x.py doc
cannot work when a junction point / symbolic link cannot be created.
#43801
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... for instance, in a VirtualBox shared folder, which are mapped as network drive, does not support junction point on Windows, which causes
Incorrect function. (os error 1)
always.Symbolic links (junction points) are used because:
There should be other way to achieve the same effect? For example forcing
rustdoc
to output tostage$N/$TARGET/doc
(bootstrap already wrappedrustdoc
so it should be fine).The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: