[COR-22] Do not use within-repository folders for any build-related activity

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Component/s: Build
• Labels: building cmake external-resources
• Environment: All
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Dennis E. Hamilton
• Created: 10/Jan/15 00:32
• Updated: 18/Jan/15 09:31

Description

When building from the source, all transient data, including downloads of externals, should happen separate from the source-code repository working copy.

The repository working copy may be in a location that is not suitable for writing. It may also be a performance bottleneck to use the same location as the working repository for transient build-related material. There may also be storage-limitation considerations.

Ideally, a build directory can be created anywhere and all build activities conduction in that location, separate from the source-code repository. One complication is any downloading of external sources and libraries, and how those can be included in any build of the source tree.