Re: pkg/45450: pkgtools/p5-pkgsrc-Dewey fails to build with non-standard $WRKOBJDIR

[Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/45450; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/45450: pkgtools/p5-pkgsrc-Dewey fails to build with
 non-standard $WRKOBJDIR
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:35:16 +0200

 On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 05:50:04AM +0000, John Marino wrote:
 >  >   We need to change all relative path reference in pkgsrc,
 >  >   or prevent bmake to "cd /usr/obj/${.CURDIR}" even if it exists.
 >  >
 >  
 >  Hmm, I'm not see seeing an issue like that and I've been putting the 
 >  work dirs on /usr/obj/usr/pkgsrc for 6 months now.  I have not seen many 
 >  relative links that outright break like p5-pkgsrc-Dewey did, but I do 
 >  agree that any others like this one should have their relative path fixed.
 
 That's what I meant originally. Just don't do it. Please resist the
 desire to shoot your own foot and just pick a different directory.
 
 Joerg