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Subject: Re: [PATCH] gprofng: 30700 tmpdir/gp-collect-app_F test fails
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Sam James <sam@gentoo.org> writes:

> Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org> writes:
>
>> On 18.08.23 07:10, Sam James via Binutils wrote:
>>>> Is it legal to create a build directory inside a source tree?
>>>>
>>> No, the source tree should be treated as immutable please. It's ok
>>> to create directories within the build dir, but not the source tree.
>>
>> you are confusing things.  In general you have the option to build
>
> I don't think I am. I just took the question to be generally about
> whether you can modify the source tree. If the build tree is within
> that, then it doesn't really count modulo the issue you mention below.

Right, I get your point now -- you were saying that YunQiang Su's use
case should be fine (because it's a build dir within the source tree).

I was just saying that Vladimir can't make his own directories during
the build in the source tree.