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diff --git a/lib/spack/docs/tutorial_configuration.rst b/lib/spack/docs/tutorial_configuration.rst index 6b97687cb9..565a6c02b5 100644 --- a/lib/spack/docs/tutorial_configuration.rst +++ b/lib/spack/docs/tutorial_configuration.rst @@ -849,7 +849,17 @@ from this file system with the following ``config.yaml``: config: build_stage: - - /scratch/$user + - /scratch/$user/spack-stage + + +.. note:: + + It is important to distinguish the build stage directory from other + directories in your scratch space to ensure ``spack clean`` does not + inadvertently remove unrelated files. This can be accomplished by + including a combination of ``spack`` and or ``stage`` in each path + as shown in the default settings and documented examples. See + :ref:`config-yaml` for details. On systems with compilers that absolutely *require* environment variables |