Iain Sandoe via SG15 <sg15_at_[hidden]> writes:

> AFAIU: the compiler implementers represented (MSVC, clang, GCC) commented
> that they all have, indeed, have representative mechanisms to do this
> already (e.g. specifying where ‘/tmp’ is on unix-like systems, and/or
> specifying the placement of saved intermediate results relative to working
> directory and/or the object output directory).

Hm, this to me feel very different to what is proposed. What exists is
the ability to specify the directory for transient files that only exist
while the compiler is running and are not observable by the build system
or the user. Or am I missing something here?