click-buddy with --dir option puts clicks in source tree

[Kyle Nitzsche]

Since I prefer to build outside of my source tree, I tried using:
$ click-buddy --arch armhf --framework ubuntu-sdk-14.10 --dir PATH

This puts the built click in the source tree dir identified by PATH (and also in my pwd).

Expectation: click only ends up in pwd

[Kyle Nitzsche (knitzsche)]

I'll add that I wish --dir option supported NOT putting generated cmake files in the source tree either. This pollutes the source tree and requires that I bzr ignore these files for each and every project.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[James Henstridge (jamesh)]

To make matters more confusing, the behaviour seems to change depending on the value or --arch.

For "--arch all", it will correctly configure an out of tree build:

        cmake "$SOURCE" $CMAKE_PARAMS

Otherwise, it decides not to:

        cd "$SOURCE"
        ...
        click chroot -a$ARCH -f$FRAMEWORK run cmake $CMAKE_PARAMS

[Larry Price (larryprice)]

Looks like this MP does something similar but not quite what is requested: https://code.launchpad.net/~gcollura/phablet-tools/click-buddy/+merge/236950

[Larry Price (larryprice)]

I've linked an MP to this bug report that fixes this 18-month-old bug.