bug#36443: Canonicalized build directory name in container leads to confusion (was guix build mixes build dirs?)

[Mark H Weaver]

retitle 36443 Canonicalized build directory name in container leads to confusion
thanks

Hi Robert,

Robert Vollmert <address@hidden> writes:
> Thanks for clarifying. Do you have an idea how to make this less confusing?
>
> In my follow-up to the bug report I suggested
>
>> E.g. instead of saying “keeping build directory <dir>” say
>> “Keeping a copy of the build directory at <dir>”.
>
> But I feel that might be improved upon. “Copied build directory to …”?
> What do you think?

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.

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.

Any other ideas?

     Regards,
       Mark