Re: Problems Building lang/go120 - /tmp full?

[yancm%sdf.org@localhost]

> yancm%sdf.org@localhost writes:
>> Trying to build lang/go120 from pkgsrc/HEAD on NetBSD 9_current amd64...
>> I'm getting this:
>>
>> [ 1095082.9828822] /tmp: write failed, file system is full
>> # cmd/compile/internal/ssa
>> compile: writing output: write $WORK/b121/_pkg_.a: no space left on
>> device
>> go tool dist: FAILED:
>> /usr/pkgsrc/lang/go120/work/go/pkg/tool/netbsd_amd64/go_bootstrap
>> install
>> -v cmd/asm cmd/cgo cmd/compile cmd/link: exit status 1
>> *** Error code 2
> [snip]
>
>> which I changed to this (and created a clean ./work/tmp)
>> TMPDIR?=         /usr/pkgsrc/lang/go120/work/tmp
>>
>> But the build fails the same way...
>>
>> I'm not used to packages trying to write/build outside of the working
>> directory and in any event I should have plenty of space available...
>> Any pointers?
>
> You may have to set TMPDIR on the command line, as well, before starting
> the build (I also set TMPDIR in /etc/mk.conf because I want the C
> compiler, for example, to not use /tmp too).  All versions of go that I
> am aware of make use of space outside of the current directory to build
> themselves, the C compilers do as well when building objects during
> compiles, but the files are typically much smaller.  I would not
> directly use the go work directory... but something in /usr/pkgsrc,
> maybe /usr/pkgsrc/TMP should be fine.  I often just use /var/tmp.

Interesting... I've been building from pkgsrc for 20+ years and not had to
resort to so many (any) workarounds...
Long term, I would hope maintainers might clean this up?
Short term, could you please share how you set TMPDIR on the build line?