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| -rw-r--r-- | mesonbuild/msetup.py | 7 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/mesonbuild/msetup.py b/mesonbuild/msetup.py index a5bba56..d336a13 100644 --- a/mesonbuild/msetup.py +++ b/mesonbuild/msetup.py @@ -131,8 +131,11 @@ class MesonApp: raise MesonException('{} is not a directory'.format(dir1)) if not stat.S_ISDIR(os.stat(ndir2).st_mode): raise MesonException('{} is not a directory'.format(dir2)) - if os.path.samefile(dir1, dir2): - raise MesonException('Source and build directories must not be the same. Create a pristine build directory.') + if os.path.samefile(ndir1, ndir2): + # Fallback to textual compare if undefined entries found + has_undefined = any((s.st_ino == 0 and s.st_dev == 0) for s in (os.stat(ndir1), os.stat(ndir2))) + if not has_undefined or ndir1 == ndir2: + raise MesonException('Source and build directories must not be the same. Create a pristine build directory.') if self.has_build_file(ndir1): if self.has_build_file(ndir2): raise MesonException('Both directories contain a build file {}.'.format(environment.build_filename)) |