[Scons-users] Changing working directory

[Gary Oberbrunner]

It is better NOT to use the chdir keyword param -- that won't work with -j
because a process can have only one current working dir.  The 'cd ...'
method works better, but of course is not as cross-platform.


On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 2:25 PM, Pawel Tomulik <ptomulik at meil.pw.edu.pl>wrote:


> What is actually preferred method for changing working directory by

> tools when using external programs? Some of the tools I've seen use

> construction such as 'cd $TARGET.dir && dosomething $TARGET -o $SOURCE'.

> Is there some reason for this? Is this portable, or maybe it is better

> to use chdir keyword parameter of SCons.Builder.Builder?

>

> Regards?

> --

> Paweł Tomulik

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Gary
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