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| -rw-r--r-- | lib/spack/spack/environment.py | 17 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/environment.py b/lib/spack/spack/environment.py index 3b26cd7050..4518cb25a9 100644 --- a/lib/spack/spack/environment.py +++ b/lib/spack/spack/environment.py @@ -556,11 +556,20 @@ class ViewDescriptor(object): # that cannot be resolved or have repos that have been removed # we always regenerate the view from scratch. We must first make # sure the root directory exists for the very first time though. - root = self.root - if not os.path.isabs(root): - root = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(self.base, self.root)) + root = os.path.normpath( + self.root if os.path.isabs(self.root) else os.path.join( + self.base, self.root) + ) fs.mkdirp(root) - with fs.replace_directory_transaction(root): + + # The tempdir for the directory transaction must be in the same + # filesystem mount as the view for symlinks to work. Provide + # dirname(root) as the tempdir for the + # replace_directory_transaction because it must be on the same + # filesystem mount as the view itself. Otherwise it may be + # impossible to construct the view in the tempdir even when it can + # be constructed in-place. + with fs.replace_directory_transaction(root, os.path.dirname(root)): view = self.view() view.clean() |