https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=85630
Bug ID: 85630
Summary: GCC 8.1.0: Filesystem pollution during build: .cache
dir in $HOME
Product: gcc
Version: 8.1.0
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: P3
Component: bootstrap
Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org
Reporter: kdevel at vogtner dot de
Target Milestone: ---
After a make bootstrap and make test (which failed, Bug 85629) a directory
named ".cache" is left over in $HOME. It contains a sub-directory "go-build":
$ ls
00 09 12 1b 24 2d 36 3f 48 51 5a 63 6c 75 7e 87 90 99 a2 ab
b4 bd c6 cf d8 e1 ea f3 fc
01 0a 13 1c 25 2e 37 40 49 52 5b 64 6d 76 7f 88 91 9a a3 ac
b5 be c7 d0 d9 e2 eb f4 fd
02 0b 14 1d 26 2f 38 41 4a 53 5c 65 6e 77 80 89 92 9b a4 ad
b6 bf c8 d1 da e3 ec f5 fe
03 0c 15 1e 27 30 39 42 4b 54 5d 66 6f 78 81 8a 93 9c a5 ae
b7 c0 c9 d2 db e4 ed f6 ff
04 0d 16 1f 28 31 3a 43 4c 55 5e 67 70 79 82 8b 94 9d a6 af
b8 c1 ca d3 dc e5 ee f7 log.txt
05 0e 17 20 29 32 3b 44 4d 56 5f 68 71 7a 83 8c 95 9e a7 b0
b9 c2 cb d4 dd e6 ef f8 README
06 0f 18 21 2a 33 3c 45 4e 57 60 69 72 7b 84 8d 96 9f a8 b1
ba c3 cc d5 de e7 f0 f9 trim.txt
07 10 19 22 2b 34 3d 46 4f 58 61 6a 73 7c 85 8e 97 a0 a9 b2
bb c4 cd d6 df e8 f1 fa
08 11 1a 23 2c 35 3e 47 50 59 62 6b 74 7d 86 8f 98 a1 aa b3
bc c5 ce d7 e0 e9 f2 fb
$ cat README
This directory holds cached build artifacts from the Go build system.
Run "go clean -cache" if the directory is getting too large.
See golang.org to learn more about Go.
These files shall be placed in the build-directory and not in $HOME.
