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From: Robert Vollmert <rob@vllmrt.net>
Subject: bug#36443: Canonicalized build directory name in container leads to
 confusion (was guix build mixes build dirs?)
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2019 19:47:44 +0200
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To: Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>
Cc: 36443@debbugs.gnu.org

Hi Mark,

> On 30. Jun 2019, at 19:43, Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org> wrote:
>=20
> retitle 36443 Canonicalized build directory name in container leads to =
confusion
> thanks
>=20
> Hi Robert,
>=20
> Robert Vollmert <rob@vllmrt.net> writes:
>> Thanks for clarifying. Do you have an idea how to make this less =
confusing?
>>=20
>> In my follow-up to the bug report I suggested
>>=20
>>> E.g. instead of saying =E2=80=9Ckeeping build directory <dir>=E2=80=9D=
 say
>>> =E2=80=9CKeeping a copy of the build directory at <dir>=E2=80=9D.
>>=20
>> But I feel that might be improved upon. =E2=80=9CCopied build =
directory to =E2=80=A6=E2=80=9D?
>> What do you think?
>=20
> The directory is not copied.  It is the same directory, but with a
> different name in the build container's namespace.  You can see this =
by
> examining the contents of the directory while the build is in =
progress.
>=20
> I agree that it would be good to eliminate this potential source of
> confusion, but it's not yet clear to me how to do it.
>=20
> Any other ideas?

I see, thanks for clarifying.

How about dropping the =E2=80=9C-0=E2=80=9D suffix inside the container? =
The major part
of my confusion was that the directory =E2=80=9C-0=E2=80=9D actually =
existed in /tmp
from a previous failed build; this change might avoid that.

Cheers
Robert