Re: [Xen-devel] [OSSTEST PATCH 04/13] building: Delete when cloning, not when preparing $builddir

[Ian Jackson <Ian.Jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ian Campbell writes ("Re: [OSSTEST PATCH 04/13] building: Delete when cloning, 
not when preparing $builddir"):
> On Wed, 2014-07-16 at 10:58 +0100, Ian Jackson wrote:
> > Ian Campbell writes ("Re: [OSSTEST PATCH 04/13] building: Delete when 
> > cloning, not when preparing $builddir"):
> > > Is it also implied that ts-*-build ought to do some sort of "make clean"
> > > like thing? Deleting dist is only really relevant for ts-xen-build I
> > > think, e.g. I don't think ts-kernel-build uses it.
> > 
> > No, because the builds all happen in trees which have been recloned.
> 
> You mean that currently happens to be the case for ts-foo-build for
> foo != xen, for Xen you are in the process or making this not hold, I
> think?

No.  build_clone always gives you a fresh tree.  ts-xen-build always
builds in a directory from build_clone.

The rumpuserxen xen.git build is done (also, must be done) in a tree
which has not had any ordinary build done in it.

> Perhaps prepbuilddirs should take a list of paths to clean?

That would be fine if it was in fact necessary to use that feature
:-).

Ian.

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