[tex-live] using depot

[Sebastian Rahtz]

Karl Berry wrote:

>    I want don't want to put any
>    created files like `latex.fmt' into the TeXLive workspace.
>
>So, you mean a separate srcdir/builddir combination?  Have a "readonly"
>srcdir (coming from the repository), but do builds and installs into
>other directories?
>
>I don't think this is possible.  At least, I'd be very surprised if all
>the scripts and Makefiles in TL have that level of fortitude, although
>the base Web2c (and maybe teTeX) does.
>

all the stuff in source.development already builds into a separate tree. 
see
the script //depot/Build/source.development/Build

really. its cleaner than you think.

sebastian