))))
DEBUG conda.core.link:create_from_dists(118): instantiating UnlinkLinkTransaction with
  target_prefix: E:\JN\dist\pyenv36-win64
  unlink_dists:

  link_dists:
    defaults::vs2015_runtime-14.0.25123-0
    defaults::python-3.6.1-0
    defaults::setuptools-27.2.0-py36_1
    defaults::wheel-0.29.0-py36_0
    defaults::pip-9.0.1-py36_1

INFO conda.core.link:verify(256): ()
DEBUG conda.common.signals:signal_handler(40): registering handler for SIGABRT
DEBUG conda.common.signals:signal_handler(40): registering handler for SIGINT
DEBUG conda.common.signals:signal_handler(40): registering handler for SIGTERM
DEBUG conda.common.signals:signal_handler(40): registering handler for SIGBREAK
INFO conda.core.link:_execute_actions(317): ===> LINKING PACKAGE: defaults::vs2015_runtime-14.0.25123-0 <===
  prefix=E:\JN\dist\pyenv36-win64
  source=C:\Miniconda3\pkgs\vs2015_runtime-14.0.25123-0

INFO conda.core.link:_execute_actions(317): ===> LINKING PACKAGE: defaults::python-3.6.1-0 <===
  prefix=E:\JN\dist\pyenv36-win64
  source=C:\Miniconda3\pkgs\python-3.6.1-0

INFO conda.core.link:_execute_actions(317): ===> LINKING PACKAGE: defaults::setuptools-27.2.0-py36_1 <===
  prefix=E:\JN\dist\pyenv36-win64
  source=C:\Miniconda3\pkgs\setuptools-27.2.0-py36_1

INFO conda.core.link:_execute_actions(317): ===> LINKING PACKAGE: defaults::wheel-0.29.0-py36_0 <===
  prefix=E:\JN\dist\pyenv36-win64
  source=C:\Miniconda3\pkgs\wheel-0.29.0-py36_0

INFO conda.core.link:_execute_actions(317): ===> LINKING PACKAGE: defaults::pip-9.0.1-py36_1 <===
  prefix=E:\JN\dist\pyenv36-win64
  source=C:\Miniconda3\pkgs\pip-9.0.1-py36_1

DEBUG conda.common.signals:signal_handler(49): de-registering handler for SIGBREAK
DEBUG conda.common.signals:signal_handler(49): de-registering handler for SIGBREAK
DEBUG conda.common.signals:signal_handler(49): de-registering handler for SIGBREAK
DEBUG conda.common.signals:signal_handler(49): de-registering handler for SIGBREAK
DEBUG conda.instructions:execute_instructions(238):  LINK(Dist(_Dist__initd=True, channel='defaults', dist_name='vs2015_runtime-14.0.25123-0', name='vs2015_runtime', version='14.0.25123', build_string='0', build_number=0, with_features_depends=None, base_url=None, platform=None))
DEBUG conda.instructions:execute_instructions(238):  LINK(Dist(_Dist__initd=True, channel='defaults', dist_name='python-3.6.1-0', name='python', version='3.6.1', build_string='0', build_number=0, with_features_depends=None, base_url=None, platform=None))
DEBUG conda.instructions:execute_instructions(238):  LINK(Dist(_Dist__initd=True, channel='defaults', dist_name='setuptools-27.2.0-py36_1', name='setuptools', version='27.2.0', build_string='py36_1', build_number=1, with_features_depends=None, base_url=None, platform=None))
DEBUG conda.instructions:execute_instructions(238):  LINK(Dist(_Dist__initd=True, channel='defaults', dist_name='wheel-0.29.0-py36_0', name='wheel', version='0.29.0', build_string='py36_0', build_number=0, with_features_depends=None, base_url=None, platform=None))
DEBUG conda.instructions:execute_instructions(238):  LINK(Dist(_Dist__initd=True, channel='defaults', dist_name='pip-9.0.1-py36_1', name='pip', version='9.0.1', build_string='py36_1', build_number=1, with_features_depends=None, base_url=None, platform=None))
DEBUG conda.instructions:execute_instructions(238):  SYMLINK_CONDA('C:\\Miniconda3')
#
# To activate this environment, use:
# > activate E:\JN\dist\pyenv36-win64
#
# To deactivate this environment, use:
# > deactivate E:\JN\dist\pyenv36-win64
#
# * for power-users using bash, you must source
#
```

According this log symlinks created even when `--copy` argument is passed to `conda create`. As result some packeages in my virtual environment stopped to work after I deinstalled miniconda.


Discussion:
I use conda 4.3.17 from canary channel.

```
$ conda info
    Current conda install:

                   platform : win-64
              conda version : 4.3.17
           conda is private : False
          conda-env version : 4.3.17
        conda-build version : not installed
             python version : 3.6.0.final.0
           requests version : 2.12.4
           root environment : C:\Miniconda3  (writable)
        default environment : C:\Miniconda3
           envs directories : C:\Miniconda3\envs
                          C:\Users\Andrewin\AppData\Local\conda\conda\envs
                          C:\Users\Andrewin\.conda\envs
              package cache : C:\Miniconda3\pkgs
                          C:\Users\Andrewin\AppData\Local\conda\conda\pkgs
               channel URLs : https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-canary/win-64
                          https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-canary/noarch
                          https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/free/win-64
                          https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/free/noarch
                          https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/r/win-64
                          https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/r/noarch
                          https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/pro/win-64
                          https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/pro/noarch
                          https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/msys2/win-64
                          https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/msys2/noarch
                config file : C:\Users\Andrewin\.condarc
               offline mode : False
                 user-agent : conda/4.3.17 requests/2.12.4 CPython/3.6.0 Windows/8.1 Windows/6.3.9600
```
According to [documentation](https://conda.io/docs/commands/conda-create.html):

>--copy Install all packages using copies instead of hard- or soft-linking.

But in fact conda use linking even `--copy` argument passed to `conda create`.
I installed [Link Shell Extension](http://schinagl.priv.at/nt/hardlinkshellext/hardlinkshellext.html). When I use `--copy`, it seems for me that all files in created virtual environment aren't hard links. This is strange for me because I've seen that conda created some llinks...
Also conda doesn't show progress bar when installing package. Only when downloading ones.

Resolving patch:
diff --git a/conda/gateways/disk/create.py b/conda/gateways/disk/create.py
--- a/conda/gateways/disk/create.py
+++ b/conda/gateways/disk/create.py
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ def _do_softlink(src, dst):
         # A future optimization will be to copy code from @mingwandroid's virtualenv patch.
         _do_copy(src, dst)
     else:
+        log.trace("soft linking %s => %s", src, dst)
         symlink(src, dst)
 
 
@@ -209,8 +210,10 @@ def _do_copy(src, dst):
         src_points_to = readlink(src)
         if not src_points_to.startswith('/'):
             # copy relative symlinks as symlinks
+            log.trace("soft linking %s => %s", src, dst)
             symlink(src_points_to, dst)
             return
+    log.trace("copying %s => %s", src, dst)
     shutil.copy2(src, dst)
 
 
@@ -239,6 +242,7 @@ def create_link(src, dst, link_type=LinkType.hardlink, force=False):
         if isdir(src):
             raise CondaError("Cannot hard link a directory. %s" % src)
         try:
+            log.trace("hard linking %s => %s", src, dst)
             link(src, dst)
         except (IOError, OSError) as e:
             log.debug("hard-link failed. falling back to copy\n"


Test patch: