Building outside of build directory (build error on power pc etc)

[Tristan Greaves <tristan@extricate.org>]

Hi,

The above issue hit my package, and I'd very much like someone to check it is
no longer happening:

http://mentors.debian.net/cgi-bin/sponsor-pkglist?action=details;package=siege

I have tested this myself under pbuilder.  It does not seem to be
causing errors now, but would appreciate another view.

However, although the error happened on buildd, I couldn't reproduce this
on my system.  I did set the parameters when creating the pbuilder set up to
'mimic' powerpc and buildd but to no avail...

I'm wondering if there is a simple way when running pbuilder to 'see' if it
has put any files in $HOME ?

If it completes successfully, it clears its staging area, so I can't go
in afterwards to see what it did.  (Writing to $HOME could be tested under
any environment, as long as I could inspect afterwards)


Many thanks for your input in advance,

Tris.