Re: bob v0.9.0: dynamic scheduler, history, and lots more

[Benny Siegert <bsiegert%netbsd.org@localhost>]

Hi Jonathan!

On Wed, 25 Mar 2026, Jonathan Perkin wrote:

> Just in time for building 2026Q1, I've released the next version of bob. 
> This one includes a big new feature: dynamic MAKE_JOBS and WRKOBJDIR.

This is wonderful, thank you!

I have one pbulk feature that has not made it into bob, I think: setting 
the output directory for binary packages from the build.

AIUI, when you build with bob, the packages go into /usr/pkgsrc/packages. 
In pbulk, there is a "packages" variable for setting that directory in 
pbulk.conf. I have not seen a similar setting in config.lua -- or am I 
missing a trick there?

The reason I am asking is that I am often running builds with different 
settings (e.g. with a different default Go version), and I would like to 
keep them separate. Ideally, I would like the packages to go somewhere 
under the bob config directory.

--
Benny