Fix Permission denied error when building installed packages#7
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terasakisatoshi merged 3 commits intomainfrom Jan 8, 2026
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Fix Permission denied error when building installed packages#7terasakisatoshi merged 3 commits intomainfrom
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- Add --output-dir command-line option to specify output directory - Improve argument parsing to handle multiple options correctly - Allow generating C_API.jl to a custom location (useful for build scripts)
- Generate C_API.jl in temporary directory first - Copy to src/ only if writable (development environment) - Handle read-only src/ gracefully for installed packages - Prevents build failures when package is installed via Pkg.add()
- Add run.sh script to test package installation from GitHub - Useful for verifying that Pkg.add() and Pkg.test() work correctly
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Summary
This PR fixes a critical issue where Pkg.build() fails with a Permission denied error when the package is installed via Pkg.add() from a Git repository. The error occurs because the build script tries to write C_API.jl directly to the src/ directory, which is read-only in installed packages.
Problem
When installing the package from GitHub using:
The build process fails with:
This happens because generate_C_API.jl tries to write directly to src/C_API.jl, which is read-only in the installed package directory.
Solution
Added --output-dir option to generate_C_API.jl
Modified build.jl to use temporary directory
Added test script
Changes
Benefits
Testing